Competitive Information for Salamence [X/Y]
Dragon / Flying
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Salamence? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in X/Y 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 X/Y generation metagame.
Salamence is an outstanding Dragon and Flying-typed Pokemon. It's a almost common sight to see Salamence out in the 6th generation battlefield. Salamence is weak to Dragon, Fairy, Ice, and Rock-typed attacks.
Item: Yache Berry / Life Orb
Ability: Intimidate
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 12 Hp / 252 Atk / 244 Spe
Moveset:
- Outrage / Dragon Claw
- Aqua Tail / Double-Edge
- Earthquake
- Shadow Claw
Physical Sweeper Salamence (Intimidate)
Salamence is an extraordinary Physical Sweeper. It's meant to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Salamence's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Intimidate, on switch-in Salamence lowers the attack of adjacent opponents by 1 stage. Aqua Tail was added to provide additional threat coverage.
♦ Dragon Claw is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Dragon-type move that deals a hefty amount of damage.
♦ Aqua Tail is a physical 90-base power Water-type move that deals a decent amount of damage.
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
♦ 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).
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Item: Yache Berry / Life Orb
Ability: Intimidate
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 12 Hp / 252 SpA / 244 Spe
Moveset:
- Draco Meteor / Dragon Pulse
- Air Cutter
- Flamethrower / Heat Wave
- Hyper Voice / Hyper Beam
Special Sweeper Salamence (Intimidate)
Salamence is popular Special Sweeper. It tries to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Life Orb boosts the power of Salamence's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Intimidate, on switch-in Salamence lowers the attack of adjacent opponents by 1 stage.
♦ Dragon Pulse is a special STAB-boosted 85-base power Dragon-type move that deals a considerable 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).
♦ Hyper Voice is a special 90-base power Normal-type move (no additional effect. hits adjacent foes).
♦ Hyper Beam is a special 150-base power Normal-type move (Salamence cannot move next turn).
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Item: Choice Scarf
Ability: Moxie
Nature: Naive (+Spe, -SpD)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Dragon Claw
- Outrage
- Fire Blast / Aqua Tail
- Earthquake
Salamence Physical Sweeper (Scarf Salence)
Salamence is an extraordinary Physical Sweeper. It's meant to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Scarf will increase Salamence's speed by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. With Moxie, Salamence's attack is raised by 1 stage if it attacks and koes another pokemon.
♦ Outrage is a physical STAB-boosted 120-base power Dragon-type move (lasts 2-3 turns. confuses your Salamence afterwards).
♦ Fire Blast is a special 110-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
♦ Aqua Tail is a physical 90-base power Water-type move that deals a substantial amount of damage.
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
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Item: Salac Berry
Ability: Moxie
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Dragon Dance
- Dragon Claw
- Rock Slide / Roost
- Earthquake / Stone Edge
Salamence Physical Sweeper (Moxie )
Salamence is a spectacular Physical Sweeper. It is designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. With Moxie, Salamence's attack is raised by 1 stage if it attacks and koes another pokemon.
♦ Dragon Claw is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Dragon-type move that deals a large amount of damage.
♦ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Roost is a status move (heals 50% hp. flying-type removed until turn ends).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
♦ Stone Edge is a physical 100-base power Rock-type move (high critical hit ratio).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Salamence? These builds have been optimized for X/Y 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 X/Y generation metagame.
Item: Yache Berry / Life Orb
Ability: Intimidate
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 12 Hp / 252 Atk / 244 Spe
Moveset:
- Outrage / Dragon Claw
- Earthquake / Bulldoze
- Rock Slide
- Aqua Tail / Double-Edge
Doubles Physical Sweeper Salamence (Intimidate)
Salamence is a marvelous Physical Sweeper. It attempts to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Salamence's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Intimidate, on switch-in Salamence lowers the attack of adjacent opponents by 1 stage. Aqua Tail was added to provide additional threat coverage.
♦ Dragon Claw is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Dragon-type move that deals a substantial 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 pkmn speed by 1 stage).
♦ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Aqua Tail is a physical 90-base power Water-type move that deals a mighty amount of damage.
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
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Item: Yache Berry / Life Orb
Ability: Intimidate
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 12 Hp / 252 SpA / 244 Spe
Moveset:
- Air Cutter
- Hyper Voice / Hyper Beam
- Draco Meteor / Dragon Pulse
- Heat Wave / Incinerate
Doubles Special Sweeper Salamence (Intimidate)
Salamence is a phenomenal Special Sweeper. This moveset attempts to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Life Orb boosts the power of Salamence's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Intimidate, on switch-in Salamence lowers the attack of adjacent opponents by 1 stage.
♦ Hyper Voice is a special 90-base power Normal-type move (no additional effect. hits adjacent foes).
♦ Hyper Beam is a special 150-base power Normal-type move (Salamence cannot move next turn).
♦ 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 hefty 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).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Salamence learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
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Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Salamence can perform in X/Y. 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 XY Move and Ability Combos for Salamence
- 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: Brick Break, Defog
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic
Moves that boost Salamence's stats
- Defense Curl
- Dragon Dance
- Hone Claws
- Iron Defense
- Ominous Wind
- Rage
- Steel Wing
Most notable and possible best moves for Salamence
- Earthquake
- Hydro Pump
- Protect
- Rest
- Roost
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Salamence in X and Y
- Adamant Nature ( 0/252/0/0/0/252 )
- Modest Nature ( 0/0/0/252/0/252 )
- Optimize Salamence's EV spread for Pokemon X and Y
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