Pokemon GO Announces Moltres Day, Coming September 8
By Jeff Kotuby ·
The last of the original legendary birds is finally getting its own day in Pokemon GO! On September 8, Trainers can participate in Moltres Day, and battle the burning bird during a three-hour stretch, with the chance to encounter a Shiny!
At long last, members of Team Valor will be able to dedicate a day to celebrate their team mascot! It was announced today that on Saturday, September 8, Pokemon Go will celebrate Moltres Day! However, it'll only happen if Trainers successfully complete the last leg of Professor Willow's Global Challenge.
Announced on the Pokemon GO website, This will commence this weekend, September 1 and 2 during the Safari Zone event in Yokosuka, Japan. If the other areas of the world hold up their end of the bargain, they’ll unlock bonus Stardust for catching Pokémon and hatching Eggs—including a guaranteed 3,000 Stardust for every raid—starting September 3 at 4PM EST. Also, until September 10 at 4PM EST, Trainers can unlock a bonus to earn Star Pieces that will last for one hour!
Trainers! Are you ready for Moltres Day? For three hours on September 8, Moltres will be available for Raid Battles—and if you’re lucky, you might even encounter a Shiny Moltres! ? https://t.co/1SGgQOM7Sl pic.twitter.com/HpBPPpcB3R
— Pokémon GO (@PokemonGoApp) August 29, 2018
Just like Zapdos and Articuno Day before them, Trainers can get up to five free Raid Passes for Moltres Day, where the legendary bird will be available in Raid Battles around the world for a three-hour period and will know the Flying-type move Sky Attack. Lucky Trainers may also encounter a Shiny Moltres, just like its contemporaries.
Fear not, as for the last two bird-themed holidays, Articuno and Zapdos Day, the Pokemon Go community shattered the goals Niantic set for them. With this latest event taking place in the birthplace of Pokemon, we expect these goals to be similarly shattered and have access to all of the perks that come along with it.
Moltres in the Pokemon GO Meta
The announcement of Sky Attack comes as sort of a surprise, as Moltres is known as one of (if not the) most potent Fire-type attacker, even more so than Entei. The inclusion of a Flying-type Charge Move is surprising to say the least, and begs the question of Trainers will have to burn through (no pun intended) their Charge TMs like they did during Eevee Community Day. It will remain to be seen through DPS testing whether or not Sky Attack is worth keeping around or ditching in favor of Overheat, Fire Blast, or Heat Wave.
We'll be back soon with a guide on how to defeat Moltres, but until then, check out our thoughts on placing legendaries (including Moltres and its counterparts) in gyms!