Is Salamence good competitively?

It's also a solid Defogger, matching up well against entry hazard setters such as Excadrill, Skarmory, and Cobalion. Salamence can utilize its solid Special Attack, decent Speed tier, and powerful moves like Hurricane and Draco Meteor as a strong special attacker, or it can sweep teams with Dragon Dance and Moxie.
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Is Salamence a powerful Pokémon?

Salamence is a powerful 'mon that stands tall among the other Dragon-types.
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Is Salamence good for the Great League?

pokemon. salamence is not considered part of Great League by Pokebattler.
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Is Salamence better than Dragonite?

Salamence has (even though it is only by 1 point) a higher Physical Attack stat and a higher Special Attack stat. Salamence also sits in a much better Speed tier than Dragonite.
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Is Salamence better than garchomp?

Both of them are AMAZING, but I prefer Garchomp for its higher unboosted speed, better offensive STABs, and appearance... Salamence is still amazing for its abilities, mixed sets, and ability to boost with or without dragon dance (thanks to moxie, which complements dragon dance sets too).
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How GOOD was Salamence ACTUALLY? - History of Salamence in Competitive Pokemon (Gens 3-6)

Which is better, Salamence or Metagross?

Though Salamence is faster, he can't pull Intimidate on Metagross due to its Clear Body, and its high Defense would help it withstand an Earthquake.
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Who has the most powerful Dragonite?

Definitely one of his strongest Pokémon.
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Who is strong against Salamence?

The best Pokemon Go Salamence counters are Shadow Mamoswine, Shadow Weavile, Baxcalibur, Shadow Mewtwo, Mega Gardevoir & Galarian Darmanitan. Login to see your custom results!
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What is better Salamence or Haxorus?

Design-wise Haxorus > Salamence because Salamence is just an generic dragon whilst Haxorus has an Axe Jaw. Competitive wise, Salamence is obviously better due to having a usable SpA and 2 great abilities.
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Which is better, Salamence or Charizard?

Mega Charizard X has the benefit of hitting nearly everything in the game for neutral damage with its STABs. However, it does take up your single, mega slot, and, unlike Salamence, Mega Charizard can't use a Life Orb or Choice Scarf. But, Charizard doesn't need to run mixed to hit pretty much everything it needs to.
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Is Salamence competitive?

It's also a solid Defogger, matching up well against entry hazard setters such as Excadrill, Skarmory, and Cobalion. Salamence can utilize its solid Special Attack, decent Speed tier, and powerful moves like Hurricane and Draco Meteor as a strong special attacker, or it can sweep teams with Dragon Dance and Moxie.
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Is Salamence worth powering up?

Is Salamence worth powering up in Pokémon Go? Yes. It's one of the best non-Legendary Dragon-type attackers. If it's a Shadow Salamence, it packs even more of a punch.
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What is Salamence in Japanese?

Salamence, known in Japan as ボーマンダ ( Bohmander ), is a fierce pseudo-legendary Dragon/Flying-type Pokémon.
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Is Salamence better than gyarados?

Gyarados is a lot slower and its offense isn't as powerful as Salamence's so it can provide you with a better challenge. If you really want to make battles harder for yourself, try using physical sweepers from the UU category.
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What is Salamence has weaknesses?

Salamence Weaknesses

This tier 3 Battle Raid boss is a Dragon- and Flying-type, which means that Salamence is 2x weak to Ice-type and also weak to Dragon-, Fairy-, and Rock-type moves.
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Who is stronger than Salamence?

Even though Salamence and Dragonite are very strong Pusedo Legendary Pokemon, Dragonite is better. Dragonite has higher speed than Salamence and can learn a variety of moves.
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Why is Salamence better than Dragonite?

Salamence is usually considered better because it's faster, stronger (if only by just a bit, on the Physical side) and Intimidate and higher HP means that it has around the same bulk except on the Special side.
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Is Salamence better than Tyrantrum?

Salamence is better, but Tyrantrum is more fun to try out since he's still new. Are you aware that Salamence CAN'T learn Outrage in any way other than Pokebank? I'd like to go for the one with the better eventual skills, and eventual moves.
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Is Salamence any good?

In terms of physical attacking, it doesn't get much better then Salamence. He can deal considerably more damage then Charizard, pretty much all the time.
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What hurts Salamence?

As Mega Salamence is weak to Ice, Rock, Dragon, and Fairy-type Pokemon, the following Pokemon are among the best options to bring into a Raid battle against Mega Salamence (with Fighting-types being the most effective): Darmanitan (Galarian Zen)- Ice Fang Fast Attack, Avalanche Charged Attack.
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Is Mega Salamence strong?

Mega Salamence is a powerful enemy, but is utterly destroyed by Ice-type attacks thanks to its double weakness to this typing.
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Who is better, Dragonite Salamence or Garchomp?

If you want a good offensive then salamence. If you want good defensive then dragonite. If you want a speedy pokemon then garchomp.
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What is the strongest Pokémon but not legendary?

The most powerful non-Legendary Pokemon using Attack as the standard is Mega Heracross (the Gen 6 Mega Evolution of a Gen 2 Pokemon). Its Attack is 185. The only Pokemon with a higher Attack stat is Mega Mewtwo-X (ATK 190). If we exclude Mega Pokemon, the answer becomes Kartana (Gen 7) with an ATK of 181.
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Is Tyranitar better than Dragonite?

Tyranitar has slightly higher defensive stats and its Stone Edge is super effective against Dragonite but then again Dragonite can hit pretty hard even without SE with Dragon Tail and Outrage and its ATK is slightly higher too.
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