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Table of Contents

Click for Shadow Salamence
Click for Mega Salamence
How Shiny is Acquired
Evolution
  • Original
  • Shiny

Pokemon Ratings

Attacker Tier List See all A Tier
Great League PVP Rating See all 1 / 5
Ultra League PVP Rating See all 1 / 5
Master League PVP Rating See all 2.5 / 5

Pokemon Stats

Type
102.60 kg Weight
1.50 m Height
Pokemon Max CP
Level 50: 4,239
Level 40: 3,749
Level 25: 2,678 (Raid + Weather)
Level 20: 2,142 (Raid)
Level 15: 1,607 (Research Tasks)
ATK 277
DEF 168
STA 216

Pokemon Family

PVE Movesets Grades

Quick Charge ATK DEF
Dragon Tail
Draco Meteor
A-
X
Dragon Tail
Fly
B
C
Dragon Tail
Outrage*
A
B-
Fire Fang
Fire Blast
B
D
Fire Fang
Fly
A-
C
Fire Fang
Outrage*
X
A
Bite
Fly
B
C-
Bite
Outrage*
X
B
Show Suboptimal/Unranked Movesets

PVE Offensive Moves Explanation

  • Dragon Tail is the fast move of choice.
  • Outrage is a reliable and strong move, meaning it will generally be the superior option. Draco Meteor is actually stronger on paper, but if Salamence drops with more than 50 energy stored, it's generally weaker in practice.
  • Fire Fang and Fly have some synergy, mainly against Grass Types, and deal a lot of damage together despite a lack of STAB on the former.
  • Bite pales in comparison to Dragon Tail.
  • Hydro Pump and Fire Blast have no genuine utility on Salamence.

PVE Defensive Moves Explanation

  • Dragon Tail excels in power, but Fire Fang shines against many Salamence counters.

  • Bite offers no defensive utility on Salamence. 

  • Outrage is Salamence's only multi-bar charge move, making it a great choice to squeeze in damage.

  • Hydro Pump, Draco Meteor, Fly, and Fire Blast could all be good, but Salamence probably won't reach them before fainting.

PVE Overview

Salamence is a powerful 'mon that stands tall among the other Dragon-types. The second highest non-legendary Attack stat puts its potential above Dragonite with the addition of Outrage to its movepool. With Outrage and Draco Meteor together, it can even Surpass Rayquaza, the strongest non-shadow Dragon in the game, in specific scenarios. However, the small boost in damage is generally not worth the cost for most players. Having access to a fast and charged Fire-type move is useful for the Ice-type hard counter. 

Basically, you're going to want a Salamence. 

PVP Movesets Grades

Quick Charge ATK
Dragon Tail
Fly
Outrage*
A

PvP Moveset Explanation

Dragon Tail + Fly and Outrage*

Dragon Tail provides average damage and decent energy generation that Salamence needs for its expensive moves, as well as solid neutral coverage. 

Fly is Salamence's cheapest Charged Attack and benefits from STAB; its excellent overall parameters allow it to become Salamence's primary weapon. Outrage is fairly expensive, but it deals tremendous damage and is cheaper than Salamence's other options. Fire Blast can be ran instead to incinerate Steel-type Pokemon that would otherwise wall it, but its extreme cost makes it an unreliable move. Draco Meteor is an alternative option to Outrage for more even power, but its drawback and slightly higher cost makes it a generally inferior option. Hydro Pump can be used for coverage, but Fire Blast is generally better for that purpose. Return has no real use.

PvP Rating Explanation

Great League: 1 / 5

Salamence is weighted towards attack and has a poor PvP moveset, leaving it unviable in the Great League.

Ultra League: 1 / 5

While not as bad off, Salamence is still a poor pick for the Ultra League

Master League: 2.5 / 5

Salamence has almost what it takes to be decent in Master League, but it really needs a cheaper Charged Attack. Even though Fly is an excellent move, it's simply not cheap enough to let Salamence compete against its other Dragon/Flying brethrens Dragonite and Rayquaza. At this time of writing (Season 19, Shared Skies), Dragonite and Rayquaza are struggling to stand out in the Master League when behemoths like Palkia-O and Zygarde simply outclass them, so Salamence will need a LOT before it can be a viable part of the Master League metagame. It certainly has more room to breathe in Master Premier, but Dragonite still exists.

Fast Moves

15
Dragon Tail
More Info

Dragon

1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.51x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS EPU DPS DPS w/STAB True DPS
1.10
0.20
8.18
13.64
17.05
12
Fire Fang
More Info

Fire

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS EPU DPS DPS w/STAB True DPS
0.90
0.41
8.89
13.33
16.67
6
Bite
More Info

Dark

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS EPU DPS DPS w/STAB True DPS
0.50
0.20
8.00
12.00
15.00

Charge Moves

150
Draco Meteor
More Info

Dragon

1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.51x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
3.60
0.50
0.00
 1.50
41.67
52.08
 62.50
130
Hydro Pump
More Info

Water

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
3.30
2.10
0.00
 1.30
39.39
49.24
 51.21
140
Fire Blast
More Info

Fire

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
4.20
0.80
0.00
 1.40
33.33
41.67
 46.67
80
Fly
More Info

Flying

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
1.80
0.30
0.00
 1.60
44.44
55.56
 71.11

Elite Charge Moves

110
Outrage
More Info

Dragon

1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.51x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
3.90
1.20
0.00
 2.20
28.21
35.26
 62.05

Purified Charge Moves

35
Return
More Info

Normal

.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.51x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
0.70
0.25
0.00
 1.06
50.00
62.50
 53.03

Secondary Charge Move Unlock Cost

Candy 75
Stardust 75,000

Purification Cost

Candy 5
Stardust 5000

Other

Female Ratio 50.0 %
Male Ratio 50.0 %
Flee Rate 5.0 %
Buddy Distance 5 km
Capture Rate5.0 %

Pokemon Type Chart

Vulnerable

160% damage
160% damage
256% damage
160% damage

Resistant

62.5% damage
62.5% damage
62.5% damage
39.1% damage
39.1% damage
62.5% damage

Raid Boss Catch Rate

Dragon Medal

None
Bronze
Silver
Gold

Flying Medal

None
Bronze
Silver
Gold
Normal Nice! Great! Excellent!
No Berry -
Curve
Razz Berry -
Curve
Golden Razz Berry -
Curve

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Pokemon Min/Max CP Values

How to use: You need to know your Pokemon's exact level. To find exactly what level your Pokémon is, power up your Pokémon following this chart until you're certain of your level from Stardust cost changes.

A Pokémon's minimum level is 1.

Every time you power up, your Pokémon gains half a level.

StardustLevelMin CPMax CP
20014653
2001.596109
2002146166
2002.5195222
4003245279
4003.5295336
4004345392
4004.5394449
6005444505
6005.5494562
6006544618
6006.5593675
8007643732
8007.5693788
8008742845
8008.5792901
10009842958
10009.58921015
1000109411071
100010.59881125
13001110361178
130011.510831232
13001211301285
130012.511771339
16001312241392
160013.512711446
16001413181500
160014.513651553
19001514121607
190015.514591660
19001615061714
190016.515531767
22001716001821
220017.516471874
22001816941928
220018.517411981
25001917892035
250019.518362089
25002018832142
250020.519302196
30002119772249
300021.520242303
30002220712356
300022.521182410
35002321652464
350023.522122517
35002422592571
350024.523072624
40002523542678
400025.524012732
40002624482785
400026.524952839
45002725422892
450027.525892946
45002826362999
450028.526833053
50002927303107
500029.527773160
50003028253214
500030.528483241
60003128723267
600031.528953294
60003229193321
600032.529423348
70003329663374
700033.529893401
70003430133428
700034.530363455
80003530603481
800035.530833508
80003631073535
800036.531303562
90003731543589
900037.531783615
90003832013642
900038.532253669
100003932483696
1000039.532723722
100004032953749
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