Moltres counters

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

Moltres
#0146 Moltres
FireFlying
USAGE 12.1% #14
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 99.6% U-turn 87.4% Weather Ball 40.4% Brave Bird 39.9% Flare Blitz 33.1% Solar Beam 25.3% Flamethrower 23.0% Scorching Sands 20.2%
Items
Heavy-Duty Boots 65.3% Life Orb 34.5% Choice Specs 0.1% Choice Scarf 0.1% Rocky Helmet 0.0% Sitrus Berry 0.0% Leftovers 0.0% Heat Rock 0.0%
Abilities
Desolate Land58.7%Magic Guard34.5%Water Absorb6.5%Drought0.1%Sheer Force0.0%Storm Drain0.0%Regenerator0.0%Teravolt0.0%
Common Teammates
Great Tusk42.7%Roaring Moon42.2%Scream Tail36.9%Corviknight35.7%Pecharunt35.6%Iron Treads35.2%Gholdengo22.3%Zamazenta18.7%

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 #14 with 12.08% usage. Sorted by reliability score.