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Salamence

Salamence

D Tier
dragonflyingVGC 2026 Reg I
Rank#169
Usage0.06%
Battles5,049
MonthApril 2026
13-month trend+0.01pp vs prev month
Usage over time0.1%0.01ppPeak: 0.1%(Jan '26)
0.00.00.10.1Apr '25May '25Jul '25Sep '25Nov '25Jan '26Mar '26Apr '26

Most Popular Set

Nature & EVs
Bold
4 HP / 252 Def / 252 SpA
17.0% usage
hp
4
atk
0
def
252
spa
252
spd
0
spe
0
Ability
Intimidate98.7%
Item
Yache Berry30.3%
Tera Type
Steel18.7%
Moves
Tailwind
86.0%
Draco Meteor
53.5%
Protect
41.5%
Hurricane
33.6%

Alternative Spreads

Calm13.4%
252 HP / 4 SpA / 252 SpD
hp
252
atk
0
def
0
spa
4
spd
252
spe
0
Gentle11.2%
252 HP / 4 Atk / 252 SpD
hp
252
atk
4
def
0
spa
0
spd
252
spe
0

Moves

Tailwind
86.0%
Draco Meteor
53.5%
Protect
41.5%
Hurricane
33.6%
Roost
26.4%
Dual Wingbeat
22.2%
Breaking Swipe
20.8%
Heat Wave
18.4%
Dragon Claw
15.5%
Dragon Dance
14.5%
Rock Slide
13.8%
Earthquake
11.3%
Dragon Tail
8.2%
Double-Edge
7.3%
Iron Head
7.3%

Base Stats

HP95
Atk135
Def80
SpA110
SpD80
Spe100
Total600

Items

Yache Berry30.3%
Focus Sash11.6%
Life Orb11.2%
Safety Goggles10.2%
Assault Vest8.9%
Leftovers8.8%
Covert Cloak4.7%
Rocky Helmet3.9%
Sitrus Berry2.3%
Sharp Beak1.8%
Eject Pack1.6%

Tera Types

Steel
18.7%
Dragon
17.9%
Flying
17.8%
Fire
17.7%
Fairy
10.7%
Ground
8.4%
Poison
6.8%

Abilities

Intimidate
98.7%
Moxie
1.3%

EV Spreads

NatureEVs%
Bold4 HP / 252 Def / 252 SpA17.0%
Calm252 HP / 4 SpA / 252 SpD13.4%
Gentle252 HP / 4 Atk / 252 SpD11.2%
Adamant220 HP / 248 Atk / 4 Def / 4 SpD / 28 Spe7.6%
Jolly4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe7.4%
Timid108 HP / 20 Def / 140 SpA / 4 SpD / 236 Spe6.8%