Team Rocket's Moltres ex 229/182 — Destined Rivals
Team Rocket's Moltres ex is card 229/182 from Destined Rivals (Scarlet & Violet, 2025), a Special Illustration Rare Pokémon card.
Team Rocket's Moltres ex price
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Card details
- Number
- 229/182
- Rarity
- Special Illustration Rare
- Card type
- Pokémon · Basic/ex
- Energy type
- Fire
- Released
- 30 May 2025
About this card
Team Rocket's Moltres ex 229/182 is card 229 in Destined Rivals, numbered past the set's printed total of 182 — so it's a secret rare. It's one of 11 Special Illustration Rare cards in the set — 5% of 244. There are 3 English cards named “Team Rocket's Moltres ex”. This is the 3rd; the first was in Destined Rivals (2025). Counting every version, Moltres has 40 English cards. It has 220 HP.
It's legal in the 2026–27 Standard format (regulation mark I). Attacks: Flame Screen (3 Energy, 110 damage) and Evil Incineration (4 Energy). Weakness: Lightning ×2; retreat cost 2.
More: every Team Rocket's Moltres ex version, rarest first · Moltres chase-card checklist · how to beat Team Rocket's Moltres ex · Moltres deck stats · full Destined Rivals list
Is Team Rocket's Moltres ex 229/182 worth anything?
We don't have a live market price for this card at the moment. The price you'll get in the UK depends mostly on condition: check the corners, edges and surface, and whether the artwork is well centred. Damaged cards sell for much less, while professionally graded copies in top condition can sell for far more.
To be sure you have the right card, match the set symbol and the number 229/182 printed at the bottom of your card. There are 40 different Moltres cards, so the number matters. Then compare completed eBay UK listings — sold prices, not asking prices — for copies in similar condition.
Other Moltres cards
| No. | Card | Rarity | Price | Collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 130/128 | Moltres 30th Celebration · 2026 | Illustration Rare | — | |
| 11/128 | Moltres 30th Celebration · 2026 | Common | — | |
| 14/94 | Moltres Phantasmal Flames · 2025 | Rare | — | |
| 208/182 | Team Rocket's Moltres ex Destined Rivals · 2025 | Ultra Rare | — | |
| 31/182 | Team Rocket's Moltres ex Destined Rivals · 2025 | Double Rare | — | |
| 146/165 | Moltres Scarlet & Violet 151 · 2023 | Rare | — | |
| 12/78 | Moltres Pokémon GO · 2022 | Rare Holo | — | |
| TG20 | Galarian Moltres V Astral Radiance Trainer Gallery · 2022 | Rare Holo V | — | |
| 183/172 | Galarian Moltres V Brilliant Stars · 2022 | Rare Secret | — | |
| 21/172 | Moltres Brilliant Stars · 2022 | Rare Holo | — | |
| 93/203 | Galarian Moltres Evolving Skies · 2021 | Rare Holo | — | |
| 177/198 | Galarian Moltres V Chilling Reign · 2021 | Rare Ultra | — |
Questions people ask
What set is Team Rocket's Moltres ex 229/182 from?
Destined Rivals, released 30 May 2025 in the Scarlet & Violet series. Look for the set symbol next to the number 229/182.
How rare is Team Rocket's Moltres ex 229/182?
It's a Special Illustration Rare and a secret rare — one of 11 cards at that rarity in Destined Rivals.
Is Team Rocket's Moltres ex 229/182 legal in Standard?
Yes — it has regulation mark I, legal for 2026–27.
How many Team Rocket's Moltres ex cards are there?
3 in English, from Destined Rivals (2025) to Destined Rivals (2025).
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