POKÉDEX #373 · GENERATION 3

Salamence Build Guide

DragonFlying

Physical setup attacker

Build a team with Salamence ↓

Starter moveset

Generation 9 · casual singles · base form

ITEMHeavy-Duty Boots

ABILITYIntimidate

NATUREJolly

Dragon Dance

Dragon Claw

Earthquake

Dual Wingbeat

How to play

Use Intimidate to soften a physical attacker, then look for a safe Dragon Dance turn. Boots help protect Salamence from entry hazards.

Watch out for

Ice attacks deal 4× damage. Intimidate does not reduce special damage, and Fairy types are immune to Dragon Claw.

About this example

This editorial starting point is not a ranked-format recommendation or a legality check. It does not specify EVs or Tera type. Moves, items and abilities here do not change the builder score.

Teammate ideas

A Steel partner can resist Ice, Dragon and Fairy attacks. Add a special attacker for damage variety.

Scizor

Resists Ice, Dragon and Fairy attacks.

Read Scizor guide →Compare teammates →

Clefable

Immune to Dragon attacks; adds a special attacker.

Read Clefable guide →Compare teammates →

These are typing-based starting pairs, not a complete competitive team. Check the remaining four slots and your game’s rules.

Compare computed teammate suggestions →

Alternative: Dragonite

Dragonite offers Multiscale and Extreme Speed, but has lower base Speed.

Read Dragonite guide →

Try Dragonite →

Type matchups

Weak to

Ice4×Rock2×Dragon2×Fairy2×

Resistances and immunities

Fire0.5×Water0.5×Grass0.25×Fighting0.5×Ground0×Bug0.5×

Typing only. Abilities, items and battle effects can change these matchups.

HP95

Attack135

Defense80

Sp. Attack110

Sp. Defense80

Speed100

Evolution chain

Bagon#371
Level 30
Shelgon#372
Level 50
Salamence#373

Standard main-series evolution conditions. Regional forms and games with special evolution systems can differ.

Build your Salamence team

Start with Salamence. Add teammates and compare your type-and-base-stat score.

Gen 9 · National Dex · Casual Settings & scope

GameFormat

Format scope · casual planning

Base species #001–1025, using Generation 9 data. A casual planning pool, not a VGC, ranked, or Showdown National Dex legality validator. Regional, Mega and alternate forms are not included yet.

SLOT 01#373

Salamence

DragonFlying

SLOT 02

SLOT 03

SLOT 04

SLOT 05

SLOT 06

Understand your team

Offense92

Defense63

Coverage22

Synergy18

Types & base stats only · Not a win probability.

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Key insights

Ice attacks threaten 1 of 1 teammates, with no teammate resisting them by type.
Dragon attacks threaten 1 of 1 teammates, with no teammate resisting them by type.
Salamence takes 4× damage from Ice attacks by type.
Your own types can hit 4 of 18 single-type targets super effectively. Actual move coverage can differ.

Detailed type analysis · all 18 types

Incoming damage assumes typing only. 0× = immune, ½× / ¼× = resistant, 2× / 4× = weak. Resistance counts include immunities.

Incoming damage by attacking type
Attack	Salamence	Weak	Resist
Normal	1×	0	0
Fire	½×	0	1
Water	½×	0	1
Electric	1×	0	0
Grass	¼×	0	1
Ice	4×	1	0
Fighting	½×	0	1
Poison	1×	0	0
Ground	0×	0	1
Flying	1×	0	0
Psychic	1×	0	0
Bug	½×	0	1
Rock	2×	1	0
Ghost	1×	0	0
Dragon	2×	1	0
Dark	1×	0	0
Steel	1×	0	0
Fairy	2×	1	0

Offensive type coverage

Against single-type targets, using only same-type attacks. This is not coverage against every dual-type species.

NormalNeutral

FireNeutral

WaterNeutral

ElectricNeutral

Grass✓ Super effective

IceNeutral

Fighting✓ Super effective

PoisonNeutral

GroundNeutral

FlyingNeutral

PsychicNeutral

Bug✓ Super effective

RockNeutral

GhostNeutral

Dragon✓ Super effective

DarkNeutral

SteelResisted

FairyNeutral

How is the score calculated?

Offense (25%): neutral-or-better type coverage and strongest attacking base stats. Defense (30%): team resistances, unprotected and repeated weaknesses, and 4× vulnerabilities. Coverage (25%): fraction of 18 single-type targets hit super effectively by your own types. Synergy (20%): teammates resisting each other’s weaknesses, physical/special/bulk stat signals and base Speed ≥100. Scores are rounded to 0–100; the total uses the displayed subscores.

Rating bands: Excellent ≥80, Good ≥65, Fair ≥45, Poor below 45. An empty team has no rating.

Small teams are provisional and are not given a separate completion bonus. Adding a Pokémon can lower the score if it creates new weaknesses or lowers averages. These initial heuristics have not been calibrated against battle outcomes.