Salamence counters

Gen 9 Alphabet Cup · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Feb 2026 - Apr 2026

Salamence
#0373 Salamence
DragonFlying
USAGE 10.4% #17
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
Brave Bird 84.8% Bitter Blade 72.2% Earthquake 61.6% Outrage 37.4% Dragon Dance 33.7% Bolt Strike 23.8% Strength Sap 14.3% Beak Blast 12.6%
Items
Heavy-Duty Boots 45.9% Choice Scarf 22.5% Choice Band 17.5% Loaded Dice 11.7% Wide Lens 1.0% Leftovers 0.9% Life Orb 0.3% Lum Berry 0.2%
Abilities
Moxie66.9%Intimidate33.1%
Common Teammates
Volcanion46.0%Corviknight37.3%Serperior31.8%Landorus-Therian19.6%Toxapex18.8%Polteageist17.6%Blissey15.6%Goodra-Hisui15.3%

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 #17 with 10.39% usage. Sorted by reliability score.