Salamence Mega
#198 in the Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire Pokédex • Dragon Pokémon
Omega Ruby
Salamence came about as a result of a strong, long-held dream of growing wings. It is said that this powerful desire triggered a sudden mutation in this Pokémon’s cells, causing it to sprout its magnificent wings.
Alpha Sapphire
By evolving into Salamence, this Pokémon finally realizes its long-held dream of growing wings. To express its joy, it flies and wheels all over the sky while spouting flames from its mouth.
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| Pokémon | Requires | Evolution |
|---|---|---|
![]() Bagon #196 | Level 30 | ![]() Shelgon #197 |
![]() Shelgon #197 | Level 50 | ![]() Salamence #198 |
| Class | Description | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | Leer | ![]() | Status | - | 100 | 30 | The user gives opposing Pokémon an intimidating leer that lowers the Defense stat. |
| Start | Bite | ![]() | Physical | 60 | 100 | 25 | The target is bitten with viciously sharp fangs. This may also make the target flinch. |
| Start | Ember | ![]() | Special | 40 | 100 | 25 | The target is attacked with small flames. This may also leave the target with a burn. |
| Start | Rage | ![]() | Physical | 20 | 100 | 20 | As long as this move is in use, the power of rage raises the Attack stat each time the user is hit in battle. |
| Start | Thunder Fang | ![]() | Physical | 65 | 95 | 15 | The user bites with electrified fangs. This may also make the target flinch or leave it with paralysis. |
| Start | Fire Fang | ![]() | Physical | 65 | 95 | 15 | The user bites with flame-cloaked fangs. This may also make the target flinch or leave it with a burn. |
| Start | Dragon Tail | ![]() | Physical | 60 | 90 | 10 | The target is knocked away, and a different Pokémon is dragged out. In the wild, this ends a battle against a single Pokémon. |
| 4 | Ember | ![]() | Special | 40 | 100 | 25 | The target is attacked with small flames. This may also leave the target with a burn. |
| 7 | Leer | ![]() | Status | - | 100 | 30 | The user gives opposing Pokémon an intimidating leer that lowers the Defense stat. |
| 10 | Bite | ![]() | Physical | 60 | 100 | 25 | The target is bitten with viciously sharp fangs. This may also make the target flinch. |
| 13 | Dragon Breath | ![]() | Special | 60 | 100 | 20 | The user exhales a mighty gust that inflicts damage. This may also leave the target with paralysis. |
| 17 | Headbutt | ![]() | Physical | 70 | 100 | 15 | The user sticks out its head and attacks by charging straight into the target. This may also make the target flinch. |
| 21 | Focus Energy | ![]() | Status | - | - | 30 | The user takes a deep breath and focuses so that critical hits land more easily. |
| 25 | Crunch | ![]() | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 | The user crunches up the target with sharp fangs. This may also lower the target’s Defense stat. |
| 29 | Dragon Claw | ![]() | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 | The user slashes the target with huge, sharp claws. |
| 30 | Protect | ![]() | Status | - | - | 10 | Enables the user to evade all attacks. Its chance of failing rises if it is used in succession. |
| 35 | Zen Headbutt | ![]() | Physical | 80 | 90 | 15 | The user focuses its willpower to its head and attacks the target. This may also make the target flinch. |
| 42 | Scary Face | ![]() | Status | - | 100 | 10 | The user frightens the target with a scary face to harshly lower its Speed stat. |
| 49 | Flamethrower | ![]() | Special | 90 | 100 | 15 | The target is scorched with an intense blast of fire. This may also leave the target with a burn. |
| 50 | Fly | ![]() | Physical | 90 | 95 | 15 | The user soars and then strikes its target on the next turn. This can also be used to fly to any familiar town. |
| 63 | Double-Edge | ![]() | Physical | 120 | 100 | 15 | A reckless, life-risking tackle. This also damages the user quite a lot. |
| Class | Description | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HM01 | Cut | ![]() | Physical | 50 | 95 | 30 | The target is cut with a scythe or claw. This can also be used to cut down thin trees. |
| HM02 | Fly | ![]() | Physical | 90 | 95 | 15 | The user soars and then strikes its target on the next turn. This can also be used to fly to any familiar town. |
| HM04 | Strength | ![]() | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 | The target is slugged with a punch thrown at maximum power. This can also be used to move heavy boulders. |
| HM06 | Rock Smash | ![]() | Physical | 40 | 100 | 15 | The user attacks with a punch. This may also lower the target’s Defense stat. This move can also shatter rocks in the field. |
| TM01 | Hone Claws | ![]() | Status | - | - | 15 | The user sharpens its claws to boost its Attack stat and accuracy. |
| TM02 | Dragon Claw | ![]() | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 | The user slashes the target with huge, sharp claws. |
| TM05 | Roar | ![]() | Status | - | - | 20 | The target is scared off, and a different Pokémon is dragged out. In the wild, this ends a battle against a single Pokémon. |
| TM06 | Toxic | ![]() | Status | - | 90 | 10 | A move that leaves the target badly poisoned. Its poison damage worsens every turn. |
| TM10 | Hidden Power | ![]() | Special | 60 | 100 | 15 | A unique attack that varies in type depending on the Pokémon using it. |
| TM11 | Sunny Day | ![]() | Status | - | - | 5 | The user intensifies the sun for five turns, powering up Fire-type moves. |
| TM15 | Hyper Beam | ![]() | Special | 150 | 90 | 5 | The target is attacked with a powerful beam. The user can’t move on the next turn. |
| TM17 | Protect | ![]() | Status | - | - | 10 | Enables the user to evade all attacks. Its chance of failing rises if it is used in succession. |
| TM18 | Rain Dance | ![]() | Status | - | - | 5 | The user summons a heavy rain that falls for five turns, powering up Water-type moves. |
| TM19 | Roost | ![]() | Status | - | - | 5 | The user lands and rests its body. It restores the user’s HP by up to half of its max HP. |
| TM21 | Frustration | ![]() | Physical | - | 100 | 20 | A full-power attack that grows more powerful the less the user likes its Trainer. |
| TM26 | Earthquake | ![]() | Physical | 100 | 100 | 10 | The user sets off an earthquake that strikes every Pokémon around it. |
| TM27 | Return | ![]() | Physical | - | 100 | 20 | A full-power attack that grows more powerful the more the user likes its Trainer. |
| TM31 | Brick Break | ![]() | Physical | 75 | 100 | 15 | The user attacks with a swift chop. It can also break barriers, such as Light Screen and Reflect. |
| TM32 | Double Team | ![]() | Status | - | - | 15 | By moving rapidly, the user makes illusory copies of itself to raise its evasiveness. |
| TM35 | Flamethrower | ![]() | Special | 90 | 100 | 15 | The target is scorched with an intense blast of fire. This may also leave the target with a burn. |
| TM38 | Fire Blast | ![]() | Special | 110 | 85 | 5 | The target is attacked with an intense blast of all-consuming fire. This may also leave the target with a burn. |
| TM39 | Rock Tomb | ![]() | Physical | 60 | 95 | 15 | Boulders are hurled at the target. This also lowers the target’s Speed stat by preventing its movement. |
| TM40 | Aerial Ace | ![]() | Physical | 60 | - | 20 | The user confounds the target with speed, then slashes. This attack never misses. |
| TM42 | Facade | ![]() | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 | An attack move that doubles its power if the user is poisoned, burned, or has paralysis. |
| TM44 | Rest | ![]() | Status | - | - | 5 | The user goes to sleep for two turns. This fully restores the user’s HP and heals any status conditions. |
| TM45 | Attract | ![]() | Status | - | 100 | 15 | If it is the opposite gender of the user, the target becomes infatuated and less likely to attack. |
| TM48 | Round | ![]() | Special | 60 | 100 | 15 | The user attacks the target with a song. Others can join in the Round and make the attack do greater damage. |
| TM51 | Steel Wing | ![]() | Physical | 70 | 90 | 25 | The target is hit with wings of steel. This may also raise the user’s Defense stat. |
| TM59 | Incinerate | ![]() | Special | 60 | 100 | 15 | The user attacks opposing Pokémon with fire. If a Pokémon is holding a certain item, such as a Berry, the item becomes burned up and unusable. |
| TM65 | Shadow Claw | ![]() | Physical | 70 | 100 | 15 | The user slashes with a sharp claw made from shadows. Critical hits land more easily. |
| TM68 | Giga Impact | ![]() | Physical | 150 | 90 | 5 | The user charges at the target using every bit of its power. The user can’t move on the next turn. |
| TM71 | Stone Edge | ![]() | Physical | 100 | 80 | 5 | The user stabs the target with sharpened stones from below. Critical hits land more easily. |
| TM78 | Bulldoze | ![]() | Physical | 60 | 100 | 20 | The user strikes everything around it by stomping down on the ground. This lowers the Speed stat of those hit. |
| TM80 | Rock Slide | ![]() | Physical | 75 | 90 | 10 | Large boulders are hurled at the opposing Pokémon to inflict damage. This may also make the opposing Pokémon flinch. |
| TM82 | Dragon Tail | ![]() | Physical | 60 | 90 | 10 | The target is knocked away, and a different Pokémon is dragged out. In the wild, this ends a battle against a single Pokémon. |
| TM87 | Swagger | ![]() | Status | - | 90 | 15 | The user enrages and confuses the target. However, this also sharply raises the target’s Attack stat. |
| TM88 | Sleep Talk | ![]() | Status | - | - | 10 | While it is asleep, the user randomly uses one of the moves it knows. |
| TM90 | Substitute | ![]() | Status | - | - | 10 | The user makes a copy of itself using some of its HP. The copy serves as the user’s decoy. |
| TM94 | Secret Power | ![]() | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 | An attack whose additional effects depend upon where it was used. Can also be used to make a Secret Base. |
| TM100 | Confide | ![]() | Status | - | - | 20 | The user tells the target a secret, and the target loses its ability to concentrate. This lowers the target’s Sp. Atk stat. |
| Class | Description | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aqua Tail | ![]() | Physical | 90 | 90 | 10 | The user attacks by swinging its tail as if it were a vicious wave in a raging storm. |
| Draco Meteor | ![]() | Special | 130 | 90 | 5 | Comets are summoned down from the sky onto the target. The attack’s recoil harshly lowers the user’s Sp. Atk stat. |
| Dragon Pulse | ![]() | Special | 85 | 100 | 10 | The target is attacked with a shock wave generated by the user’s gaping mouth. |
| Heat Wave | ![]() | Special | 95 | 90 | 10 | The user attacks by exhaling hot breath on the opposing Pokémon. This may also leave those Pokémon with a burn. |
| Hyper Voice | ![]() | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 | The user lets loose a horribly echoing shout with the power to inflict damage. |
| Iron Tail | ![]() | Physical | 100 | 75 | 15 | The target is slammed with a steel-hard tail. This may also lower the target’s Defense stat. |
| Outrage | ![]() | Physical | 120 | 100 | 10 | The user rampages and attacks for two to three turns. The user then becomes confused. |
| Snore | ![]() | Special | 50 | 100 | 15 | An attack that can be used only if the user is asleep. The harsh noise may also make the target flinch. |
| Tailwind | ![]() | Status | - | - | 15 | The user whips up a turbulent whirlwind that ups the Speed stat of the user and its allies for four turns. |
| Zen Headbutt | ![]() | Physical | 80 | 90 | 15 | The user focuses its willpower to its head and attacks the target. This may also make the target flinch. |
Aerilate
Ability Slot 1
Normal-type moves become Flying-type moves.
Turns the bearer's Normal moves into Flying moves and strengthens them to 1.3× their power.





































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