Salamence counters

Gen 5 OU · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Mar 2026 - May 2026

Salamence
#0373 Salamence
DragonFlying
USAGE 2.2% #44
ABILITYMoxie
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
Earthquake 87.3% Outrage 86.2% Dragon Claw 64.2% Fire Blast 50.1% Dragon Dance 21.0% Draco Meteor 14.7% Dragon Pulse 10.7% Hidden Power Ice 10.1%
Items
Choice Scarf 64.3% Choice Specs 10.8% Leftovers 10.5% Lum Berry 7.5% Life Orb 3.1% Yache Berry 2.1% Sitrus Berry 0.5% Choice Band 0.4%
Abilities
Moxie74.0%Intimidate26.0%
Common Teammates
Magnezone44.9%Starmie37.2%Garchomp36.1%Excadrill33.6%Latios32.1%Scizor27.2%Kyurem-Black25.1%Tyranitar24.3%
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Checks & Counters

Ranked by reliability — blends KO rate with how often each Pokémon is matched up.

This Pokémon doesn't have enough usage for Smogon to compute meaningful Checks & Counters. Only the most-used Pokémon in a format receive this data.

Ranked #44 with 2.24% usage. Sorted by reliability score.