Moltres 149 — what does this card actually do?
This card has 70 HP and a top attack printed at 60 damage.
Fire · Basic · Supreme Victors · measured against 20,444 cards on file — card data read July 28, 2026
What does Moltres 149 do in a game?
Moltres 149 is a Fire Pokémon card with 70 HP, printed as Basic.
Its strongest attack, Hyper Flame, is printed at 60 damage for 3 Energy — 20 damage per Energy card.
Moltres 149Supreme Victors
Moltres 149 performance summary
70 HP · Fire · Basic · retreat 1
as of July 28, 2026
damage per Energy card, among cards whose cheapest attack costs 3
Strongest on Retreat lightness — top 5.6% of the archive. Weakest on Attack cost lightness — bottom 17.4%.
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.
| Measure | Percentile | Printed value |
|---|---|---|
| Hit points | 25.7% | 70 HP |
| Top printed damage | 57.4% | 60 damage |
| Energy efficiency | 46.1% | 20 per Energy |
| Retreat lightness | 94.4% | 1 Energy |
| Attack cost lightness | 17.4% | 3 Energy |
1 attack printed on the card. The badge is the Energy it asks for.
Among the 17,290 cards in every card in the archive that carry printed HP, this one is number 10,622 at 70 HP.
Moltres 14970 HPPrinted HP
The ceiling of this archive is 380 HP — 310 HP above this card.
Mega Emboar ex 273380 HPWhat stands out on Moltres 149
- Hit points 70 HP puts it in the ~70 band, where 38.6% of 17,290 cards with printed HP sit.
- Energy It returns 20 damage per Energy card against 34.7 for cards whose cheapest attack costs 3.
- Legality 7 of the 41 prints that carry this name are legal in Standard play.
Moltres 149 at a glance
- What it is. A Fire Pokémon card with 70 HP printed as Basic, printed in Supreme Victors.
- What it can do. 1 attack printed on the card, the strongest at 60 damage for 3 Energy.
- What it costs to move. 1 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.
What do the attacks on Moltres 149 cost, and what do they hit for?
The card prints 1 attack. The strongest asks for 3 Energy and returns 60 damage, which is 20 damage for every Energy card attached.
| Attack | Energy cost | Cards of Energy | Printed damage | Damage per Energy | Effect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hyper Flame | 3 Fire | 3 | 60 | 20 | Flip a coin. If heads, discard a Fire Energy attached to Moltres. If tails, discard all Energy attached to Moltres. |
Retreating costs a further 1 Energy, discarded from this card, and that cost is paid on top of anything in the table.
The Energy this 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.
How does Moltres 149 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.

The ceiling of this archive is Mega Emboar ex at 380 HP — every bar here is measured against it.
This card prints 70 HP, which is 18% 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.
17,290 cards in the archive carry a printed HP figure. This one has 70 HP.
Cards in the ~70 band typically print 23 damage and ask 1 Energy to retreat.
| Group | Share | Value |
|---|---|---|
| ~70 — this card | 38.6% | 6,669 cards |
| 80~120 | 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 |
16,246 cards print damage on at least one attack. The highest on this card is 60.
Cards in the 40~60 band typically have 101 HP and ask 1 Energy to retreat.
| Group | Share | Value |
|---|---|---|
| ~30 | 42.7% | 6,938 cards |
| 40~60 — this card | 22.0% | 3,566 cards |
| 70~120 | 21.8% | 3,535 cards |
| 130~180 | 9.0% | 1,461 cards |
| 190~250 | 3.8% | 621 cards |
| 260+ | 0.8% | 125 cards |
17,262 cards have at least one attack with an Energy cost. The cheapest on this card asks 3 Energy.
Cards whose cheapest attack costs 3 typically have 153 HP and print 104 damage.
| Group | Share | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | 1.8% | 304 cards |
| 1 | 54.4% | 9,392 cards |
| 2 | 26.4% | 4,565 cards |
| 3 — this card | 14.7% | 2,533 cards |
| 4 | 2.4% | 421 cards |
| 5 | 0.3% | 47 cards |
17,240 cards carry a retreat cost. This one costs 1 Energy to retreat.
Cards with a retreat cost of 1 typically have 81 HP and print 40 damage.
| Group | Share | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | 5.3% | 914 cards |
| 1 — this card | 49.3% | 8,503 cards |
| 2 | 28.6% | 4,926 cards |
| 3 | 12.6% | 2,168 cards |
| 4 | 4.2% | 729 cards |
That is where Moltres 149 stands highest on HP — number 76 of 146 cards in Supreme Victors. Cut the archive a different way and the answer moves, which is what the bars below are for.
- Hit points 70 HP
middle half 60–130 HP - Top printed damage 60 damage
middle half 20–90 damage
- 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.
Open the group this card falls into
Back to summaryIs Moltres 149 efficient for the Energy it asks for?
Printed damage on its own says nothing — a 60 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.
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 3 typically return 34.7 damage per Energy card. This card returns 20.
| 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 149 — this card | 20.0 | 60 damage for 3 Energy |
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.
| 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 |
| Hyper Flame | — | 20 | — |
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 60 is read as high or low rather than merely large.
What does being a Fire card do for Moltres 149?
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.
17,249 cards carry an energy type. The note under each name is the weakness printed most often on that group.
| 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 |
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.
What is Moltres as a Pokémon, across every card it has been printed on?
Moltres 149 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.
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.
Back to summaryIs 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.
41 rows are shown of the 43 prints counted under this name.
| 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.
Back to summaryWhich other cards share the Pokémon behind Moltres 149?
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.
What was printed next to Moltres 149 in Supreme Victors?
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.
These are the cards numbered either side of #149 in Supreme Victors. 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.
Which rules apply to Moltres 149, 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.
| Clause | What the rulebook says | Cards it applies to | Share of the archive |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
| 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 August 19, 2009.
Moltres 149 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, Hyper Flame, needs 3 Energy attached. Energy attaches once a turn, so that attack waits 3 turns from an empty card.
- That works out at 20 damage for every Energy card attached.
- Moving it out of the active spot costs 1 more Energy, discarded from the card itself.
Where its HP stands, cut four ways
What actually removes it
- Going the other way, it removes 2,155 cards in one attack.
- Damage from Fighting attacks is reduced before it is applied, so an attack that clears the bar on paper may still fall short.
Moltres 149 card record
| Hit points | 70 HP | Type | Fire |
|---|---|---|---|
| Retreat cost | 1 Energy | Card type | Basic |
| Pokédex number | #146 | Set | Supreme Victors |
| Card number | 149 of 147 | Series | Platinum |
| Released | August 19, 2009 | Rarity | Rare Secret |
| Illustrator | Toshinao Aoki | ||
| Tournament legality | Unlimited only | ||
Read from the printed card face, the set listing and the official format list.
What does Moltres 149 cost?
This page is about what the card does. The figure below is the one number worth carrying across, read on August 14, 2026.
Moltres 149 — frequently asked questions
What is the strongest attack on Moltres 149?
What is the retreat cost of Moltres 149?
Can an older Moltres print be played in a tournament?
Can Moltres 149 be played in a tournament?
Does this page say how good Moltres 149 is in a deck?
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.
Industry source
Second-party sources — marketplaces, trade associations, research institutes and companies that compile data about the market.