Dynamax Moltres is the third Legendary we’re seeing in Max Battles for Pokémon Go. It’s making its debut during Max Monday on Feb. 3 from 6-7 p.m. and will be available until Feb. 10 when the Max Battle rotation swaps.
While Dynamax Moltres isn’t as hard as the very tough Gigantamax battles we’ve seen in the past, it can be tricky as there’s not many Dynamax Pokémon to use to counter it.
Below, we list out some general Max Battle tips and counters for Dynamax Moltres in Pokémon Go.
Moltres is fire- and flying-type, so it only has two weaknesses to exploit: rock-, water-, and electric-type moves. Just like with its siblings Articuno and Zapdos, the problem is that there aren’t any Dynamax Pokémon that have rock-type Dynamax moves (as of this writing).
There are actually quite a few water-type Dynamax and Gigantamax Pokémon, so you should have a pretty decent spread to use for this.
Dynamax Moltres best counters
With the above in mind, there are a few counters to bring to Moltres. We recommend the following to focus on offensive moves:
Moltres doesn’t have complex movesets like its siblings, so you don’t have to worry too much about conflicting typing. The only concern here would be using Zapdos if Moltres has Ancient Power, which can hurt it quite a bit.
As for defense, you should bring the following with Max Guard and Max Spirit:
These Pokémon are just meant to tank hits from Moltres, while they quickly charge up the max meter with their fast moves. Blastoise is preferred, but Excadrill and Metagross can both hold their weight.
Even if you don’t have these powered up, consider just bringing the strongest Dynamax Pokémon you have. If you have a maxed out Dynamax Gengar and your Dynamax Sobble isn’t evolved to Inteleon (and you don’t have the means to power it up), just bring your Gengar.
If you’ve been struggling in Max Battles, here are some general tips to survive — and make sure you’re an asset to your team. While Gigantamax Battles are tough, a Legendary Max Battle shouldn’t be as tough as that. You can slack a little, but you should still heed our advice:
