Mega Salamence (USUM)
Btier
14.61%
Usage
290
Sets
6.21% with EVs
113
Top 8
38.97%
15
Wins
5.17%
Only the sets played as Mega.
Roles
Physical attackerFastSpeed control
Summary
Mega Salamence is used on 14.61% of Masters teams in USUM, ranking it B tier, from 290 tournament sets and 113 top-8 finishes.
Mega Salamence always has Aerilate and holds Salamencite; the most common build is a Hasty nature.
Its most frequent teammate is Primal Groudon, on 70.00% of its teams.
Based on 290 Masters sets from tournaments through 21 December 2019.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 18.28% | 53 | |
| 15.86% | 46 | |
| 15.52% | 45 | |
| 12.07% | 35 | |
| 4.48% | 13 | |
| 3.79% | 11 | |
| 3.10% | 9 | |
| 3.10% | 9 | |
| 1.38% | 4 | |
| 1.03% | 3 | |
| 0.69% | 2 | |
| 0.34% | 1 |
290 sets counted · 13 unique moves
Movesets
| Moveset | Share of sets | Sets |
|---|---|---|
| 80.00% | 232 | |
| 4.14% | 12 | |
| 2.41% | 7 | |
| 1.72% | 5 | |
| 1.03% | 3 | |
| 1.03% | 3 | |
| 1.03% | 3 |
290 sets
Natures
| Nature | Share | Sets |
|---|---|---|
Hasty | 65.00% | 13 |
Jolly | 20.00% | 4 |
Adamant | 5.00% | 1 |
Naive | 5.00% | 1 |
Quiet | 5.00% | 1 |
20 sets
EVs
Average investment18 sets
| Stat | Investment | Average |
|---|---|---|
| HP | 25 | |
| Atk | 128 | |
| Def | 7 | |
| SpA | 64 | |
| SpD | 62 | |
| Spe | 221 |
Teammates
share of its 290 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
Sep 29, 2019
1st
Hippolyte Bernard
Jun 2, 2019
1st
Paul Chua
May 4, 2019
1st
Tommy Cooleen
May 5, 2019
1st
Chen Wu
May 12, 2019
1st
Kei Yin Or
Jun 9, 2019
1st
Renzo Navarro
Dec 8, 2019
1st
Shawn Tang
Dec 1, 2019
1st
Brady Smith
Dec 7, 2019
1st
Anubhav Biswas