Salamence Weaknesses and Strengths

Salamence is a dual-type Pokemon of types Dragon and Flying. When dealing damage with moves of those types, they will deal an additional 20% damage.

Weak Against
Types	Damage
Dragon	160%
Fairy	160%
Rock	160%
Ice	256%

Resistant Against
Types	Damage
Grass	39.1%
Ground	39.1%
Fire	62.5%
Water	62.5%
Fighting	62.5%
Bug	62.5%

Best Moves for Salamence in Pokemon GO

Below you can find the best Fast Move and Charge Move combo for Salamence.

We simulate the damage (DPS) of two moves combined and then rank them based on how much damage they deal over a period of time (CDPS).

Fast Move	Charge Move	DPS	CDPS
Dragon Tail	Draco Meteor	66.36	655.81
Dragon Tail	Outrage	50.21	644.99
Fire Fang	Draco Meteor	63.33	608.48
Fire Fang	Outrage	47.18	603.46
Dragon Tail	Hydro Pump	55.75	595.71
Dragon Tail	Return	66.36	592.68
Bite	Outrage	45.85	574.49
Dragon Tail	Fire Blast	49.69	574.37
Bite	Draco Meteor	62.00	560.42
Fire Fang	Return	63.33	530.80

All Moves for Salamence

Below are all the moves that Salamence can learn. Some moves are only available using Elite TM items.

Move	Type	Power	DPS	Duration	Energy
Return	Charged	35	50	700ms	-33
Fire Blast	Charged	140	33.33	4200ms	-100
Hydro Pump	Charged	130	39.39	3300ms	-100
Draco Meteor	Charged	150	50	3600ms	-100
Outrage EliteTM	Charged	110	33.85	3900ms	-50
Frustration	Charged	10	5	2000ms	-33
Dragon Tail	Quick	15	16.36	1100ms	9
Fire Fang	Quick	12	13.33	900ms	8
Bite	Quick	6	12	500ms	4

Salamence Evolution

Bagon	Requires 25x Candy	Shelgon
Shelgon	Requires 100x Candy	Salamence
Salamence	Requires 300x Mega Energy	Mega Salamence

Best Salamence Raid Counters in Pokemon GO

Below you can find the best counters for Salamence Raids and the best movesets to use. We run a simulation with every Pokemon GO in our database to figure out the quickest time to defeat (TTK) Salamence in a raid.

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