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Type Flying

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.

Flying has been paired with every other Pokémon type to create a species; the introduction of Fighting/Flying Hawlucha completed all possible pairings. Until Generation V no species was ever a pure Flying-type; purely Flying typing could only be obtained in battle by Porygon, Kecleon and Arceus, which all had signature moves or abilities to do so.

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

Flying-type moves

  • There are 24 Flying-type moves.
  • In battles: Physical moves stand out.
    • 12 moves are of the Physical type.
    • 7 moves are of the Special type.
    • 5 moves are of the Other type.
  • In contests: Cool moves stand out.
    • 13 moves are of the Cool type type.
    • 4 moves are of the Clever type type.
    • 3 moves are of the Cute type type.
    • 2 moves are of the Beautiful type type.
    • 2 moves are of the Tough type type.

List of Flying-type moves

Name Category Contest Generation Power
Acrobatics Physical type Cool type Generation V 55
Aerial Ace Physical type Cool type Generation III 60
Aeroblast Special type Cool type Generation II 100
Air Cutter Special type Cool type Generation III 60[1]
Air Slash Special type Cool type Generation IV 75
Bounce Physical type Cute type Generation III 85
Brave Bird Physical type Cool type[2] Generation IV 120
Chatter Special type Cute type[3] Generation IV 65[4]
Defog Other type Cool type[5] Generation IV -
Dragon Ascent Physical type Beautiful type Generation VI 120
Drill Peck Physical type Cool type Generation I 80
Feather Dance Other type Beautiful type Generation III -
Fly Physical type Clever type Generation I 90
Gust Special type Clever type Generation I 40
Hurricane Special type Tough type Generation V 110[6]
Mirror Move Other type Clever type Generation I -
Oblivion Wing Special type Cool type Generation VI 80
Peck Physical type Cool type Generation I 35
Pluck Physical type Cute type Generation IV 60
Roost Other type Clever type[7] Generation IV -
Sky Attack Physical type Cool type Generation I 140
Sky Drop Physical type Tough type Generation V 60
Tailwind Other type Cool type[3] Generation IV -
Wing Attack Physical type Cool type Generation I 60

Effectiveness of Flying-type moves

×2
Super effective against Pokémon of the types: Type Bug, Type Fighting and Type Grass.
½
Not very effective against Pokémon of the types: Type Electric, Type Rock and Type Steel.

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
Bug type vertical Dark type vertical Dragon type vertical Electric type vertical Fairy type vertical Fighting type vertical Fire type vertical Flying type vertical Ghost type vertical Grass type vertical Ground type vertical Ice type vertical Normal type vertical Poison type vertical Psychic type vertical Rock type vertical Steel type vertical Water type vertical
Type Flying
½
×2
½
½
×0
×2
×2
Type FlyingType Bug
½
×2
¼
×2
×2
¼
×0
×2
[8]
×4
Type FlyingType Dark
½
×2
×2
½
½
×0
×2
×0
×2
Type FlyingType Dragon
½
×2
×2
½
½
¼
×0
×4
×2
½
Type FlyingType Electric
½
½
½
½
×0
×2
×2
½
Type FlyingType Fairy
¼
½
×0
×2
¼
½
×0
×2
×2
×2
×2
Type FlyingType Fighting
¼
½
×2
×2
½
×2
½
×0
×2
×2
Type FlyingType Fire
¼
×2
½
½
½
¼
×0
[9]
×4
½
×2
Type FlyingType Ghost
¼
×2
×2
×0
×2
½
×0
×2
×0
½
×2
Type FlyingType Grass
½
×2
×2
¼
×0
×4
×2
×2
½
Type FlyingType Ground
½
×0
½
×0
×4
½
×2
Type FlyingType Ice
½
×2
×2
½
×0
×4
×2
Type FlyingType Normal
½
×2
×0
½
×0
×2
×2
Type FlyingType Poison
½
[10]
×2
½
¼
¼
×0
×2
½
×2
×2
Type FlyingType Psychic
×2
×2
¼
×2
½
×0
×2
½
×2
Type FlyingType Rock
½
×2
½
½
×0
×2
½
½
×2
×2
×2
Type FlyingType Steel
¼
[11]
½
×2
½
×2
½
[12]
¼
×0
½
×0
½
½
Type FlyingType Water
½
×4
½
½
×0
×2
½
½

Flying-type-Pokémon Trainers

Flying-type-Pokémon Gym Leaders

Leader Location Badge
VSFalkner
Falkner
Violet City, Johto Zephyr Badge
Zephyr Badge
VSWinona
Winona
Fortree City, Hoenn Feather Badge
Feather Badge
VSSkyla
Skyla
Mistralton City, Unova Jet Badge
Jet Badge

Flying-type-Pokémon Elite Four members

Leader Category
VS Kahili SM
Kahili
Alola Elite Four

Flying-type Pokémon

98 Pokémon are Flying type. (12.22% of all Pokémon)

Pure Flying-type Pokémon

1 Pokémon is pure Flying type. (1.02% of the Flying-type Pokémon)

Tornadus
Tornadus
#641

Type Flying

Primary Flying-type Pokémon

2 Pokémon are primary Flying type. (2.04% of the Flying-type Pokémon)

Noibat Noivern
Noibat
#714

Type FlyingType Dragon

Noivern
#715

Type FlyingType Dragon

Secondary Flying-type Pokémon

95 Pokémon are secondary Flying type. (96.94% of the Flying-type Pokémon)

Charizard Butterfree Pidgey Pidgeotto Pidgeot Spearow
Charizard
#006

Type FireType Flying

Butterfree
#012

Type BugType Flying

Pidgey
#016

Type NormalType Flying

Pidgeotto
#017

Type NormalType Flying

Pidgeot
#018

Type NormalType Flying

Spearow
#021

Type NormalType Flying

Fearow Zubat Golbat Farfetch'd Doduo Dodrio
Fearow
#022

Type NormalType Flying

Zubat
#041

Type PoisonType Flying

Golbat
#042

Type PoisonType Flying

Farfetch'd
#083

Type NormalType Flying

Doduo
#084

Type NormalType Flying

Dodrio
#085

Type NormalType Flying

Scyther Gyarados Aerodactyl Articuno Zapdos Moltres
Scyther
#123

Type BugType Flying

Gyarados
#130

Type WaterType Flying

Aerodactyl
#142

Type RockType Flying

Articuno
#144

Type IceType Flying

Zapdos
#145

Type ElectricType Flying

Moltres
#146

Type FireType Flying

Dragonite Hoothoot Noctowl Ledyba Ledian Crobat
Dragonite
#149

Type DragonType Flying

Hoothoot
#163

Type NormalType Flying

Noctowl
#164

Type NormalType Flying

Ledyba
#165

Type BugType Flying

Ledian
#166

Type BugType Flying

Crobat
#169

Type PoisonType Flying

Togetic Natu Xatu Hoppip Skiploom Jumpluff
Togetic
#176

Type FairyType Flying[13]

Natu
#177

Type PsychicType Flying

Xatu
#178

Type PsychicType Flying

Hoppip
#187

Type GrassType Flying

Skiploom
#188

Type GrassType Flying

Hoppip
#187

Type GrassType Flying

Yanma Murkrow Gligar Delibird Mantine Skarmory
Yanma
#193

Type BugType Flying

Murkrow
#198

Type DarkType Flying

Gligar
#207

Type GroundType Flying

Delibird
#225

Type IceType Flying

Mantine
#226

Type WaterType Flying

Skarmory
#227

Type SteelType Flying

Lugia Ho-Oh Beautifly Taillow Swellow Wingull
Lugia
#249

Type PsychicType Flying

Ho-Oh
#250

Type FireType Flying

Beautifly
#267

Type BugType Flying

Taillow
#276

Type NormalType Flying

Swellow
#277

Type NormalType Flying

Wingull
#278

Type WaterType Flying

Pelipper Masquerain Ninjask Swablu Altaria Tropius
Pelipper
#279

Type WaterType Flying

Masquerain
#284

Type BugType Flying

Ninjask
#291

Type BugType Flying

Swablu
#333

Type NormalType Flying

Altaria
#334

Type DragonType Flying

Tropius
#357

Type GrassType Flying

Salamence Rayquaza Starly Staravia Staraptor Mothim
Salamence
#373

Type DragonType Flying

Rayquaza
#384

Type DragonType Flying

Starly
#396

Type NormalType Flying

Staravia
#397

Type NormalType Flying

Staraptor
#398

Type NormalType Flying

Mothim
#414

Type BugType Flying

Combee Vespiquen Drifloon Drifblim Honchkrow Chatot
Combee
#415

Type BugType Flying

Combee
#416

Type BugType Flying

Drifloon
#425

Type GhostType Flying

Drifblim
#426

Type GhostType Flying

Honchkrow
#430

Type DarkType Flying

Chatot
#441

Type NormalType Flying

Mantyke Togekiss Yanmega Gliscor Pidove Tranquill
Mantyke
#458

Type WaterType Flying

Togekiss
#458

Type FairyType Flying[13]

Yanmega
#469

Type BugType Flying

Gliscor
#472

Type GroundType Flying

Pidove
#519

Type NormalType Flying

Tranquill
#520

Type NormalType Flying

Unfezant Woobat Swoobat Sigilyph Archen Archeops
Unfezant
#521

Type NormalType Flying

Woobat
#527

Type PsychicType Flying

Swoobat
#528

Type PsychicType Flying

Sigilyph
#561

Type PsychicType Flying

Archen
#566

Type RockType Flying

Archeops
#567

Type RockType Flying

Ducklett Swanna Emolga Rufflet Braviary Vullaby
Ducklett
#580

Type WaterType Flying

Swanna
#581

Type WaterType Flying

Emolga
#587

Type ElectricType Flying

Rufflet
#627

Type NormalType Flying

Braviary
#628

Type NormalType Flying

Vullaby
#629

Type DarkType Flying

Mandibuzz Thundurus Landorus Fletchling Fletchinder Talonflame
Mandibuzz
#630

Type DarkType Flying

Thundurus
#642

Type ElectricType Flying

Landorus
#645

Type GroundType Flying

Fletchling
#661

Type NormalType Flying

Fletchinder
#662

Type FireType Flying

Talonflame
#663

Type FireType Flying

Vivillon Hawlucha Yveltal Rowlet Dartrix Pikipek
Vivillon
#666

Type BugType Flying

Hawlucha
#701

Type FightingType Flying

Yveltal
#717

Type DarkType Flying

Rowlet
#722

Type GrassType Flying

Dartrix
#723

Type GrassType Flying

Pikipek
#731

Type NormalType Flying

Trumbeak Toucannon Oricorio
Trumbeak
#732

Type NormalType Flying

Toucanon
#733

Type NormalType Flying

Oricorio Baile Style
#741

Type FireType Flying[14]

Oricorio Pom-Pom Style
#741

Type ElectricType Flying[15]

Oricorio Pa'u Style
#741

Type PsychicType Flying[16]

Oricorio Sensu Style
#741

Type GhostType Flying[17]

Minior Celesteela
Minior
#774

Type RockType Flying

Celesteela
#797

Type SteelType Flying

Pokémon with Flying-type alternate formes

The following alternate formes of some Pokémon are also of the Flying type.

Mega Charizard Y Mega Pidgeot Mega Pinsir Mega Aerodactyl Mega Salamence Mega Rayquaza
Mega Charizard Y
#006

Type FireType Flying

Mega Pidgeot
#018

Type NormalType Flying

Mega Pinsir
#127

Type BugType Flying

Mega Aerodactyl
#142

Type RockType Flying

Mega Salamence
#373

Type DragonType Flying

Mega Rayquaza
#384

Type DragonType Flying

Fan Rotom Shaymin Arceus Tornadus Thundurus Landorus
Rotom
#479

Type ElectricType Flying[18]

Shaymin
#492

Type GrassType Flying[19]

Arceus
#493

Type Flying[20]

Tornadus
#641

Type Flying[21]

Thundurus
#641

Type ElectricType Flying[21]

Landorus
#645

Type GroundType Flying[21]

Silvally Minior
Silvally
#773

Type Flying[22]

Minior
#774

Type RockType Flying[23]

Relations with other types

  • They're strong against the Bug type because in real life, birds are natural bug predators.
  • 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 to hunt 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 except Generation IV.
  • The most common combination of types in the Pokémon world is the Normal/Flying typing, having 26 combinations.
  • Has the least pure types, with only one.
  • Flying type is matched with every other type to create type combinations.

Notes

  1. ^ 55 until Generation V.
  2. ^ Before Generation VI, this was a Cute type-type move.
  3. ^ a b Before Generation VI, this was a Clever type-type move.
  4. ^ 60 until Generation V.
  5. ^ Before Generation VI, this was a Beautiful type-type move.
  6. ^ 120 in Generation V.
  7. ^ Before Generation VI, this was a Cool type-type move.
  8. ^ In Generation I, Flying/Bug-type Pokémon were weak to Poison-type moves.
  9. ^ In Generation I, Ice-type moves were super effective on Flying/Fire-type Pokémon.
  10. ^ In Generation I, Bug-type moves did normal damage to Flying/Poison-type Pokémon.
  11. ^ Before Generation VI, Flying/Steel-type Pokémon were resistant to Dark-type moves.
  12. ^ Before Generation VI, Flying/Steel-type Pokémon were resistant to Ghost-type moves.
  13. ^ a b Before Generation VI, this was a Type Normal and Type Flying-type Pokémon.
  14. ^ Only in its Baile Style.
  15. ^ Only in its Pom-Pom Style.
  16. ^ Only in its Pa'u Style.
  17. ^ Only in its Sensu Style.
  18. ^ In Generation IV, all of Rotom's forms were Type Electric and Type Ghost type.
  19. ^ Only in its Sky Forme.
  20. ^ Thanks to the ability Multitype, equipped with the Sky Plate.
  21. ^ a b c In its Therian Forme.
  22. ^ Thanks to the ability RKS System, equipped with the Flying Memory.
  23. ^ In its Core Form.
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