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This is a guide to movesets and best builds for using Galarian Moltres in competitive play for the games Pokemon Scarlet and Violet (SV). Read on for tips on the best Nature, EV spreads, Movesets, Tera Type, and Held Items to use with Galarian Moltres, as well as its strengths and weakness.
Galarian Moltres - Related Guides | ||
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Evolution and Learnset | Moveset for Ranked Battle | Tera Raid Build |
List of Contents
Nat. Dex #146.1 | Type | |
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Galarian Moltres | ||
Abilities | ||
Berserk |
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Weak to: | ||
(2x) | ||
Damaged Normally By: |
(1x) | |
Resists: | (0.5x) | |
Immune to: | (0x) |
Ability Name | Description | |
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Berserk | Increases the user's Special Attack when it gets hit by an attack that drops the HP to half or less. |
Stat | Value | Rank |
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HP | 90 | 168 |
Atk | 85 | 316 |
Def | 90 | 192 |
SpAtk | 100 | 155 |
SpDef | 125 | 34 |
Speed | 90 | 206 |
Total | 580 | 83 |
Stat | Max | 0Nat | 0EV | -Nat | Min |
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HP | 197 | 197 | 165 | 165 | 150 |
Atk | 150 | 137 | 105 | 94 | 81 |
Def | 156 | 142 | 110 | 99 | 85 |
SpAtk | 167 | 152 | 120 | 108 | 94 |
SpDef | 194 | 177 | 145 | 130 | 117 |
Spd | 156 | 142 | 110 | 99 | 85 |
Best Natures | ||
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Timid (+Spe, -Sp. Atk) |
Modest (+Sp. Atk, -Atk) |
Build Name | Recommendation |
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Specially Offensive Galarian Moltres | ★★★★ |
Nature | Modest (+Sp. Atk, -Atk) |
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EV Spread | 252 Sp. Atk / 4 Sp. Def / 252 Spe |
Final Stat Values | 165 HP / 110 Def / 167 Sp. Atk / 146 Sp. Def / 142 Spe |
Ability | Berserk |
Tera Type | |
Held Item | Life Orb |
Moveset | ・
Fiery Wrath
・ Air Slash ・ Nasty Plot ・ Agility |
Good offensive coverage in Dark and Flying. Solid Special Defense. Strong Tera option. |
Ability | Held Item | |
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Berserk | Life Orb |
Galarian Moltres's default Ability is Berserk, which raises its Special Attack when it goes to 50% HP. Life Orb can give it an offensive boost, but it can also help it get to 50% even quicker.
Fiery Wrath | Air Slash |
Nasty Plot | Agility |
Fiery Wrath is a powerful 90 Base Power Dark-type Move, and is Galarian Moltres' signature Move, which can also cause the opponent to flinch.
Air Slash is a strong Flying-type STAB option, which also has a chance at flinching an opponent.
Nasty Plot can win games if Galarian Moltres is able to set it up, with very few Pokemon being able to withstand its offense.
and lastly Agility can give Galarian Moltres a speed advantage, which is useful for when it wants to sweep through teams.
Dark Tera Type Matchup | ||
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Weak to: | ||
(2x) | ||
Damaged Normally By: |
(1x) | |
Resists: | (0.5x) | |
Immune to: | (0x) |
Dark can boost Fiery Wrath's damage output, and help Galarian Moltres lose its weaknesses from its Flying typing.
Best Dark Type Pokemon for Ranked Battle
This build focuses on fast offense, so a full 252 are put into Special Attack and Speed. The remaining 4 EVs are put into Special Defense to slightly increase Galarian Moltres's bulk on the special side, making it so it can take Thunderbolts and Moonblasts a little better.
Hurricane | A more powerful Flying-type STAB than Air Slash. Hurricane is less accurate than Air Slash, however. |
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Snarl | A useful move for reducing the effectivity of special attacking opponents. |
Damage Dealt by Galarian Moltres |
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Item: Choice Specs | Fiery Wrath 198 ~ 237 (121.4 ~ 145.3%) Guaranteed OHKO |
Damage Received by Galarian Moltres |
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Item: Booster Energy | Freeze-Dry 98 ~ 116 (59.3 ~ 70.3%) Guaranteed 2-Hit KO |
Game8's Competitive Damage Calculator
Build Name | Recommendation |
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Specially Offensive Galarian Moltres | ★★★★ |
Nature | Modest (+Sp. Atk, -Atk) |
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EV Spread | 252 Sp. Atk / 4 Sp. Def / 252 Spe |
Final Stat Values | 165 HP / 110 Def / 167 Sp. Atk / 146 Sp. Def / 142 Spe |
Ability | Berserk |
Tera Type | |
Held Item | Weakness Policy |
Moveset | ・
Fiery Wrath
・ Air Slash ・ Nasty Plot ・ Protect |
Good offensive coverage in Dark and Flying. Solid Special Defense. Strong Tera option. |
Ability | Held Item | |
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Berserk | Life Orb |
Galarian Moltres's default Ability is Berserk, which raises its Special Attack when it goes to 50% HP. Life Orb can give it an offensive boost, but it can also help it get to 50% even quicker.
Fiery Wrath | Air Slash |
Nasty Plot | Protect |
Fiery Wrath is a powerful 90 Base Power Dark-type Move, and is Galarian Moltres' signature Move, which can also cause the opponent to flinch.
Air Slash is a strong Flying-type STAB option, which also has a chance at flinching an opponent.
Nasty Plot can win games if Galarian Moltres is able to set it up, with very few Pokemon being able to withstand its offense.
Protect is for protecting Galarian Moltres on turns where it is in a disadvantage.
Poison Tera Type Matchup | ||
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Weak to: | ||
(2x) | ||
Damaged Normally By: |
(1x) | |
Resists: | (0.5x) | |
Poison Tera Type removes Galarian Moltres's weakness to Fairy, which may prove useful in matchups against the ever-present Flutter Mane.
This build focuses on fast offense, so a full 252 are put into Special Attack and Speed. The remaining 4 EVs are put into Special Defense to slightly increase Galarian Moltres's bulk on the special side, making it so it can take Thunderbolts and Moonblasts a little better.
Taunt | Taunt is useful for shutting down opposing Pokemon from setting up. |
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Tailwind | A valuable means of speed control. |
Damage Dealt by Galarian Moltres |
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Item: Choice Specs | Fiery Wrath 151 ~ 179 (92.6 ~ 109.8%) 56.3% Chance to OHKO |
Item: Safety Goggles | Fiery Wrath [n]182 ~ 218 (80.1 ~ 96%) Guaranteed 2-Hit KO |
Damage Received by Galarian Moltres |
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Item: Booster Energy | Freeze-Dry 98 ~ 116 (59.3 ~ 70.3%) Guaranteed 2-Hit KO |
Game8's Competitive Damage Calculator
Galarian Moltres is an excellent Tera Pokemon, as it can use Terastallization to remove its weaknesses. It can also Dark Tera to boost the damage of its STAB FIery Wrath.
Galarian Moltres works best when it is able to dish out damage. Speed Control, well timed Nasty Plot, as well as good predictions can help you earn wins with this Pokemon.
Putting Galarian Moltres with teammates that can mitigate its weaknesses is a good idea when team building around Galarian Moltres. These weaknesses include its mediocre Speed, and bad defensive typing, which you can remedy with Speed control and good partners or Terastallization respectively.
Special Attacker | Special Attacker | Physical Attacker |
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Galarian Moltres | Wash Rotom | Gholdengo |
Galarian Moltres can afford to lead off some matches and immediately go on the offensive. Wash Rotom is a solid switch-in to Ice-type and Electric-type moves because of its resistances, while Gholdengo can take care of opposing Fairy-types.
Support | Special Attacker |
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Comfey | Galarian Moltres |
Physical Attacker | Special Attacker |
Dondozo | Tatsugiri |
Comfey makes for a great partner for Galarian Moltres, being able to Trigger Weakness Policy with Draining Kiss and increase its survivability with Floral Healing. It is also able to lend its support through Speed Control options like Tailwind and Trick Room, and increase Galarian Moltres's damage output with Helping Hand.
Dondozo and Tatsugiri make up for a solid back-end who can close out games.
With Terastallization, the absence of Dynamax, and more useable Pokemon, it is easier to wall Galarian Moltres this time around compared to Sword and Shield. Take advantage of its many weaknesses and hit it with a super-effective attack. Galarian Moltres is forced to Tera or risk getting outright KOd.
Pokemon | Description |
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Flutter Mane | Ranking: ★★★★★
・Can outspeed and threaten Galarian Moltres with a powerful Fairy-type Attack. ▶️Flutter Mane Best Movesets |
Iron Bundle | Ranking: ★★★★
・Can outspeed and threaten Galarian Moltres with a powerful Ice-type Attack. ▶️Iron Bundle Best Movesets |
Iron Hands | Ranking: ★★★★
・Can effectively wall Galarian Moltres's options. ・Can KO Galarian Moltres with a powerful Electric-type Move. ▶️Iron Hands Best Movesets |
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