Salamence

Salamence ボーマンダ
Shelgon < Salamence > Beldum
Species	Type
Dragon Pokémon
Number	Ability
#373	Intimidate Moxie
Height	Weight
5'11" (1.5m)	226.2 lbs. (102.6kg)
Gender Ratio
Male: 50%	Female: 50%
Evolves From	Evolves Into
Shelgon	None
Egg Group	Catch Rate
Dragon	45
Tier	EV Yield
OU/Uber	3 Attack Points

Salamence (ボーマンダ) is the 189th Pokémon in the Hoenn Pokédex. It is a Dragon/Flying type, and is known as the Dragon Pokémon.

Salamence has the Intimidate Ability. This Ability lowers its opponent (or opponent's) Attack Stat by one stage upon its entry into battle, unless the opponent has an Ability that can suppress this effect, such as Clear Body or Hyper Cutter. A second Ability is available to Salamence from the Dream World, the Moxie Ability. This Ability increases its Attack by one stage each time that it KO's an opposing Pokémon.

Bagon can evolve into Shelgon starting at Level 30, and can evolve a second time at Level 50 into a Salamence.

Salamence is in the Dragon Egg Group, and its Egg takes approximately 10,240 Steps to hatch. It takes Salamence 1,250,000 Experience Points to reach Level 100.

[edit] Biology

[edit] Physiology

Salamence takes on the appearance of a dragon with a long tail and a pair of ax-shaped wings.

[edit] Gender Differences

Salamence doesn't have any gender differences to differentiate between male and female.

[edit] Game Information

[edit] Original Games

The only way to obtain a Salamence is to evolve a Shelgon, consistent across the games in which a Salamence can be obtained.

[edit] Spin-off Games

Salamence is a Shadow Pokémon that appears in Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness. Snag it from Cipher Admin Eldes at Citadark Isle to obtain it.

Salamence appears at Endless Level 34, Forever Level 83 and Mr. Who's Den in Pokémon Trozei!.

Salamence can only be obtained by evolving a Shelgon in the first round of Mystery Dungeon games. In Explorers of Time, Explorers of Darkness & Explorers of Sky, Salamence appears at Temporal Tower UP1F-10F, but cannot be recruited, leaving evolution the only method of obtaining a Salamence. Salamence is exclusive to Blazing Adventure Squad in Mystery Dungeon 3, appearing at Weird Mountain 17F-23F and Legendary Volcanic Island on floors 26-29, 33, 35 & 36, 39 & 40, 42-44 and 46 & 47.

Salamence can be found at World Navel, Large Pit and The Furthest Cape in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity.

Like its previous forms, Salamence is only appears during Missions in Pokémon Ranger. Salamence appears at Vien Forest and The Crysta Lake in Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia. Obtaining Salamence can be difficult in Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs, as it can be found inside the Cave's Side Room in the Present, but the Field Ability Flame x4 is required to reach it. Salamence can be obtained by getting an S-Rank in the Dark Temple Mission Ground-Shaking Dragon Pokémon in the Past, as Salamence is the Boss Pokémon of this particular mission.

Salamence can be found at Granite Zone in PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure. To obtain it you'll need to beat Salamence's Air Ace with a score that is better than or equal to 20,000. In PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure, Salamence will appear at the Tech Area's Train Depot after befriending Mawile. Battle it to befriend it, after which you'll be able to call it into battle.

Salamence can be found at Sunny Seashore Canyon 4-3 in Pokémon Rumble Blast after completing the game.

[edit] Trading Card Game

Salamence appears in a total of 10 Sets, the 6th Movie Halfdeck and Dragon Vault sub-set. It is listed as a Rare Card in the EX Dragon (2), EX Deoxys (EX Card), EX Delta Species (Delta Species Card), EX Dragon Frontiers (EX Delta Species Card), EX Power Keepers (EX Card), Secret Wonders, Stormfront, and Arceus sets. A second Arceus is also in the Arceus set, but this one is a Lv. X Card, which can use the attacks of the cards that it evolved from.

[edit] Anime/Manga Information

[edit] Anime

Drake would use a Salamence to rescue Pikachu from Team Rocket in the episode Vanity Affair.

Hunter J. would appear with a Salamence more often than anyone else. Hunter J is a Pokémon Hunter, a person belonging to an evil group that steals Pokémon for profit, but each time Hunter J. tried, Hunter J was thwarted by the efforts of Ash and company, getting help from various allies such as Gary and Brandon, the Pyramid King.

[edit] Movies

Butler used a Salamence in the film Jirachi Wishmaker. Wild Salamence appeared in the films Giratina and the Sky Warrior and Zoroark: Master of Illusions.

[edit] Manga

Dome Ace Tucker uses a Salamence in Chapters 304, 305, 308, 312-315, 317, 319, 322-326, 329 & 333.

[edit] Pokémon Information

[edit] Competitive Battling

Salamence finds itself in the Over-Utilized and Uber Tiers of Competitive Battling. This Pokémon is one of the definitions of Sweeper, with high Attack, Special Attack and Speed Statistics, and two viable Abilities that work well in the Metagame. It can run a Physical, Special or Mixed Sweeper set.

Switching into Salamence is easier said than done because of how many different types that Salamence's move set can (and will) be covering. While hitting it with a Burn will lower its Attack, Paralysis will cut its Speed in half, and an Ice Beam from a Special Attacker will do a lot of damage, if not one-hit KO Salamence. Priority moves will also wear down a Salamence and can also be used to revenge-KO it.

[edit] Area Location

[edit] Pokédex Entries

[edit] Pokéathlon Statistics

[edit] Statistics

[edit] Moves

[edit] Via Level-Up

Level	Move	Type	Power	Acc%	Class
Start	Fire Fang		65	95	Physical
Start	Thunder Fang		65	95	Physical
Start	Rage		20	100	Physical
Start 5	Bite		60	100	Physical
Start 10	Leer		N/A	100	Status
Start 16	Headbutt		70	100	Physical
20	Focus Energy		N/A	N/A	Status
25	Ember		40	100	Special
30	Protect		N/A	N/A	Status
32	Dragonbreath		60	100	Special
37	Zen Headbutt		80	90	Physical
43	Scary Face		N/A	100	Status
50	Fly		90	95	Physical
53	Crunch		80	100	Physical
61	Dragon Claw		80	100	Special
70	Double-Edge		120	100	Phsical
80	Dragon Tail		60	90	Physical

[edit] Via TM/HM

TM/HM No.	Move	Type	Power	Acc%	Class
TM01	Hone Claws		--	--	Status
TM02	Dragon Claw		80	100	Physical
TM05	Roar		--	100	Status
TM06	Toxic		--	90	Status
TM10	Hidden Power		??	100	Special
TM11	Sunny Day		--	--	Status
TM15	Hyper Beam		150	90	Special
TM17	Protect		--	--	Status
TM18	Rain Dance		--	--	Status
TM21	Frustration		??	100	Physical
TM26	Earthquake		100	100	Physical
TM27	Return		??	100	Physical
TM31	Brick Break		75	100	Physical
TM32	Double Team		--	--	Status
TM35	Flamethrower		95	100	Special
TM38	Fire Blast		120	85	Special
TM39	Rock Tomb		50	80	Physical
TM40	Aerial Ace		60	--	Physical
TM42	Facade		70	100	Physical
TM44	Rest		--	--	Status
TM45	Attract		--	100	Status
TM48	Round		60	100	Special
TM59	Incinerate		30	100	Special
TM65	Shadow Claw		70	100	Physical
TM68	Giga Impact		150	90	Physical
TM71	Stone Edge		100	80	Physical
TM78	Bulldoze		60	100	Physical
TM80	Rock Slide		75	90	Physical
TM82	Dragon Tail		60	90	Physical
TM87	Swagger		--	90	Status
TM90	Substitute		--	--	Status
TM94	Rock Smash		40	100	Physical
HM01	Cut		50	95	Physical
HM02	Fly		90	95	Physical
HM04	Strength		80	100	Physical

[edit] Via Breeding

Move	Type	Power	Acc%	Class
Hydro Pump		120	80%	Special
Thrash		120	100%	Physical
Dragon Rage		??	100%	Special
Twister		40	100%	Special
Dragon Dance		--	--%	Status
Fire Fang		65	95%	Physical
Dragon Rush		100	75%	Physical
Dragon Pulse		90	100%	Special
Endure		--	--%	Status
Defense Curl		--	--%	Status

[edit] Via Dream World

Move	Type	Power	Acc%	Class
Outrage		120	100%	Physical

[edit] Via Move Tutor

[edit] All Generation 5 Games

Move	Type	Power	Acc%	Class
Draco Meteor		140	90%	Special

[edit] Black 2/White 2 Exclusive Moves

Move	Type	Power	Acc%	Class
Aqua Tail		90	90%	Physical
Dragon Pulse		90	100%	Special
Heat Wave		100	90%	Special
Hyper Voice		90	100%	Special
Iron Tail		100	75%	Physical
Outrage		120	100%	Physical
Roost		--	--%	Status
Sleep Talk		--	--%	Status
Snore		40	100%	Special
Tailwind		--	--%	Status
Zen Headbutt		80	90%	Physical

[edit] Shelgon Exclusive Moves

Move	Type	Power	Acc%	Class
Iron Defense		--	--%	Status

[edit] Generation III Exclusive Moves

[edit] Via Purification

Move	Type	Power	Acc%	Class
Refresh		--	100%	Status

[edit] Via Move Tutor (Fire Red/Leaf Green)

Move	Type	Power	Acc%	Class
Body Slam		85	100%	Physical
Mimic		--	--%	Status

[edit] Generation IV Exclusive Moves

[edit] Via TM/HM

• TM43: Secret Power
• TM47: Steel Wing
• TM78: Captivate
• TM83: Natural Gift
• HM05: Defog (Diamond/Pearl/Platinum Only)

[edit] Via Move Tutor (Platinum/Heart Gold/Soul Silver)

Move	Type	Power	Acc%	Class
Air Cutter		55	95%	Special
Fury Cutter		20	100%	Physical
Ominous Wind		60	100%	Special
Swift		60	--%	Special
Mud-Slap		20	100%	Special
Rollout		30	90%	Special

[edit] Evolution Line

Evolution Line
Bagon	Shelgon	Salamence
Level 30 -- Level 50

[edit] Type Matchups

Type	Attack Advantages	Attack Disadvantages	Defense Advantages	Defense Disadvantages
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