#0373
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.
Details
Height1.5 m
Weight102.6 kg
Gender50.0% ♂ · 50.0% ♀
Catch rate45
Base friendship35
Growth rateslow
Appears in these games
Base stats
HP
95
Attack
135
Defense
80
Sp. Atk
110
Sp. Def
80
Speed
100
Total
600
Base Stat Total
Competitive movesets
Smogon · Gen 9Recommended battle-ready sets by competitive tier. A “/” means either option works in that slot.
Offensive
- Item
- Heavy-Duty Boots
- Nature
- Timid
- EVs
- 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
- Tera
- Fairy
Evolution
Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Salamence can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.
Sprites & renders
19 sprites & renders for Salamence.
Across the games
Moves
| Lv. | Move | Type | Class | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Fly | Flying | Physical | 90 | 95 | 15 |
| 1 | Bite | Dark | Physical | 60 | 100 | 25 |
| 1 | Dragon Breath | Dragon | Special | 60 | 100 | 20 |
| 1 | Dragon Tail | Dragon | Physical | 60 | 90 | 10 |
| 1 | Dual Wingbeat | Flying | Physical | 40 | 90 | 10 |
| 1 | Ember | Fire | Special | 40 | 100 | 25 |
| 1 | Fire Fang | Fire | Physical | 65 | 95 | 15 |
| 1 | Leer | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 30 |
| 1 | Protect | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 1 | Rage | Normal | Physical | 20 | 100 | 20 |
| 1 | Roost | Flying | Status | — | — | 5 |
| 1 | Thunder Fang | Electric | Physical | 65 | 95 | 15 |
| 15 | Headbutt | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 15 |
| 20 | Scary Face | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 10 |
| 25 | Crunch | Dark | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| 33 | Dragon Claw | Dragon | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| 39 | Zen Headbutt | Psychic | Physical | 80 | 90 | 15 |
| 46 | Focus Energy | Normal | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 55 | Flamethrower | Fire | Special | 90 | 100 | 15 |
| 64 | Outrage | Dragon | Physical | 120 | 100 | 10 |
| 73 | Double-Edge | Normal | Physical | 120 | 100 | 15 |