#373

Salamence

Dragon Pokémon

DragonFlying

Salamence is an unusual Pokémon in that it was able to evolve a body with wings just by constantly wishing to be able to fly.

Base Stats

HP 95

Attack 135

Defense 80

Sp. Atk 110

Sp. Def 80

Speed 100

Total 600

Type Effectiveness

Weak to

ice 4x rock 2x dragon 2x fairy 2x

Resistant to

grass ¼x fighting ½x bug ½x fire ½x water ½x

Immune to

ground 0x

Abilities

Intimidate Moxie (Hidden)

Held Items

Dragon Scale 5%Dragon Fang 5%

Forms

Salamence Mega

Evolution Chain

Bagon

→

Shelgon Lv. 30

→

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

Front

Back

Front Shiny

Back Shiny

Official Art

Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

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Physical Sweeper

Moves

Dual Wingbeat

Outrage

Earthquake / Fire Fang / Fire Blast

Fire Blast / Fire Fang / Dragon Dance

Item

Life Orb / Weakness Policy / Lum Berry

Ability

Moxie / Intimidate

Nature

Naive / Jolly

EVs

HP 4

Atk 252

Spe 252

Special Attacker

Moves

Draco Meteor

Hurricane / Air Slash

Fire Blast

Hydro Pump

Item

Life Orb / Weakness Policy

Nature

Timid

EVs

HP 4

SpA 252

Spe 252

Strategy Overview

This analysis covers a newly introduced Pokemon. The metagame may shift rapidly. If you have any suggestions for this analysis, please post them in the current Battle Stadium Singles Analysis Thread.

Viability Ranking: A Rank

Reserved for Pokemon that are fantastic in the Battle Stadium Singles metagame, and can sweep, support, or wall significant portions of the metagame. These Pokemon require less support than most others to be used effectively and have few flaws that can easily be overlooked when compared to their positive traits.

For more information on viability rankings, check out the full rankings here.