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Salamence

Rank 15

Salamence build and set

DragonFlying
Usage
13.9%Up 0.8 points from the previous window
Brought
55.8%
Leads
32.6%
Mega Evolves
45.7%
Win rate
48.2%
▼ 1.8 pts below 50%
45.7% – 50.8% · 1,457 games

5,273 battles · 24 h · updated 9 min ago

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Mega Salamence

DragonFlying

Aerilate

SalamenciteTimid+Spe −Atk

  • NormalSpecialHyper Voice
  • NormalStatusProtect
  • FlyingStatusTailwind
  • DragonSpecialDraco Meteor
HP
172
2
Atk
148
0
Def
150
0
SpA
172
32
SpD
110
0
Spe
189
32

Item, ability and moves: the most revealed in VGC 2026 Reg M-C over 7 days

Nature and SP: Smogon, September 2026

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Salamence @ Salamencite
Ability: Intimidate
Level: 50
EVs: 2 HP / 32 SpA / 32 Spe
Timid Nature
- Hyper Voice
- Protect
- Tailwind
- Draco Meteor

Spreads (Smogon)

Source: Smogon, September 2026 (1,760+ cutoff)

  1. Timid

    +Spe−Atk

    22.2%Most used
    • HP2
    • Atk0
    • Def0
    • SpA32
    • SpD0
    • Spe32

  2. Timid

    +Spe−Atk

    13.8%
    • HP1
    • Atk0
    • Def0
    • SpA32
    • SpD1
    • Spe32

  3. Modest

    +SpA−Atk

    4.0%
    • HP2
    • Atk0
    • Def0
    • SpA32
    • SpD0
    • Spe32

Abilities

  • Intimidate 100.0%

Moves

Revealed in 647 games

Show all (23)
  • FireSpecialHeat Wave1.4%
  • NormalPhysicalSlash1.4%
  • DragonPhysicalDragon Claw1.1%
  • FireSpecialFire Blast0.8%
  • FlyingStatusRoost0.8%
  • FlyingPhysicalDual Wingbeat0.6%
  • GroundPhysicalEarthquake0.5%
  • RockPhysicalRock Slide0.5%
  • NormalSpecialRound0.5%
  • NormalPhysicalBody Slam0.2%
  • DragonPhysicalBreaking Swipe0.2%
  • DragonStatusDragon Cheer0.2%
  • NormalPhysicalGiga Impact0.2%
  • FlyingSpecialHurricane0.2%
  • FirePhysicalTemper Flare0.2%

Items

Revealed in 535 games

30-day trend12.4% – 19.2%

Most common teammates

Lead pairs

Counters

Struggles against

  1. Politoedwins 40.7%513 games
  2. Indeedee-Fwins 40.2%351 games
  3. Kommo-owins 35.1%77 games

Does well against

  1. Staraptorwins 59.2%147 games
  2. Lucariowins 64.2%53 games
  3. Whimsicottwins 57.0%207 games
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Salamence is on 13.9% of VGC 2026 Reg M-C teams (24 h), ranking 15. Its most seen moves are Hyper Voice, Protect and Tailwind. The most revealed item is Salamencite. It usually teams up with Sneasler and Rillaboom. It is brought in 56% of its games and leads in 33%.