Fly (move)

This article is about the move Fly. For the field move, see Field Move.

Fly そらをとぶ Fly

The user soars, then strikes on the second turn. It can also be used for flying to any familiar town.

Battles Type  Flying Category  Physical PP  15 (max. 24) Power  90 Accuracy  95% Priority  {{{priority}}} Makes contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by BrightPowder Affected by King's Rock Usable outside of battle

Target Foe Foe Self Ally May affect anyone but the user

Availability Introduced  Generation I HM02 in Generation I HM02 in Generation II HM02 in Generation III HM02 in Generation IV

Contests Category  Smart Appeal  1 ♥ Jam  0 Can avoid being startled by others.

Super Contests Category  Smart Appeal  1 ♥ Earn +3 if no other Pokémon has chosen the same Judge.

Fly on Legendary Pokémon MoveDex Fly on Eevee's Movedex

Fly (Japanese: そらをとぶ Fly) is a damage-dealing Flying-type move introduced in Generation I. It is HM02 in all generations.

Effect

In battle

Generation I

Demonstration of Fly in battle

On the turn that Fly is selected, the user will fly up high, where the only attacks it cannot avoid are Bide, Swift, and Transform. On the following turn, Fly will inflict damage, PP will be deducted from it, and it will count as the last move used. Once Fly is selected, the user will be unable to switch out unless Fly is disrupted or fully executed.

If Fly is not fully executed, PP will not be deducted from it, and it will not count as the last move used. If the opponent uses Mirror Move during the turn that the user flies up high, Mirror Move will copy the move that the user executed immediately before using Fly (or fail if it can't).

Full paralysis and self-inflicted damage due to confusion will disrupt Fly. Additionally, if the user is fully paralyzed during the mostly-invulnerable turn of Fly, the mostly-invulnerable part will not be reset until the user switches out or fully executes Fly.

In Pokémon Stadium, Fly will allow the user to avoid damage reversed by Bide. Full paralysis will reset the mostly-invulnerable part of Fly. Mirror Move will copy Fly on either of the turns it takes to execute.

Generation II

Same as Generation I, however, the user cannot avoid Gust, Thunder, Twister, or Whirlwind whilst flying up high, and will receive double damage from Gust and Twister.

The user may also be hit in the air if it was previously targeted by Lock-On or Mind Reader, and then struck the following turn. Swift, Bide and Transform no longer hit on their own during the semi-invulnerable turn of Fly.

Generation III

Same as Generation II, however, the user is now unable to avoid Sky Uppercut whilst flying up high.

Generation IV

Same as Generation III, however, the base Power has increased to 90, instead of 70.

Outside of battle

Fly in Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Versions.

Players can fly to select spots they've been to, usually outside the entrance to a town's Pokémon Center. The only exceptions are the character's home town, where they land outside their house, the Regional Pokémon League, where they land at the entrance to the main building. A another notable exemption is the lake of Rage, where the player simply lands near the lake, the only place not to have the player land in front of a building.

Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Charizard uses Fly as his Up Special move. It rotates in the air while gaining height, damaging nearby enemies. It acts as a recovery move for returning to the stage.

Learnset

Generation I

By HM02

#   Pokémon Type 006 CharizardY Fire Flying 016 Pidgey Normal Flying 017 Pidgeotto Normal Flying 018 Pidgeot Normal Flying 021 Spearow Normal Flying 022 Fearow Normal Flying 083 Farfetch'd Normal Flying 084 Doduo Normal Flying 085 Dodrio Normal Flying 142 Aerodactyl Rock Flying 144 Articuno Ice Flying 145 Zapdos Electric Flying 146 Moltres Fire Flying 151 Mew Psychic Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Generation II

By HM02

#   Pokémon Type 006 Charizard Fire Flying 016 Pidgey Normal Flying 017 Pidgeotto Normal Flying 018 Pidgeot Normal Flying 021 Spearow Normal Flying 022 Fearow Normal Flying 083 Farfetch'd Normal Flying 084 Doduo Normal Flying 085 Dodrio Normal Flying 142 Aerodactyl Rock Flying 144 Articuno Ice Flying 145 Zapdos Electric Flying 146 Moltres Fire Flying 149 Dragonite Dragon Flying 151 Mew Psychic 163 Hoothoot Normal Flying 164 Noctowl Normal Flying 169 Crobat Poison Flying 176 Togetic Normal Flying 178 Xatu Psychic Flying 198 Murkrow Dark Flying 227 Skarmory Steel Flying 249 Lugia Psychic Flying 250 Ho-Oh Fire Flying Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Generation III

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 373 Salamence Dragon Flying 50 384 Rayquaza Dragon Flying 45 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By HM02

#   Pokémon Type 006 Charizard Fire Flying 016 Pidgey Normal Flying 017 Pidgeotto Normal Flying 018 Pidgeot Normal Flying 021 Spearow Normal Flying 022 Fearow Normal Flying 083 Farfetch'd Normal Flying 084 Doduo Normal Flying 085 Dodrio Normal Flying 142 Aerodactyl Rock Flying 144 Articuno Ice Flying 145 Zapdos Electric Flying 146 Moltres Fire Flying 149 Dragonite Dragon Flying 151 Mew Psychic 163 Hoothoot Normal Flying 164 Noctowl Normal Flying 169 Crobat Poison Flying 176 Togetic Normal Flying 178 Xatu Psychic Flying 198 Murkrow Dark Flying 227 Skarmory Steel Flying 249 Lugia Psychic Flying 250 Ho-Oh Fire Flying 276 Taillow Normal Flying 277 Swellow Normal Flying 278 Wingull Water Flying 279 Pelipper Water Flying 329 Vibrava Ground Dragon 330 Flygon Ground Dragon 333 Swablu Normal Flying 334 Altaria Dragon Flying 357 Tropius Grass Flying 373 Salamence Dragon Flying 380 Latias Dragon Psychic 381 Latios Dragon Psychic 384 Rayquaza Dragon Flying Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Generation IV

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 373 Salamence Dragon Flying 50 384 Rayquaza Dragon Flying 45DPPt 384 Rayquaza Dragon Flying 65HGSS Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By HM02

#   Pokémon Type 006 Charizard Fire Flying 016 Pidgey Normal Flying 017 Pidgeotto Normal Flying 018 Pidgeot Normal Flying 021 Spearow Normal Flying 022 Fearow Normal Flying 041 Zubat Poison Flying 042 Golbat Poison Flying 083 Farfetch'd Normal Flying 084 Doduo Normal Flying 085 Dodrio Normal Flying 142 Aerodactyl Rock Flying 144 Articuno Ice Flying 145 Zapdos Electric Flying 146 Moltres Fire Flying 149 Dragonite Dragon Flying 151 Mew Psychic 163 Hoothoot Normal Flying 164 Noctowl Normal Flying 169 Crobat Poison Flying 176 Togetic Normal Flying 178 Xatu Psychic Flying 198 Murkrow Dark Flying 227 Skarmory Steel Flying 249 Lugia Psychic Flying 250 Ho-Oh Fire Flying 276 Taillow Normal Flying 277 Swellow Normal Flying 278 Wingull Water Flying 279 Pelipper Water Flying 329 Vibrava Ground Dragon 330 Flygon Ground Dragon 333 Swablu Normal Flying 334 Altaria Dragon Flying 357 Tropius Grass Flying 373 Salamence Dragon Flying 380 Latias Dragon Psychic 381 Latios Dragon Psychic 384 Rayquaza Dragon Flying 396 Starly Normal Flying 397 Staravia Normal Flying 398 Staraptor Normal Flying 426 Drifblim Ghost Flying 430 Honchkrow Dark Flying 441 Chatot Normal Flying 468 Togekiss Normal Flying 487 Giratina Altered Forme Ghost Dragon 487 Giratina Origin Forme Ghost Dragon 493 Arceus Ice Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Special move

#   Pokémon Type Obtained in 025 Pikachu Electric Poké Walker Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

In the anime

The user soars into the air, then strikes. It can also be used for flying anywhere.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Episode Used In		Notes
Pidgeot	Pidgeot flies into the sky while carrying a trainer on its back.
Corey's Pidgeot	Mewtwo Strikes Back		Debut
Ash's Pidgeot	Pallet Party Panic		None
Falkner's Pidgeot	Fighting Flyer with Fire!		None
Officer Jenny's Pidgeot	Hoenn Alone!		None
Charizard	Charizard takes to the sky while being able to carry its Trainer on its back.
Ash's Charizard	Charizard Chills!		None
Liza's Charla	Charizard's Burning Ambition		None
Dragonite	Dragonite flies into the sky while carrying a trainer on its back.
Lance's Dragonite	Talkin' 'Bout an Evolution		None
Drifloon	Drifloon floats into the air whilst the trainer holding on.
Marnie's Drifloon	Drifloon in the Wind!		None
Paige's Drifloon	Drifloon in the Wind!		None
Staraptor	Staraptor flies into the sky with its Trainer on its back.
A Staraptor captured by Kellyn's Capture Styler	Pokémon Ranger and the Kidnapped Riolu! (Part 2)		None

Trivia

• In Pokémon Colosseum, Charizard dives on the ground on the second turn of Fly.
• As of Generation III, Fly is one of two HM moves that can be learned by level-up; the other is Waterfall.
  • The two Pokémon that learn it this way are dual-type Dragon/Flying Pokémon introduced in Generation III.
• Many Pokémon which are noted for their ability to fly (as well as carry a passenger) over long distances are unable to learn this move, such as Garchomp. Likewise, many Flying-types cannot learn this apparently due to their size (Drifloon) while their evolutions can, while others can learn it despite their size (Pidgey at 1'0").
• Doduo and Dodrio are both able to learn Fly, despite not having any wings. This is because the Japanese name for the move can also be translated as "sky jump", and both are known for their prowess at jumping.
• Until Generation III, the only Pokémon able to learn Fly (with the exception of Mew, who can learn any TM and HM move) were Flying-types. Since Generation III, the only non Flying-types able to learn Fly have been Dragon-types.

In other languages

• French: Vol
• German: Fliegen
• Italian: Volo
• Spanish: Vuelo
• Korean: 공중날기 Gongjungnalgi
• Dutch: Vlieg

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