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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 Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "?". Unova Not in any regional Pokédex
Regional Browser numbers Fiore R— Almia R— Oblivia
Height 0'0" Imperial 0.0 m Metric 0'0"/0.0 m Red-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m Blue-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m
Weight 0.0 lbs. Imperial 0.0 kg Metric 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg Red-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg Blue-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg
Dex color Unknown	Catch rate 3 (0.4%)
Body style Blue-Striped	Footprint      Blue-Striped
Gender ratio Gender unknown Unknown Gender unknown
Breeding No Eggs 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 {{Links/{{{generation}}}|pokefordex=moltres|ndex=146|name=Moltres }}

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.

Pokédex entries

Pokémon Red and Blue / Pokémon FireRed

Known as the legendary bird of fire. Every flap of its wings creates a dazzling flash of flames.

Pokémon Yellow

A legendary bird Pokémon. As it flaps its flaming wings, even the night sky will turn red.

Pokémon FireRed

One of the legendary bird Pokémon. Those seeing it are overwhelmed by its orange wings that seem to be on fire.

Pokémon Gold

This legendary Pokémon scatters embers with every flap of its wings. It is a thrilling sight to behold.

Pokémon Silver

This legendary bird Pokémon is said to bring early spring to the wintry lands it visits.

Pokémon Crystal

Legendary bird Pokémon. It is said to migrate from the south along with the spring.

Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire

Moltres is a legendary bird Pokémon that has the ability to control fire. If this Pokémon is injured, it is said to dip its body in the molten magma of a volcano to burn and heal itself.

Pokémon Emerald

Moltres is a legendary bird Pokémon that can control fire. If injured, it is said to dip its body in the molten magma of a volcano to burn and heal itself.

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.

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.

Base stats

Type effectiveness

RBY

Later versions

Learnset

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.

Evolution

Other appearances

Super Smash Brothers Melee

When released from a Pokéball, 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.

External links

• Article on Wikipedia

In other languages

• German: Lavados
• French: Sulfura
• Korean: 파이어 Paieo

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