Where can I find Moltres in Polished Crystal?

Moltres can be obtained as a legendary at Cinnabar Volcano B2F in Polished Crystal.

What type is Moltres?

Moltres is a fire/flying-type Pokémon in Polished Crystal.

What moves can Moltres learn in Polished Crystal?

Moltres can learn 17+ moves through level up, TM/HM, breeding, and move tutors in Polished Crystal.

What abilities does Moltres have?

Moltres's abilities in Polished Crystal are: Pressure, Drought, Flame Body.

Moltres

fireflying

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The sinister aura that blazes like molten fire around this Pokémon is what inspired the name Moltres.

Moltres is deep in Cinnabar Volcano B2F at Level 65. Bring some Burn Heals because it has a lot of Fire types. The path is pretty straightforward once you're inside though.

Moltres hurts!!! You can use Fire Blast or Flamethrower for STAB, Hurricane if you want Flying coverage. Flame Body means physical attackers risk a burn just by touching you. The big problem is that 4x Rock weakness. If you're facing a rock move that hurts on entry - I just wouldn't switch out. When Moltres works it works great, but that Rock weakness is ROUGH.

Catching all three birds triggers the Lawrence event which gets you the Silver Wing for Lugia.

Remember, every Legendary will have 3 perfect IVs when caught.

2 Forms Available:

Front

Normal

Shiny

Animated

Shiny Animated

Back

Normal

Shiny

2 Forms Available

Type

FireFlying

Dex

#275

Abilities

Pressure(Primary)

Raises the foe's PP usage.

Drought(Secondary)

Summons sunlight when switched in.

Flame Body(Hidden)

Contact may burn the foe.

Growth Rate

Slow

Gender Ratio

Genderless

Egg Groups

Unknown

Hatch Rate

Unknown

Catch Rate

Poké Ball1.6%

Great Ball1.6%

Ultra Ball1.6%

Base Exp

217

EV Yield

3 SpecialAttack

Wild Held Items

Lumberry(100%)

Weak To

water ×2electric ×2rock ×4

Resists

fire ×0.5grass ×0.25fighting ×0.5bug ×0.25steel ×0.5fairy ×0.5

Immune To

ground

Forms

Normal,Galarian

Evolution Chain

Note, you can always call Professor Elm with the Pokemon you are trying to evolve as first in your party. This was a feature that was added specifically to Polished Crystal. If the information on this page seems incorrect, please try calling Professor Elm.

This Pokémon does not evolve.

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How to Obtain

There's a one-time encounter in Cinnabar Volcano B2F at level 65.

Location	Level	Method	Form	Held Item	Prerequisite
Cinnabar Volcano B2F	Lv. 65	legendary	-	Lumberry	-

Level Up Moves (17)

Level	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
1	Wing Attack	flying		60	100	35
1	Wing Attack	Strikes the foe with wings.
Wing AttackLevel: 1
flying		60	100	35
Strikes the foe with wings.
1	Ember	fire		40	100	25
1	Ember	An attack that may inflict a burn.
EmberLevel: 1
fire		40	100	25
An attack that may inflict a burn.
1	Leer	normal		0	100	30
1	Leer	A move that lowers the foe's Defense.
LeerLevel: 1
normal		0	100	30
A move that lowers the foe's Defense.
8	Fire Spin	fire		40	90	15
8	Fire Spin	Traps the foe for 2-5 turns.
Fire SpinLevel: 8
fire		40	90	15
Traps the foe for 2-5 turns.
15	Safeguard	normal		0	100	25
15	Safeguard	Prevents all status problems.
SafeguardLevel: 15
normal		0	100	25
Prevents all status problems.
22	Extrasensory	psychic		80	100	20
22	Extrasensory	An attack that may cause flinching.
ExtrasensoryLevel: 22
psychic		80	100	20
An attack that may cause flinching.
29	Ancientpower	rock		60	100	5
29	Ancientpower	An attack that may raise all stats.
AncientpowerLevel: 29
rock		60	100	5
An attack that may raise all stats.
36	Agility	psychic		0	100	30
36	Agility	Sharply raises the user's Speed.
AgilityLevel: 36
psychic		0	100	30
Sharply raises the user's Speed.
43	Flamethrower	fire		90	100	15
43	Flamethrower	An attack that may inflict a burn.
FlamethrowerLevel: 43
fire		90	100	15
An attack that may inflict a burn.
50	Air Slash	flying		75	95	15
50	Air Slash	An attack that may cause flinching.
Air SlashLevel: 50
flying		75	95	15
An attack that may cause flinching.
57	Sunny Day	fire		0	100	5
57	Sunny Day	Boosts Fire-type moves for 5 turns.
Sunny DayLevel: 57
fire		0	100	5
Boosts Fire-type moves for 5 turns.
64	Will O Wisp	fire		0	85	15
64	Will O Wisp	A move that may burn the foe.
Will O WispLevel: 64
fire		0	85	15
A move that may burn the foe.
71	Fire Blast	fire		110	85	5
71	Fire Blast	An attack that may inflict a burn.
Fire BlastLevel: 71
fire		110	85	5
An attack that may inflict a burn.
78	Brave Bird	flying		120	100	15
78	Brave Bird	A charge that also hurts the user.
Brave BirdLevel: 78
flying		120	100	15
A charge that also hurts the user.
85	Roost	flying		0	100	5
85	Roost	Lands to restore 1/2 the max HP.
RoostLevel: 85
flying		0	100	5
Lands to restore 1/2 the max HP.
92	Hurricane	flying		110	70	10
92	Hurricane	An attack that may confuse the foe.
HurricaneLevel: 92
flying		110	70	10
An attack that may confuse the foe.
99	Solar Beam	grass		120	100	10
99	Solar Beam	1st turn: Prepare 2nd turn: Attack
Solar BeamLevel: 99
grass		120	100	10
1st turn: Prepare 2nd turn: Attack

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TM/HM Moves (28)

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
Curse	ghost		0	100	10	TM03
Curse	Works differently for Ghost-types.
Curse
ghost		0	100	10	TM03
Works differently for Ghost-types.
Roar	normal		0	100	20	TM05
Roar	Scares wild foes to end battle.
Roar
normal		0	100	20	TM05
Scares wild foes to end battle.
Toxic	poison		0	90	10	TM06
Toxic	A Poison move with increasing damage.
Toxic
poison		0	90	10	TM06
A Poison move with increasing damage.
Hidden Power	typeless		70	100	15	TM10
Hidden Power	The type varies with the Pokémon.
Hidden Power
typeless		70	100	15	TM10
The type varies with the Pokémon.
Sunny Day	fire		0	100	5	TM11
Sunny Day	Boosts Fire-type moves for 5 turns.
Sunny Day
fire		0	100	5	TM11
Boosts Fire-type moves for 5 turns.
Hyper Beam	normal		150	90	5	TM15
Hyper Beam	1st turn: Attack 2nd turn: Rest
Hyper Beam
normal		150	90	5	TM15
1st turn: Attack 2nd turn: Rest
Protect	normal		0	100	10	TM17
Protect	Foils attack that turn. It may fail.
Protect
normal		0	100	10	TM17
Foils attack that turn. It may fail.
Rain Dance	water		0	100	5	TM18
Rain Dance	Boosts Water-type moves for 5 turns.
Rain Dance
water		0	100	5	TM18
Boosts Water-type moves for 5 turns.
Safeguard	normal		0	100	25	TM20
Safeguard	Prevents all status problems.
Safeguard
normal		0	100	25	TM20
Prevents all status problems.
Solar Beam	grass		120	100	10	TM22
Solar Beam	1st turn: Prepare 2nd turn: Attack
Solar Beam
grass		120	100	10	TM22
1st turn: Prepare 2nd turn: Attack
Return	normal		1	100	20	TM27
Return	An attack that is based on loyalty.
Return
normal		1	100	20	TM27
An attack that is based on loyalty.
Brick Break	fighting		75	100	15	TM31
Brick Break	Removes Reflect and Light Screen.
Brick Break
fighting		75	100	15	TM31
Removes Reflect and Light Screen.
Double Team	normal		0	100	15	TM32
Double Team	Raises the user's evasiveness.
Double Team
normal		0	100	15	TM32
Raises the user's evasiveness.
Flamethrower	fire		90	100	15	TM35
Flamethrower	An attack that may inflict a burn.
Flamethrower
fire		90	100	15	TM35
An attack that may inflict a burn.
Sandstorm	rock		0	100	10	TM37
Sandstorm	Inflicts damage every turn.
Sandstorm
rock		0	100	10	TM37
Inflicts damage every turn.
Fire Blast	fire		110	85	5	TM38
Fire Blast	An attack that may inflict a burn.
Fire Blast
fire		110	85	5	TM38
An attack that may inflict a burn.
Swift	normal		60	100	20	TM39
Swift	An attack that never misses.
Swift
normal		60	100	20	TM39
An attack that never misses.
Aerial Ace	flying		60	100	20	TM40
Aerial Ace	An attack that never misses.
Aerial Ace
flying		60	100	20	TM40
An attack that never misses.
Substitute	normal		0	100	10	TM41
Substitute	Makes a decoy with 1/4 user's max HP.
Substitute
normal		0	100	10	TM41
Makes a decoy with 1/4 user's max HP.
Facade	normal		70	100	20	TM42
Facade	Double damage with Psn, Brn, or Prz.
Facade
normal		70	100	20	TM42
Double damage with Psn, Brn, or Prz.
Flame Charge	fire		50	100	20	TM43
Flame Charge	An attack that may up user's Speed.
Flame Charge
fire		50	100	20	TM43
An attack that may up user's Speed.
Rest	psychic		0	100	5	TM44
Rest	Sleep for 2 turns to fully recover.
Rest
psychic		0	100	5	TM44
Sleep for 2 turns to fully recover.
Steel Wing	steel		70	90	25	TM47
Steel Wing	An attack that may up user's Defense.
Steel Wing
steel		70	90	25	TM47
An attack that may up user's Defense.
Roost	flying		0	100	5	TM51
Roost	Lands to restore 1/2 the max HP.
Roost
flying		0	100	5	TM51
Lands to restore 1/2 the max HP.
Will O Wisp	fire		0	85	15	TM61
Will O Wisp	A move that may burn the foe.
Will O Wisp
fire		0	85	15	TM61
A move that may burn the foe.
Giga Impact	normal		150	90	5	TM68
Giga Impact	1st turn: Attack 2nd turn: Rest
Giga Impact
normal		150	90	5	TM68
1st turn: Attack 2nd turn: Rest
U Turn	bug		70	100	20	TM69
U Turn	Switches out after making its attack.
U Turn
bug		70	100	20	TM69
Switches out after making its attack.
Fly	flying		90	100	15	HM02
Fly	1st turn: Fly 2nd turn: Attack
Fly
flying		90	100	15	HM02
1st turn: Fly 2nd turn: Attack

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Move Tutor Moves (5)

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
Agility	psychic		0	100	30	MT01
Agility	Sharply raises the user's Speed.
Agility
psychic		0	100	30	MT01
Sharply raises the user's Speed.
Double Edge	normal		120	100	15	MT08
Double Edge	A tackle that also hurts the user.
Double Edge
normal		120	100	15	MT08
A tackle that also hurts the user.
Endure	normal		0	100	10	MT11
Endure	Endures any hit with at least 1HP.
Endure
normal		0	100	10	MT11
Endures any hit with at least 1HP.
Sleep Talk	normal		0	100	10	MT24
Sleep Talk	Randomly attacks while asleep.
Sleep Talk
normal		0	100	10	MT24
Randomly attacks while asleep.
Swagger	normal		0	85	15	MT26
Swagger	Causes confusion but raises Attack.
Swagger
normal		0	85	15	MT26
Causes confusion but raises Attack.

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Base Stats

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Moltres in Pokémon Polished Crystal

Moltres is #275 in the PolishedDex for Pokémon Polished Crystal. This page covers its fire/flying typing, base stats, abilities, level-up and TM/HM moves, evolution, and where to find it. Use the moves and counters links below to plan a team around this Moltres form.

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Guides mentioning Moltres

Polished Crystal Legendary & Special Pokémon: Locations and Catch Guide
Find legendary and special Pokémon in Pokémon Polished Crystal, including locations, prerequisites, encounter levels, and roaming or static encounter details.

Moltres

Evolution Chain

How to Obtain

Level Up Moves (17)

TM/HM Moves (28)

Move Tutor Moves (5)

Base Stats

Moltres in Pokémon Polished Crystal

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