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#0373

Salamence

Dragon Pokémon

Dragon

FlyingGen III · Hoenn

Height: 1.5 m
Weight: 102.6 kg
Total: 600

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Description

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.

Pokédex text from Sword

Salamence base stats

Attack

135

Defense

Sp. Atk

110

Sp. Def

Speed

100

Total600

What is Salamence weak to?

Type chart gen6+; Abilities and held items are not taken into account.

How does Salamence evolve?

#0371

Bagon

Dragon

Level 30

#0372

Shelgon

Dragon

Level 50

#0373

Salamence

Dragon

Flying

Which moves does Salamence learn?

Moves from Scarlet / Violet: the most recent game it appears in, according to PokéAPI.

By level (17)

Moves it learns: By level (17)
Level	Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy	PP
Evo.	Fly	Flying	Physical	90	95	15
1	Leer	Normal	Status	—	100	30
1	Bite	Dark	Physical	60	100	25
1	Ember	Fire	Special	40	100	25
1	Protect	Normal	Status	—	—	10
1	Dragon Breath	Dragon	Special	60	100	20
1	Roost	Flying	Status	—	—	5
1	Dragon Tail	Dragon	Physical	60	90	10
1	Dual Wingbeat	Flying	Physical	40	90	10
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
73	Double-Edge	Normal	Physical	120	100	15

By TM (54)

Moves it learns: By TM (54)
Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy	PP
Aerial Ace	Flying	Physical	60	—	20
Air Slash	Flying	Special	75	95	15
Body Slam	Normal	Physical	85	100	15
Breaking Swipe	Dragon	Physical	60	100	15
Brick Break	Fighting	Physical	75	100	15
Bulldoze	Ground	Physical	60	100	20
Crunch	Dark	Physical	80	100	15
Double-Edge	Normal	Physical	120	100	15
Draco Meteor	Dragon	Special	130	90	5
Dragon Cheer	Dragon	Status	0	0	15
Dragon Claw	Dragon	Physical	80	100	15
Dragon Dance	Dragon	Status	—	—	20
Dragon Pulse	Dragon	Special	85	100	10
Dragon Tail	Dragon	Physical	60	90	10
Dual Wingbeat	Flying	Physical	40	90	10
Earthquake	Ground	Physical	100	100	10
Endure	Normal	Status	—	—	10
Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100	20
Fire Blast	Fire	Special	110	85	5
Fire Fang	Fire	Physical	65	95	15
Fire Spin	Fire	Special	35	85	15
Flamethrower	Fire	Special	90	100	15
Fly	Flying	Physical	90	95	15
Giga Impact	Normal	Physical	150	90	5
Heat Wave	Fire	Special	95	90	10
Helping Hand	Normal	Status	—	—	20
Hurricane	Flying	Special	110	70	10
Hydro Pump	Water	Special	110	80	5
Hyper Beam	Normal	Special	150	90	5
Hyper Voice	Normal	Special	90	100	10
Iron Defense	Steel	Status	—	—	15
Iron Head	Steel	Physical	80	100	15
Mud-Slap	Ground	Special	20	100	10
Outrage	Dragon	Physical	120	100	10
Protect	Normal	Status	—	—	10
Psychic Fangs	Psychic	Physical	85	100	10
Rain Dance	Water	Status	—	—	5
Rest	Psychic	Status	—	—	5
Roar	Normal	Status	—	—	20
Rock Slide	Rock	Physical	75	90	10
Rock Tomb	Rock	Physical	60	95	15
Scary Face	Normal	Status	—	100	10
Shadow Claw	Ghost	Physical	70	100	15
Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	—	—	10
Stone Edge	Rock	Physical	100	80	5
Substitute	Normal	Status	—	—	10
Sunny Day	Fire	Status	—	—	5
Swift	Normal	Special	60	—	20
Tailwind	Flying	Status	—	—	15
Take Down	Normal	Physical	90	85	20
Temper Flare	Fire	Physical	75	100	10
Tera Blast	Normal	Special	80	100	10
Thunder Fang	Electric	Physical	65	95	15
Zen Headbutt	Psychic	Physical	80	90	15

Salamence forms and variants

Mega Salamence
Mega Evolution
DragonFlying
Total 700 (+100) · 1.8 m · 112.6 kg
Stats, effectiveness and abilities of this form: Mega Salamence
HP
95
Attack
145
Defense
130
Sp. Atk
120
Sp. Def
90
Speed
120
Total700
Weaknesses
Ice×4
Rock×2
Dragon×2
Fairy×2
Resistances
Grass×¼
Fire×½
Water×½
Fighting×½
Bug×½
Immunities
Ground×0
Type chart gen6+; Abilities and held items are not taken into account.
- Aerilate

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Which moves does Salamence learn?

Moves from Scarlet / Violet: the most recent game it appears in, according to PokéAPI.

By level (17)

Moves it learns: By level (17)
Level	Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy	PP
Evo.	Fly	Flying	Physical	90	95	15
1	Leer	Normal	Status	—	100	30
1	Bite	Dark	Physical	60	100	25
1	Ember	Fire	Special	40	100	25
1	Protect	Normal	Status	—	—	10
1	Dragon Breath	Dragon	Special	60	100	20
1	Roost	Flying	Status	—	—	5
1	Dragon Tail	Dragon	Physical	60	90	10
1	Dual Wingbeat	Flying	Physical	40	90	10
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
73	Double-Edge	Normal	Physical	120	100	15

By TM (54)

Moves it learns: By TM (54)
Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy	PP
Aerial Ace	Flying	Physical	60	—	20
Air Slash	Flying	Special	75	95	15
Body Slam	Normal	Physical	85	100	15
Breaking Swipe	Dragon	Physical	60	100	15
Brick Break	Fighting	Physical	75	100	15
Bulldoze	Ground	Physical	60	100	20
Crunch	Dark	Physical	80	100	15
Double-Edge	Normal	Physical	120	100	15
Draco Meteor	Dragon	Special	130	90	5
Dragon Cheer	Dragon	Status	0	0	15
Dragon Claw	Dragon	Physical	80	100	15
Dragon Dance	Dragon	Status	—	—	20
Dragon Pulse	Dragon	Special	85	100	10
Dragon Tail	Dragon	Physical	60	90	10
Dual Wingbeat	Flying	Physical	40	90	10
Earthquake	Ground	Physical	100	100	10
Endure	Normal	Status	—	—	10
Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100	20
Fire Blast	Fire	Special	110	85	5
Fire Fang	Fire	Physical	65	95	15
Fire Spin	Fire	Special	35	85	15
Flamethrower	Fire	Special	90	100	15
Fly	Flying	Physical	90	95	15
Giga Impact	Normal	Physical	150	90	5
Heat Wave	Fire	Special	95	90	10
Helping Hand	Normal	Status	—	—	20
Hurricane	Flying	Special	110	70	10
Hydro Pump	Water	Special	110	80	5
Hyper Beam	Normal	Special	150	90	5
Hyper Voice	Normal	Special	90	100	10
Iron Defense	Steel	Status	—	—	15
Iron Head	Steel	Physical	80	100	15
Mud-Slap	Ground	Special	20	100	10
Outrage	Dragon	Physical	120	100	10
Protect	Normal	Status	—	—	10
Psychic Fangs	Psychic	Physical	85	100	10
Rain Dance	Water	Status	—	—	5
Rest	Psychic	Status	—	—	5
Roar	Normal	Status	—	—	20
Rock Slide	Rock	Physical	75	90	10
Rock Tomb	Rock	Physical	60	95	15
Scary Face	Normal	Status	—	100	10
Shadow Claw	Ghost	Physical	70	100	15
Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	—	—	10
Stone Edge	Rock	Physical	100	80	5
Substitute	Normal	Status	—	—	10
Sunny Day	Fire	Status	—	—	5
Swift	Normal	Special	60	—	20
Tailwind	Flying	Status	—	—	15
Take Down	Normal	Physical	90	85	20
Temper Flare	Fire	Physical	75	100	10
Tera Blast	Normal	Special	80	100	10
Thunder Fang	Electric	Physical	65	95	15
Zen Headbutt	Psychic	Physical	80	90	15

Salamence forms and variants

Mega Salamence

Mega Evolution

Dragon

Flying

Total 700 (+100) · 1.8 m · 112.6 kg

Stats, effectiveness and abilities of this form

Attack

145

Defense

130

Sp. Atk

120

Sp. Def

Speed

120

Total700

Weaknesses

Ice×4
Rock×2
Dragon×2
Fairy×2

Resistances

Grass×¼
Fire×½
Water×½
Fighting×½
Bug×½

Immunities

Ground×0

Type chart gen6+; Abilities and held items are not taken into account.

Aerilate