PokéKit

No.0373

Salamence

Dragon Pokémon

DragonFlying
Height: 1.5mWeight: 102.6kg（Power of Low Kick against it: 100）Egg Groups: DragonSingles: RUBLDoubles: (DUU)Regional Dex: Paldea #278

Description

While basking in the joy of flight generally keeps this Pokémon in high spirits, Salamence turns into an uncontrollable menace if something angers it.

Raising data

Catch rate
45 / 255
Base friendship
35
Egg steps
5,248 steps
Gender ratio
♂ 50% / ♀ 50%
Growth rate
Slow（1,250,000）

Base StatsTotal 600

HP95
Atk135
Def80
SpA110
SpD80
Spe100

Actual stats

Max252 EV0 EVMin
HP202202170170
Atk205187155139
Def14513210090
SpA178162130117
SpD14513210090
Spe167152120108

Calculated at 31 IVs. Max = 252 EVs with a boosting nature, 252 EV = neutral nature, 0 EV = neutral nature, Min = 0 EVs with a hindering nature. HP is not affected by nature.

Run a damage calc with Salamence

Abilities

  • Intimidate

    When the Pokémon enters a battle, it intimidates opposing Pokémon and makes them cower, lowering their Attack stats.

  • MoxieHidden

    When the Pokémon knocks out a target, it shows moxie, which boosts its Attack stat.

Competitive usage

How often this Pokémon is used in ranked battles, and within that, the share of its moves, items, abilities, Tera types, EV spreads and teammates. Listed per format.

OU0.1%#144 ・ 2026-07Usage over time

Moves

  • Dual Wingbeat76.8%
  • Earthquake61%
  • Dragon Dance56.3%
  • Temper Flare26.6%
  • Iron Head22.1%
  • Focus Energy21.1%
  • Outrage19.9%
  • Dragon Claw19.8%
  • Hurricane17%
  • Draco Meteor15.6%

Items

  • Choice Band23.1%
  • Leftovers21.9%
  • Scope Lens21.1%
  • Heavy-Duty Boots13.9%
  • Choice Specs10.7%
  • Lum Berry3.9%

Abilities

  • Moxie71.6%
  • Intimidate28.4%

Tera types

  • steel36.8%
  • fire27.4%
  • flying21.7%
  • dragon3.2%
  • fairy3.2%
  • water3.1%

EV spreads

  • Adamant HP60 / Atk252 / Spe19621.1%→ Calc
  • Adamant Atk252 / SpD4 / Spe25217.5%→ Calc
  • Jolly Atk252 / SpD4 / Spe25216.6%→ Calc
  • Timid SpA252 / SpD4 / Spe25210.3%→ Calc

Teammates

Great TuskGreat Tusk37.7%GlimmoraGlimmora36.1%OkidogiOkidogi23.4%KingambitKingambit22.4%Ninetales (Alolan Form)Ninetales (Alolan Form)21.3%LatiasLatias21.1%MausholdMaushold21.1%KlefkiKlefki21.1%
→ View in Pokédex
VGC 2026 reg.I0.1%#102 ・ 2026-06Usage over time

Moves

  • Dragon Claw60.8%
  • Heat Wave57%
  • Dragon Dance53.3%
  • Double-Edge52.2%
  • Protect40.7%
  • Tailwind27.9%
  • Hurricane26%
  • Rock Slide23.1%
  • Dual Wingbeat17.5%
  • Draco Meteor15.8%

Items

  • Life Orb63.9%
  • Clear Amulet19%
  • Sharp Beak5.9%
  • Rocky Helmet4.9%
  • Wide Lens4.8%
  • Choice Specs1.3%

Abilities

  • Intimidate98.8%
  • Moxie1.2%

Tera types

  • dragon54.4%
  • steel21.9%
  • flying12.6%
  • ghost4.9%
  • fairy4.8%
  • fire1.3%

EV spreads

  • Lonely Atk252 / SpA4 / Spe25252.2%→ Calc
  • Hasty Atk4 / Def60 / SpA188 / SpD4 / Spe25211.5%→ Calc
  • Timid HP68 / SpA188 / Spe2529.5%→ Calc
  • Adamant HP228 / Atk252 / Def4 / SpD4 / Spe205.9%→ Calc

Teammates

KingambitKingambit62.6%TornadusTornadus57.4%RillaboomRillaboom57.1%CharizardCharizard57%KoraidonKoraidon57%KyogreKyogre26.2%AmoongussAmoonguss23%Chi-YuChi-Yu12.6%
→ View in Pokédex
→ See usage for other Pokémon

Moves whose power depends on weight

Low Kick scales with the target's weight; Heavy Slam scales with the attacker-to-target weight ratio. Opponents listed are taken from the usage data, limited to Pokémon that actually run the move.

Power taken from Heavy Slam

Evolution

Bagon#0371BagonDragon
Level 30→
Shelgon#0372ShelgonDragon
Level 50→
Salamence#0373SalamenceDragonFlying

Type Matchups

Weak to×2 / ×4
Ice×4RockDragonFairy
Resists×½ / ×¼
FireWaterFightingBugGrass×¼
Immune to×0
Ground
Super-effective STAB coverage×2+
GrassFightingBugDragon

Moves

Level up

—FlyingFlyPhysical 90
Lv1DarkBitePhysical 60
Lv1DragonDragon BreathSpecial 60
Lv1DragonDragon TailPhysical 60
Lv1FlyingDual WingbeatPhysical 40
Lv1FireEmberSpecial 40
Lv1NormalLeerStatus
Lv1NormalProtectStatus
Lv1FlyingRoostStatus
Lv15NormalHeadbuttPhysical 70
Lv20NormalScary FaceStatus
Lv25DarkCrunchPhysical 80
Lv33DragonDragon ClawPhysical 80
Lv39PsychicZen HeadbuttPhysical 80
Lv46NormalFocus EnergyStatus
Lv55FireFlamethrowerSpecial 90
Lv73NormalDouble-EdgePhysical 120
TM（44）
Aerial AceAir SlashBody SlamBreaking SwipeBrick BreakBulldozeDraco MeteorDragon CheerDragon DanceDragon PulseEarthquakeEndureFacadeFire BlastFire FangFire SpinGiga ImpactHeat WaveHelping HandHurricaneHydro PumpHyper BeamHyper VoiceIron DefenseIron HeadMud-SlapOutragePsychic FangsRain DanceRestRoarRock SlideRock TombShadow ClawSleep TalkStone EdgeSubstituteSunny DaySwiftTailwindTake DownTemper FlareTera BlastThunder Fang

Same-type Pokémon

Dragon-type listFlying-type list
FireFlyingCharizardNormalFlyingDoduoNormalFlyingDodrioGrassDragonExeggutor (Alolan Form)BugFlyingScytherWaterFlyingGyaradosIceFlyingArticunoPsychicFlyingArticuno (Galarian Form)ElectricFlyingZapdosFightingFlyingZapdos (Galarian Form)FireFlyingMoltresDarkFlyingMoltres (Galarian Form)DragonDratiniDragonDragonairDragonFlyingDragoniteNormalFlyingHoothootNormalFlyingNoctowlGrassFlyingHoppip

FAQ

What kind of Pokémon is Salamence?

Dragon Pokémon While basking in the joy of flight generally keeps this Pokémon in high spirits, Salamence turns into an uncontrollable menace if something angers it.

What type is Salamence?

Salamence is a Dragon / Flying-type Pokémon.

What is Salamence weak to?

It takes heavy damage from Ice / Rock / Dragon / Fairy-type moves.

What are Salamence's base stats?

HP95 / Atk135 / Def80 / SpA110 / SpD80 / Spe100 (total 600)

What are Salamence's abilities?

Intimidate, Moxie

🎯 Use in damage calc⚖️ Pokémon Compare💎 Tera Type Optimizer

Spotted a mistake on this page? Feature requests welcome too. Report an error / request a feature