Mega Salamence (ORAS)
Atier
33.95%
Usage
368
Sets
6.79% with EVs
211
Top 8
57.34%
29
Wins
7.88%
Only the sets played as Mega.
Roles
Physical attackerFastSpeed control
Summary
Mega Salamence is used on 33.95% of Masters teams in ORAS, ranking it A tier, from 368 tournament sets and 211 top-8 finishes.
Mega Salamence always has Aerilate and holds Salamencite; the most common build is a Naive nature.
Its most frequent teammate is Primal Groudon, on 69.29% of its teams.
Based on 368 Masters sets from tournaments through 27 November 2016.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 13.86% | 51 | |
| 11.41% | 42 | |
| 9.78% | 36 | |
| 6.79% | 25 | |
| 4.08% | 15 | |
| 3.53% | 13 | |
| 1.63% | 6 | |
| 1.36% | 5 | |
| 0.82% | 3 | |
| 0.82% | 3 | |
| 0.54% | 2 | |
| 0.54% | 2 |
368 sets counted · 16 unique moves
Movesets
| Moveset | Share of sets | Sets |
|---|---|---|
| 85.87% | 316 | |
| 1.90% | 7 | |
| 1.63% | 6 | |
| 0.82% | 3 | |
| 0.82% | 3 | |
| 0.54% | 2 | |
| 0.54% | 2 |
368 sets
Natures
| Nature | Share | Sets |
|---|---|---|
Naive | 40.54% | 15 |
Hasty | 24.32% | 9 |
Adamant | 16.22% | 6 |
Jolly | 13.51% | 5 |
Naughty | 2.70% | 1 |
Other | 2.70% | 1 |
37 sets
EVs
Average investment25 sets
| Stat | Investment | Average |
|---|---|---|
| HP | 26 | |
| Atk | 139 | |
| Def | 2 | |
| SpA | 96 | |
| SpD | 12 | |
| Spe | 234 |
Teammates
share of its 368 Masters teams
Sets
sets with EVs first · best placements first
Best results
24 teams
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
Feb 15, 2015
1st
Alberto Lara
Nov 5, 2016
1st
Zheyuan Huang
May 31, 2015
1st
Collin Heier
Feb 20, 2016
1st
Andrew Nowak
Feb 20, 2016
1st
Aaron Zheng
Feb 14, 2016
1st
Paul Chua
Feb 15, 2015
1st
Conan Thompson