Salamence
DragonFlying
Base stats
HP95
Atk135
Def80
SpA110
SpD80
Spe100
BST600
Abilities
- Primary
- Intimidate
- Secondary
- —
- Hidden
- Moxie
Singles analysis
What this movepool and ability set qualify for under the Singles on National Dex role checks used by league synergy and the roster builder.
Base 100 Speed: Scarf-viable attacker (70 to 100); fast pivot range (100+).
- Wallbreaker: Atk or SpA clears the 120 bar (105 with a breaker ability).
- Mixed breaker: both attacking stats at 95+, hard to wall on one side.
- Sweeper candidate: has setup and the Speed, a Speed boost, or the bulk to use it.
Hazard removal
- Hazard removal
- Defog
Recovery
- Reliable recovery
- Roost, Wish
- Rest (near-universal; pairs with Sleep Talk)
- Rest
Cleric
- Wish support (HP ≥ 90)
- Wish
Setup
- Offensive setup
- Dragon Dance
- Defensive setup (Iron Defense / Curse)
- Iron Defense
Status
- Toxic
Anti-setup
- Phazing (Whirlwind / Roar / Dragon Tail / Circle Throw)
- Roar, Dragon Tail
Stallbreak / utility
- Substitute (near-universal)
- Substitute
Offense abilities
- Offensive ability
- Moxie
Defense abilities
- Intimidate (low value in singles)
- Intimidate
Moves — National Dex
98 of 98 moves
| Details | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aerial Ace | Flying | Physical | 60 | — | 20 | This move does not check accuracy. | |
| Air Cutter | Flying | Special | 60 | 95 | 25 | High critical hit ratio. Hits adjacent foes. | |
| Air Slash | Flying | Special | 75 | 95 | 15 | 30% chance to make the target flinch. | |
| Aqua Tail | Water | Physical | 90 | 90 | 10 | No additional effect. | |
| Attract | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 15 | A target of the opposite gender gets infatuated. | |
| Bite | Dark | Physical | 60 | 100 | 25 | 30% chance to make the target flinch. | |
| Body Slam | Normal | Physical | 85 | 100 | 15 | 30% chance to paralyze the target. | |
| Breaking Swipe | Dragon | Physical | 60 | 100 | 15 | 100% chance to lower the foe(s) Attack by 1. | |
| Brick Break | Fighting | Physical | 75 | 100 | 15 | Destroys screens, unless the target is immune. | |
| Brutal Swing | Dark | Physical | 60 | 100 | 20 | No additional effect. Hits adjacent Pokemon. | |
| Bulldoze | Ground | Physical | 60 | 100 | 20 | 100% chance lower adjacent Pkmn Speed by 1. | |
| Captivate | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 | Lowers the foe(s) Sp. Atk by 2 if opposite gender. | |
| Confide | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 | Lowers the target's Sp. Atk by 1. | |
| Crunch | Dark | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 | 20% chance to lower the target's Defense by 1. | |
| Cut | Normal | Physical | 50 | 95 | 30 | No additional effect. | |
| Defense Curl | Normal | Status | — | — | 40 | Raises the user's Defense by 1. | |
| Defog | Flying | Status | — | — | 15 | -1 evasion; ends user and target hazards/terrain. | |
| Double Team | Normal | Status | — | — | 15 | Raises the user's evasiveness by 1. | |
| Double-Edge | Normal | Physical | 120 | 100 | 15 | Has 33% recoil. | |
| Draco Meteor | Dragon | Special | 130 | 90 | 5 | Lowers the user's Sp. Atk by 2. | |
| Dragon Breath | Dragon | Special | 60 | 100 | 20 | 30% chance to paralyze the target. | |
| Dragon Cheer | Dragon | Status | — | — | 15 | Ally: Crit ratio +1, or +2 if ally is Dragon type. | |
| Dragon Claw | Dragon | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 | No additional effect. | |
| Dragon Dance | Dragon | Status | — | — | 20 | Raises the user's Attack and Speed by 1. | |
| Dragon Pulse | Dragon | Special | 85 | 100 | 10 | No additional effect. |