[overview]
**Draft Order**: Round 4 onwards
**Price Range**: 11-12 points
**Overview**: Galarian Moltres is a fearsome sweeper thanks to its fantastic offensive typing, bulk, and ability Berserk. Its offensive STAB combination offers near-unresisted coverage, with few Pokemon able to stand up to it defensively. Terastallization bolsters its sweeping potential even further, with Tera Blast coverage allowing it to muscle past almost any foe it desires. While Galarian Moltres's sweeping capabilities are great, its Speed and Special Attack are both rather unimpressive before boosts, leaving it unable to break healthy foes and outsped by faster threats before setting up. Because it often needs to run both Nasty Plot and Agility, it rarely has room to carry Taunt and is vulnerable to being phazed. Despite these drawbacks, Galarian Moltres is still an incredibly dangerous sweeper that should be considered when drafting your team.
[strategy comments]
Common Roles
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**Setup Sweeper**: Nasty Plot and Agility allow Galarian Moltres to significantly increase its damage output and outspeed nearly all of its foes, subsequently sweeping opposing teams with Fiery Wrath and Hurricane or Air Slash.
**Defensive Pivot**: Galarian Moltres can also leverage its huge special bulk to switch into and check attackers, fighting back with its STAB moves or pivoting out to a teammate with U-turn to handle the threat.
Common Moves
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**Primary STAB Moves**: Fiery Wrath, Hurricane, Air Slash
**Setup Moves**: Nasty Plot, Agility
**Utility Moves**: Foul Play, Sucker Punch, Snarl, Taunt, U-turn, Rest, Memento
**Coverage**: Tera Blast, Shadow Ball, Ancient Power
Niche Moves
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**Pain Split**: Galarian Moltres can use Pain Split to recover health against bulkier foes and potentially trigger Berserk additional times.
Common Items
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**Heavy-Duty Boots**: Galarian Moltres appreciates being as healthy as possible before it sets up, and Heavy-Duty Boots allows it to switch in when Stealth Rock is up without taking damage.
**Weakness Policy**: Thanks to Galarian Moltres's massive bulk, it can often take a super effective attack and survive, allowing it to trigger Weakness Policy in addition to Berserk, granting it many stat boosts in a single turn to sweep teams with.
**Chesto Berry / Sitrus Berry**: Berries that let it recover HP, whether indirectly through enabling Rest or directly through healing, allow Galarian Moltres to trigger Berserk, recover damage, and then potentially trigger Berserk a second time to substantially increase its damage output.
Niche Items
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**Damage-boosting Items**: Black Glasses or Sharp Beak can be effective if they help Galarian Moltres secure additional KOs it otherwise couldn't.
**Assault Vest**: Using its massive Special Defense stat, Galarian Moltres can utilize an Assault Vest to check opposing dangerous special attackers.
**Resistance Berries**: Resistance Berries can help Galarian Moltres tank a super effective hit to allow it to set up for a sweep.
Tera
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Galarian Moltres makes a fantastic Tera Captain thanks to its great bulk, with Tera granting it more opportunities to set up. Tera Fairy and Fighting are good options that shift its resistances to this effect and additionally allow it to break down foes like Dark-types coming in to check its Fiery Wrath. When its STAB moves need more power, Tera Dark and Flying are great offensive options that boost Fiery Wrath and Hurricane, respectively. It should be noted that while Galarian Moltres is excellent as a Tera Captain, making it one means you will likely be unable to afford a higher-tier Tera Captain and will need to pair it with another mid- or low-tier Captain as a result.
Draft Strategy
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Galarian Moltres fits well on teams in need of its sweeping potential. While considering one's draft selections, it should be noted that Galarian Moltres offers nearly zero utility to teams and demands adequate support to facilitate its sweeping capabilities.
**Entry Hazard Control**: Entry hazards contribute strongly to Galarian Moltres's sweeping capabilities, allowing it to dispatch threats sooner than it could otherwise when they are weakened by hazards. Additionally, it strongly appreciates Stealth Rock removal from its own side of the field freeing it up to use items other than Heavy-Duty Boots. Entry hazard setters like Sandy Shocks and Gliscor provide Stealth Rock and Spikes, which Galarian Moltres enjoys, and partners like Great Tusk and Iron Treads make great teammates for their ability to remove hazards with Rapid Spin in addition to providing Stealth Rock.
**Wallbreakers**: Wallbreakers help break open teams to assist Galarian Moltres in sweeping. Physical attackers make good partners, as they wear down its checks and encourage physical bulk investment from foes. Partners like Palafin, Ursaluna, and Baxcalibur make good teammates, as they are capable of punching holes in opposing teams quickly.
**Pivots**: Galarian Moltres enjoys being positioned well to give it time to set up Nasty Plot or Agility. Pivots to help bring it in safely make good partners, as a slow Volt Switch or U-turn allows it to get on the field in front of a foe it can set up on. Rotom-W, Scizor, and Galarian Slowking make great partners, as they are able to use their pivoting moves to bring in Galarian Moltres safely.
**Dual Screens**: While not a necessity, Galarian Moltres makes great use of dual screens support, further strengthening its ability to set up and use a Weakness Policy to facilitate a sweep. Dual screens setters such as Klefki, Tinkaton, and Uxie can fill this role with ease.
Checks and Counters
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**Specially Bulky Pokemon**: Specially bulky checks that can sponge Galarian Moltres's STAB moves are a nuisance; where foes like Rotom-W, Tyranitar, and Ting-Lu utilize their bulk to annoy it.
**Phazing**: While Galarian Moltres can carry Taunt, it often does not have the moveslots available for it and is therefore vulnerable to phazing moves stopping its sweep in its tracks.
**Fast Physical Attackers**: Galarian Moltres's average physical bulk and Speed make it vulnerable to being KOed before it has time to move. Foes like Palafin, Ogerpon-W, and Sneasler can either outright KO it or deal tremendous damage to it very quickly.
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**Draft Order**: Round 4 onwards
**Price Range**: 11-12 points
**Overview**: Galarian Moltres is a fearsome sweeper thanks to its fantastic offensive typing, bulk, and ability Berserk. Its offensive STAB combination offers near-unresisted coverage, with few Pokemon able to stand up to it defensively. Terastallization bolsters its sweeping potential even further, with Tera Blast coverage allowing it to muscle past almost any foe it desires. While Galarian Moltres's sweeping capabilities are great, its Speed and Special Attack are both rather unimpressive before boosts, leaving it unable to break healthy foes and outsped by faster threats before setting up. Because it often needs to run both Nasty Plot and Agility, it rarely has room to carry Taunt and is vulnerable to being phazed. Despite these drawbacks, Galarian Moltres is still an incredibly dangerous sweeper that should be considered when drafting your team.
[strategy comments]
Common Roles
========
**Setup Sweeper**: Nasty Plot and Agility allow Galarian Moltres to significantly increase its damage output and outspeed nearly all of its foes, subsequently sweeping opposing teams with Fiery Wrath and Hurricane or Air Slash.
**Defensive Pivot**: Galarian Moltres can also leverage its huge special bulk to switch into and check attackers, fighting back with its STAB moves or pivoting out to a teammate with U-turn to handle the threat.
Common Moves
========
**Primary STAB Moves**: Fiery Wrath, Hurricane, Air Slash
**Setup Moves**: Nasty Plot, Agility
**Utility Moves**: Foul Play, Sucker Punch, Snarl, Taunt, U-turn, Rest, Memento
**Coverage**: Tera Blast, Shadow Ball, Ancient Power
Niche Moves
========
**Pain Split**: Galarian Moltres can use Pain Split to recover health against bulkier foes and potentially trigger Berserk additional times.
Common Items
========
**Heavy-Duty Boots**: Galarian Moltres appreciates being as healthy as possible before it sets up, and Heavy-Duty Boots allows it to switch in when Stealth Rock is up without taking damage.
**Weakness Policy**: Thanks to Galarian Moltres's massive bulk, it can often take a super effective attack and survive, allowing it to trigger Weakness Policy in addition to Berserk, granting it many stat boosts in a single turn to sweep teams with.
**Chesto Berry / Sitrus Berry**: Berries that let it recover HP, whether indirectly through enabling Rest or directly through healing, allow Galarian Moltres to trigger Berserk, recover damage, and then potentially trigger Berserk a second time to substantially increase its damage output.
Niche Items
========
**Damage-boosting Items**: Black Glasses or Sharp Beak can be effective if they help Galarian Moltres secure additional KOs it otherwise couldn't.
**Assault Vest**: Using its massive Special Defense stat, Galarian Moltres can utilize an Assault Vest to check opposing dangerous special attackers.
**Resistance Berries**: Resistance Berries can help Galarian Moltres tank a super effective hit to allow it to set up for a sweep.
Tera
========
Galarian Moltres makes a fantastic Tera Captain thanks to its great bulk, with Tera granting it more opportunities to set up. Tera Fairy and Fighting are good options that shift its resistances to this effect and additionally allow it to break down foes like Dark-types coming in to check its Fiery Wrath. When its STAB moves need more power, Tera Dark and Flying are great offensive options that boost Fiery Wrath and Hurricane, respectively. It should be noted that while Galarian Moltres is excellent as a Tera Captain, making it one means you will likely be unable to afford a higher-tier Tera Captain and will need to pair it with another mid- or low-tier Captain as a result.
Draft Strategy
========
Galarian Moltres fits well on teams in need of its sweeping potential. While considering one's draft selections, it should be noted that Galarian Moltres offers nearly zero utility to teams and demands adequate support to facilitate its sweeping capabilities.
**Entry Hazard Control**: Entry hazards contribute strongly to Galarian Moltres's sweeping capabilities, allowing it to dispatch threats sooner than it could otherwise when they are weakened by hazards. Additionally, it strongly appreciates Stealth Rock removal from its own side of the field freeing it up to use items other than Heavy-Duty Boots. Entry hazard setters like Sandy Shocks and Gliscor provide Stealth Rock and Spikes, which Galarian Moltres enjoys, and partners like Great Tusk and Iron Treads make great teammates for their ability to remove hazards with Rapid Spin in addition to providing Stealth Rock.
**Wallbreakers**: Wallbreakers help break open teams to assist Galarian Moltres in sweeping. Physical attackers make good partners, as they wear down its checks and encourage physical bulk investment from foes. Partners like Palafin, Ursaluna, and Baxcalibur make good teammates, as they are capable of punching holes in opposing teams quickly.
**Pivots**: Galarian Moltres enjoys being positioned well to give it time to set up Nasty Plot or Agility. Pivots to help bring it in safely make good partners, as a slow Volt Switch or U-turn allows it to get on the field in front of a foe it can set up on. Rotom-W, Scizor, and Galarian Slowking make great partners, as they are able to use their pivoting moves to bring in Galarian Moltres safely.
**Dual Screens**: While not a necessity, Galarian Moltres makes great use of dual screens support, further strengthening its ability to set up and use a Weakness Policy to facilitate a sweep. Dual screens setters such as Klefki, Tinkaton, and Uxie can fill this role with ease.
Checks and Counters
========
**Specially Bulky Pokemon**: Specially bulky checks that can sponge Galarian Moltres's STAB moves are a nuisance; where foes like Rotom-W, Tyranitar, and Ting-Lu utilize their bulk to annoy it.
**Phazing**: While Galarian Moltres can carry Taunt, it often does not have the moveslots available for it and is therefore vulnerable to phazing moves stopping its sweep in its tracks.
**Fast Physical Attackers**: Galarian Moltres's average physical bulk and Speed make it vulnerable to being KOed before it has time to move. Foes like Palafin, Ogerpon-W, and Sneasler can either outright KO it or deal tremendous damage to it very quickly.
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