Flight

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Serena using Fly

Flight is a mechanic in the core series Pokémon games, used to instantly travel to previously visited locations.

Mechanics

Generations I to VI

Players can fly to locations they have visited using the HM move Fly. Usually a certain Gym Badge is required to use the move outside of battle. Most possible Fly destinations are places with Pokémon Centers, primarily cities and towns, but other significant locations can be flown to as well. Using Fly usually lands the player in front of an area's Pokémon Center. If the location lacks a Pokémon Center, an otherwise suitable spot is used.

Generally, simply entering a flyable location is all that is required to be able to use Fly for that location. There are some exceptions, however, such as Opelucid City in Black and White where the player must first view the Team Plasma event, Lacunosa Town in Black 2 and White 2 where the player must first encounter Professor Juniper and Bianca, and Ever Grande City in Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald where the player must first climb the waterfall. The Johto Battle Frontier, by contrast, can automatically be accessed after the National Pokédex is obtained.

In Generation I and II, when a Pokémon uses Fly outside of battle, its overworld sprite is the same as the icon seen in the party:

• Several Flying-type Pokémon use the icon.
• In Generation I, if a Charizard or Mew uses Fly outside of battle, it will appear as a flying icon; a Dragonite will appear as a flying icon.
• In Generation II, if a Charizard or Dragonite uses Fly outside of battle, it will appear as a flying icon; a Mew, Crobat, Delibird, Lugia, or Ho-Oh will appear as a flying , , , , or icon, respectively.

In Generation II, the player cannot use Fly to move between Kanto and Johto. In HeartGold and SoulSilver, players can fly to either region by first flying to the Indigo Plateau or Route 26, then to the other region.

Generation VII

In Pokémon Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon, players can fly to previously visited locations using the Poké Ride Charizard Glide. The map displayed when using Charizard Glide breaks each island up into areas, which are what are displayed on the top screen on the Charizard Glide flight map. The area a location is located in may not be the same as the location flown to. In addition, each flight point has a specific name, which may or may not correspond to the actual location flown to.

In Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, players can fly to previously visited locations using the Secret Technique Sky Dash.

Generation VIII

In Pokémon Sword and Shield, players can use the Flying Taxi to travel to previously visited locations., free of charge. The player will be granted access to the Flying Taxi after the opening ceremony for the Gym Challenge in Motostoke Stadium, after which they can use the taxi from the Town Map or Habitat screen of the Pokédex. In addition to the Flying Taxi the player regularly uses, there is a local Flying Taxi in Wyndon, located in front of the Rose of the Rondelands hotel and in front of Wyndon Stadium. This taxi will take the player to and from the two aforementioned locations, the Monorail Station, and (after the player becomes Champion) the Battle Tower. The Flying Taxis in Galar are pulled by a Corviknight.

In The Isle of Armor and The Crown Tundra, the Flying Taxi can freely transport the player between any location in Galar, the Isle of Armor, or the Crown Tundra.

In Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, the field usage of the move Fly returns trought the use of the Pokétch's Hidden Moves app. A wild Staraptor is summoned by the app to perform the move.

In Pokémon Legends: Arceus, the player can directly travel to previously visited locations using the map in the Arc Phone. The player can generally only travel to camps within the same area, but not to other areas. Additionally, using the Ride Pokémon Braviary, the player can glide through the sky and travel long distances over the map.

Generation IX

In Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, Flying Taxis are available to the player from the Rotom Phone's map app as soon as it is obtained. Unlike in Pokémon Sword and Shield, Flying Taxis can be used in caves. The Flying Taxi in Paldea can also enter Area Zero, a place most people are forbidden from entering. The Flying Taxis in Paldea are pulled by a flock of Squawkabilly.

In The Teal Mask, despite Kitakami being said to be located far away from Paldea, the Flying Taxi can freely transport the player to either region. The Flying Taxis in Kitakami are pulled by a flock of Noctowl.

List of flyable locations

Alola

Melemele Island

Akala Island

Ula'ula Island

Poni Island

Aether Paradise