Moltres

After making its appearance, it slowly lifts itself. The body is really hot. This is a Legendary Pokémon, so it’s a rare occasion to see it emerge. Moltres (, Fire) is a creature in the media franchise.

Origin
Moltres is a Fire/Flying-type introduced in, and is categorized within the Pokédex at #146 as the "Flame Pokémon". Along with Articuno and Zapdos, Moltres is part of a trio commonly referred to as the. Along with the other legendary birds, Moltres received a Dark/Flying-type Galarian form in Generation VIII

It can learn Fly in every game with.

As a background character
Moltres made a minor cameo in Super Smash Bros. as a background character. In Saffron City, very rarely, Moltres would fly by in the background.

As a Poké Ball Pokémon
Moltres was introduced as a Poké Ball Pokémon in Melee. Moltres uses Fly as its attack. Moltres remains in the middle of the screen for a few seconds, then flies away. Any character that makes contact with Moltres will take 40% damage, and will be sent straight up and OHKO'd. There are some instances when touching Moltres in the air meteor smashes the player; however, this attack can be meteor cancelled off stage. These are the only instances where someone can survive touching Moltres under normal conditions (such as teching away from Moltres upon being hit with a meteor hitbox in the air). Moltres is a legendary Pokémon, so its appearance is rare. Moltres' attack does not harm the summoner.

Trophy
Moltres features as a collectible trophy, unlocked as one of the trophies that can be collected randomly in the Trophy Lottery, though it only appears once all characters have been unlocked.

As a Poké Ball Pokémon
Moltres returns to Super Smash Bros. Brawl from Melee, keeping its old function. The main body of Moltres, upon being touched by a character, meteor smashes them with intense force, while the wings of Moltres send a character flying upwards, again with intense force. Just like in Melee, touching Moltres is still an invariable OHKO under standard conditions unless an airborne opponent touches Moltres' body over ground (and thus gets meteor smashed into the ground). Moltres is the only original Legendary Bird to return in Brawl. Moltres has been slightly buffed from Melee, as its body hitbox now meteor smashes instead of its wings, and since the opponent is more likely to make contact with its wings, this helps ensure against an airborne opponent surviving contacting Moltres by getting hit by the meteor smash hitbox over ground.

As a Poké Ball Pokémon
Moltres reprises its role in Super Smash Bros. 4 as a Poké Ball summon, functioning identically to Melee and Brawl aside from being no longer able to OHKO.

Trophy
Moltres's trophy appears in both versions. In it is part of the Kanto Region Trophy Box.

As a Poké Ball Pokémon
Moltres returns as a Poké Ball summon once again, and makes its cameo appearance in Saffron City.

Moltres cannot be summoned on Brinstar, Corneria, Find Mii, Jungle Japes, Reset Bomb Forest, The Great Cave Offensive, Tomodachi Life, Tortimer Island, WarioWare Inc., or Yoshi's Island.

Spirit
Moltres also appears alongside Articuno and Zapdos as a Legend-class primary spirit.

Moltres' Spirit Battle uses a red puppet fighter starting off with the Poké Ball containing Moltres, and is fought on the Find Mii stage's Battlefield form. He is fought along with the cyan and orange Lucas puppet fighters representing Articuno and Zapdos respectively. During the battle, the Lucas puppet fighters will reflect projectiles, referencing the Legendary birds' defensive abilities. The red Lucas puppet fire also frequently uses PK Fire, referencing Moltres' Fire type.

Trivia

 * Moltres is the only member of the "" (along with its, Lugia) to reappear as a Poké Ball Pokémon past Melee.
 * Moltres is one of four legendary Poké Ball Pokémon to appear in every installment since Melee, the other three being Entei, Suicune, and Lugia. This also makes Moltres the only legendary Pokémon to appear in every Smash game.
 * Although Moltres did appear in Super Smash Bros., it was only a cameo appearance in Saffron City.
 * In Ultimate, if the camera's effects are turned off, Moltres will be missing some flames.