Evolving Skies
Salamence
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What the card itself says
Everything below is written on the card itself: how much health it has, what it fears, and what its attacks cost.
- HP
- 170
- Type
- Dragon
- Stage
- Stage 2
- Retreat cost
- 2
- Regulation mark
- E
Its Ability
Intimidating Roar
Once during your turn, you may have your opponent switch their Active Pokémon with 1 of their Benched Pokémon.
Its attacks
Fierce Dragon
100+If your opponent's Active Pokémon already has any damage counters on it, this attack does 120 more damage.
What to make of it
Have a look at what it does well, then at what will get in your way. After that you'll know whether it belongs in your deck.
WHAT IT HAS GOING FOR IT
- It has an Ability, Intimidating Roar. An Ability costs you no attack, so you can use it and still swing the same turn.
- No Weakness printed on the card. Nothing doubles up the damage it takes.
WHAT TO WATCH OUT FOR
- None of the 3,299 tournament lists we have read runs it. That does not make it a bad card — it means we have not seen it on a table yet.
- It is a Stage 2. You have to come through Shelgon to get here, or find a Rare Candy to skip the middle step.
- Mark E, and that letter has already left the format. You can still play it at home, or keep it in your binder. In a Standard tournament, no: the letters allowed today are H, I, and J.
Who plays it
None of the tournament lists we have read mentions this card. That happens with a card that has just come out, or one players have not tried yet.
The other cards of this Pokémon
Two cards of the same Pokémon can be worth wildly different amounts — it depends on the set, the rarity and the artwork. We put all 28 Salamence cards on one page, priciest first.