Salatad

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This article is about the species.

Salatad #656
Art by Watertrainer from Solar Light & Lunar Dark
Type Water	Species Salamander Pokémon
Abilities Torrent
Exp. at Lv. 100 1,059,860
Regional Pokédex numbers Rikoto #007
Height 1'04" Imperial 0.4m Metric Weight 17lbs Imperial 7.7kg Metric Dex color Blue Catch rate 45 Body style - Footprint - Gender ratio 87.5% male, 12.5% female Breeding Water 1 and Monster groups 21 cycles (5355 minimum steps) EV yield HP<br\/>0 Atk<br\/>1 Def<br\/>0 Sp.Atk<br\/>0 Sp.Def<br\/>0 Speed<br\/>0 Base Exp.: 28 Battle Exp.: 281

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 blue, amphibious Pokémon. Their eyes are large, and a radioactive 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 if touched. Their mouths and underbellies are white in color, and their feet possess two pink claws at the bottom of their feet which allow them to easily walk on the land appropriately.

Gender Differences

None

Special abilities

Salatad can 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 appear to be quite dull witted, however 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 pokemon are in their small body of water.

Habitat

Salatad live in marshy and wet areas where they can thrive on the water and land.

Game data

Pokédex entries

This Pokémon is fanmade and was unavailable prior to THIS Generation. Generation WTI SL LD SALATAD are born in small bodies of water, and live there until evolution. Their powerful tails make them excellent swimmers, allowing them to escape predators and catch prey.

Game locations

This Pokémon is fanmade and was unavailable prior to THIS Generation. Generation WTI SL LD One Starter Pokémon from Professor Pinewood in Soltree Town

Stats

Stat	Range
	At Lv. 50	At Lv. 100
HP: 49
Attack: 70
Defense: 39
Sp.Atk: 63
Sp.Def: 34
Speed: 53
Total: 308 Other Pokémon with this total
Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and a hindering nature. Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and a helpful nature.

Type effectiveness

Under normal battle conditions in Generation V, this Pokémon is:

Damaged normally by: Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 1× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Psychic 1× Dragon 1× Dark 1×

Weak to: Grass 2× Electric 2×

Immune to: None

Resistant to: Steel ½× Fire ½× Water ½× Ice ½×

Learnset

By leveling up

Generation V
Level	Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
Start	Pound	Normal	Physical	40	100%	35
5	Growl	Normal	Status	—	100%	40
7	Bubble	Water	Special	20	100%	30
11	Pursuit	Dark	Physical	—	—%	15
13	Water Gun	Water	Special	40	100%	25
17	Water Sport	Water	Status	—	100%	15
19	Flail	Normal	Physical	various	100%	15
23	Poison Tail	Poison	Physical	50	100%	25
25	Body Slam	Normal	Physical	85	100%	15
29	Brine	Water	Special	65	100%	10
31	Focus Energy	Normal	Status	—	—%	30
35	Aqua Tail	Water	Physical	90	90%	10
37	Rain Dance	Water	Status	—	100%	5
41	Poison Jab	Poison	Physical	80	100%	20
43	Hydro Pump	Water	Special	120	80%	5
A level of "Start" indicates a move that will be known by a Salatad obtained at level 1 in Generation VI 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

Unevolved Salatad Water

Level 16 →

First evolution Salanip Water Poison

Level 36 →

Second evolution Salaslam Water Poison

Trivia

• Salatad was never originally a starter. The Water type starter was originally a Pokémon named Tidetsu, a sea fairy Pokémon, and then a Pokémon named Hermik, which was based on a Hermit Crab. Tidetsu appears in the game to this day however, after recently being remade. Hermik was cut in this game because there was too many water-types.

Origin

• Salatad is based on a Salamander.
• Salatad was never going to be a Water starter, I was unhappy about the previous Water starters, Tidetsu and Hermik, so I designed Salatad and it became the Water starter. Like other Water starters it had be land able, but I wanted to give it a fishy feel, thats how it's tail came to be. It was originally going to be a greeny blue colour before I settled on a bright blue.

Name origin

Salatad's name comes from Salamander and Tadpole.

Previous Designs

In other languages

Language Name Name Origin German French Korean Chinese (Mandarin)