A legendary bird Pokémon known as the "fire bird." Every time it flaps, its wings flare and burn brightly. To inflict massive damage, the user burns itself out. After using this move, the user will no longer be Fire type. In The Search for the Legend, Butch and Cassidy attempted to capture a weakened Moltres at One Island, but they were unsuccessful. After recovering its strength, it was about to battle Silver, who had dreamed of battling it since his youth, but the battle was interrupted by Mt. Ember's eruption. Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team: Moltres resides on top of Mt. Blaze and challenges the player and partner when they trespass. After Moltres is defeated, it is convinced by the player's partner to allow them to pass through.

Moltres, the Flame Pokémon. A Fire and Flying type. When injured, Moltres enters the lava of a volcano, and its fiery temperature helps heal its wounds. They say when Moltres appears, it brings spring with it.In Japanese, Flareon has the category ほのおポケモン Honō Pokémon (Flame Pokémon), while the other four Pokémon share the category かえんポケモン Kaen Pokémon (Flame Pokémon). Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution or an alternate form of Moltres The user lashes out to vent its frustration toward the target. If the user's stats were lowered during this turn, the power of this move is doubled. Moltres is a legendary bird Pokémon that has the ability to control fire. If this Pokémon is injured, it is said to dip its body in the molten magma of a volcano to burn and heal itself.

In Generation V, if this Pokémon is given an Iron Ball, the effectiveness of Ground-type moves is 1×.If Miracle Eye is used by an opponent or this Pokémon is given a Ring Target, the effectiveness of Psychic-type moves is 1×.

The user yells as if it's ranting about something, which lowers the Sp. Atk stats of opposing Pokémon. Snorlax • Solgaleo • Spewpa • Staryu • Starmie • Suicune • Swirlix • Tapu Koko • Togedemaru • Togepi The user goes to sleep for two turns. This fully restores the user's HP and heals any status conditions. Moltres may be a combination of molten and tres (Spanish for three, indicating that it is the third in the trio of Kanto Legendary birds). It may also derive from molt. This Pokémon’s sinister, flame-like aura will consume the spirit of any creature it hits. Victims become burned-out shadows of themselves.

In English, the category "Flame Pokémon" is shared by Charmeleon, Charizard, Flareon, Kantonian Moltres, and Infernape. The user intensifies the sun for five turns, powering up Fire-type moves. It lowers the power of Water-type moves. The sinister aura that blazes like molten fire around this Pokémon is what inspired the name Moltres.

In The Power of One, Lawrence III sought a Moltres, the other two Legendary birds, and their master Lugia for his own personal collection. In Galar, Moltres has a dual-type Dark/ Flying regional form that was introduced in The Crown Tundra expansion of the Pokémon Sword and Shield Expansion Pass. Neither Kantonian Moltres nor Galarian Moltres are known to evolve into or from any other Pokémon. Moltres is a legendary bird Pokémon that can control fire. If injured, it is said to dip its body in the molten magma of a volcano to burn and heal itself. The user stimulates its brain by thinking bad thoughts. This sharply raises the user's Sp. Atk stat. It’s one of the legendary bird Pokémon. When Moltres flaps its flaming wings, they glimmer with a dazzling red glow.The user whips up a turbulent whirlwind that ups the Speed stats of the user and its allies for four turns.