Is Salamence Good in Platinum Playthrough?
600 BST Dragon/Flying at level 50. AbilityIntimidate drops Attack on entry. If you grind from PokeRadar Bagon, Salamence handles almost everything. Cynthia's Garchomp is the only Dragon fast enough to threaten it.
Bagon has the type edge here and should clean up Roark's team.
Bagon trades roughly evenly with Gardenia's team.
Fantina's typing presses Bagon's defenses.
Shelgon has the type edge here and should clean up Maylene's team.
Shelgon trades roughly evenly with Crasher Wake's team.
Shelgon trades roughly evenly with Byron's team.
Shelgon has the type edge here and should clean up Candice's team.
Shelgon trades roughly evenly with Volkner's team.
Salamence resists most of Aaron's coverage and hits back hard.
Salamence trades roughly evenly with Bertha's team.
Salamence has the type edge here and should clean up Flint's team.
Salamence has the type edge here and should clean up Lucian's team.
Salamence resists most of Jupiter's coverage and hits back hard.
Salamence has the type edge here and should clean up Mars's team.
Salamence resists most of Saturn's coverage and hits back hard.
Salamence has the type edge here and should clean up Cynthia's team.
Catch Bagon
Catch Bagon on Route 210 (Poké Radar, Lv 28-30, common).
Recommended Moves
- After Fantina
- TM38FireFire BlastPower 120Accuracy 85%PP 5Lake Verity
- TM35FireFlamethrowerPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 15Veilstone Game Corner
- LV 31DragonDragon BreathPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20
- After Candice
- TUTORDragonDraco MeteorPower 210Accuracy 90%PP 5Route 210
- LV 50DragonDragon ClawPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Volkner
- TM59DragonDragon PulsePower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10Victory Road
- LV 55NormalDouble-EdgePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
- Post-Game
- TUTORDragonOutragePower 180Accuracy 100%PP 15Survival Area
- TUTORDragonTwisterPower 60Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
Evolve Bagon to Shelgon
Bagon evolves into Shelgon at Level 30. Your Bagon should hit Level 30 before you reach Maylene, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- After Fantina
- TM38FireFire BlastPower 120Accuracy 85%PP 5Lake Verity
- TM35FireFlamethrowerPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 15Veilstone Game Corner
- LV 32DragonDragon BreathPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20
- After Candice
- TUTORDragonDraco MeteorPower 210Accuracy 90%PP 5Route 210
- After Volkner
- TM59DragonDragon PulsePower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10Victory Road
- LV 55DragonDragon ClawPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
- LV 61NormalDouble-EdgePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
- Post-Game
- TUTORDragonOutragePower 180Accuracy 100%PP 15Survival Area
- TUTORDragonTwisterPower 60Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
Evolve Shelgon to Salamence
Shelgon evolves into Salamence at Level 50. Your Shelgon should hit Level 50 before you reach Aaron, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 50)
- LV 50FlyingFlyPower 135Accuracy 95%PP 15
- After Fantina
- TM68NormalGiga ImpactPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Game Corner
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Department Store
- After Candice
- TUTORDragonDraco MeteorPower 210Accuracy 90%PP 5Route 210
- After Volkner
- TM59DragonDragon PulsePower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10Victory Road
- LV 61DragonDragon ClawPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
- LV 70NormalDouble-EdgePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
- Post-Game
- TUTORDragonOutragePower 180Accuracy 100%PP 15Survival Area
- TUTORDragonTwisterPower 60Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
- TUTORFireHeat WavePower 100Accuracy 90%PP 10Survival Area
- TUTORWaterAqua TailPower 90Accuracy 90%PP 10Survival Area
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
How to Get Salamence in Platinum
Reaching Salamence means a long grind, level 50 on a Shelgon, with no wild shortcut to skip it. The whole dragon line still starts from one radar Bagon on Route 210.
Wild Salamence may be holding when caught:
Dragon Fang (5% chance) An item to be held by a Pokemon. It is a hard and sharp fang that ups the power of Dragon-type moves.Catch Bagon at any of these 1 spot to eventually evolve into Salamence.
Badge 3How to Obtain Salamence in Pt
- Step 2Evolve into ShelgonBREEDINGAvailableLeave Salamence with a compatible partner at the Pokemon Day Care to receive a Bagon egg.
- Step 3Salamence ✓
How to Get Shiny Salamence in Platinum
Salamence tops the Bagon line, so chain a Bagon on Route 210 to 40 for a 1 in 200 shiny and grind it all the way up. Compare Shiny Salamence odds across every game
Platinum Shiny Salamence Calculator
3 MethodsThe best route is PokeRadar Chain at full boosts, about 1 in 200 on each try. Tune it below.
PokeRadar Chain: Chain shaking-grass patches without breaking the combo. The rate peaks at a chain of 40.
Masuda Method: Breed with a parent from a different-language game. Works on any breedable line.
Full Odds: Walk through grass, surf, or fish. Every encounter is its own independent shiny roll.
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 22-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 58-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 139-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 460-- | -- |
Time assumes -- at your pace and does not change your shiny odds.
How is this calculated?
Every encounter has the same shiny chance, the Shiny Odds Per Try shown above. Each one is a separate roll that does not care how many you have already done, so the more you hunt, the higher your overall chance of at least one shiny. The formula below turns your odds and your number of tries into that combined chance.
chance after N tries = 1 − (1 − p)^N, where p = 1 / odds per try
Example at 1 in 8,192 (classic full odds): about 864 encounters for a 10 percent chance, 5,678 for 50 percent, and 18,862 for 90 percent.
The table above flips that around: it shows how many encounters it takes to reach a 10, 25, 50, and 90 percent chance at your current odds. Turning on boosts like the Shiny Charm, sandwiches, or chains improves your odds, so the encounter numbers drop.
These are estimates, not promises. Most games have no pity counter, meaning no guaranteed shiny no matter how many you hunt, so even Very Likely is not guaranteed: some hunters find one early, others go well past that point.
Want exact numbers for your session? Calculate your shiny odds in Platinum with Salamence preloaded.
Salamence Weakness
Ice, Rock, and Dragon moves hit Salamence for super-effective damage. Ice hits land at 4x, so they're the biggest threat. The upside? Ground-type moves can't touch it at all. 5 resistances help offset the weaknesses. With 95 HP and balanced defenses, Salamence can afford to eat a neutral hit or two.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 4x (Critical) | Ice |
| 2x (Weak) | Rock, Dragon |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fire, Water, Fighting, Bug |
| 0.25x (Resist) | Grass |
| 0x (Immune) | Ground |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Salamence Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Salamence
 Dialga SteelDragon | S | |
Obtain MethodSpear Pillar Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Salamence View Dialga builds →Roar of Time 2x169-199%KO Ice Beam 4x144-169%KO Stone Edge 2x62-74% | ||
 Jynx IcePsychic | C | |
 Rampardos Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cranidos (Oreburgh City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Salamence View Rampardos builds →Head Smash 2x184-217%KO Avalanche 4x100-118%KO Dragon Pulse 2x34-40% | ||
 Glaceon Ice | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Hearthome City Gift) | ||
 Palkia WaterDragon | S | |
Obtain MethodSpear Pillar Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Salamence View Palkia builds →Ice Beam 4x144-169%KO Spacial Rend 2x113-133%KO Stone Edge 2x62-74% | ||
 Abomasnow GrassIce | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Salamence View Abomasnow builds →Ice Beam 4x144-169%KO Rock Slide 2x38-44% | ||
 Articuno Ice | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Salamence View Articuno builds →Ice Beam 4x146-172%KO Ancient Power 2x31-37% | ||
 Weavile DarkIce | B | |
 Regice Ice | B | |
Obtain MethodMt Coronet Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Salamence View Regice builds →Ice Beam 4x153-179%KO Ancient Power 2x32-38% | ||
 Rhydon GroundRock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Salamence View Rhydon builds →Stone Edge 2x100-118%KO Avalanche 4x81-96% Dragon Pulse 2x26-31% | ||
 Mamoswine IceGround | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Salamence View Mamoswine builds →Ice Fang 4x131-154%KO Stone Edge 2x67-79% | ||
 Froslass IceGhost | C | |
 Omastar RockWater | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Omanyte (Oreburgh City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Salamence View Omastar builds →Ice Beam 4x115-135%KO Ancient Power 2x54-64% | ||
 Lunatone RockPsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Salamence View Lunatone builds →Ice Beam 4x97-115%KO Stone Edge 2x50-59% | ||
Salamence Evolutions
End of the line. Salamence caps a three-stage chain that started at Bagon. Breeding produces the base form, and eggs take forever to hatch. Sp.Atk grew the most through evolution (+70 over Bagon), and Salamence peaks at 600 total stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Salamence to get Bagon eggs using 30 partners from the Dragon egg group. Notable egg moves include Dragon Dance, Dragon Rage, Dragon Rush and 5 more.
Pt Salamence Best Moveset
One MoveDragon Dance turns 135 Attack at 100 Speed into an overwhelming physical threat. The moveset uses AbilityIntimidate to create a safe setup turn, then sweeps with physical Dragon and Flying attacks. 25% from MoveStealth Rock is the manageable cost.
Best Build
Salamence best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Setup Sweeper Moveset
- Dragon Dance
- Outrage
- Earthquake
- Fire Blast
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Need something that threatens multiple types? Salamence's movepool delivers. Coverage across 12 types plus STAB from Draco Meteor and Outrage gives it answers for most defensive cores you'll run into.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
38 of 39 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Reminder Moves
Base Stats
As a result of its long-held dream of flying, its cellular structure changed, and wings grew out.
Salamence Platinum Guide
Mega Evolution isn't available in Platinum, but Salamence does have a Mega form in Gen 6-7 games (X/Y, ORAS, Sun/Moon). Mega Salamence hits 700 BST.
In Platinum, use Salamence as a sweeper. Splits damage between physical and special. It outspeeds most threats, Outrage is the primary attack.
For Platinum, run Jolly on Salamence. +Speed is what matters, and the -Sp. Atk cut doesn't hurt this set. Fits the sweeper role.
Game Availability
Since debuting in Ruby & Sapphire, Salamence has appeared in 16 titles over 7 generations. Along the way, it received a Mega form in Generation 6, keeping it relevant across different competitive metas.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RSDebut
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORASMega
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7Let's Go
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
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