#0373

Mega Salamence

Dragon Pokémon

About

While basking in the joy of flight generally keeps this Pokémon in high spirits, Salamence turns into an uncontrollable menace if something angers it.

Shield 1 of 14

Abilities

Aerilate

Turns the bearer's Normal moves into Flying moves and strengthens them to 1.3× their power.

Height: 1.8 m 5′11″
Weight: 112.6 kg 248.2 lb
Gender: ♂ 50% ♀ 50%

Base stats

Range at

Stat	Base	Range at level 100
HP	95	300–394
Attack	145	265–427
Defense	130	238–394
Sp. Atk	120	220–372
Sp. Def	90	166–306
Speed	120	220–372
Total	700

Ranges assume 0 IVs, 0 EVs and a hindering nature at the low end, and 31 IVs, 252 EVs and a helpful nature at the high end.

Type matchups

Multipliers use the current type chart. Abilities that change damage taken can be applied.

Taking hits

Weak 4×: Ice
Weak 2×: RockDragonFairy
Resists ½×: FireWaterFightingBug
Resists ¼×: Grass
Immune: Ground

Same-type attacks

Super effective 2×: GrassFightingBugDragon
Not very effective ½×: Steel

Evolution

#0371 Bagon Dragon

Level 30
#0372 Shelgon Dragon
- Level 50
  
  #0373 Salamence DragonFlying

Forms

Alternate forms have their own types, stats and abilities.

Moves

Moves this Pokémon can learn in the selected game. STAB marks attacks that share its type.

Lv.	Move	Type	Category	Power	Acc.	PP
Evo.	Fly STAB User flies high into the air, dodging all attacks, and hits next turn.	Flying	Physical	90	95%	15
1	Bite Has a chance to make the target flinch.	Dark	Physical	60	100%	25
1	Dragon Tail STAB Ends wild battles. Forces trainers to switch Pokémon.	Dragon	Physical	60	90%	10
1	Ember Has a chance to burn the target.	Fire	Special	40	100%	25
1	Fire Fang Has a chance to burn the target and a chance to make the target flinch.	Fire	Physical	65	95%	15
1	Fly STAB User flies high into the air, dodging all attacks, and hits next turn.	Flying	Physical	90	95%	15
1	Leer Lowers the target’s Defense by one stage.	Normal	Status	—	100%	30
1	Protect Prevents any moves from hitting the user this turn.	Normal	Status	—	—	10
1	Rage If the user is hit after using this move, its Attack rises by one stage.	Normal	Physical	20	100%	20
1	Thunder Fang Has a chance to paralyze the target and a chance to make the target flinch.	Electric	Physical	65	95%	15
4	Ember Has a chance to burn the target.	Fire	Special	40	100%	25
7	Leer Lowers the target’s Defense by one stage.	Normal	Status	—	100%	30
10	Bite Has a chance to make the target flinch.	Dark	Physical	60	100%	25
13	Dragon Breath STAB Has a chance to paralyze the target.	Dragon	Special	60	100%	20
17	Headbutt Has a chance to make the target flinch.	Normal	Physical	70	100%	15
21	Focus Energy Increases the user’s chance to score a critical hit.	Normal	Status	—	—	30
25	Crunch Has a chance to lower the target’s Defense by one stage.	Dark	Physical	80	100%	15
29	Dragon Claw STAB Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.	Dragon	Physical	80	100%	15
35	Zen Headbutt Has a chance to make the target flinch.	Psychic	Physical	80	90%	15
42	Scary Face Lowers the target’s Speed by two stages.	Normal	Status	—	100%	10
49	Flamethrower Has a chance to burn the target.	Fire	Special	90	100%	15
63	Double-Edge User receives 1/3 the damage inflicted in recoil.	Normal	Physical	120	100%	15

Move	Type	Category	Power	Acc.	PP
Aerial Ace STAB Never misses.	Flying	Physical	60	—	20
Attract Target falls in love if it has the opposite gender, and has a 50% chance to refuse attacking the user.	Normal	Status	—	100%	15
Brick Break Destroys Reflect and Light Screen.	Fighting	Physical	75	100%	15
Brutal Swing Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.	Dark	Physical	60	100%	20
Bulldoze Has a chance to lower the target’s Speed by one stage.	Ground	Physical	60	100%	20
Confide Lowers the target’s Special Attack by one stage.	Normal	Status	—	—	20
Double Team Raises the user’s evasion by one stage.	Normal	Status	—	—	15
Dragon Claw STAB Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.	Dragon	Physical	80	100%	15
Dragon Tail STAB Ends wild battles. Forces trainers to switch Pokémon.	Dragon	Physical	60	90%	10
Earthquake Inflicts regular damage and can hit Dig users.	Ground	Physical	100	100%	10
Facade Power doubles if user is burned, paralyzed, or poisoned.	Normal	Physical	70	100%	20
Fire Blast Has a chance to burn the target.	Fire	Special	110	85%	5
Flamethrower Has a chance to burn the target.	Fire	Special	90	100%	15
Fly STAB User flies high into the air, dodging all attacks, and hits next turn.	Flying	Physical	90	95%	15
Frustration Power increases as happiness decreases, up to a maximum of 102.	Normal	Physical	—	100%	20
Giga Impact User foregoes its next turn to recharge.	Normal	Physical	150	90%	5
Hidden Power Power and type depend upon user’s IVs. Power can range from 30 to 70.	Normal	Special	60	100%	15
Hyper Beam User foregoes its next turn to recharge.	Normal	Special	150	90%	5
Protect Prevents any moves from hitting the user this turn.	Normal	Status	—	—	10
Rain Dance Changes the weather to rain for five turns.	Water	Status	—	—	5
Rest User sleeps for two turns, completely healing itself.	Psychic	Status	—	—	5
Return Power increases with happiness, up to a maximum of 102.	Normal	Physical	—	100%	20
Roar Immediately ends wild battles. Forces trainers to switch Pokémon.	Normal	Status	—	—	20
Rock Slide Has a chance to make the target flinch.	Rock	Physical	75	90%	10
Rock Tomb Has a chance to lower the target’s Speed by one stage.	Rock	Physical	60	95%	15
Roost Heals the user by half its max HP.	Flying	Status	—	—	5
Round Has double power if it’s used more than once per turn.	Normal	Special	60	100%	15
Shadow Claw Has an increased chance for a critical hit.	Ghost	Physical	70	100%	15
Sleep Talk Randomly uses one of the user’s other three moves. Only works if the user is sleeping.	Normal	Status	—	—	10
Steel Wing Has a chance to raise the user’s Defense by one stage.	Steel	Physical	70	90%	25
Stone Edge Has an increased chance for a critical hit.	Rock	Physical	100	80%	5
Substitute Transfers 1/4 of the user’s max HP into a doll, protecting the user from further damage or status changes until it breaks.	Normal	Status	—	—	10
Sunny Day Changes the weather to sunny for five turns.	Fire	Status	—	—	5
Swagger Raises the target’s Attack by two stages and confuses the target.	Normal	Status	—	85%	15
Toxic Badly poisons the target, inflicting more damage every turn.	Poison	Status	—	90%	10

Move	Type	Category	Power	Acc.	PP
Aqua Tail Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.	Water	Physical	90	90%	10
Defog Lowers the target’s evasion by one stage. Removes field effects from the enemy field.	Flying	Status	—	—	15
Draco Meteor STAB Lowers the user’s Special Attack by two stages after inflicting damage.	Dragon	Special	130	90%	5
Dragon Pulse STAB Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.	Dragon	Special	85	100%	10
Heat Wave Has a chance to burn the target.	Fire	Special	95	90%	10
Hyper Voice Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.	Normal	Special	90	100%	10
Iron Tail Has a chance to lower the target’s Defense by one stage.	Steel	Physical	100	75%	15
Laser Focus Guarantees a critical hit with the user’s next move.	Normal	Status	—	—	30
Outrage STAB Hits every turn for 2-3 turns, then confuses the user.	Dragon	Physical	120	100%	10
Snore Has a chance to make the target flinch. Only works if the user is sleeping.	Normal	Special	50	100%	15
Tailwind For three turns, friendly Pokémon have doubled Speed.	Flying	Status	—	—	15
Zen Headbutt Has a chance to make the target flinch.	Psychic	Physical	80	90%	15

Training and breeding

Training

EV yield: 3 Attack
Catch rate: 45
Base friendship: 35
Base experience: 315
Growth rate: Slow
Wild held items: Dragon Fang

Breeding

Egg groups: Dragon
Egg cycles: 40 (about 10,280 steps)