Moltres in Pokémon GO

Type	Fire / Flying
Pokédex number	#146
Base Attack / Defense / Stamina	251 / 181 / 207
Max CP, level 40 / 50 / 51	3,465 / 3,917 / 3,964
Max HP, level 50	186
Class	Legendary
Buddy distance	20 km per Candy
Second Charged Attack	100,000 Stardust and 100 Candy
Height / weight	2 m / 60 kg

Moltres evolution

Pokémon GO has no evolution levels: a Pokémon evolves when you spend Candy on it (sometimes with an item or a task), at any level.

Moltres does not evolve in Pokémon GO.

Family: Moltres

Moltres CP by level

Combat Power with perfect stats (15/15/15) and with 10/10/10. Players find that raid, egg and research catches never have a stat below 10; that floor is their measurement, not a number in the game data.

Level	CP 15/15/15	CP 10/10/10	HP 15/15/15	Note
15	1,485	1,422	114	research rewards are at most level 15 (game master)
20	1,980	1,896	132	eggs hatch at most level 20 (game master); raid catches are level 20 (players’ measurement)
25	2,475	2,370	148	raid catches in weather that boosts the boss’s type are level 25 (players’ measurement)
30	2,970	2,844	162	wild Pokémon are at most level 30 (game master)
35	3,218	3,081	169
40	3,465	3,318	175
45	3,688	3,532	180
50	3,917	3,751	186
51	3,964	3,796	187	best buddy bonus on a level 50 Pokémon

Moltres best moveset

Ranked by damage per second over one cycle of fast attacks and one charged attack. Assumptions: Moltres at level 40 with 15/15/15, a target with 180 Defense taking neutral damage, no weather boost, and the energy Moltres gains from being hit left out.

Fast attack	Charged attack	Damage per second
Fire Spin	Fly	15.5
Wing Attack	Fly	14.9
Fire Spin	Sky Attack	14.6	Elite TM
Fire Spin	Overheat	14.6
Wing Attack	Sky Attack	13.9	Elite TM

Fast attacks

Move	Type	Power	Energy	Time	Power / s
Fire Spin	Fire	13	9	1 s	13.0	same type, ×1.2
Wing Attack	Flying	10	11	1 s	10.0	same type, ×1.2

Charged attacks

Move	Type	Power	Energy cost	Time	Power / s
Ancient Power	Rock	70	33	3.5 s	20.0
Fire Blast	Fire	140	100	4 s	35.0	same type, ×1.2
Fly	Flying	90	50	2 s	45.0	same type, ×1.2
Heat Wave	Fire	95	100	3 s	31.7	same type, ×1.2
Overheat	Fire	160	100	4 s	40.0	same type, ×1.2
Sky Attack	Flying	80	50	2 s	40.0	same type, ×1.2, Elite TM

Moltres weaknesses and resistances

Damage multipliers for each attack type against Fire / Flying. Pokémon GO uses ×1.6 for super effective and ×0.625 for not very effective, multiplied for two types.

Attack type	Damage
Rock	×2.56
Electric	×1.6
Water	×1.6
Bug	×0.39
Grass	×0.39
Fairy	×0.625
Fighting	×0.625
Fire	×0.625
Ground	×0.625
Steel	×0.625

Moltres CP calculator

Level Attack IV Defense IV HP IV

CP 3,465 · HP 175

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Sources: stats, moves, evolution costs and the CP multiplier for each level are from the Pokémon GO game master as published by PokeMiners (commit 8e227be, data of 28 August 2026). Which Pokémon are in the game: pogoapi.net (list of 31 January 2026). CP = ⌊(Attack+IV) × √(Defense+IV) × √(Stamina+IV) × CPM² / 10⌋, checked against pogoapi.net’s max CP table for 888 Pokémon. Raid catch levels and the 10/10/10 floor are players’ measurements; they are not in the game data. Pokémon and Pokémon GO are trademarks of their owners; this page is not affiliated with or endorsed by Niantic, Scopely, Nintendo, Creatures, GAME FREAK or The Pokémon Company.