Moltres
Attack
Defense
Stamina
Dynamax
Best Movesets
Analysis
Moltres is an extremely efficient investment in Pokemon Go. It has the advantage of being one of the top non-shadow/non-mega Fire Type attackers in the game, as well as a genuinely outstanding Flying Type attacker given Sky Attack. In fact, an argument can be made for unlocking a second charged move on Moltres so that it can switch between these two roles with a single Fast TM. Needless to say, this is based on its value to individual trainers and any individual's resources, but it can basically let Moltres pull double-duty, which makes it a very efficient investment.
Offense
- Fire Spin is the best fast move for Moltres, and benefits from STAB.
- Wing Attack is inferior against Grass and Bug-types, but leaps ahead against Fighting-types.
- Sky Attack* ranks among the best Charged Attacks in the game, and is the the highest DPS attack that Moltres has, even when it overlaps with Overheat. For targets weak to Fire and Flying, pairing it with Fire Spin is the way to go.
- Overheat is Moltres’s second best charge move, and the best move against Ice and Steel Types.
- Fire Blast is a down-grade to Overheat.
- Heat Wave isn’t worth mentioning.
Fire Spin is the preferred fast move, with more damage output than Wing Attack and slightly less energy gain. Wing Attack has somewhat of a niche if Fire Spin would be resisted, but otherwise is inferior.
Sky Attack* is the primary charge move for Moltres, sporting good power and costing less energy than other charge moves. Ancient Power ties for the lowest energy cost among Moltres' charge moves, and also provides wide coverage. Overheat threatens massive damage at the cost of a self-debuff, and its coverage can be useful against common Steel-types.
The restricted CP of this league hurts Moltres substantially due to a very high ATK stat, as well as its weakness to many common coverage types, in particular anything Rock-type. It should be noted that Sky Attack is not available in this league due to it being exclusive to Moltres's raid event, which results in negligible viability in this league.
