Salamence
dragon
Front
Normal
Shiny
Animated
Shiny Animated
Back
Normal
Shiny
Type
Dragon
Dex
#397
Abilities
Lowers the foe's Attack.
Growth Rate
slow
Gender Ratio
50% Male, 50% Female
Egg Groups
dragon
Hatch Rate
Medium Fast (20 cycles)
Catch Rate
45
Base Exp
218
EV Yield
3 Attack
Wild Held Items
Weak To
ice ×4rock ×2dragon ×2fairy ×2
Resists
fire ×0.5water ×0.5grass ×0.25fighting ×0.5bug ×0.5
Immune To
ground
Evolution Chain
How to Obtain
Salamence isn't found in the wild. You'll need to evolve, trade, or breed to get one.
Level Up Moves (20)
| Level | Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RageLevel: 1 | ||||||
| normal |  | 20 | 100 | 20 | ||
| Raises the user's Attack every time it is hit. | ||||||
| BiteLevel: 1 | ||||||
| dark | | 60 | 100 | 25 | ||
| Bites with vicious fangs. May cause flinching. | ||||||
| Shadow ClawLevel: 1 | ||||||
| ghost | | 70 | 100 | 15 | ||
| Strikes with a shadow claw. High critical-hit ratio. | ||||||
| HeadbuttLevel: 1 | ||||||
| normal | | 70 | 100 | 15 | ||
| A ramming attack that may cause flinching. | ||||||
| BiteLevel: 5 | ||||||
| dark | | 60 | 100 | 25 | ||
| Bites with vicious fangs. May cause flinching. | ||||||
| LeerLevel: 9 | ||||||
| normal |  | 0 | 100 | 30 | ||
| Frightens the foe with a leer to lower Defense. | ||||||
| HeadbuttLevel: 17 | ||||||
| normal | | 70 | 100 | 15 | ||
| A ramming attack that may cause flinching. | ||||||
| Focus EnergyLevel: 21 | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
| Focuses power to raise the critical-hit ratio. | ||||||
| EmberLevel: 25 | ||||||
| fire |  | 40 | 100 | 25 | ||
| A weak fire attack that may inflict a burn. | ||||||
| ProtectLevel: 30 | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||
| Evades attack, but may fail if used in succession. | ||||||
| Hyper VoiceLevel: 37 | ||||||
| normal | | 90 | 100 | 10 | ||
| A loud attack that uses sound waves to injure. | ||||||
| Dragon BreathLevel: 38 | ||||||
| dragon | | 60 | 100 | 20 | ||
| Strikes the foe with an incredible blast of breath. | ||||||
| Scary FaceLevel: 47 | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 100 | 10 | ||
| Frightens with a scary face to sharply reduce Speed. | ||||||
| Air SlashLevel: 49 | ||||||
| 75 | 95 | 15 | |||
| Attacks with a blade of air. May cause flinching. | ||||||
| FlyLevel: 50 | ||||||
| 80 | 95 | 15 | |||
| Flies up on the first turn, then strikes the next turn. | ||||||
| Dragon PulseLevel: 55 | ||||||
| dragon | | 85 | 100 | 10 | ||
| Generates a shock wave to damage the foe. | ||||||
| CrunchLevel: 61 | ||||||
| dark | | 80 | 100 | 15 | ||
| Crunches with sharp fangs. May lower Defense. | ||||||
| OutrageLevel: 64 | ||||||
| dragon | | 100 | 100 | 10 | ||
| A rampage of 2 to 3 turns that confuses the user. | ||||||
| Dragon ClawLevel: 79 | ||||||
| dragon | | 80 | 100 | 15 | ||
| Slashes the foe with sharp claws. | ||||||
| Double EdgeLevel: 93 | ||||||
| normal | | 120 | 100 | 15 | ||
| A life-risking tackle that also hurts the user. | ||||||
Related Guides
TM/HM Moves (27)
| Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dragon Claw | ||||||
| dragon | | 80 | 100 | 15 | TM02 | |
| Slashes the foe with sharp claws. | ||||||
| Roar | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 100 | 20 | TM05 | |
| Makes the foe flee to end the battle. | ||||||
| Toxic | ||||||
| poison | | 0 | 70 | 10 | TM06 | |
| Poisons the foe with an intensifying toxin. | ||||||
| Hidden Power | ||||||
| The effectiveness varies with the user. | ||||||
| Sunny Day | ||||||
| fire | | 0 | 0 | 5 | TM11 | |
| Boosts the power of Fire- type moves for 5 turns. | ||||||
| Hyper Beam | ||||||
| normal | | 150 | 90 | 5 | TM15 | |
| Powerful, but leaves the user immobile the next turn. | ||||||
| Protect | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 0 | 10 | TM17 | |
| Evades attack, but may fail if used in succession. | ||||||
| Rain Dance | ||||||
| water | | 0 | 0 | 5 | TM18 | |
| Boosts the power of Water- type moves for 5 turns. | ||||||
| Frustration | ||||||
| normal | | 1 | 100 | 20 | TM21 | |
| An attack that is stronger if the Trainer is disliked. | ||||||
| Iron Tail | ||||||
| steel | | 100 | 75 | 15 | TM23 | |
| Attacks with a rock-hard tail. May lower Defense. | ||||||
| Earthquake | ||||||
| ground | | 100 | 100 | 10 | TM26 | |
| A powerful quake, but has no effect on flying foes. | ||||||
| Return | ||||||
| normal | | 1 | 100 | 20 | TM27 | |
| An attack that increases in power with friendship. | ||||||
| Brick Break | ||||||
| fighting | | 75 | 100 | 15 | TM31 | |
| Destroys barriers such as Reflect and causes damage. | ||||||
| Double Team | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 0 | 15 | TM32 | |
| Creates illusory copies to raise evasiveness. | ||||||
| Flamethrower | ||||||
| fire | | 90 | 100 | 15 | TM35 | |
| A powerful fire attack that may inflict a burn. | ||||||
| Fire Blast | ||||||
| fire | | 110 | 85 | 5 | TM38 | |
| Incinerates everything it strikes. May cause a burn. | ||||||
| Rock Tomb | ||||||
| rock | | 60 | 95 | 15 | TM39 | |
| Stops the foe from moving with rocks and cuts Speed. | ||||||
| Aerial Ace | ||||||
| 60 | 0 | 20 | TM40 | ||
| An extremely speedy and unavoidable attack. | ||||||
| Facade | ||||||
| normal | | 70 | 100 | 20 | TM42 | |
| Boosts Attack when burned, paralyzed, or poisoned. | ||||||
| Secret Power | ||||||
| normal | | 70 | 100 | 20 | TM43 | |
| An attack with effects that vary by location. | ||||||
| Rest | ||||||
| psychic | | 0 | 0 | 5 | TM44 | |
| The user sleeps for 2 turns, restoring HP and status. | ||||||
| Attract | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 100 | 15 | TM45 | |
| Makes the opposite gender less likely to attack. | ||||||
| Steel Wing | ||||||
| steel | | 70 | 90 | 25 | TM47 | |
| Strikes the foe with hard wings spread wide. | ||||||
| Cut | ||||||
| grass | | 50 | 95 | 30 | HM01 | |
| Cuts the foe with sharp scythes, claws, etc. | ||||||
| Fly | ||||||
| 80 | 95 | 15 | HM02 | ||
| Flies up on the first turn, then strikes the next turn. | ||||||
| Strength | ||||||
| normal | | 80 | 100 | 15 | HM04 | |
| Builds enormous power, then slams the foe. | ||||||
| Rock Smash | ||||||
| fighting | | 40 | 100 | 15 | HM06 | |
| A rock-crushing attack that may lower Defense. | ||||||
