Moltres counters

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

Moltres
#0146 Moltres
FireFlying
USAGE 3.1% #50
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 93.5% U-turn 90.6% Flamethrower 72.2% Will-O-Wisp 58.3% Weather Ball 19.3% Scorching Sands 12.8% Solar Beam 11.4% Brave Bird 9.6%
Items
Heavy-Duty Boots 86.6% Life Orb 7.3% Rocky Helmet 2.6% Leftovers 1.5% Choice Specs 1.3% Choice Scarf 0.5% Wide Lens 0.1% Power Herb 0.0%
Abilities
Desolate Land72.2%Magic Guard11.4%Fluffy4.1%Water Absorb3.5%Regenerator2.0%Drought1.8%Gale Wings0.9%Pressure0.8%
Common Teammates
Corviknight60.5%Regieleki54.9%Mamoswine49.5%Tornadus-Therian49.3%Reuniclus48.9%Iron Treads12.3%Pecharunt10.1%Great Tusk9.6%

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 #50 with 3.14% usage. Sorted by reliability score.