Salamence

Salamence is a Dragon/Flying type Pokémon introduced in Generation 3.

Salamence is a pseudo-legendary Pokémon. It has a Mega Evolution, available in Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire and Pokémon Go.

In Generation 9, a Paradox Pokémon Roaring Moon was discovered, which bears a striking resemblance to Salamence.

Salamence Mega Salamence

Salamence artwork by Ken Sugimori

Additional artwork

Pokédex data

National № 0373
Type Dragon Flying
Species Dragon Pokémon
Height 1.5 m (4′11″)
Weight 102.6 kg (226.2 lbs)
Abilities 1. Intimidate
Moxie (hidden ability)
Local № 0189 (Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald)
0016 (X/Y — Coastal Kalos)
0198 (Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire)
0119 (Sun/Moon — Alola dex)
0149 (U.Sun/U.Moon — Alola dex)
0278 (Scarlet/Violet)
0115 (The Crown Tundra)

Training

EV yield 3 Attack
Catch rate 45 (5.9% with PokéBall, full HP)
Base Friendship 35 (lower than normal)
Base Exp. 300
Growth Rate Slow

Breeding

Egg Groups Dragon
Gender 50% male, 50% female
Egg cycles 40 (10,024–10,280 steps)

Base stats

HP 95
300 394
Attack 135
247 405
Defense 80
148 284
Sp. Atk 110
202 350
Sp. Def 80
148 284
Speed 100
184 328
Total 600 Min Max

The ranges shown on the right are for a level 100 Pokémon. Maximum values are based on a beneficial nature, 252 EVs, 31 IVs; minimum values are based on a hindering nature, 0 EVs, 0 IVs.

Type defenses

The effectiveness of each type on Salamence.

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Mega Salamence artwork by Ken Sugimori

Additional artwork

Pokédex data

National № 0373
Type Dragon Flying
Species Dragon Pokémon
Height 1.8 m (5′11″)
Weight 112.6 kg (248.2 lbs)
Abilities 1. Aerilate
Local № 0189 (Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald)
0016 (X/Y — Coastal Kalos)
0198 (Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire)
0119 (Sun/Moon — Alola dex)
0149 (U.Sun/U.Moon — Alola dex)
0278 (Scarlet/Violet)
0115 (The Crown Tundra)

Training

EV yield 3 Attack
Catch rate 45 (5.9% with PokéBall, full HP)
Base Friendship 35 (lower than normal)
Base Exp. 315
Growth Rate Slow

Breeding

Egg Groups Dragon
Gender 50% male, 50% female
Egg cycles 40 (10,024–10,280 steps)

Base stats

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 Min Max

The ranges shown on the right are for a level 100 Pokémon. Maximum values are based on a beneficial nature, 252 EVs, 31 IVs; minimum values are based on a hindering nature, 0 EVs, 0 IVs.

Type defenses

The effectiveness of each type on Salamence.

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Evolution chart

Bagon#0371
Bagon
Dragon
(Level 30)
Shelgon#0372
Shelgon
Dragon
(Level 50)
Salamence#0373
Salamence
Dragon · Flying

Salamence changes

Pokédex entries

Salamence

Ruby SALAMENCE came about as a result of a strong, long-held dream of growing wings. It is said that this powerful desire triggered a sudden mutation in this POKéMON’s cells, causing it to sprout its magnificent wings.
Sapphire By evolving into SALAMENCE, this POKéMON finally realizes its long-held dream of growing wings. To express its joy, it flies and wheels all over the sky while spouting flames from its mouth.
FireRed
LeafGreen		 It becomes uncontrollable if it is enraged. It destroys everything with shredding claws and fire.
Emerald After many long years, its cellular structure underwent a sudden mutation to grow wings. When angered, it loses all thought and rampages out of control.
Diamond
Pearl
Platinum		 As a result of its long-held dream of flying, its cellular structure changed, and wings grew out.
HeartGold
SoulSilver		 It’s uncontrollable if enraged. It flies around spouting flames and scorching fields and mountains.
Black
White
Black 2
White 2		 As a result of its long-held dream of flying, its cellular structure changed, and wings grew out.
X It becomes uncontrollable if it is enraged. It destroys everything with shredding claws and fire.
Y It’s uncontrollable if enraged. It flies around spouting flames and scorching fields and mountains.
Omega Ruby Salamence came about as a result of a strong, long-held dream of growing wings. It is said that this powerful desire triggered a sudden mutation in this Pokémon’s cells, causing it to sprout its magnificent wings.
Alpha Sapphire By evolving into Salamence, this Pokémon finally realizes its long-held dream of growing wings. To express its joy, it flies and wheels all over the sky while spouting flames from its mouth.
Sun When angered, it loses all sense of itself and destroys everything around it. The destruction will continue until Salamence has tired itself out.
Moon It flies around on its wings, which have grown in at last. In its happiness, it gushes hot flames, burning up the fields it passes over.
Ultra Sun Overjoyed at finally being able to fly, it flies all over the place and usually doesn’t land until it’s completely exhausted and needs to sleep.
Ultra Moon Thanks to its fervent wishes, the cells in its body finally mutated, and at last it has its heart’s desire—wings.
Sword Salamence is an unusual Pokémon in that it was able to evolve a body with wings just by constantly wishing to be able to fly.
Shield While basking in the joy of flight generally keeps this Pokémon in high spirits, Salamence turns into an uncontrollable menace if something angers it.
Brilliant Diamond
Shining Pearl		 As a result of its long-held dream of flying, its cellular structure changed, and wings grew out.
Scarlet It flies around on its wings, which have grown in at last. In its happiness, it gushes hot flames, burning up everything it passes over.
Violet It becomes uncontrollable if it is enraged. It destroys everything with shredding claws and fire.

Mega Salamence

Sun Anyone standing in its path gets sliced right in two, while this Pokémon continues its flight without interruption.
Moon Mega Evolution fuels its brutality, and it may even turn on the Trainer who raised it. It’s been dubbed “the blood-soaked crescent.”
Ultra Sun The stress of its two proud wings becoming misshapen and stuck together because of strong energy makes it go on a rampage.
Ultra Moon It puts its forelegs inside its shell to streamline itself for flight. Salamence flies at high speeds over all kinds of topographical features.

Moves learned by Salamence

Scarlet/Violet Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearl

Moves learnt by level up

Salamence learns the following moves in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet at the levels specified.

Lv.
Move
Type
Cat.
Power
Acc.
1BiteDarkPhysical 60 100
1Dragon BreathDragonSpecial 60 100
1Dragon TailDragonPhysical 60 90
1Dual WingbeatFlyingPhysical 40 90
1EmberFireSpecial 40 100
1LeerNormalStatus — 100
1ProtectNormalStatus — —
1RoostFlyingStatus — —
15HeadbuttNormalPhysical 70 100
20Scary FaceNormalStatus — 100
25CrunchDarkPhysical 80 100
33Dragon ClawDragonPhysical 80 100
39Zen HeadbuttPsychicPhysical 80 90
46Focus EnergyNormalStatus — —
55FlamethrowerFireSpecial 90 100
73Double-EdgeNormalPhysical 120 100

Moves learnt on evolution

Salamence learns the following moves when it evolves in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet (regardless of level).

Move
Type
Cat.
Power
Acc.
FlyFlyingPhysical 90 95

Egg moves

Salamence learns the following moves via breeding or picnics in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet. Details and compatible parents can be found on the Salamence gen 9 learnset page.

Move
Type
Cat.
Power
Acc.
Defense CurlNormalStatus — —
Dragon RushDragonPhysical 100 75
ThrashNormalPhysical 120 100
TwisterDragonSpecial 40 100

Moves learnt by TM

Salamence is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet:

TM
Move
Type
Cat.
Power
Acc.
01Take DownNormalPhysical 90 85
05Mud-SlapGroundSpecial 20 100
06Scary FaceNormalStatus — 100
07ProtectNormalStatus — —
08Fire FangFirePhysical 65 95
09Thunder FangElectricPhysical 65 95
24Fire SpinFireSpecial 35 85
25FacadeNormalPhysical 70 100
27Aerial AceFlyingPhysical 60 ∞
28BulldozeGroundPhysical 60 100
32SwiftNormalSpecial 60 ∞
36Rock TombRockPhysical 60 95
44Dragon TailDragonPhysical 60 90
47EndureNormalStatus — —
49Sunny DayFireStatus — —
50Rain DanceWaterStatus — —
58Brick BreakFightingPhysical 75 100
59Zen HeadbuttPsychicPhysical 80 90
61Shadow ClawGhostPhysical 70 100
63Psychic FangsPsychicPhysical 85 100
65Air SlashFlyingSpecial 75 95
66Body SlamNormalPhysical 85 100
70Sleep TalkNormalStatus — —
78Dragon ClawDragonPhysical 80 100
85RestPsychicStatus — —
86Rock SlideRockPhysical 75 90
97FlyFlyingPhysical 90 95
99Iron HeadSteelPhysical 80 100
100Dragon DanceDragonStatus — —
103SubstituteNormalStatus — —
104Iron DefenseSteelStatus — —
108CrunchDarkPhysical 80 100
113TailwindFlyingStatus — —
115Dragon PulseDragonSpecial 85 100
117Hyper VoiceNormalSpecial 90 100
118Heat WaveFireSpecial 95 90
125FlamethrowerFireSpecial 90 100
130Helping HandNormalStatus — —
141Fire BlastFireSpecial 110 85
142Hydro PumpWaterSpecial 110 80
149EarthquakeGroundPhysical 100 100
150Stone EdgeRockPhysical 100 80
152Giga ImpactNormalPhysical 150 90
156OutrageDragonPhysical 120 100
160HurricaneFlyingSpecial 110 70
163Hyper BeamNormalSpecial 150 90
169Draco MeteorDragonSpecial 130 90
171Tera BlastNormalSpecial 80 100
172RoarNormalStatus — —
197Dual WingbeatFlyingPhysical 40 90
204Double-EdgeNormalPhysical 120 100
207Temper FlareFirePhysical 75 100
222Breaking SwipeDragonPhysical 60 100
226Dragon CheerDragonStatus — ∞

Moves learnt by level up

Salamence learns the following moves in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl at the levels specified.

Lv.
Move
Type
Cat.
Power
Acc.
1BiteDarkPhysical 60 100
1Dragon BreathDragonSpecial 60 100
1Dragon TailDragonPhysical 60 90
1EmberFireSpecial 40 100
1FlyFlyingPhysical 90 95
1LeerNormalStatus — 100
1ProtectNormalStatus — —
15HeadbuttNormalPhysical 70 100
20Scary FaceNormalStatus — 100
25CrunchDarkPhysical 80 100
33Dragon ClawDragonPhysical 80 100
39Zen HeadbuttPsychicPhysical 80 90
46Focus EnergyNormalStatus — —
55FlamethrowerFireSpecial 90 100
64OutrageDragonPhysical 120 100
73Double-EdgeNormalPhysical 120 100

Moves learnt on evolution

Salamence learns the following moves when it evolves in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl (regardless of level).

Move
Type
Cat.
Power
Acc.
FlyFlyingPhysical 90 95

Egg moves

Salamence learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl. Details and compatible parents can be found on the Salamence gen 8 learnset page.

Move
Type
Cat.
Power
Acc.
Defense CurlNormalStatus — —
Dragon DanceDragonStatus — —
Dragon RushDragonPhysical 100 75
Fire FangFirePhysical 65 95
Hydro PumpWaterSpecial 110 80
ThrashNormalPhysical 120 100
TwisterDragonSpecial 40 100

Move Tutor moves

Salamence can be taught these attacks in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl from move tutors (details):

Move
Type
Cat.
Power
Acc.
Draco MeteorDragonSpecial 130 90

Moves learnt by TM

Salamence is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl:

TM
Move
Type
Cat.
Power
Acc.
02Dragon ClawDragonPhysical 80 100
05RoarNormalStatus — —
11Sunny DayFireStatus — —
15Hyper BeamNormalSpecial 150 90
17ProtectNormalStatus — —
18Rain DanceWaterStatus — —
23Iron TailSteelPhysical 100 75
26EarthquakeGroundPhysical 100 100
31Brick BreakFightingPhysical 75 100
32Double TeamNormalStatus — —
35FlamethrowerFireSpecial 90 100
38Fire BlastFireSpecial 110 85
39Rock TombRockPhysical 60 95
40Aerial AceFlyingPhysical 60 ∞
42FacadeNormalPhysical 70 100
44RestPsychicStatus — —
45AttractNormalStatus — 100
47Steel WingSteelPhysical 70 90
51RoostFlyingStatus — —
58EndureNormalStatus — —
59Dragon PulseDragonSpecial 85 100
65Shadow ClawGhostPhysical 70 100
68Giga ImpactNormalPhysical 150 90
71Stone EdgeRockPhysical 100 80
80Rock SlideRockPhysical 75 90
82Sleep TalkNormalStatus — —
83BulldozeGroundPhysical 60 100
87SwaggerNormalStatus — 85
90SubstituteNormalStatus — —
93CutNormalPhysical 50 95
94FlyFlyingPhysical 90 95
96StrengthNormalPhysical 80 100
97DefogFlyingStatus — —
98Rock SmashFightingPhysical 40 100

Salamence sprites

Type Generation 3 Generation 4 Generation 5 Generation 6 Generation 7 Generation 8 Generation 9
Normal Salamence sprite from Ruby & Sapphire Salamence sprite from Diamond & Pearl Salamence sprite from Black & White Salamence sprite from X & Y Salamence sprite from Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Salamence sprite from Sword & Shield Salamence sprite from Scarlet & Violet
Shiny Salamence Shiny sprite from Ruby & Sapphire Salamence Shiny sprite from Diamond & Pearl Salamence Shiny sprite from Black & White Salamence Shiny sprite from X & Y Salamence Shiny sprite from Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon — —

Where to find Salamence

Ruby
Sapphire		 Evolve Bagon/Shelgon
FireRed
LeafGreen		 Trade/migrate from another game
Emerald Evolve Bagon/Shelgon
Diamond Trade/migrate from another game
Pearl
Platinum		 Evolve Bagon/Shelgon
HeartGold
SoulSilver		 Trade/migrate from another game
Black Trade/migrate from another game
White Evolve Bagon/Shelgon
Black 2
White 2		 Trade/migrate from another game
X
Y
Omega Ruby
Alpha Sapphire		 Evolve Bagon/Shelgon
Sun
Moon
Ultra Sun
Ultra Moon		 Route 3
Let's Go Pikachu
Let's Go Eevee		 Not available in this game
Sword Evolve Bagon/Shelgon
Shield
Brilliant Diamond		 Trade/migrate from another game
Shining Pearl Evolve Bagon/Shelgon
Legends: Arceus Not available in this game
Scarlet
Violet		 Location data not yet available

Answers to Salamence questions

Other languages

English Salamence
Japanese ボーマンダ (Bohmander)
German Brutalanda
French Drattak
Italian Salamence
Spanish Salamence
Korean 보만다 (bomanda)
Chinese (Simplified) 暴飞龙
Chinese (Traditional) 暴飛龍

 

English Dragon Pokémon
Japanese ドラゴンポケモン
German Drachen-Pokémon
French Pokémon Dragon
Italian Pokémon Drago
Spanish Pokémon Dragón
Korean 드래곤포켓몬
Chinese (Simplified) 龙宝可梦
Chinese (Traditional) 龍寶可夢

Name origin

salamander
lizard-like amphibian
menace
brutal, violent