Salamence
Dragon Pokémon
It becomes uncontrollable if it is enraged. It destroys everything with shredding claws and fire.
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Strategy Overview
Salamence's vast special movepool backed by a base 110 Special Attack stat makes it one of the best offensive setters of Tailwind. High-Base Power moves with nearly unresisted coverage make it a perfect choice for offensive teams that need a way to break more defensive teams and the speed control advantage. Its access to Intimidate as well as useful resistances to Fire-, Water-, and Fighting-type moves also give it defensive utility on a team. However, its typing gives it unfortunate weaknesses to Fairy-type moves coming from threatening Pokemon such as Mega Diancie and Mega Gardevoir, as well as the more rare but just as lethal Ice-type coverage on Pokemon like Thundurus and Suicune. These weaknesses, combined with its relative frailty and average Speed, make it an unreliable Tailwind setter in many cases. Additionally, its most common moves come with an unfortunate chance to miss, lowering its consistency and reliability.
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Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc