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Altaria チルタリス Tyltalis #334
Artwork from R/S/E
Type Dragon Flying Unknown Unknown Blue-Striped Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown	Category Humming Pokémon
Ability Natural Cure Blue-Striped -----	Exp. at Lv. 100 600,000
Regional Pokédex numbers Kanto #— Johto — Hoenn #122 Sinnoh — Unova Not in any regional Pokédex
Regional Browser numbers Fiore R— Almia R— Oblivia
Height 3′07″ Imperial 1.1 m Metric 3′07″/1.1 m Red-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m Blue-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m
Weight 45.4 lbs. Imperial 20.6 kg Metric 45.4 lbs./20.6 kg Red-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg Blue-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg
Dex color Blue	Catch rate 45 (5.9%)
Body style Blue-Striped	Footprint      Blue-Striped
Gender ratio Gender unknown Unknown Gender unknown
Breeding Flying and Dragon groups 1 cycles (255 minimum steps)
EV yield HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 Base Exp.: 188 Battle Exp.: 1881*
External links On Smogon Pokédex: Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Altaria (Japanese: チルタリス Tyltalis) is a Dragon/Flying-type Pokémon.

Biology

Physiology

Altaria resembles a large blue phoenix-like Pokémon with a long neck and white cheeks. The feathers of its body make it resemble a cumulus cloud and two long blue feathers extend from the back of its head. It wraps its two cloud-like wings around its body to keep itself warm.

Gender differences

None.

Special abilities

Altaria carries a refined set of vocal chords that allow it to sing in a beautiful soprano voice that causes its listeners to experience dreamy content.

It is possible that an Altaria may carry a flame sac within its body, similar to Torchic, which it uses to launch intensely hot fireballs from its mouth in self defense from attackers.

As of Generation IV, Altaria is one of three non-legendary Pokémon that can learn Sky Attack naturally, the other non-legendaries being Noctowl and Togekiss.

Behavior

Habitat

Altaria seem to live in secluded areas far from human population such as mountainous regions (contrary to Swablu which live near human settlements) and even sometimes melodious singing, believed to be a singing Altaria, can be heard from far off mountains. Another example of its distance from humans is the fact that the only place where an Altaria can be caught in the wild is in the Sky Pillar. Some Altaria are shown to reside in Forina valley*, and many of them are also shown to reside within the Tree of Beginning*. Both locations are also far from human population.

Also during winter they migrate to caverns inside mountains*.

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

In the anime

Altaria first appeared in Jirachi: Wish Maker. It was one of the Pokémon that lived in Forina, Jirachi's home.

There were some Altaria in the flock that an injured Swablu belonged to in True Blue Swablu.

Altaria's first major role was in Sky High Gym Battle. Ash's Grovyle battled against one in Ash's gym battle against Winona, the Gym Leader of Fortree Gym.

An Altaria belonging to Drake of the Hoenn Elite Four appeared in Vanity Affair where it battled against Ash's Grovyle.

In the manga

In the TCG

Main article: Altaria (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

Game locations

In side games

Base stats

Type effectiveness

Template:DP type effectiveness

Learnset

By leveling up

By TM/HM

By breeding

• Agility
• Haze
• Pursuit
• Rage

By tutoring

Special moves

• In Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness, Altaria knows Shadow Break, Shadow Mist and Shadow Rave as a Shadow Pokémon, and learns Heal Bell after being purified.
• In Pokémon Box, the Swablu that knows False Swipe can pass the move onto Altaria by evolving it.

Side game data

Template:Side game

Evolution

Sprites

Gen	Game
I	Red	Blue	Yellow		Red (Ja)	Green	Back
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation I.
II	Gold	Silver	Crystal				Back
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation II.
III	Ruby	Sapphire	Emerald		FireRed	LeafGreen	Back
IV	Diamond	Pearl	Platinum		HeartGold	SoulSilver	Back
V	Black	White	Black 2	White 2			Back

For other sprites and images, please see Altaria images on Bulbagarden Archives.

Trivia

• Altaria is the only Dragon/Flying type that isn't a Pseudo-legendary or a Legendary.
• Altaria is also the only Dragon type that is part of a two-stage evolutionary line.

Origin

Altaria is based on a bird of some variety mixed with cotton or a cloud.

Name origin

Altaria's name is a combination of the words alto, Italian for high, and aria, Italian for air, which both refer to this Pokémon's behavior of singing wonderful melodies. Its Japanese name may refer to Tyl, also known as Epsilon Draconis, a star in the Draco constellation. Its English name may also refer to the star Altair, the brightest star in the constellation Aquila.

In other languages

• German: Altaria
• French: Altaria
• Korean: 파비코리 Pabikori

External links

• Article on Wikipedia

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