Mega Salamence Movesets & Wettbewerbs-Sets

Mega Salamence is a strong bruiser with a well-rounded stat spread, leveraging its high Speed, wide movepool, and powerful Aerilate-boosted attacks to deal consistent damage. It also provides valuable utility with Intimidate prior to Mega Evolving and good resistances, notably checking the omnipresent Volcanion. However, Mega Salamence is held back due to its 4x Ice weakness and susceptibility to Stealth Rock, struggling versus common threats including Thundurus, Diancie, and Deoxys-S. Double-Edge is its strongest single-target option, capable of breaking through bulky foes when sheer power is needed. Hyper Voice provides reliable spread damage that chips both foes. Fire Blast allows Mega Salamence to threaten Steel-types such as Aegislash and Ferrothorn, while Tailwind offers valuable speed control for its team. Roost is another option to extend longevity and offset recoil from Double-Edge. Other options include Dragon Dance, which can turn Mega Salamence into a dangerous setup sweeper if given room, and Return as a weaker alternative to Double-Edge but without recoil. Flamethrower can replace Fire Blast for a more accurate option, while Hidden Power Ice targets Landorus-T. Stone Edge is a niche option to 2HKO Volcanion and Thundurus. The listed EV spread is guaranteed to OHKO maximum HP Ferrothorn with Fire Blast, and the remaining EVs are dumped in Attack. Alternatively, Mega Salamence can run a bulkier EV spread of 248 HP / 36 Atk / 40 SpD / 184 Spe to outspeed Thundurus and survive Landorus's Hidden Power Ice. Mega Salamence fits well on sand teams and pairs nicely with Tyranitar and Excadrill, as they beat Thundurus and appreciate Mega Salamence checking Fighting-types like Conkeldurr, Scrafty, and Keldeo. Aegislash and Mega Salamence resist each other's weaknesses, making an excellent bulky core. Strong rain checks such as Amoonguss and Thundurus are also good partners, as they help against Water-types and offer disruption that gives Mega Salamence room to attack. Genesect and Conkeldurr also pair well with Mega Salamence, as they have good rain and Thundurus matchups to boot. When using Salamence, try to avoid Mega Evolving immediately if Intimidate’s Attack drops will be useful later. Also, be mindful of Stealth Rock damage, as it quickly wears Mega Salamence down in conjunction with Double-Edge recoil.