Salamence counters

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

Salamence
#0373 Salamence
DragonFlying
USAGE 6.9% #28
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
Dragon Darts 98.7% Dragon Dance 89.5% Earthquake 64.6% Temper Flare 53.3% Dragon Ascent 47.0% Fire Blast 34.9% Glaive Rush 10.8% Roost 0.3%
Items
Leftovers 53.3% Life Orb 35.2% Choice Scarf 10.2% Heavy-Duty Boots 0.8% Focus Sash 0.2% Loaded Dice 0.2% Choice Specs 0.1% Yache Berry 0.0%
Abilities
Moxie99.2%Intimidate0.8%
Common Teammates
Toxapex65.2%Kingambit56.3%Iron Moth56.2%Iron Valiant56.0%Gliscor55.8%Gholdengo41.9%Blaziken33.5%Iron Treads30.5%

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 #28 with 6.91% usage. Sorted by reliability score.