Salamence V Dragonite?

Question

I've been hearing that Dragonite is better then Salamence and i dont want to get rid of Salamence because ive had since he was like lv 30, and i want Dragonite too but if i have them both, i will have Garchomp, Dragonite and Salamence in my party then i will have 3 4x weaknesses to ice, plese help what should i do

Answer 1

keep garchomp and salemance.

Answer 2

get dragonite and use fly if u go against something thats likely to have ice

Answer 3

i have them both in my party and they are both on lv 100 i compaired the stats and it turns out that there are both pretty good but if i had to choose than i would say that salamence is better. i just like it better. since you had your salamance for a long time i think that u should pick salamance over dragonite

Answer 4

Dragonite's Base Stats:

HP: 91

Attack: 134

Defense: 95

Sp. Attack: 100

Sp. Defense: 100

Speed: 80

Salamence's Base Stats:

HP: 95  

Attack: 135

Defense: 80

Sp. Attack: 110  

Sp. Defense: 80

Speed: 100

The stats say that Dragonite is slower, but bulkier. This is common for a 'wall.' Salamence on the other hand, has more speed and less defense/sp. defence. This is typical for a 'sweeper.' Since every team carries an ice move just for dragon types, Salamence is a much better option. Salamence also has the power to be good enough in physical and special attacks. However, Dragonite is the only non-legendary dragon that has access to Dragon Dance + Outrage.

Basically, Salamence is the better option because it is faster and more powerful. Dragonite is always outclassed unless it has Dragon Dance + Outrage.

Answer 5

get both and get a pokemon that is strong against ice that is what i did