Flying (type): Difference between revisions

Types

Normal

Fire

Fighting

Water

Flying

Grass

Poison

Electric

Ground

Psychic

Rock

Ice

Bug

Dragon

Ghost

Dark

Steel

Fairy

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Stellar

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The Flying type (Japanese: ひこうタイプ Flying type) is one of the seventeen types. Notable Trainers that specialize in Flying-type Pokémon are the Gym Leaders Falkner of Violet City, Winona of Fortree City, and Skyla of Mistralton City. Prior to changes in Generation IV all Flying-type moves were physical, but they may now also be special depending on the attack.

Statistical averages

Overall

Fully evolved

Battle properties

Offensive			Defensive
Power	Types		Power	Types
2×			½×
½×			2×
0×	None		0×

Characteristics

Defense

Defensively, the Flying type is useful for its immunity to the common Ground-type move Earthquake and its resistance to Fighting. However, the Flying type's weaknesses aren't uncommon and can often offset the benefits of immunity to Ground, especially due to many dual-type Rock/Ground Pokémon. However, most Flying types have access to Roost, allowing them to restore their health. Flying types usually have below average defense stats, making them vulnerable to most physical attacks, super effective or not. Additionally, the fact that many Flying types are part Normal makes their resistance to the Fighting type ineffective.

Flying-type Pokémon that use the move Roost will temporarily lose their Flying type, making them vulnerable to Ground-type moves respectively. If a pure Flying-type Pokémon uses Roost, then it will become a ??? type in Generation IV and a Normal type in Generation V.

Offense

Offensively, Flying-type moves are usually only useful when benefited by same-type attack bonus and for their strength against the Fighting type. As well as advantages to the common Bug and Grass types, most fully evolved Flying types have above-average Attack and Speed stats. However, having below average Special Attack makes moves such as Air Cutter and Air Slash almost useless, unless used by Flying-type outliers with high Special Attack such as Togekiss or Yanmega. Despite this disadvantage, the Flying type pairs well with the Water and Fighting types and are also useful for being able to hit any opponent in a Triple Battle.

Contest Properties

When used in Contests, Flying-type moves typically become Cool moves, but can also be of the other four Contest types, excluding Tough.

Pokémon

As of Generation V, there are 84 Flying-type Pokémon or 12.94% of all Pokémon, making it the third most common type, behind Water (16.80%) and Normal (14.95%).

Pure Flying-type Pokémon

# Name 641 Tornadus

Half Flying-type Pokémon

All half Flying-type Pokémon have Flying as their secondary type.

# Name Type 1 Type 2 006 Charizard Fire Flying 012 Butterfree Bug 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 123 Scyther Bug Flying 130 Gyarados Water Flying 142 Aerodactyl Rock Flying 144 Articuno Ice Flying 145 Zapdos Electric Flying 146 Moltres Fire Flying 149 Dragonite Dragon Flying 163 Hoothoot Normal Flying 164 Noctowl Normal Flying 165 Ledyba Bug Flying 166 Ledian Bug Flying 169 Crobat Poison Flying 176 Togetic Normal Flying 177 Natu Psychic Flying 178 Xatu Psychic Flying 187 Hoppip Grass Flying 188 Skiploom Grass Flying 189 Jumpluff Grass Flying 193 Yanma Bug Flying 198 Murkrow Dark Flying 207 Gligar Ground Flying 225 Delibird Ice Flying 226 Mantine Water Flying 227 Skarmory Steel Flying 249 Lugia Psychic Flying 250 Ho-Oh Fire Flying 267 Beautifly Bug Flying 276 Taillow Normal Flying 277 Swellow Normal Flying 278 Wingull Water Flying 279 Pelipper Water Flying 284 Masquerain Bug Flying 291 Ninjask Bug Flying 333 Swablu Normal Flying 334 Altaria Dragon Flying 357 Tropius Grass Flying 373 Salamence Dragon Flying 384 Rayquaza Dragon Flying 396 Starly Normal Flying 397 Staravia Normal Flying 398 Staraptor Normal Flying 414 Mothim Bug Flying 415 Combee Bug Flying 416 Vespiquen Bug Flying 425 Drifloon Ghost Flying 426 Drifblim Ghost Flying 430 Honchkrow Dark Flying 441 Chatot Normal Flying 458 Mantyke Water Flying 468 Togekiss Normal Flying 469 Yanmega Bug Flying 472 Gliscor Ground Flying 479 Rotom* Electric Flying 492 Shaymin* Grass Flying 519 Pidove Normal Flying 520 Tranquill Normal Flying 521 Unfezant Normal Flying 527 Woobat Psychic Flying 528 Swoobat Psychic Flying 561 Sigilyph Psychic Flying 566 Archen Rock Flying 567 Archeops Rock Flying 580 Ducklett Water Flying 581 Swanna Water Flying 587 Emolga Electric Flying 627 Rufflet Normal Flying 628 Braviary Normal Flying 629 Vullaby Dark Flying 630 Mandibuzz Dark Flying 642 Thundurus Electric Flying Electric Flying 645 Landorus Ground Flying Ground Flying ??? Fletchling Normal Flying

Pokéstar Studios opponents

# Name Type 1 Type 2 N/A UFO Flying Electric

Moves

Trivia

• Prior to Generation V, this type was the only one of the seventeen that was never seen as an authentic pure type; Tornadus is the first pure Flying type.
  • Tornadus is also the only Pokémon to have Flying as its primary type.
• The Flying type has been paired with every other type except the Fighting type. This means it has been paired with the highest number of types, tied with the Water type.
• Although Normal is not typically paired up with other types, it is the most common type paired with Flying.
  • All Normal/Flying Pokémon are bird-like, except Togetic.
• Each generation has introduced at least one part-Flying legendary Pokémon.
• There has been a Flying-type Pokémon introduced in every generation whose name begins with the letters M and S.
• For each possible type combination with a double weakness to Flying, there is at least one Pokémon with that type combination. Bug/Grass consist of Paras and Parasect, which are in the same evolutionary line, Wormadam Plant Cloak, and Sewaddle, Swadloon, and Leavanny which are also in the same evolutionary line, while Fighting-type Pokémon with a double weakness to Flying consist of Heracross, Breloom, and Virizion.
• All damage-dealing Flying-type moves except Air Cutter can hit non-adjacent Pokémon in Triple Battles.
• There is a similarly named glitch type named the Bird type. The only known Glitch Pokémon that have it as a type are the Red and Blue version of Missingno. and 'M (00).
• Generation I, Generation II and Generation V introduced the most Flying-type Pokémon of any Generation, all with 19 and Generation III introduced the fewest Flying-type Pokémon, with 12.
• Generation I and IV introduced the most Flying-type moves of any Generation, with seven and Generation II introduced the least Flying-type moves, with only one.

In other languages

Language Title Japanese ひこう (飛行) Hikou Mandarin Chinese 飛行 / 飞行 Fēixíng Danish Flyve Dutch Vliegend Finnish Lento French Vol German Flug Greek Ιπτάμενος Iptamenos Hebrew מעופף Meofef Indonesian Terbang Italian Volante Korean 비행 Bihaeng Norwegian Flyings Polish Latający Portuguese Voador Romanian Zbor Russian Летающий Letayuschii Spanish Volador Swedish Flygande Thai บิน