Moltres Raid Guide

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Best Moltres Raid counters are strong Rock type attackers that take reduced damage from its attacks, such as Rampardos, Rhyperior, Terrakion, Tyranitar and Tyrantrum. Moltres is a Fire type Legendary raid boss with a boss CP of 45609. 

Moltres can be caught in the following CP ranges:

  • 1896 – 1980 (Level 20, no weather boost)
  • 2370 – 2475 (Level 25, Sunny or Windy weather boost)

Similar to Articuno (raid boss guide here), Moltres is also double weak to Rock-type attacks. We recommend a minimum of 3 players for a Moltres raid for the average player. Shiny Moltres is available in Pokémon GO.

Moltres Raid Counters

Below are the best Moltres counters in Pokémon GO. Do note that the majority of counters will take reduced damage from its attacks.

# Pokémon Fast Move Charge Move Time to win Deaths
1. Aerodactyl (Mega) Rock Throw
Rock
Rock Slide
Rock
261.71s 8.63
2. Rampardos Smack Down
Rock
Rock Slide
Rock
339.64s 15.00
3. Swampert (Mega) Water Gun
Water
Hydro Cannon
Water
365.10s 9.63
4. Tyrantrum Rock Throw
Rock
Meteor Beam
Rock
378.97s 9.13
5. Rhyperior Smack Down
Rock
Rock Wrecker
Rock
381.39s 9.25
6. Terrakion Smack Down
Rock
Rock Slide
Rock
388.74s 11.25
7. Gigalith Smack Down
Rock
Meteor Beam
Rock
399.52s 11.63
8. Blastoise (Mega) Water Gun
Water
Hydro Cannon
Water
399.45s 11.88
9. Ampharos (Mega) Volt Switch
Electric
Power Gem
Rock
414.14s 12.00
10. Tyranitar Smack Down
Rock
Stone Edge
Rock
418.26s 10.88
11. Aggron (Mega) Smack Down
Rock
Meteor Beam
Rock
406.07s 15.88
12. Manectric (Mega) Thunder Fang
Electric
Wild Charge
Electric
395.76s 19.50
13. Gyarados (Mega) Waterfall
Water
Hydro Pump
Water
428.10s 10.38
14. Kyogre (Primal) Waterfall
Water
Origin Pulse
Water
429.36s 9.50
15. Lycanroc (Dusk) Rock Throw
Rock
Stone Edge
Rock
435.49s 17.75
16. Lycanroc Rock Throw
Rock
Stone Edge
Rock
439.93s 17.75
17. Lycanroc (Midday) Rock Throw
Rock
Stone Edge
Rock
439.34s 17.88
18. Aggron Smack Down
Rock
Meteor Beam
Rock
457.95s 15.25
19. Aerodactyl Rock Throw
Rock
Rock Slide
Rock
446.77s 19.00
20. Aurorus Rock Throw
Rock
Meteor Beam
Rock
451.14s 17.63
21. Landorus (Incarnate) Rock Throw
Rock
Rock Slide
Rock
450.38s 19.00
22. Landorus Rock Throw
Rock
Rock Slide
Rock
450.10s 19.00
23. Omastar Rock Throw
Rock
Rock Slide
Rock
479.31s 12.38
24. Golem Rock Throw
Rock
Stone Edge
Rock
477.33s 13.63
25. Golem (Alola) Rock Throw
Rock
Stone Edge
Rock
476.07s 14.38
26. Lycanroc (Midnight) Rock Throw
Rock
Stone Edge
Rock
474.56s 17.25
27. Archeops Wing Attack
Flying
Ancient Power
Rock
469.39s 20.38
28. Nihilego Acid
Poison
Rock Slide
Rock
504.23s 12.50
29. Sudowoodo Rock Throw
Rock
Meteor Beam
Rock
503.79s 17.88
30. Arcanine (Hisuian) Snarl
Dark
Rock Slide
Rock
521.01s 13.63
31. Kleavor Quick Attack
Normal
Rock Slide
Rock
487.02s 26.29
32. Xurkitree Spark
Electric
Discharge
Electric
500.42s 23.33
33. Regirock Rock Throw
Rock
Stone Edge
Rock
550.14s 11.75
34. Zekrom Charge Beam
Electric
Fusion Bolt
Electric
545.34s 14.63
35. Kyogre Waterfall
Water
Origin Pulse
Water
549.58s 14.25

Moltres takes 2x Super Effective damage from Rock type moves, due to its dual Fire and Flying type. It also takes Super Effective damage from Water and Electric type moves, although it is better to prioritize Rock type attackers over water and electric.

Stats and Max CP

Moltres FireFlying
Max CP at Level 40 3465 | Max CP at Level 50 3917
ATK 251 DEF 181 HP 207
Weak to Resistances
Rock x2 Water Electric  Bug Ghost Fairy Fire Fighting Ground Steel

Moltres Movesets

Moltres has access to the following moves:

Fast move Charge move
  • Fire Spin Fire
  • Wing Attack Flying
  • Overheat Fire
  • Fire Blast Fire
  • Heat Wave Fire
  • Ancient Power Rock

Weather influence

Weather Pro Con
Sunny Boosts Moltres’ Fire moves
Windy Allows a Level 25 Encounter from Weather Boost Boosts Moltres’ Wing Attack
Partly Cloudy Boosts Super Effective Rock attacks Boosts Moltres’ Ancient Power
Cloudy
Snow
Rainy Boosts Super Effective Water and Electric attacks
Fog

This shows that the best weather to take a Moltres is Partly Cloudy or Rainy weather.

Shiny Moltres

Shiny Moltres is available in Pokémon GO, and Trainers can catch a shiny Moltres from Raid Battles. Below is a comparison of regular versus shiny Moltres.

Normal Shiny

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