Moltres 146 — what does this card actually do?
This card has 120 HP and a Lightning weakness.
Fire · Basic · 151 · measured against 20,444 cards on file — card data read July 28, 2026
What does Moltres 146 do in a game?
Moltres 146 is a Fire Pokémon card with 120 HP, printed as Basic.
Because of the Lightning weakness, any Lightning attack printed at 60 damage or more removes it in a single turn.
Moltres 146151
Moltres 146 performance summary
120 HP · Fire · Basic · retreat 2 · Lightning weakness ×2
Strongest on Hit points — top 33.9% 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 | 66.1% | 120 HP |
| Retreat lightness | 45.3% | 2 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 4,897 at 120 HP.
Moltres 146120 HPPrinted HP
The ceiling of this archive is 380 HP — 260 HP above this card.
Mega Emboar ex 273380 HPWhat stands out on Moltres 146
- Hit points 120 HP puts it in the 80~120 band, where 33.1% of 17,290 cards with printed HP sit.
- Weakness A Lightning attack printed at 60 damage or more removes it in a single turn.
- Legality 8 of the 42 prints that carry this name are legal in Standard play.
Moltres 146 at a glance
- What it is. A Fire Pokémon card with 120 HP printed as Basic, printed in 151.
- What it can do. 1 attack printed on the card, the strongest at 0 damage for 0 Energy.
- What it fears. A Lightning weakness at ×2, which means 60 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 and Standard and Expanded only, and it carries regulation mark G.
- 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 146 cost, and what do they hit for?
Every attack printed on the card, with the Energy it asks for.
| Attack | Energy cost | Cards of Energy | Printed damage | Damage per Energy | Effect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blazing Flight | 3 Fire | 3 | — | — | Discard 2 Fire Energy from this Pokémon. This attack does 120 damage to 1 of your opponent's Benched Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.) |
Retreating costs a further 2 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.
Back to summaryHow does Moltres 146 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 120 HP, which is 32% 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 120 HP.
Cards in the 80~120 band typically print 56 damage and ask 1 Energy to retreat.
| 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 |
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 2 Energy to retreat.
Cards with a retreat cost of 2 typically have 132 HP and print 79 damage.
| 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 |
That is where Moltres 146 stands highest on HP — number 4,897 of 17,290 cards in Every card in the archive. Cut the archive a different way and the answer moves, which is what the bars below are for.
- Hit points 120 HP
middle half 60–130 HP
- 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 summaryWhat Moltres 146 does without attacking
Moltres 146 carries 1 printed effect that work outside the attack step, so it can matter on a turn the card never attacks.
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.
What does being a Fire card do for Moltres 146?
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. Going the other way, Fire cards are themselves most exposed to Lightning.
What knocks out Moltres 146 in one hit, and what does it knock out?
Weakness doubles the damage a Lightning attack deals to this card, so the bar it has to clear is 60 printed damage rather than 120.
60 damage becomes 120 against this card
Moltres 146120 HPWhy this card was picked to stand opposite
Of the 635 cards in the archive that can remove Moltres 146 in a single attack, this one clears the bar by the smallest margin — 60 printed damage against a bar of 60. 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.
Read from the two boxes in the lower-left corner of the card — weakness multiplies incoming damage, resistance subtracts from it.
What the Fighting resistance changes
Damage from Fighting attacks is reduced before it is applied, so an attack printed high enough to knock this card out on paper may not do it. Resistance is a flat subtraction, not a multiplier — it does not scale with the attack.
| Card | Set | HP | Printed damage | After weakness |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pikachu ex (57) | Ascended Heroes | 200 | 300 | 600 |
| Pikachu ex (277) | Ascended Heroes | 200 | 300 | 600 |
| Pikachu ex (57) | Surging Sparks | 200 | 300 | 600 |
| Pikachu ex (219) | Surging Sparks | 200 | 300 | 600 |
| Pikachu ex (238) | Surging Sparks | 200 | 300 | 600 |
| Pikachu ex (247) | Surging Sparks | 200 | 300 | 600 |
120 HP against a Lightning ×2 weakness means any Lightning attack printed at 60 damage or more is enough. 639 cards in the archive clear that bar.
Back to summaryWhat is Moltres as a Pokémon, across every card it has been printed on?
Moltres 146 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 42 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.
42 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 146 | 151 | Mark G | 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 |
8 of the 42 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 146?
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 146 in 151?
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 #146 in 151. 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 146, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
| Format | Status | What that means |
|---|---|---|
| Standard | Legal | Can be played in this format |
| Expanded | Legal | Can be played in 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 and Standard and Expanded play. It carries regulation mark G, printed next to the card number. It was released on September 22, 2023.
Which generation of cards does Moltres 146 belong to?
The single letter printed beside the card number groups a card with everything issued under the same rules. Tournament formats are cut along those letters, so the size of a letter is the size of the pool a card sits in.
8,194 cards in the archive carry a regulation mark. Older prints carry none at all, so this is not the whole archive.
The regulation mark is the single letter recorded with each modern card. Older prints carry no mark at all, so this axis covers only the part of the archive that has one.
| Group | Share | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Mark D | 15.4% | 1,261 cards |
| Mark E | 14.7% | 1,202 cards |
| Mark F | 14.4% | 1,180 cards |
| Mark G — this card | 19.9% | 1,634 cards |
| Mark H | 15.7% | 1,283 cards |
| Mark I | 14.8% | 1,215 cards |
| Mark J | 5.1% | 419 cards |
Moltres 146 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.
Where its HP stands, cut four ways
What actually removes it
- A Lightning attack printed at 60 damage removes it in a single turn — that is the bar, not its 120 HP.
- 639 cards in the archive clear that bar.
- Damage from Fighting attacks is reduced before it is applied, so an attack that clears the bar on paper may still fall short.
Moltres 146 card record
| Hit points | 120 HP | Type | Fire |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weakness | Lightning ×2 | Retreat cost | 2 Energy |
| Card type | Basic | Regulation mark | Mark G |
| Pokédex number | #146 | Set | 151 |
| Card number | 146 of 165 | Series | Scarlet & Violet |
| Released | September 22, 2023 | Rarity | Rare |
| Illustrator | KEIICHIRO ITO | ||
| Tournament legality | Unlimited and Standard and Expanded only | ||
Read from the printed card face, the set listing and the official format list.
What does Moltres 146 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 146 — frequently asked questions
How much damage does it take to knock out Moltres 146?
What is the retreat cost of Moltres 146?
Can an older Moltres print be played in a tournament?
Can Moltres 146 be played in a tournament?
Does this page say how good Moltres 146 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.