Pokémon GO Moltres Raids: Weaknesses, Counters & Shiny Details
The Kanto region's Legendary Bird, Moltres, is a classic Raid Boss in . First debuting in July 2017, Moltres has flown through many Gyms in 5-Star Raids. Its Combat Power is super high, so multiple Trainers and powerful Pokémon are needed to take it down. If you haven't found one already, Moltres returns to Gyms around the world from August 3 until August 12, 2024. Take note of its weaknesses and resistances to know how to counter Moltres properly.
Aside from being a classic collector's Pokémon in, Trainers should catch a Moltres for its versatility in battle. It's a great choice with its Legendary stats to be used during a Master League. One can also use Moltres against other 5-Star Raid Battles that require strong Flying-type and Fire-type moves. Since Moltres's Combat Power will always be fairly high, one can guarantee that it should last a while before falling in a Raid.
August's Spotlight Hour schedule has plenty of great Pokémon to catch, with the likes of Drilbur and Lileep spawning more frequently in Pokémon GO.
Kantonian Moltres in and other games is classified as a dual Fire/Flying-type Pokémon. This means it's weak to Electric, Water, and most importantly, Rock-type moves.
An Electric-type or Water-type move such as Thunder or Hydro Cannon will do 160% damage. However, when Moltres is hit with a Rock-type move like Rock Slide or Meteor Beam, it will deal 256% damage because of Moltres's double weakness to Rock-type attacks. Therefore, it's very important to find good coverage during a Moltres Raid Battle with Pokémon that can use these types of moves.
Try not to bring Pokémon that use these types of moves but can take damage from a «counter move» that Moltres might use during the Raid. For example, Golisopod can use Water-type moves. However, Golisopod's own typing (Bug-type) is very weak when facing Moltres's Wing Attack and Sky Attack.
The best Pokémon to choose when countering Moltres during a Raid are all Rock-types. These particular Pokémon have
