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Moltres

Skyridge / #21/144

Moltres

Printed language: English · Pokémon

Set (printed edition)
Skyridge
Rarity (source)
Rare
Illustrator
Kouki Saitou
Source reference
ecard3-21

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The Pokémon’s story

Moltres crosses the sky with wings that scatter flames at every beat. The Pokédex describes it as a bird capable of controlling fire, but also attributes a spectacular way of healing to it: when injured, it is said to bathe in a volcano’s magma. Its glowing silhouette can light up the night. In the stories that follow it, fire is therefore more than a weapon; it accompanies its flight, survival and recovery of strength.

Background on the species in the video games; its forms and card versions may have appeared later.

A detail worth noticing

Pokémon Shield reports that Moltres’s blazing wings have lit paths for people lost in the mountains. The same fire that can frighten thus becomes a landmark in the darkness. The entry uses the form of a passed-down story, without identifying the travellers concerned.

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Card details

HP
80
Type (source)
Fire
Stage (source)
Basic
Pokédex number
146
Retreat cost
2 Energy
Weakness (source)
Water x2
Resistance (source)
Fighting -30

Printed card text — English

Quoted source text is retained in the card’s printed language so this exact printing can be identified. The CarDex background above is translated into English.

Abilities

Fire Immunity

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You can't attach Fire Energy cards from your hand to Moltres.

Attacks

Collect Fire

Cost: Colorless

Damage: 10

If there are any Fire Energy cards in your discard pile, flip a coin. If heads, attach 1 of them to Moltres.

Burning Tail

Cost: Fire · Fire · Colorless · Colorless

Damage: 60

Flip a coin. If tails, discard a Fire Energy card attached to Moltres.

Documented variants

Versions reported by the source; identification for sales still needs verification.

  • Normal
  • Reverse
  • normal · standard
  • reverse · standard

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