Flying type

The Flying type (ひこうタイプ Hikou taipu in Japanese) is one of the eighteen Pokémon elemental types.

Pokémon of this type can fly, many of them live at high altitudes, even. Most of them are birds and insects. Their power is mostly related with aerial and wind-related attacks. Most of them have wings, but there are also some of them that just float without wings, like Rayquaza and Gyarados.

The Flying type is the only existing type that is combined with every other Pokémon type, making this type the most varied.

Famous Flying-type Pokémon Trainers include Falkner, Gym Leader of the Johto region; Winona, Gym Leader of Hoenn; and Skyla, a Unova Gym Leader.

Flying-type moves

• There are 23 Flying-type moves.
  • In Generation I, 7 moves were introduced.
  • In Generation II, 1 move was introduced.
  • In Generation III, 4 moves were introduced.
  • In Generation IV, 7 moves were introduced.
  • In Generation V, 3 moves were introduced.
  • In Generation VI, 1 move was introduced.
• In battles: Physical moves stand out.
  • 11 moves are of the type.
  • 7 moves are of the type.
  • 5 moves are of the type.
• In contests: Cool moves stand out.
  • 9 moves are of the type.
  • 5 moves are of the type.
  • 3 moves are of the type.
  • 2 moves are of the type.
  • There are no moves of the type.
  • 4 moves don't have this categorization.

List of Flying-type moves

Name	Category	Contest	Generation	Power
Acrobatics		-	Generation V	55
Aerial Ace			Generation III	60
Aeroblast			Generation II	100
Air Cutter			Generation III	60
Air Slash			Generation IV	75
Bounce			Generation III	85
Brave Bird			Generation IV	120
Chatter			Generation IV	65
Defog			Generation IV	-
Drill Peck			Generation I	80
Feather Dance			Generation III	-
Fly			Generation I	90
Gust			Generation I	40
Hurricane		-	Generation V	110
Mirror Move			Generation I	-
Oblivion Wing		-	Generation VI	80
Peck			Generation I	35
Pluck			Generation IV	60
Roost			Generation IV	-
Sky Attack			Generation I	140
Sky Drop		-	Generation V	60
Tailwind			Generation IV	-
Wing Attack			Generation I	60

Effectiveness of Flying-type moves

×2

Super effective against Pokémon of the types: ,  and .

½

Not very effective against Pokémon of the types: ,  and .

Weaknesses and resistances of the Flying type

A type chart displaying the weaknesses and resistances of a Pokémon when damaged by a move. Empty fields are moves that do normal damage.

×4 Doubly super effective

×2 Super effective

½ Resistant

¼ Very resistant

×0 Immune

	Type of the move
	½			×2		½				½	×0	×2				×2
	½			×2		¼	×2	×2		¼	×0	×2				×4
		½		×2	×2				½	½	×0	×2			×0	×2
	½		×2		×2	½	½			¼	×0	×4				×2		½
	½					½		½		½	×0	×2				×2	½
	¼	½	×0	×2		¼				½	×0	×2		×2		×2	×2
	¼	½		×2	×2	½		×2		½	×0	×2			×2
	¼			×2	½	½	½			¼	×0					×4	½	×2
	¼	×2		×2		×0			×2	½	×0	×2	×0	½		×2
						½	×2	×2		¼	×0	×4		×2		×2		½
	½			×0		½					×0	×4		½				×2
	½			×2			×2			½	×0					×4	×2
	½			×2					×0	½	×0	×2				×2
	½			×2	½	¼				¼	×0	×2		½	×2	×2
		×2		×2		¼			×2	½	×0	×2			½	×2
	½			×2			½	½			×0	×2	½	½		×2	×2	×2
	¼		½	×2	½		×2	½		¼	×0		½	×0	½		½
	½			×4		½	½				×0					×2	½	½

Known Flying-type Pokémon Trainers

Johto Gym Leader Falkner	Hoenn Gym Leader Winona	Unova Gym Leader Skyla	Avia Warlord Masamune	Warlord Servant Muneshige

Flying-type Pokémon

90 Pokémon are Fighting type. (12.53% of all Pokémon)

Pure Flying-type Pokémon

1 Pokémon is pure Flying type. (1.11% of the Flying-type Pokémon)

Tornadus
#641 Flying

Primary Flying-type Pokémon

2 Pokémon are primary Flying type. (2.22% of the Flying-type Pokémon)

Noibat	Noivern
#714 FlyingDragon	#715 FlyingDragon

Secondary Flying-type Pokémon

87 Pokémon are secondary Flying type. (96.67% of the Flying-type Pokémon)

Charizard	Butterfree	Pidgey	Pidgeotto	Pidgeot	Spearow
#006 FireFlying	#012 BugFlying	#016 NormalFlying	#017 NormalFlying	#018 NormalFlying	#021 NormalFlying
Fearow	Zubat	Golbat	Farfetch'd	Doduo	Dodrio
#022 NormalFlying	#041 PoisonFlying	#042 PoisonFlying	#083 NormalFlying	#084 NormalFlying	#085 NormalFlying
Scyther	Gyarados	Aerodactyl	Articuno	Zapdos	Moltres
#123 BugFlying	#130 WaterFlying	#142 RockFlying	#144 IceFlying	#145 ElectricFlying	#146 FireFlying
Dragonite	Hoothoot	Noctowl	Ledyba	Ledian	Crobat
#149 DragonFlying	#163 NormalFlying	#164 NormalFlying	#165 BugFlying	#166 BugFlying	#169 PoisonFlying
Togetic	Natu	Xatu	Hoppip	Skiploom	Jumpluff
#176 FairyFlying	#177 PsychicFlying	#178 PsychicFlying	#187 GrassFlying	#188 GrassFlying	#187 GrassFlying
Yanma	Murkrow	Gligar	Delibird	Mantine	Skarmory
#193 BugFlying	#198 DarkFlying	#207 GroundFlying	#225 IceFlying	#226 WaterFlying	#227 SteelFlying
Lugia	Ho-Oh	Beautifly	Taillow	Swellow	Wingull
#249 PsychicFlying	#250 FireFlying	#267 BugFlying	#276 NormalFlying	#277 NormalFlying	#278 WaterFlying
Pelipper	Masquerain	Ninjask	Swablu	Altaria	Tropius
#279 WaterFlying	#284 BugFlying	#291 BugFlying	#333 NormalFlying	#334 DragonFlying	#357 GrassFlying
Salamence	Rayquaza	Starly	Staravia	Staraptor	Mothim
#373 DragonFlying	#384 DragonFlying	#396 NormalFlying	#397 NormalFlying	#398 NormalFlying	#414 BugFlying
Combee	Vespiquen	Drifloon	Drifblim	Honchkrow	Chatot
#415 BugFlying	#416 BugFlying	#425 GhostFlying	#426 GhostFlying	#430 DarkFlying	#441 NormalFlying
Mantyke	Togekiss	Yanmega	Gliscor	Rotom	Shaymin
#458 WaterFlying	#458 FairyFlying	#469 BugFlying	#472 GroundFlying	#479 ElectricFlying	Shaymin #492 GrassFlying
Pidove	Tranquill	Unfezant	Woobat	Swoobat	Sigilyph
#519 NormalFlying	#520 NormalFlying	#521 NormalFlying	#527 PsychicFlying	#528 PsychicFlying	#561 PsychicFlying
Archen	Archeops	Ducklett	Swanna	Emolga	Rufflet
#566 RockFlying	#567 RockFlying	#580 WaterFlying	#581 WaterFlying	#587 ElectricFlying	#627 NormalFlying
Braviary	Vullaby	Mandibuzz	Thundurus	Landorus	Fletchling
#628 NormalFlying	#629 DarkFlying	#630 DarkFlying	#642 ElectricFlying	#645 GroundFlying	#661 NormalFlying
Fletchinder	Talonflame	Vivillon	Hawlucha	Yveltal
#662 FireFlying	#663 FireFlying	#666 BugFlying	#701 FightingFlying	#717 DarkFlying

Mega Evolved Flying-type Pokémon

Mega Charizard Y	Mega Pinsir	Mega Aerodactyl	Mega Salamence
#006 FireFlying	#127 BugFlying	#142 RockFlying	#373 DragonFlying

Relations with other types

• They're strong against the Bug type because in real life, birds are natural bug deprators.
• They're strong against the Fighting type because it's difficult to hit something that's moving in the air.
• They're strong against the Grass type because in real life, many birds eat leaves, fruits, roots, seeds or vegetables, and also because many birds live on trees. Besides, tornados and hurricanes destroy crops as well as trees.
• They're weak against the Electric type because one of the biggest cause of bird death is that they get electrocuted while flying or with the poles. And because birds are mostly on the air, they don't connect with ground, which diverts electricity.
• They're weak against the Ice type because in real life, birds don't resist cold temperatures, and that's the reason they migrate.
• They're weak against the Rock type because in ancient times, people used hunted birds by throwing rocks to them, making them fall to the ground.
• They're immune to the Ground type because something that is flying doesn't touch ground, therefore, they don't get affected by earthquakes and Earth shifts.

Trivia

• In the beta version of Pokémon Red & Green, the Flying type didn't exist. The Bird type existed instead, and it is present in the glitches Missingno and 'M.
• Every Generation has a Flying-type Legendary Pokémon.
• The most common combination of types in the Pokémon world is the Normal/Flying typing, having 23 combinations.