Moltres counters

Gen 9 Monotype · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Apr 2026 - Jun 2026

Moltres
#0146 Moltres
FireFlying
USAGE 4.0% #53
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 99.6% Flamethrower 99.0% Will-O-Wisp 93.4% Scorching Sands 58.5% Roar 18.5% U-turn 16.7% Brave Bird 11.8% Hurricane 0.7%
Items
Heavy-Duty Boots 99.7% Weakness Policy 0.1% Choice Specs 0.1% Leftovers 0.0% Wide Lens 0.0% Rocky Helmet 0.0% Focus Sash 0.0% Sitrus Berry 0.0%
Abilities
Flame Body99.4%Pressure0.6%
Common Teammates
Gliscor91.2%Tornadus-Therian86.4%Articuno82.6%Landorus52.5%Corviknight51.6%Skarmory47.7%Dragonite39.1%Enamorus11.1%

Checks & Counters

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

# Checker Encounters Reliability KO Rate
01
Gliscor
Gliscor
GroundFlying DEFENSIVE COUNTER
23.533
58
57.6% dies 10.19%
02
Toxapex
Toxapex
PoisonWater SOFT CHECK
24.993
39
39.3% dies 9.77%
03
Corviknight
Corviknight
FlyingSteel SOFT CHECK
28.116
3
2.7% dies 3.05%
04
Weezing-Galar
Weezing-Galar
PoisonFairy SOFT CHECK
34.531
0
0.0% dies 0.23%

Ranked #53 with 4.04% usage. Sorted by reliability score.