# Moltres #19/181 — Team Up

## Summary

Moltres anchors the Kanto bird trio, and Gen I Fire fans have kept it in demand since Red and Blue. A plain Rare in Team Up sat below the GX chase slots, so interest rests on Shin Nagasawa's name and nostalgia rather than any tournament pull. At a $2.68 modelled guide, up 2% over 30 days on 24 copies traded, with 388 days of inventory on the board, 33% of this printing’s price is collector premium, since the same card plays for $1.80 out of Phantasmal Flames; PSA does not split this card’s population by finish, so no gem rate can be read for it.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | Team Up |
| Number | 19/181 |
| Rarity | Rare |
| Era | SM |
| Illustrator | Shin Nagasawa |
| Release date | 2019-01-31 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | Basic |
| HP | 120 |
| Types | Fire |
| Attack: Top Burner | cost Fire — Discard all Fire Energy from this Pokémon. Then, discard a card from the top of your opponent’s deck for each Energy you discarded in this way. |
| Attack: Fire Spin | cost Fire/Fire/Fire/Colorless — damage 180 — Discard 3 Energy from this Pokémon. |
| Weakness | Lightning ×2 |
| Resistance | Fighting -20 |
| Retreat | 2 |
| Legal | Standard no · Expanded yes |
| Pokédex entry | [Moltres #146](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/pokedex/moltres) |
| Finishes | Holo, Reverse Holo |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$2.68** (GUIDE_THIN_SAMPLE; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-11-08
- Headline basis: MODELLED_GUIDE — The venue’s published daily market guide, which the venue itself declares MODELLED. Nothing is confirmed to have traded at it, no copy is listed at it, and it is not our estimate — it is theirs.
- 24h change: -22.80% · 7d change: +3.50% — as of 2026-11-08
- Floor delivered ask: $3.48 — as of 2026-11-08T18:14:58.433Z
- Quant score: 64/100, regime MARKUP — as of 2026-11-08T18:14:58.433Z — 5 of 11 inputs · 55% weight · -22% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2019-01-31T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-11-08T18:09:07.116Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-11-08T18:09:06.514Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-11-08T03:50:54.250Z, confidence 85%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-11-08T18:09:06.514Z, confidence 70%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-11-08T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 60%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/team-up/moltres-19)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Asm9-19%3AEN%3AHOLO~NM)