Moltres #30 from Legendary Collection - Rare - Illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita
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Moltres

#30/110 in Legendary Collection, Rare, 70 HP, Fire, illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita.

Card number
#30/110
Rarity
Rare
HP
70 HP
Type
Fire
Language
English
Release date
May 24, 2002
Illustrator
Mitsuhiro Arita
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Collector Notes

Moltres

Moltres appears in the English print of Legendary Collection, released on May 24, 2002. Moltres is a rare rarity and 70 HP. The Legendary Collection set contains 110 cards.

Artist Info

This card's illustration was created by Mitsuhiro Arita.

Collector Insights

Moltres is a Fire-type Pokémon with 70 HP and a retreat cost of two Colorless energy. It features a resistance to Fighting-type attacks, reducing damage by 30. The card’s artwork was created by artist Mitsuhiro Arita, and its flavor text describes it as a legendary bird of fire whose wings create dazzling flames. Moltres has two attacks: Wildfire, which requires one Fire energy and allows discarding any number of Fire Energy cards attached to it, then discarding that many cards from the top of the opponent’s deck, and Dive Bomb, a four-energy attack that deals 80 damage but has a 50% chance to fail based on a coin flip. The card is part of the "Legendary Collection" set, released in 2002, and is classified as a Rare card with number 30. Its theme color is a warm orange, matching its Fire-type identity. The card’s design and mechanics reflect its association with fire-based gameplay strategies.

Known as the legendary bird of fire. Every flap of its wings creates a dazzling flash of flames.

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