Salamence, The Dragon Pokémon. It becomes uncontrollable if it is enraged. It destroys everything with shredding claws and fire. It 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 it's cells, causing it to sprout its magnificent wings. To express its joy, it flies and wheels all over the sky while spouting flames from its mouth.
Battle Moveset
A Good Moveset for Salamence would have to be this:
Attacks:
Dragon Dance
Aerial Ace
Hidden Power Rock OR Rock Slide
Earthquake
Items Attached:
Lum Berry
Preferred Nature:
Adamant
Strategy Using Salamence
Salamence has some of the highest stats in game, with
impressive attack, special attack and speed. Its
movepool is varied and can be used as a physical
sweeper, special sweeper or a mixed sweeper.
Dragon dance works excellently with the physical
sweeping set, since it raises attack and speed. The
need for a pinch berry like Liechi or Salac has been
made redundant by Dragon dance, so therefore, Lum
berry would be more suitable to prevent status effects
such as paralysis.
You may want to include Fire Blast/Flamethrower in
this set if you want a Steel type physical wall
counter (i.e. Steelix, Skarmory), though it isn't
needed.
There's two choices for the second slot, Aerial ace or
HP flying (if you don't want HP rock, though HP rock >
Rock slide because of the accuracy), simply because HP
flying deals more damage.
The main reason for HP rock is useful to deal with Ice
types and would be a good counter to Zapdos (though if
that Zapdos is using HP Ice, then you're pretty much
screwed).
I'm pretty sure that Salamence is overused, so your
team should have something that can counter it.
Besides for being overpowered, it has a 4x weakness to
ice.
EV Corner:
Max out the EVs in Attack and HP for Salamence with any remaining in Defense
Strategy Against Salamence
Salamence is one of the most feared Pokémon in the
advanced generation, possessing all stats at average
or above. He can be mixed and matched to be either a
Special or Physical Sweeper and has the ability to use
forms of attacks effectively in the same move set.
- With a Base Speed of 110 not many Pokémon can outrun
it, and considering most Ice types aren't fast you
aren't likely to hit with the 4x effective Ice Beam
with STAB. Fortunately, STAB isn't required to KO
Salamence so something such as Hidden Power Ice from a
Jolteon will more than likely KO it.
- Alternatively, rather than 1KOing it, you could go
for crippling it. A simple Will-o-Wisp or Thunder Wave
will destroy its sweeping ability, cutting its speed
or attack in half (the latter of which coming with the
excess advantage in the fact that it cuts its striking
chances in half).
Contest Moveset
A good Contest Moveset for Salamence would have to be this for the Beauty Contest best with Modest, Mild, Rash or Quiet Nature:
Attacks:
Sunny Day
Aerial Ace
Flamethrower
Hyper Beam
Items Attached:
Blue Scarf
Strategy Using Salamence
If you do the attacks in this following order you should have very few problems; 1st - Aerial ace, 2nd - Sunny day, 3rd - Flamethrower, 4th - Aerial ace, 5th - Hyper beam
Locations in Games
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Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald
Evolve from Shelgo
Colosseum
Trade from R/S/E
Fire Red/Leaf Green
Trade from R/S/E
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