Pokémon · XY
Moltres
XY Black Star Promos · #XY127 · Promo · 2013
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Market reference
$55.15
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- XY127 / 216
- Release year
- 2013
- Rarity
- Promo
- HP
- 120
- Subtype
- Basic
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- OOYAMA
- Pokédex #
- 146
- Series
- XY
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 80 damage
- 20 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
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.
- Its main attack (Flying Flare) needs 4 Energy — a turn-4 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 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.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 8% of decks
- 1.01 copies on average · 4159 decks
- Match win rate
- 49.2%
- +2.0 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.
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by OOYAMA
This card was illustrated by OOYAMA.
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."
RCombustion — 20
RRCCFlying Flare — 80+
You may do 40 more damage. If you do, this Pokémon does 20 damage to itself.
Weakness:W×2
Resistance:F-20
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Moltres or XY Black Star Promos.
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 1,442 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 2026/07/21| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $44.99 | $57.91 | $589.90 | $55.15 | $45.00 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2025/11/21| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €37.69 |
| 7-day average | €36.52 |
| 30-day average | €27.92 |
| Low | €23.00 |
| Trend price | €36.13 |
| Low (excellent+) | €27.00 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €35.00 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €7.55 |
| averageSellPrice | €39.41 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €5.27 |
| Reverse holo trend | €7.35 |
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 $55.15; 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 "XY Black Star Promos" in the XY series, released in 2013.
What rarity is Moltres?
Moltres is a Promo card in the XY Black Star Promos set.
Other Moltres printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
