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Pokémon · #758

Salazzle

PoisonFire Legal in M-C

Salazzle is #194 on the ladder, on 0.1% of teams.

Stats at level 50

HP 68
Atk 64
Def 60
SpA 111
SpD 60
Spe 117

Base stat total 480

Stat Point planner

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Level 50, IVs 31. Paste line: EVs: 2 HP / 32 SpA / 32 Spe · Timid Nature

Types and weaknesses

PoisonFire
Weak ×4
Ground
Weak ×2
WaterPsychicRock
Resists ×½
FireIceFightingPoisonSteel
Resists ×¼
GrassBugFairy

Abilities

Corrosion
This Pokemon can poison or badly poison a Pokemon regardless of its typing. · used by 35%
Oblivious
This Pokemon cannot be infatuated or taunted. Immune to Intimidate. · used by 65%

Speed tier

Most common
185
Fastest
185 (+Spe nature, 32 SP)
Neutral
137 (0 SP)
Slowest
123 (−Spe nature, 0 SP, for Trick Room)

At Speed 185, it outspeeds 39 of the 50 most used Pokémon, each at its most common spread and item.

  1. Mega Froslass 189
  2. Mega Salamence 189
  3. Tyranitar 186 (Scarf)
  4. Salazzle (this) 185
  5. Whimsicott 184
  6. Maushold 179
  7. Mega Metagross 178
Full speed tiers →

Usage in Regulation Set M-C

Rank #194 · on 0.1% of teams · 11,084 appearances in 1,631,943 battles

Moves

  1. Fake Out 91.7%
  2. Sludge Bomb 81.5%
  3. Dragon Cheer 66.7%
  4. Heat Wave 63.9%
  5. Overheat 17.9%
  6. Protect 16.4%
  7. Flamethrower 13.0%
  8. Toxic 11.8%
  9. Encore 8.9%
  10. Taunt 3.9%

Items

  1. Focus Sash 73.4%
  2. Life Orb 10.7%
  3. Air Balloon 4.9%
  4. Sitrus Berry 2.7%
  5. Expert Belt 2.2%
  6. Choice Scarf 1.3%

Abilities

  1. Oblivious 64.9%
  2. Corrosion 35.1%

Spreads

  1. Timid 2/0/0/32/0/32 · Spe 185 60.8%
  2. Hasty 0/2/0/32/0/32 · Spe 185 12.2%
  3. Modest 2/0/0/32/0/32 · Spe 169 7.5%
  4. Timid 32/0/0/2/0/32 · Spe 185 3.8%
  5. Timid 0/0/1/32/1/32 · Spe 185 2.2%
  6. Timid 0/0/0/32/0/32 · Spe 185 1.9%
  7. Modest 32/0/32/0/2/0 · Spe 137 1.6%
  8. Hasty 32/0/0/2/0/32 · Spe 185 1.2%

Teammates

  1. Mega Salamence 54.9%
  2. Rillaboom 49.3%
  3. Milotic 43.0%
  4. Mega Tyranitar 40.4%
  5. Gholdengo 39.0%
  6. Indeedee-F 12.3%
  7. Kingambit 12.1%
  8. Mega Absol Z 8.8%
  9. Inteleon 7.8%
  10. Mega Gardevoir 6.8%
  11. Maushold 6.6%
  12. Mega Garchomp Z 5.5%

Usage: Smogon usage statistics, Pokémon Showdown ladder, September 2026, 1760 rating cutoff · Sep 2026· ≥ 1760· 1,631,943 battles

Rank #193 · on 0.2% of teams · 11,084 appearances in 1,631,943 battles

Moves

  1. Fake Out 82.0%
  2. Sludge Bomb 69.3%
  3. Dragon Cheer 52.6%
  4. Heat Wave 50.9%
  5. Protect 26.0%
  6. Flamethrower 23.4%
  7. Encore 18.5%
  8. Overheat 15.7%
  9. Toxic 15.6%
  10. Taunt 5.9%

Items

  1. Focus Sash 76.3%
  2. Life Orb 5.1%
  3. Air Balloon 4.0%
  4. Expert Belt 3.2%
  5. Charcoal 2.9%
  6. Choice Scarf 1.8%

Abilities

  1. Oblivious 58.0%
  2. Corrosion 42.0%

Spreads

  1. Timid 2/0/0/32/0/32 · Spe 185 51.5%
  2. Hasty 0/2/0/32/0/32 · Spe 185 17.2%
  3. Modest 2/0/0/32/0/32 · Spe 169 4.9%
  4. Timid 32/0/0/2/0/32 · Spe 185 4.1%
  5. Timid 0/0/0/32/0/32 · Spe 185 2.9%
  6. Hasty 32/2/0/0/0/32 · Spe 185 1.4%
  7. Timid 0/0/2/32/0/32 · Spe 185 1.1%
  8. Timid 0/0/0/32/2/32 · Spe 185 1.0%

Teammates

  1. Rillaboom 39.6%
  2. Mega Salamence 36.8%
  3. Milotic 29.8%
  4. Gholdengo 23.0%
  5. Mega Tyranitar 17.3%
  6. Mega Golisopod 12.6%
  7. Indeedee-F 10.0%
  8. Kingambit 10.0%
  9. Farigiraf 9.4%
  10. Mega Garchomp Z 9.3%
  11. Basculegion 7.8%
  12. Sinistcha 7.6%

Usage: Smogon usage statistics, Pokémon Showdown ladder, September 2026, 1500 rating cutoff · Sep 2026· ≥ 1500· 1,631,943 battles

Rank #180 · on 0.3% of teams · 11,084 appearances in 1,631,943 battles

Moves

  1. Fake Out 70.6%
  2. Sludge Bomb 59.3%
  3. Heat Wave 46.3%
  4. Dragon Cheer 39.8%
  5. Protect 32.5%
  6. Flamethrower 26.4%
  7. Toxic 23.4%
  8. Encore 15.4%
  9. Overheat 14.1%
  10. Sludge Wave 10.2%

Items

  1. Focus Sash 64.8%
  2. Air Balloon 9.6%
  3. Life Orb 6.1%
  4. Choice Scarf 3.3%
  5. Charcoal 2.7%
  6. Leftovers 2.1%

Abilities

  1. Corrosion 59.1%
  2. Oblivious 40.9%

Spreads

  1. Timid 2/0/0/32/0/32 · Spe 185 43.5%
  2. Hasty 0/2/0/32/0/32 · Spe 185 16.7%
  3. Timid 32/0/0/2/0/32 · Spe 185 5.4%
  4. Modest 2/0/0/32/0/32 · Spe 169 5.1%
  5. Timid 0/0/0/32/2/32 · Spe 185 2.3%
  6. Hasty 32/0/0/2/0/32 · Spe 185 2.1%
  7. Hasty 32/2/0/0/0/32 · Spe 185 2.1%
  8. Timid 0/0/0/32/0/32 · Spe 185 1.9%

Teammates

  1. Rillaboom 27.9%
  2. Mega Salamence 24.6%
  3. Milotic 19.5%
  4. Gholdengo 14.7%
  5. Mega Tyranitar 10.1%
  6. Indeedee-F 8.9%
  7. Mega Absol Z 8.8%
  8. Farigiraf 8.6%
  9. Mega Golisopod 8.1%
  10. Sinistcha 7.5%
  11. Sneasler 7.5%
  12. Kingambit 7.1%

Usage: Smogon usage statistics, Pokémon Showdown ladder, September 2026, all games (cutoff 0) · Sep 2026· all ratings· 1,631,943 battles

Tournaments (Last 30 days)

On 6 of 4,299 teams (0.1%) · win rate 27.6% (95% interval 14.7%–45.7%, n = 29 games) · 0 top-cut teams

Tournament data: Limitless (play.limitlesstcg.com); player names removed · 40 tournaments· player names removed

Checks and counters

Beats it in replays

Teams with these win more often against teams bringing it than their overall strength predicts. Score 1–100, 50 = neutral.

No matchup in the replay sample passes the n ≥ 50 and ±1.5 pp gates yet.

Ladder checks

How often each one KOs or forces it out when they meet. Score = 100 × (p − 2 sd).

Smogon lists no checks with at least 20 encounters.

Matchups: public Pokémon Showdown Bo3 replays; player names removed · Last 30 days· 4,940 replays· gen9championsvgc2026regmcbo3

Good with

Wins together in replays

Brought together, these pairs win more often than expected. Score 1–100, 50 = neutral.

No partner passes the n ≥ 50 and ±1.5 pp gates yet.

Common teammates

Score 50 = paired as often as the teammate's own popularity predicts; higher = paired more often.

  1. Inteleon +7.5 pp n = 860 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 8% of Salazzle teams; Inteleon is on 0% of all teams (31.35× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  2. Mega Tyranitar +34.7 pp n = 4,475 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 40% of Salazzle teams; Mega Tyranitar is on 6% of all teams (7.06× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  3. Mega Absol Z +6.9 pp n = 971 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 9% of Salazzle teams; Mega Absol Z is on 2% of all teams (4.65× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  4. Milotic +31.1 pp n = 4,765 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 43% of Salazzle teams; Milotic is on 12% of all teams (3.63× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  5. Maushold +3.8 pp n = 734 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 7% of Salazzle teams; Maushold is on 3% of all teams (2.37× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  6. Gholdengo +20.0 pp n = 4,327 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 39% of Salazzle teams; Gholdengo is on 19% of all teams (2.05× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  7. Mega Salamence +26.9 pp n = 6,090 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 55% of Salazzle teams; Mega Salamence is on 28% of all teams (1.96× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  8. Rillaboom +2.7 pp n = 5,463 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 49% of Salazzle teams; Rillaboom is on 47% of all teams (1.06× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
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  1. Mega Gardevoir -2.7 pp n = 749 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 7% of Salazzle teams; Mega Gardevoir is on 9% of all teams (0.72× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  2. Mega Garchomp Z -2.4 pp n = 604 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 5% of Salazzle teams; Mega Garchomp Z is on 8% of all teams (0.69× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  3. Indeedee-F -7.9 pp n = 1,366 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 12% of Salazzle teams; Indeedee-F is on 20% of all teams (0.61× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  4. Kingambit -13.2 pp n = 1,337 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 12% of Salazzle teams; Kingambit is on 25% of all teams (0.48× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon

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