No. 373 · Hoenn · Flying/Dragon
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Salamence is a Flying/Dragon-type Pokémon introduced in Hoenn, number 373 in the National Pokédex. Its cards run from 2003 to 2026. Its cards are ordered by the art, the best first, rather than by set.
- Cards
- 31
- Sets
- 19
- Printed
- 2003–2026
- Illustrators
- 17
- Sightings
- 1
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The strongest Salamence art
01/06Salamence ex
Special illustration rare
02/06Salamence ex
Special illustration rare
03/06M Salamence-EX
Promo
04/06Salamence ex
Ultra Rare
05/06Salamence V
Ultra Rare
06/06Salamence VMAX
Holo Rare VMAX
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Which is the better picture?
Two Salamence cards, side by side.
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Nine of the strongest Salamence artworks as a binder page. Add it to your binder and swap any card. No account needed.
Salamence by scene
Where its cards are set. Each opens a search of just those Salamence cards, the artwork that shows it most first.
How Salamence gets drawn
Salamence is usually drawn epic and fierce, usually flying, often in 3D.
Across 27 Salamence artworks, each picture counted once, next to how every other Pokémon is drawn.
2003–2026
Salamence through the years
Its strongest card of each year it was printed.
2003 Dragon
2005 Deoxys
2006 Dragon Frontiers
2007 Secret Wonders
2008 Stormfront
2009 Arceus
2012 Dragon Vault- 2013 XY Black Star Promos
2015 Roaring Skies
2017 SM Black Star Promos- 2018 Dragon Majesty
- 2020 Darkness Ablaze
- 2021 Evolving Skies
- 2025 Journey Together
- 2026 30th Celebration
Evolves from
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Salamence sightingsspotted in 1 other card
Cards where Salamence turns up in someone else's picture: behind them, beside them, or hiding.
Every Salamence card
31 cards, strongest artwork first.
Salamence in numbers
- Cards
- 31
- Sets
- 19since Dragon
- Illustrators
- 17most by 5ban Graphics
- Printed
- 2003–2026
- Printed as
- Basic, Stage 2, LV.X, Mega, VMAX
- Sightings
- 1in other cards' art
- HP on card
- 100–330
They span 19 sets, from Dragon to 30th Celebration. 17 illustrators have drawn it, most often 5ban Graphics, Mitsuhiro Arita and Ryo Ueda. It has been printed as Basic, Stage 2, LV.X, Mega and VMAX.
Who draws Salamence
17 illustrators, by how many they have drawn.
Where it has been printed
19 sets, by how many Salamence cards each holds.
- Darkness Ablaze4
- Journey Together3
- XY Black Star Promos3
- 30th Celebration2
Arceus2
Dragon2
Dragon Majesty2
SM Black Star Promos2
Celestial Storm1
Delta Species1
Deoxys1
Dragon Frontiers1
7 more sets
Rarity
Questions
- How many Salamence cards are there?
- There are 31 Salamence cards, printed between 2003 and 2026 across 19 sets, alternate arts and reprints included.
- Which Salamence card has the best artwork?
- That's how this page is ordered: the strongest Salamence art first, however common or rare the card.
- Who illustrates Salamence cards?
- 17 illustrators have drawn Salamence. 5ban Graphics has done the most at 9, followed by Mitsuhiro Arita and Ryo Ueda.
- What was the first Salamence card?
- Its earliest printing in the catalog comes from Dragon, released in 2003. 10 of its 31 cards are Rare.
