30th Celebration

Moltres 30C 130/128

30CIllustration rare
Moltres 30C 130

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Versions of this card

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When it came out

30th Celebration landed here on 16 September 2026.

In Japan these cards were already in shops on 16 September 2026, under the code M6a. That is 0 days ahead of us.

Every set, with both of its dates

What the card itself says

Its characteristics and effects in play, with the original text when available.

HP
120
Type
Fire
Stage
Basic
Retreat cost
1
Weakness
×2
Regulation mark
J
Number
130/128
Set
30th Celebration30CSet guide
Illustrated by
mashu

Its Ability

Fiery Flapping

Once during your turn, if you have Articuno and Zapdos in play, you may use this Ability. Attach a Basic Fire Energy card from your hand to this Pokémon.

Its attacks

Fire Spin

130

Discard 2 Energy from this Pokémon.

What to make of it

Have a look at what it does well, then at what will get in your way. After that you'll know whether it belongs in your deck.

  1. A strength

    Retreat cost 1. One Energy to discard and it is back on the Bench, which matters a lot on the turn you need to swap attackers.

  2. A strength

    It has an Ability, Fiery Flapping. An Ability costs you no attack, so you can use it and still swing the same turn.

  3. A strength

    Mega Charizard X ex runs it in 2 of the 53 lists we have read, seen across 2 different tournaments.

  4. A strength

    It is a Basic Pokémon. You can put it down on your very first turn, with nothing to evolve through.

  5. A strength

    Mark J. It is one of the marks currently accepted in Standard: H, I, and J.

  6. Keep in mind

    Weakness Water ×2. Against a Water Pokémon, apply that to the damage it takes — it climbs fast. Of the 5,384 tournament lists we have read, 2,171 run at least one Pokémon of that type.

Standard format: source checked on September 27, 2026. TCGdex

Who plays it

Every printing of Moltres plays the same way at a tournament. So the decks below count them all together, and the last column shows the one players wrote on their list.

The decks that list this card, with how many lists and how many tournaments
DeckListsTournamentsPrinting listed
Mega Charizard X ex2 of 53230C 11