#373
Salamence
Dragon Pokémon
DragonFlying
When angered, it loses all sense of itself and destroys everything around it. The destruction will continue until Salamence has tired itself out.
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
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
Front
Back
Front Shiny
Back Shiny
Official Art
Official Art (Shiny)Competitive
Dragon Dance
Item
Salamencite
Nature
Adamant / Jolly
EVs
HP 4
Atk 252
Spe 252
Mixed Attacker
Item
Salamencite
Nature
Naive / Rash
EVs
Atk 4
SpA 252
Spe 252
Strategy Overview
- Mega Salamence remains one of the threatening sweepers in the metagame, and with the new Mega Evolution mechanics, it can take advantage of its great 120 Speed tier to immediate effect.
- Good physical and special coverage moves make Mega Salamence very hard to switch into. Mega Salamence also has the access to support moves like Dragon Dance and Roost.
- It has excellent stats overall, boasting a huge Attack stat, a great Speed tier, and an impressive physical bulk also thanks to its non-Mega ability Intimidate.
- The 4x Ice weakness makes Mega Salamence heavily threatened by offensive Pokemon like Mamoswine or Ice Beam users such as Porygon2.
- Teams are usually well prepared for it, being one of the most popular Mega Evolutions.
Most Used Moves
Common Teammates
Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc