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Shadow Salamence - #373Pokemon GO

TYPE
Dragon / Flying
CANDY
10
STARDUST
500
DISTANCE
5KM

Shadow Salamence

This is a Shadow Pokemon and deals an extra +20% damage in Raids and Gym Battles. It also has 20% less defense.

Salamence came about as a result of a strong, long-held dream of growing wings. It is said that this powerful desire triggered a sudden mutation in this Pokémon's cells, causing it to sprout its magnificent wings.

Dex No

#373

Category

Shadow Pokemon

Capture Rate

5%

Flee Rate

5%

New Move

75000 75

Shadow Salamence Weaknesses and Strengths

Shadow 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
TypesDamage
Dragon 160%
Fairy 160%
Rock 160%
Ice 256%
Resistant Against
TypesDamage
Grass 39.1%
Ground 39.1%
Fire 62.5%
Water 62.5%
Fighting 62.5%
Bug 62.5%

Best Moves for Shadow Salamence in Pokemon GO

Below you can find the best Fast Move and Charge Move combo for Shadow 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 66.36655.81
Dragon Tail Outrage 50.21644.99
Fire Fang Draco Meteor 63.33608.48
Fire Fang Outrage 47.18603.46
Dragon Tail Hydro Pump 55.75595.71
Dragon Tail Return 66.36592.68
Bite Outrage 45.85574.49
Dragon Tail Fire Blast 49.69574.37
Bite Draco Meteor 62.00560.42
Fire Fang Return 63.33530.80

All Moves for Shadow Salamence

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

Move Type Power DPS Duration Energy
Draco MeteorCharged150503600ms-100
Outrage EliteTMCharged11033.853900ms-50
FrustrationCharged1052000ms-33
ReturnCharged3550700ms-33
Fire BlastCharged14033.334200ms-100
Hydro PumpCharged13039.393300ms-100
Dragon TailQuick1516.361100ms9
Fire FangQuick1213.33900ms8
BiteQuick612500ms4

Shadow Salamence Evolution


Bagon
Requires
25x Candy

Shelgon

Shelgon
Requires
100x Candy

Salamence

Salamence
Requires
300x Mega Energy

Mega Salamence

Best Shadow Salamence Raid Counters in Pokemon GO

Below you can find the best counters for Shadow 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) Shadow Salamence in a raid.

#384
Mega Rayquaza

Mega Rayquaza

TTK: 937.90

Dragon Tail
Outrage
#362
Mega Glalie

Mega Glalie

TTK: 988.80

Frost Breath
Avalanche
#471
Glaceon

Glaceon

TTK: 998.40

Frost Breath
Avalanche
#461
Shadow Weavile

Shadow Weavile

TTK: 1006.50

Snarl
Avalanche
#719
Mega Diancie

Mega Diancie

TTK: 1013.70

Rock Throw
Rock Slide
#460
Mega Abomasnow

Mega Abomasnow

TTK: 1019.60

Powder Snow
Weather Ball Ice
#998
Baxcalibur

Baxcalibur

TTK: 1027.20

Ice Fang
Avalanche
#445
Mega Garchomp

Mega Garchomp

TTK: 1067.40

Dragon Tail
Outrage
#144
Shadow Articuno

Shadow Articuno

TTK: 1086.80

Frost Breath
Blizzard
#091
Shadow Cloyster

Shadow Cloyster

TTK: 1118.70

Frost Breath
Avalanche
#373
Mega Salamence

Mega Salamence

TTK: 1121.20

Dragon Tail
Draco Meteor
#378
Shadow Regice

Shadow Regice

TTK: 1129.90

Frost Breath
Blizzard
#646
Kyurem

Kyurem

TTK: 1149.50

Dragon Breath
Glaciate
#461
Weavile

Weavile

TTK: 1165.90

Snarl
Avalanche
#124
Jynx

Jynx

TTK: 1178.70

Frost Breath
Avalanche
#584
Vanilluxe

Vanilluxe

TTK: 1181.40

Frost Breath
Blizzard
#713
Avalugg

Avalugg

TTK: 1182.30

Ice Fang
Avalanche
#373
Shadow Salamence

Shadow Salamence

TTK: 1194.90

Dragon Tail
Draco Meteor
#230
Mega Tyranitar

Mega Tyranitar

TTK: 1217.40

Smack Down
Stone Edge
#149
Shadow Dragonite

Shadow Dragonite

TTK: 1217.50

Dragon Tail
Draco Meteor

Other Shadow Salamence Forms

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