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salamence
#373

Salamence

Dragon Pokémon

DragonFlying

As a result of its long-held dream of flying, its cellular structure changed, and wings grew out.

Base Stats

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

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Held Items

Evolution Chain

shelgon Shelgon Lv. 30
salamence Salamence Lv. 50

Moves

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

ubers Usage: 0.3%
Dragon Dance
Item
Life Orb
Nature
Jolly
EVs
Atk 252
Def 4
Spe 252
Wallbreaker
Item
Life Orb
Nature
Naive
EVs
Atk 4
SpA 252
Spe 252

Strategy Overview

Salamence has one big selling point in the Ubers metagame: pairing it with Rayquaza forms an effective offensive partnership that is almost impossible to counter! This strategy is not without its drawbacks though - since Salamence and Rayquaza have the same typing, this means that your team will have at least two Rock-, Ice- and Dragon-type weaknesses. Due to this fact, Salamence cannot just be thrown in any team, it should be paired with Rayquaza and have a team centered around covering their drawbacks.

Even though Salamence is mostly outclassed by Rayquaza, do not let this fool you into thinking that it is not a threat. Salamence is still very capable of tearing its opponents to shreds in the Ubers metagame, whether it's with its Dragon Dance set or its mixed set. Overall, Salamence is an unorthodox yet deadly Pokemon in Ubers.

Most Used Moves

Outrage
94.8%

Most Used Items

Life Orb
60.6%
Leftovers
15.6%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc