Pokémon · XY
Salamence
Roaring Skies · #57 · Rare Holo · 2015
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$1.63
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Current listings on The Game Traders
No active listings for this card right now.
Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 57 / 112
- Release year
- 2015
- Rarity
- Rare Holo
- HP
- 160
- Subtype
- Stage 2
- Evolves from
- Shelgon
- Retreat cost
- 4 energy
- Illustrator
- TOKIYA
- Pokédex #
- 373
- Series
- XY
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Disruption
- Damage efficiency
- 170 damage
- 60 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
Also does
Strategy & play
How Salamence plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Its main attack (Steam Blast) needs 4 Energy — a turn-4 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Hits for 170 — one-shots small Basics and support Pokémon, but trades down into the format’s big attackers.
- 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 Fairy ×2 — a Fairy attacker doing ≥80 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.
How to beat Salamence
- Exploit its Fairy weakness — ≥80 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
- Trap it Active — 4 retreat means it can’t escape without help.
Building around Salamence?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"It's uncontrollable if enraged. It flies around spouting flames and scorching fields and mountains."
RShatter — 60
Discard any Stadium card in play.
WCCPower Howl — 20×
This attack does 20 damage times the number of cards in your opponent's hand.
RRWCSteam Blast — 170
Discard 3 Energy attached to this Pokémon.
Weakness:Y×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 2026/07/19| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $0.74 | $1.44 | $4.19 | $1.63 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.75 | $1.73 | $19.98 | $1.99 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/02/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €1.98 |
| 7-day average | €1.33 |
| 30-day average | €1.73 |
| Low | €0.25 |
| Trend price | €0.78 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.50 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.50 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €1.69 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €2.22 |
| reverseHoloSell | €1.62 |
| averageSellPrice | €1.31 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €2.70 |
| Reverse holo trend | €2.27 |
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 $1.63; 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 "Roaring Skies" in the XY series, released in 2015.
What rarity is Salamence?
Salamence is a Rare Holo card in the Roaring Skies set.
Other Salamence printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
