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Salamence are fully formed quadrupedal dragons, complete with newly grown wings.
Gender differences
Special abilities
Behavior
Salamence is an extremely vicious Pokémon. It is also arrogant, putting on airs their victories by spouting intense flames into the air. This behavior may be explained due to the fact that it faced many hardships to get its wings grow, and therefore, it is very proud of its achievement.
Salamence was first seen in the 6th Pokémon movie: Jirachi: Wish Maker. Butler used it against a wild Flygon that was helping to free Jirachi from him.
Salamence came about as a result of a strong, long-held dream of growing wings. It is said that this powerful desire triggered a sudden mutation in this Pokémon's cells, causing it to sprout its magnificent wings.
By evolving into Salamence, this Pokémon finally realizes its long-held dream of growing wings. To express its joy, it flies and wheels all over the sky while spouting flames from its mouth.
After many long years, its cellular structure underwent a sudden mutation to grow wings. When angered, it loses all thought and Template:M2 out of control.
Salamence has the second highest base stat average of all non-legendary Pokémon, the first being Slaking. However, it is tied with the four other powerhouse evolutions. Salamence is also tied with many other legendaries for base stat average, including Mew, Celebi, Deoxys, Latios and Latias.
Because of its very superior stats, Salamence is a widely used Pokémon in competitive battling. Its stats are fairly similar to Dragonite's, with Dragonite having lower Speed but higher defensive stats.
Salamence shares the same species name with Horsea, Dratini, and their evolutions. They are all known as Dragon Pokémon.
Origin
Salamence appears to be based on European dragons. It also resembles Devilman with his peculiar wings.
Name origin
Its name may be a combination of salamander and menace. Its Japanese name is based on 暴行 bōkō, assault, outrage, or violent act, and salamander.
This Pokémon article is part of Project Pokédex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each Pokémon species, as well as Pokémon groups and forms.