Salamence
Rank #123 · 0.3% usage · June 2026 · Smogon OU (Gen 9 singles) ladder · cutoff 1695+ battles
Usage trend
Moves
- Earthquake65.5%
- Dragon Dance61.3%
- Dual Wingbeat53.4%
- Roost32.1%
- Draco Meteor29.3%
- Hurricane26.1%
- Substitute25.5%
- Temper Flare20.9%
- Hydro Pump19.5%
- Flamethrower18.0%
- Fire Blast11.4%
- Outrage10.7%
- Air Slash9.3%
- Dragon Tail7.2%
- Dragon Claw1.7%
Items
- Heavy-Duty Boots34.5%
- Leftovers22.2%
- Choice Specs18.7%
- Lum Berry18.2%
- Choice Scarf2.3%
- Life Orb1.3%
- Grassy Seed1.0%
- Choice Band0.8%
- Focus Sash0.4%
- Rocky Helmet0.1%
- Wide Lens0.1%
- Scope Lens0.1%
- Sitrus Berry0.1%
- Red Card0.1%
- Yache Berry0.0%
Abilities
- Intimidate59.4%
- Moxie40.6%
Teammates
- Iron Valiant4.7%
- Ting-Lu4.2%
- Cinderace4.1%
- Raging Bolt3.8%
- Slowking (Galar)3.5%
- Iron Moth3.4%
- Glimmora3.3%
- Ogerpon (Wellspring)3.2%
- Scizor3.2%
- Clefable3.1%
- Zamazenta3.0%
- Alomomola2.9%
Spreads
- Timid 0/0/0/252/4/25220.4%
- Adamant 0/252/0/0/4/25216.9%
- Adamant 24/232/0/0/0/25215.5%
- Impish 148/0/216/0/0/1206.0%
- Adamant 252/16/240/0/0/05.8%
- Jolly 0/252/0/0/4/2525.7%
- Timid 0/0/4/252/0/2524.8%
- Jolly 4/252/0/0/0/2523.9%
- Adamant 164/112/0/0/0/2322.0%
- Relaxed 252/0/252/0/0/01.8%
Checks & Counters
- Zamazentascore 29.8 · KOs or forces out 62.3%
- Great Tuskscore 22.4 · KOs or forces out 59.4%
- Kingambitscore 16.3 · KOs or forces out 54.5%
- Ogerpon (Wellspring)score 0.5 · KOs or forces out 35.7%
- Gholdengoscore -1.8 · KOs or forces out 40.9%
Representative set
Salamence @ Heavy-Duty Boots Ability: Intimidate EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe Timid Nature - Earthquake - Dragon Dance - Dual Wingbeat - Roost