Recommended Counter Teams vs Mega Salamence
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Top 6 recommended attackers across 4 sort axes (DPS / TDO x Legendaries inclusion) with an XL Candy Bonus toggle. XL Candy Bonus ON includes a type-matching Mega in the party (at natural rank or 6th slot). Selecting weather re-ranks Top 6.
Note: When XL Candy Bonus is on, only slot 6 may change.
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Kyurem WhiteDPS 38.8
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Kyurem BlackDPS 38.2
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Mega Mewtwo YDPS 34.3
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Shadow WeavileDPS 34.1Ice ShardAvalanche
Shadow MamoswineDPS 32.5Powder SnowAvalanche
EternatusDPS 31.0Dragon TailDynamax CannonNote: a non-Mega and its Mega form may appear together (e.g., Rayquaza + Mega Rayquaza). With JavaScript enabled, radio + checkbox + weather buttons let you switch dynamically.
🏆 Recommended Counters Ranking (Top 20)
Ranked by DPS vs Boss. Click the "DPS" or "TDO" column header in each table to re-sort. Consider both DPS and TDO (cumulative damage = DPS × Time To Faint) for a balanced view. The DPS Rank / TDO Rank columns are fixed annotations showing original rank in the source data even after sorting.
Mega Salamence — ⚡ Top 14 aura-matched Megas
Megas whose aura type overlaps with this boss's type. Top pick: Mega Rayquaza.
⚡ Mega-Evolution raid bonuses:
・Damage: while a Mega is on the field, all allies get +10% damage (regardless of type). Moves whose type matches the Mega's type are upgraded to +30% instead.
・Catch candy bonus: while you have a Mega evolved, every Pokémon caught gives +1 candy at Base Mega level, or +2 candies at High / Max Mega level (regardless of type).
・Candy XL chance: only triggers when your Mega is at High level or above AND you catch a Pokémon that shares a type with the Mega (type-matched only).
⚡-badged Megas trigger the same-type +30% damage bonus / XL Candy chance against this boss.
Primal Kyogre (Water/Electric/Bug), Primal Groudon (Fire/Ground/Grass) and Mega Rayquaza (Dragon/Flying/Psychic) emit a 3-type aura instead of the standard own-types only.
| DPS Rank | TDO Rank | Pokémon | Moveset | DPS vs Boss | TDO (Total Damage Output) | |
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| 1 | 3 |  | Mega Rayquaza  Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Dragon, Flying) | Dragon Tail / Breaking Swipe* | 29.7 | 434.9 |
| 2 | 1 |  | Mega Garchomp  Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Dragon) | Dragon Tail / Breaking Swipe | 27.0 | 479.2 |
| 3 | 2 | | Mega Salamence Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Dragon, Flying) | Dragon Tail / Draco Meteor | 25.6 | 435.8 |
| 4 | 4 |  | Mega Dragonite Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Dragon, Flying) | Dragon Tail / Draco Meteor* | 25.3 | 427.6 |
| 5 | 11 |  | Mega Latios Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Dragon) | Dragon Breath / Dragon Claw | 23.7 | 226.2 |
Show ranks 6-14 (remaining 9)
| 6 | 6 |  | Mega Aerodactyl  Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Flying) | Rock Throw / Rock Slide | 21.2 | 262.8 |
| 7 | 7 |  | Mega Latias Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Dragon) | Dragon Breath / Outrage | 20.9 | 244.0 |
| 8 | 12 |  | Mega Sceptile  Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Dragon) |  Fury Cutter / Breaking Swipe | 19.4 | 208.7 |
| 9 | 9 |  | Mega Charizard X  Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Dragon) | Dragon Breath* / Dragon Claw | 18.8 | 231.1 |
| 10 | 10 |  | Mega Charizard Y Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Flying) | Dragon Breath* / Dragon Claw | 18.7 | 229.0 |
| 11 | 8 |  | Mega Ampharos  Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Dragon) | Charge Beam / Dragon Pulse* | 17.5 | 232.1 |
| 12 | 5 |  | Mega Altaria  Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Dragon) | Dragon Breath / Dazzling Gleam | 16.9 | 333.6 |
| 13 | 13 |  | Mega Pidgeot  Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Flying) | Gust* / Brave Bird | 15.2 | 177.1 |
| 14 | 14 |  | Mega Pinsir Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Flying) | Bug Bite / X-Scissor | 8.9 | 111.8 |
Mega Salamence — Top 20 Mega counters (with Mega Aura badges)
All Mega-tier counters. Top pick: Mega Mewtwo Y. ⚡ badge marks Megas whose aura matches this boss's type.
| DPS Rank | TDO Rank | Pokémon | Moveset | DPS vs Boss | TDO (Total Damage Output) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | | Mega Mewtwo Y Mega | Psycho Cut / Ice Beam | 34.3 | 396.8 |
| 2 | 2 |  | Mega Mewtwo X  Mega | Psycho Cut / Ice Beam | 33.3 | 588.9 |
| 3 | 14 |  | Mega Glalie Mega | Ice Shard / Avalanche | 30.0 | 307.7 |
| 4 | 5 | | Mega Rayquaza Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Dragon, Flying) | Dragon Tail / Breaking Swipe* | 29.7 | 434.9 |
| 5 | 11 |  | Mega Abomasnow Mega | Powder Snow / Blizzard | 27.4 | 352.4 |
Show ranks 6-20 (remaining 15)
| 6 | 3 | | Mega Garchomp Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Dragon) | Dragon Tail / Breaking Swipe | 27.0 | 479.2 |
| 7 | 12 |  | Mega Gardevoir Mega | Charm / Triple Axel | 26.6 | 346.1 |
| 8 | 4 | | Mega Salamence Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Dragon, Flying) | Dragon Tail / Draco Meteor | 25.6 | 435.8 |
| 9 | 6 | | Mega Dragonite Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Dragon, Flying) | Dragon Tail / Draco Meteor* | 25.3 | 427.6 |
| 10 | 9 |  | Mega Diancie Mega | Rock Throw / Moonblast | 24.3 | 385.7 |
| 11 | 18 | | Mega Latios Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Dragon) | Dragon Breath / Dragon Claw | 23.7 | 226.2 |
| 12 | 7 |  | Mega Lopunny Mega | Pound / Triple Axel | 23.1 | 406.6 |
| 13 | 13 |  | Mega Blastoise  Mega | Rollout / Ice Beam | 22.2 | 323.5 |
| 14 | 1 |  | Mega Tyranitar  Mega | Smack Down* / Stone Edge | 22.1 | 720.4 |
| 15 | 10 |  | Primal Kyogre Mega | Waterfall / Avalanche | 21.4 | 377.2 |
| 16 | 15 | | Mega Aerodactyl Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Flying) | Rock Throw / Rock Slide | 21.2 | 262.8 |
| 17 | 16 | | Mega Latias Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Dragon) | Dragon Breath / Outrage | 20.9 | 244.0 |
| 18 | 20 |  | Mega Alakazam Mega | Psycho Cut / Dazzling Gleam* | 20.7 | 134.3 |
| 19 | 19 | | Mega Sceptile Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Dragon) | Fury Cutter / Breaking Swipe | 19.4 | 208.7 |
| 20 | 17 | | Mega Charizard X Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Dragon) | Dragon Breath* / Dragon Claw | 18.8 | 231.1 |
Mega Salamence — Top 20 counters (Normal + Shadow, excluding Mega)
Mega Salamence is a mega raid boss. Weak to Ice, Rock, Dragon, Fairy. Top DPS counters sorted by per-second damage against this boss. Attackers assumed at Level 50 IV15, including Shadow attack bonus; no weather/aura boost applied. Best overall: Kyurem White. Megas are excluded in this section. Top pick: Kyurem White.
| DPS Rank | TDO Rank | Pokémon | Moveset | DPS vs Boss | TDO (Total Damage Output) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | | Kyurem WhiteLegendary | Ice Fang / Ice Burn | 38.8 | 572.2 |
| 2 | 2 | | Kyurem BlackLegendary | Dragon Tail / Freeze Shock | 38.2 | 564.0 |
| 3 | 4 |  | Shadow WeavileShadow | Ice Shard / Avalanche | 34.1 | 458.3 |
| 4 | 9 | | Shadow MamoswineShadow | Powder Snow / Avalanche | 32.5 | 333.6 |
| 5 | 3 | | Eternatus Legendary | Dragon Tail / Dynamax Cannon* | 31.0 | 514.1 |
Show ranks 6-20 (remaining 15)
| 6 | 16 |  | Shadow Porygon ZShadow | Lock-On / Blizzard | 30.1 | 260.1 |
| 7 | 7 |  | Baxcalibur | Ice Fang / Blizzard | 30.0 | 366.7 |
| 8 | 15 | .png) | Darmanitan Galarian Standard | Ice Fang / Avalanche | 29.9 | 269.1 |
| 9 | 6 |  | KyuremLegendary | Dragon Breath / Glaciate* | 28.8 | 412.2 |
| 11 | 5 | | Weavile | Ice Shard / Avalanche | 28.7 | 417.9 |
| 10 | 19 |  | Shadow MewtwoShadow | Psycho Cut / Ice Beam | 28.7 | 202.1 |
| 12 | 13 |  | Glaceon | Ice Shard / Avalanche | 28.4 | 302.3 |
| 13 | 8 |  | Shadow ArticunoShadow | Ice Shard / Blizzard | 27.4 | 359.9 |
| 14 | 12 |  | Shadow PalkiaShadow | Dragon Tail / Draco Meteor | 27.3 | 312.5 |
| 15 | 10 | | Mamoswine | Powder Snow / Avalanche | 27.2 | 328.1 |
| 16 | 14 |  | Shadow SalamenceShadow | Dragon Tail / Draco Meteor | 27.1 | 287.1 |
| 17 | 11 |  | Shadow AurorusShadow | Frost Breath / Weather Ball Ice | 27.1 | 320.8 |
| 18 | 17 |  | Shadow SneaselShadow | Ice Shard / Avalanche | 26.9 | 259.7 |
| 20 | 20 |  | Jynx | Frost Breath / Avalanche | 26.7 | 146.1 |
| 19 | 18 |  | Shadow CloysterShadow | Frost Breath / Avalanche | 26.7 | 247.7 |
Mega Salamence — Top 20 additional picks (no Mega, no Shadow; legendaries OK)
Other strong picks (legendaries included) not already listed in the sections above. Top pick: Porygon Z.
| DPS Rank | TDO Rank | Pokémon | Moveset | DPS vs Boss | TDO (Total Damage Output) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 | | Porygon Z | Lock-On / Blizzard | 25.8 | 259.1 |
| 2 | 11 |  | Vanilluxe | Frost Breath / Avalanche* | 25.6 | 277.3 |
| 3 | 4 |  | Cetitan | Ice Shard / Avalanche | 24.9 | 364.9 |
| 4 | 19 | | MewtwoLegendary | Psycho Cut / Ice Beam | 24.8 | 202.3 |
| 5 | 2 | .png) | Avalugg Hisuian | Powder Snow / Blizzard | 24.6 | 408.2 |
Show ranks 6-20 (remaining 15)
| 6 | 18 |  | Frosmoth | Powder Snow / Ice Beam | 24.4 | 220.4 |
| 7 | 6 | .png) | Palkia OriginLegendary | Dragon Tail / Draco Meteor | 23.9 | 341.1 |
| 8 | 20 |  | Mr Rime | Ice Shard / Triple Axel | 23.3 | 169.4 |
| 9 | 12 | | Sneasel | Ice Shard / Avalanche | 22.9 | 268.3 |
| 10 | 7 | | PalkiaLegendary | Dragon Tail / Draco Meteor | 22.9 | 318.3 |
| 11 | 13 | | Salamence | Dragon Tail / Draco Meteor | 22.9 | 264.3 |
| 12 | 10 |  | RayquazaLegendary | Dragon Tail / Breaking Swipe* | 22.8 | 286.3 |
| 13 | 16 |  | Haxorus | Dragon Tail / Breaking Swipe* | 22.8 | 248.9 |
| 14 | 5 | | ArticunoLegendary | Ice Shard / Blizzard | 22.8 | 362.2 |
| 15 | 3 |  | Avalugg | Ice Fang / Avalanche | 22.7 | 381.9 |
| 16 | 15 | | Cloyster | Ice Shard / Avalanche | 22.7 | 256.3 |
| 17 | 8 | | Aurorus | Frost Breath / Weather Ball Ice | 22.6 | 313.1 |
| 18 | 17 |  | Piloswine | Ice Shard / Avalanche | 22.4 | 245.9 |
| 19 | 9 |  | Cryogonal | Frost Breath / Triple Axel | 22.0 | 311.3 |
| 20 | 1 | .png) | Zamazenta Crowned Shield Legendary | Ice Fang / Behemoth Bash | 21.8 | 629.5 |
Mega Salamence — Top 20 additional picks (no Mega, no Shadow, no Legendary)
Alternatives if you don't have a Mega, Shadow, or Legendary roster. Top pick: Walrein.
| DPS Rank | TDO Rank | Pokémon | Moveset | DPS vs Boss | TDO (Total Damage Output) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 |  | Walrein | Frost Breath / Blizzard | 21.7 | 309.9 |
| 2 | 5 |  | Dragonite | Dragon Tail / Draco Meteor* | 21.6 | 286.6 |
| 3 | 6 |  | Glimmora | Rock Throw / Meteor Beam | 21.5 | 254.0 |
| 4 | 19 |  | Dragapult | Dragon Tail / Breaking Swipe | 21.5 | 162.8 |
| 5 | 10 |  | Beartic | Powder Snow / Ice Punch | 21.4 | 236.7 |
Show ranks 6-20 (remaining 15)
| 6 | 11 |  | Abomasnow | Powder Snow / Blizzard | 21.1 | 227.8 |
| 7 | 9 | .png) | Sandslash Alolan | Powder Snow / Blizzard | 21.0 | 240.7 |
| 8 | 12 | .png) | Rotom Frost | Thunder Shock / Blizzard | 20.9 | 218.9 |
| 9 | 7 |  | Tyrantrum | Dragon Tail / Meteor Beam | 20.9 | 251.1 |
| 10 | 18 |  | Rampardos | Smack Down / Rock Slide | 20.8 | 172.9 |
| 11 | 4 |  | Garchomp | Dragon Tail / Breaking Swipe | 20.5 | 305.2 |
| 12 | 2 |  | Lapras | Ice Shard* / Blizzard | 20.3 | 330.0 |
| 13 | 17 |  | Arctibax | Ice Fang / Avalanche | 20.1 | 183.1 |
| 14 | 14 |  | Gardevoir | Charm / Triple Axel | 19.8 | 212.6 |
| 15 | 16 |  | Glalie | Ice Shard / Avalanche | 19.7 | 198.8 |
| 16 | 1 | .png) | Ninetales Alolan | Powder Snow / Blizzard | 19.7 | 361.7 |
| 17 | 13 | .png) | Exeggutor Alolan | Dragon Tail / Draco Meteor* | 19.6 | 217.2 |
| 18 | 20 |  | Froslass | Powder Snow / Avalanche | 19.4 | 111.1 |
| 19 | 8 |  | Gigalith | Smack Down / Meteor Beam* | 19.1 | 243.1 |
| 20 | 15 |  | Samurott | Fury Cutter / Blizzard | 18.6 | 209.8 |
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