Pokémon · Sword & Shield
Moltres
Brilliant Stars · #21 · Rare Holo · 2022
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Market reference
$0.34
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 21 / 186
- Release year
- 2022
- Rarity
- Rare Holo
- HP
- 120
- Subtype
- Basic
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Regulation mark
- F
- Illustrator
- otumami
- Pokédex #
- 146
- Series
- Sword & Shield
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 20 damage
- 20 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.
- A Basic — hits the board turn 1 with no evolution tax.
- 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.
- Currently Standard-legal — usable in the main rotating format.
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 · 4565 decks
- Match win rate
- 49.4%
- +2.2 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.
Building around Moltres?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"It's one of the legendary bird Pokémon. When Moltres flaps its flaming wings, they glimmer with a dazzling red glow."
RInferno Wings — 20+
If this Pokémon has any damage counters on it, this attack does 70 more damage. This attack's damage isn't affected by Weakness.
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 Brilliant Stars.
ArshSinghTCG x ITA Tournament
Aug 8, 2026
Redacted Chaos #10 (100 Codes)
Aug 8, 2026
2026 Content Creator Showcase
Aug 9, 2026
CHALLENGE OF DOOM! THE FINAL COUNTDOWN!
Aug 11, 2026
Oceania Open! | Season 3 - Week 7
Aug 14, 2026
Turtwig Den Revival Series World Championship
Aug 14, 2026
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Moltres was legal.
Torneo Online PTCGL AC Gratuito #8
today
Top Deck Trainer Trials #7
today
Amyverse Webcam Wonders #22 💙 Cash Prize!
today
Full Bench Fridays PTCGL Cash Event $10
today
ASRcristiano # 180 - 60 codes prize pool!
today
⚡ Surge's TCG Vault Winner Takes All Live BO3 #18
today
Tournament play
Decklist data from the past 30 days of competitive Pokémon TCG tournaments (sourced from Limitless TCG).
Recent decks
1
ran Moltres
Tournaments scanned
301
past 30 days
Competitive note
Occasional competitive appearance.
Top decks running Moltres
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 2026/07/16| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $0.09 | $0.34 | $30.00 | $0.34 | $0.20 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.25 | $0.47 | $19.98 | $0.48 | $0.35 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/05/08| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.15 |
| 7-day average | €0.20 |
| 30-day average | €0.21 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.19 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.02 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.25 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.32 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.46 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.22 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.43 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.45 |
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 $0.34; 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 "Brilliant Stars" in the Sword & Shield series, released in 2022.
What rarity is Moltres?
Moltres is a Rare Holo card in the Brilliant Stars set.
Other Moltres printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
