Moltres counters

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

Moltres
#0146 Moltres
FireFlying
USAGE 9.3% #21
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
Flamethrower 85.1% Roost 49.0% Defog 49.0% U-turn 43.3% Moonlight 36.3% Knock Off 34.1% Thunder Wave 21.2% Earth Power 14.3%
Items
Heavy-Duty Boots 63.5% Sticky Barb 20.7% Life Orb 14.8% Rocky Helmet 0.8% Scope Lens 0.1% Leftovers 0.1% Choice Specs 0.1% Focus Sash 0.0%
Abilities
Flame Body48.8%Magic Guard36.3%Unaware14.3%Gale Wings0.3%Simple0.1%Regenerator0.1%Water Absorb0.1%Intimidate0.0%
Common Teammates
Metagross44.3%Gyarados43.7%Chansey43.7%Spiritomb43.1%Landorus38.7%Snorlax33.0%Fezandipiti27.4%Goodra-Hisui19.8%
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Checks & Counters

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

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Ranked #21 with 9.33% usage. Sorted by reliability score.