Moltres Raid Guide

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Moltres

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 4 players for a Moltres raid. 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.

# Pokemon Fast Move Charge Move Time to win Deaths
1. Rampardos Smack Down Rock Rock Slide Rock 339.34s 15.38
2. Rhyperior Smack Down Rock Rock Wrecker Rock 381.22s 9.25
3. Terrakion Smack Down Rock Rock Slide Rock 387.59s 11.38
4. Tyranitar Smack Down Rock Stone Edge Rock 417.92s 10.88
5. Tyrantrum Rock Throw Rock Stone Edge Rock 449.51s 10.75
6. Gigalith Smack Down Rock Rock Slide Rock 443.38s 13.38
7. Lycanroc (Dusk) Rock Throw Rock Stone Edge Rock 434.61s 17.75
8. Lycanroc Rock Throw Rock Stone Edge Rock 439.97s 17.38
9. Lycanroc (Midday) Rock Throw Rock Stone Edge Rock 438.73s 17.75
10. Aerodactyl Rock Throw Rock Rock Slide Rock 445.06s 18.50
11. Landorus Rock Throw Rock Rock Slide Rock 446.77s 18.88
12. Landorus (Incarnate) Rock Throw Rock Rock Slide Rock 449.26s 19.00
13. Golem (Alola) Rock Throw Rock Stone Edge Rock 475.36s 14.25
14. Omastar Rock Throw Rock Rock Slide Rock 478.33s 12.25
15. Golem Rock Throw Rock Stone Edge Rock 476.35s 13.50
16. Lycanroc (Midnight) Rock Throw Rock Stone Edge Rock 474.18s 17.13
17. Archeops Wing Attack Flying Ancient Power Rock 470.75s 20.50
18. Nihilego Acid Poison Rock Slide Rock 505.23s 12.50
19. Xurkitree Spark Electric Discharge Electric 506.85s 25.71
20. Regirock Rock Throw Rock Stone Edge Rock 550.43s 11.50
21. Aggron Smack Down Rock Stone Edge Rock 535.83s 17.38
22. Lunatone Rock Throw Rock Rock Slide Rock 537.38s 19.38
23. Solrock Rock Throw Rock Rock Slide Rock 539.74s 19.63
24. Zekrom Charge Beam Electric Wild Charge Electric 560.63s 14.88
25. Crustle Smack Down Rock Rock Slide Rock 534.67s 25.63
26. Darmanitan Tackle Normal Rock Slide Rock 545.42s 22.88
27. Carracosta Rock Throw Rock Ancient Power Rock 578.62s 13.75
28. Darmanitan (Standard) Tackle Normal Rock Slide Rock 549.02s 23.25
29. Clawitzer Smack Down Rock Crabhammer Water 561.90s 21.13
30. Thundurus (Therian) Volt Switch Electric Thunderbolt Electric 557.20s 25.50
31. Kyogre Waterfall Water Surf Water 588.40s 15.13
32. Sudowoodo Rock Throw Rock Rock Slide Rock 573.52s 20.63
33. Hippowdon Thunder Fang Electric Weather Ball Rock 582.03s 18.75
34. Boldore Smack Down Rock Rock Slide Rock 567.94s 22.50
35. Melmetal Thunder Shock Electric Rock Slide Rock 576.88s 21.17

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.

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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