Moltres counters

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

Moltres
#0146 Moltres
FireFlying
USAGE 3.7% #37
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 95.3% U-turn 56.4% Weather Ball 39.4% Scorching Sands 36.9% Burning Bulwark 26.5% Aeroblast 25.7% Defog 21.7% Beak Blast 11.9%
Items
Heavy-Duty Boots 82.2% Life Orb 12.2% Leftovers 3.8% Rocky Helmet 1.3% Charti Berry 0.2% Choice Scarf 0.1% Focus Sash 0.1% Heat Rock 0.1%
Abilities
Desolate Land67.4%Magic Guard17.2%Gale Wings9.4%No Guard2.3%Regenerator0.8%Fluffy0.7%Iron Barbs0.6%Lightning Rod0.4%
Common Teammates
Primarina53.4%Pecharunt34.9%Ting-Lu34.8%Kingambit27.8%Iron Hands25.2%Meowscarada22.7%Great Tusk21.5%Gliscor21.5%
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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 #37 with 3.73% usage. Sorted by reliability score.