Moltres's best moves in Pokémon GO

Opponent

#	Fast Attack	Charged Attack	DPS	TDO	Score 🔽
1.	Fire Spin	Sky Attack *	17.37	524.5	34.6
2.	Wing Attack	Sky Attack *	17.08	515.8	34.0
3.	Fire Spin	Overheat	16.39	495.1	32.6
4.	Wing Attack	Overheat	16.03	483.9	31.9
5.	Fire Spin	Fire Blast	15.10	456.1	30.1
6.	Wing Attack	Fire Blast	14.54	439.2	29.0
7.	Fire Spin	Heat Wave	13.94	420.9	27.7
8.	Wing Attack	Heat Wave	13.13	396.5	26.1
9.	Fire Spin	Ancient Power	12.26	370.4	24.4
10.	Wing Attack	Ancient Power	11.72	353.9	23.3

Moltres's Fast Attacks Guide

Moves

Moltres has access to 2 Fast Attacks (Wing Attack and Fire Spin), which cover Flying and Fire-type attacks. When using Wing Attack and Fire Spin you will benefit from STAB (Same-Type-Attack-Bonus), which increases the move damage by ×1.2.

Wing Attack890.8s

Type effectiveness chart

160.0%
- Fighting
- Bug
- Grass

62.5%
- Rock
- Steel
- Electric

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	8
Energy	9
Weather boost	Windy
Duration	0.8s
Damage window	0.6s - 0.8s

Trainer Battles

Damage	5
Energy	8

Effects

Wing Attack has no special effects.

See Wing Attack details page ↗

Fire Spin14101.1s

Type effectiveness chart

160.0%
- Bug
- Steel
- Grass
- Ice

62.5%
- Rock
- Fire
- Water
- Dragon

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	14
Energy	10
Weather boost	Sunny
Duration	1.1s
Damage window	0.8s - 1.1s

Trainer Battles

Damage	10
Energy	10

Effects

Fire Spin has no special effects.

See Fire Spin details page ↗

Tabular view

Fast Move	Raid Battles					Trainer Battles
Name 🔼	PWR	DPS	ENG	EPS	CD	PWR	ENG	DPT	EPT	CD
Fire Spin	14	12.73	10	9.09	1.1s	10	10	-
Wing Attack	8	10.00	9	11.25	0.8s	5	8	-

PWR stands for Power, DPS for damage per second, ENG for Energy generated per use, EPS for energy per second, CD for move duration, DPE for damage per energy point used. DPT and EPT stand for Damage and Energy per turn, and are only applicable in PvP.

Moltres's Fast Attacks Type Coverage


Flying	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×1.6	×1.0	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0
Fire	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×1.6	×1.0	×1.6	×0.6	×0.6	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0

Moltres's Charge Attacks Guide

Moves

Moltres has access to 5 Charge Attacks (Heat Wave, Ancient Power, Fire Blast, Sky Attack, and Overheat), which cover Fire, Rock, and Flying-type attacks. When using Heat Wave, Fire Blast, Sky Attack, and Overheat you will benefit from STAB (Same-Type-Attack-Bonus), which increases the move damage by ×1.2.

Heat Wave951003.0s

Type effectiveness chart

160.0%
- Bug
- Steel
- Grass
- Ice

62.5%
- Rock
- Fire
- Water
- Dragon

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	95
Energy	100
Weather boost	Sunny
Duration	3.0s
Damage window	1.7s - 2.8s

Trainer Battles

Damage	95
Energy	75

Effects

Heat Wave has no special effects.

See Heat Wave details page ↗

Ancient Power70333.5s

Type effectiveness chart

160.0%
- Flying
- Bug
- Fire
- Ice

62.5%
- Fighting
- Ground
- Steel

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	70
Energy	33
Weather boost	Partly Cloudy
Duration	3.5s
Damage window	2.9s - 3.1s

Trainer Battles

Damage	60
Energy	45

Effects

Special

Ancient Power has a 10.0% chance to:

Increase User's Attack by 25.0%
Increase User's Defense by 25.0%

See Ancient Power details page ↗

Fire Blast1401004.2s

Type effectiveness chart

160.0%
- Bug
- Steel
- Grass
- Ice

62.5%
- Rock
- Fire
- Water
- Dragon

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	140
Energy	100
Weather boost	Sunny
Duration	4.2s
Damage window	3.1s - 3.9s

Trainer Battles

Damage	140
Energy	80

Effects

Fire Blast has no special effects.

See Fire Blast details page ↗

Sky Attack *80502.0s

Type effectiveness chart

160.0%
- Fighting
- Bug
- Grass

62.5%
- Rock
- Steel
- Electric

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	80
Energy	50
Weather boost	Windy
Duration	2.0s
Damage window	1.5s - 1.7s

Trainer Battles

Damage	75
Energy	50

Effects

Sky Attack has no special effects.

See Sky Attack details page ↗

Overheat1601004.0s

Type effectiveness chart

160.0%
- Bug
- Steel
- Grass
- Ice

62.5%
- Rock
- Fire
- Water
- Dragon

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	160
Energy	100
Weather boost	Sunny
Duration	4.0s
Damage window	2.6s - 3.8s

Trainer Battles

Damage	130
Energy	55

Effects

Special

Overheat has a 100.0% chance to:

Decrease User's Attack by 33.3%

See Overheat details page ↗

Tabular view

Charge Move	Raid Battles					Trainer Battles
Name 🔼	PWR	DPS	ENG	DPE	CD	PWR	ENG	DPE
Ancient Power Special Ancient Power has a 10.0% chance to: Increase User's Attack by 25.0% Increase User's Defense by 25.0%	70	20.00	33	-	3.5s	60	45	-
Fire Blast	140	33.33	100	-	4.2s	140	80	-
Heat Wave	95	31.67	100	-	3.0s	95	75	-
Overheat Special Overheat has a 100.0% chance to: Decrease User's Attack by 33.3%	160	40.00	100	-	4.0s	130	55	-
Sky Attack *	80	40.00	50	-	2.0s	75	50	-

PWR stands for Power, DPS for damage per second, ENG for Energy required, CD for move duration, DPE for damage per energy point used. DPT and EPT stand for Damage and Energy per turn, and are only applicable in PvP.

Moves with Special Effects in PvP

Special

Ancient Power has a 10.0% chance to:

Increase User's Attack by 25.0%
Increase User's Defense by 25.0%

Special

Overheat has a 100.0% chance to:

Decrease User's Attack by 33.3%

Moltres's Charge Attacks Type Coverage


Fire	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×1.6	×1.0	×1.6	×0.6	×0.6	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0
Rock	×1.0	×0.6	×1.6	×1.0	×0.6	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×0.6	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0
Flying	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×1.6	×1.0	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0