Moltresin Pokémon Polished Crystal
Pokédex Entry
Flame Pokémon
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.
Moltres in Pokémon Polished Crystal
Galarian Moltres is #146 in the Pokédex for Pokémon Polished Crystal. This page covers its dark/flying typing, base stats, abilities, level-up and TM/HM moves, evolution, and where to find it.
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.
How to Obtain
| Location | Level | Method | Form | Held Item | Prerequisite |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cherrygrove Bay | Lv. 65 | legendary | galarian | Lumberry | - |
Level Up Moves (17)
| Level | Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GustLevel: 1Gust | flying | 40 | 100 | 35 | ||
| Whips up a strong gust of wind. | ||||||
| PursuitLevel: 1Pursuit | dark | 40 | 100 | 20 | ||
| Heavily strikes switching Pokémon. | ||||||
| LeerLevel: 1Leer | normal | 0 | 100 | 30 | ||
| A move that lowers the foe's Defense. | ||||||
| Feint AttackLevel: 8Feint Attack | dark | 60 | 100 | 20 | ||
| An attack that never misses. | ||||||
| SafeguardLevel: 15Safeguard | normal | 0 | 100 | 25 | ||
| Prevents all status problems. | ||||||
| Wing AttackLevel: 22Wing Attack | flying | 60 | 100 | 35 | ||
| Strikes the foe with wings. | ||||||
| AncientpowerLevel: 29Ancientpower | rock | 60 | 100 | 5 | ||
| An attack that may raise all stats. | ||||||
| AgilityLevel: 36Agility | psychic | 0 | 100 | 30 | ||
| Sharply raises the user's Speed. | ||||||
| Sucker PunchLevel: 43Sucker Punch | dark | 70 | 100 | 5 | ||
| Attacks before the foe does. | ||||||
| Air SlashLevel: 50Air Slash | flying | 75 | 95 | 15 | ||
| An attack that may cause flinching. | ||||||
| Nasty PlotLevel: 57Nasty Plot | dark | 0 | 100 | 20 | ||
| Sharply raises the user's Sp.Atk. | ||||||
| Dark PulseLevel: 64Dark Pulse | dark | 80 | 100 | 15 | ||
| An attack that may cause flinching. | ||||||
| HexLevel: 71Hex | ghost | 65 | 100 | 10 | ||
| Damage doubles if foe has status. | ||||||
| Brave BirdLevel: 78Brave Bird | flying | 120 | 100 | 15 | ||
| A charge that also hurts the user. | ||||||
| Pain SplitLevel: 85Pain Split | ghost | 0 | 100 | 20 | ||
| Adds user & foe's HPs. Shares total. | ||||||
| HurricaneLevel: 92Hurricane | flying | 110 | 70 | 10 | ||
| An attack that may confuse the foe. | ||||||
| Night SlashLevel: 99Night Slash | dark | 70 | 100 | 15 | ||
| Has a high critical hit ratio. |
TM/HM Moves (22)
| Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CurseCurse | ghost | 0 | 100 | 10 | TM03TM03 | |
| Works differently for Ghost-types. | ||||||
| RoarRoar | normal | 0 | 100 | 20 | TM05TM05 | |
| Scares wild foes to end battle. | ||||||
| ToxicToxic | poison | 0 | 90 | 10 | TM06TM06 | |
| A Poison move with increasing damage. | ||||||
| The type varies with the Pokémon. | ||||||
| Hyper BeamHyper Beam | normal | 150 | 90 | 5 | TM15TM15 | |
| 1st turn: Attack 2nd turn: Rest | ||||||
| ProtectProtect | normal | 0 | 100 | 10 | TM17TM17 | |
| Foils attack that turn. It may fail. | ||||||
| SafeguardSafeguard | normal | 0 | 100 | 25 | TM20TM20 | |
| Prevents all status problems. | ||||||
| ReturnReturn | normal | 1 | 100 | 20 | TM27TM27 | |
| An attack that is based on loyalty. | ||||||
| Shadow BallShadow Ball | ghost | 80 | 100 | 15 | TM30TM30 | |
| An attack that may lower Sp.Def. | ||||||
| Double TeamDouble Team | normal | 0 | 100 | 15 | TM32TM32 | |
| Raises the user's evasiveness. | ||||||
| SwiftSwift | normal | 60 | 100 | 20 | TM39TM39 | |
| An attack that never misses. | ||||||
| Aerial AceAerial Ace | flying | 60 | 100 | 20 | TM40TM40 | |
| An attack that never misses. | ||||||
| SubstituteSubstitute | normal | 0 | 100 | 10 | TM41TM41 | |
| Makes a decoy with 1/4 user's max HP. | ||||||
| FacadeFacade | normal | 70 | 100 | 20 | TM42TM42 | |
| Double damage with Psn, Brn, or Prz. | ||||||
| RestRest | psychic | 0 | 100 | 5 | TM44TM44 | |
| Sleep for 2 turns to fully recover. | ||||||
| ThiefThief | dark | 60 | 100 | 25 | TM46TM46 | |
| An attack that may steal a held item. | ||||||
| Steel WingSteel Wing | steel | 70 | 90 | 25 | TM47TM47 | |
| An attack that may up user's Defense. | ||||||
| Dark PulseDark Pulse | dark | 80 | 100 | 15 | TM58TM58 | |
| An attack that may cause flinching. | ||||||
| Shadow ClawShadow Claw | ghost | 70 | 100 | 15 | TM65TM65 | |
| Has a high critical hit ratio. | ||||||
| Giga ImpactGiga Impact | normal | 150 | 90 | 5 | TM68TM68 | |
| 1st turn: Attack 2nd turn: Rest | ||||||
| U TurnU Turn | bug | 70 | 100 | 20 | TM69TM69 | |
| Switches out after making its attack. | ||||||
| FlyFly | flying | 90 | 100 | 15 | HM02HM02 | |
| 1st turn: Fly 2nd turn: Attack |
Move Tutor Moves (6)
| Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agility(Mahogany Mart 1F)Agility | psychic | 0 | 100 | 30 | TutorTutor | ||
| Sharply raises the user's Speed. | |||||||
| Double Edge(Safari Zone North)Double Edge | normal | 120 | 100 | 15 | TutorTutor | ||
| A tackle that also hurts the user. | |||||||
| Endure(Warm Beach Shack)Endure | normal | 0 | 100 | 10 | TutorTutor | ||
| Endures any hit with at least 1HP. | |||||||
| Sleep Talk(Route 31)Sleep Talk | normal | 0 | 100 | 10 | TutorTutor | ||
| Randomly attacks while asleep. | |||||||
| Sucker Punch(Scary Cave 1F)Sucker Punch | dark | 70 | 100 | 5 | TutorTutor | ||
| Attacks before the foe does. | |||||||
| Swagger(Celadon City)Swagger | normal | 0 | 85 | 15 | TutorTutor | ||
| Causes confusion but raises Attack. |
Type Summary
Weaknesses
Types that deal increased damage to Moltres. Use these types to counter it effectively.
Resistances & Immunities
Types that Moltres resists or is immune to. Avoid using these types against it.
Best Counters
Pokémon that have type advantages against Moltres, either offensively or defensively.
Base Stats
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