Dynamax is making itsPokémon GOdebut as a powerful Max Battle boss starting with Max Monday, and you’ll need to strike at its weaknesses with the best counters to stand a chance at winning and catching one. After Articuno and Zapdos' turns at providing incredibly tough challenges for even full raid parties of Trainers, the Flame Pokémon will not be any easier since it is also at the 5-Star level. It technically won’t be as hard as the punishing 6-Star Gigantamax Lapras, but Moltres can quickly burn through entire teams that don’t go into these grueling battles prepared enough.
Like its fellow elemental birds during theLegendary Flight event, Max Battles for Moltres will be available in two different ways. At the start, the fired bird will launch as the Max Battle boss at all Power Spots for one hour. After that, you will still be able to find Max Battles featuring Moltres, but you might need to look around a bit more since it will be sharing the spotlight with other bosses in the latestMax Monday schedulefor the month.
Dynamax Moltres Weaknesses & Resistance In Pokémon GO
Rock, Water, and Electric
Dynamax Moltres has a weakness toRock-type attacks for 256% damagecompared to normal inPokémon GO, followed byIce- and Electric-type attackseach dealing 160% super-effective damage compared to normal. These are the same weaknesses for Moltres as in the mainline games with varying levels of damage, but targeting these inGOis more important than ever with its 5-Star boss level. With that, it’s also vital you take into account utilizing the STAB mechanic: a 20% same-type attack bonus that’s added on when one of your Pokémon is using the move of the same type.
Pokémon GO: Dynamax Zapdos Max Battle Guide (Max Mondays)
To defeat Dynamax Zapdos in Pokemon GO, here are the two weaknesses you & your raid party need to utilize along with the best counters to target them.
As for what Pokémon not to use in this Max Battle, Dynamax has a lot of resistances inGOas well: Ground-, Steel-, Fighting-, Fire-, and Fairy-type attacks, all dealing 63% damage compared to normal. Moltres' strongest resistances are against Bug- and Grass-type attacks, which only deal 39% damage. It’s fine to bring in Pokémon that can only inflict neutral damage as long as the rest of your raid party has a better line-up each to pick up the slack. However, avoid using team members that use attack types of Moltres' resistances, or you could cost everyone the whole battle.
Dynamax Moltres Best Counters In Pokémon GO
A Lot Of Great Options
The best counters to defeat Dynamax Moltres inPokémon GOare counters that can use super-effective Rock-, Water-, and Electric-type moves likeZapdos, Blastoise, and Machamp. you’re able to only useDynamax- or Gigantamax-capable Pokémon in Max Battles, so the pool of options is limited compared to regular raids. Be that as it may, there are still many options due to Moltres' typing listed in the table below.
Tackle
Wild Charge
If you haven’t beaten Dynamax Moltres yet and caught one, the two best counters to use are Machamp and Zapdos, since they can use the Rock-type moves, Rockslide and Ancient Power, respectively. Rock-type moves are the strongest against Moltres, but there currently aren’t any Rock-type Pokémon you can take into these types of battles for STAB damage. That said, Zapdos and Machamp have powerful enough stats that using these moves alone will more than do the job.
Date & Time Of Moltres' Max Battles
Early February 2025
Dynamax Moltres' Max Battles will start inPokémon GOonMonday, 14 July 2025, from 6:00 PMuntil 7:00 PM local time for all regions. Within this timeframe, Moltres will be the boss at every Power Spot in the game on your local map. When this shower is up, Dynamax can still be found as a Max Battle bossuntil June 16, 2025. However, it will have mixed availability with other Max Battle bosses available: Krabby, Squirtle, and Sobble.
10 Strongest Electric-Type Pokémon in Pokémon GO
Electric-type Pokémon in Pokémon GO can be extremely strong additions to your team to counter powerful meta options with their own shocking attacks.
This means that if you are in a more remote area, you might need to explore or wait until one with the Fire-type Legendary pops up. Nevertheless, you will almost be able to find one in its week-long fun. Just remember to target Dynamax Moltres weaknesses with counters that can use Rock-, Water-, or Electric-type moves, and you will be able to win this specialPokémon GOraid.
