Moltres (Pokémon GO)

Attacker Rank

B Tier

A Tier

C Tier

GO Battle LeaguePvP Rankings

Great LeagueGreat

1/15/15 · L16 · CP 1500

F Tier

#667

Ultra LeagueUltra

0/14/12 · L27 · CP 2499

F Tier

#463

Master LeagueMaster

15/15/15 · L50 · CP 3917

B Tier

#133

Normal

Shiny

Moltres

#146

Fire

Flying

Attack

251

Top 11.9%

Defense

181

Top 27.6%

Stamina

207

Top 16.8%

Total

639

Pokédex details

LegendaryShiny available

Raids

Lv. 20

1896 -1980 CP

10/10/10 - 15/15/15

Raids (WB)

Lv. 25

2370 -2475 CP

10/10/10 - 15/15/15

Research

Lv. 15

1422 -1485 CP

10/10/10 - 15/15/15

Max CP

Lv. 50

3917 CP

Ranges use the standard 10/10/10 IV floor for raids, eggs, research, and Max Battle catches. The top CP is always 15/15/15.

How rare is a hundo? See odds by encounter type

It's Super Effective

Damage multipliers Moltres takes from each attacking type, sorted from worst weakness to best resistance.

Weak to

Rock

256%

Water

160%

Electric

160%

Resists

Grass

39.1%

Bug

39.1%

Fire

62.5%

Fighting

62.5%

Ground

62.5%

Steel

62.5%

Fairy

62.5%

Best Moves

Full move guide →

Every fast and charged move combo Moltres can learn, ranked by simulated raid DPS.

Fast Move

Charged Move

1
Fire Spin
Fly
16.44
226.2
912.3s
13.92
2
Wing Attack
Fly
15.87
218.4
945.0s
13.49
3
Fire Spin
Sky Attack
15.36
211.4
976.4s
13.10
4
Wing Attack
Sky Attack
14.66
201.8
1022.9s
12.45
5
Fire Spin
Overheat
14.18
195.1
1057.7s
12.08
6
Wing Attack
Overheat
13.36
183.8
1123.1s
11.35
7
Fire Spin
Fire Blast
13.32
183.3
1126.3s
11.33
8
Wing Attack
Fire Blast
12.36
170.1
1213.2s
10.51
9
Fire Spin
Heat Wave
12.13
166.9
1236.8s
10.33
10
Fire Spin
Ancient Power
10.94
150.6
1370.9s
9.29

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Best Counters

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These are the top ten counters to defeat Moltres in a raid.

Pokémon

Fast Move

Charged Move

1
Mega Diancie
Rock Throw
Rock Slide
50.94
1137.9
13.2
294.5s
46.63
2
Shadow Rhyperior
Smack Down
Rock Wrecker
49.49
1446.9
10.4
303.1s
45.99
3
Shadow Rampardos
Smack Down
Rock Slide
51.94
738.0
20.3
288.8s
44.70
4
Shadow Tyrantrum
Rock Throw
Meteor Beam
47.57
1312.7
11.4
315.3s
44.00
5
Mega Tyranitar
Smack Down
Stone Edge
44.91
1837.6
8.2
334.0s
42.73
6
Shadow Gigalith
Lock On
Meteor Beam
46.30
1044.3
14.4
323.9s
42.04
7
Mega Aerodactyl
Rock Throw
Rock Slide
44.75
1123.6
13.3
335.2s
41.26
8
Shadow Tyranitar
Smack Down
Stone Edge
43.99
1145.7
13.1
340.9s
40.75
9
Rampardos
Smack Down
Rock Slide
44.13
751.0
20.0
339.9s
38.90
10
Rhyperior
Smack Down
Rock Wrecker
41.15
1442.7
10.4
364.5s
38.70

Go Battle League

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Recommended movesets, best IV spreads, and PvP traits for Moltres in each Pokémon GO Battle League.

Best moveset

Wing Attack

Fast Charge

Fly

General

Heat Wave

General

Rank 1 IVs

1500

1/15/15

IV (A/D/S) · Lv. 16

134.66

Attack

104.73

Defense

118

Stat Product · 1,664,168

Attack

Defense

Top IV spreads

IV (A/D/S)	Level	CP	% of Rank 1
1/15/15	16	1500	100.00%
1/15/14	16	1497	100.00%
2/14/14	16	1499	99.88%
0/15/15	16	1494	99.60%
0/15/14	16	1491	99.60%
2/15/13	16	1500	99.55%
2/15/12	16	1496	99.55%
1/14/15	16	1497	99.49%
1/14/14	16	1493	99.49%
3/14/12	16	1498	99.43%
2/13/15	16	1499	99.37%
2/13/14	16	1495	99.37%
4/13/12	16	1500	99.31%
3/12/14	16	1497	99.25%
1/15/13	16	1494	99.15%
1/15/12	16	1490	99.15%
4/11/14	16	1499	99.13%
0/14/15	16	1491	99.10%
0/14/14	16	1487	99.10%
3/15/11	16	1499	99.09%
0/13/5	16.5	1498	99.08%
0/8/11	16.5	1500	99.05%
2/14/13	16	1496	99.04%
2/14/12	16	1492	99.04%
1/13/15	16	1493	98.98%
1/13/14	16	1489	98.98%
1/12/5	16.5	1500	98.96%
3/13/13	16	1498	98.92%
3/13/12	16	1494	98.92%
0/11/7	16.5	1498	98.91%
2/12/15	16	1495	98.86%
2/12/14	16	1491	98.86%
0/6/13	16.5	1499	98.83%
4/12/13	16	1500	98.80%
4/12/12	16	1496	98.80%
1/10/7	16.5	1500	98.79%
0/15/13	16	1488	98.76%
0/15/12	16	1484	98.76%
3/11/15	16	1497	98.74%
3/11/14	16	1493	98.74%
0/9/10	16.5	1500	98.73%
0/9/9	16.5	1497	98.73%
0/14/4	16.5	1499	98.73%
2/15/11	16	1493	98.70%
5/11/12	16	1498	98.67%
1/14/13	16	1490	98.65%
1/14/12	16	1486	98.65%
4/15/9	16	1498	98.62%
4/10/15	16	1499	98.61%
4/10/14	16	1495	98.61%

Top 50 Great League spreads for wild-caught IVs, powered up to Level 50. Select a spread to preview its stats.

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Traits (4)

Moves

Every fast and charged attack Moltres can learn in Pokémon GO, including legacy and elite TM moves.

Fast Attacks

Fire Spin
13
9
1.0s
13
Wing Attack
10
11
1.0s
10

Charged Attacks

Ancient Power
70
-33
3.5s
20
Fire Blast
140
-100
4.0s
35
Fly
90
-50
2.0s
45
Heat Wave
95
-100
3.0s
31.67
Overheat
160
-100
4.0s
40
Sky Attack
80
-50
2.0s
40

Family

All of the Pokémon related to Moltres including its evolutions, shadow versions, regional forms, and Dynamax and Gigantamax forms.

Moltres

#146

Dynamax Moltres

#146

Galarian Moltres

#146

Shadow Galarian Moltres

#146

Shadow Moltres

#146

Backgrounds

All backgrounds

Moltres has 6 backgrounds in Pokémon GO.

GO Fest 2026 Global

Jul 11, 2026

GO Fest 2026: Copenhagen

Jun 11, 2026

Team Leader Red

Feb 23, 2026

Pokemon Park

Feb 5, 2026

GO Fest 2025 Dark Skies

Aug 18, 2025

Delightful Days Seasonal Background

Aug 5, 2025

Mega Boost

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These Mega and Primal Pokémon provide a 1.3× damage boost to Fire- and Flying-type attacks when active in raids. Catching Moltres with one of these active will increase your XP and candy rewards.

Mega Charizard X #6

Boosts:

Mega Charizard Y #6

Boosts:

Mega Pidgeot #18

Boosts:

Mega Pinsir #127

Boosts:

Mega Aerodactyl #142

Boosts:

Mega Dragonite #149

Boosts:

Mega Skarmory #227

Boosts:

Mega Houndoom #229

Boosts:

Mega Blaziken #257

Boosts:

Mega Camerupt #323

Boosts:

Mega Salamence #373

Boosts:

Primal Groudon #383

Boosts:

Mega Rayquaza #384

Boosts:

Mega Staraptor #398

Boosts:

Mega Delphox #655

Boosts:

Size

Ranges from 0.98 m to 3.5 m tall, averaging 2 m.

Size	Lower bound	Upper bound
XXS	0.98 m 3'03"	1 m 3'03"
XS	1 m 3'03"	1.5 m 4'11"
M	1.5 m 4'11"	2.5 m 8'02"
XL	2.5 m 8'02"	3 m 9'10"
XXL	3 m 9'10"	3.5 m 11'06"

XXS

0.98 m

3'03"

1 m

3'03"

1 m

3'03"

1.5 m

4'11"

1.5 m

4'11"

2.5 m

8'02"

2.5 m

8'02"

3 m

9'10"

XXL

3 m

9'10"

3.5 m

11'06"

Catch Screen

How this Pokémon moves and dodges on the catch screen.

Movement	Flying
Movement timer	3s
Jump time	1s
Attack probability	10%
Attack timer	8s
Dodge probability	15%
Dodge duration	1s
Dodge distance	1
Min action frequency	0.2s
Max action frequency	1.6s

Hundo CP

This chart shows the maximum Combat Power for Moltres at each level, with perfect 15/15/15 Individual Values (IVs). See hundo odds by encounter type.

Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP
1	49 CP	27	2673 CP
2	153 CP	28	2772 CP
3	258 CP	29	2871 CP
4	362 CP	30	2970 CP
5	467 CP	31	3020 CP
6	572 CP	32	3069 CP
7	676 CP	33	3119 CP
8	781 CP	34	3168 CP
9	885 CP	35	3218 CP
10	990 CP	36	3267 CP
11	1089 CP	37	3317 CP
12	1188 CP	38	3366 CP
13	1287 CP	39	3416 CP
14	1386 CP	40	3465 CP
15	1485 CP	41	3509 CP
16	1584 CP	42	3553 CP
17	1683 CP	43	3598 CP
18	1782 CP	44	3643 CP
19	1881 CP	45	3688 CP
20	1980 CP	46	3733 CP
21	2079 CP	47	3779 CP
22	2178 CP	48	3825 CP
23	2277 CP	49	3871 CP
24	2376 CP	50	3917 CP
25	2475 CP	51	3964 CP
26	2574 CP

Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP
1	49 CP	18	1782 CP	35	3218 CP
2	153 CP	19	1881 CP	36	3267 CP
3	258 CP	20	1980 CP	37	3317 CP
4	362 CP	21	2079 CP	38	3366 CP
5	467 CP	22	2178 CP	39	3416 CP
6	572 CP	23	2277 CP	40	3465 CP
7	676 CP	24	2376 CP	41	3509 CP
8	781 CP	25	2475 CP	42	3553 CP
9	885 CP	26	2574 CP	43	3598 CP
10	990 CP	27	2673 CP	44	3643 CP
11	1089 CP	28	2772 CP	45	3688 CP
12	1188 CP	29	2871 CP	46	3733 CP
13	1287 CP	30	2970 CP	47	3779 CP
14	1386 CP	31	3020 CP	48	3825 CP
15	1485 CP	32	3069 CP	49	3871 CP
16	1584 CP	33	3119 CP	50	3917 CP
17	1683 CP	34	3168 CP	51	3964 CP

Level Up

Total Stardust, Candy, and Candy XL to power Moltres up to each level from level 1.


50.0	520,000	304	296
40.0	270,000	304	-
35.0	182,000	186	-
30.0	120,000	122	-
25.0	76,000	84	-
20.0	45,000	56	-
15.0	23,600	36	-
10.0	10,000	18	-
5.0	2,400	8	-


1.5	200	1	-
2.0	400	2	-
2.5	600	3	-
3.0	800	4	-
3.5	1,200	5	-
4.0	1,600	6	-
4.5	2,000	7	-
5.0	2,400	8	-
5.5	3,000	9	-
6.0	3,600	10	-
6.5	4,200	11	-
7.0	4,800	12	-
7.5	5,600	13	-
8.0	6,400	14	-
8.5	7,200	15	-
9.0	8,000	16	-
9.5	9,000	17	-
10.0	10,000	18	-
10.5	11,000	19	-
11.0	12,000	20	-
11.5	13,300	22	-
12.0	14,600	24	-
12.5	15,900	26	-
13.0	17,200	28	-
13.5	18,800	30	-
14.0	20,400	32	-
14.5	22,000	34	-
15.0	23,600	36	-
15.5	25,500	38	-
16.0	27,400	40	-
16.5	29,300	42	-
17.0	31,200	44	-
17.5	33,400	46	-
18.0	35,600	48	-
18.5	37,800	50	-
19.0	40,000	52	-
19.5	42,500	54	-
20.0	45,000	56	-
20.5	47,500	58	-
21.0	50,000	60	-
21.5	53,000	63	-
22.0	56,000	66	-
22.5	59,000	69	-
23.0	62,000	72	-
23.5	65,500	75	-
24.0	69,000	78	-
24.5	72,500	81	-
25.0	76,000	84	-
25.5	80,000	87	-
26.0	84,000	90	-
26.5	88,000	94	-
27.0	92,000	98	-
27.5	96,500	102	-
28.0	101,000	106	-
28.5	105,500	110	-
29.0	110,000	114	-
29.5	115,000	118	-
30.0	120,000	122	-
30.5	125,000	126	-
31.0	130,000	130	-
31.5	136,000	136	-
32.0	142,000	142	-
32.5	148,000	148	-
33.0	154,000	154	-
33.5	161,000	162	-
34.0	168,000	170	-
34.5	175,000	178	-
35.0	182,000	186	-
35.5	190,000	196	-
36.0	198,000	206	-
36.5	206,000	216	-
37.0	214,000	226	-
37.5	223,000	238	-
38.0	232,000	250	-
38.5	241,000	262	-
39.0	250,000	274	-
39.5	260,000	289	-
40.0	270,000	304	-
40.5	280,000	304	10
41.0	290,000	304	20
41.5	301,000	304	30
42.0	312,000	304	40
42.5	323,000	304	52
43.0	334,000	304	64
43.5	346,000	304	76
44.0	358,000	304	88
44.5	370,000	304	103
45.0	382,000	304	118
45.5	395,000	304	133
46.0	408,000	304	148
46.5	421,000	304	165
47.0	434,000	304	182
47.5	448,000	304	199
48.0	462,000	304	216
48.5	476,000	304	236
49.0	490,000	304	256
49.5	505,000	304	276
50.0	520,000	304	296

Zapdos

Dratini