Salamence
Dragon Pokémon
As a result of its long-held dream of flying, its cellular structure changed, and wings grew out.
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Strategy Overview
Salamence is a decent addition to DragMag teams over Dragonite due to its better Speed, Moxie, and surprise factor. Its Speed gives it the leg up on common Pokemon like Landorus-T and Excadrill, while Moxie lets it have more potential to sweep after a KO, making Dragon Dance sets potentially more dangerous than Dragonite while also letting it run a solid Choice Scarf set. Its Dragon Dance set can find a decent amount of setup opportunities on Pokemon like Gliscor, Ferrothorn lacking Gyro Ball and Leech Seed, and Heatran and Volcarona lacking Hidden Power Ice as a result of its decent typing and good Speed. It also has more surprise value than Dragonite on DragMag teams due to it being less common and its sets requiring different counterplay. However, Salamence has a harder time setting up Dragon Dance than Dragonite as a result of its worse bulk and lack of Multiscale; these issues and its lack of Extreme Speed cause it to perform worse against offensive teams that don't let it easily set up. Beyond competing with Dragonite, Salamence is also weak to Stealth Rock and can have its sweep cut short by common Choice Scarf users like Latios, Keldeo, and Garchomp. It also doesn't fit on any other team styles except DragMag due to its lack of utility compared to other Dragon-types like Dragonite, Latios, Garchomp, and Hydreigon.
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