What Beats Salamence?
Salamence is 4× weak to Ice and weak to Dragon, Fairy, and Rock
Salamence Weaknesses
Lead with Ice attacks — Salamence's Dragon/Flying typing stacks the weakness to 4× damage.
Salamence Resistances
Avoid these attack types — Salamence takes reduced damage from them.
Salamence Immunities
These attack types do nothing at all to Salamence — never lead with them.
Best Salamence Counters
The strongest attackers among the types that hit Salamence for 4× and 2× damage. Pick the game you're playing to only see Pokémon you can actually get:
Your Party vs Salamence
Your party is empty — add some Pokémon! Open any Pokémon's page and tap ♥ Add to Party (and star up to 4 of its moves), then come back to see exactly which of your Pokémon — and which attack — beats Salamence.
Salamence Weakness Q&A
- What is Salamence weak to?
- Salamence takes extra damage from Ice (4×), Dragon (2×), Fairy (2×), and Rock (2×) type attacks.
- What is Salamence 4× weak to?
- Salamence takes 4× damage from Ice attacks — its Dragon/Flying typing doubles the weakness twice, so these are the fastest way to take it down.
- What attacks does Salamence resist?
- Salamence takes reduced damage from Grass (¼×), Fire (½×), Water (½×), Fighting (½×), and Bug (½×) type attacks.
- What is Salamence immune to?
- Salamence is completely immune to Ground type attacks — they deal no damage at all.
- What is the best counter to Salamence?
- Strong Ice attackers like Glastrier, Baxcalibur, and Crabominable beat Salamence — their attacks hit it for 4× damage.