Altaria (Pokémon)
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Altaria (Japanese: チルタリス Tyltalis) is a dual-type Dragon/Flying Pokémon.
Biology
Physiology
Altaria resembles a large blue phoenix-like Pokémon with a long neck and white cheeks. The feathers of its body make it resemble a cumulus cloud and two long blue feathers extend from the back of its head. It wraps its two cloud-like wings around its body to keep itself warm. Altaria’s blue feet have four toes, three forward and one backward, and it has five tail feathers, the ones to the sides being longer than the inner ones.
Gender differences
None.
Special abilities
Altaria carries a refined set of vocal chords that allow it to sing or hum in a beautiful soprano voice that causes its listeners to experience dreamy content.
It is possible that an Altaria may carry a flame sac within its body, similar to Torchic, which it uses to launch an intense blast of fire from its mouth in self-defense from attackers.
As of Generation V, Altaria is one of seven non-legendary Pokémon that can learn Sky Attack naturally, the other non-legendaries being Noctowl, Togekiss, the Pidove evolution line, and Shinbora.
Behavior
In their secluded habitats, Altaria are known to sing and hum beautifully with their voices. Much of their behavior simply involves finding a draft on which to glide, high above many other Pokémon that can fly. If it bonds with a person, it will gently envelop the friend with its soft wings, then hum.
Habitat
Altaria seem to live in secluded areas far from human population such as mountainous regions (contrary to Swablu which live near human settlements) and even sometimes melodious singing, believed to be a singing Altaria, can be heard from far off mountains. Another example of its distance from humans is the fact that the only place where an Altaria can be caught in the wild is in the Sky Pillar. Some Altaria are shown to reside in Forina Valley, and many of them are also shown to reside within the Tree of Beginning. Both locations are also far from human population. During the winter, they migrate into caverns within mountains. They use geomagnetic waves to know where to fly.
Diet
- Main article: Pokémon food
In the anime
Major appearances
Altaria's first major role was in Sky High Gym Battle. Ash's Grovyle battled against one in Ash's gym battle against Winona, the Gym Leader of Fortree Gym.
An Altaria belonging to Drake of the Hoenn Elite Four appeared in Vanity Affair where it battled against Ash's Grovyle.
Another Altaria appeared in Last Call, First Round!, under the ownership of Nando.
Minor appearances
Altaria first appeared in Jirachi: Wish Maker. It was one of the Pokémon that lived in Forina, Jirachi's home.
There were some Altaria in the flock that an injured Swablu belonged to in True Blue Swablu.
Altaria had a cameo appearance in Lucario and the Mystery of Mew. It could be seen in a flock with some Swablu.
Another flock of Altaria and Swablu was seen in Pokémon Ranger - Deoxys Crisis! The Altaria's sense of direction had gone haywire, so Solana captured one of them to put them back in order.
Grandma Wilma was training an Altaria that appeared in A Meteoric Rise to Excellence!.
Pokédex entries
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In the manga
Winona of the Fortree Gym has an Altaria as her main Pokémon, much as in the games. It was briefly seen carrying Winona and Flannery to the Weather Institute after Norman's battle with Ruby, but wasn't seen fighting until VS. Altaria, where it fought Sapphire's Toro and managed to win even after the latter evolved into a Blaziken.
In the TCG
- Main article: Altaria (TCG)
Game data
Pokédex entries
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Game locations
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In side games
Game | Location |
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Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire |
Evolve from Swablu |
Pokémon Trozei! | Endless Level 64 Forever Level 14 Pair Trozei Mr. Who's Den |
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red/Blue Rescue Team |
Evolve from Swablu |
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time/Darkness |
Crevice Cave (B1-B10) Lower Crevice Cave (B1-B4) Mt. Avalanche (B1-B19) |
Pokémon Ranger | Sekra Mountain Range |
Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia |
Chroma Ruins |
Held items
Game | Held Item(s) | ||
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Pokémon XD | Dragon Fang (100%) |
Stats
Base stats
Stat | Range | ||
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At Lv. 50 | At Lv. 100 | ||
HP: 75
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135 - 182 | 260 - 354 | |
70
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67 - 134 | 130 - 262 | |
90
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85 - 156 | 166 - 306 | |
70
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67 - 134 | 130 - 262 | |
105
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99 - 172 | 193 - 339 | |
80
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76 - 145 | 148 - 284 | |
Total: 490
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Pokéathlon stats
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Type effectiveness
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Learnset
By leveling up
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By TM/HM
By breeding
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Father | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | ||||
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Agility | Psychic | Status | — | —% | 30 | |||||
Dragon Rush | Dragon | Physical | 100 | 75% | 15 | |||||
FeatherDance | Flying | Status | — | 100% | 15 | |||||
Haze | Ice | Status | — | —% | 30 | |||||
Hyper Voice | Normal | Special | 90 | 100% | 10 | |||||
Power Swap | Psychic | Status | — | —% | 10 | |||||
Pursuit | Dark | Physical | 40 | 100% | 20 | |||||
Rage | Normal | Physical | 20 | 100% | 20 | |||||
Roost | Flying | Status | — | —% | 10 | |||||
Steel Wing | Steel | Physical | 70 | 90% | 25 | |||||
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By tutoring
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Game | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | |||||||
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B | W | B2 | W2 | Draco Meteor | Dragon | Special | 140 | 90% | 5 | ||||
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Special moves
Shadow moves | <span style="color:#{{{2}}};">Level 36+ | Purified moves | ||
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Shadow Break | File:Box xd 334.png | Heal Bell | Normal | |
Shadow Mist | DragonBreath | Dragon | ||
Shadow Rave | SolarBeam | Grass | ||
-- | Aerial Ace | Flying | ||
Side game data
Pokémon Pinball
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Pokémon Pinball RS
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Pokémon Trozei!
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Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team
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Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time, Explorers of Darkness, and Explorers of Sky
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Pokémon Ranger
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Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia
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Evolution
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Level 35 → |
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Sprites
Gen | Game | ||||||
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I | Red | Blue | Yellow | Red (Ja) | Green | Back | |
This Pokémon did not appear during Generation I. | |||||||
II | Gold | Silver | Crystal | Back | |||
This Pokémon did not appear during Generation II. | |||||||
III | Ruby | Sapphire | Emerald | FireRed | LeafGreen | Back | |
IV | Diamond | Pearl | Platinum | HeartGold | SoulSilver | Back | |
V | Black | White | Black 2 | White 2 | Back | ||
Trivia
- Altaria is the only dual-type Dragon/Flying Pokémon that isn't considered a pseudo-legendary or a legendary.
- Altaria is also the only Template:Type2 that is part of a two-stage evolutionary line.
- Altaria and Steelix are the only dual-type Pokémon that change their primary type during evolution.
- Altaria has the lowest Attack among all fully-evolved Dragon-type Pokémon.
- However, it has the highest Special Defense among all fully evolved Dragon-type Pokémon.
- Altaria is also tied wth Kingdra for the lowest base HP of all fully-evolved Dragon-type Pokémon.
- Altaria is the only Pokémon not part of the Gible evolutionary line that has been seen using Draco Meteor in the anime. (Dialga has only been seen using it in a movie).
- Altaria, Vibrava, and Kingdra are the only Dragon-type Pokémon whose pre-evolved forms are not Dragon-type.
- Altaria shares its name with a Finnish rock band.
- As of Generation V, no other Pokémon have the same egg group combination as Altaria and its pre-evolution. In this case, They are included in both the Flying and Dragon egg groups.
- Coincidentally, both of these egg groups have the same name as its typing.
Origin
Altaria is likely based on Peng, Chinese legendary birds of enormous size, said to travel 3000 li in one flap of their mighty, cloud-like wings. They're often portrayed as having a dragon's head and whiskers.
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