Salamence counters

Gen 5 Almost Any Ability · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Feb 2026 - Apr 2026

Salamence
#0373 Salamence
DragonFlying
USAGE 21.5% #10
ABILITYUnaware
BASE STATS
HP 95
ATK 135
DEF 80
SPA 110
SPD 80
SPE 100
BST600
TYPE MATCHUPS
4×
Ice
2×
RockDragonFairy
½×
FireWaterFightingBug
¼×
Grass
0×
Ground
Moves
Dragon Dance 100.0% Outrage 100.0% Earthquake 100.0% Aqua Tail 100.0% Fire Blast 0.0% Draco Meteor 0.0% Flamethrower 0.0% Dragon Claw 0.0%
Items
Life Orb 100.0% Red Card 0.0%
Abilities
Unaware0.0%
Common Teammates
Garchomp100.0%Kyurem100.0%Latios100.0%Victini100.0%Haxorus100.0%Weavile0.0%Gliscor0.0%Infernape0.0%
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Ranked #10 with 21.54% usage. Sorted by reliability score.