Pokémon · Black & White
Salamence
Plasma Blast · #64 · Rare Holo · 2013
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Market reference
$6.86
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 64 / 105
- Release year
- 2013
- Rarity
- Rare Holo
- HP
- 150
- Subtype
- Stage 2
- Evolves from
- Shelgon
- Retreat cost
- 4 energy
- Illustrator
- Naoki Saito
- Pokédex #
- 373
- Series
- Black & White
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 100 damage
- 25 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Stage 2
- Needs its evolution line or Rare Candy to set up
Strategy & play
How Salamence plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Its main attack (Gaia Crush) needs 4 Energy — a turn-4 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Needs Fire / Water Energy to attack — note its own type is Dragon, so build for the attack cost, not the type.
- Dragon type, weak to Dragon ×2 — a Dragon attacker doing ≥75 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- Retreat cost 4 — gets stranded Active if gusted; run Switch / Escape Rope or a Float Stone-style Tool.
- A Stage 2 — without Rare Candy you lose ~2 turns setting it up, and it’s gust-bait before it’s online (you must draw Shelgon first).
How to beat Salamence
- Exploit its Dragon weakness — ≥75 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
- Trap it Active — 4 retreat means it can’t escape without help.
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by Naoki Saito
This card was illustrated by Naoki Saito.
Building around Salamence?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"As a result of its long-held dream of flying, its cellular structure changed, and wings grew out."
Ability: Breakwing
When you play this Pokémon from your hand to evolve 1 of your Pokémon, you may discard all Pokémon Tool cards attached to each of your opponent's Pokémon.
RWCCGaia Crush — 100
Discard any Stadium card in play.
Weakness:N×2
Retreat cost:CCCC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Salamence was legal.
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
TCGPlayer (USD)
Updated 2026/07/27| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $3.00 | $7.53 | $59.16 | $6.86 | $12.11 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $4.95 | $8.57 | $126.47 | $8.70 | $126.47 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/02/04| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €1.50 |
| 7-day average | €3.46 |
| 30-day average | €3.84 |
| Low | €0.90 |
| Trend price | €4.05 |
| Low (excellent+) | €1.70 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.99 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €7.94 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €4.67 |
| reverseHoloSell | €7.94 |
| averageSellPrice | €3.46 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €5.48 |
| Reverse holo trend | €5.37 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Salamence is real?
Salamence is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the back-light test (real cards have a black inner layer that blocks light; counterfeits glow through), the rosette dot pattern on the back under magnification, font weight and kerning on the card name, and the holofoil pattern if applicable. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Salamence worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Salamence is $6.86; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Salamence from?
Salamence is from the Pokémon set "Plasma Blast" in the Black & White series, released in 2013.
What rarity is Salamence?
Salamence is a Rare Holo card in the Plasma Blast set.
Other Salamence printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
