The 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.
Abilities
- Aftermath - Just the Drifloon family.
- Air Lock - Unique to Rayquaza.
- Big Pecks
- Blaze - Just Charizard; This is a Fire ability.
- Chlorophyll - This is a Grass ability.
- Compoundeyes - This is a Bug ability.
- Early Bird
- Guts - Just the Taillow family; This is a Fighting ability.
- Honey Gather - Unique to Combee.
- Hustle
- Hyper Cutter - Just the Gligar family; This is a Water ability.
- Inner Focus - This is a Fighting ability.
- Insomnia
- Intimidate - This is a Normal ability.
- Keen Eye
- Leaf Guard - Just the Hoppip family; This is a Grass ability.
- Levitate - Just Rotom (Fan Form) ; This is a Psychic ability.
- Natural Cure - Just the Swablu family; This is a Grass ability.
- Overcoat - Just the Vullaby family; This is a Psychic ability.
- Prankster
- Pressure
- Rock Head - Just Aerodactyl; This is a Rock ability.
- Run Away - Just the Doduo family; This is a Normal ability.
- Sand Force - Just Landorus; This is a Ground ability.
- Sand Veil - Just the Gligar family; This is a Ground ability.
- Serene Grace - This is a Normal ability.
- Solar Power - Just Tropius; This is a Grass ability.
- Speed Boost
- Sturdy - Just Skarmory; This is a Rock ability.
- Super Luck
- Swarm - This is a Bug ability.
- Swift Swim - Just the Mantyke family; This is a Water ability.
- Synchronize - Just the Natu family; This is a Psychic ability.
- Tangled Feet - This is a Normal ability.
- Technician - Just Scyther; This is a Normal ability.
- Tinted Lens - Just Yanmega; This is a Bug ability.
- Unburden - Just the Drifloon family.
- Vital Spirit - Just Delibird; This is a Normal/Fighting ability.
- Water Absorb - Just the Mantyke family; This is a Water ability.
Known Flying Pokémon Trainers
Johto Gym Leader Falkner | Hoenn Gym Leader Winona | Unova Gym Leader Skyla | Avia Warlord Masamune | Warlord Servant Muneshige |
Evolutions
Unevolved | First evolution | Second evolution | Other type and info |
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Template:Not from type | Template:Not from type | Charizard | Fire; Only Charizard is Flying |
Template:Not from type | Template:Not from type | Butterfree | Bug; Only Butterfree is Flying |
Pidgey | Pidgeotto | Pidgeot | Normal |
Spearow | Fearow | Normal | |
Zubat | Golbat | Crobat | Poison |
Farfetch'd | Normal | ||
Doduo | Dodrio | Normal | |
Scyther | Template:Not from type | Bug; Only Scyther is Flying | |
Pinsir | Bug; Only Mega Pinsir is Flying | ||
Template:Not from type | Gyarados | Water; Only Magikarp and Mega Gyarados aren't Flying | |
Aerodactyl | Rock | ||
Articuno | Ice | ||
Zapdos | Electric | ||
Moltres | Fire | ||
Template:Not from type | Template:Not from type | Dragonite | Dragon; Only Dragonite is Flying |
Hoothoot | Noctowl | Normal | |
Ledyba | Ledian | Bug | |
Template:Not from type | Togetic | Togekiss | Normal (Gen. II-V)/Fairy; Only Togepi isn't Flying |
Natu | Xatu | Psychic | |
Hoppip | Skiploom | Jumpluff | Grass |
Yanma | Yanmega | Bug | |
Murkrow | Honchkrow | Dark | |
Gligar | Gliscor | Ground | |
Delibird | Ice | ||
Mantyke | Mantine | Water | |
Skarmory | Steel | ||
Lugia | Psychic | ||
Ho-Oh | Fire | ||
Template:Not from type | Template:Not from type | Beautifly | Bug; Only Beautifly is Flying |
Taillow | Swellow | Normal | |
Wingull | Pelipper | Water | |
Template:Not from type | Masquerain | Bug; Only Masquerain is Flying | |
Template:Not from type | Ninjask | Bug; Only Ninjask is Flying | |
Swablu | Altaria | Swablu is Normal; Altaria is Dragon | |
Tropius | Grass | ||
Template:Not from type | Template:Not from type | Salamence | Dragon; Only Salamence is Flying |
Rayquaza | Dragon | ||
Starly | Staravia | Staraptor | Normal |
Template:Not from type | Mothim | Bug; Only Mothim is Flying | |
Combee | Vespiquen | Bug | |
Drifloon | Drifblim | Ghost | |
Chatot | Normal | ||
Rotom | Electric; Fan Form | ||
Shaymin | Grass; Sky Forme | ||
Arceus | Sky Plate | ||
Pidove | Tranquill | Unfezant | Normal |
Woobat | Swoobat | Psychic | |
Sigilyph | Psychic | ||
Archen | Archeops | Rock | |
Ducklett | Swanna | Water | |
Emolga | Electric | ||
Rufflet | Braviary | Normal | |
Vullaby | Mandibuzz | Dark | |
Tornadus | |||
Thundurus | Electric | ||
Landorus | Ground | ||
Fletchling | Fletchinder | Talonflame | Fletchling is Normal; Fletchinder and Talonflame are Fire |
Template:Not from type | Template:Not from type | Vivillon | Bug; Only Vivillon is Flying |
Hawlucha | Fighting | ||
Noibat | Noivern | Dragon | |
Yveltal | Dark |
Trivia
- Flying-type Pokémon should not be confused with the Bird-type Pokémon in Generation I: Missingno and 'M. They have the same weakness and resistances, however.
- Every Generation has a Flying type Legendary Pokémon.
- The only pure Flying-type Legendary Pokémon is Tornadus and Arceus (Flying Plate), these are also the only pure flying Pokémon out of all Pokémon.
- Flying Types are weak to Ice, Electric, and Rock.
- Noivern is the only part Flying type that has Flying as its primary type and a different type for its secondary type.
Pokémon by types | |
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Only exists within Generation II – IV: ??? type · Only exists within Colosseum and XD: Shadow |