Salamence counters

Gen 9 National Dex UU · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Feb 2026 - Apr 2026

Salamence
#0373 Salamence
DragonFlying
USAGE 3.6% #45
ABILITYIntimidate
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
Roost 57.5% Flamethrower 55.1% Defog 53.5% Dragon Dance 41.2% Outrage 38.2% Draco Meteor 36.9% Dual Wingbeat 31.2% Temper Flare 22.9%
Items
Heavy-Duty Boots 60.1% Dragonium Z 29.7% Flyinium Z 6.5% Lum Berry 3.1% Focus Sash 0.4% Life Orb 0.1% Leftovers 0.1% Choice Scarf 0.0%
Abilities
Intimidate59.3%Moxie40.7%
Common Teammates
Magnezone38.5%Bisharp29.6%Excadrill28.9%Serperior28.5%Buzzwole25.4%Scizor23.5%Blissey21.5%Metagross19.4%

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 #45 with 3.62% usage. Sorted by reliability score.