# Salamence ex δ #98/101 — Dragon Frontiers

## Summary

Salamence ex δ is a Delta Species ex from the Dragon Frontiers era, and Salamence has long been a Hoenn favorite, the pseudo-legendary dragon players pined for. Its Type Shift power gave it some real deck-building curiosity, and Ryo Ueda's name adds a small collector's footnote. The modelled guide sits at $445 with 23 copies traded in 30 days, with 91 days of inventory on the board; a PSA 10 guides at $7,315, 16 times raw, but a 4% gem rate against $85 of fees makes grading a losing trade.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | Dragon Frontiers |
| Number | 98/101 |
| Rarity | Rare |
| Era | EX |
| Illustrator | Ryo Ueda |
| Release date | 2006-11-08 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | Stage2 |
| Suffix | ex |
| Evolves from | Shelgon |
| HP | 160 |
| Types | Water |
| Ability: Type Shift | Once during your turn (before your attack), you may use this power. Salamence ex's type is Fire until the end of your turn. |
| Attack: Claw Swipe | cost Water/Colorless/Colorless — damage 60 |
| Attack: Dual Stream | cost Water/Water/Colorless/Colorless — damage 80 — You may do 40 damage instead of 80 to the Defending Pokémon. If you do, this attack does 40 damage to 1 of your opponent's Benched Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.) |
| Weakness | Colorless ×2 |
| Resistance | Fire -30, Fighting -30 |
| Retreat | 2 |
| Legal | Standard no · Expanded no |
| Pokédex entry | [Salamence #373](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/pokedex/salamence) |
| Finishes | Holo |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$445.00** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-10-22T22:54:43.176Z
- Headline basis: MODELLED_GUIDE — The venue’s published daily market guide, which the venue itself declares MODELLED. Nothing is confirmed to have traded at it, no copy is listed at it, and it is not our estimate — it is theirs.
- 24h change: n/a · 7d change: n/a — as of 2026-10-22T22:54:43.176Z
- Floor delivered ask: $805.27 — as of 2026-10-22T22:54:43.176Z
- Quant score: 32/100, regime ILLIQUID_UNKNOWN — as of 2026-10-22T22:54:43.176Z — 4 of 11 inputs · 35% weight · -32% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2006-11-08T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-10-22T03:13:14.826Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-10-13T17:41:43.680Z, confidence 85%
- Live ask — observed 2026-10-22T03:13:15.887Z, confidence 80%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-10-22T03:13:14.826Z, confidence 70%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-10-22T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 60%
- Population census — observed 2026-10-14T02:40:06.269Z, confidence 60%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/dragon-frontiers/salamence-ex-98)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Aex15-98%3AEN%3AHOLO~NM)