Moltres counters

Gen 9 Almost Any Ability · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Feb 2026 - Apr 2026

Moltres
#0146 Moltres
FireFlying
USAGE 7.7% #22
ABILITYDesolate Land
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
Roost 99.5% U-turn 78.7% Weather Ball 48.6% Brave Bird 37.3% Flare Blitz 30.7% Scorching Sands 28.8% Solar Beam 22.9% Will-O-Wisp 17.6%
Items
Heavy-Duty Boots 66.0% Life Orb 33.5% Choice Scarf 0.2% Heat Rock 0.1% Choice Specs 0.1% Rocky Helmet 0.1% Leftovers 0.0% Assault Vest 0.0%
Abilities
Desolate Land63.1%Magic Guard33.7%Water Absorb2.5%Regenerator0.2%Drought0.2%Intimidate0.1%Storm Drain0.1%No Guard0.1%
Common Teammates
Pecharunt41.3%Great Tusk38.6%Roaring Moon38.5%Iron Treads33.4%Corviknight31.7%Zamazenta27.1%Scream Tail20.7%Meowscarada17.3%

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 #22 with 7.73% usage. Sorted by reliability score.