In Pokemon GO, PvE and PvP battles are a key feature of gameplay, offering various opportunities for players to take on powerful creatures, or even one another in battle. From PvP Leagues, limited-time Raid battles, or taking on NPCs, Trainers are bound to engage in some form of combat throughout their adventures. For the best chances of success in Pokemon GO battles, players will aim to use the most powerful specimens in the game. This often involves teams consisting of one or more Legendary, Pesudo-Legandary, or Mega-Evolved Pokemon.

Mega Salamence is one of the many Mega Pokemon available in the game, and its most recent rotation in Raid Battles being within the Shared Skies season, many players are now looking to utilize this creature. For everything you need to know about the best moveset options for Mega Salamence and how to prepare it for battle, you can find all of the information you'll need in the guide below.

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Best Moveset For Mega Salamence in Pokemon GO

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In Pokemon GO, Mega Salamence is a Dual-Type creature with Dragon and Flying attributes. This Type combination means Mega Salamence is weak to Dragon, Fairy, and Rock Type Pokemon or moves. In addition to this, Mega Salamence has a 2x weakness to Ice Types, so you should avoid wielding this creature in battles against enemies of those Types.

However, Mega Salamence is favorable in matchups against Bug, Ground, Fighting, Fire, Water, and Grass Types, so players should look to prioritize using it in these scenarios. Lastly, Mega Salamence can have its power boosted when battling in Windy weather, so players can take advantage of this by choosing to focus battles at these locations.

Best Mega Salamence Moveset

When Mega Salemence is equipped with the best moveset combination, which has been identified below, you can expect this Pokemon to dish out around 21.44 damage per second, and a total damage output of approximately 914.43 before it faints in battle.

  • Fast Move: Psycho Cut
  • Charged Move: Future Sight

However, there may be a number of different reasons that you may need to, or choose to tweak this moveset combination, such as Type coverage, or predicting the enemy Pokemon you will be going up against. For this reason, a list of suitable alternatives have been suggested, ordered by damage potential.

Secondary Mega Salamence Moveset Options

Fast Move

Charged Move

Damage Per Second

Total Damage

Fire Fang

Fly

20.27

864.4

Dragon Tail

Draco Meteor

19.87

847.3

Dragon Tail

Outrage

19.79

843.8

Bite

Fly

19.62

836.7

Fire Fang

Outrage

18.86

804.1

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July 6, 2016
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Developer(s)
Niantic
Publisher(s)
Niantic
Engine
Unity
Multiplayer
Online Multiplayer, Online Co-Op
Cross-Platform Play
Yes
Cross Save
Yes
Franchise
Pokemon
Platform(s)
iOS, Android
Genre(s)
Augmented Reality, RPG
Platforms
ios, andriod
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