Strategy for Salamence [Pokemon Sun and Moon]

In this article, we will be discussing the Dragon Pokémon Salamence for Pokémon Sun and Moon.

The analysis would involve: the distribution of effort values, choice of movesets, recommended held items, and other suggested options. We will also be tackling on how to deal with the Pokemon during free battles and rating battles on Wi-Fi.

Basic Information for Salamence

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Salamence

Type 1	Type 2
Dragon	Flying
Ability	Hidden Ability
Intimidate	Moxie

HP	Attack	Defense	Sp.Atk	Sp.Def	Speed	Base Stat Total
95	135	80	110	80	100	600

Type Compatibility

This is super effective （×４）	Ice
This is super effective （×２）	Rock／Dragon／Fairy
This is not very effective （×1/2）	Fire／Water／Fighting／Bug
This is not very effective （×1/4）	Grass
No affect	Ground

Mega Salamence

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Type 1	Type 2
Dragon	Flying
Ability	–
Aerilate	–

HP	Attack	Defense	Sp.Atk	Sp.Def	Speed	Base Stat Total
95	145	130	120	90	120	700

Using Salamence

Salamence has high Attack, Sp. Atk, and Speed stats. When it mega-evolves, its Defense drastically increases along with its Attack and Speed stats. The ability that it gains once it mega-evolves is Aerilate.

Both its Intimidate ability and Moxie hidden ability are very useful in battle.

It also has powerful physical moves such as Outrage, Earthquake, and Double-Edge. Its special moves like Draco Meteor, Fire Blast, and Hyper Voice are very powerful as well. Its Dragon Dance and Roost are useful in changing the phase in battles.

However, since it is very weak to Ice-type Pokemon, it can be easily defeated by it. Hidden Power (Ice) is a devastating move that your opponent can use against your Salamence, so watch out for Ice-type Pokemon in your opponent’s party.

Suggested moves for Salamence

Physical Move	Special Move	Special Move
Thrash	Snore	Toxic
Rock Slide	Flamethrower	Roost
Return	Fire Blast	Dragon Dance
Facade	Hydro Pump
Brick Break	Hyper Voice
Outrage	Hyper Beam
Earthquake	Hidden Power
Double-Edge	Draco Meteor
Stone Edge	Dragon Pulse
Dragon Claw
Dragon Rush

Fitting Salamence on your team

Dual Swords Attacker type

Ability	Intimidate
Nature	Rash/Naive
Effort Values	252 Sp.Atk/ 252 Speed
Held Item	Life Orb/Choice Scarf/Expert Belt/Focus Sash/Kee Berry
Recommended Move	Draco Meteor/Fire Blast or Flamethrower

• This type of Salamence takes advantage of its high Attack and Speed, boosting these stats to further improve its damage and agility.
• Its Draco Meteor brings a lot of fire power for this type.

Dragon Dance type

Ability	Intimidate/Moxie
Nature	Adamant/Naughty/Naive/Jolly
Effort Values	252 Attack/ 252 Speed
Held Item	Life Orb/Lum Berry/Focus Sash
Recommended Move	Dragon Dance/Outrage or Dragon Rush or Dragon Claw

• The Dragon Dance greatly increases the Pokemon’s already high Attack and Speed stats.
• Once the Pokemon mega-evolves, you can use Life Orb and Dragon Dance to make it more powerful.

Special Attack Focus type

Ability	Intimidate
Nature	Modest/Timid
Effort Values	252 Sp.Atk/ 252 Speed
Held Item	Choice Specs/Life Orb/Choice Scarf
Recommended Move	Draco Meteor

• This type focuses on the Pokemon’s Sp. Attack.
• This type can minimize the impact of the Rocky Helmet whenever an enemy uses this held item.

Countering Salamence

You can easily defeat Salamence by countering it with an Ice-type Pokemon. Make sure that your Ice-type has high Speed stats so that it could use its moves first before Salamence.

Since it has Intimidate, it’s best to use a Pokemon who has a high Sp. Attack. Your Pokemon should also have Competitive and Defiant to counter Intimidate.

Countering Mega Salamence is also the same as countering its pre-mega evolution form, but make sure that your Pokemon can endure Salamence’s attacks.

Whenever you want to switch out your main Ice-type Pokemon, make sure that you have a Steel-type or an Electric-type Pokemon as a backup in your party.

The Pokemon that you can use to counter it are Zapdos, Azumarill, Thundurus, and Greninja.

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