#and tbf ​its a pretty common trait for his species... Full grown salamences are very challenging to keep

[horizonboundtrainer]

Salamence is a high prey drive Pokemon. He's got an unfortunate habit of attempting to eat smaller Pokemon he's unfamiliar with beginning at the size of a medium sized dog and above. The moment a Pokemon begins to act like prey, whether they're attempting to battle or play, it's like a switch goes off in his head and he'll start treating them as a prey item. Running from him and hiding is a bad idea, as is playing dead. A game of tag can become dangerous within seconds. Thankfully he's well trained enough that he often won't go for the kill without a direct command from May. ( He tends to carry fainted Pokemon back to his mother so she can dispatch and cook them. )

The only ones he doesn't see as food are humans and Ninetales. Other dragons are fair game if he can subdue them ( which is often the case due to his sheer size and strength ), though he usually sees the females as potential mates rather than meals. He'll even sometimes go after fairy and poison types and then regret it when he ends up throwing up afterwards because Salamence is an idiot who learns from trial and error.

Ghost types baffle him by dissipating in his mouth. He doesn't understand why and he's been harassing wild Shuppets trying to figure it out.