Salamence
DragonFlying
BST 600 · Best Atk 135
Quick answer

Is Salamence good in Pokemon Champions?

Salamence is available in the Champions roster. It is a Dragon/Flying Pokémon with 600 base stat total, and its most useful listed moves include Tailwind, Draco Meteor, Outrage, Hurricane.
  • Dragon/Flying types
  • Base stat total 600
  • Weak to Ice, Rock, Dragon

Base Stats

HP95
Atk135
Def80
SpA110
SpD80
Spe100

Salamence Weaknesses & Resistances

Salamence Weaknesses

Ice4x
Rock2x
Dragon2x
Fairy2x
Resists
Fire0.5x
Water0.5x
Grass0.25x
Fighting0.5x
Bug0.5x
Immune
Ground0x

Offensive Coverage

STAB vs. all types

How this Pokémon's STAB attacks land against every defending type.

dragonSTAB Coverage
Super Effective
dragon
Neutral
normalfirewaterelectricgrassicefightingpoisongroundflyingpsychicbugrockghostdark
½×
Resisted
steel
No Effect
fairy
flyingSTAB Coverage
Super Effective
grassfightingbug
Neutral
normalfirewatericepoisongroundflyingpsychicghostdragondarkfairy
½×
Resisted
electricrocksteel
Calc vs top threats

One tap: Salamence's most-run set against each top meta set, preloaded in the damage calc.

Movepool

Sorted by STAB then competitive usage

TailwindSTAB
STA

For three turns, friendly Pokémon have doubled Speed.

Draco MeteorSTAB
130 BP·90%·SPC

Lowers the user’s Special Attack by two stages after inflicting damage.

OutrageSTAB
120 BP··PHY

Hits every turn for 2-3 turns, then confuses the user.

HurricaneSTAB
110 BP·70%·SPC

Has a chance to confuse the target.

Dragon RushSTAB
100 BP·75%·PHY

Has a chance to make the target flinch.

FlySTAB
90 BP·95%·PHY

User flies high into the air, dodging all attacks, and hits next turn.

Dragon PulseSTAB
85 BP··SPC

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.

Dragon ClawSTAB
80 BP··PHY

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.

Air SlashSTAB
75 BP·95%·SPC

Has a chance to make the target flinch.

Aerial AceSTAB
60 BP··PHY

Never misses.

Breaking SwipeSTAB
60 BP··PHY

Lowers the target’s Attack by one stage after inflicting damage.

Dragon TailSTAB
60 BP·90%·PHY

Ends wild battles. Forces trainers to switch Pokémon.

Dual WingbeatSTAB
40 BP·90%·PHY

Hits twice in one turn.

Dragon CheerSTAB
STA

The user raises its allies’ morale with a draconic cry so that their future atta…

Dragon DanceSTAB
STA

Raises the user’s Attack and Speed by one stage.

RoostSTAB
STA

Heals the user by half its max HP.

Helping Hand+5
STA

Ally’s next move inflicts half more damage.

Protect+4
STA

Prevents any moves from hitting the user this turn.

Giga Impact
150 BP·90%·PHY

User foregoes its next turn to recharge.

Hyper Beam
150 BP·90%·SPC

User foregoes its next turn to recharge.

Abilities

1
Ability 1
Intimidate

When the Pokémon enters a battle, it intimidates opposing Pokémon and makes them cower, lowering their Attack stats.

Hidden Ability

When the Pokémon knocks out a target, it shows moxie, which boosts its Attack stat.

On Mega Evolution →

Mega Form

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Recommended next step
Deeper analysis on Smogon →