Moltres counters

Gen 9 Champions OU (alt) · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Feb 2026 - Apr 2026

Moltres
#0146 Moltres
FireFlying
USAGE 3.6% #51
ABILITYFlame Body
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 97.3% Flamethrower 97.0% U-turn 87.1% Will-O-Wisp 42.9% Roar 21.7% Hurricane 21.6% Fire Blast 12.2% Air Slash 9.5%
Items
Heavy-Duty Boots 98.7% Sitrus Berry 1.0% Rocky Helmet 0.1% Leftovers 0.1% Red Card 0.0% Assault Vest 0.0% Choice Scarf 0.0% Choice Specs 0.0%
Abilities
Flame Body97.5%Pressure2.5%
Tera Types
Fairy 44.9% Grass 27.3% Fire 13.4% Water 6.0% Electric 4.0% Steel 3.4% Ground 0.5% Dragon 0.2%
Common Teammates
Gengar-Mega34.9%Great Tusk33.3%Gholdengo27.4%Rillaboom21.7%Iron Treads19.8%Ogerpon-Wellspring18.9%Slowking-Galar18.4%Raging Bolt16.2%
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Ranked #51 with 3.63% usage. Sorted by reliability score.