The Flying type (Japanese: ひこうタイプFlying type) is one of the eighteen types. Flying-type moves are super effective against Bug-, Fighting-, and Grass-typePokémon, while Flying-type Pokémon are weak to Electric-, Ice-, and Rock-type moves.
Battle properties
Note: Type effectiveness multipliers may vary in other games outside the core series.
From Generation II onwards, Flying-type Pokémon are not considered grounded for effects that affect grounded Pokémon (e.g. entry hazards). This makes Flying-type Pokémon immune to the AbilityArena Trap, the moveRototiller, and all entry hazards (except Stealth Rock), but also from the benefits of terrains (though they can still use Seeds). If Flying-type Pokémon lose their ungrounded status by methods like holding Iron Ball or being under the effect of moves such as Ingrain (Generation IV onward), Gravity, Smack Down or Thousand Arrows, they also lose their immunity to Ground-type Pokémon in addition to those benefitted from being ungrounded. Holding Ring Target makes them lose their type immunity to Ground type moves, but keeps ungrounded status for other effects.
When a Flying-type uses the move Roost, introduced in Generation IV, it temporarily loses its Flying type for a turn. If a pure Flying-type Pokémon uses Roost, then it will become a ??? type in Generation IV and a Normal type in Generation V onward.
The move Sky Drop, introduced in Generation V, allows the user to pick up a Flying-type Pokémon and make it unable to move. However, on the next turn, Sky Drop will fail and free the target, even if the target is grounded.
The effectiveness of the move Flying Press, introduced in Generation VI, is calculated by multiplying the effectiveness of its move type (usually Fighting) and the Flying type.
Pokémon
As of Generation IX, 115 are Flying-type (counting those that are Flying-type in at least one of their forms), which makes up up 11.19% of all Pokémon, making it the 4th most common type after Grass and before Psychic. All other types have been paired up with Flying at least once — in Generation VI, after the introduction of Hawlucha, Flying became the first type to have this trait.
The Pokémon below are listed by their current types. Some Pokémon have had their types changed, usually when a new type was introduced.
As of Generation IX, there are 31 Flying-type moves, which makes up 3.32% of all moves (excluding those that are Flying-type only under certain circumstances), causing it to tie with Ground and Dragon as the second rarest type among moves, followed by Rock.
The user first heats up its beak, and then it attacks the target. Making direct contact with the Pokémon while it's heating up its beak results in a burn.
The target is struck with large, imposing wings spread wide to inflict damage.
All details are accurate to Generation VII games. For details that have changed between generations, please see an individual move's page. Target data assumes user is in the lower left.
Flying Press is a Fighting-type move that works as a dual-type Fighting/Flying move, although it is still treated as a pure Fighting-type move for all other purposes, such as STAB or held item effects.
An item to be held by a Pokémon. It lowers the holder's Speed stat and makes the holder vulnerable to Ground-type moves even if it is a Flying type or is levitating.
Unlike in the core series games, in Pokémon Sleep, each Pokémon can only have one type, which determines the kind of Berry that the Pokémon will gather for Snorlax to feed on. Flying-type Pokémon will gather Pamtre Berries, and typically have the Slumbering sleep type.
The following is a list of Flying-type Pokémon in Pokémon Sleep.
Due to the decreased amount of types in the Pokémon Trading Card Game, Flying-type Pokémon are grouped under Colorless, although Flying-type Pokémon with a secondary type that is not the Normal type will typically be grouped under their secondary typing instead. Regardless of the card's type, Pokémon cards that depict Flying-type Pokémon are generally weak to Lightning and resist Fighting.
Trivia
Generations I, II, and V introduced the most Flying-type Pokémon of any other generation, each with 19 (including Rotom's Fan form in Generation V). Generation VIII introduced the fewest Flying-type Pokémon, with five.
Generation IV introduced the most Flying-type moves of any other generation, with seven. Generation II introduced the fewest Flying-type moves, with only one (Aeroblast).
Generation IX is the only generation to not introduce a Flying-type move.
With the introduction of Hawlucha and with Togetic and Togekiss having the newly introduced Fairy type replacing their previous Normal in Generation VI, Flying became the first type to be paired with every other type officially.
Flying-type Pokémon, on average, have the highest Speed of all Pokémon.
Flying was the last type to receive:
A single-type Pokémon, receiving one with Arceus in Generation IV.
Tornadus would later be introduced in Generation V as the first Pokémon to be pure Flying-type in its default form.
A dual-type Pokémon with its type as the primary one, receiving two with Noibat and Noivern in Generation VI.