Moltres counters

Gen 9 Doubles UU · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Mar 2026 - May 2026

Moltres
#0146 Moltres
FireFlying
USAGE 1.4% #96
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
Scorching Sands 99.7% Tailwind 64.3% Brave Bird 64.0% Flare Blitz 64.0% Heat Wave 36.0% Overheat 35.3% Hurricane 35.3% Air Slash 0.7%
Items
Choice Scarf 64.0% Assault Vest 35.3% Power Bracer 0.4% Aguav Berry 0.3% Focus Sash 0.0% Heavy-Duty Boots 0.0% Charcoal 0.0% Choice Band 0.0%
Abilities
Flame Body85.5%Pressure14.5%
Tera Types
Grass 98.9% Fire 0.8% Flying 0.2% Ground 0.0% Water 0.0% Steel 0.0% Ghost 0.0% Electric 0.0%
Common Teammates
Zarude63.9%Flygon63.9%Metagross62.4%Weezing-Galar59.1%Spectrier59.1%Flamigo35.8%Murkrow35.3%Thundurus35.3%
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Ranked #96 with 1.43% usage. Sorted by reliability score.