Mega Salamence counters

#0373

dragon flyingMega

Lobby CP

50,285

9,000

Timer

5:00

Attack

256

Defense

210

Difficulty

1.08

Pokebattler scale

Beating Mega Salamence should take 1 trainer with level 40 counters. Caught CP 2,054-2,142 (you catch Salamence).

Weak toice2.56xrock1.6xdragon1.6xfairy1.6x

Who to bring

IncludeMega Legendary Shadow

Improve your raidweather · friendship · Mega in the lobby · Party Power · Adventure EffectsShow ▾

Weather

★ boosts a type this boss is weak to

No boost Sunny or clear Rainy Partly cloudy ★Cloudy ★Windy ★Snow ★Fog

Friendship

every trainer in the lobby who is your friend

None Good friend (+3%)Great friend (+5%)Ultra friend (+7%)Best friend (+10%)

Mega in the lobby

a Mega boosts every trainer's attacks: 1.3x of its own type, 1.1x of others

Try an Ice Mega — most top counters attack with Ice

Party Power

Party Play: the charged move after a full meter does 2x

Off 2 trainers 3 trainers 4 trainers

Adventure Effects

only these three change a raid

Behemoth Blade (+10% attack)Behemoth Bash (+10% defense)Dynamic Punch+ (+15% attack vs Mega)

Of the game's eleven Adventure Effects only Behemoth Blade (Crowned Sword Zacian), Behemoth Bash (Crowned Shield Zamazenta) and Dynamic Punch+ (Mega Mewtwo X) change a raid; Roar of Time, Spacial Rend, Freeze Shock, Ice Burn, Sunsteel Strike, Moongeist Beam, Future Sight+ and Dynamax Cannon act outside raids. Dynamic Punch+ also breaks two Super Mega shields at once; that part is not simulated. Sources: the full list, Behemoth Blade / Bash, Dynamic Punch+.

Best counters

Mega, Legendary, Shadow · level 40

The best Mega Salamence counters are Kyurem (White), Kyurem (Black), Mega Mewtwo Y, Shadow Galarian Darmanitan (Standard), Eternatus & Shadow Weavile.

Suggested party of sixat most one Mega

Kyurem (White)
Kyurem (Black)
M. Mewtwo Y
S. Galarian Darmanitan (Standard)
Eternatus
S. Weavile

3 more Megas ranked inside the top six — a party can hold only one Mega, so the best one stays and the next non-Mega takes the slot.

Ranked by Estimator (trainers needed); small print: time to winOrder byEstimatorOverall %

1Kyurem (White)LegendarypartyIce Fang / Ice Burn0.904:10
2Kyurem (Black)LegendarypartyDragon Tail / Freeze Shock0.994:37
3Mega Mewtwo YMegaLegendarypartyPsycho Cut / Ice Beam1.064:56
4Mega Mewtwo XMegaLegendaryPsycho Cut / Ice Beam1.115:08
5Mega RayquazaMegaLegendaryDragon Tail / Breaking Swipe1.185:30
6Shadow Galarian Darmanitan (Standard)ShadowpartyIce Fang / Avalanche1.215:36
7EternatusLegendarypartyDragon Tail / Dynamax Cannon1.225:41
8Mega DragoniteMegaDragon Tail / Outrage+1.245:47
9Shadow WeavileShadowpartyIce Shard / Avalanche1.245:47
10Mega GardevoirMegaCharm / Triple Axel1.265:52

More orders under All settings (Sort by). The top 15 in detail.

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Raid tier — Easy Mega Raid

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Related countersSalamence

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Top 15 Mega Salamence counters in detail

Click a row for damage per move, breakpoints and the energy cycle. Click a column to sort. All 30 ranked attackers, with every column, are under All settings.

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#	Attacker	Moveset
1	Kyurem (White)dragonicejoint top pick	iceIce FangiceIce Burn	4,605	4:10	0.90	6.0	121.9%
2	Kyurem (Black)dragonice	dragonDragon TailiceFreeze Shock	4,605	4:37	0.99	6.0	109.7%
3	Mega Mewtwo Ypsychic	psychicPsycho CuticeIce Beam	6,428	4:56	1.06	6.0	102.9%
4	Mega Mewtwo Xpsychicfighting	psychicPsycho CuticeIce Beam	6,112	5:08	1.11	6.0	98.7%
5	Mega Rayquazadragonflying	dragonDragon TaildragonBreaking Swipe	5,713	5:30	1.18	6.0	92.1%
6	Shadow Galarian Darmanitan (Standard)ice	iceIce FangiceAvalanche	3,105	5:36	1.21	6.0	90.5%
7	Eternatuspoisondragon	dragonDragon TaildragonDynamax Cannon	4,429	5:41	1.22	6.0	89.2%
8	Mega Dragonitedragonflying	dragonDragon TaildragonOutrage+	4,823	5:47	1.24	6.0	87.8%
9	Shadow Weaviledarkice	iceIce ShardiceAvalanche	3,005	5:47	1.24	6.0	87.7%
10	Mega Gardevoirpsychicfairy	fairyCharmiceTriple Axel	4,512	5:52	1.26	6.0	86.5%
11	Shadow Mamoswineiceground	icePowder SnowiceAvalanche	3,328	5:52	1.26	6.0	86.4%
12	Baxcaliburdragonice	iceIce FangiceAvalanche	3,550	5:55	1.27	6.0	85.8%
13	Mega Abomasnowgrassice	icePowder SnowiceWeather Ball (Ice)	3,405	5:56	1.28	6.0	85.6%
14	Shadow Aurorusrockice	iceFrost BreathiceWeather Ball (Ice)	2,802	6:01	1.29	6.0	84.3%
15	Mega Garchompdragonground	dragonDragon TaildragonBreaking Swipe	5,424	6:04	1.31	6.0	83.6%

Ordered by Estimator alone, fewest trainers needed first. . The place badge names each row's Overall place on hover.

Times are one trainer with six copies of that attacker, level 40 at 15/15/15, no weather, no friendship, no dodging, Shadow / Mega / Legendary attackers hidden — the same defaults pokebattler.com's own counter pages open with. Open the full counter tool to change any of them. "Details" opens the per-move damage, breakpoints and energy cycle against Mega Salamence.

Estimator is how many trainers of this strength the fight needs. Power is the share of Mega Salamence's HP that six of that attacker remove inside one raid timer, so over 100% means they finish it with time to spare. Faints is how many of the six go down inside that timer.

Hardest movesets to raid against

The same boss is a different fight depending on what it knows. Each row re-simulates the top 6 counters above against one specific moveset; the list is ordered hardest first, and clicking a row filters the whole page to that moveset — the ranking, the estimator and the share link all follow.

Boss moveset	Win % (1)	Overall	Power	Time to win	Faints	Estimator
Random (any moveset)showing	44%	93%	99.2%	5:07	6.0	1.10
Bite / Draco Meteor	14%	57%	73.5%	6:54	6.0	1.48
Fire Fang / Draco Meteor	8%	62%	78.7%	6:27	6.0	1.39
Dragon Tail / Draco Meteor	14%	63%	82.1%	6:11	6.0	1.33
Bite / Fire Blast	35%	100%	93.3%	5:26	6.0	1.17
Dragon Tail / Fire Blast	38%	92%	96.4%	5:16	6.0	1.13
Fire Fang / Fire Blast	33%	106%	97.7%	5:11	6.0	1.12
Bite / Hydro Pump	36%	118%	98.3%	5:10	6.0	1.11
Fire Fang / Hydro Pump	36%	116%	98.8%	5:08	6.0	1.10
Fire Fang / Fly	50%	88%	98.9%	5:08	6.0	1.10
Dragon Tail / Hydro Pump	44%	104%	99.9%	5:05	6.0	1.09
Dragon Tail / Fly	46%	83%	101.4%	5:00	6.0	1.08
Bite / Fly	53%	94%	104.8%	4:50	6.0	1.04
Fire Fang / Crunch	65%	128%	108.1%	4:42	6.0	1.01
Fire Fang / Brutal Swing	56%	116%	108.2%	4:41	6.0	1.01
Dragon Tail / Crunch	64%	118%	108.5%	4:40	6.0	1.01
Bite / Crunch	74%	135%	108.7%	4:40	6.0	1.00
Dragon Tail / Brutal Swing	76%	107%	108.9%	4:40	6.0	1.00
Bite / Brutal Swing	74%	122%	108.9%	4:39	6.0	1.00

Measured over the top 6 attackers on the list above rather than by re-ranking the whole roster once per moveset — the ordering is what the table is for, and a full re-rank per moveset would cost ten times the page's whole simulation budget. Win % is the share of runs 1 trainers of those attackers finish inside the raid timer. Overall is Pokebattler's published blend on its own absolute scale (higher is easier), not a percentage of the best row the way the ranked table's Overall column is — which is why an easy boss reads well above 100% here.

Simulating each boss moveset…

Mega Salamence weaknesses and resistances

Every one of the 18 attacking types against this boss's typing. GO multipliers: 1.6x super effective, 2.56x doubly, 0.625x resisted, 0.39x doubly resisted.

ice2.56x rock1.6x dragon1.6x fairy1.6x normal1x flying1x poison1x ghost1x steel1x electric1x psychic1x dark1x fighting0.63x bug0.63x fire0.63x water0.63x ground0.39x grass0.39x

Double weak (1)
Weak (3)
Neutral (8)
Resists (6)

It resists ground0.39xgrass0.39xfighting0.625xbug0.625xfire0.625xwater0.625x— bringing one of those is throwing damage away.

What Mega Salamence throws at you

Its standard movepool, with the damage window a dodge has to beat.

Fast moves

Move	Power	Energy	Duration	Hits at
dragonDragon TailSTAB	14	+8	1.0s	0.75s
fireFire Fang	13	+9	1.0s	0.74s
darkBite	6	+4	0.5s	0.30s

Charged moves

Move	Power	Energy	Duration	Hits at
flyingFlySTAB	90	-50	2.0s	1.40s
dragonDraco MeteorSTAB	150	-100	3.5s	2.90s
waterHydro Pump	135	-100	3.5s	1.10s
fireFire Blast	140	-100	4.0s	2.90s
darkBrutal Swing	65	-33	2.0s	1.30s
darkCrunch	65	-33	3.0s	1.10s

Catch CP

What the encounter after the fight can hand you.

IV spread	CP at L20	CP at L25 (weather boosted)
10/10/10floor	2,054	2,568
11/11/11	2,071	2,589
12/12/12	2,089	2,611
13/13/13	2,107	2,634
14/14/14	2,124	2,656
15/15/15hundo	2,142	2,678

Caught CP range 2,054 - 2,142, or 2,568 - 2,678 when the weather boosts it.

A raid encounter is level 20 (level 25 weather boosted) and cannot roll an IV below 10/10/10. Anything outside the first range is not this raid's reward.

When it is in raids

From the raid schedule, refreshed daily.

Mega Salamence is not on the raid schedule right now. The simulation above is still exact for the tier chosen — any boss can be simulated, current or not.

All settings

Mega: 9,000 HP, 5:00 timer, boss Attack 256 / Defense 210 (15/15/15 at tier CPM 0.79).

Raid bossAttacker levelAttacker IVsWeatherFriendshipDodgingTrainers in the lobbyMega in the lobbyParty Play trainersBoss fast moveBoss charged moveSort by

Attackers allowed

ShadowMega and PrimalLegendary, Mythical, Ultra BeastLegacy and Elite TM moves

Share these exact settings

Every column, and pokebattler.com's own rank

On a phone the list shows estimator, time to win and faints. Overall, Power, win chance, CP, DPS and TDO appear on a wider screen.

#	Attacker	Moveset	Overall	Power	Est.Estimator	TimeTime to win	Faints	Win % (1)	CP	DPS	TDO
1	Kyurem (White) dragonice Ice Fang / Ice Burn	Ice Fang / Ice Burn+17 more movesets	100%	121.9%	0.90	4:10	12.9	90%	4,605	38.6	775
2	Kyurem (Black) dragonice Dragon Tail / Freeze Shock	Dragon Tail / Freeze Shock+11 more movesets	90%	109.7%	0.99	4:37	13.3	84%	4,605	34.8	754
3	Mega Mewtwo Y psychicmega Psycho Cut / Ice Beam	Psycho Cut / Ice Beam+26 more movesets	84%	102.9%	1.06	4:56	13.8	60%	6,428	32.4	649
4	Mega Mewtwo X psychicfightingmega Psycho Cut / Ice Beam	Psycho Cut / Ice Beam+26 more movesets	80%	98.7%	1.11	5:08	14.4	34%	6,112	30.9	664
5	Mega Rayquaza dragonflyingmega Dragon Tail / Breaking Swipe	Dragon Tail / Breaking Swipe+11 more movesets	74%	92.1%	1.18	5:30	15.6	0%	5,713	28.9	655
6	Shadow Galarian Darmanitan (Standard) iceshadow Ice Fang / Avalanche	Ice Fang / Avalanche+7 more movesets	68%	90.5%	1.21	5:36	27.2	18%	3,105	29.9	350
7	Eternatus poisondragon Dragon Tail / Dynamax Cannon	Dragon Tail / Dynamax Cannon+7 more movesets	72%	89.2%	1.22	5:41	14.8	4%	4,429	28.3	723
8	Mega Dragonite dragonflyingmega Dragon Tail / Outrage+	Dragon Tail / Outrage++26 more movesets	71%	87.8%	1.24	5:47	14.6	0%	4,823	27.7	743
9	Shadow Weavile darkiceshadow Ice Shard / Avalanche	Ice Shard / Avalanche+11 more movesets	67%	87.7%	1.24	5:47	25.0	16%	3,005	28.6	413
10	Mega Gardevoir psychicfairymega Charm / Triple Axel	Charm / Triple Axel+19 more movesets	69%	86.5%	1.26	5:52	15.7	0%	4,512	27.0	597
11	Shadow Mamoswine icegroundshadow Powder Snow / Avalanche	Powder Snow / Avalanche+11 more movesets	66%	86.4%	1.26	5:52	26.4	28%	3,328	28.7	390
12	Baxcalibur dragonice Ice Fang / Avalanche	Ice Fang / Avalanche+11 more movesets	67%	85.8%	1.27	5:55	20.1	0%	3,550	27.4	505
13	Mega Abomasnow grassicemega Powder Snow / Weather Ball (Ice)	Powder Snow / Weather Ball (Ice)+14 more movesets	66%	85.6%	1.28	5:56	21.5	0%	3,405	27.4	474
14	Shadow Aurorus rockiceshadow Frost Breath / Weather Ball (Ice)	Frost Breath / Weather Ball (Ice)+17 more movesets	65%	84.3%	1.29	6:01	21.3	0%	2,802	26.9	469
15	Mega Garchomp dragongroundmega Dragon Tail / Breaking Swipe	Dragon Tail / Breaking Swipe+13 more movesets	66%	83.6%	1.31	6:04	17.4	0%	5,424	26.2	604
16	Shadow Haxorus dragonshadow Dragon Tail / Breaking Swipe	Dragon Tail / Breaking Swipe+9 more movesets	64%	83.4%	1.31	6:05	23.3	0%	3,593	26.7	416
17	Galarian Darmanitan (Standard) ice Ice Fang / Avalanche	Ice Fang / Avalanche+7 more movesets	61%	80.9%	1.35	6:16	27.1	0%	3,105	26.5	364
18	Shadow Mewtwo psychicshadow Psycho Cut / Ice Beam	Psycho Cut / Ice Beam+23 more movesets	62%	80.7%	1.35	6:17	24.8	0%	4,178	26.3	385
19	Mega Glalie icemega Ice Shard / Avalanche	Ice Shard / Avalanche+11 more movesets	61%	79.8%	1.37	6:21	25.2	0%	3,229	25.9	394
20	Shadow Articuno iceflyingshadow Frost Breath / Triple Axel	Frost Breath / Triple Axel+17 more movesets	62%	79.8%	1.37	6:21	22.3	0%	3,051	25.5	449
21	Shadow Mr. Rime icepsychicshadow Ice Shard / Triple Axel	Ice Shard / Triple Axel+14 more movesets	59%	78.9%	1.38	6:26	29.6	0%	2,827	25.8	317
22	Kyurem dragonice Dragon Breath / Glaciate	Dragon Breath / Glaciate+7 more movesets	61%	78.3%	1.39	6:28	19.7	0%	3,575	25.1	523
23	Shadow Garchomp dragongroundshadow Dragon Tail / Breaking Swipe	Dragon Tail / Breaking Swipe+13 more movesets	60%	77.4%	1.41	6:33	22.5	0%	3,962	24.6	450
24	Cetitan ice Ice Shard / Avalanche	Ice Shard / Avalanche+14 more movesets	60%	77.4%	1.41	6:33	20.5	0%	3,113	24.5	475
25	Weavile darkice Ice Shard / Triple Axel	Ice Shard / Triple Axel+11 more movesets	57%	75.6%	1.44	6:42	26.7	0%	3,005	24.4	398
26	Shadow Walrein icewatershadow Frost Breath / Icicle Spear	Frost Breath / Icicle Spear+11 more movesets	58%	75.6%	1.44	6:43	22.2	0%	2,726	23.9	436
27	Mamoswine iceground Powder Snow / Avalanche	Powder Snow / Avalanche+11 more movesets	57%	75.4%	1.45	6:43	28.4	0%	3,328	24.9	375
28	Primal Kyogre watermega Waterfall / Avalanche	Waterfall / Avalanche+5 more movesets	60%	74.4%	1.47	6:49	13.9	0%	5,902	22.9	673
29	Aurorus rockice Frost Breath / Weather Ball (Ice)	Frost Breath / Weather Ball (Ice)+17 more movesets	57%	73.2%	1.49	6:56	20.2	0%	2,802	23.0	480
30	Dialga (Origin) steeldragon Dragon Breath / Roar of Time	Dragon Breath / Roar of Time+7 more movesets	58%	72.4%	1.51	7:00	16.5	0%	4,090	22.5	553

How accurate is this? Same top pick as pokebattler.com on 26 of 27 lists checked, 90% of its top tens shared; weakest on Mewtwo's default list (7 of 10).

Ranking. Our full ranking against the page pokebattler.com serves for the same boss and settings, on 27 boss and filter combinations read live (2026-10-04): 242 of 270 top-ten places shared, the same #1 on 26. On the six fixed reference bosses (read 2026-10-03): 85% top-ten overlap with its default filters, 83% with Shadow, Mega and Legendary on. A close top three is shown as a tie because the order inside it is below what we can measure.

Time to win. Graded with Pokebattler's own movesets against every boss moveset, average per boss: Tier 1 and 3 +0.1% to +1.2%; Tier 5 −2.9% to +1.3%; Mega −1.1% to +2.6%; Shadow Tier 5 −1.8% to +0.3%. One attacker can be off by more: median 1.6%, worst 15%, RMS per boss moveset 2.05%.

Known weak spots.

Mewtwo (Tier 5, default filters) shares 7 of Pokebattler's top 10: Absol, Incineroar and Salamence sit just outside ours, Polteageist, Cursola and Hisuian Typhlosion just inside.
Groudon (Tier 5, default filters) shares 7 of 10; its Grass and Water counters run 2-6% fast here.
Tier 5 times run about 2-3% fast for attackers that faint often, and 2-3% slow on Mega Charizard Y and Mega Beedrill, whose counters resist the boss.
Tier 1 lists are the least checked: Combee (Tier 1) shares only 3 of Pokebattler's top 10, with Gigalith first here where Pokebattler puts Rhyperior.

This boss on pokebattler.com. Boss-by-boss accuracy report.

Ranked 30 attackers in 0.9 s (50 Monte Carlo runs each, seed 1). Same boss on pokebattler.com. The same ranking as JSON: /api/raids/rank.