Pokémon · Sun & Moon
Moltres
Lost Thunder · #38 · Rare · 2018
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From
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Market reference
$0.80
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 38 / 240
- Release year
- 2018
- Rarity
- Rare
- HP
- 120
- Subtype
- Basic
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Misa Tsutsui
- Pokédex #
- 146
- Series
- Sun & Moon
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Energy Acceleration
- Damage efficiency
- 90 damage
- 30 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.
- Not a main attacker — its job is energy acceleration. Run it as a consistency hub and protect it, because opponents will target the engine.
- 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 8% of recent tournament decks that can run it, usually 1 copy.
How to beat Moltres
- Exploit its Water weakness — ≥60 damage one-shots it.
- KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 8% of decks
- 1.01 copies on average · 3999 decks
- Match win rate
- 49.4%
- +2.1 pts vs the 47.3% 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.
More by Misa Tsutsui
This card was illustrated by Misa Tsutsui.
Building around Moltres?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"One of the legendary bird Pokémon. It is said that its appearance indicates the coming of spring."
RAssisting Heater — 30
You may attach a Fire Energy card from your hand to 1 of your Benched Pokémon.
RRCFire Wing — 90
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 Lost Thunder.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Moltres was legal.
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 1,403 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 2026/07/17| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.40 | $0.80 | $19.98 | $0.80 | $0.98 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $1.00 | $1.78 | $249.08 | $1.11 | $1.61 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/02/22| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.50 |
| 7-day average | €0.67 |
| 30-day average | €0.78 |
| Low | €0.30 |
| Trend price | €0.76 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.35 |
| Reverse holo low | €1.11 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €2.00 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €1.40 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.66 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €1.40 |
| Reverse holo trend | €2.00 |
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 $0.80; 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 "Lost Thunder" in the Sun & Moon series, released in 2018.
What rarity is Moltres?
Moltres is a Rare card in the Lost Thunder set.
Other Moltres printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
