Salazzle
PoisonFire
Best attacking moveset: Poison Jab and Fire Blast, worth 12.6 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Salazzle can learn 8 combinations. Poison Jab with Fire Blast 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
| Fast attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Incinerate | Fire | 32 | 2.5s | +22 |
| Poison Jab | Poison | 13 | 1.0s | +9 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dragon Pulse | Dragon | 90 | 3.5s | -50 |
| Fire Blast | Fire | 140 | 4.0s | -100 |
| Poison Fang | Poison | 30 | 1.5s | -33 |
| Sludge Wave | Poison | 105 | 3.0s | -100 |
Shiny
Yes. Shiny Salazzle has been released. Players have found it from: wild, research, evolution, photobomb.
Evolution family
Numbers
| Max CP | 2,802 at level 50, 2,479 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 1,416 CP at level 20, or 1,770 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 1,344 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 228 attack · 130 defense · 169 stamina |
What it costs
| Second charged move | 50,000 Stardust and 50 Candy |
|---|---|
| Buddy distance | 3 km per Candy |
| Size | 1.2 m and 22.2 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Salazzle does not have one best moveset, it has 4. Which one wins depends on what you are attacking, because a move only gets its bonus against something weak to it. Best against Grass, Bug, Steel.
| Against | Best moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Grass | Poison Jab + Fire Blast | 19.8 |
| Bug | Incinerate + Fire Blast | 19.1 |
| Steel | Incinerate + Fire Blast | 19.1 |
| Ice | Incinerate + Fire Blast | 19.1 |
| Fairy | Poison Jab + Sludge Wave | 18.7 |
| Dragon | Poison Jab + Dragon Pulse | 14.0 |
| Normal | Poison Jab + Fire Blast | 12.6 |
| Fighting | Poison Jab + Fire Blast | 12.6 |
| Poison Jab + Fire Blast | 12.6 | |
| Electric | Poison Jab + Fire Blast | 12.6 |
| Psychic | Poison Jab + Fire Blast | 12.6 |
| Dark | Poison Jab + Fire Blast | 12.6 |
| Poison | Incinerate + Fire Blast | 12.1 |
| Ground | Incinerate + Fire Blast | 12.1 |
| Ghost | Incinerate + Fire Blast | 12.1 |
| Fire | Poison Jab + Sludge Wave | 11.9 |
| Water | Poison Jab + Sludge Wave | 11.9 |
| Rock | Poison Jab + Dragon Pulse | 9.1 |
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 Salazzle is actually for.
Counters: what beats Salazzle
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Groudon | Ground | Mud Shot + Precipice Blades Legacy | 57.3 |
 Excadrill | GroundSteel | Mud Slap + Earthquake | 54.4 |
 Mamoswine | IceGround | Mud Slap + High Horsepower | 53.5 |
 Rhyperior | GroundRock | Mud Slap + Earthquake | 51.6 |
 Garchomp | DragonGround | Mud Shot + Earthquake | 51.1 |
 Landorus | Ground | Mud Shot + Earth Power | 50.9 |
 Krookodile | GroundDark | Mud Slap + Earthquake | 49.2 |
 Golurk | GroundGhost | Mud Slap + Earth Power | 46.9 |
 Golem | RockGround | Mud Slap + Earthquake | 45.5 |
 Torterra | GrassGround | Mud Slap + Earthquake | 43.7 |
Ranked by damage per second against Salazzle's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.