Moltres (Pokémon)

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Moltres ファイヤー Fire #146
Artwork from FR/LG
Type Fire Flying Unknown Unknown Blue-Striped Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown	Category Flame Pokémon
Ability Pressure Blue-Striped -----	Exp. at Lv. 100 1,250,000
Regional Pokédex numbers Kanto #146 Johto #237 Hoenn #301 Sinnoh — Unova Not in any regional Pokédex
Regional Browser numbers Fiore R— Almia R— Oblivia
Height 6′07″ Imperial 2.0 m Metric 6′07″/2.0 m Red-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m Blue-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m
Weight 132.3 lbs. Imperial 60.0 kg Metric 132.3 lbs./60.0 kg Red-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg Blue-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg
Dex color Yellow	Catch rate 3 (0.4%)
Body style Blue-Striped	Footprint      Blue-Striped
Gender ratio Gender unknown Unknown Gender unknown
Breeding Undiscovered group 1 cycles* (255 minimum steps)
EV yield HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 Base Exp.: 217 Battle Exp.: 2171*
External links On Smogon Pokédex: Generation I Generation II Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Moltres (Japanese: ファイヤー Fire) is a Fire/Flying-type Pokémon. It's found in the Kanto Region at Victory Road as well as Sevii Islands' Mt. Ember. Moltres appeared in the movie The Power of One. In the games, Moltres once helped Blaine find his way down a huge mountain while he was lost.

Biology

Physiology

Moltres takes the form of a large bird with flame-colored plumage, resembling a phoenix. Its dazzling wings, and elaborate head crest appear to be covered with flames. It has a straight, pointed brown break, which is the same color as its feet. Compared to the other legendary birds, it has the smallest feet and legs. It is the largest of the legendary birds, however its feathers make up a good portion of its bulk.

Gender differences

Moltres is a genderless species.

Special abilities

When it flaps its wings, it creates a brilliant flash of flames. Also, Moltres is one of the few Pokémon known to naturally wield the very powerful flying-type move Sky Attack.

Behavior

Moltres is one of the legendary birds of Kanto. They are a poorly understood species, believed by many to be pure myth. Its behavior is largely clandestine, but it appears to migrate to the south during the springtime. There are many folk-tales surrounding this species, but perhaps the most popular is that its appearance will bring about an early spring. Documented sightings of this Pokémon are fairly consistent, and usually include dazzling orange colored flames. When Moltres flaps its wings, it sheds hundreds of tiny embers. It is believed that fire has healing properties, it is said to immerse itself in molten lava if it is injured.

Habitat

Moltres appear to live in hot regions, particularly active volcanoes. They are spectacularly rare, very possibly one-of-a-kind. Moltres have been sighted on Victory Road and near the Sevii Islands.

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

In the anime

Moltres made its first true appearance in The Power of One. Lawrence III wanted to capture the three Legendary Birds as well as Lugia.

Moltres also appeared in All Fired Up and The Search for the Legend. Additionally it was mentioned in The Fortune Hunters where James mistakingly believed that it was his "Inner Pokémon" and dressed up in a Moltres costume.

In the manga

Pokémon Special

Sabrina is shown to have obtained Moltres during the Kanto saga, but it is not seen in battle. It is later combined with Articuno and Zapdos to form a singular legendary bird, but they separate once Sabrina is defeated.

Blue later catches Moltres during her training journey to overcome her fear of birds.

In the TCG

Main article: Moltres (TCG)

Other appearances

Super Smash Bros. Melee

When released from a Poké Ball, Moltres will remain where it is released, flapping its wings. While it makes no visible attack, any opponent touching it will receive a sizable amount of damage.

Game data

Pokédex entries

Game locations

In side games

Base stats

Type effectiveness

In Generation I, the effectiveness of Ice-type moves is 2×.

Learnset

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By leveling up

Generation I Level Move Type Start Peck Fire Spin 51 Leer 55 Agility 60 Sky Attack

Generation II Level Move Type Start Wing Attack Ember 13 Fire Spin 25 Agility 37 Endure 49 Flamethrower 61 Safeguard 73 Sky Attack

Generation III Level Move Type Start Wing Attack Ember 13 Fire Spin 25 Agility 37 Endure 49 Flamethrower 61 Safeguard 73 Heat Wave 85 Sky Attack

Generation IV Level Move Type Cat. Start Wing Attack Ember 8 Fire Spin 15 Agility 22 Endure 29 AncientPower 36 Flamethrower 43 Safeguard 50 Air Slash 57 Roost 64 Heat Wave 71 SolarBeam 78 Sky Attack 85 Sunny Day

By TM/HM

Generation I # Move Type TM02 Razor Wind TM04 Whirlwind TM06 Toxic TM09 Take Down TM10 Double-Edge TM15 Hyper Beam TM20 Rage TM31 Mimic TM32 Double Team TM33 Reflect TM34 Bide TM38 Fire Blast TM39 Swift TM43 Sky Attack TM44 Rest TM50 Substitute HM02 Fly

Generation II # Move Type TM03 Curse Unknown TM05 Roar TM06 Toxic TM08 Rock Smash TM10 Hidden Power TM11 Sunny Day TM13 Snore TM15 Hyper Beam TM17 Protect TM18 Rain Dance TM20 Endure TM21 Frustration TM27 Return TM31 Mud-Slap TM32 Double Team TM34 Swagger TM35 Sleep Talk TM37 Sandstorm TM38 Fire Blast TM39 Swift TM43 Detect TM44 Rest TM47 Steel Wing HM02 Fly

Generation III # Move Type TM05 Roar TM06 Toxic TM10 Hidden Power TM11 Sunny Day TM15 Hyper Beam TM16 Light Screen TM17 Protect TM18 Rain Dance TM20 Safeguard TM21 Frustration TM27 Return TM32 Double Team TM33 Reflect TM35 Flamethrower TM37 Sandstorm TM38 Fire Blast TM40 Aerial Ace TM42 Facade TM43 Secret Power TM44 Rest TM47 Steel Wing TM50 Overheat HM02 Fly HM06 Rock Smash

Generation IV # Move Type Cat. TM05 Roar TM06 Toxic TM10 Hidden Power TM11 Sunny Day TM15 Hyper Beam TM16 Light Screen TM17 Protect TM18 Rain Dance TM20 Safeguard TM21 Frustration TM22 SolarBeam TM27 Return TM32 Double Team TM33 Reflect TM35 Flamethrower TM37 Sandstorm TM38 Fire Blast TM40 Aerial Ace TM42 Facade TM43 Secret Power TM44 Rest TM47 Steel Wing TM50 Overheat TM51 Roost TM58 Endure TM61 Will-O-Wisp TM68 Giga Impact TM82 Sleep Talk TM83 Natural Gift TM87 Swagger TM88 Pluck TM89 U-turn TM90 Substitute HM02 Fly HM05 Defog HM06 Rock Smash

Special moves

In Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness, Moltres knows Shadow Break, Shadow Fire, Shadow Mist and Shadow Shed as a Shadow Pokémon, and learns Morning Sun, Will-O-Wisp and Extrasensory after being purified.

Side game data

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Evolution

Sprites

Gen	Game
I	Red	Blue	Yellow		Red (Ja)	Green	Back
II	Gold	Silver	Crystal				Back
III	Ruby	Sapphire	Emerald		FireRed	LeafGreen	Back
IV	Diamond	Pearl	Platinum		HeartGold	SoulSilver	Back
V	Black	White	Black 2	White 2			Back

For other sprites and images, please see Moltres images on Bulbagarden Archives.

Trivia

• Moltres is one of the three Legendary Pokémon whose location was changed through Generations.
• Moltres's original sprites from Generation I (Except Yellow) and II often depicted it to have wings completely engulfed in flames. But in its more recent sprites, Pokémon Yellow sprites and artwork it is depicted with wings that are only partially covered in flames.
• Although Legendarys can not be bred, in Pokémon Snap Moltres and the other birds are in eggs, which shows that they were bred in some type of way.
• Moltres shares the same species name as Charmeleon and Charizard, Flareon, and Infernape. They are all known as Flame Pokémon.
• When introduced, Moltres was the only of his trio which didn't have a unique type combination.

Origin

Like Ho-Oh, Moltres is based on the legend of the phoenix. However, Moltres is based on the phoenix of Arabic legend. Others claim that the bird is based on the Japanese mythical bird known as 朱雀 Suzaku, guardian of the South, and is not a true phoenix. Regardless, the Pokémon has a very similar appearance to both the phoenix and the Suzaku.

Name origin

Moltres's name is a combination of the words molten and the Spanish word for three, tres, indicating that it is the third in the series of Kanto legendary birds. Its Japanese name is simply Fire.

In other languages

• German: Lavados
• French: Sulfura - This comes from sulfur.
• Korean: 파이어 Paieo

Related Articles

• Legendary birds
• Moltres (The Power of One)

External links

• Article on Wikipedia
• Elegant Hellfire, the fanlisting for Moltres
• Snapshots of Moltres from Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Legendary Pokémon

Generation I

Generation II

Generation III

Generation IV

Generation V

Generation VI

Generation VII

Generation VIII

Generation IX

See also: Mythical Pokémon

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