Salamence (Pokémon)
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| Salamence ボーマンダ Bohmander | |
 Artwork from R/S/E | |
| National Dex | #373 |
|---|---|
| Johto Dex | #— |
| Hoenn Dex | #189 |
| Sinnoh Dex | #— |
| Fiore Browser | R-167 |
| Almia Browser | R-227 |
| Type | Dragon / Flying |
| Species | Dragon Pokémon |
| Height | 4′11″ (1.5m) |
| Weight | 226.2 lbs. (102.6kg) |
| Ability | Intimidate |
| Egg group | Dragon |
| Time to hatch | 10,240 steps |
| Effort yield | 3 Atk |
| Exp. yield | 218 base exp. |
| Lv100 at | 1,250,000 exp. |
| Gender | 50% ♀ / 50% ♂ |
| Pokédex color | Blue |
| Catch rate | 45 |
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Salamence (Japanese: ボーマンダ Bohmander) is a Dragon/Flying-type Pokémon. It is also a Pseudo-legendary.
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Biology
Physiology
Salamence are fully formed quadrupedal dragons, complete with newly grown wings.
Gender differences
Special abilities
Behavior
Salamence is an extremely vicious Pokémon. It is also arrogant, putting on airs their victories by spouting intense flames into the air. This behavior may be explained due to the fact that it faced many hardships to get its wings grow, and therefore, it is very proud of its achievement.
Habitat
Salamence supposedly lives atop tall mountains.
In the anime
Salamence was first seen in the 6th Pokémon movie: Jirachi: Wish Maker. Butler used it against a wild Flygon that was helping to free Jirachi from him.
Silver used his Salamence to battle Moltres in The Search for the Legend.
Drake of the Elite Four uses a Salamence in Vanity Affair.
Team Rocket found a Salamence in some underground ruins when they were searching for Ho-Oh in Battling the Enemy Within.
A Salamence belonging to J appeared in Mutiny in the Bounty.
In the manga
In the TCG
- Main article: Salamence (TCG)
In the TFG
One Salamence figure has been released.
Game data
Pokédex entries
| Gen | Game | Pokédex entry |
|---|---|---|
| III | 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. |
| 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. | |
| Emerald | After many long years, its cellular structure underwent a sudden mutation to grow wings. When angered, it loses all thought and rampages out of control. | |
| FireRed | It becomes uncontrollable if enraged. It destroys everything with shredding claws and fire. | |
| LeafGreen | It becomes uncontrollable if enraged. It destroys everything with shredding claws and fire. | |
| IV | Diamond | As a result of its long-held dream of flying, its cellular structure changed, and wings grew out. |
| Pearl | As a result of its long-held dream of flying, its cellular structure changed, and wings grew out. |
Game locations
| Gen | Game | Rarity | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| III | Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire | None | Evolve Bagon |
| Pokémon Emerald | None | Evolve Bagon | |
| Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen | None | Trade | |
| Pokémon Colosseum | None | Trade | |
| Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness | One | Citadark Isle (Shadow) | |
| IV | Pokémon Diamond and Pearl | None | Evolve Bagon |
| Pokémon Platinum | Unknown | ||
| Pal Park | Mountain |
In side games
| Game | Location |
|---|---|
| Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire | Evolve from Shelgon |
| Pokémon Trozei! | Endless Level 34 Forever Level 83 Pair Trozei Mr. Who's Den |
| Pokémon Mystery Dungeon | Evolve from Shelgon |
| Pokémon Ranger | Jungle Relic (during mission) |
| Pokémon Ranger Batonnage | Vien Forest The Crystal Lake |
Base stats
| HP: | 95 | |
|---|---|---|
| Attack: | 135 | |
| Defense: | 80 | |
| SpAtk: | 110 | |
| SpDef: | 80 | |
| Speed: | 100 |
Type effectiveness
| Weakness | Resistance | |
|---|---|---|
Learnset
Salamence is capable of learning the following moves.
Moves in bold are damage moves to which STAB apply.
By leveling up
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By TM/HM
| Game | Generation III | Generation IV |
|---|---|---|
| TM02 | Dragon Claw | Dragon Claw |
| TM05 | Roar | Roar |
| TM06 | Toxic | Toxic |
| TM10 | Hidden Power | Hidden Power |
| TM11 | Sunny Day | Sunny Day |
| TM15 | Hyper Beam | Hyper Beam |
| TM17 | Protect | Protect |
| TM18 | Rain Dance | Rain Dance |
| TM21 | Frustration | Frustration |
| TM23 | Iron Tail | Iron Tail |
| TM26 | Earthquake | Earthquake |
| TM27 | Return | Return |
| TM31 | Brick Break | Brick Break |
| TM32 | Double Team | Double Team |
| TM35 | Flamethrower | Flamethrower |
| TM38 | Fire Blast | Fire Blast |
| TM39 | Rock Tomb | Rock Tomb |
| TM40 | Aerial Ace | Aerial Ace |
| TM42 | Facade | Facade |
| TM43 | Secret Power | Secret Power |
| TM44 | Rest | Rest |
| TM45 | Attract | Attract |
| TM47 | Steel Wing | Steel Wing |
| TM51 | Roost | |
| TM58 | Endure | |
| TM59 | Dragon Pulse | |
| TM65 | Shadow Claw | |
| TM68 | Giga Impact | |
| TM71 | Stone Edge | |
| TM78 | Captivate | |
| TM80 | Rock Slide | |
| TM82 | Sleep Talk | |
| TM83 | Natural Gift | |
| TM87 | Swagger | |
| TM90 | Substitute | |
| HM01 | Cut | Cut |
| HM02 | Fly | Fly |
| HM04 | Strength | Strength |
| HM05 | Defog | |
| HM06 | Rock Smash | Rock Smash |
Special Moves
In Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness, Salamence knows Shadow Hold and Shadow Rush as a Shadow Pokémon, and learns Refresh after being purified.
Side game data
| Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire | ||
|---|---|---|
| Acquisition: Evolve | |
| Pokémon Trozei! | ||
| Rarity: Rare |
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| Pokémon Mystery Dungeon | ||
| Body size: 2 | Recruit Rate: Evolve | Friend Area: Dragon Cave |
| Phrases | ||
| 51%-100% HP | I raze everything with my fiery breath! | |
| 26%-50% HP | How could this be? My health has been slashed in half... | |
| 1%-25% HP | I give up... There's not enough power to even breathe fire... | |
| Level Up | Leveled up! Let me work my slash-and-burn attacks on foes! | |
| Pokémon Ranger | ||
Group: 
| Loops: 22 | Minimum Experience: - |
Poké Assist: 
| Field Move: Crush x3 | Maximum Experience: - |
| Salamence roars to set off earthquakes. It also shoots a beam from its mouth. | ||
| Pokémon Ranger Batonnage | ||
| Group:
| Poké Assist:
| Field Move: Crush x4 |
Evolution
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Level 50
Salamence
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Sprites
| Gen | Game | ||||||
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| I | Red | Blue | Yellow | Red (Ja) | Green | Back | |
| This Pokémon did not appear during Generation I. | |||||||
| II | Gold | Silver | Crystal | Back | |||
| This Pokémon did not appear during Generation II. | |||||||
| III | Ruby | Sapphire | Emerald | FireRed | LeafGreen | Back | |
| Image:Spr 3r 373.png | 
| Image:Spr 3f 373.png | 
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| Image:Spr 3r 373 s.png | Image:Spr 3e 373 s.gif | Image:Spr 3f 373 s.png | Image:Spr b g3 373 s.png | ||||
| IV | Diamond | Pearl | Platinum | Back | |||
| Image:Spr 4d 373.png | Image:Spr 4p 373.png | 
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| Image:Spr 4p 373 s.png | Image:Spr b g4 373 s.png | |||||
For other sprites and images, please see Salamence images on Bulbagarden Archives.Trivia
- Salamence is the only Dragon-type Pokémon to have Intimidate as its ability.
- Salamence has the second highest base stat average of all non-legendary Pokémon, the first being Slaking. However, it is tied with the four other powerhouse evolutions. Salamence is also tied with many other legendaries for base stat average, including Mew, Celebi, Deoxys, Latios and Latias.
- Because of its very superior stats, Salamence is a widely used Pokémon in competitive battling. Its stats are fairly similar to Dragonite's, with Dragonite having lower Speed but higher defensive stats.
Origin
Salamence appears to be based on European dragons. It also resembles Devilman with his peculiar wings.
Name origin
Its name may be a combination of salamander and menace. Its Japanese name is based on 暴行 bōkō, assault, outrage, or violent act, and salamander.
In other languages
External links
| This Pokémon article is part of Project Pokédex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each Pokémon as a species. |
