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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; Skyla, the sixth Unova Gym Leader; and Kahili, a member of the Alola Elite Four.

Flying-type moves

  • There are 25 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 -
Floaty Fall Physical type Cool type Generation VII 90
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 records

  • Mega Rayquaza is the tallest Flying type.
  • Natu is the smallest Flying type.
  • Celesteela is the heaviest Flying type.
  • Minior is the lightest Flying type.
  • Starly and Pikipek evolve at the lowest level (14)
  • Rufflet and Vullaby evolve at the highest level (54)
  • Drifblim has the most HP of all Flying-types (150)
  • Mega Rayquaza has the most Attack and Sp. Atk of all Flying-types (180)
  • Skarmory has the most Defense of all Flying-types (140)
  • Lugia & Ho-Oh tie for the most Sp. Def of all Flying-types (154)
  • Ninjask has the most Speed of all Flying-types (160)

Flying-type Pokémon

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

Pure Flying-type Pokémon

There is only one pure Flying-type Pokémon. (1.02% of the Flying-type Pokémon)

Tornadus
Tornadus
#641
----

Type Flying

Primary Flying-type Pokémon

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

Noibat Noivern Corviknight
Noibat
#714
----

Type FlyingType Dragon

Noivern
#715
----

Type FlyingType Dragon

Corviknight
#???
----

Type FlyingType Steel

Secondary Flying-type Pokémon

There are 95 secondary Flying-type Pokémon. (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 forms 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 Gigantamax Corviknight
Silvally
#773
----

Type Flying[22]

Minior
#774
----

Type RockType Flying[23]

Corviknight
#???
----

Type FlyingType Steel`

Relations with other types

  • They're strong against the Bug type because, in real life, birds and bats 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 struck by lightning while flying. And because birds are mostly on the air, they don't connect with the ground, which diverts electricity.
  • They're weak against the Ice type because, in real life, many 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 the ground, therefore, they don't get affected by earthquakes and Earth shifts.
  • The Steel type resists them because birds can't cause any damage to steel, hence why bird cages are made of metal.

Trivia

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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