Moltres

Contents
Info
Base stats
Evolution chart
Pokédex entries
Moves learned
Sprites
Locations
Language

Moltres is a Fire/Flying type Pokémon introduced in Generation 1. It is known as the Flame Pokémon.

Pokédex data

National №	146
Type	Fire Flying
Species	Flame Pokémon
Height	6′07″ (2.0 m)
Weight	132.3 lbs (60.0 kg)
Abilities	Pressure Flame Body (hidden ability)
Local №	146 (Red/Blue/Yellow) 237 (Gold/Silver/Crystal) 146 (FireRed/LeafGreen) 242 (HeartGold/SoulSilver) 153 (X/Y — Coastal Kalos)

Training

EV yield	3 Special Attack
Catch rate	3 (0.4% with PokéBall, full HP)
Base Friendship	35 (lower than normal)
Base Exp.	261
Growth Rate	Slow

Breeding

Egg Groups	Undiscovered
Gender	Genderless
Egg cycles	80 (base 20,480 steps)

Base stats

HP	90	290	384
Attack	100	184	328
Defense	90	166	306
Sp. Atk	125	229	383
Sp. Def	85	157	295
Speed	90	166	306
Total	580	Min	Max

The ranges shown on the right are for a level 100 Pokémon. Maximum values are based on a beneficial nature, 252 EVs, 31 IVs; minimum values are based on a hindering nature, 0 EVs, 0 IVs.

Type defenses

The effectiveness of each type on Moltres.

Nor	Fir	Wat	Ele	Gra	Ice	Fig	Poi	Gro
	½	2	2	¼		½		0

Fly	Psy	Bug	Roc	Gho	Dra	Dar	Ste	Fai
		¼	4				½	½

Evolution chart

Moltres does not evolve.

Moltres changes

In Generation 1, Moltres has a base Special stat of 125.
In Generations 1-4, Moltres has a base experience yield of 217.
In Generation 2, Moltres has a base Friendship value of 70.

Pokédex entries

Red Blue	Known as the legendary bird of fire. Every flap of its wings creates a dazzling flash of flames.
Yellow	A legendary bird POKéMON. As it flaps its flaming wings, even the night sky will turn red.
Gold	This legendary POKéMON scatters embers with every flap of its wings. It is a thrilling sight to behold.
Silver	This legendary bird POKéMON is said to bring early spring to the wintry lands it visits.
Crystal	Legendary bird POKéMON. It is said to migrate from the south along with the spring.
Ruby Sapphire	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.
FireRed	One of the legendary bird POKéMON. Those seeing it are overwhelmed by its orange wings that seem to be on fire.
LeafGreen	It is said to be the legendary bird POKéMON of fire. Every flap of its wings creates a dazzling flare of flames.
Emerald	MOLTRES is a legendary bird POKéMON that can control fire. If injured, it is said to dip its body in the molten magma of a volcano to burn and heal itself.
Diamond Pearl Platinum	One of the legendary bird Pokémon. It is said that its appearance indicates the coming of spring.
HeartGold	This legendary Pokémon scatters embers with every flap of its wings. It is a thrilling sight to behold.
SoulSilver	This legendary bird Pokémon is said to bring early spring to the wintry lands it visits.
Black White Black 2 White 2	One of the legendary bird Pokémon. It is said that its appearance indicates the coming of spring.
X	It is said to be the legendary bird Pokémon of fire. Every flap of its wings creates a dazzling flare of flames.
Y	One of the legendary bird Pokémon. It is said that its appearance indicates the coming of spring.
Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire	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.

Moves learned by Moltres

In other generations
1
2
3
4
5
6

Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon Sun/Moon

Moves learnt by level up

Moltres learns the following moves in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Ember	Fire	40	100
1	Wing Attack	Flying	60	100
8	Fire Spin	Fire	35	85
15	Agility	Psychic	—	—
22	Endure	Normal	—	—
29	Ancient Power	Rock	60	100
36	Flamethrower	Fire	90	100
43	Safeguard	Normal	—	—
50	Air Slash	Flying	75	95
57	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
64	Heat Wave	Fire	95	90
71	Solar Beam	Grass	120	100
78	Sky Attack	Flying	140	90
85	Roost	Flying	—	—
92	Hurricane	Flying	110	70
99	Burn Up	Fire	130	100

Egg moves

Moltres does not learn any moves by breeding in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon.

Move Tutor moves

Moltres can be taught these attacks in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Defog	Flying	—	—
Heat Wave	Fire	95	90
Laser Focus	Normal	—	—
Sky Attack	Flying	140	90
Snore	Normal	50	100
Tailwind	Flying	—	—

Moves learnt by TM

Moltres is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
5	Roar	Normal	—	—
6	Toxic	Poison	—	90
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
15	Hyper Beam	Normal	150	90
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
19	Roost	Flying	—	—
20	Safeguard	Normal	—	—
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
22	Solar Beam	Grass	120	100
27	Return	Normal	—	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
35	Flamethrower	Fire	90	100
37	Sandstorm	Rock	—	—
38	Fire Blast	Fire	110	85
40	Aerial Ace	Flying	60	∞
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
43	Flame Charge	Fire	50	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
48	Round	Normal	60	100
50	Overheat	Fire	130	90
51	Steel Wing	Steel	70	90
58	Sky Drop	Flying	60	100
61	Will-O-Wisp	Fire	—	85
68	Giga Impact	Normal	150	90
76	Fly	Flying	90	95
87	Swagger	Normal	—	85
88	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
89	U-turn	Bug	70	100
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—
100	Confide	Normal	—	—

Transfer-only moves

Moltres can only learn these moves in previous generations. It must be taught the moves in the appropriate game and then transferred to Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon.
Note: Generation 1 and 2 refer to the 3DS Virtual Console titles, not the physical cartridges.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.	Method
Leer	Normal	—	100	Generation 1 — Level up
Peck	Flying	35	100	Generation 1 — Level up
Bide	Normal	—	—	Generation 1 — TM
Rage	Normal	20	100	Generation 1 — TM
Razor Wind	Normal	80	100	Generation 1 — TM
Reflect	Psychic	—	—	Generation 1 — TM
Take Down	Normal	90	85	Generation 1 — TM
Whirlwind	Normal	—	—	Generation 1 — TM
Curse	Ghost	—	—	Generation 2 — TM
Detect	Fighting	—	—	Generation 2 — TM
Double-Edge	Normal	120	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Mimic	Normal	—	—	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Natural Gift	Normal	—	100	Generation 4 — TM
Air Cutter	Flying	60	95	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Mud-Slap	Ground	20	100	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Ominous Wind	Ghost	60	100	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Swift	Normal	60	∞	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Twister	Dragon	40	100	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Pluck	Flying	60	100	Generation 5 — TM
Incinerate	Fire	60	100	Generation 6 — TM
Rock Smash	Fighting	40	100	Generation 6 — TM
Secret Power	Normal	70	100	Generation 6 — TM

Moves learnt by level up

Moltres learns the following moves in Pokémon Sun & Moon at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Ember	Fire	40	100
1	Wing Attack	Flying	60	100
8	Fire Spin	Fire	35	85
15	Agility	Psychic	—	—
22	Endure	Normal	—	—
29	Ancient Power	Rock	60	100
36	Flamethrower	Fire	90	100
43	Safeguard	Normal	—	—
50	Air Slash	Flying	75	95
57	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
64	Heat Wave	Fire	95	90
71	Solar Beam	Grass	120	100
78	Sky Attack	Flying	140	90
85	Roost	Flying	—	—
92	Hurricane	Flying	110	70
99	Burn Up	Fire	130	100

Egg moves

Moltres does not learn any moves by breeding in Pokémon Sun & Moon.

Moves learnt by TM

Moltres is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Sun & Moon:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
5	Roar	Normal	—	—
6	Toxic	Poison	—	90
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
15	Hyper Beam	Normal	150	90
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
19	Roost	Flying	—	—
20	Safeguard	Normal	—	—
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
22	Solar Beam	Grass	120	100
27	Return	Normal	—	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
35	Flamethrower	Fire	90	100
37	Sandstorm	Rock	—	—
38	Fire Blast	Fire	110	85
40	Aerial Ace	Flying	60	∞
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
43	Flame Charge	Fire	50	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
48	Round	Normal	60	100
50	Overheat	Fire	130	90
51	Steel Wing	Steel	70	90
58	Sky Drop	Flying	60	100
61	Will-O-Wisp	Fire	—	85
68	Giga Impact	Normal	150	90
76	Fly	Flying	90	95
87	Swagger	Normal	—	85
88	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
89	U-turn	Bug	70	100
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—
100	Confide	Normal	—	—

Transfer-only moves

Moltres can only learn these moves in previous generations. It must be taught the moves in the appropriate game and then transferred to Pokémon Sun & Moon.
Note: Generation 1 and 2 refer to the 3DS Virtual Console titles, not the physical cartridges.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.	Method
Leer	Normal	—	100	Generation 1 — Level up
Peck	Flying	35	100	Generation 1 — Level up
Bide	Normal	—	—	Generation 1 — TM
Rage	Normal	20	100	Generation 1 — TM
Razor Wind	Normal	80	100	Generation 1 — TM
Reflect	Psychic	—	—	Generation 1 — TM
Take Down	Normal	90	85	Generation 1 — TM
Whirlwind	Normal	—	—	Generation 1 — TM
Curse	Ghost	—	—	Generation 2 — TM
Detect	Fighting	—	—	Generation 2 — TM
Double-Edge	Normal	120	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Mimic	Normal	—	—	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Natural Gift	Normal	—	100	Generation 4 — TM
Air Cutter	Flying	60	95	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Mud-Slap	Ground	20	100	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Ominous Wind	Ghost	60	100	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Swift	Normal	60	∞	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Twister	Dragon	40	100	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Pluck	Flying	60	100	Generation 5 — TM
Incinerate	Fire	60	100	Generation 6 — TM
Rock Smash	Fighting	40	100	Generation 6 — TM
Secret Power	Normal	70	100	Generation 6 — TM

In other generations
1
2
3
4
5
6

Moltres sprites

Type	Generation 1	Generation 2	Generation 3	Generation 4	Generation 5	Generation 6	Generation 7
Normal							—
Shiny	—						—

See all Moltres sprites

Where to find Moltres

Red Blue Yellow	Victory Road
Gold Silver Crystal	Trade/migrate from another game
Ruby Sapphire	Trade/migrate from another game
FireRed LeafGreen	Mt. Ember
Emerald	Trade/migrate from another game
Diamond Pearl Platinum	Trade/migrate from another game
HeartGold SoulSilver	Mt. Silver
Black White Black 2 White 2	Trade/migrate from another game
X Y	Sea Spirit's Den
Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire	Trade/migrate from another game
Sun Moon	Trade/migrate from another game
Ultra Sun Ultra Moon	Ultra Space Wilds

Answers to Moltres questions

Other languages

English	Moltres
Japanese	ファイヤー (Fire)
German	Lavados
French	Sulfura

Name origin

molten: liquified by heating
tres: Spanish for three