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Salamence
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Salamence

DragonFlying

Best attacking moveset: Dragon Tail and Fly, worth 16.8 damage per second against a neutral target.

Best moveset

Salamence can learn 21 combinations. Dragon Tail with Fly does the most damage per second of them, at level 40 with a perfect attack stat. Same-type moves get the 1.2× bonus, and the cycle assumes the charged attack fires the moment it has the energy.

Stats and moves come straight from the game's own data files. Every number on this page is a raid and gym number, not a PvP one.

Type matchups

Takes double damageIce
Weak toRockDragonFairy
ResistsFightingBugFireWater
Strongly resistsGroundGrass
Fast attackTypePowerDurationEnergy
BiteDark60.5s+4
Dragon TailDragon141.0s+8
Fire FangFire131.0s+9
Charged attackTypePowerDurationEnergy
Brutal SwingDark652.0s-33
CrunchDark653.0s-33
Draco MeteorDragon1503.5s-100
Fire BlastFire1404.0s-100
FlyFlying902.0s-50
Hydro PumpWater1353.5s-100
Outrage LegacyDragon1104.0s-50

Shiny

Salamence
Normal
Shiny Salamence
Shiny

Yes. Shiny Salamence has been released. Players have found it from: wild, raid, research, evolution, photobomb.

Other forms

Mega Salamence
Mega Salamence

Evolution family

Bagon
Bagon
Shelgon
Shelgon
Salamence
Salamence

Numbers

Max CP4,239 at level 50, 3,749 at level 40
Raid catch2,142 CP at level 20, or 2,678 if weather boosted (perfect IVs)
Lowest possible raid catch2,054 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10
Base stats277 attack · 168 defense · 216 stamina

What it costs

Second charged move75,000 Stardust and 75 Candy
Buddy distance5 km per Candy
Purify a Shadow one5,000 Stardust and 5 Candy
Size1.5 m and 102.6 kg

Best moveset against each type

Salamence does not have one best moveset, it has 6. Which one wins depends on what you are attacking, because a move only gets its bonus against something weak to it. Best against Dragon, Bug, Grass.

AgainstBest movesetDPS
DragonDragon Tail + Draco Meteor25.6
BugFire Fang + Fly25.0
GrassFire Fang + Fly25.0
FightingDragon Tail + Fly21.8
GhostBite + Brutal Swing20.4
PsychicBite + Brutal Swing20.4
SteelFire Fang + Fire Blast19.8
IceFire Fang + Fire Blast19.8
GroundDragon Tail + Hydro Pump17.3
RockDragon Tail + Hydro Pump17.3
FireDragon Tail + Hydro Pump17.3
NormalDragon Tail + Fly16.8
FlyingDragon Tail + Fly16.8
PoisonDragon Tail + Fly16.8
WaterDragon Tail + Fly16.8
DarkDragon Tail + Fly16.8
FairyFire Fang + Fly15.9
ElectricDragon Tail + Draco Meteor15.8

Same maths as the headline number, run once per defending type: level 40, perfect attack IV, and the target's own type taken into account. Sorted by damage, so the top of this table is what Salamence is actually for.

Counters: what beats Salamence

AttackerTypeMovesetDPS
EternatusPoisonDragonDragon Tail + Dynamax Cannon Legacy42.8
Chien-PaoDarkIcePowder Snow + Avalanche41.7
BaxcaliburDragonIceIce Fang + Avalanche41.5
MamoswineIceGroundPowder Snow + Avalanche39.6
WeavileDarkIceIce Shard + Avalanche39.0
GlaceonIceFrost Breath + Avalanche38.5
KyuremDragonIceDragon Breath + Glaciate Legacy37.1
JynxIcePsychicFrost Breath + Avalanche36.2
VanilluxeIceFrost Breath + Avalanche Legacy35.5
FrosmothIceBugPowder Snow + Ice Beam34.6

Ranked by damage per second against Salamence's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.