Moltres card list

All 45 Moltres cards, rarest first. The list runs from the 3 Rare Secrets down to the 1 Commons, across 30 sets.

Moltres in numbers

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Moltres at a glance

45cards

30sets

27illustrators

1999first card

First seen in Wizards Black Star Promos

Cards per year

Moltres cards from 1999 to 2026.

31999

22000

2001

12002

32003

22004

2005

2006

2007

12008

22009

2010

2011

12012

32013

2014

2015

12016

22017

12018

72019

2020

42021

42022

12023

2024

52025

22026

Busiest year: 2019, with 7 cards

Rarity breakdown

Rarest at the top.

Rare Secret3

Rare Rainbow1

Special Illustration Rare1

Ultra Rare1

Rare Ultra3

Illustration Rare1

Rare Holo V2

Rare Holo GX1

Rare Holo EX2

Double Rare1

Rare Holo11

Promo9

Rare8

Common1

Sets with the most Moltres

Hidden Fates3

Destined Rivals3

Chilling Reign3

SWSH Black Star Promos3

Brilliant Stars2

Supreme Victors2

30th Celebration2

Skyridge2

Who drew them

27 illustrators worked on these cards.

Mitsuhiro Arita5

5ban Graphics4

Ryo Ueda3

Kouki Saitou3

Toshinao Aoki2

aky CG Works2

Ken Sugimori2

KEIICHIRO ITO2

Card forms

Special kinds of Moltres card.

Regular29

GX4

ex (2003 to 2007)3

ex3

EX (2012 to 2016)1

By type

The energy types Moltres has been printed as.

Fire32

Darkness8

Colorless4

By series

Promos and other9

Sword & Shield8

Sun & Moon5

Scarlet & Violet4

Original series4

Mega Evolution3

Black & White3

e-Card3

Platinum2

EX2

Diamond & Pearl1

XY1

Every Moltres card, rarest first

Rare Secret

3 cards from 3 sets: 3 Pokémon cards.

Galarian Moltres V Rare Secret card from Brilliant Stars — Galarian Moltres VBrilliant Stars, 183/172

Moltres Lv. 33 Rare Secret card from Supreme Victors — Moltres Lv. 33Supreme Victors, 149/147

Moltres ex Rare Secret card from FireRed & LeafGreen — Moltres exFireRed & LeafGreen, 115/112

Rare Rainbow

1 card from 1 set: 1 Pokémon card.

Special Illustration Rare

1 card from 1 set: 1 Pokémon card.

Ultra Rare

1 card from 1 set: 1 Pokémon card.

Rare Ultra

3 cards from 2 sets: 3 Pokémon cards.

Galarian Moltres V Rare Ultra card from Chilling Reign — Galarian Moltres VChilling Reign, 176/198

Moltres & Zapdos & Articuno-GX Rare Ultra card from Hidden Fates — Moltres & Zapdos & Articuno-GXHidden Fates, 66/68

Illustration Rare

1 card from 1 set: 1 Pokémon card.

Rare Holo V

2 cards from 2 sets: 2 Pokémon cards.

Galarian Moltres V Rare Holo V card from Chilling Reign — Galarian Moltres VChilling Reign, 097/198

Rare Holo GX

1 card from 1 set: 1 Pokémon card.

Moltres & Zapdos & Articuno-GX Rare Holo GX card from Hidden Fates — Moltres & Zapdos & Articuno-GXHidden Fates, 44/68

Rare Holo EX

2 cards from 2 sets: 2 Pokémon cards.

Rocket's Moltres ex Rare Holo EX card from Team Rocket Returns — Rocket's Moltres exTeam Rocket Returns, 100/109

Double Rare

1 card from 1 set: 1 Pokémon card.

Rare Holo

11 cards from 10 sets: 11 Pokémon cards.

Moltres Rare Holo card from Brilliant Stars — MoltresBrilliant Stars, 021/172

Galarian Moltres Rare Holo card from Evolving Skies — Galarian MoltresEvolving Skies, 093/203

Moltres Rare Holo card from Team Up — MoltresTeam Up, 19/181

Moltres Rare Holo card from Legendary Treasures — MoltresLegendary Treasures, 22/113

Moltres Rare Holo card from Next Destinies — MoltresNext Destinies, 14/99

Moltres Rare Holo card from Majestic Dawn — MoltresMajestic Dawn, 10/100

Moltres Rare Holo card from Skyridge — MoltresSkyridge, H20

Blaine's Moltres Rare Holo card from Gym Heroes — Blaine's MoltresGym Heroes, 1/132

Rare

8 cards from 8 sets: 8 Pokémon cards.

Moltres Rare card from Phantasmal Flames — MoltresPhantasmal Flames, 014/094

Moltres Rare card from 151 — Moltres151, 146/165

Moltres Rare card from Lost Thunder — MoltresLost Thunder, 38/214

Moltres Rare card from Fates Collide — MoltresFates Collide, 9/124

Moltres Rare card from Supreme Victors — MoltresSupreme Victors, 36/147

Moltres Rare card from Skyridge — MoltresSkyridge, 21/144

Moltres Rare card from Legendary Collection — MoltresLegendary Collection, 30/110

Moltres Rare card from Fossil — MoltresFossil, 27/62

Common

1 card from 1 set: 1 Pokémon card.

Moltres Common card from 30th Celebration — Moltres30th Celebration, 011/128

No.	Card	Set	Rarity	Type	Illustrator
183/172	Galarian Moltres V	Brilliant Stars	Rare Secret	Darkness	akyCG Works
149/147	Moltres Lv. 33	Supreme Victors	Rare Secret	Fire	Toshinao Aoki
115/112	Moltres ex	FireRed & LeafGreen	Rare Secret	Fire	Ryo Ueda
69/68	Moltres & Zapdos & Articuno-GX	Hidden Fates	Rare Rainbow	Colorless	5ban Graphics
229/182	Team Rocket's Moltres ex	Destined Rivals	Special Illustration Rare	Fire	AKIRA EGAWA
208/182	Team Rocket's Moltres ex	Destined Rivals	Ultra Rare	Fire	5ban Graphics
176/198	Galarian Moltres V	Chilling Reign	Rare Ultra	Darkness	aky CG Works
177/198	Galarian Moltres V	Chilling Reign	Rare Ultra	Darkness	Shibuzoh.
66/68	Moltres & Zapdos & Articuno-GX	Hidden Fates	Rare Ultra	Colorless	5ban Graphics
130/128	Moltres	30th Celebration	Illustration Rare	Fire	mashu
TG20	Galarian Moltres V	Astral Radiance	Rare Holo V	Pokémon	Jiro Sasumo
097/198	Galarian Moltres V	Chilling Reign	Rare Holo V	Darkness	aky CG Works
44/68	Moltres & Zapdos & Articuno-GX	Hidden Fates	Rare Holo GX	Colorless	Mitsuhiro Arita
14/135	Moltres-EX	Plasma Storm	Rare Holo EX	Fire	Eske Yoshinob
100/109	Rocket's Moltres ex	Team Rocket Returns	Rare Holo EX	Darkness	Ryo Ueda
031/182	Team Rocket's Moltres ex	Destined Rivals	Double Rare	Fire	5ban Graphics
012/078	Moltres	Pokémon GO	Rare Holo	Fire	Pani Kobayashi
021/172	Moltres	Brilliant Stars	Rare Holo	Fire	otumami
093/203	Galarian Moltres	Evolving Skies	Rare Holo	Darkness	Kazuma Koda
19/181	Moltres	Team Up	Rare Holo	Fire	Shin Nagasawa
22/113	Moltres	Legendary Treasures	Rare Holo	Fire	Mitsuhiro Arita
14/99	Moltres	Next Destinies	Rare Holo	Fire	Ryo Ueda
10/100	Moltres	Majestic Dawn	Rare Holo	Fire	Kagemaru Himeno
H20	Moltres	Skyridge	Rare Holo	Fire	Kouki Saitou
1/132	Blaine's Moltres	Gym Heroes	Rare Holo	Fire	Ken Sugimori
12/132	Rocket's Moltres	Gym Heroes	Rare Holo	Fire	Ken Sugimori
12/62	Moltres	Fossil	Rare Holo	Fire	Mitsuhiro Arita
096	Moltres	Mega Evolution Black Star Promos	Promo	Fire	Krgc
SWSH125	Galarian Moltres	SWSH Black Star Promos	Promo	Darkness	KEIICHIRO ITO
SWSH185	Moltres	SWSH Black Star Promos	Promo	Fire	Shinji Kanda
SWSH284	Galarian Moltres	SWSH Black Star Promos	Promo	Darkness	Shinji Kanda
SM143	Moltres	Sun & Moon Black Star Promos	Promo	Fire	Hitoshi Ariga
SM210	Moltres & Zapdos & Articuno-GX	Sun & Moon Black Star Promos	Promo	Colorless	HYOGONOSUKE
XY127	Moltres	XY Black Star Promos	Promo	Fire	OOYAMA
031	Moltres ex	Nintendo Black Star Promos	Promo	Fire	Ken Ikuji
21	Moltres	Wizards Black Star Promos	Promo	Fire	Toshinao Aoki
014/094	Moltres	Phantasmal Flames	Rare	Fire	Kazumasa Yasukuni
146/165	Moltres	151	Rare	Fire	KEIICHIRO ITO
38/214	Moltres	Lost Thunder	Rare	Fire	Misa Tsutsui
9/124	Moltres	Fates Collide	Rare	Fire	OOYAMA
36/147	Moltres	Supreme Victors	Rare	Fire	Kouki Saitou
21/144	Moltres	Skyridge	Rare	Fire	Kouki Saitou
30/110	Moltres	Legendary Collection	Rare	Fire	Mitsuhiro Arita
27/62	Moltres	Fossil	Rare	Fire	Mitsuhiro Arita
011/128	Moltres	30th Celebration	Common	Fire	HYOGONOSUKE

Questions about Moltres cards

How many Moltres cards are there?

There are 45 Moltres cards. They're spread across 30 different sets and promos, and every single one is in the Moltres card list above, rarest first.

What is the rarest Moltres card?

There are 3 Rare Secret Moltres cards, including Galarian Moltres V from Brilliant Stars (183/172).

What was the first Moltres card?

The very first English Moltres card was Moltres 21 from Wizards Black Star Promos, back in 1999.

Which set has the most Moltres cards?

Hidden Fates, with 3 Moltres cards. Destined Rivals come next with 3.

Who has drawn the most Moltres cards?

Mitsuhiro Arita has drawn 5 Moltres cards, with 5ban Graphics close behind on 4 and Ryo Ueda on 3.

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