Competitive Information for Salamence (mega) [Sun/Moon]
Dragon / Flying
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Salamence-mega? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Sun/Moon Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the Sun/Moon generation metagame.
Groudon-PrimalSmeargleStakatakaNecrozma-Dawn-WingsAmoongussShedinjaKangaskhan-MegaDittoBronzong
Salamence is a fabulous Dragon and Flying-typed Pokemon. It's super common to see Salamence show up as a Sun/Moon opponent. Salamence is considered strong enough to compete with Uber tiered Pokemon. Salamence is weak to Dragon, Fairy, Ice, and Rock-typed attacks.
Item: Salamencite
Ability: Aerilate
Nature: Quiet (+SpA, -Spe)
EVs: 44 Hp / 252 Atk / 212 SpA
Moveset:
- Double-Edge
- Dragon Dance / Dragon Claw
- Protect
- Tailwind
Mixed Sweeper Salamence-Mega (Popular/Trending)
Salamence is an outstanding Mixed Sweeper for single battles. With Aerilate, Salamence's normal-type moves become flying type and have 1.2x power. With a Salamencite equipped to it, if held by a salamence, this item allows it to mega evolve in battle.
◆ Dragon Dance is a status move (raises your Salamence's attack and speed by 1 stage).
◆ Dragon Claw is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Dragon-type move that deals a decent amount of damage.
◆ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Salamence this turn).
◆ Tailwind is a status move (for 4 turns, allies' speed is doubled).
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Item: Salamencite
Ability: Aerilate
Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
EVs: 12 Hp / 4 Def / 236 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Hyper Voice
- Dragon Dance
- Protect
- Tailwind
Special Sweeper Salamence-Mega (Popular/Trending)
Salamence is a pretty decent Special Sweeper for single battles. It's purpose is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. With Aerilate, Salamence's normal-type moves become flying type and have 1.2x power. With a Salamencite equipped to it, if held by a salamence, this item allows it to mega evolve in battle.
◆ Dragon Dance is a status move (raises your Salamence's attack and speed by 1 stage).
◆ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Salamence this turn).
◆ Tailwind is a status move (for 4 turns, allies' speed is doubled).
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Item: Salamencite
Ability: Aerilate
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 172 Hp / 252 Atk / 84 Spe
Moveset:
- Outrage / Dragon Claw
- Earthquake
- Shadow Claw
- Aqua Tail
Physical Sweeper Salamence-Mega (Aerilate)
Salamence is a sensational Physical Sweeper for single battles. It's purpose is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. With Aerilate, Salamence's normal-type moves become flying type and have 1.2x power. With a Salamencite equipped to it, if held by a salamence, this item allows it to mega evolve in battle.
◆ Dragon Claw is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Dragon-type move that deals a nice amount of damage.
◆ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
◆ Shadow Claw is a physical 70-base power Ghost-type move (high critical hit ratio).
◆ Aqua Tail is a physical 90-base power Water-type move that deals a mighty amount of damage.
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Item: Salamencite
Ability: Aerilate
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 172 Hp / 252 SpA / 84 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Draco Meteor / Dragon Pulse
- Air Cutter
- Flamethrower / Heat Wave
- Ominous Wind
Special Sweeper Salamence-Mega (Aerilate)
Salamence is popular Special Sweeper for single battles. It's purpose is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. With Aerilate, Salamence's normal-type moves become flying type and have 1.2x power. With a Salamencite equipped to it, if held by a salamence, this item allows it to mega evolve in battle.
◆ Dragon Pulse is a special STAB-boosted 85-base power Dragon-type move that deals a great amount of damage.
◆ Air Cutter is a special STAB-boosted 60-base power Flying-type move (high critical hit ratio. Hits adjacent foes).
◆ Flamethrower is a special 90-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
◆ Heat Wave is a special 95-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the foes).
◆ Ominous Wind is a special 60-base power Ghost-type move (10% chance to raise all stats by 1 stage (not acc/eva)).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Salamence-mega? These builds have been optimized for Sun/Moon Double Battles. They have movesets and EVs specifically calibrated to generally work best versus multiple Pokemon at once as well as helping to support other team members and allys in the Sun/Moon generation metagame.
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Item: Salamencite
Ability: Aerilate
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 172 Hp / 252 Atk / 84 Spe
Moveset:
- Outrage / Dragon Claw
- Earthquake / Bulldoze
- Rock Slide
- Shadow Claw
Doubles Physical Sweeper Salamence-Mega (Aerilate)
Salamence is a notable Physical Sweeper for double battles. This moveset is designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. With Aerilate, Salamence's normal-type moves become flying type and have 1.2x power. With a Salamencite equipped to it, if held by a salamence, this item allows it to mega evolve in battle.
◆ Dragon Claw is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Dragon-type move that deals a hefty amount of damage.
◆ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
◆ Bulldoze is a physical 60-base power Ground-type move (100% chance lower adjacent Pokemon speed by 1 stage).
◆ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to make the foes flinch).
◆ Shadow Claw is a physical 70-base power Ghost-type move (high critical hit ratio).
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Item: Salamencite
Ability: Aerilate
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 172 Hp / 252 SpA / 84 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Air Cutter
- Draco Meteor / Dragon Pulse
- Heat Wave / Incinerate
- Ominous Wind
Doubles Special Sweeper Salamence-Mega (Aerilate)
Salamence is an extraordinary Special Sweeper for double battles. It was designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. With Aerilate, Salamence's normal-type moves become flying type and have 1.2x power. With a Salamencite equipped to it, if held by a salamence, this item allows it to mega evolve in battle.
◆ Draco Meteor is a special STAB-boosted 130-base power Dragon-type move (lowers your Salamence's special attack by 2 stages).
◆ Dragon Pulse is a special STAB-boosted 85-base power Dragon-type move that deals a decent amount of damage.
◆ Heat Wave is a special 95-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the foes).
◆ Incinerate is a special 60-base power Fire-type move (destroys the foes berry/gem).
◆ Ominous Wind is a special 60-base power Ghost-type move (10% chance to raise all stats by 1 stage (not acc/eva)).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Salamence-mega learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
Sort and organize the learnset by move type, category, accuracy, and power. Bolded moves will gain the same-type attack bonus (STAB) if this Pokemon uses them.
Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Salamence-mega can perform in Sun/Moon. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive SM Move and Ability Combos for Salamence-mega
- Moves: Defense curl + Rollout
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect
- Moves that Break Screens: Defog, Brick Break
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic
Moves that boost Salamence-mega's stats
- Defense Curl
- Dragon Dance
- Hone Claws
- Iron Defense
- Ominous Wind
- Rage
- Steel Wing
Most notable and possible best moves for Salamence-mega
- Earthquake
- Hidden Power
- Hydro Pump
- Protect
- Rest
- Roost
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Salamence-mega in Sun and Moon
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