Is Salandit Good in Sun & Moon Playthrough?
Wild on Wela Volcano Park. Salandit's Poison/Fire with AbilityCorrosion lets it poison any type, even Steel and Poison. Only female Salandit evolves into Salazzle, so catching the right gender matters.
Salandit has the type edge here and should clean up Ilima's team.
Salandit has the type edge here and should clean up Hala's team.
Salandit trades roughly evenly with Lana's team.
Kiawe's typing presses Salandit's defenses.
Salandit has the type edge here and should clean up Mallow's team.
Olivia's Pokemon outpace and outclass Salandit here.
Salandit has the type edge here and should clean up Sophocles's team.
Salandit trades roughly evenly with Acerola's team.
Nanu's team hits Salandit's weaknesses hard.
Salazzle trades roughly evenly with Totem Kommo-o's team.
Hapu's team hits Salazzle's weaknesses hard.
Salazzle has the type edge here and should clean up Hala's team.
Olivia's team hits Salazzle's weaknesses hard.
Salazzle has the type edge here and should clean up Acerola's team.
Salazzle trades roughly evenly with Kahili's team.
Catch Salandit on Wela Volcano Park (walking, Lv 16-19).
Your Salandit should hit Level 33 before you reach Totem Kommo-o, at typical leveling pace.
How to Get Salandit in Sun & Moon
Easy grab on Salandit with high spawn rates across 4 locations in mid-game routes. The sorted list below shows the full spread so you can pick the most convenient spot.
Where To Catch Salandit in SM
The path to Salandit starts with Salandit at Lv. 16-20 via walking encounters. 1 catchable stage total, with locations listed for each one below.
Step 1Salandit ✓Wela Volcano ParkLv.16-19CaveRate 30%Route 8Lv.17-20GrassRate 20%
Step 2Evolve into SalazzleBREEDINGAvailableLeave a compatible parent at the Pokemon Day Care to receive a Salazzle egg.
Salandit Weakness
Ground, Water, Psychic, and Rock moves hit Salandit for super-effective damage. Ground hits land at 4x, so they're the biggest threat. With 8 resistances, the defensive profile is strong.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 4x (Critical) | Ground |
| 2x (Weak) | Water, Psychic, Rock |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fire, Ice, Fighting, Poison, Steel |
| 0.25x (Resist) | Grass, Bug, Fairy |
What is Salandit Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Salandit
 Sudowoodo Rock | C | |
 Slowbro WaterPsychic | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Salandit View Slowbro builds →Confusion 2x91-109%KO Water Gun 2x75-89% | ||
 Carbink RockFairy | C | |
 Rockruff Rock | D | |
 Roggenrola Rock | C | |
 Espeon Psychic | B | |
 Mudbray Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Salandit View Mudbray builds →Bulldoze 4x222-262%KO Rock Slide 2x93-109%KO | ||
 Brionne Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Popplio (Iki Town Gift) | ||
Slowbro WaterPsychic | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Salandit View Slowbro builds →Scald 2x147-175%KO Confusion 2x93-109%KO | ||
Sudowoodo Rock | C | |
Espeon Psychic | B | |
Mudbray Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Salandit View Mudbray builds →Bulldoze 4x207-244%KO Rock Slide 2x86-102%KO | ||
Slowbro WaterPsychic | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Salandit View Slowbro builds →Scald 2x137-163%KO Confusion 2x86-102%KO | ||
Brionne Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Popplio (Iki Town Gift) | ||
 Cubone Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Salandit View Cubone builds →Bone Club 4x137-163%KO Rock Slide 2x54-64% | ||
Mudbray Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Salandit View Mudbray builds →High Horsepower 4x334-394%KO Rock Slide 2x88-103%KO | ||
Espeon Psychic | B | |
Slowbro WaterPsychic | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Salandit View Slowbro builds →Scald 2x142-169%KO Confusion 2x91-108%KO | ||
 Oranguru NormalPsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Salandit View Oranguru builds →Confusion 2x83-98% Rock Slide 2x61-72% | ||
Brionne Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Popplio (Iki Town Gift) | ||
Espeon Psychic | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Salandit View Espeon builds →Future Sight 2x258-304%KO | ||
Mudbray Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Salandit View Mudbray builds →High Horsepower 4x330-389%KO Rock Slide 2x87-104%KO | ||
 Starmie WaterPsychic | B | |
Slowbro WaterPsychic | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Salandit View Slowbro builds →Scald 2x139-165%KO Confusion 2x89-106%KO | ||
 Probopass RockSteel | C | |
 Marowak Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Salandit View Marowak builds →Bulldoze 4x189-222%KO Rock Slide 2x78-92% | ||
 Mudsdale Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Salandit View Mudsdale builds →High Horsepower 4x424-499%KO Rock Slide 2x112-133%KO | ||
Espeon Psychic | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Salandit View Espeon builds →Future Sight 2x274-324%KO | ||
 Rampardos Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cranidos (Route 8 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Salandit View Rampardos builds →Bulldoze 4x229-270%KO Rock Slide 2x215-253%KO | ||
 Sandslash Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Salandit View Sandslash builds →Dig 4x298-351%KO Rock Slide 2x93-110%KO | ||
 Zygarde DragonGround | A | |
Obtain MethodRoute 16 Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Salandit View Zygarde builds →Land's Wrath 4x322-380%KO Rock Slide 2x90-106%KO | ||
Marowak Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Salandit View Marowak builds →Bulldoze 4x182-214%KO Rock Slide 2x74-88% | ||
Espeon Psychic | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Salandit View Espeon builds →Future Sight 2x265-312%KO | ||
Mudsdale Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Salandit View Mudsdale builds →High Horsepower 4x405-478%KO Rock Slide 2x107-127%KO | ||
Sandslash Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Salandit View Sandslash builds →Dig 4x286-337%KO Rock Slide 2x90-106%KO | ||
 Rhydon GroundRock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Salandit View Rhydon builds →Earthquake 4x458-539%KO Stone Edge 2x229-269%KO Surf 2x62-73% | ||
Zygarde DragonGround | A | |
Obtain MethodRoute 16 Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Salandit View Zygarde builds →Land's Wrath 4x328-386%KO Stone Edge 2x122-144%KO | ||
Marowak Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Salandit View Marowak builds →Stomping Tantrum 4x233-275%KO Stone Edge 2x102-120%KO | ||
Mudsdale Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Salandit View Mudsdale builds →Earthquake 4x441-519%KO Rock Slide 2x110-131%KO | ||
 Mamoswine IceGround | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Salandit View Mamoswine builds →Earthquake 4x458-539%KO Stone Edge 2x153-180%KO | ||
 Garchomp DragonGround | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Salandit View Garchomp builds →Earthquake 4x464-547%KO Stone Edge 2x154-182%KO Surf 2x92-109%KO | ||
Marowak Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Salandit View Marowak builds →Earthquake 4x308-363%KO Stone Edge 2x103-121%KO | ||
Zygarde DragonGround | A | |
Obtain MethodRoute 16 Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Salandit View Zygarde builds →Earthquake 4x371-437%KO Stone Edge 2x123-146%KO | ||
Rhydon GroundRock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Salandit View Rhydon builds →Earthquake 4x464-547%KO Stone Edge 2x232-273%KO Surf 2x60-71% | ||
 Flygon GroundDragon | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Salandit View Flygon builds →Earthquake 4x371-437%KO Stone Edge 2x123-146%KO | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityIron Barbs ItemEviolite NatureCareful Moves View Ferroseed builds →
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C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityPrankster ItemFocus Sash NatureNaive Moves View Cottonee builds →
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C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityRegenerator ItemEviolite NatureSassy Moves View Foongus builds →
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C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityAromaveil ItemEviolite NatureCalm Moves
Damage vs Salandit View Spritzee builds →Moonblast3-4% | ||
D | ||
Recommended Build AbilityOvergrow ItemEviolite NatureQuiet Moves
Damage vs Salandit View Bulbasaur builds →Giga Drain3-4% Sludge Bomb8-9% Energy Ball4-5% | ||
Salandit Evolutions
One evolution ahead. Salandit grows into Salazzle through a straightforward two-stage chain. Plenty of partners for breeding via two egg groups. Eggs are average hatch time. The evolved forms gain up to 160 total stats over Salandit. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed Salandit easily with 57 breeding partners from the Dragon and Monster egg groups. Pass egg moves like Belch, Fake Out, Knock Off and 2 more to offspring.
SM Salandit Best Moveset
Poison/Fire at 71 Sp. Atk with AbilityCorrosion allowing Toxic to poison Steel and Poison types. AbilityOblivious blocks Taunt. The moveset fires at pre-evolution power. Salazzle one evolution away adds 111 Sp. Atk at 117 Speed (female only).
Best Build
Salandit best EVs are Sp. Def and HP
Wall Moveset
- Toxic
- Venom Drench
- Fire Blast
- Sludge Wave
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Without breeding, Salandit misses out on Belch and Fake Out. That's 5 egg moves adding depth that the base kit lacks. STAB comes from Overheat and Belch, with Normal and Dragon coverage and more rounding things out.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
It burns its bodily fluids to create a poisonous gas. When its enemies become disoriented from inhaling the gas, it attacks them.
Volcanoes or dry, craggy places are its home. It emanates a sweet-smelling poisonous gas that attracts bug Pokémon, then attacks them.
Salandit Sun & Moon Guide
For Sun & Moon, you can run Salandit through the first few routes without issues. 320 BST won't carry you far though. Get it to Salazzle as fast as you can.
Game Availability
Salandit joined the series in Sun & Moon and has been available in 4 titles so far. With 4 generations of appearances, it's established itself despite the later start.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SMDebut
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves