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Moltres-Galar

Gen 9 OU usage profile · rank #93
september 2026 · 574.5K battles
Moltres-Galar
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Usage · September 2026
0.5%
Moltres-Galar is ranked #93 in Gen 9 OU, carried by 10,068 teams
TierD · outside the top 60
Ladder rank#93 of 243
Raw count10,068
Viability ceiling88
Month on month+0.30pp
13 month peak5.3%
FormatGen 9 OU
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sets and counters from 574.5K battles
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 580
HP
90
Atk
100
Def
90
SpA
125
SpD
85
Spe
90
Usage over time0.5%▲ 0.30pppeak 5.3% · Dec '25
1.63.14.66.1Sep '25Oct '25Dec '25Feb '26Apr '26Jun '26Aug '26Sep '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history

Most used set

32.0% of Moltres-Galar teams
HP
0
Atk
0
Def
0
SpA
252
SpD
4
Spe
252
NatureModest
AbilityBerserk · 100.0%
ItemSitrus Berry · 72.9%
Tera typeDark · 61.8%
Moves
Nasty Plot99.9%
Fiery Wrath97.9%
Agility97.8%
Hurricane77.3%

Alternative spreads

over 5% usage
Modest12 HP / 12 Def / 252 SpA / 232 Spe14.6%
Modest76 HP / 200 SpA / 232 Spe14.6%

Moves

5 tracked
Nasty Plot99.9%
Fiery Wrath97.9%
Agility97.8%
Hurricane77.3%
Air Slash14.1%

Items

Sitrus Berry72.9%
Life Orb16.5%
Weakness Policy6.4%

Tera types

Dark61.8%
Ghost18.7%
Fairy7.9%
Steel5.0%
Flying4.2%

Abilities

Berserk100.0%

EV spreads

top 6
Modest252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe32.0%
Modest12 HP / 12 Def / 252 SpA / 232 Spe14.6%
Modest76 HP / 200 SpA / 232 Spe14.6%
Modest4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe14.2%
Modest24 HP / 252 SpA / 232 Spe8.8%
Modest252 SpA / 252 Spe7.8%

Top teammates

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Best Moltres-Galar build for Gen 9 OU

The set above is the one Gen 9 OU players run most often, taken from 574,541 battles in September 2026. Moltres-Galar sits at rank #93 with 0.5% usage, which puts it in D tier, up 0.30 points on the month before.

These are usage numbers, not a recommendation from a council. A move at 90% is close to mandatory; anything under 30% is a tech pick that answers a specific matchup. Read the spreads the same way: the top spread is the safe default, and the alternatives usually trade bulk for speed or the other way round.

The checks and counters table is generated from real games rather than a type chart, so it accounts for items, Tera choices, and how often the matchup ends in a switch instead of a knockout.

Related
Gen 9 OU tier listEvery ranked Pokémon↗Moltres-Galar Pokédex entryStats, moves, evolutions↗All formatsSmogon and VGC tier lists↗Damage calculatorRun this set through the calc↗Team builderCoverage and weaknesses↗