Salamence
Ctier
4.38%
Usage
5,148
Sets
1.83% with EVs
609
Top 8
11.83%
83
Wins
1.61%
Every set, its forms included.
Roles
FastSpeed control
Summary
Salamence is used on 4.38% of Masters teams in every format Distortion World tracks, ranking it C tier, from 5,148 tournament sets and 609 top-8 finishes.
The most common build is Intimidate with Salamencite, a Timid nature and Draco Meteor / Hyper Voice / Protect / Tailwind.
Its most frequent teammate is Rillaboom, on 54.62% of its teams.
Based on 5,148 Masters sets from tournaments through 18 October 2026.
Base stats
HP
95
Atk
135
Def
80
SpA
110
SpD
80
Spe
100
Total600
Usage over time
Abilities
| Ability | Share | Sets |
|---|---|---|
| 96.71% | 4,345 | |
| 2.47% | 111 | |
| 0.76% | 34 | |
| 0.02% | 1 | |
| 0.02% | 1 | |
| 0.02% | 1 |
4,493 sets
Items
| Item | Share | Sets |
|---|---|---|
| 92.32% | 4,652 | |
| 1.92% | 97 | |
| 1.29% | 65 | |
| 1.11% | 56 | |
| 0.93% | 47 | |
Other | 2.42% | 122 |
5,039 sets
Tera
| Tera type | Share | Sets |
|---|---|---|
 steel | 40.12% | 130 |
 fire | 23.15% | 75 |
 poison | 14.81% | 48 |
 | 6.17% | 20 |
 fairy | 3.70% | 12 |
Other | 12.04% | 39 |
324 sets with a tera type
Moves
| Move | Share of sets | Sets |
|---|---|---|
| 82.16% | 4,229 | |
| 74.41% | 3,830 | |
| 61.57% | 3,169 | |
| 55.68% | 2,866 | |
| 21.24% | 1,093 | |
| 19.20% | 988 | |
| 7.58% | 390 | |
| 5.54% | 285 | |
| 3.96% | 204 | |
| 2.41% | 124 | |
| 2.04% | 105 | |
| 1.87% | 96 |
5,147 sets counted · 57 unique moves
Movesets
| Moveset | Share of sets | Sets |
|---|---|---|
| 31.30% | 1,611 | |
| 12.73% | 655 | |
| 10.61% | 546 | |
| 10.30% | 530 | |
| 6.64% | 342 | |
| 2.99% | 154 | |
| 2.62% | 135 |
5,147 sets
Natures
| Nature | Share | Sets |
|---|---|---|
Timid | 58.23% | 2,387 |
Modest | 16.49% | 676 |
Naive | 9.76% | 400 |
Hasty | 8.32% | 341 |
Jolly | 2.88% | 118 |
Other | 4.32% | 177 |
4,099 sets
EVs
Average investment94 sets
| Stat | Investment | Average |
|---|---|---|
| HP | 20 | |
| Atk | 76 | |
| Def | 3 | |
| SpA | 95 | |
| SpD | 21 | |
| Spe | 180 |
Teammates
share of its 5,148 Masters teams
Sets
sets with EVs first · best placements first
Best results
24 teams
Aug 26, 2018
1st
Paul Ruiz
Aug 18, 2019
1st
Naoto Mizobuchi
Nov 17, 2019
1st
James Baek
Jul 1, 2016
1st
Chase Lybbert
Jun 6, 2015
1st
Matthew Roe
May 14, 2016
1st
Alex Gómez
May 20, 2016
1st
Arash Ommati
Jun 12, 2016
1st
Yi-an Liu
2027 Baltimore Regional Championships
Sep 20, 2026
1st
Joseph Ugarte
Oct 5, 2014
1st
Aaron Zheng
Oct 1, 2017
1st
Alberto Lara
Jan 11, 2014
1st
Ray Rizzo