Moltres (Fossil 12)

Moltres LV.35 ファイヤー
Illus. Mitsuhiro Arita
Classification	Pokémon card
Name	Moltres
Evolution Stage	Basic Pokémon
Type
HP	70
Weakness	None
Resistance	-30
Retreat Cost
	For information on this Pokémon's species, see Moltres.
Set	Fossil
Rarity	H
English Card No.	12/62, 27/62 (Non-holo)
Card GB set	Mystery
Card GB ID	C14
Card GB 2 set	Legendary Power
Card GB 2 ID	B16

Moltres (Japanese: ファイヤー Fire) is a Fire-type Basic Pokémon card. It is part of the Fossil set.

Card text

Attacks

	Wildfire やまやき
You may discard any number of Energy cards attached to Moltres when you use this attack. If you do, discard that many cards from the top of your opponent's deck.

	Dive Bomb ゴットバード	80
Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does nothing.

Pokédex data

Release information

• In Japan, this card was reprinted with different artwork by Ken Sugimori. At the 1999 Tropical Mega Battle tournament, those who were not in the main event could still battle each other, earning stamps for every battle they participated in. Those who completed their stamp booklet were awarded either a Moltres, Articuno or Zapdos at random in a sealed envelope.
• The non-holographic version of this card was reprinted in the Legendary Collection reprint set, which was only released outside of Japan.

Gallery

Fossil print Illus. Mitsuhiro Arita

Phone card print Illus. Ken Sugimori

Trivia

• The Phone card promo is slightly longer than a normal trading card, as the print had to adopt the same dimensions as a regular Japanese phone card. That print utilizes the same stock Sugimori artwork of Moltres that was later used on Rocket's Moltres from Gym Heroes.

Origin

Wildfire's Japanese name, Yamayaki, refers to a Japanese festival in which withered grass on a mountain is burned. The card's Pokédex entry comes from Pokémon Red and Blue, though it is slightly reworded.

This Pokémon Trading Card article is part of Project TCGDex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on all cards in the Pokémon Trading Card Game.