Pokémon · Scarlet & Violet
Team Rocket's Moltres ex
Destined Rivals · #229 · Special Illustration Rare · 2025
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Market reference
$123.77
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 229 / 244
- Release year
- 2025
- Rarity
- Special Illustration Rare
- HP
- 220
- Subtype
- Basic · ex
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Regulation mark
- I
- Illustrator
- AKIRA EGAWA
- Pokédex #
- 146
- Series
- Scarlet & Violet
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 110 damage
- 36.67 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 2 Prizes given up
- Two-prize Pokémon — a single KO swings the prize race
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Strategy & play
How Team Rocket's Moltres ex 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.
- Its main attack (Flame Screen) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Needs Fire Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Fire type, weak to Lightning ×2 — a Lightning attacker doing ≥110 effectively one-shots it.
- A two-prize Pokémon — each KO gives the opponent 2 Prizes, so a single bad trade can lose the race. Back it with single-prize attackers.
- Currently Standard-legal — usable in the main rotating format.
How to beat Team Rocket's Moltres ex
- Exploit its Lightning weakness — ≥110 damage one-shots it.
- It gives up 2 Prizes — out-trade it with single-prize attackers.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 1.58 copies on average · 19 decks
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.
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by AKIRA EGAWA
This card was illustrated by AKIRA EGAWA.
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About this card
RCCFlame Screen — 110
During your opponent's next turn, this Pokémon takes 50 less damage from attacks (after applying Weakness and Resistance).
RCCCEvil Incineration
Discard a Team Rocket's Energy from this Pokémon. If you do, discard your opponent's Active Pokémon and all attached cards.
Pokémon ex rule: When your Pokémon ex is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.
Weakness:L×2
Resistance:F-30
Retreat cost:CC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
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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 2026/07/10| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $104.99 | $130.00 | $4,321.00 | $123.77 | $124.99 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2025/11/18| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €899.00 |
| 7-day average | €262.41 |
| 30-day average | €225.16 |
| Low | €100.00 |
| Trend price | €275.08 |
| Low (excellent+) | €105.00 |
| averageSellPrice | €219.98 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Team Rocket's Moltres ex is real?
Team Rocket's Moltres ex 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 Team Rocket's Moltres ex worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Team Rocket's Moltres ex is $123.77; 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 Team Rocket's Moltres ex from?
Team Rocket's Moltres ex is from the Pokémon set "Destined Rivals" in the Scarlet & Violet series, released in 2025.
What rarity is Team Rocket's Moltres ex?
Team Rocket's Moltres ex is a Special Illustration Rare card in the Destined Rivals set.
Other Team Rocket's Moltres ex printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
