Mega Salamence

Mega Salamence official artwork

Btier

3.74%

Usage

4,207

Sets

1.40% with EVs

455

Top 8

10.82%

59

Wins

1.40%

Only the sets played as Mega.

Roles

FastSpeed control

Summary

Mega Salamence is used on 3.74% of Masters teams in every format Distortion World tracks, ranking it B tier, from 4,207 tournament sets and 455 top-8 finishes.

Mega Salamence always has Aerilate and holds Salamencite; the most common build is a Timid nature with Draco Meteor / Hyper Voice / Protect / Tailwind.

Its most frequent teammate is Rillaboom, on 59.71% of its teams.

Based on 4,207 Masters sets from tournaments through 12 October 2026.

Base stats

HP

95

Atk

145

Def

130

SpA

120

SpD

90

Spe

120

Total700

Usage over time

Ability

Aerilate

Normal-type moves become Flying-type moves. The power of those moves is boosted a little.

The only ability Mega Salamence can have — Mega Evolution replaces Intimidate and Moxie.

Item

Salamencite

One of a variety of mysterious Mega Stones. Have Salamence hold it, and this stone will enable it to Mega Evolve during battle.

Required to Mega Evolve — every Mega Salamence set holds it.

Moves

Move	Share of sets	Sets
	90.99%	3,828
	86.12%	3,623
	66.15%	2,783
	58.00%	2,440
	22.96%	966
	22.91%	964
	6.87%	289
	4.83%	203
	2.00%	84
	1.69%	71
	1.52%	64
	1.12%	47

4,207 sets counted · 46 unique moves

Movesets

Moveset	Share of sets	Sets
	36.32%	1,528
	12.38%	521
	12.05%	507
	7.54%	317
	7.15%	301
	3.35%	141
	3.16%	133

4,207 sets

Natures

Nature	Share	Sets
Timid	58.50%	2,237
Modest	15.90%	608
Naive	10.30%	394
Hasty	8.55%	327
Jolly	2.80%	107
Other	3.95%	151

3,824 sets

EVs

Average investment59 sets

Stat	Investment	Average
HP		17
Atk		83
Def		2
SpA		60
SpD		20
Spe		154

Teammates

share of its 4,207 Masters teams

Hisuian Arcanine

Male Basculegion

MegaFloette Eternal

Sets

sets with EVs first · best placements first

Naive

OR

AS

76 HP

0 Atk

0 Def

180 SpA

0 SpD

252 Spe

Adamant

OR

AS

4 HP

252 Atk

4 Def

0 SpA

4 SpD

244 Spe

Jolly

OR

AS

76 HP

244 Atk

0 Def

0 SpA

0 SpD

188 Spe

Adamant

OR

AS

148 HP

196 Atk

4 Def

0 SpA

60 SpD

100 Spe

Hasty

US

UM

0 HP

252 Atk

4 Def

0 SpA

0 SpD

252 Spe

Naive

CHAMP

1 HP

21 Atk

0 Def

15 SpA

0 SpD

29 Spe

Timid

CHAMP

2 HP

0 Atk

0 Def

32 SpA

0 SpD

32 Spe

Naive

OR

AS

4 HP

252 Atk

0 Def

0 SpA

0 SpD

252 Spe

Naive

OR

AS

4 HP

252 Atk

0 Def

0 SpA

0 SpD

252 Spe

Timid

CHAMP

10 HP

0 Atk

0 Def

24 SpA

0 SpD

32 Spe

Adamant

OR

AS

4 HP

252 Atk

4 Def

0 SpA

4 SpD

244 Spe

Jolly

OR

AS

52 HP

140 Atk

4 Def

0 SpA

108 SpD

204 Spe

Modest

CHAMP

20 HP

0 Atk

0 Def

10 SpA

18 SpD

18 Spe

Hasty

US

UM

20 HP

36 Atk

0 Def

172 SpA

28 SpD

252 Spe

Naughty

OR

AS

28 HP

252 Atk

4 Def

4 SpA

0 SpD

220 Spe

Naive

OR

AS

4 HP

252 Atk

0 Def

0 SpA

0 SpD

252 Spe

Jolly

US

UM

52 HP

68 Atk

4 Def

0 SpA

252 SpD

132 Spe

Timid

CHAMP

7 HP

0 Atk

0 Def

17 SpA

10 SpD

32 Spe

Timid

CHAMP

1 HP

0 Atk

1 Def

32 SpA

0 SpD

32 Spe

Hasty

US

UM

4 HP

0 Atk

0 Def

0 SpA

252 SpD

252 Spe

Best results

24 teams

Aug 18, 2019

1st

Naoto Mizobuchi

Aug 26, 2018

1st

Paul Ruiz

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

Feb 15, 2015

1st

Alberto Lara

Nov 5, 2016

1st

Zheyuan Huang

May 31, 2015

1st

Collin Heier