20 Most Overrated Pokémon In History

Salamence's dual type combination of Dragon/Flying helps it to rather tremendously highlight one of the few weaknesses that pure Dragon types have to deal with. By making itself so susceptible to Ice attacks, Salamence opens itself up to defeat at the hands of so many.

There are a great many Pokémon that can gain the benefit of an Ice type move like Ice Punch or even Blizzard, meaning that there are a surprising number of Pokémon that can be useful against Dragon types. Usually this wouldn't be too concerning without the benefit of STAB for non Ice types, but with a 4x weakness things suddenly start to become a big problem.

Standard Fighting types like Hitmonchan or pretty much any Water type Pokémon can suddenly be in a position to despatch a Salamence with startling ease; a big no-no if you're wanting a powerful Dragon to form the spine of your competitive team.