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 |
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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 |
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 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 Fire | |||||
Max CP at Level 40 3465 | Max CP at Level 50 3917 | |||||
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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 |
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Weather influence
Weather | Pro | Con |
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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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