Pokémon · Sun & Moon
Salamence
SM Black Star Promos · #SM140 · Promo · 2017
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Market reference
$8.21
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- SM140 / 250
- Release year
- 2017
- Rarity
- Promo
- HP
- 150
- Subtype
- Stage 2
- Evolves from
- Shelgon
- Retreat cost
- 3 energy
- Illustrator
- kawayoo
- Pokédex #
- 373
- Series
- Sun & Moon
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 (Dragon Claw) 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 Fairy ×2 — a Fairy 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 3 — 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 Fairy weakness — ≥75 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
- Trap it Active — 3 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 kawayoo
This card was illustrated by kawayoo.
Building around Salamence?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"It flies around on its wings, which have grown in at last. In its happiness, it gushes hot flames, burning up the fields it passes over."
Ability: Dragon Wind
If this Pokémon is your Active Pokémon, once during your turn (before your attack), you may switch 1 of your opponent's Benched Pokémon with their Active Pokémon.
RWCCDragon Claw — 100
Weakness:Y×2
Retreat cost:CCC
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 2026/07/18| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $8.02 | $15.00 | $63.98 | $8.21 | $63.98 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2025/11/21| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €9.90 |
| 7-day average | €6.24 |
| 30-day average | €6.76 |
| Low | €3.25 |
| Trend price | €8.29 |
| Low (excellent+) | €3.49 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €2.95 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €2.99 |
| averageSellPrice | €6.53 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €2.69 |
| Reverse holo trend | €2.98 |
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 $8.21; 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 "SM Black Star Promos" in the Sun & Moon series, released in 2017.
What rarity is Salamence?
Salamence is a Promo card in the SM Black Star Promos set.
Other Salamence printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
