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#008: Salanip SalanipMini
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Salatad
Salamander Pokémon
#007
SalatadFront
Type
Water
Unknown
Ability
Torrent
Hidden Ability
Poison Touch
Gender ratio
87.5% male, 12.5% female
Catch rate
45 (5.9%)
Breeding
Egg groups
Water 1 and Field
Hatch time
5355 steps
Height
0.4 m
0 m
Weight
6.7 kg
0 kg
Regional numbers
Pokédex
#007
Rikoto
Base experience yield
63
Leveling rate
Medium Slow
EV yield
Total: 1
0
HP
1
Atk
0
Def
0
Sp.Atk
0
Sp.Def
0
Speed
0
HP
0
Atk
0
Def
0
Sp.Atk
0
Sp.Def
0
Speed
Body style
Quadruped
Footprint
BodyUnknown
Pokédex color
Blue
Base friendship
70

Salatad is a Water-type Pokémon.

It evolves into Salanip starting at level 16, which evolves into Salaslam starting at level 36.

Along with Herovor and Purrlit, Salatad is one of the Starter Pokémon of the Rikoto region, able to be chosen at the beginning of Pokémon Solar Light & Lunar Dark.

Biology[]

Physiology[]

Salatad are pastel cyan, amphibious Pokémon. Their eyes are large, and a highlighter green color. They have white fins on the back of their backs, which help them move a lot faster in the water. They have numerous small pink spots on the back, which are poisonous to the touch. Their mouths and underbellies are white in color, and their feet possess two pink toes at the bottom of each of their four feet, which allow them to easily walk on the land appropriately.

Gender Differences[]

None.

Special Abilities[]

Salatad are born on small bodies of water, and live there until they Evolve. Their powerful tails allow them to swim very fast despite its size, getting away from much larger predators than itself. Their skin can become poisonous when they coat themselves in a slimy acid, which will make predators physically not be able to make contact with them. They can shoot a powerful shot of water at opponents when threatened.

Behavior[]

Salatad are born in small bodies of water, and live there until they Evolve. They appear to be quite dull witted, but are very tactical in how they fight, using different Water and Poison techniques. Salatad spend most of their time in the water, but will move out of the water during nighttime, or when the water's temperature becomes slightly cold. They coat themselves in a slimy, poisonous acid that allows them to stay hydrated outside of the water while walking around on land. They hate when other Pokémon are in their small body of water. Their powerful tails make them excellent swimmers for escaping predators.

Habitat[]

Salatad live in marshy and wet areas where they can thrive on the water and land. It is one of the Starters of Rikoto. If you didn't choose it at the beginning of the game, you can receive one egg from two of your Rivals after completing the main story. One of the eggs will hatch into a Salatad, while the other will hatch into either Herovor, or Purrlit, whichever one you didn't choose at the beginning.

Shiny Coloration Differences[]

For Shiny Salatad, the cyan turns a light purple, the green eyes turn a light blue, and the pink turns a light yellowish-orange.

Game data[]

Pokédex entries[]

Pokédex entry
Salatad are born in small bodies of water, and live there until they evolve. Their powerful tails make them excellent swimmers for escaping predators.

Game locations[]

Availability
None This Pokémon cannot be obtained.
Common
Uncommon
Fossil
Rare
One Starter Pokémon from Professor Pinewood in Soltree Town, from Rodney or Keira as a egg after becoming champion

Held items[]

Held item(s)
None This Pokémon cannot be found holding an item.
Common
Uncommon
Rare
Always

Stats[]

Stat Range
At Lv. 50 At Lv. 100
HP: 48
108 - 155 206 - 300
Attack: 67
64 - 130 125 - 256
Defense: 35
36 - 95 67 - 185
Sp.Atk: 61
59 - 124 114 - 243
Sp.Def: 44
44 - 105 83 - 205
Speed: 55
54 - 117 103 - 229
Total: 310   Other Pokémon with this total  
  • Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and a hindering nature, if applicable.
  • Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and a helpful nature, if applicable.


Type effectiveness[]

Under normal battle conditions, this Pokémon is:
Immune to:
Normal
Fighting
Flying
Poison
Ground
Rock
Bug
Ghost
Steel ½×
Fire ½×
Water ½×
Grass
Electric
Psychic
Ice ½×
Dragon
Dark
Fairy
None
Doubly resistant to:
Normal
Fighting
Flying
Poison
Ground
Rock
Bug
Ghost
Steel ½×
Fire ½×
Water ½×
Grass
Electric
Psychic
Ice ½×
Dragon
Dark
Fairy
None
Resistant to:
Normal
Fighting
Flying
Poison
Ground
Rock
Bug
Ghost
Steel ½×
Fire ½×
Water ½×
Grass
Electric
Psychic
Ice ½×
Dragon
Dark
Fairy
None
Damaged normally by:
Normal
Fighting
Flying
Poison
Ground
Rock
Bug
Ghost
Steel ½×
Fire ½×
Water ½×
Grass
Electric
Psychic
Ice ½×
Dragon
Dark
Fairy
None
Weak to:
Normal
Fighting
Flying
Poison
Ground
Rock
Bug
Ghost
Steel ½×
Fire ½×
Water ½×
Grass
Electric
Psychic
Ice ½×
Dragon
Dark
Fairy
None
Doubly weak to:
Normal
Fighting
Flying
Poison
Ground
Rock
Bug
Ghost
Steel ½×
Fire ½×
Water ½×
Grass
Electric
Psychic
Ice ½×
Dragon
Dark
Fairy
None

Learnset[]

By leveling up[]

By leveling up
 Level   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP 
Start Pound Normal Physical 40 100% 35
Start Growl Normal Status 100% 40
6 Bubble Water Special 40 100% 30
8 Acid Poison Special 40 100% 30
11 Water Sport Water Status —% 15
14 Bubble Beam Water Special 65 100% 20
18 Screech Normal Status 85% 40
21 Pursuit Dark Physical 40 100% 20
25 Uproar Normal Special 90 100% 10
28 Aqua Slam Water Physical 70 100% 15
32 Work Up Normal Status —% 30
36 Gastro Acid Poison Status 100% 10
40 Hydro Pump Water Special 110 80% 5
42 Rain Dance Water Status —% 5
46 Hyper Voice Normal Special 90 100% 10
  • A level of "Start" indicates a move that will be known by a Salatad obtained at level 1
  • Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Salatad
  • Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Salatad

By TM/HM[]

By TM/HM
 TM   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP 
TMNormal TM05 Roar Normal Status 0000 00—}}—% 20
TMPoison TM06 Toxic Poison Status 0000 090}}90% 10
TMPoison TM09 Venoshock Poison Special 06565 100}}100% 10
TMNormal TM10 Hidden Power Normal Special 06060 100}}100% 15
TMDark TM12 Taunt Dark Status 0000 100}}100% 20
TMIce TM13 Ice Beam Ice Special 09090 100}}100% 10
TMNormal TM17 Protect Normal Status 0000 00—}}—% 10
TMWater TM18 Rain Dance Water Status 0000 00—}}—% 5
TMNormal TM21 Frustration Normal Physical 0000 100}}100% 20
TMNormal TM27 Return Normal Physical 0000 100}}100% 20
TMGround TM28 Dig Ground Physical 08080 100}}100% 10
TMNormal TM32 Double Team Normal Status 0000 00—}}—% 15
TMPoison TM36 Sludge Bomb Poison Special 09090 100}}100% 10
TMDark TM41 Torment Dark Status 0000 100}}100% 15
TMNormal TM42 Facade Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 20
TMPsychic TM44 Rest Psychic Status 0000 00—}}—% 10
TMNormal TM45 Attract Normal Status 0000 100}}100% 15
TMDark TM46 Thief Dark Physical 06060 100}}100% 25
TMNormal TM48 Round Normal Special 06060 100}}100% 15
TMNormal TM54 False Swipe Normal Physical 04040 100}}100% 40
TMWater TM55 Scald Water Special 08080 100}}100% 15
TMDark TM56 Fling Dark Physical 0000 100}}100% 10
TMGhost TM65 Shadow Claw Ghost Physical 07070 100}}100% 15
TMDark TM66 Payback Dark Physical 05050 100}}100% 10
TMNormal TM75 Swords Dance Normal Status 0000 00—}}—% 20
TMNormal TM77 Psych Up Normal Status 0000 00—}}—% 10
TMNormal TM87 Swagger Normal Status 0000 090}}90% 15
TMNormal TM88 Sleep Talk Normal Status 0000 00—}}—% 10
TMNormal TM90 Substitute Normal Status 0000 00—}}—% 10
TMFighting TM94 Rock Smash Fighting Physical 04040 100}}100% 15
TMDark TM95 Snarl Dark Special 05555 095}}95% 15
TMNormal TM100 Confide Normal Status 0000 00—}}—% 20
TMNormal TM101 Secret Power Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 20
TMWater TM110 Ripple Wave Water Special 05050 090}}90% 10
TMNormal HM01 Cut Normal Physical 05050 095}}95% 30
TMWater HM03 Surf Water Special 09090 100}}100% 15
TMNormal HM04 Strength Normal Physical 08080 100}}100% 15
TMWater HM05 Waterfall Water Physical 08080 100}}100% 15
TMWater HM06 Dive Water Physical 08080 100}}100% 10
  • Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Salatad
  • Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Salatad

By breeding[]

By breeding
 Father   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP 
  • Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Salatad
  • Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Salatad
  • Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Salatad

By tutoring[]

By Move Tutor
 Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP   Cost 
Acupressure Normal Status —% 10 Yellow Shard2
Aqua Tail Water Physical 90 90% 10 Blue Shard4
Bounce Flying Physical 85 85% 5 Red Shard5
Endeavor Normal Physical 100% 5 Green Shard3
Foul Play Dark Physical 95 100% 15 Yellow Shard4
Gastro Acid Poison Status 100% 10 Yellow Shard1
Gunk Shot Poison Physical 120 70% 5 Blue Shard5
Hydro Cannon Water Special 150 90% 5 None
Hyper Voice Normal Special 90 100% 10 Blue Shard4
Icy Wind Ice Special 55 95% 15 Green Shard3
Iron Tail Steel Physical 100 75% 15 Blue Shard4
Knock Off Dark Physical 65 100% 20 Yellow Shard4
Snore Normal Special 50 100% 20 Red Shard1
Spite Ghost Status 100% 10 Yellow Shard1
Sucker Punch Dark Physical 70 100% 5 Yellow Shard4
Uproar Normal Special 90 100% 10 Blue Shard1
Water Pledge Water Special 50 100% 10 None
Water Pulse Water Special 60 100% 20 Red Shard1
Yawn Normal Status —% 10 Green Shard5
Headbutt Normal Physical 70 100% 15 None
  • Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Salatad
  • Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Salatad

Evolution[]

SalatadFront
Unevolved
Salatad
 Water 
Rare Candy
Level 16
SalanipFront
First evolution
Salanip
 Water  Poison 
Rare Candy
Level 36
SalaslamFront
Second evolution
Salaslam
 Water  Poison 


Sprites[]

Front Back
GenderM SalatadFront SalatadBack
Front shiny Back shiny
GenderM SalatadFrontShiny SalatadBackShiny

Trivia[]

  • Salatad originally wasn't even planned to be a Starter Pokémon for this game. The Water-type starter originally was a Pokémon named Tidetsu, which was a sea fairy Pokémon, and then a Pokémon named Hermik, which was based on a hermit crab. Tidetsu does appear in the current game, however, after recently being remade. Hermik was cut from this game because there were too many Water-types.
  • It's Shiny Coloration has a similar color scheme to Purpole.
  • Prior to 1.0.1, Salatad uses Squirtle's cry.

Origin[]

  • Salatad is based on a salamander. It's tail, which looks a bit similar to Mudkip's, indicates that it is based off the larval stage of a salamander.

Name Origin[]

Salatad's name comes from Salamander and tadpole.

Salatad Old Sprite

Salatad Old Sprite

Previous Designs[]

007Salatad 1
007Salatad 0

In other languages[]

Language Title Meaning
Japanese
German Salaquap Salamander + Quappe
Spanish
French Salatard From "Salamandre" (Salamander) and "Têtard" (Tadpole)
Italian


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