Moltres ex 31 — what does this card actually do?

Name: Moltres ex 31
Brand: Pokémon
Author: Ken Ikuji

This card has 100 HP, a top attack printed at 90 damage and a Water weakness.

Fire · Basic EX · Nintendo Black Star Promos · measured against 20,444 cards on file — card data read July 28, 2026

What does Moltres ex 31 do in a game?

Moltres ex 31 is a Fire Pokémon card with 100 HP, printed as Basic EX.

Its strongest attack, Scorching Wing, is printed at 90 damage for 3 Energy — 30 damage per Energy card.

Because of the Water weakness, any Water attack printed at 50 damage or more removes it in a single turn.

Fire Basic EX Promo Unlimited #146 Moltres

Moltres ex 31Nintendo Black Star Promos

100 HP · Fire · Basic EX · retreat 2 · Water weakness ×2

Top printed damage9030 per Energy Scorching Wing90 damage for 3 Energy
as of July 28, 2026

Hit points100 HP33.1% of 17,290 in the 80~120 band

Printed damage9021.8% of 16,246 in the 70~120 band

Retreat cost2 Energy28.6% of 17,240 in the 2 band

Energy efficiencyBelow typicalAboveTypicalBelowThis card 30 · typical 49.0
damage per Energy card, among cards whose cheapest attack costs 1

Price trackPromoNintendo Black Star Promos43 printsranked among EX cardsWhat it costs today, how it moved, and where to buy it

Card classBasic EX

RarityPromo

SetNintendo Black Star Promos

Card number31

AbilitySynchronized Lift

Card data readJuly 28, 2026

What it sells for now$116.00Opens the price page — daily prices, every print variant, where to buy · read August 14, 2026 Removed in one hit by50 damage100 HP against a Water ×2 weakness Turns of setup3 turnsEnergy attaches once a turn, so the top attack waits that long Cards that can do it1,116 cardsCounted across the whole card archive Other prints of this name43 printsPrinted HP and legality move from print to print Cards in the same line39 moreEvery print carrying Pokédex #146 Where it can be playedUnlimitedRead from the official format list

How Moltres ex 31 is built, on five measures

Strongest on Attack cost lightness — top 1.8% of the archive. Weakest on Retreat lightness — bottom 45.3%.

Each spoke is this card's place among every card in the archive that prints that figure. Further out is stronger — retreat and attack cost are shown as lightness, so a cheap card reaches outward. Counted July 28, 2026.

How Moltres ex 31 is built, on five measures
Measure	Percentile	Printed value
Hit points	56.1%	100 HP
Top printed damage	73.5%	90 damage
Energy efficiency	67.1%	30 per Energy
Retreat lightness	45.3%	2 Energy
Attack cost lightness	98.2%	1 Energy

What it can do

Attack record

1EFlame Gift10 damage per Energy card · has printed text10damage
3EScorching Wing30 damage per Energy card · has printed text90damage

2 attacks printed on the card. The badge is the Energy it asks for.

Where it stands

No. 6,636of 17,290 cards ranked by printed HP

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Among the 17,290 cards in every card in the archive that carry printed HP, this one is number 6,636 at 100 HP.

Fire cardsNo. 678of 1,574 by printed HP EX cardsNo. 431of 438 by printed HP

This cardMoltres ex 31Nintendo Black Star Promos100 HP

Printed HP

The ceiling of this archive is 380 HP — 280 HP above this card.

Highest printed HPMega Emboar ex 273Ascended Heroes380 HP

What stands out on Moltres ex 31

Hit points 100 HP puts it in the 80~120 band, where 33.1% of 17,290 cards with printed HP sit.
Energy It returns 30 damage per Energy card against 49.0 for cards whose cheapest attack costs 1.
Weakness A Water attack printed at 50 damage or more removes it in a single turn.
Legality 7 of the 41 prints that carry this name are legal in Standard play.

Moltres ex 31 at a glance

What it is. A Fire Pokémon card with 100 HP printed as Basic EX, printed in Nintendo Black Star Promos.
What it can do. 2 attacks printed on the card, the strongest at 90 damage for 3 Energy.
What it fears. A Water weakness at ×2, which means 50 printed damage is enough to remove it.
What it costs to move. 2 Energy to retreat, discarded from the card itself.
Where it can be played. Unlimited only.
What this page does not claim. Deck lists, tournament results and win rates are not published here, because the card files this site reads do not contain them.

Source: Card facts are read once from openly published card files and change only when a source corrects them.

What do the attacks on Moltres ex 31 cost, and what do they hit for?

The card prints 2 attacks. The strongest asks for 3 Energy and returns 90 damage, which is 30 damage for every Energy card attached.

Moltres ex 31 — every printed attack, its cost and its damage
Attack	Energy cost	Cards of Energy	Printed damage	Damage per Energy	Effect
Flame Gift	1 Colorless	1	10	10	You may move a Fire Energy card attached to Moltres ex to 1 of your Pokémon.
Scorching Wing	2 Fire + 1 Colorless	3	90	30	Discard all Fire Energy attached to Moltres ex.

Retreating costs a further 2 Energy, discarded from this card, and that cost is paid on top of anything in the table.

Flame Gift1 Energy card

Scorching Wing3 Energy cards

What each attack asks a deck to attach before it can be used, drawn as the symbols printed on the card.

One Energy card attaches per turn, so the number of symbols is also the number of turns the attack waits.

Flame Gift 1 Energy10 damage for 1 Energy — 10 per Energy card10
Scorching Wing 3 Energy90 damage for 3 Energy — 30 per Energy card90

Bars are printed damage against this card's own highest attack (90).

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How does Moltres ex 31 compare with every other card?

Each bar below is the whole archive cut by one printed figure, with the band this card falls into marked. A number on its own says nothing about whether it is high or low — the shape of the archive does.

Moltres ex 31 — Nintendo Black Star Promos — Moltres exNintendo Black Star Promos 31

No.6,636by HP in the archive

Moltres ex 31 prints 100 HP, which puts it at number 6,636 of the 17,290 cards in this archive that print an HP figure at all. The tallest figure printed on any card is 380 HP (Mega Emboar ex).

74% on printed damage — it out-hits that share of the 16,246 cards that print damage

Top 38%Where it sits on printed HP

This card100 HP
Middle half of the archive60–130 HP
Strongest EX card250 HP
Strongest Moltres ex printed110 HP

The ceiling of this archive is Mega Emboar ex at 380 HP — every bar here is measured against it.

This card prints 100 HP, which is 26% of that ceiling.

Every figure in this panel is counted the same way: from the card files this site reads, read July 28, 2026, over the 17,290 cards that print an HP figure. Each bar is measured against the tallest HP in the archive, 380 HP.

Hit points — where this card sits

~7038.6%6,669 cards

80~120 — this card33.1%5,725 cards

130~18015.5%2,679 cards

190~2306.6%1,148 cards

240~2803.3%567 cards

290~3302.4%412 cards

340+0.5%90 cards

17,290 cards in the archive carry a printed HP figure. This one has 100 HP.

Cards in the 80~120 band typically print 56 damage and ask 1 Energy to retreat.

Hit points — where this card sits
Group	Share	Value
~70	38.6%	6,669 cards
80~120 — this card	33.1%	5,725 cards
130~180	15.5%	2,679 cards
190~230	6.6%	1,148 cards
240~280	3.3%	567 cards
290~330	2.4%	412 cards
340+	0.5%	90 cards

Top printed damage — where this card sits

~3042.7%6,938 cards

40~6022.0%3,566 cards

70~120 — this card21.8%3,535 cards

130~1809.0%1,461 cards

190~2503.8%621 cards

260+0.8%125 cards

16,246 cards print damage on at least one attack. The highest on this card is 90.

Cards in the 70~120 band typically have 141 HP and ask 2 Energy to retreat.

Top printed damage — where this card sits
Group	Share	Value
~30	42.7%	6,938 cards
40~60	22.0%	3,566 cards
70~120 — this card	21.8%	3,535 cards
130~180	9.0%	1,461 cards
190~250	3.8%	621 cards
260+	0.8%	125 cards

Cheapest attack cost — where this card sits

01.8%304 cards

1 — this card54.4%9,392 cards

226.4%4,565 cards

314.7%2,533 cards

42.4%421 cards

50.3%47 cards

17,262 cards have at least one attack with an Energy cost. The cheapest on this card asks 1 Energy.

Cards whose cheapest attack costs 1 typically have 93 HP and print 49 damage.

Cheapest attack cost — where this card sits
Group	Share	Value
0	1.8%	304 cards
1 — this card	54.4%	9,392 cards
2	26.4%	4,565 cards
3	14.7%	2,533 cards
4	2.4%	421 cards
5	0.3%	47 cards

Retreat cost — where this card sits

05.3%914 cards

149.3%8,503 cards

2 — this card28.6%4,926 cards

312.6%2,168 cards

44.2%729 cards

17,240 cards carry a retreat cost. This one costs 2 Energy to retreat.

Cards with a retreat cost of 2 typically have 132 HP and print 79 damage.

Retreat cost — where this card sits
Group	Share	Value
0	5.3%	914 cards
1	49.3%	8,503 cards
2 — this card	28.6%	4,926 cards
3	12.6%	2,168 cards
4	4.2%	729 cards

No. 5of 36

That is where Moltres ex 31 stands highest on HP — number 5 of 36 cards in Nintendo Black Star Promos. Cut the archive a different way and the answer moves, which is what the bars below are for.

Every card in the archive — 20,444 cards No. 6,636 of 17,290 by HP · No. 3,796 of 16,246 by damage · top by HP: Mega Emboar ex, 380

top 23% on damage
Fire cards — 1,574 cards No. 678 of 1,574 by HP · No. 447 of 1,526 by damage · top by HP: Mega Emboar ex, 380

top 29% on damage
EX cards — 438 cards No. 431 of 438 by HP · No. 233 of 424 by damage · top by HP: Wailord-EX, 250

top 55% on damage
Nintendo Black Star Promos — 40 cards No. 5 of 36 by HP · No. 1 of 35 by damage · top by HP: Groudon ex, 120

top 0% on damage

Each bar is how far up this card sits when the archive is cut a different way. The bar is its place on HP; the tick is its place on printed damage. Counted from the card files this site reads, read July 28, 2026.

Hit points 100 HP~~middle half 60–130 HP~~
this card 100
Top printed damage 90 damage~~middle half 20–90 damage~~
this card 90

Lowest to highest printed in the archive
Middle half of the archive
This card

Each row is stretched from the lowest printed figure to the highest, so the two rows are not on one shared scale — read each row on its own.

Read from the card files this site reads, July 28, 2026. The archive tops out at 380 HP and 350 printed damage.

Cards printed as EX

438 on record

Cards in the same HP band

5,725 of 17,290 (33.1%)

Cards with this much printed damage

3,535 of 16,246 (21.8%)

Counted from the card files this site reads, one card at a time.

Open the group this card falls into

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What Moltres ex 31 does without attacking

Moltres ex 31 carries 1 printed effect that work outside the attack step, so it can matter on a turn the card never attacks.

Printed effects

Capped at once a turn

None

Read from the printed text quoted below, not counted anywhere else.

Synchronized Lift — Poké-Body

As long as you have Articuno ex and Zapdos ex in play, the Retreat Cost for Moltres ex is 0.

Quoted from the card face. The label after the dash is how the card itself names the effect.

Why this sits apart from the attacks

An attack costs Energy and ends your turn. What is printed above does neither — it is available while the card is in play, so it is a different kind of cost to a deck. Attack costs are in the section above.

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Is Moltres ex 31 efficient for the Energy it asks for?

Printed damage on its own says nothing — a 90 damage attack that needs 3 Energy and one that needs two are different cards. Dividing one by the other puts every attack on the same scale.

Damage per Energy card, across the whole archive

1 Energy9,392 cards49.049 damage typical

2 Energy4,565 cards32.565 damage typical

3 Energy2,533 cards34.7104 damage typical

4 Energy421 cards27.8111 damage typical

5 Energy47 cards41.8209 damage typical

Moltres ex 31 — this card30.090 damage for 3 Energy

Each bar is what cards asking that much Energy typically print, divided by the Energy they ask for. The number beside the bar is that figure.

Cards whose cheapest attack costs 1 typically return 49.0 damage per Energy card. This card returns 30.

Damage per Energy card, across the whole archive
Group	Share	Value
1 Energy	49.0	49 damage typical
2 Energy	32.5	65 damage typical
3 Energy	34.7	104 damage typical
4 Energy	27.8	111 damage typical
5 Energy	41.8	209 damage typical
Moltres ex 31 — this card	30.0	90 damage for 3 Energy

2501250 damage

012345 Energy

Typical for that Energy cost 6 groupsFlame Gift 10 / 1Scorching Wing 90 / 3

Further right is a costlier attack, further up is a harder-hitting one, so the cheap and heavy corner is top left. The size of a grey dot is how many cards sit at that Energy cost.

Energy cost against printed damage. Each grey dot is what cards asking that much Energy typically print; the coloured dots are the attacks on Moltres ex 31.
Group	Typical printed damage	Damage per Energy card	Cards in this group
Cheapest attack costs 0 Energy	45	—	304
Cheapest attack costs 1 Energy	49	49	9,392
Cheapest attack costs 2 Energy	65	33	4,565
Cheapest attack costs 3 Energy	104	35	2,533
Cheapest attack costs 4 Energy	111	28	421
Cheapest attack costs 5 Energy	209	42	47
Flame Gift	—	10	—
Scorching Wing	—	30	—

This card, per Energy card

30 damage

Typical for a 1 Energy attack

49.0 damage

Difference

-19.0 damage

Both figures are damage divided by Energy cost, counted the same way.

Where this sits once the archive is cut by damage instead

The bars above cut the archive by what an attack asks for. Cut the same archive by what an attack prints and the groups come out differently — the damage ranges on record are gathered on one page, which is where a figure like 90 is read as high or low rather than merely large.

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Is Moltres ex 31 strong for a EX card?

EX cards are built large to begin with, so measuring this one against the whole archive mixes up what the mechanic gives it with what the card itself gives it. Measured inside its own group, the two come apart.

Hit points100 HPtypical for the group is 179 HP — this card is 44% below

Top printed damage90 damagetypical for the group is 99 damage — this card is 9% below

Retreat cost2 Energytypical for the group is 2 Energy — this card is 0% above

The group is every EX card in the archive — 438 of them. Each figure is compared with what that group typically prints, not with the archive as a whole.

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What does being a Fire card do for Moltres ex 31?

Type decides two things at once — which cards take double damage from this one, and which cards deal double to it. Both are read from the weakness printed on each group, not from a rule of thumb.

Deals double to this card 2,435 Water cards carry that type A Water attack printed at 50 damage is enough to remove this card in one turn.

Moltres ex 31 · Basic EX 100 HP Its hardest attack is printed at 90 damage.

Takes double from this card 3,312 cards in groups that print a Fire weakness Against Grass and Metal, printed damage from this card counts double.

How the archive splits by energy type

Psychicmost often weak to Psychic13.5%2,335 cards

Watermost often weak to Lightning14.1%2,435 cards

Colorlessmost often weak to Fighting12.6%2,173 cards

Fire — this cardmost often weak to Water9.1%1,574 cards

Fightingmost often weak to Grass10.9%1,884 cards

Lightningmost often weak to Fighting8.8%1,520 cards

Grassmost often weak to Fire13.8%2,387 cards

Metalmost often weak to Fire5.4%925 cards

Darknessmost often weak to Fighting7.2%1,249 cards

Dragonmost often weak to Fairy3.1%530 cards

Fairymost often weak to Metal1.4%237 cards

17,249 cards carry an energy type. The note under each name is the weakness printed most often on that group.

How the archive splits by energy type
Group	Share	Value
Psychic	13.5%	2,335 cards
Water	14.1%	2,435 cards
Colorless	12.6%	2,173 cards
Fire — this card	9.1%	1,574 cards
Fighting	10.9%	1,884 cards
Lightning	8.8%	1,520 cards
Grass	13.8%	2,387 cards
Metal	5.4%	925 cards
Darkness	7.2%	1,249 cards
Dragon	3.1%	530 cards
Fairy	1.4%	237 cards

Fireweak to Water

Grassweak to Fire

Metalweak to Fire

Read from the weakness printed on each group. The first row is this card; the rest are groups that most often print a Fire weakness.

What being a Fire card is worth

Groups that most often print a Fire weakness: Grass (2,387 cards) and Metal (925 cards). Against those, this card's printed damage counts double. Going the other way, Fire cards are themselves most exposed to Water.

Every energy type in the archive

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What knocks out Moltres ex 31 in one hit, and what does it knock out?

Weakness doubles the damage a Water attack deals to this card, so the bar it has to clear is 50 printed damage rather than 100.

Cards that remove it in one attack

1,116

Cards it removes in one attack

2,676

Water damage needed to knock it out

Counted across the whole card archive. 100 HP against a Water weakness at ×2 decides all three figures.

Removes it in one attackMantineMega Evolution 3250 damage

×2Water weakness · 50 printed damage is enough
50 damage becomes 100 against this card

This cardMoltres ex 31Nintendo Black Star Promos 31100 HP

Why this card was picked to stand opposite

Of the 1,108 cards in the archive that can remove Moltres ex 31 in a single attack, this one clears the bar by the smallest margin — 50 printed damage against a bar of 50. Anything printed higher removes it just as surely, so this is where the line actually sits, and this print is legal in Standard play today.

Moltres exweak to Water ×2

Read from the weakness printed in the lower-left corner of the card.

Water cards that remove Moltres ex in one attack
Card	Set	HP	Printed damage	After weakness
Vaporeon ex (23)	Prismatic Evolutions	280	280	560
Vaporeon ex (149)	Prismatic Evolutions	280	280	560
Wailord ex (16)	Pitch Black	380	270	540
Wailord ex (97)	Pitch Black	380	270	540
Palafin ex (61)	Twilight Masquerade	340	250	500
Palafin ex (193)	Twilight Masquerade	340	250	500

100 HP against a Water ×2 weakness means any Water attack printed at 50 damage or more is enough. 1,116 cards in the archive clear that bar.

180 HP Registeel-EX [81]

180 HP Registeel-EX [122]

180 HP Cobalion-EX [93]

180 HP Cobalion-EX [133]

180 HP Venusaur-EX [1]

180 HP Archaludon [75]

Cards this one removes in a single attack

2,676 cards in the archive are weak to Fire and sit inside the damage this card can deal. Point at a card to see it full size.Tap a card to open its page.

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What is Moltres as a Pokémon, across every card it has been printed on?

Moltres ex 31 is one print of Moltres. The figures below are about the Pokémon rather than this single card — how many times it has been printed, how tough those prints run, and how many of them can still be played.

Moltres has been printed 43 times, and the printed numbers move from one print to the next. Point at a card to see it full size.Tap a card to open its page.

The three toughest Moltres cards ever printedPokédex #146Prints on record 43Toughest print 300 HPThis card 100 HP

43prints

Legal in Standard7Older prints, not in Standard36

Every Moltres print on record, split by whether it can still be entered in Standard play.

Legality is read from the print rather than from the Pokémon, so an older copy of the same Pokémon is a different card for tournament purposes.

The toughest Moltres printed is 300 HP, and this card is 33.3% of it

Bars are printed HP, measured against the record for this Pokémon

Moltres & Zapdos & Articuno-GX SM210the toughest Moltres ever printedSM Promos300 HP
Moltres ex 31against that record33.3% of the record100 HP

Read from the printed card face of every Moltres print on record. Printed HP does not change after a card is issued.

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What has to be in play before Moltres ex 31 can be?

Moltres ex evolves from an earlier stage, so the whole line has to be built before this card reaches the field.

The Moltres line, oldest stage firstPokédex #146

Moltres17 prints on record · Supreme Victors

Moltres ex1 prints on record · EX FireRed & LeafGreen

Moltres → Moltres ex

The line runs 2 stages, so the first card has to be in play 1 turn before this one can be.
Every print in the line shares Pokédex number 146.

1MoltresHardest attack printed at this stage: 180 damage120 HP
2Moltres exHardest attack printed at this stage: 90 damage110 HP

Bars are the highest HP ever printed on that stage, measured against the top of this line (120 HP). The note beside each bar is the hardest attack printed at that stage.

Every print of a stage is counted, not just the one shown in the chain above, so the bar is the ceiling that stage has reached rather than one card from it.

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Is this the strongest Moltres print, and can the older ones still be played?

43 prints carry this name in the archive, and 41 of them are laid out below. They share a Pokémon but not a card — printed HP, printed damage and tournament legality all move from one print to the next.

Bar height and the number above each bar = highest HP that year; the two digits below = the year.

Rows run from the toughest print down. Bars are printed HP, measured against the toughest print of this name shown here (300 HP), and the highlighted row is the card this page is about.

41 rows are shown of the 43 prints counted under this name.

Moltres prints — can each one still be played?
Print	Set	Regulation mark	Standard
Moltres & Zapdos & Articuno-GX SM210	SM Promos	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Moltres & Zapdos & Articuno-GX 44/68	Hidden Fates	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Moltres & Zapdos & Articuno-GX 66/68	Hidden Fates	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Moltres & Zapdos & Articuno-GX 69/68	Hidden Fates	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Galarian Moltres V 177/198	SWSH06: Chilling Reign	Mark E	Not legal in Standard
Team Rocket's Moltres ex 229/182	SV10: Destined Rivals	Mark I	Legal in Standard
Galarian Moltres V 183/172	SWSH09: Brilliant Stars	Mark E	Not legal in Standard
Galarian Moltres V TG20/TG30	SWSH10: Astral Radiance Trainer Gallery	Mark E	Not legal in Standard
Galarian Moltres V 097/198	Prize Pack Series Cards	Mark E	Not legal in Standard
Galarian Moltres V 176/198	SWSH06: Chilling Reign	Mark E	Not legal in Standard
Team Rocket's Moltres ex 208/182	Miscellaneous Cards & Products	Mark I	Legal in Standard
Team Rocket's Moltres ex 031/182	Miscellaneous Cards & Products	Mark I	Legal in Standard
Moltres-EX 14/135	Plasma Storm	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Moltres XY127	XY Promos	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Moltres 019/181	Miscellaneous Cards & Products	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Moltres SWSH185	SWSH: Sword & Shield Promo Cards	Mark F	Legal in Standard
Galarian Moltres SWSH125	SWSH: Sword & Shield Promo Cards	Mark E	Not legal in Standard
Galarian Moltres SWSH284	SWSH: Sword & Shield Promo Cards	Mark E	Not legal in Standard
Moltres SM143	SM Promos	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Moltres 9/124	XY - Fates Collide	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Moltres 014/099	Blister Exclusives	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Galarian Moltres 093/203	Prize Pack Series Cards	Mark E	Not legal in Standard
Moltres 22/113	Legendary Treasures	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Moltres 014/094	Prize Pack Series Cards	Mark I	Legal in Standard
Moltres 038/214	Deck Exclusives	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Moltres 021/172	Miscellaneous Cards & Products	Mark F	Legal in Standard
Moltres 012/078	Pokemon GO	Mark F	Legal in Standard
Moltres ex 115/112	EX FireRed & LeafGreen	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Rocket's Moltres ex 100/109	EX Team Rocket Returns	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Moltres ex 031	Nintendo Promos	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Moltres 10/100	Majestic Dawn	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Moltres 36	Supreme Victors	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Absol 067/116	Deck Exclusives	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Blaine's Moltres 001/132	Gym Heroes	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Moltres 021/144	Skyridge	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Moltres 149	Supreme Victors	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Moltres 12/62	Fossil	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Moltres 27/62	Fossil	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Moltres 21/53	WoTC Promo	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Moltres 030/110	Legendary Collection	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Rocket's Moltres 012/132	Gym Heroes	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard

7 of the 41 prints listed here are legal in Standard play. An older print of the same Pokémon is a different card for legality, because legality is read from the print rather than from the name — so owning the cheap old copy does not always mean you can enter with it.

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What can you use instead of Moltres ex 31?

Every card below asks a deck for the same kind of slot, so the comparison is between what they print, not what they cost.

Cards that fill the same slot as Moltres ex 31
Card	Set	HP	Top damage	Retreat
Victini-EX	Plasma Storm	110	50	1
Victini-EX	Plasma Storm	110	50	1
Victini-EX	Legendary Treasures	110	50	1

This card itself is 100 HP, 90 top damage and 2 retreat, and every card here is Fire like it.

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Every card below carries the same Pokédex number as this one, so they are the same Pokémon printed as different cards — different stages, different mechanics and different names all sit in this group.

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What was printed next to Moltres ex 31 in Nintendo Black Star Promos?

A card is met inside a set, not on its own, and the number on it is the order that set gave it. The cards either side are the ones a collector actually turns past to reach this one.

120 Flygon [25]

Tropical Wind [26]

Tropical Tidal Wave [27]

Championship Arena [28]

Tropical Tidal Wave [36]

Kyogre ex 37 — Nintendo Black Star Promos

100 Kyogre ex [37]

Cards printed either side of this one

These are the cards numbered either side of #31 in Nintendo Black Star Promos. The badge on each card is its printed HP. Point at a card to see it full size.Tap a card to open its page.

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Which rules apply to Moltres ex 31, and where can it be played?

Two kinds of rule meet on one card — the sentence printed on the card face, and the rulebook clauses that apply because of what the card carries.

The rule printed on this card

“When Pokémon-ex has been Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.”

Prize cards your opponent takes when it is knocked out

Every knockout carries the opponent 2 steps closer to winning, and that is the cost of putting this card on the field whatever it cost to buy.

Rulebook clauses that apply to Moltres ex 31
Clause	What the rulebook says	Cards it applies to	Share of the archive
Weakness	Some Pokemon have Weakness or Resistance to Pokemon of certain types, marked in the lower-left corner of the card.	16,744 cards	81.9%
Retreat	Retreat your Active Pokemon (only once per turn).	17,244 cards	84.3%
Energy per turn	You can attach Energy just once each turn!	17,180 cards	84.0%

Counted across 20,444 English cards. A clause applies to this card because the card carries the property the clause names, not because we judged it to.

Moltres ex 31 — tournament formats
Format	Status	What that means
Standard	Not listed	This card is not listed for this format
Expanded	Not listed	This card is not listed for this format
Unlimited	Legal	Can be played in this format

Read from the format list recorded with the card. Formats rotate on a schedule set by the organiser, and that schedule is not published on this page.

Where this card can be played

This card is legal in Unlimited play. It was released on October 1, 2003.

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Moltres ex 31 in depth — what these figures add up to

Three readings of the same card, side by side: what it costs to get going, where it sits among the cards it will be compared with, and what takes it off the field.

What it asks a deck for

Its hardest attack, Scorching Wing, needs 3 Energy attached. Energy attaches once a turn, so that attack waits 3 turns from an empty card.
That works out at 30 damage for every Energy card attached.
Moving it out of the active spot costs 2 more Energy, discarded from the card itself.

Where its HP stands, cut four ways

Every card in the archiveNo. 6,636 of 17,290

Fire cardsNo. 678 of 1,574

EX cardsNo. 431 of 438

Nintendo Black Star PromosNo. 5 of 36

What actually removes it

A Water attack printed at 50 damage removes it in a single turn — that is the bar, not its 100 HP.
1,116 cards in the archive clear that bar.
Going the other way, it removes 2,676 cards in one attack.

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Moltres ex 31 card record

Moltres ex 31 — the printed record, field by field
Hit points	100 HP	Type	Fire
Weakness	Water ×2	Retreat cost	2 Energy
Card type	Basic EX	Pokédex number	#146
Set	Nintendo Black Star Promos	Card number	31 of 40
Series	NP	Released	October 1, 2003
Rarity	Promo	Illustrator	Ken Ikuji
Tournament legality	Unlimited only
Printed rule	When Pokémon-ex has been Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.

Read from the printed card face, the set listing and the official format list.

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What does Moltres ex 31 cost?

This page is about what the card does. The figure below is the one number worth carrying across, read on August 14, 2026.

Market price today

$116.00

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August 14, 2026

One figure only — the price record, the daily chart and the marketplaces live on the price page.

Moltres ex 31 priceOne year of daily prices, every print variant, and where to buy it.Open the price page

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Moltres ex 31 — frequently asked questions

How much damage does it take to knock out Moltres ex 31?

Moltres ex 31 has 100 HP and a Water weakness at ×2, so a Water attack printed at 50 damage or more removes it in one turn. Any other type has to print the full 100.

What is the strongest attack on Moltres ex 31?

Scorching Wing, printed at 90 damage for 3 Energy — 30 damage per Energy card. Discard all Fire Energy attached to Moltres ex.

What is the retreat cost of Moltres ex 31?

2 Energy, discarded from this card to move it out of the active spot. Retreating is allowed once per turn.

Can an older Moltres print be played in a tournament?

Legality is read from the print, not from the Pokémon. Of the 41 prints listed on this page, 7 are legal in Standard play. The rest can still be played in formats that accept them, and the table on this page names the regulation mark each print carries.

Can Moltres ex 31 be played in a tournament?

It is legal in Unlimited play. Standard events run on a rotating list of sets, so check the current rotation before entering one.

What does the rule on Moltres ex 31 mean?

The card reads “When Pokémon-ex has been Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.” That sentence is printed on the card itself, so it applies wherever the card is played.

Does this page say how good Moltres ex 31 is in a deck?

No. Every figure here is read from the printed card. Deck lists, tournament results and win rates are not published on this site, because the card files it reads do not contain them.

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Where these card facts come from

Card facts are read once from openly published card files and do not change between readings — a printed card cannot gain HP. The places below are where the same information can be checked. Last updated: July 28, 2026 — the counts and rankings on this page were taken from the card files read on that day.

Primary official source

First-party official sources — the body that issues the data itself, such as a government agency, a statutory register or a rights holder publishing its own records.

The Pokémon Company International — official rules, tournament format and rotation announcements www.pokemon.com

Industry source

Second-party sources — marketplaces, trade associations, research institutes and companies that compile data about the market.

Pokémon TCG Data — openly published card files (card text, HP, attacks, weakness, retreat cost, illustrator credits) github.com

TCGdex card database — openly licensed card files (set membership and card numbering) github.com

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Moltres ex 31 — what does this card actually do?

What does Moltres ex 31 do in a game?

Moltres ex 31 performance summary

What it can do

Where it stands

Moltres ex 31 at a glance

What do the attacks on Moltres ex 31 cost, and what do they hit for?

How does Moltres ex 31 compare with every other card?

What Moltres ex 31 does without attacking

Is Moltres ex 31 efficient for the Energy it asks for?

Is Moltres ex 31 strong for a EX card?

What does being a Fire card do for Moltres ex 31?

What knocks out Moltres ex 31 in one hit, and what does it knock out?

What is Moltres as a Pokémon, across every card it has been printed on?

What has to be in play before Moltres ex 31 can be?

Is this the strongest Moltres print, and can the older ones still be played?

What can you use instead of Moltres ex 31?

Which other cards share the Pokémon behind Moltres ex 31?

What was printed next to Moltres ex 31 in Nintendo Black Star Promos?

Which rules apply to Moltres ex 31, and where can it be played?

Moltres ex 31 in depth — what these figures add up to

What it asks a deck for

Where its HP stands, cut four ways

What actually removes it

Moltres ex 31 card record

What does Moltres ex 31 cost?

Moltres ex 31 — frequently asked questions

How much damage does it take to knock out Moltres ex 31?

What is the strongest attack on Moltres ex 31?

What is the retreat cost of Moltres ex 31?

Can an older Moltres print be played in a tournament?

Can Moltres ex 31 be played in a tournament?

What does the rule on Moltres ex 31 mean?

Does this page say how good Moltres ex 31 is in a deck?

Where these card facts come from

Before you rely on these figures

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