Salamence Pokémon cards — how many are there and what are they worth?
There are 29 Salamence cards on file, 26 of them with a price, and the typical one costs $15.11.
Pokédex number · 29 cards · 26 with a price · $0.62 to $572.21 · read August 14, 2026
How much is a Salamence Pokémon card worth?
The typical Salamence card costs $15.11. Across the 26 of them that carry a price, the cheapest is $0.62 and the dearest is $572.21 — Salamence ex δ 98, at $572.21. That spread is why the group price is a starting point and not a valuation of any one card.
Card facts are read from openly published card files; prices are read once a day from public marketplace listings into this site's own archive. Figures on this page were read on August 14, 2026.
Salamence 29 cardsPokédex number
Salamence price summary
26 with a price · $0.62 to $572.21 · No. 60 of 206 Pokémon by typical price · +78.0% in 11 months · 195 HP on average · weak to Colorless
146 Pokémon cost less than this one
What stands out about Salamence cards
- Scale 29 cards carry this Pokémon — 0.1% of the 20,444 English cards on file.
- Price Half of the priced cards cost under $15.11, but the dearest reaches $572.21 — a gap of 38×.
- Place By typical price this is No. 60 of 206 Pokémon; 146 of them cost less.
- Record 26 of the 29 cards have a price on file. The rest are counted but left out of every price figure rather than guessed at.
How 20,444 English cards narrow down to these 29
Full bar = that step's denominator · filled = what carries over- English cards on file 20,4447,142 cardsonly cards that record a Pokédex number remain · 34.9% of 20,444
- Cards with a Pokédex number 7,14229 cardsonly Salamence remain · 0.4% of 7,142
- The 29 cards on this page29 cards0.1% of every English card on file
The middle step counts every card that records a Pokédex number, including Pokémon too small to have a page of their own. That is why its figure is larger than the totals on the Pokédex number list, which only counts the groups it can open.
Salamence Pokémon cards at a glance
- What this group is. 29 cards share the Pokédex number Salamence. The Pokédex number ties every print of the same Pokémon together, whatever the set is called and whatever extra words the card name carries. Grouping by the number keeps prints of one Pokémon in one place instead of scattering them by name.
- What they cost. The typical card is $15.11. Across the 26 priced cards the range runs $0.62 to $572.21.
- Where it stands. No. 60 of 206 Pokémon by typical price, with 146 of them cheaper.
- What the cards are like. They average 195 HP and 145 maximum damage, and are most often weak to Colorless.
- What is listed below. Every one of the 29 cards that carries a price, each with its own price page. The other 3 are counted in the total but have no published price, so they are not listed.
- When it was read. Every figure on this page comes from the archive as it stood on August 14, 2026.
Every Salamence card with a price on file
released 2006Salamence ex δ [98]2
released 2007Salamence ex [96]3
released 2003Salamence [10]4
released 2005Salamence ex [103]5Salamence LV.XRare Holo LV.XNo imagereleased 2009Salamence LV.X [98]6
released 2005Salamence δ [14]7
released 2025Salamence ex [187]8
released 2013Salamence [XY59]9
released 2018Salamence-GX [73]10
released 2007Salamence [18]11
released 2008Salamence [24]12
released 2009Salamence [8]13
released 2020Salamence VMAX [194]14
released 2013Salamence-EX [XY170]15
released 2018Salamence-GX [44]16
released 2017Salamence [SM140]17
released 2013Salamence [64]18
released 2012Salamence [8]19
released 2020Salamence V [185]20
released 2020Salamence VMAX [144]21
released 2015Salamence [57]22
released 2025Salamence ex [177]23
released 2018Salamence [106]24
released 2020Salamence V [143]25
released 2021Salamence [109]26
released 2025Salamence ex [114]27
released 2003Salamence [19]28
released 2017Salamence-GX [SM139]29
released 2013M Salamence-EX [XY171]The 29 dearest Salamence cards, most expensive first, each badged with the year it was printed. Hover a card to see it full size.
The grid above carries pictures for the 29 dearest cards only. Putting a picture on all 26 cards would make the first screen slow to arrive. The list below instead carries every one of them as a row.
1Salamence ex δDragon Frontiers #98 · 2006$572.21Rare Holo EX2Salamence exPower Keepers #96 · 2007$219.52Rare Holo EX3SalamenceDragon #10 · 2003$207.91Rare Holo4Salamence exDeoxys #103 · 2005$191.13Rare Holo EX5Salamence LV.XArceus #98 · 2009$103.95Rare Holo LV.X6Salamence δDelta Species #14 · 2005$95.73Rare Holo7Salamence exJourney Together #187 · 2025$60.02Special Illustration Rare8SalamenceXY Black Star Promos #XY59 · 2013$45.19PromoShow the other 21They carry on in the same order — you do not leave this page+21
9Salamence-GXDragon Majesty #73 · 2018$43.90Rare Rainbow10SalamenceSecret Wonders #18 · 2007$36.96Rare Holo11SalamenceStormfront #24 · 2008$19.89Rare12SalamenceArceus #8 · 2009$15.80Rare Holo13Salamence VMAXDarkness Ablaze #194 · 2020$15.26Rare Rainbow14Salamence-EXXY Black Star Promos #XY170 · 2013$14.95Promo15Salamence-GXDragon Majesty #44 · 2018$9.99Rare Holo GX16SalamenceSM Black Star Promos #SM140 · 2017$9.37Promo17SalamencePlasma Blast #64 · 2013$9.30Rare Holo18SalamenceDragon Vault #8 · 2012$6.14Rare Holo19Salamence VDarkness Ablaze #185 · 2020$4.03Rare Ultra20Salamence VMAXDarkness Ablaze #144 · 2020$3.23Rare Holo VMAX21SalamenceRoaring Skies #57 · 2015$2.06Rare Holo22Salamence exJourney Together #177 · 2025$1.85Ultra Rare23SalamenceCelestial Storm #106 · 2018$1.25Rare Holo24Salamence VDarkness Ablaze #143 · 2020$1.09Rare Holo V25SalamenceEvolving Skies #109 · 2021$0.88Rare Holo26Salamence exJourney Together #114 · 2025$0.62Double Rare27SalamenceDragon #19 · 2003Rare28Salamence-GXSM Black Star Promos #SM139 · 2017Promo29M Salamence-EXXY Black Star Promos #XY171 · 2013PromoWhich Salamence cards share a name across several printings?
Salamence12 printings · 11 sets
Salamence ex5 printings · 3 sets
Salamence-GX3 printings · 2 sets
Salamence VMAX2 printings · 1 set
Salamence V2 printings · 1 set
Are Salamence Pokémon cards going up in value?
What one Salamence card cost over twelve months
Middle price of one card · 13 readings · latest $15.11How Salamence Pokémon card prices are spread
An average hides the shape of a group. These four points say where the money actually sits among Salamence cards.
The counting sections and the price sections do not share a denominator. This group holds 29 cards, but only 26 of them carry a price. Every figure about money on this page — the typical price, the quarters, the bands, the ladder — is counted on those 26, while every figure about how many cards exist is counted on all 29.| Price band | Cards | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Under $1 | 7.7% | |
| $1 to $5 | 23.1% | |
| $5 to $20 | 30.8% | |
| $20 to $50 | 11.5% | |
| $50 to $100 | 7.7% | |
| $100 to $500 | 15.4% | |
| $500 and up | 3.8% |
Counted across the 26 Salamence cards that carry a price. The bands are the round numbers people use when they talk about price, not equal-width steps.
The two ends of that spread are both Salamence cards. Put side by side, they show what you are actually paying for.
Rarity Rare Holo EX VS Double Rare
Set Dragon Frontiers VS Journey Together
When were Salamence Pokémon cards printed, and are the old ones worth more?
This counts how many Salamence cards were printed in each year on file. The busiest year is 2013 with 4.
Bar height is that year against the busiest one (2013, 4 cards). Press a bar for the exact count.
| Year | Cards | Share | Typical price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 6.9% | — | |
| 2005 | 6.9% | — | |
| 2006 | 3.4% | — | |
| 2007 | 6.9% | — | |
| 2008 | 3.4% | — | |
| 2009 | 6.9% | — | |
| 2012 | 3.4% | — | |
| 2013 | 13.8% | $14.95 | |
| 2015 | 3.4% | — | |
| 2017 | 6.9% | — | |
| 2018 | 10.3% | $9.99 | |
| 2020 | 13.8% | $3.63 | |
| 2021 | 3.4% | — | |
| 2025 | 10.3% | $1.85 |
Years with no card of this group are left out rather than drawn as an empty bar. "Typical price" is the middle price of the cards printed that year.
Back to summaryWhat Salamence Pokémon cards are made of, and which of them hold the value
The words printed after the name split Salamence cards into kinds, and each kind plays by different rules.
| Card kind | Cards | Share | Typical price (median) | A card from it |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ex | 20.7% | $125.57 | | |
| GX | 10.3% | — | | |
| EX | 6.9% | — | | |
| V | 6.9% | — | | |
| VMAX | 6.9% | — | | |
| MEGA | 3.4% | — | MEGANo image |
Counted across all 29 Salamence cards on file. "Typical price" is the middle price inside that row, left as a dash where fewer than three of its cards carry a price — a median of one or two cards is not a typical price.
| Rarity | Cards | Share | Typical price (median) | A card from it |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rare Holo | 31.0% | $9.30 | | |
| Promo | 17.2% | $14.95 | | |
| Rare Holo EX | 10.3% | $219.52 | | |
| Rare | 6.9% | — | | |
| Rare Rainbow | 6.9% | — | | |
| Double Rare | 3.4% | — | | |
| Rare Holo GX | 3.4% | — | | |
| Rare Holo LV.X | 3.4% | — | Salamence LV.XRare Holo LV.XNo image | |
| Rare Holo V | 3.4% | — | | |
| Rare Holo VMAX | 3.4% | — | |
Counted across all 29 Salamence cards on file. "Typical price" is the middle price inside that row, left as a dash where fewer than three of its cards carry a price — a median of one or two cards is not a typical price.
| Printing | Cards | Share | Typical price (median) | A card from it |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | 86.2% | $14.95 | | |
| Normal | 3.4% | — | |
Counted across all 29 Salamence cards on file. "Typical price" is the middle price inside that row, left as a dash where fewer than three of its cards carry a price — a median of one or two cards is not a typical price.
| Set | Cards | Share | Typical price (median) | A card from it |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darkness Ablaze | 13.8% | $3.63 | | |
| Journey Together | 10.3% | $1.85 | | |
| XY Black Star Promos | 10.3% | — | | |
| Arceus | 6.9% | — | | |
| Dragon | 6.9% | — | | |
| Dragon Majesty | 6.9% | — | | |
| SM Black Star Promos | 6.9% | — | | |
| Celestial Storm | 3.4% | — | | |
| Delta Species | 3.4% | — | | |
| Deoxys | 3.4% | — | |
Counted across all 29 Salamence cards on file. "Typical price" is the middle price inside that row, left as a dash where fewer than three of its cards carry a price — a median of one or two cards is not a typical price.
| Illustrator | Cards | Share | Typical price (median) | A card from it |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5ban Graphics | 24.1% | $14.95 | | |
| Mitsuhiro Arita | 10.3% | $207.91 | | |
| Ryo Ueda | 10.3% | $103.95 | | |
| Naoki Saito | 6.9% | — | | |
| Saki Hayashiro | 6.9% | — | | |
| BERUBURI | 3.4% | — | | |
| Hikaru Koike | 3.4% | — | | |
| Kagemaru Himeno | 3.4% | — | | |
| Kazuyuki Kano | 3.4% | — | | |
| Kouki Saitou | 3.4% | — | Kouki SaitouNo image |
Counted across all 29 Salamence cards on file. "Typical price" is the middle price inside that row, left as a dash where fewer than three of its cards carry a price — a median of one or two cards is not a typical price.
The energy symbol in the corner decides what a Salamence card can attack with.
| Energy type | Cards | Share | Typical price (median) | A card from it |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dragon | 51.7% | $9.30 | | |
| Colorless | 41.4% | $19.89 | | |
| Fire | 3.4% | — | | |
| Water | 3.4% | — | |
Counted across all 29 Salamence cards on file. "Typical price" is the middle price inside that row, left as a dash where fewer than three of its cards carry a price — a median of one or two cards is not a typical price.
| Series | Cards | Share | Typical price (median) | A card from it |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EX | 20.7% | $207.91 | | |
| Sun & Moon | 17.2% | $9.68 | | |
| Sword & Shield | 17.2% | $3.23 | | |
| XY | 13.8% | $14.95 | | |
| Scarlet & Violet | 10.3% | $1.85 | | |
| Black & White | 6.9% | — | | |
| Diamond & Pearl | 6.9% | — | | |
| Platinum | 6.9% | — | |
Counted across all 29 Salamence cards on file. "Typical price" is the middle price inside that row, left as a dash where fewer than three of its cards carry a price — a median of one or two cards is not a typical price.
| Regulation mark | Cards | Share | Typical price (median) | A card from it |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 13.8% | $3.63 | | |
| I | 10.3% | $1.85 | | |
| E | 3.4% | — | |
Counted across all 29 Salamence cards on file. "Typical price" is the middle price inside that row, left as a dash where fewer than three of its cards carry a price — a median of one or two cards is not a typical price.
| Evolution stage | Cards | Share | Typical price (median) | A card from it |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stage 2 | 75.9% | $17.85 | | |
| Basic | 10.3% | $4.03 | | |
| Level-Up | 3.4% | — | Salamence LV.XRare Holo LV.XNo image |
Counted across all 29 Salamence cards on file. "Typical price" is the middle price inside that row, left as a dash where fewer than three of its cards carry a price — a median of one or two cards is not a typical price.
Back to summaryHow much HP and damage Salamence Pokémon cards print
| Measure | Lowest | Lower quarter | Typical | Upper quarter | Highest | Cards counted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP | 100 | 150 | 160 | 250 | 320 | 29 |
| Biggest attack | 40 | 100 | 120 | 200 | 300 | 29 |
Trainer and energy cards carry no HP or attack, so they are left out of these counts rather than entered as zero. "Biggest attack" is the largest printed damage number on the card, before any condition the attack text adds.
HP printed on the 29 Salamence cards that carry one. The typical card is 160 HP. Bar length is that HP against the highest in the group.
Half of these cards sit between 150 and 250 HP. The distance between the two ends is what a single average would have hidden.
| Group | Share | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Lowest | 31.3% of the highest | 100 HP |
| Lower quarter | 46.9% of the highest | 150 HP |
| Typical | 50.0% of the highest | 160 HP |
| Upper quarter | 78.1% of the highest | 250 HP |
| Highest | 100.0% of the highest | 320 HP |
The largest printed damage number on each of the 29 Salamence cards that print one. The typical card hits for 120. Bar length is that number against the hardest hitter in the group.
Half of these cards hit between 100 and 200. Attack text that adds a condition is not counted here — only the printed number.
| Group | Share | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Lowest | 13.3% of the highest | 40 damage |
| Lower quarter | 33.3% of the highest | 100 damage |
| Typical | 40.0% of the highest | 120 damage |
| Upper quarter | 66.7% of the highest | 200 damage |
| Highest | 100.0% of the highest | 300 damage |
What are Salamence Pokémon cards weak to?
What Salamence Pokémon cards are weak to
- Colorless38%
- Fairy38%
- Lightning17%
- Dragon8%
| Item | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Colorless | 9 | 38% |
| Fairy | 9 | 38% |
| Lightning | 4 | 17% |
| Dragon | 2 | 8% |
An attack of this type does double damage to the card. Counted across the 24 Salamence cards that print a weakness.
Which Salamence Pokémon cards print a resistance?
What Salamence Pokémon cards resist
- Fighting69%
- Fire31%
| Item | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Fighting | 9 | 69% |
| Fire | 4 | 31% |
Resistance cuts incoming damage from that type. Only some Salamence cards print one, which is why this count is smaller than the card total.
How do Salamence Pokémon cards evolve?
How Salamence Pokémon cards evolve
- Stage 285%
- Basic12%
- Level-Up4%
| Item | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Stage 2 | 22 | 85% |
| Basic | 3 | 12% |
| Level-Up | 1 | 4% |
Basic cards are played straight from the hand; the later stages have to evolve from the card before them.
Can you still play Salamence Pokémon cards, and what do they cost to retreat?
What it costs to retreat a Salamence Pokémon card
- 272%
- 314%
- 17%
- 47%
| Item | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | 21 | 72% |
| 3 | 4 | 14% |
| 1 | 2 | 7% |
| 4 | 2 | 7% |
The number of energy cards you discard to move this Pokémon back to the bench. Zero means it retreats for free.
| Question | Cards | Share of the group |
|---|---|---|
| Legal in Standard today | 3 | 10.3% |
| Legal in Expanded today | 19 | 65.5% |
| Cards with an Ability | 15 | 51.7% |
| Cards with a special rule | 17 | 58.6% |
Standard and Expanded are the two tournament formats. A card leaves Standard when its set rotates out, so this share moves each year while the card itself does not change.
Each track is the whole of the 29 Salamence cards on file, so the empty part of a bar is the share the answer does not cover.
The four rows are not slices of one whole — a card can be legal in Standard and carry an Ability at the same time, so the bars are read one at a time against the group.
| Group | Share | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Legal in Standard today | 10.3% | 3 cards |
| Legal in Expanded today | 65.5% | 19 cards |
| Cards with an Ability | 51.7% | 15 cards |
| Cards with a special rule | 58.6% | 17 cards |
Which Salamence Pokémon cards moved most this year
Biggest risers over 12 months
Biggest fallers over 12 months
Counted on the 22 cards that carried a price on both the first and the last reading, so a card that only appeared recently is not in here.
Back to summaryThe cheapest Salamence Pokémon cards you can buy
$0.62
Salamence ex [114]
2
$0.88
Salamence [109]
3
$1.09
Salamence V [143]
4
$1.25
Salamence [106]
5
$1.85
Salamence ex [177]
6
$2.06
Salamence [57]
Cheapest first. Each card opens its own price page. Prices exclude shipping, which on a card at this level is usually more than the card.
These six together cost $7.75, against $572.21 for the single dearest Salamence card. The two ends of the same group sit 923× apart, and both of them are correctly described as "Salamence".
How Salamence compares with the other Pokémon
"Which Pokémon is the most expensive" has three different answers depending on what you measure, so this section keeps them apart.
Ranked by its single dearest card, Salamence is number 42 of 206 Pokémon, on Dragon Frontiers #98 at $572.21. By card count it is number 113, and by the price of an ordinary card number 60 — three different answers to "is it the most expensive".
These are the Pokémon that sit next to Salamence on that ladder.
Gengar — 50 cardsPokédex 94typical $160.00
Rayquaza — 59 cardsPokédex 384typical $125.27
Umbreon — 44 cardsPokédex 197typical $110.85
Greninja — 33 cardsPokédex 658typical $14.91
Moltres — 38 cardsPokédex 146typical $14.873 things that split what a Salamence card is worth — press a panel to drop to the working behind it
Salamence Pokémon cards — frequently asked questions
How many Salamence Pokémon cards are there?
How much is a Salamence Pokémon card worth?
What is the most expensive Salamence Pokémon card?
Are Salamence Pokémon cards rare?
Do all Salamence Pokémon cards have a price?
Where can I see every Salamence Pokémon card?
How often are Salamence Pokémon card prices updated?
Are Salamence Pokémon cards going up in value?
How much does a cheap Salamence Pokémon card cost?
Which Salamence Pokémon cards are worth the most?
What is the highest HP on a Salamence Pokémon card?
Are Salamence Pokémon cards legal in tournaments?
What are Salamence Pokémon cards weak to?
Are old Salamence Pokémon cards worth more than new ones?
Which Salamence Pokémon card rose the most this year?
Which sets have Salamence Pokémon cards?
How these Salamence figures are collected, and where you can check them
Primary official source
First-party official sources — the body that issues the data itself, such as a government agency, a statutory register or a rights holder publishing its own records.
Industry source
Second-party sources — marketplaces, trade associations, research institutes and companies that compile data about the market.
Before you rely on these figures
Note: Prices on this page are asking and market prices for ungraded English Salamence cards, taken from a daily snapshot of public marketplace listings read on August 14, 2026. They are not offers, they exclude shipping, duty and marketplace fees, and they move. Counts cover only the English cards this site holds on file. Graded prices, population counts, sealed product values and pack odds are not published on this site because no free commercial source provides them.
Last updated: 2026-08-14