Salamence #0373

DragonFlying
ShelgonShelgon(#0372)
Pokémon GO Pokédex
Beldum(#0374)Beldum
Max CPL403749L504239L51 · Best Buddy4289
Buddy Distance5 km per Candy
ReleasedFeb 9, 2018Apr 13, 2019

Type Effectiveness

Salamence takes 256% from Ice, and 160% from Rock, Dragon and Fairy moves.

Weak ×2.6
Ice
Weak ×1.6
RockDragonFairy
Resists ×0.6
FireWaterFightingBug
Resists ×0.4
GrassGround

Salamence is a Dragon/Flying-type Pokémon in Pokémon GO, doubly weak to Ice and weak to Rock, Dragon and Fairy.

It reaches 4239 CP at level 50, or 4289 as a Best Buddy.

Its best raid moveset is Dragon Tail with Fly.

Salamence
Normal
Shiny Salamence
Shiny

Base Stats

Attack277
Defense168
Stamina216

Not main-series base stats. Bars scale to 450 / 450 / 500.

Best Movesets

#Fast MoveCharged MoveDPSTDO
DragonDragon TailFlyingFly17.6346
2FireFire FangFlyingFly16.7328
3DragonDragon TailDragonDraco Meteor15.6306
4DragonDragon TailDragonOutrage15.6305
5DarkBiteFlyingFly15.5305
6DragonDragon TailDarkBrutal Swing14.9293
7FireFire FangDragonOutrage14.7290
8FireFire FangDragonDraco Meteor14.5284
16 More Pairings
#Fast MoveCharged MoveDPSTDO
9DragonDragon TailNormalReturn14.0274
10FireFire FangDarkBrutal Swing13.9274
11DarkBiteDragonOutrage13.9274
12DragonDragon TailWaterHydro Pump13.9273
13DragonDragon TailFireFire Blast13.7268
14DarkBiteDragonDraco Meteor13.4263
15DarkBiteDarkBrutal Swing13.1258
16FireFire FangWaterHydro Pump12.6247
17DragonDragon TailDarkCrunch12.5246
18FireFire FangNormalReturn12.5246
19FireFire FangFireFire Blast12.4243
20FireFire FangDarkCrunch11.6228
21DarkBiteWaterHydro Pump11.6228
22DarkBiteFireFire Blast11.4225
23DarkBiteNormalReturn11.4224
24DarkBiteDarkCrunch11.0217

Raid damage at level 40, 15/15/15 IVs, no weather boost.

DPS is damage per second, TDO total damage before fainting. For one boss, see the raid counters.

Moves

Fast Moves

Move
Type
Power
Energy
Time
DPS
EPS
Dragon TailDragon1481.0s14.08.0
Fire FangFire1391.0s13.09.0
BiteDark640.5s12.08.0

Charged Moves

Move
Type
Power
Energy
Time
DPS
DPE
ReturnPNormal25330.5s50.00.76
FlyFlying90502.0s45.01.80
Draco MeteorDragon1501003.5s42.91.50
Hydro PumpWater1351003.5s38.61.35
Fire BlastFire1401004.0s35.01.40
Brutal SwingDark65332.0s32.51.97
OutrageEDragon110504.0s27.52.20
CrunchDark65333.0s21.71.97

Fast Moves

Move
Type
Power
Energy
Turns
DPT
EPT
Fire FangFire8624.03.0
Dragon TailDragon91233.04.0
BiteDark2412.04.0

Charged Moves

Move
Type
Power
Energy
DPE
Draco MeteorDragon150652.31
ReturnPNormal130701.86
OutrageEDragon110601.83
FlyFlying80451.78
Fire BlastFire140801.75
Hydro PumpWater130751.73
Brutal SwingDark55351.57
CrunchDark70451.56

DPS damage per second · EPS energy per second · DPE damage per energy.

E
Elite TM: only an Elite TM teaches it now.
P
Purified: Return is learned by purifying a Shadow.
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Bagon
Bagon
#0371
Dragon
25
22 purified
Shelgon
Shelgon
#0372
Dragon
100
90 purified
Salamence
Salamence
#0373
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Top Counters

Full Rankings

As a Tier 5 raid boss. Level 40, 15/15/15, no weather boost.

  1. 1White KyuremIceIce FangIceIce Burn54.8 eDPS
  2. 2Mega Mewtwo YPsychicPsycho CutIceIce Beam46.9 eDPS
  3. 3Shadow MamoswineIcePowder SnowIceAvalanche41.8 eDPS
  4. 4EternatusDragonDragon TailDragonDynamax CannonE41.8 eDPS
  5. 5Shadow WeavileIceIce ShardIceTriple Axel40.5 eDPS
  6. 6Mega RayquazaDragonDragon TailDragonBreaking SwipeE40.4 eDPS
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Worth Powering Up?

Stronger than the everyday pick against 1 of 134 Tier 5 and Mega bosses. The everyday pick itself against 13 more.

The everyday pick is the best attacker that isn’t a Mega, Shadow or Legendary. Each number is how much more of the boss’s health this Pokémon takes off than that pick would. Level 40, 15/15/15, no weather boost.

  1. Altered Forme GiratinaTier 5 RaidDragonDragon TailDragonDraco Meteor+0.0% Gainover Garchomp

CP by Level

Encounter
Level
Guaranteed CP
Max CP
Research15154010/10/10160715/15/15
Raids & Eggs20205410/10/10214215/15/15
Weather-Boosted Raids25256810/10/10267815/15/15
L404032950/0/0374915/15/15
L505037250/0/0423915/15/15
L51 · Best Buddy5137700/0/0428915/15/15
All Power-Up Levels (L15–L51)
Level
15/15/15
0/0/0
Level 1516071412
Level 2021421883
Level 2526782354
Level 3032142825
Level 3534813060
Level 4037493295
Level 4539903507
Level 5042393725
Level 5142893770

Research, raid and egg catches have at least 10/10/10 IVs. A wild catch can be as low as 0/0/0.

L40 is the cap without XL Candy, L50 with it. L51 is Best Buddy only.

Dex Details

Second Charged Move75 Candy · 75,000 Stardust
Height / Weight1.5 m · 102.6 kg
Gender Ratio
50.0%50.0%
TradingTradableTransferable

Abilities, EVs, breeding and learnsets: Salamence in the RotomLabs Pokédex

PvP IV Spreads

Great League

1500 CP Cap
Best IVs0/10/141500 CP at level 15
RankIVsCPLevel% of Best
#10/10/14150015100.00%
#20/14/915001599.66%
#35/15/14149714.599.47%
#45/15/15150014.599.47%
#50/9/1414961599.43%
#60/9/1514991599.43%
#70/12/1114981599.42%
#80/15/714971599.35%
#96/14/14149814.599.28%
#101/8/1414971599.23%

A 15/15/15 ranks #202 of 4,096, with 97.75% of the best stat product.

Great League Rankings on PvPoke

Ultra League

2500 CP Cap
Best IVs1/15/142493 CP at level 24.5
RankIVsCPLevel% of Best
#11/15/14249324.5100.00%
#21/15/15249924.5100.00%
#32/14/14249524.599.81%
#40/14/925002599.78%
#52/15/13249724.599.69%
#60/15/14248424.599.64%
#70/15/15249024.599.64%
#80/9/1524982599.63%
#93/13/14249724.599.61%
#100/10/1425002599.54%

A 15/15/15 ranks #2534 of 4,096, with 95.36% of the best stat product.

Ultra League Rankings on PvPoke

Ranked by stat product at the highest level under the CP cap.

Trades and research have at least 10 in each IV, lucky trades 12. Check your own. This ranks IVs only. For the meta, see PvPoke.

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