Salamence (Pokémon GO)

Attacker Rank

B Tier

A Tier

B Tier

GO Battle LeaguePvP Rankings

Great LeagueGreat

0/10/14 · L15 · CP 1500

F Tier

#478

Ultra LeagueUltra

1/15/15 · L24.5 · CP 2499

F Tier

#367

Master LeagueMaster

15/15/15 · L50 · CP 4239

B Tier

#114

Normal

Shiny

Salamence

#373

Dragon

Flying

Attack

277

Top 5.2%

Defense

168

Top 37%

Stamina

216

Top 12.9%

Total

661

Pokédex details

Shiny available

Raids

Lv. 20

2054 -2142 CP

10/10/10 - 15/15/15

Raids (WB)

Lv. 25

2568 -2678 CP

10/10/10 - 15/15/15

Eggs

Lv. 20

2054 -2142 CP

10/10/10 - 15/15/15

Research

Lv. 15

1540 -1607 CP

10/10/10 - 15/15/15

Max CP

Lv. 50

4239 CP

Ranges use the standard 10/10/10 IV floor for raids, eggs, research, and Max Battle catches. The top CP is always 15/15/15.

How rare is a hundo? See odds by encounter type

It's Super Effective

Damage multipliers Salamence takes from each attacking type, sorted from worst weakness to best resistance.

Weak to

Ice

256%

Rock

160%

Dragon

160%

Fairy

160%

Resists

Grass

39.1%

Ground

39.1%

Fire

62.5%

Water

62.5%

Fighting

62.5%

Bug

62.5%

Best Moves

Full move guide →

Every fast and charged move combo Salamence can learn, ranked by simulated raid DPS.

Fast Move

Charged Move

1
Dragon Tail
Fly
18.15
242.5
826.5s
15.34
2
Fire Fang
Fly
16.94
226.3
885.7s
14.28
3
Bite
Fly
16.44
219.7
912.3s
13.90
4
Dragon Tail
Outrage
15.97
213.3
939.5s
13.53
5
Dragon Tail
Draco Meteor
15.76
210.5
952.0s
13.37
6
Dragon Tail
Brutal Swing
15.38
205.5
975.4s
12.97
7
Fire Fang
Outrage
14.96
199.9
1002.7s
12.65
8
Bite
Outrage
14.69
196.3
1021.0s
12.45
9
Fire Fang
Draco Meteor
14.28
190.7
1050.7s
12.04
10
Fire Fang
Brutal Swing
14.22
190.0
1054.6s
12.00

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Best Counters

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These are the top ten counters to defeat Salamence in a raid.

Pokémon

Fast Move

Charged Move

1
Kyurem White
Ice Fang
Ice Burn
64.09
1566.9
2.3
56.2s
61.90
2
Kyurem Black
Dragon Tail
Freeze Shock
55.78
1380.4
2.6
64.5s
53.36
3
Mega Mewtwo Y
Psycho Cut
Ice Beam
53.68
1293.5
2.8
67.1s
52.01
4
Mega Mewtwo X
Psycho Cut
Ice Beam
51.52
1340.6
2.7
69.9s
49.79
5
Eternatus
Dragon Tail
Dynamax Cannon
47.12
1460.8
2.5
76.4s
45.72
6
Mega Rayquaza
Dragon Tail
Breaking Swipe
47.28
1351.0
2.7
76.1s
45.59
7
Shadow Mamoswine
Powder Snow
Avalanche
50.08
739.5
4.9
71.9s
45.35
8
Baxcalibur
Ice Fang
Avalanche
45.83
974.6
3.7
78.5s
43.49
9
Shadow Weavile
Ice Shard
Triple Axel
48.23
745.0
4.8
74.6s
43.30
10
Mega Dragonite
Dragon Tail
Outrage+
44.58
1427.6
2.5
80.8s
43.23

Go Battle League

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Recommended movesets, best IV spreads, and PvP traits for Salamence in each Pokémon GO Battle League.

Best moveset

Dragon Tail

Multipurpose

Fly

General

Brutal Swing

Spam/Bait

Rank 1 IVs

1500

0/10/14

IV (A/D/S) · Lv. 15

143.32

Attack

92.10

Defense

119

Stat Product · 1,570,686

Attack

Defense

Top IV spreads

IV (A/D/S)	Level	CP	% of Rank 1
0/10/14	15	1500	100.00%
0/14/9	15	1500	99.67%
5/15/15	14.5	1500	99.48%
5/15/14	14.5	1497	99.48%
0/9/15	15	1499	99.44%
0/9/14	15	1496	99.44%
0/12/11	15	1498	99.42%
0/15/7	15	1497	99.35%
6/14/14	14.5	1498	99.28%
1/8/15	15	1500	99.23%
1/8/14	15	1497	99.23%
1/11/11	15	1500	99.23%
1/14/7	15	1499	99.17%
0/10/13	15	1497	99.16%
4/15/15	14.5	1495	99.12%
4/15/14	14.5	1491	99.12%
0/13/10	15	1499	99.12%
0/13/9	15	1496	99.12%
7/13/14	14.5	1499	99.09%
2/7/14	15	1498	99.02%
2/13/7	15	1500	98.98%
6/15/13	14.5	1499	98.98%
1/9/13	15	1498	98.96%
5/14/15	14.5	1496	98.93%
5/14/14	14.5	1493	98.93%
1/12/10	15	1500	98.93%
1/12/9	15	1497	98.93%
8/12/14	14.5	1500	98.89%
0/8/15	15	1495	98.88%
0/8/14	15	1491	98.88%
0/11/12	15	1498	98.87%
0/11/11	15	1494	98.87%
1/15/6	15	1499	98.84%
1/15/5	15	1496	98.84%
3/6/14	15	1499	98.81%
0/14/8	15	1497	98.81%
0/14/7	15	1493	98.81%
7/14/13	14.5	1500	98.78%
3/15/15	14.5	1489	98.77%
3/15/14	14.5	1486	98.77%
2/8/13	15	1499	98.75%
6/13/15	14.5	1497	98.74%
6/13/14	14.5	1494	98.74%
2/11/9	15	1498	98.73%
3/15/3	15	1500	98.68%
1/10/12	15	1499	98.67%
1/10/11	15	1495	98.67%
1/7/15	15	1496	98.67%
1/7/14	15	1493	98.67%
2/14/5	15	1497	98.66%

Top 50 Great League spreads for wild-caught IVs, powered up to Level 50. Select a spread to preview its stats.

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Traits (6)

Moves

Every fast and charged attack Salamence can learn in Pokémon GO, including legacy and elite TM moves.

Fast Attacks

Bite
6
4
0.5s
12
Dragon Tail
14
8
1.0s
14
Fire Fang
13
9
1.0s
13

Charged Attacks

Brutal Swing
65
-33
2.0s
32.5
Crunch
65
-33
3.0s
21.67
Draco Meteor
150
-100
3.5s
42.86
Fire Blast
140
-100
4.0s
35
Fly
90
-50
2.0s
45
Hydro Pump
135
-100
3.5s
38.57
Outrage
110
-50
4.0s
27.5

Evolve

Every form this Pokémon evolves from and into, plus the requirements to trigger each stage.

Pokémon	Requires	Evolution
Bagon	25 Candy	Shelgon
Shelgon	100 Candy	Salamence
Salamence	300 / 60 Mega Energy	Mega Salamence

Family

All of the Pokémon related to Salamence including its evolutions, shadow versions, regional forms, and Dynamax and Gigantamax forms.

Bagon

#371

Shadow Bagon

#371

Shelgon

#372

Shadow Shelgon

#372

Salamence

#373

Mega Salamence

#373

Shadow Salamence

#373

Backgrounds

All backgrounds

Salamence has 5 backgrounds in Pokémon GO.

GO Fest 2026 Global

Jul 11, 2026

GO Tour 2026 Mega

Feb 28, 2026

GO Tour 2026 Los Angeles

Feb 20, 2026

GO Tour 2026 Tainan

Feb 20, 2026

December 2024 Recap Community Day

Dec 21, 2024

Mega Boost

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These Mega and Primal Pokémon provide a 1.3× damage boost to Dragon- and Flying-type attacks when active in raids. Catching Salamence with one of these active will increase your XP and candy rewards.

Mega Charizard X #6

Boosts:

Mega Charizard Y #6

Boosts:

Mega Pidgeot #18

Boosts:

Mega Pinsir #127

Boosts:

Mega Aerodactyl #142

Boosts:

Mega Dragonite #149

Boosts:

Mega Ampharos #181

Boosts:

Mega Skarmory #227

Boosts:

Mega Sceptile #254

Boosts:

Mega Altaria #334

Boosts:

Mega Salamence #373

Boosts:

Mega Latias #380

Boosts:

Mega Latios #381

Boosts:

Mega Rayquaza #384

Boosts:

Mega Staraptor #398

Boosts:

Mega Garchomp #445

Boosts:

Size

Ranges from 0.735 m to 3 m tall, averaging 1.5 m.

Size	Lower bound	Upper bound
XXS	0.735 m 2'05"	0.75 m 2'06"
XS	0.75 m 2'06"	1.125 m 3'08"
M	1.125 m 3'08"	1.875 m 6'02"
XL	1.875 m 6'02"	2.25 m 7'05"
XXL	2.25 m 7'05"	3 m 9'10"

XXS

0.735 m

2'05"

0.75 m

2'06"

0.75 m

2'06"

1.125 m

3'08"

1.125 m

3'08"

1.875 m

6'02"

1.875 m

6'02"

2.25 m

7'05"

XXL

2.25 m

7'05"

3 m

9'10"

Catch Screen

How this Pokémon moves and dodges on the catch screen.

Movement	Flying
Movement timer	11s
Jump time	1.1s
Attack probability	30%
Attack timer	20s
Dodge probability	15%
Dodge duration	1s
Dodge distance	1
Min action frequency	0.2s
Max action frequency	1.6s

Hundo CP

This chart shows the maximum Combat Power for Salamence at each level, with perfect 15/15/15 Individual Values (IVs). See hundo odds by encounter type.

Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP
1	53 CP	27	2892 CP
2	166 CP	28	2999 CP
3	279 CP	29	3107 CP
4	392 CP	30	3214 CP
5	505 CP	31	3267 CP
6	618 CP	32	3321 CP
7	732 CP	33	3374 CP
8	845 CP	34	3428 CP
9	958 CP	35	3481 CP
10	1071 CP	36	3535 CP
11	1178 CP	37	3589 CP
12	1285 CP	38	3642 CP
13	1392 CP	39	3696 CP
14	1500 CP	40	3749 CP
15	1607 CP	41	3797 CP
16	1714 CP	42	3845 CP
17	1821 CP	43	3893 CP
18	1928 CP	44	3941 CP
19	2035 CP	45	3990 CP
20	2142 CP	46	4039 CP
21	2249 CP	47	4089 CP
22	2356 CP	48	4138 CP
23	2464 CP	49	4188 CP
24	2571 CP	50	4239 CP
25	2678 CP	51	4289 CP
26	2785 CP

Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP
1	53 CP	18	1928 CP	35	3481 CP
2	166 CP	19	2035 CP	36	3535 CP
3	279 CP	20	2142 CP	37	3589 CP
4	392 CP	21	2249 CP	38	3642 CP
5	505 CP	22	2356 CP	39	3696 CP
6	618 CP	23	2464 CP	40	3749 CP
7	732 CP	24	2571 CP	41	3797 CP
8	845 CP	25	2678 CP	42	3845 CP
9	958 CP	26	2785 CP	43	3893 CP
10	1071 CP	27	2892 CP	44	3941 CP
11	1178 CP	28	2999 CP	45	3990 CP
12	1285 CP	29	3107 CP	46	4039 CP
13	1392 CP	30	3214 CP	47	4089 CP
14	1500 CP	31	3267 CP	48	4138 CP
15	1607 CP	32	3321 CP	49	4188 CP
16	1714 CP	33	3374 CP	50	4239 CP
17	1821 CP	34	3428 CP	51	4289 CP

Level Up

Total Stardust, Candy, and Candy XL to power Salamence up to each level from level 1.


50.0	520,000	304	296
40.0	270,000	304	-
35.0	182,000	186	-
30.0	120,000	122	-
25.0	76,000	84	-
20.0	45,000	56	-
15.0	23,600	36	-
10.0	10,000	18	-
5.0	2,400	8	-


1.5	200	1	-
2.0	400	2	-
2.5	600	3	-
3.0	800	4	-
3.5	1,200	5	-
4.0	1,600	6	-
4.5	2,000	7	-
5.0	2,400	8	-
5.5	3,000	9	-
6.0	3,600	10	-
6.5	4,200	11	-
7.0	4,800	12	-
7.5	5,600	13	-
8.0	6,400	14	-
8.5	7,200	15	-
9.0	8,000	16	-
9.5	9,000	17	-
10.0	10,000	18	-
10.5	11,000	19	-
11.0	12,000	20	-
11.5	13,300	22	-
12.0	14,600	24	-
12.5	15,900	26	-
13.0	17,200	28	-
13.5	18,800	30	-
14.0	20,400	32	-
14.5	22,000	34	-
15.0	23,600	36	-
15.5	25,500	38	-
16.0	27,400	40	-
16.5	29,300	42	-
17.0	31,200	44	-
17.5	33,400	46	-
18.0	35,600	48	-
18.5	37,800	50	-
19.0	40,000	52	-
19.5	42,500	54	-
20.0	45,000	56	-
20.5	47,500	58	-
21.0	50,000	60	-
21.5	53,000	63	-
22.0	56,000	66	-
22.5	59,000	69	-
23.0	62,000	72	-
23.5	65,500	75	-
24.0	69,000	78	-
24.5	72,500	81	-
25.0	76,000	84	-
25.5	80,000	87	-
26.0	84,000	90	-
26.5	88,000	94	-
27.0	92,000	98	-
27.5	96,500	102	-
28.0	101,000	106	-
28.5	105,500	110	-
29.0	110,000	114	-
29.5	115,000	118	-
30.0	120,000	122	-
30.5	125,000	126	-
31.0	130,000	130	-
31.5	136,000	136	-
32.0	142,000	142	-
32.5	148,000	148	-
33.0	154,000	154	-
33.5	161,000	162	-
34.0	168,000	170	-
34.5	175,000	178	-
35.0	182,000	186	-
35.5	190,000	196	-
36.0	198,000	206	-
36.5	206,000	216	-
37.0	214,000	226	-
37.5	223,000	238	-
38.0	232,000	250	-
38.5	241,000	262	-
39.0	250,000	274	-
39.5	260,000	289	-
40.0	270,000	304	-
40.5	280,000	304	10
41.0	290,000	304	20
41.5	301,000	304	30
42.0	312,000	304	40
42.5	323,000	304	52
43.0	334,000	304	64
43.5	346,000	304	76
44.0	358,000	304	88
44.5	370,000	304	103
45.0	382,000	304	118
45.5	395,000	304	133
46.0	408,000	304	148
46.5	421,000	304	165
47.0	434,000	304	182
47.5	448,000	304	199
48.0	462,000	304	216
48.5	476,000	304	236
49.0	490,000	304	256
49.5	505,000	304	276
50.0	520,000	304	296

Shelgon

Beldum