Salamence.
Champions OU usage profile · rank #66
september 2026 · 145.6K battles
september 2026 · 145.6K battles
Usage · September 2026
1.2%
Salamence is ranked #66 in Champions OU, carried by 5,961 teams
TierD · outside the top 60
Ladder rank#66 of 237
Raw count5,961
Viability ceiling84
Month on month+1.18pp
13 month peak1.2%
FormatChampions OU
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 600
HP
95
Atk
135
Def
80
SpA
110
SpD
80
Spe
100
Usage over time1.2%▲ 1.18pppeak 1.2% · Sep '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history
Most used set
32.1% of Salamence teamsHP
0
Atk
0
Def
0
SpA
32
SpD
2
Spe
32
NatureTimid
AbilityIntimidate · 54.3%
ItemChoice Scarf · 42.4%
EV spread32 SpA / 2 SpD / 32 Spe
Moves
56.7%
53.5%
46.1%
41.7%
Alternative spreads
over 5% usageJolly1 HP / 32 Atk / 1 SpD / 32 Spe23.1%
Adamant1 HP / 32 Atk / 1 SpD / 32 Spe18.3%
Moves
11 tracked56.7%
53.5%
46.1%
41.7%
38.0%
36.5%
34.0%
26.2%
20.5%
18.8%
8.5%
Items
42.4%
31.9%
6.3%
4.4%
3.8%
3.5%
2.5%
2.1%
Abilities
54.3%
45.7%
EV spreads
top 6Timid32 SpA / 2 SpD / 32 Spe32.1%
Jolly1 HP / 32 Atk / 1 SpD / 32 Spe23.1%
Adamant1 HP / 32 Atk / 1 SpD / 32 Spe18.3%
Adamant2 HP / 32 Atk / 32 Spe5.7%
Naive32 Atk / 2 SpA / 32 Spe2.7%
Adamant32 Atk / 32 Spe2.1%
Top teammates
share of teams
Best Salamence build for Champions OU
The set above is the one Champions OU players run most often, taken from 145,642 battles in September 2026. Salamence sits at rank #66 with 1.2% usage, which puts it in D tier, up 1.18 points on the month before.
These are usage numbers, not a recommendation from a council. A move at 90% is close to mandatory; anything under 30% is a tech pick that answers a specific matchup. Read the spreads the same way: the top spread is the safe default, and the alternatives usually trade bulk for speed or the other way round.
The checks and counters table is generated from real games rather than a type chart, so it accounts for items, Tera choices, and how often the matchup ends in a switch instead of a knockout.