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salamence
#373

Salamence

Dragon Pokémon

DragonFlying

It becomes uncontrollable if it is enraged. It destroys everything with shredding claws and fire.

Base Stats

HP 95
Attack 135
Defense 80
Sp. Atk 110
Sp. Def 80
Speed 100
Total 600

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Intimidate Moxie (Hidden)

Held Items

Forms

Evolution Chain

shelgon Shelgon Lv. 30
salamence Salamence Lv. 50

Moves

Locations

Details

Category Dragon Pokémon
Height 1.5 m
Weight 102.6 kg
Base Exp 270
Growth Rate Slow
Capture Rate 45
Base Happiness 35
Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Habitat Rough Terrain
Egg Groups Dragon

Sprites

salamence Front Front
salamence Back Back
salamence Front Shiny Front Shiny
salamence Back Shiny Back Shiny
salamence Official Art Official Art
salamence Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

Dragon Dance
Moves
Double-Edge / Return
Facade / Earthquake / Refresh
Item
Salamencite
Nature
Adamant
EVs
HP 248
Atk 124
Spe 136

Strategy Overview

Mega Salamence's high-Base Power moves coupled with Aerilate and its solid base 145 Attack stat are very potent despite the high defensive stats that quite a few common Pokemon in Ubers possess. Its defensive capabilities from Intimidate before Mega Evolving and its very good Defense stat after make it a premier Ground-immune Pokemon on most hyper offense teams, and it can use this bulk to boost its Attack and solid base 120 Speed stats to further levels with Dragon Dance. It even gets reliable recovery in Roost to help it perform well as both a Ground-immune Pokemon and setup sweeper. Unfortunately, a nasty Stealth Rock weakness will usually shave off much of its utility it would otherwise have at full health, and due to the nature of hyper offense teams, it will often find itself without Defog support. Many Pokemon in Ubers also have the option of carrying Ice-type moves specifically aimed at Mega Salamence, which can drastically cut into its above-average survivability if they don't OHKO it outright.

Most Used Moves

Roost
51.1%
Outrage
38.6%
Defog
38.2%
Toxic
38.2%

Most Used Items

Leftovers
43.1%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc