Is Roaring Moon Better than Salamence?
Roaring Moon is considered to be a more powerful and versatile Pokémon compared to Salamence, thanks to its increased HP and Special Defense stats, making it a formidable opponent in battles. With its optimized stat spread and fantastic ability, Roaring Moon has proven to be a top-tier Pokémon in the competitive scene, outshining Salamence in many aspects.
FAQs
General Questions
- What is Roaring Moon’s typing?: Roaring Moon is a Dragon and Dark-type Pokémon, making it weak to Dragon, Fighting, Ice, and Rock-type attacks.
- Is Roaring Moon a pseudo-legendary?: As a Past Paradox version of a pseudo-legendary, Roaring Moon has some big shoes to fill, and it manages to do so with a more optimized stat spread and fantastic ability.
- How does Roaring Moon compare to Salamence in terms of stats?: While Salamence clearly takes the lead in terms of raw DPS with an ATK stat of 277 over Roaring Moon’s 254, the latter is bulkier.
Competitive Usage
- Is Roaring Moon good in competitive battles?: Roaring Moon may go down as the most powerful Paradox Pokémon in competitive formats, with a build that makes it ideal for quickly eliminating opponents.
- How does Roaring Moon perform in singles and doubles?: With Dragon Dance and Acrobatics, Roaring Moon is a strong sweeper on offensive teams, with coverage to beat almost all Pokémon.
- What is the best nature for Roaring Moon?: A Jolly Nature Mint, which boosts Speed and lowers Special Attack, is recommended for a speedy Roaring Moon.
Comparison to Other Pokémon
- Is Roaring Moon better than Hydreigon?: In terms of monsters with the same Dragon/Dark typing, Roaring Moon is the better option than Hydreigon, despite having a slightly lower base stat total.
- How does Roaring Moon compare to Dragonite and Salamence?: Power-wise, Dragonite and Salamence are about the same, but Dragonite has the wider movepool and better setup opportunities with Multiscale improving its already superior defenses.
- Is Salamence stronger than Tyranitar?: Salamence is weak to Tyranitar, in aspects of moves and defense.
Breeding and Spawning
- Is Roaring Moon breedable?: Roaring Moon is not breedable, as it is a genderless Pokémon that does not produce eggs when bred.
- How rare is Roaring Moon’s shiny form?: Roaring Moon’s shiny form can be found in the same area, but like all shiny Pokémon, it’s very rare.
- Where can Roaring Moon be found?: Roaring Moon can be found in Area Zero, but its spawn location is extremely well-hidden.
Tera Raids and Types
- Is Roaring Moon good in Tera Raids?: Roaring Moon has a build for Tera Raid battles that makes it ideal for quickly eliminating opponents.
- What is Salamence’s Tera Type?: Salamence is featured with a Steel Tera Type in Tera raids and can be found with any other 18 Pokémon types.
- Does Salamence have a future form?: Mega Salamence is literally the future paradox form of Roaring Moon, making it an interesting comparison between the two Pokémon.