Salamence (Mega)
Mega Salamence is a Dragon and type Mega Raid boss. Best Mega Salamence raid counters include powerful Ice types, as it has a 2x weakness to Ice, along with Dragon, Fairy and Rock types, with a mixed range of different counters available to help you defeat it.
Depending on your levels and counters, we would recommend 3-5 trainers who are high level, and more if you don’t have optimal teams. This guide will tell you how to beat this terrifying Mega, as well as its optimal stats, moves and CP range.
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Mega Salamence Counters
Since Shadow Pokémon are extremely expensive to power up and require specific events to remove Frustration with a Charge TM, they will NOT be listed as raid counters in this article. That being said, if you have the shadow form of a listed raid counter Pokémon powered up and TMed, use it.
Let’s check out the top raid counters for Mega Salamence:
| # | Pokémon | Fast Move | Charge Move | TTW | Faints |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |
Glalie (Mega)
|
Frost Breath Ice |
Avalanche Ice |
410.82s | 34.22 |
| 2. |
Abomasnow (Mega)
|
Powder Snow Ice |
Weather Ball Ice |
447.62s | 31.33 |
| 3. |
Gardevoir (Mega)
|
Charm Fairy |
Dazzling Gleam Fairy |
510.97s | 21.78 |
| 4. |
Latios (Mega)
|
Dragon Breath Dragon |
Dragon Claw Dragon |
522.70s | 26.78 |
| 5. |
Salamence (Mega)
|
Dragon Tail Dragon |
Outrage Dragon |
534.10s | 23.22 |
| 6. |
Darmanitan (Galarian Standard)
|
Ice Fang Ice |
Avalanche Ice |
500.30s | 38.89 |
| 7. |
Tyranitar (Mega)
|
Smack Down Rock |
Stone Edge Rock |
567.04s | 20.78 |
| 8. |
Mamoswine
|
Powder Snow Ice |
Avalanche Ice |
561.25s | 39.11 |
| 9. |
Latias (Mega)
|
Dragon Breath Dragon |
Outrage Dragon |
591.92s | 27.33 |
| 10. |
Weavile
|
Ice Shard Ice |
Avalanche Ice |
561.44s | 39.56 |
| 11. |
Kyurem
|
Dragon Breath Dragon |
Glaciate Ice |
585.72s | 31.33 |
| 12. |
Glaceon
|
Frost Breath Ice |
Avalanche Ice |
569.37s | 39.22 |
| 13. |
Charizard (Mega X)
|
Dragon Breath Dragon |
Dragon Claw Dragon |
608.49s | 31.89 |
| 14. |
Jynx
|
Frost Breath Ice |
Avalanche Ice |
588.45s | 43.44 |
| 15. |
Mewtwo
|
Psycho Cut Psychic |
Ice Beam Ice |
616.10s | 33.00 |
| 16. |
Sceptile (Mega)
|
Fury Cutter Bug |
Dragon Claw Dragon |
614.87s | 35.56 |
| 17. |
Aerodactyl (Mega)
|
Rock Throw Rock |
Rock Slide Rock |
617.20s | 38.44 |
| 18. |
Avalugg
|
Ice Fang Ice |
Avalanche Ice |
665.01s | 34.11 |
| 19. |
Ampharos (Mega)
|
Charge Beam Electric |
Dragon Pulse Dragon |
679.72s | 31.56 |
| 20. |
Beartic
|
Powder Snow Ice |
Ice Punch Ice |
675.07s | 43.00 |
| 21. |
Avalugg (Hisuian)
|
Powder Snow Ice |
Blizzard Ice |
699.25s | 32.75 |
| 22. |
Aurorus
|
Frost Breath Ice |
Weather Ball Ice |
685.06s | 41.67 |
| 23. |
Altaria (Mega)
|
Dragon Breath Dragon |
Dazzling Gleam Fairy |
723.51s | 25.89 |
| 24. |
Genesect (Chill)
|
Fury Cutter Bug |
Ice Beam Ice |
703.63s | 41.89 |
| 25. |
Alakazam (Mega)
|
Psycho Cut Psychic |
Dazzling Gleam Fairy |
694.24s | 45.44 |
| 26. |
Palkia
|
Dragon Tail Dragon |
Draco Meteor Dragon |
741.81s | 21.33 |
| 27. |
Rayquaza
|
Dragon Tail Dragon |
Outrage Dragon |
718.78s | 36.44 |
| 28. |
Slowbro (Mega)
|
Confusion Psychic |
Ice Beam Ice |
745.86s | 24.11 |
| 29. |
Walrein
|
Frost Breath Ice |
Icicle Spear Ice |
727.60s | 34.33 |
| 30. |
Blastoise (Mega)
|
Bite Dark |
Ice Beam Ice |
733.64s | 31.67 |
| 31. |
Meloetta (Pirouette)
|
Quick Attack Normal |
Ice Punch Ice |
719.28s | 35.13 |
| 32. |
Vanilluxe
|
Frost Breath Ice |
Blizzard Ice |
697.43s | 46.22 |
| 33. |
Gyarados (Mega)
|
Dragon Breath Dragon |
Outrage Dragon |
754.08s | 24.67 |
| 34. |
Cloyster
|
Frost Breath Ice |
Avalanche Ice |
727.80s | 37.67 |
| 35. |
Reshiram
|
Dragon Breath Dragon |
Draco Meteor Dragon |
748.01s | 23.00 |
Mega Salamence Moveset Analysis
| Fast Moves | Charge Moves |
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*Denotes a Legacy Move, only obtainable via Elite TM.
How to Get Mega Salamence
You cannot catch Salamence in its mega evolved form from the raid. The mega raid boss is always catchable in its base form and as such, the CP ranges are for a regular Salamence.
Salamence can be caught with the following CP values:
- 2054 – 2142 CP no weather boost
- 2568 – 2678 CP boosted by Snow weather boost
In order to get Mega Salamence you will need 300 Mega Energy for the initial evolution, then 40 Mega Energy to evolve the same Salamence again in the future. If you wait for their ‘cooldown’ period to end, Mega Evolution is free. This cooldown period is shorter the higher mega level your Mega Pokémon is. Mega Energy can be obtained via Mega Salamence Raids, and once you have evolved Mega Salamence, you can earn 5 Mega Energy per candy while walking it as your buddy. You can walk any Bagon, Shelgon or Salamence to earn Mega Energy, as long as you have previously evolved one to register it to your Mega Pokédex.
Shiny Salamence
Like all Mega Raid Bosses, you can catch the shiny version of Salamence from a raid.
| Regular Sprite | Shiny Sprite |
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Mega Salamence Stats
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Salamence (Mega)
Dragon
|
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| Max CP at lvl 40 5031 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max CP at lvl 50 5688 | |||||
| ATK 310 | DEF 251 | HP 216 | |||
| Weak to | Resistances | ||||
| Dragon Fairy Rock Icex2 | Grass Ground Bug Fighting Fire Water | ||||
Conclusion
Mega Salamence is a beast, which at level 40 hits 5031CP, and at level 50 maxes out at 5688CP! It will be one of the top tier Mega Dragon type Pokémon, beating out both Mega Latios and Mega Latias. It will only be surpassed by Mega Garchomp and Mega Rayquaza.
