Moltres · Skyridge, what to know.
About the Moltres card
Moltres is card 21 of 182 in Skyridge, released in May 2003, a Rare. It is a Basic Fire-type with 80 HP.
As a Basic Pokémon, Moltres needs no prior evolution to put into play, which made it a practical card in the era's decks.
Illustrated by Kouki Saitou.
About Moltres in the Pokémon world
A Legendary Fire-Flying bird. The Fire of the three Legendary birds. Fossil holo Moltres completes the Legendary bird trio. Steady collector demand.
What is Moltres worth?
Moltres is a non-holo Rare. In Skyridge, value concentrates in the holo rares, so a Moltres trades modestly, though a clean, well-centered 1st Edition copy in PSA 10 is scarcer than the print run suggests and carries a real premium. Check the live price above for the figure by grade.
Print variants and how to spot them
Confirm the print and finish on Moltres before pricing it, since variant and rarity set the market more than the card name alone.
Grading and condition
On Moltres, look at the corners and the framed border first. Non-holo Rares took more handling than the chase holos, so a sharp, centered copy of Moltres in a true PSA 10 is harder to find than the print run suggests.
If you are collecting Moltres
For Moltres, check centering by eye, edge whitening on all four sides, and surface under angled light. Non-holo Rares from this era are cheap enough that a PSA 10 submission on a clean Moltres can make sense.
