Salamence (Pokémon)

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Salamence ボーマンダ Bohmander
Artwork from R/S/E
Pronunciation	???
Types	Dragon/Flying
Species	Dragon Pokémon
National Dex	#373
Johto Dex	#—
Hoenn Dex	#189
Sinnoh Dex	#—
Fiore Browser	R-167
Almia Browser	R-227
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.
Lv. 100 at	1,250,000 exp.
Gender	50% ♀/50% ♂
Pokédex color	Blue
Catch rate	45
Footprint
Body style
On Legendary Pokémon Pokédex: Generation III Generation IV On Pokémon Palace Network Pokédex (Gen. III) On Smogon Pokédex: Generation III Generation IV On Eevee's Pokédex (Gen. III-IV) On Psypoke Pokédex On Pokecharms Pokédex (Gen. III-IV) On Marriland Pokédex (Gen. IV) On Serebii's Pokédex: Generation III Generation IV On Ultimate Pokémon Center Pokédex (Gen. I-IV) Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Salamence (Japanese: ボーマンダ Bohmander) is a dual-type Dragon/Flying pseudo-legendary Pokémon.

It evolves from Shelgon starting at level 50. It is the final form of Bagon.

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 about its 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 to grow, and therefore, it is very proud of its achievement.

Habitat

Rough-terrain Pokémon

Salamence supposedly lives atop tall mountains.

In the anime

J and her Salamence

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.

Next Quest: Salamence

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.
	Platinum	Currently unknown

Game locations

Gen	Game		Rarity	Location
III	Ruby	Sapphire	None	Evolve Shelgon
	Emerald		None	Evolve Shelgon
	FireRed	LeafGreen	None	Trade
	Colosseum		None	Trade
	XD		One	Citadark Isle (Shadow)
IV	Diamond	Pearl	None	Evolve Shelgon
	Platinum		None	Trade
	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 (Red and Blue)	Evolve from Shelgon
Pokémon Ranger	Jungle Relic (during mission)
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon (Time and Darkness)	Evolve from Shelgon
Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia	Vien Forest Crysta Cave

Base stats

HP:	95
Attack:	135
Defense:	80
SpAtk:	110
SpDef:	80
Speed:	100

Type effectiveness

Weak to	Resistant to	Immune to	Normal effectiveness
Rock : 2× Ice : 4× Dragon : 2×	Fighting : ½× Bug : ½× Grass : ¼× Fire : ½× Water : ½×	Ground : 0×	Normal : 1× Flying : 1× Poison : 1× Ghost : 1× Steel : 1× Electric : 1× Psychic : 1× Dark : 1×
Notes: If Gravity is used or this Pokémon is given an Iron Ball, the effectiveness of Ground-type moves is 1×.

Learnset

Salamence is capable of learning the following moves.
Moves in bold are damage moves to which STAB apply.

By leveling up

Generation IV Other generation learnsets: III
Level	Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP	Contest	Appeal
Start	Fire Fang	Fire	Physical	65	95%	15	Beauty	3 `♥♥♥`
Start	Thunder Fang	Electric	Physical	65	95%	15	Smart	3 `♥♥♥`
Start	Rage	Normal	Physical	20	100%	20	Cool	0
Start	Bite	Dark	Physical	60	100%	25	Tough	3 `♥♥♥`
Start	Leer	Normal	Status	—	100%	30	Cool	2 `♥♥`
Start	Headbutt	Normal	Physical	70	100%	15	Tough	3 `♥♥♥`
5	Bite	Dark	Physical	60	100%	25	Tough	3 `♥♥♥`
10	Leer	Normal	Status	—	100%	30	Cool	2 `♥♥`
16	Headbutt	Normal	Physical	70	100%	15	Tough	3 `♥♥♥`
20	Focus Energy	Normal	Status	—	—%	30	Cool	0
25	Ember	Fire	Special	40	100%	25	Beauty	3 `♥♥♥`
30	Protect	Normal	Status	—	—%	10	Cute	0
32	DragonBreath	Dragon	Special	60	100%	20	Cool	2 `♥♥`
37	Zen Headbutt	Psychic	Physical	80	90%	15	Beauty	2 `♥♥`
43	Scary Face	Normal	Status	—	90%	10	Tough	2 `♥♥`
50	Fly	Flying	Physical	90	95%	15	Smart	1 `♥`
53	Crunch	Dark	Physical	80	100%	15	Tough	2 `♥♥`
61	Dragon Claw	Dragon	Physical	80	100%	15	Cool	2 `♥♥`
70	Double-Edge	Normal	Physical	120	100%	15	Tough	0
Bold indicates a move that gets STAB Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only from an evolution of this Pokémon

By TM/HM

Generation IV Other generation learnsets: III
TM	Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP	Contest	Appeal
TM02	Dragon Claw	Dragon	Physical	80	100%	15	Cool	2 `♥♥`
TM05	Roar	Normal	Status	—	100%	20	Cool	0
TM06	Toxic	Poison	Status	—	85%	10	Smart	2 `♥♥`
TM10	Hidden Power	Normal	Special	—	100%	15	Smart	1 `♥`
TM11	Sunny Day	Fire	Status	—	—%	5	Beauty	2 `♥♥`
TM15	Hyper Beam	Normal	Special	150	90%	5	Cool	2 `♥♥`
TM17	Protect	Normal	Status	—	—%	10	Cute	0
TM18	Rain Dance	Water	Status	—	—%	5	Tough	2 `♥♥`
TM21	Frustration	Normal	Physical	—	100%	20	Cute	2 `♥♥`
TM23	Iron Tail	Steel	Physical	100	75%	15	Cool	2 `♥♥`
TM26	Earthquake	Ground	Physical	100	100%	10	Tough	2 `♥♥`
TM27	Return	Normal	Physical	—	100%	20	Cute	2 `♥♥`
TM31	Brick Break	Fighting	Physical	75	100%	15	Cool	3 `♥♥♥`
TM32	Double Team	Normal	Status	—	—%	15	Cool	2 `♥♥`
TM35	Flamethrower	Fire	Special	95	100%	15	Beauty	2 `♥♥`
TM38	Fire Blast	Fire	Special	120	85%	5	Beauty	2 `♥♥`
TM39	Rock Tomb	Rock	Physical	50	80%	10	Smart	2 `♥♥`
TM40	Aerial Ace	Flying	Physical	60	—%	20	Cool	2 `♥♥`
TM42	Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100%	20	Cute	2 `♥♥`
TM43	Secret Power	Normal	Physical	70	100%	20	Smart	2 `♥♥`
TM44	Rest	Psychic	Status	—	—%	10	Cute	0
TM45	Attract	Normal	Status	—	100%	15	Cute	2 `♥♥`
TM47	Steel Wing	Steel	Physical	70	90%	25	Cool	3 `♥♥♥`
TM51	Roost	Flying	Status	—	—%	10	Cool	0
TM58	Endure	Normal	Status	—	—%	10	Tough	2 `♥♥`
TM59	Dragon Pulse	Dragon	Special	90	100%	10	Smart	0
TM65	Shadow Claw	Ghost	Physical	70	100%	15	Cute	2 `♥♥`
TM68	Giga Impact	Normal	Physical	150	90%	5	Beauty	2 `♥♥`
TM71	Stone Edge	Rock	Physical	100	80%	5	Tough	0
TM78	Captivate	Normal	Status	—	100%	20	Beauty	2 `♥♥`
TM80	Rock Slide	Rock	Physical	75	90%	10	Tough	3 `♥♥♥`
TM82	Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	—	—%	10	Cute	3 `♥♥♥`
TM83	Natural Gift	Normal	Physical	—	100%	15	Cool	2 `♥♥`
TM87	Swagger	Normal	Status	—	90%	15	Cute	2 `♥♥`
TM90	Substitute	Normal	Status	—	—%	10	Smart	1 `♥`
HM01	Cut	Normal	Physical	50	95%	30	Cool	3 `♥♥♥`
HM02	Fly	Flying	Physical	90	95%	15	Smart	1 `♥`
HM04	Strength	Normal	Physical	80	100%	15	Tough	3 `♥♥♥`
HM05	Defog	Flying	Status	—	—%	15	Beauty	0
HM06	Rock Smash	Fighting	Physical	40	100%	15	Tough	2 `♥♥`
Bold indicates a move that gets STAB Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only from an evolution of this Pokémon

By breeding

Generation IV Other generation learnsets: III
Father	Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP	Contest	Appeal
Horsea, Seadra, Kingdra Gyarados Dratini, Dragonair, Dragonite Altaria	Dragon Dance	Dragon	Status	—	—%	20	Cool	0
Charmander, Charmeleon, Charizard Gyarados Dratini, Dragonair, Dragonite Gible, Gabite, Garchomp	Dragon Rage	Dragon	Special	—	100%	10	Cool	3 `♥♥♥`
Gible, Gabite, Garchomp Dratini, Dragonair, Dragonite Altaria	Dragon Rush	Dragon	Physical	100	75%	10	Cool	2 `♥♥`
Horsea, Seadra, Kingdra Gyarados Milotic	Hydro Pump	Water	Special	120	80%	5	Beauty	2 `♥♥`
Charizard	Shadow Claw	Ghost	Physical	70	100%	15	Cute	2 `♥♥`
Gyarados	Thrash	Normal	Physical	90	100%	20	Tough	2 `♥♥`
Horsea, Seadra, Kingdra Gyarados Dratini, Dragonair, Dragonite Milotic	Twister	Dragon	Special	40	100%	20	Cool	3 `♥♥♥`
Bold indicates a move that gets STAB Italic indicates a move that gets STAB from an evolution of this Pokémon *Indicates a move only available by chain breeding

By tutoring

Generation III and IV Other generation learnsets: III
Game							Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP	Contest	Appeal
FR	LG	E	XD	D	P	Pt	Air Cutter	Flying	Special	55	95%	25	Cool	3 `♥♥♥`
FR	LG	E	XD	D	P	Pt	Aqua Tail	Water	Physical	90	90%	10	Cute	3 `♥♥♥`
FR	LG	E	XD	D	P	Pt	Body Slam	Normal	Physical	85	100%	15	Tough	3 `♥♥♥`
FR	LG	E	XD	D	P	Pt	Defense Curl	Normal	Status	—	—%	40	Cute	2 `♥♥`
FR	LG	E	XD	D	P	Pt	Double-Edge	Normal	Physical	120	100%	15	Tough	0
FR	LG	E	XD	D	P	Pt	Draco Meteor	Dragon	Special	140	90%	5	Smart	2 `♥♥`
FR	LG	E	XD	D	P	Pt	Endure	Normal	Status	—	—%	10	Tough	2 `♥♥`
FR	LG	E	XD	D	P	Pt	Fury Cutter	Bug	Physical	10	95%	20	Cool	2 `♥♥`
FR	LG	E	XD	D	P	Pt	Heat Wave	Fire	Special	100	90%	10	Beauty	2 `♥♥`
FR	LG	E	XD	D	P	Pt	Mimic	Normal	Status	—	—%	10	Cute	0
FR	LG	E	XD	D	P	Pt	Mud-Slap	Ground	Special	20	100%	10	Cute	3 `♥♥♥`
FR	LG	E	XD	D	P	Pt	Ominous Wind	Ghost	Special	60	100%	5	Smart	0
FR	LG	E	XD	D	P	Pt	Outrage	Dragon	Physical	120	100%	15	Cool	2 `♥♥`
FR	LG	E	XD	D	P	Pt	Rock Slide	Rock	Physical	75	90%	10	Tough	3 `♥♥♥`
FR	LG	E	XD	D	P	Pt	Rollout	Rock	Physical	30	90%	20	Tough	2 `♥♥`
FR	LG	E	XD	D	P	Pt	Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	—	—%	10	Cute	3 `♥♥♥`
FR	LG	E	XD	D	P	Pt	Snore	Normal	Special	40	100%	15	Cool	3 `♥♥♥`
FR	LG	E	XD	D	P	Pt	Substitute	Normal	Status	—	—%	10	Smart	1 `♥`
FR	LG	E	XD	D	P	Pt	Swagger	Normal	Status	—	90%	15	Cute	2 `♥♥`
FR	LG	E	XD	D	P	Pt	Swift	Normal	Special	60	—%	20	Cool	2 `♥♥`
FR	LG	E	XD	D	P	Pt	Twister	Dragon	Special	40	100%	20	Cool	3 `♥♥♥`
FR	LG	E	XD	D	P	Pt	Zen Headbutt	Psychic	Physical	80	90%	15	Beauty	2 `♥♥`
Bold indicates a move that gets STAB Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only from an evolution of this Pokémon A colored initial indicates that the move is not available to be tutored in this game, while a colored background indicates that the move is available.

Special moves

Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness
Shadow moves		Level 50+	Purified moves
Shadow Hold	???		Refresh	Normal
Shadow Rush	???		Dragon Claw	Dragon
--			Dragon Dance	Dragon
--			Aerial Ace	Flying

Side game data

Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire
	Acquisition: Evolve
Pokémon Trozei!
	Rarity: Rare
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team
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 Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness
Body size: 1	Recruit Rate: -10%	IQ Group: E
Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia
Group:	Poké Assist:	Field Move: Crush x4