Is Moltres Good in Ruby & Sapphire Playthrough?
Not native to Hoenn. Trade from FireRed or LeafGreen. AbilityPressure drains PP. Fire/Flying handles Sidney, Glacia, and Steven's Skarmory. Less universally useful than Zapdos but strong Fire coverage for the E4 stretch.
Roxanne's team hits Moltres's weaknesses hard.
Moltres resists most of Brawly's coverage and hits back hard.
Moltres has the type edge here and should clean up Wattson's team.
Moltres trades roughly evenly with Flannery's team.
Moltres trades roughly evenly with Norman's team.
Moltres has the type edge here and should clean up Winona's team.
Moltres trades roughly evenly with Tate & Liza's team.
Moltres trades roughly evenly with Wallace's team.
Moltres has the type edge here and should clean up Sidney's team.
Moltres has the type edge here and should clean up Phoebe's team.
Moltres has the type edge here and should clean up Glacia's team.
Moltres trades roughly evenly with Drake's team.
Moltres has the type edge here and should clean up Steven's team.
Trade
Moltres cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. Cross-region trading typically becomes available after defeating the Elite Four.
Recommended Moves
- After Flannery
- TM50FireOverheatPower 210Accuracy 90%PP 5Prize for defeating Flannery
- After Norman
- TM38FireFire BlastPower 180Accuracy 85%PP 5Lilycove Department Store
- HM02FlyingFlyPower 105Accuracy 95%PP 15Route 119
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Lilycove Department Store
- After Winona
- TM40FlyingAerial AcePower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Winona
- LV 49FireFlamethrowerPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15
- LV 73FireHeat WavePower 150Accuracy 90%PP 10
- LV 85FlyingSky AttackPower 210Accuracy 90%PP 5
How to Get Moltres in Ruby & Sapphire
The flame bird Moltres never appears in Ruby or Sapphire and must be traded in, carrying the same punishing catch rate of 3 it had in Kanto.
Moltres cannot be caught in the wild in Ruby & Sapphire, but you can still get it via these paths:
Obtain and trade from these games:
Then trade to Ruby & Sapphire.
Also Obtainable In:
Pokemon transfers only go forward through generations, never backward. Direct cross-gen trades aren't supported.
How to Get Shiny Moltres in Ruby & Sapphire
Moltres roosts nowhere in Hoenn, so soft reset for a shiny atop Mt. Ember Summit in FireRed or LeafGreen and trade it in. See every game where Shiny Moltres can be hunted
Shiny Moltres Evolution
Does Not EvolveMoltres Weakness
Type-wise, Moltres takes extra damage from Rock, Water, and Electric. Watch out for Rock attacks, those deal 4x damage. Ground moves do nothing thanks to a full immunity. The Fire/Flying typing picks up 5 resistances to work with. With 90 HP and balanced defenses, Moltres can afford to eat a neutral hit or two.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 4x (Critical) | Rock |
| 2x (Weak) | Water, Electric |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fire, Fighting, Steel |
| 0.25x (Resist) | Grass, Bug |
| 0x (Immune) | Ground |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
What is Moltres Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Moltres
 Regirock Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodRoute 111 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Moltres View Regirock builds →Ancient Power 4x92-108%KO Thunderbolt 2x29-34% | ||
 Armaldo RockBug | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Anorith (Rustboro City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Moltres View Armaldo builds →Ancient Power 4x110-130%KO Water Pulse 2x24-28% | ||
 Rhydon GroundRock | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Moltres View Rhydon builds →Rock Tomb 4x96-114%KO Thunderbolt 2x27-32% Surf 2x27-32% | ||
 Walrein IceWater | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Spheal (Shoal Cave Surfing) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Moltres View Walrein builds →Surf 2x72-85% Rock Tomb 4x43-51% | ||
 Cradily RockGrass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Lileep (Rustboro City Gift) | ||
 Swampert WaterGround | S | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Mudkip (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Moltres View Swampert builds →Surf 2x66-78% Rock Tomb 4x55-65% | ||
 Magcargo FireRock | C | |
 Manectric Electric | C | |
 Magneton ElectricSteel | A | |
 Aggron SteelRock | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Moltres View Aggron builds →Rock Tomb 4x83-98% Thunderbolt 2x33-40% Surf 2x33-40% | ||
 Pelipper Water | C | |
Obtain MethodDewford Town Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Moltres View Pelipper builds →Hydro Pump 2x90-106%KO Shock Wave 2x30-36% | ||
 Raichu Electric | C | |
 Electrode Electric | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Moltres View Electrode builds →Thunderbolt 2x63-74% Rollout 4x19-23% | ||
 Graveler RockGround | C | |
Moltres Evolutions
No breeding, no evolution. Moltres is a Fire/Flying legendary with 580 base stat total that you obtain once and build around. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
RS Moltres Best Moveset
125 Sp. Atk fires MoveFire Blast harder than any other Fire-type. AbilityPressure stalls opponent PP while MoveWill-O-Wisp burns physical attackers. MoveRest plus MoveSleep Talk sustains. Held ItemLeftovers recovers. Fire/Flying invites Rock and Ground, but the Special power and burn support compete at the top.
Best Build
Moltres best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed
Support Moveset
- Hidden Power Grass
- Will O Wisp
- Flamethrower
- Roar
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Most of Moltres's flexibility comes from TMs. Same-type output runs through Sky Attack and Overheat, but Normal and Fighting and the rest of the TM pool push it from predictable to genuinely threatening.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
All 22 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
MOLTRES is a legendary bird POKéMON that has the ability to control fire. If this POKéMON is injured, it is said to dip its body in the molten magma of a volcano to burn and heal itself.
Moltres Ruby & Sapphire Guide
No. Moltres isn't catchable in Ruby & Sapphire. Find it in FireRed or LeafGreen, then trade it over.
Game Availability
Since Red & Blue, Moltres has appeared in 20 games. Legendary Pokemon like Moltres are usually found through story events or special post-game areas rather than random encounters.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RBDebut
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7Let's Go
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwShGalarian
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves
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