National Dex Moltres DONE

[Pubo]

[SET]
name: Defensive
move 1: Mystical Fire
move 2: Scorching Sands
move 3: Roost
move 4: Defog / U-turn / Toxic
item: Heavy-Duty Boots
ability: Flame Body
nature: Timid
evs: 248 HP / 148 Def / 52 SpD / 60 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Moltres's niche in National Dex comes from its role compression, being able to check Grass-, Steel-, and Fire-types such as Rillaboom, Mega Scizor, Mega Mawile, Heatran, and Mega Charizard Y, provide Defog support against Heatran, and greatly assist stall teams. However, Moltres is completely outclassed as a Defogger by Corviknight, Tapu Fini, and Zapdos, since all three have better typing, bulk, and matchup against other common Stealth Rock setters such as Garchomp, Mega Tyranitar, and Landorus-T. A plethora of Pokemon it wants to check, such as Mega Mawile, Kartana, Rillaboom, and Mega Scizor, often carry Knock Off, which Moltres does not want to switch into, as it relies heavily on its Heavy-Duty Boots to avoid its crippling Stealth Rock weakness, making it a poor check in the long run. Mystical Fire allows Moltres to check Mega Charizard Y and Calm Mind Clefable more easily. Scorching Sands is a fantastic coverage move, as it notably 2HKOes Heatran and can also punish Garchomp and Mega Tyranitar due to its burn chance. Flame Body is chosen to cripple physical attackers like Rillaboom, Kartana, Mega Scizor, and U-turn from Corviknight and Mega Lopunny. Roost allows Moltres to stay healthy, letting it check Kartana and Mega Scizor better in the long run. U-turn and Toxic are also fine options to gain momentum or punish switch-ins. The suggested Defense investment allows Moltres to take Frustration from Mega Lopunny twice from full health, and 60 Speed EVs with a Timid nature are used to outspeed Modest Heatran.

Moltres fits best on bulky offense teams that need a solid check to Grass-, Steel-, and Fire-types. Water-types like Slowbro and Tapu Fini appreciate Moltres's ability to check Rillaboom and Kartana, and in return, they can check Garchomp and Landorus-T. Moltres also appreciates teammates like Rillaboom and Ash-Greninja to deal with Rock-types or Pokemon with Rock-type coverage moves that would otherwise be able to threaten or set Stealth Rock in front of it, like Mega Diancie, Tyranitar, and Garchomp. In return, Rillaboom and Ash Greninja appreciate Moltres's ability to deal with Mega Scizor and Ferrothorn. Secondary entry hazard control options like Choice Scarf Landorus-T and Rapid Spin Excadrill are appreciated, as Moltres struggles to remove hazards if its Heavy-Duty Boots is removed. Due to Moltres's weakness to Electric-types such as Tapu Koko and Zapdos, sturdy checks like Gliscor, Amoonguss, and defensive Landorus-T are good teammates as well. Strong wallbreakers like Kyurem and Tapu Lele can cause problems for Moltres, so checks like Mega Scizor and Galarian Slowking make phenomenal partners.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============

Flamethrower and Hurricane can be run over Mystical Fire as more powerful STAB moves, but Moltres cannot properly check Calm Mind Clefable and Mega Charizard Y without Mystical Fire. If the team already has a Defog user, Will-O-Wisp is a good option to punish Rock-types like Mega Tyranitar and Pokemon with Rock-type coverage like Garchomp, and check Mega Mawile more comfortably. On stall teams, a set with Substitute and Pressure can PP stall Tyranitar's Stone Edge and Heatran's Magma Storm, while also checking Calm Mind Clefable and Mega Mawile.

Checks and Counters
===================

**Rock-type Pokemon and Coverage**: Mega Tyranitar, Tyranitar, Mega Diancie, and Pokemon with access to Rock-type coverage such as Garchomp and Landorus-T can easily switch into Moltres's attacks and proceed to KO it or set Stealth Rock. However, they fear a potential burn from Scorching Sands or the less common Will-O-Wisp.

**Water-types**: Ash-Greninja, Tapu Fini, Slowking, and Rotom-W can easily force out Moltres with their STAB moves or pivot to another teammate to gain an advantage in the match. However, the latter two fear Toxic.

**Knock Off**: Pokemon that Moltres is supposed to check, like Kartana, Mega Scizor, Rillaboom, and Mega Mawile, often carry Knock Off, and losing its Heavy-Duty Boots reduces Moltres's ability to come in safely due to its 4x weakness to Stealth Rock. However, they are susceptible to a burn from Moltres's Flame Body.

**Electric-types**: Zapdos, Tapu Koko, and Zeraora can take all Moltres's attacks with ease and pressure it with their STAB moves. However, they all fear Toxic, and the latter two are hit hard by Scorching Sands.

**Strong Wallbreakers**: Due to Moltres's average bulk, strong wallbreakers like Tapu Lele, Kyurem, and Ash-Greninja can overwhelm it.

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- Written by: [[Pubo, 535121]]
- Quality checked by: [[The Dragon Master,521275], [pannuracotta, 517892]]
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[Pubo]

QC ready!

 

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[SET]
name: Defensive
move 1: Mystical Fire
move 2: Scorching Sands
move 3: Roost
move 4: Defog / U-Turn / Toxic
item: Heavy-Duty Boots
ability: Flame Body
nature: Timid
evs: 248 HP / 148 Def / 52 SpD / 60 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Moltres niche in National Dex come from its role compression, being able to check Grass- and Steel-types such as Rillaboom, Mega Scizor, and Mega Mawile, Fire-types like Heatran and Mega Charizard Y, while also providing Defog support. Mystical Fire allows it to check Mega Charizard Y and Calm Mind Clefable more easily. Scorching Sands notably 2HKO Heatran, also punishes Garchomp and Mega Tyranitar due to its burn chance. Flame Body its the chosen ability to cripple physical attackers like Rillaboom, Kartana, Mega Scizor, and U-turn from Corviknight and Mega Lopunny. However, Moltres is completely outclassed as a Defogger by Corviknight and Zapdos, which have better typing, bulk, and matchup against other common Stealth Rock setters such as Garchomp, Mega Tyranitar, and Landorus-T. Finally, Mega Mawile, Rillaboom, and Mega Scizor, Pokemon that Moltres is supposed to check, often uses Knock Off, and removing Moltres Heavy-Duty Boots several cripples its ability to check the aforementioned foes due to its 4x weakness to Stealth Rock. Roost recover HP, letting it check Kartana and Mega Scizor more easily, while U-turn and Toxic are fine options to gain momentum or punish switch-ins. 248 HP EVs minimizes Stealth Rock damage, and with 148 Def EVs allows Moltres to take 2 Mega Lopunny's Frustation from full health, and 60 Speed EVs with a Timid nature is used to outspeed Modest Heatran. the content here is great, but the order of sentences and grammer is completely off

Moltres niche in National Dex come from its role compression, being able to check Grass- and Steel-types such as Rillaboom, Mega Scizor, and Mega Mawile, Fire-types like Heatran and Mega Charizard Y, while also providing Defog support. However, Moltres is completely outclassed as a Defogger by the likes of Corviknight and Kartana, who have better typing, bulk, and matchup against other common Stealth Rock setters such as Garchomp, Mega Tyranitar, and Landorus-T. Finally, Mega Mawile, Rillaboom, and Mega Scizor, Pokemon that Moltres is supposed to check, often use Knock Off, and removing Moltres Heavy-Duty Boots severely cripples its ability to check the aforementioned foes due to its 4x weakness to Stealth Rock. Mystical Fire allows it to check Mega Charizard Y and Calm Mind Clefable more easily. Scorching Sands notably 2HKOes Heatran, and can also punishes Garchomp and Mega Tyranitar due to its burn chance. Flame Body its the chosen ability to cripple physical attackers like Rillaboom, Kartana, Mega Scizor, and U-turn from Corviknight and Mega Lopunny. Roost recover HP, letting it check Kartana and Mega Scizor more easily, while U-turn and Toxic are fine options to gain momentum or punish switch-ins. 248 HP EVs minimizes Stealth Rock damage, and with 148 Def EVs allows Moltres to take 2 Mega Lopunny's Frustation from full health, and 60 Speed EVs with a Timid nature is used to outspeed Modest Heatran.

Moltres fits best on bulky offense teams that need a solid check to Grass-, Steel- and Fire-types, As such, Water-types like Slowbro and Tapu Fini appreciate Moltres ability to check Rillaboom and Kartana, in return, they can check Garchomp and Landorus-T. Rock-types like Mega DIancie and Tyranitar can KO Moltres or set Stealth Rock in front of it, so, teammates that force them out like Rillaboom and Ash-Greninja can form a great Fire / Water / Grass core mention defensive checks to these here. Due to Moltres weakness to Electric-types such as Tapu Koko and Zapdos, sturdy checks like Gliscor, Amoongus and defensive Landorus-T are good teammates as well. Strong wallbreakers like Kyurem and Tapu Lele can cause problems for Moltres, making Mega Scizor and Galarian Slowking phenomenal partners.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============

Flamethower and Hurricane are fine options over Mystical Fire to have a stronger STAB attack, but without Mystical Fire it cannot properly check Calm Mind Clefable and Mega Charizard Y. If the team have already a Defogger, Will-O-Wisp is a good option to punish Rock-types like Mega Tyranitar and Pokemon with Rock-type coverage like Garchomp. mention it lets it check maw even if its significantly chipped
also mention sub pressure

Checks and Counters
===================

**Rock-type Pokemon and Coverage**: Mega Tyranitar, Tyranitar Mega Diancie, and Pokemon with access to Rock-type coverage such as Garchomp and Landorus-T can easily switch into Moltres attacks and proceed to KO it or set Stealth Rock. However, They all fear a potential burn from Scorching Sands or the less common Will-O-Wisp.

**Water-types**: Tapu Fini, Slowking, and Rotom-W easily force out Moltres with their STAB moves or can pivot to another teammate gaining advantage in the match. However, the latter two fear Toxic. gren can too

**Knock Off*: Pokemon that Moltres is supposed to check, like Kartana, Mega Scizor, and Rillaboom also mention maw often uses Knock Off, and removing its Heavy-Duty Boots reduces Moltres ability to come in safely due to its 4x weakness to Stealth Rock. However, they all are susceptible to a burn from Moltres's Flame Body.

**Stealth Rock**: Without Heavy-Duty Boots, Moltres have problems to check the aforementioned foes and easily get overwhelmed by Stealth Rock and offensive pressure. this is already covered in the knock section

**Electric-types**: Zapdos, Tapu Koko, and Zeraora Rotom-W mentioned in waters section can take all Moltres attacks with ease and pressure it with their STAB moves. However, they all fear a poison from Toxic.

mention strong wallbreakers here

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Pubo, 535121]]
- Quality checked by: [[username1, userid1], [username2, userid2]]
- Grammar checked by: [[username1, userid1]]

the content is good but there are some grammer issues, do check the GP standards and make the needed changes

QC 1/2

 

[Pubo]

implemented
e: some errors like flamethower -> flamethrower have now been fixed

 

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[SET]
name: Defensive
move 1: Mystical Fire
move 2: Scorching Sands
move 3: Roost
move 4: Defog / U-Turn / Toxic
item: Heavy-Duty Boots
ability: Flame Body
nature: Timid
evs: 248 HP / 148 Def / 52 SpD / 60 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Moltres's niche in National Dex comes from its role compression, being able to check Grass- and Steel-types such as Rillaboom, Mega Scizor, and Mega Mawile, Fire-types like Heatran and Mega Charizard Y, while also providing Defog support. However, Moltres is completely outclassed as a Defogger by the likes of Corviknight, Tapu Fini, and Zapdos, since both have better typing, bulk, and matchup against other common Stealth Rock setters such as Garchomp, Mega Tyranitar, and Landorus-T. update this sentence to adhere with the addition of Fini, also mention how its a defogger that can defog on heatran, making it good on stall teams w/ corv as removal. Finally, Mega Mawile, Rillaboom, and Mega Scizor, Pokemon that Moltres is supposed to check, often use Knock Off, and removing Moltres Heavy-Duty Boots several cripples its ability to check the aforementioned foes due to its 4x weakness to Stealth Rock. A plethora of Pokemon it wants to check, such as Mega Mawile, Kartana, Rillaboom, and Mega Scizor often carry Knock Off, which Moltres does not want to switch in to, as it relies heavily on its Heavy-Duty Boots to avoid its crippling Stealth Rock weakness, making it a poor check in the long term. Mystical Fire allows it to check Mega Charizard Y and Calm Mind Clefable more easily. Scorching Sands is fantastic coverage, it notably 2HKOes Heatran, and can also punish Garchomp and Mega Tyranitar due to its burn chance. Flame Body it's the chosen ability to cripple physical attackers like Rillaboom, Kartana, Mega Scizor, and U-turn from Corviknight and Mega Lopunny. Roost recover HP, allows Moltres to stay healthy, letting it check Kartana and Mega Scizor more easily, better in the longterm. while However, U-turn and Toxic are also fine options to gain momentum or punish switch-ins. 248 HP EVs minimizes Stealth Rock damage, and 148 Def EVs allows for Moltres to take 2 Mega Lopunny's Frustration from full health, and 60 Speed EVs with a Timid nature is used to outspeed Modest Heatran.

Moltres fits best on bulky offense teams that need a solid check to Grass-, Steel-, and Fire-types, As such, Water-types like Slowbro and Tapu Fini appreciate Moltres's ability to check Rillaboom and Kartana, in return, they can check Garchomp and Landorus-T. Rock-types like Mega Diancie and Tyranitar can threaten Moltres or set Stealth Rock in front of it, so teammates like Rillaboom and Ash-Greninja can form a Fire / Water / Grass core and defensive checks like Mega Scizor and Ferrothorn can deal with them. i think a part about secondary hazard removal like Scarf Lando with fog and Rapid Spin Excadrill can be nice here, to deal with hazard setters that Moltres cannot beat, as well as being able to defog if its lost its boots. Due to Moltres' weakness to Electric-types such as Tapu Koko and Zapdos, sturdy checks like Gliscor, Amoonguss, and defensive Landorus-T are good teammates as well. Strong wallbreakers like Kyurem and Tapu Lele can cause problems for Moltres, making Mega Scizor and Galarian Slowking phenomenal partners, as they're able to check them for Moltres.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============

Flamethrower and Hurricane are fine options over Mystical Fire to have a stronger STAB move, but without Mystical Fire, it cannot properly check Calm Mind Clefable and Mega Charizard Y. If the team already has a Defog user, Will-O-Wisp is a good option to punish Rock-types like Mega Tyranitar, Pokemon with Rock-type coverage like Garchomp, and check Mega Mawile more comfortably. On stall teams, a set with Substitute and Pressure can PP stall Tyranitar's Stone Edge and Heatran's Magma Storm, while also checking Calm Mind Clefable and Mega Mawile.

Checks and Counters
===================

**Rock-type Pokemon and Coverage**: Mega Tyranitar, Tyranitar, Mega Diancie, and Pokemon with access to Rock-type coverage such as Garchomp and Landorus-T can easily switch into Moltres attacks and proceed to KO it or set Stealth Rock. They all fear a potential burn from Scorching Sands or the less common Will-O-Wisp.

**Water-types**: Ash-Greninja, Tapu Fini, Slowking, and Rotom-W easily force out Moltres with their STAB moves or can pivot to another teammate gaining an advantage in the match. However, the latter two fear Toxic.

**Knock Off**: Pokemon that Moltres is supposed to check, like Kartana, Mega Scizor, Rillaboom, and Mega Mawile often use Knock Off, and removing its Heavy-Duty Boots reduces Moltres ability to come in safely due to its 4x weakness to Stealth Rock. However, they are susceptible to a burn from Moltres's Flame Body if they hit it.

**Electric-types**: Zapdos, Tapu Koko, and Zeraora can take all Moltres attacks with ease and pressure it with their STAB moves. However, they all fear Toxic and Scorching Sands.

**Strong Wallbreakers**: Due to Moltres's average bulk, strong wallbreakers like Tapu Lele, Kyurem, and Ash-Greninja can overwhelm it with their raw strength.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Pubo, 535121]]
- Quality checked by: [[The Dragon Master,521275], [username2, userid2]]
- Grammar checked by: [[username1, userid1]]

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[Pubo]

implemented, thanks.
gp off

 

[Mr. Quark]

AM GP check! Cool mon, cool analysis! Fun read, learned a lot!

amcheque

[SET]
name: Defensive
move 1: Mystical Fire
move 2: Scorching Sands
move 3: Roost
move 4: Defog / U-Turn / Toxic
item: Heavy-Duty Boots
ability: Flame Body
nature: Timid
evs: 248 HP / 148 Def / 52 SpD / 60 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Moltres's niche in National Dex comes from its role compression, being able to check Grass- and Steel-types such as Rillaboom, Mega Scizor, and Mega Mawile, Fire-types like Heatran and Mega Charizard Y, while also providing Defog support against Heatran, great assistance for stall teams. Moltres's niche in National Dex comes from its role compression, being able to check Grass-, Steel-, and Fire-types such as Rillaboom, Mega Scizor, Mega Mawile, Heatran, and Mega Charizard Y, provide Defog support against Heatran, and greatly assist stall teams. However, Moltres is completely outclassed as a Defogger by Corviknight, Tapu Fini, and Zapdos, since both have better typing, bulk, and matchup you say "since both have..." and you mention 3 mons, do you mean "since all three have..."? against other common Stealth Rock setters such as Garchomp, Mega Tyranitar, and Landorus-T. A plethora of Pokemon it wants to check, such as Mega Mawile, Kartana, Rillaboom, and Mega Scizor often carry Knock Off, which Moltres does not want to switch in to into, as it relies heavily on its Heavy-Duty Boots to avoid its crippling Stealth Rock weakness, making it a poor check in the long term. Mystical Fire allows it Moltres to check Mega Charizard Y and Calm Mind Clefable more easily. Scorching Sands is a fantastic coverage move, as it notably 2HKOes Heatran, (RC) and can also punish Garchomp and Mega Tyranitar due to its burn chance. Flame Body it's the chosen ability Flame Body is chosen to cripple physical attackers like Rillaboom, Kartana, Mega Scizor, and U-turn from Corviknight and Mega Lopunny. Roost allows Moltres to stay healthy, letting it check Kartana and Mega Scizor better in the longterm long term. However, U-turn and Toxic are also fine options to gain momentum or punish switch-ins. 148 Def EVs The suggested Defense investment allows for Moltres to take 2 Mega Lopunny's Frustration Frustration from Mega Lopunny twice from full health, and 60 Speed EVs with a Timid nature is used the suggested Speed investment allows Moltres to outspeed Modest Heatran.

Moltres fits best on bulky offense teams that need a solid check to Grass-, Steel-, and Fire-types,. (RC, AP) As such, Water-types like Slowbro and Tapu Fini appreciate Moltres's ability to check Rillaboom and Kartana, and in return, they can check Garchomp and Landorus-T. Rock-types like Mega Diancie and Tyranitar can threaten Moltres or set Stealth Rock in front of it, so teammates like Rillaboom and Ash-Greninja can form a Fire / Water / Grass core and defensive checks like Mega Scizor and Ferrothorn can deal with them (I don't think you need this underlined part at all bc it doesn't work with the rest of the sentence (where you're talking about how Rillaboom and Ash Greninja help with Diancie and Tyranitar) and it's self-explanatory/already explained in other parts of the analysis. If you want, you could rephrase the whole thought to something like Moltres also appreciates teammates like Rillaboom and Ash-Greninja to deal with Rock-types or Pokemon with Rock-type coverage moves who would otherwise be able to threaten or set Stealth Rock in front of it, like Mega Diancie, Tyranitar, and Garchomp. In return, Rillaboom and Ash Greninja appreciate Moltres's ability to deal with Mega Scizor and Ferrothorn.). Since Moltres struggles to remove hazards in front of Garchomp and Tyranitar, or if it gets its Heavy-Duty Boots removed, secondary hazard control options, like Choice Scarf Landorus-T and Rapid Spin Excadrill are appreciated Secondary hazard control options, like Choice Scarf Landorus-T or Rapid Spin Excadrill are appreciated, as Moltres struggles to remove hazards if its Heavy-Duty Boots are removed (I didn't like the repetition in both of these points, so I decided to compress the points to reduce the redundancy. Note that there's a slight meaning change, but it should still be accurate meta-wise). Due to Moltres's weakness to Electric-types such as Tapu Koko and Zapdos, sturdy checks like Gliscor, Amoonguss, and defensive Landorus-T are good teammates as well. Strong wallbreakers like Kyurem and Tapu Lele can cause problems for Moltres, making so checks like Mega Scizor and Galarian Slowking make phenomenal partners, as they're able to check them for Moltres.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============

Flamethrower and Hurricane are fine options over Mystical Fire to have a stronger STAB move, but without Mystical Fire, it cannot properly check Calm Mind Clefable and Mega Charizard Y Flamethrower and Hurricane can be run over Mystical Fire as more powerful STAB moves, but Moltres cannot properly check Calm Mind Clefable and Mega Charizard Y without Mystical Fire. If the team already has a Defog user, Will-O-Wisp is a good option to punish Rock-types like Mega Tyranitar, (RC) and Pokemon with Rock-type coverage like Garchomp, and check Mega Mawile more comfortably. On stall teams, a set with Substitute and Pressure can PP stall Tyranitar's Stone Edge and Heatran's Magma Storm, while also checking Calm Mind Clefable and Mega Mawile.

Checks and Counters
===================

**Rock-type Pokemon and Coverage**: Mega Tyranitar, Tyranitar, Mega Diancie, and Pokemon with access to Rock-type coverage such as Garchomp and Landorus-T can easily switch into Moltres Moltres's attacks and proceed to KO it or set Stealth Rock. However, Tthey all (technically not all of the mons you listed fear scorching sands, so I thought the sentence would be a little better without the "all") fear a potential burn from Scorching Sands or the less common Will-O-Wisp.

**Water-types**: Ash-Greninja, Tapu Fini, Slowking, and Rotom-W can easily force out Moltres with their STAB moves or can pivot to another teammate gaining to gain an advantage in the match. However, the latter two fear Toxic.

**Knock Off**: Pokemon that Moltres is supposed to check, like Kartana, Mega Scizor, Rillaboom, and Mega Mawile, (AC) often use carry Knock Off, and removing losing its Heavy-Duty Boots reduces Moltres Moltres's ability to come in safely due to its 4x weakness to Stealth Rock. However, they are susceptible to a burn from Moltres's Flame Body if they hit it.

**Electric-types**: Zapdos, Tapu Koko, and Zeraora can take all Moltres Moltres's attacks with ease and pressure it with their STAB moves. However, they all fear Toxic, (AC) and the latter two are hit hard by Scorching Sands (Zapdos doesn't fear scorching sands).

**Strong Wallbreakers**: Due to Moltres's average bulk, strong wallbreakers like Tapu Lele, Kyurem, and Ash-Greninja can overwhelm it with their raw strength.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Pubo, 535121]]
- Quality checked by: [[The Dragon Master,521275], [pannuracotta, 517892]]
- Grammar checked by: [[username1, userid1]]

 

[Pubo]

I have applied most of the suggestions, thank you very much.

 

[Lumari]

remove add / fix (comments); (AC=add comma; RC=remove comma; SC=semicolon)
GP 1/1

check

[SET]
name: Defensive
move 1: Mystical Fire
move 2: Scorching Sands
move 3: Roost
move 4: Defog / U-turn / Toxic
item: Heavy-Duty Boots
ability: Flame Body
nature: Timid
evs: 248 HP / 148 Def / 52 SpD / 60 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Moltres's niche in National Dex comes from its role compression, being able to check Grass-, Steel-, and Fire-types such as Rillaboom, Mega Scizor, Mega Mawile, Heatran, and Mega Charizard Y, provide Defog support against Heatran, and greatly assist stall teams. However, Moltres is completely outclassed as a Defogger by Corviknight, Tapu Fini, and Zapdos, since all three have better typing, bulk, and matchup against other common Stealth Rock setters such as Garchomp, Mega Tyranitar, and Landorus-T. A plethora of Pokemon it wants to check, such as Mega Mawile, Kartana, Rillaboom, and Mega Scizor, (AC) often carry Knock Off, which Moltres does not want to switch into, as it relies heavily on its Heavy-Duty Boots to avoid its crippling Stealth Rock weakness, making it a poor check in the long term run. Mystical Fire allows Moltres to check Mega Charizard Y and Calm Mind Clefable more easily. Scorching Sands is a fantastic coverage move, as it notably 2HKOes Heatran and can also punish Garchomp and Mega Tyranitar due to its burn chance. Flame Body is chosen to cripple physical attackers like Rillaboom, Kartana, Mega Scizor, and U-turn from Corviknight and Mega Lopunny. Roost allows Moltres to stay healthy, letting it check Kartana and Mega Scizor better in the long term run. U-turn and Toxic are also fine options to gain momentum or punish switch-ins. The suggested Defense investment allows Moltres to take Frustration from Mega Lopunny twice from full health, and 60 Speed EVs with a Timid nature is are used to outspeed Modest Heatran.

Moltres fits best on bulky offense teams that need a solid check to Grass-, Steel-, and Fire-types. Water-types like Slowbro and Tapu Fini appreciate Moltres's ability to check Rillaboom and Kartana, and in return, they can check Garchomp and Landorus-T. Moltres also appreciates teammates like Rillaboom and Ash-Greninja to deal with Rock-types or Pokemon with Rock-type coverage moves who that would otherwise be able to threaten or set Stealth Rock in front of it, like Mega Diancie, Tyranitar, and Garchomp. In return, Rillaboom and Ash Greninja appreciate Moltres's ability to deal with Mega Scizor and Ferrothorn. Secondary entry hazard control options (RC) like Choice Scarf Landorus-T or and Rapid Spin Excadrill are appreciated, as Moltres struggles to remove hazards if its Heavy-Duty Boots are is removed. Due to Moltres's weakness to Electric-types such as Tapu Koko and Zapdos, sturdy checks like Gliscor, Amoonguss, and defensive Landorus-T are good teammates as well. Strong wallbreakers like Kyurem and Tapu Lele can cause problems for Moltres, so checks like Mega Scizor and Galarian Slowking make phenomenal partners.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============

Flamethrower and Hurricane can be run over Mystical Fire as more powerful STAB moves, but Moltres cannot properly check Calm Mind Clefable and Mega Charizard Y without Mystical Fire. If the team already has a Defog user, Will-O-Wisp is a good option to punish Rock-types like Mega Tyranitar and Pokemon with Rock-type coverage like Garchomp, and check Mega Mawile more comfortably. On stall teams, a set with Substitute and Pressure can PP stall Tyranitar's Stone Edge and Heatran's Magma Storm, while also checking Calm Mind Clefable and Mega Mawile.

Checks and Counters
===================

**Rock-type Pokemon and Coverage**: Mega Tyranitar, Tyranitar, Mega Diancie, and Pokemon with access to Rock-type coverage such as Garchomp and Landorus-T can easily switch into Moltres's attacks and proceed to KO it or set Stealth Rock. However, they fear a potential burn from Scorching Sands or the less common Will-O-Wisp.

**Water-types**: Ash-Greninja, Tapu Fini, Slowking, and Rotom-W can easily force out Moltres with their STAB moves or pivot to another teammate to gain an advantage in the match. However, the latter two fear Toxic.

**Knock Off**: Pokemon that Moltres is supposed to check, like Kartana, Mega Scizor, Rillaboom, and Mega Mawile, often carry Knock Off, and losing its Heavy-Duty Boots reduces Moltres's ability to come in safely due to its 4x weakness to Stealth Rock. However, they are susceptible to a burn from Moltres's Flame Body.

**Electric-types**: Zapdos, Tapu Koko, and Zeraora can take all Moltres's attacks with ease and pressure it with their STAB moves. However, they all fear Toxic, and the latter two are hit hard by Scorching Sands.

**Strong Wallbreakers**: Due to Moltres's average bulk, strong wallbreakers like Tapu Lele, Kyurem, and Ash-Greninja can overwhelm it.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Pubo, 535121]]
- Quality checked by: [[The Dragon Master,521275], [pannuracotta, 517892]]
- Grammar checked by: [[username1, userid1]]

 

[Pubo]

implemented, ready to go!