Pokémon · Sword & Shield
Moltres
Brilliant Stars · #21 · Rare Holo · 2022
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Market reference
$0.34
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 21 / 186
- Release year
- 2022
- Rarity
- Rare Holo
- HP
- 120
- Subtype
- Basic
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Regulation mark
- F
- Illustrator
- otumami
- Pokédex #
- 146
- Series
- Sword & Shield
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 20 damage
- 20 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Also does
Strategy & play
How Moltres plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- A Basic — hits the board turn 1 with no evolution tax.
- Needs Fire Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Fire type, weak to Water ×2 — a Water attacker doing ≥60 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- Seen in 9% of recent tournament decks that can run it, usually 1 copy.
- Currently Standard-legal — usable in the main rotating format.
How to beat Moltres
- Exploit its Water weakness — ≥60 damage one-shots it.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 9% of decks
- 1.01 copies on average · 6439 decks
- Match win rate
- 49.8%
- +2.6 pts vs the 47.2% field average
Plays well with
Cards most often run alongside this one in tournament decks over the last 180 days — ranked by how distinctive the pairing is.
Building around Moltres?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"It's one of the legendary bird Pokémon. When Moltres flaps its flaming wings, they glimmer with a dazzling red glow."
RInferno Wings — 20+
If this Pokémon has any damage counters on it, this attack does 70 more damage. This attack's damage isn't affected by Weakness.
Weakness:W×2
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Moltres or Brilliant Stars.
🏆Moujii's Dojo🏆 (Late Registration Available!)
Aug 27, 2026
8° Torneo del circuito CarroTCG/Prof. Fili
Aug 27, 2026
⚡ Surge's TCG Vault Winner Takes All - 100 Codes
Aug 27, 2026
🟢Jolly Good Weekly #4 | Top Cut! (50 Codes!)
Aug 27, 2026
Oceania Open! | Season 3 - Week 9
Aug 28, 2026
Nightshades Premier Circuit Challenge #26 25 Codes
Aug 28, 2026
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Moltres was legal.
SEASAC League Challenge #25 (SEASON 4) [50 CODES]
today
REFINE Summer Series Session 9: Mega Blastoise?
today
Zard-Pokénight #015
today
Hideout TCG MID-WEEK Meta Clash 100 codes #9
today
⚡Surge's TCG Vault Webcam Wednesdays! #20⚡
today
ASRcristiano # 183 - 60 codes prize pool!
today
Tournament play
This printing of Moltres has no recent tournament appearances, but a different printing is currently a meta staple.
Moltres — Phantasmal Flames
Played in 2,486 recent decks
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
TCGPlayer (USD)
Updated 2026/07/16| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $0.09 | $0.34 | $30.00 | $0.34 | $0.20 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.25 | $0.47 | $19.98 | $0.48 | $0.35 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/05/08| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.15 |
| 7-day average | €0.20 |
| 30-day average | €0.21 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.19 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.02 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.25 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.32 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.46 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.22 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.43 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.45 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Moltres is real?
Moltres is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the back-light test (real cards have a black inner layer that blocks light; counterfeits glow through), the rosette dot pattern on the back under magnification, font weight and kerning on the card name, and the holofoil pattern if applicable. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Moltres worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Moltres is $0.34; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Moltres from?
Moltres is from the Pokémon set "Brilliant Stars" in the Sword & Shield series, released in 2022.
What rarity is Moltres?
Moltres is a Rare Holo card in the Brilliant Stars set.
Other Moltres printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
