Moltres counters

Gen 3 OU · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Mar 2026 - May 2026

Moltres
#0146 Moltres
FireFlying
USAGE 3.2% #30
BASE STATS
HP 90
ATK 100
DEF 90
SPA 125
SPD 85
SPE 90
BST580
TYPE MATCHUPS
4×
Rock
2×
WaterElectric
½×
FireFightingSteelFairy
¼×
GrassBug
0×
Ground
Moves
Flamethrower 92.8% Hidden Power Grass 92.6% Will-O-Wisp 84.4% Overheat 41.5% Roar 40.4% Protect 12.6% Rest 7.6% Fire Blast 7.1%
Items
Leftovers 99.8% Choice Band 0.1% Lum Berry 0.1% Charcoal 0.0% Miracle Seed 0.0% Salac Berry 0.0% Pecha Berry 0.0% King's Rock 0.0%
Common Teammates
Tyranitar78.5%Swampert62.2%Skarmory53.0%Gengar36.1%Jirachi24.8%Forretress24.4%Celebi22.7%Blissey22.4%
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Checks & Counters

Ranked by reliability — blends KO rate with how often each Pokémon is matched up.

This Pokémon doesn't have enough usage for Smogon to compute meaningful Checks & Counters. Only the most-used Pokémon in a format receive this data.

Ranked #30 with 3.19% usage. Sorted by reliability score.