Flying (type)

Template:ElementalTypes The Flying type (Japanese: ひこうタイプ Flying type) is one of the seventeen elemental types. Notable Trainers that specialize in Flying-type Pokémon are the Gym Leaders Falkner of Violet City, Winona of Fortree City, and Skyla of Mistralton City. Prior to Generation IV, where moves are designated physical or special based on the move itself rather than its type, all Flying-type moves were physical.

Statistical averages

Overall

Stat
HP: 67
Attack: 73
Defense: 66
Sp.Atk: 69
Sp.Def: 74
Speed: 83
Total: 0

Fully evolved

Stat
HP: 80.07
Attack: 84.61
Defense: 75.76
Sp.Atk: 83.12
Sp.Def: 81.27
Speed: 88.71
Total: 0

Battle properties

Offensive			Defensive
Power	Types		Power	Types
2×			½×
½×			2×
0×	None		0×

Characteristics

Defensively, the Flying type is useful for its immunity to the common Template:Type2 move Earthquake and its resistance to Fighting. However, the Flying type's weaknesses aren't uncommon and can often offset the benefits of immunity to Ground, especially due to many dual-type Rock/Ground Pokémon. However, most Flying-types have access to Roost, allowing them to restore their health. Flying-types usually have below average defense stats, making them vulnerable to most physical attacks, super effective or not.

Offensively, Flying-type moves are usually only useful when benefited by same-type attack bonus and for their strength against Template:Type2. The types Flying is super effective against aren't common. In their favor though, most fully evolved Flying-types have above-average Attack and Speed stats. However, having below average Special Attack makes such moves as Air Cutter and Air Slash almost useless, unless used by Flying-type outliers with high Special Attack such as Togekiss or Yanmega. Flying-type attacks are useful for being able to hit any opponent in a triple battle.

Flying-type Pokémon that use the move Roost will temporarily lose their Flying-type. If a pure-Flying-type Pokémon uses Roost, then it will become a Template:Type2 in Generation IV and a Template:Type2 in Generation V.

When used in Contests, Flying-type moves typically become Cool moves, but can also be of the other four Contest types, excluding Tough.

Pokémon

As of Generation V, there are 84 Flying-type Pokémon or 12.94% of all Pokémon, making it the third most common elemental type.

Pure Flying-type Pokémon

# Name 641 Tornadus

Half Flying-type Pokémon

Primary Flying-type Pokémon

None.

Secondary Flying-type Pokémon

# Name Type 1 Type 2 006 Charizard Fire Flying 012 Butterfree Bug Flying 016 Pidgey Normal Flying 017 Pidgeotto Normal Flying 018 Pidgeot Normal Flying 021 Spearow Normal Flying 022 Fearow Normal Flying 041 Zubat Poison Flying 042 Golbat Poison Flying 083 Farfetch'd Normal Flying 084 Doduo Normal Flying 085 Dodrio Normal Flying 123 Scyther Bug Flying 130 Gyarados Water Flying 142 Aerodactyl Rock Flying 144 Articuno Ice Flying 145 Zapdos Electric Flying 146 Moltres Fire Flying 149 Dragonite Dragon Flying 163 Hoothoot Normal Flying 164 Noctowl Normal Flying 165 Ledyba Bug Flying 166 Ledian Bug Flying 169 Crobat Poison Flying 176 Togetic Normal Flying 177 Natu Psychic Flying 178 Xatu Psychic Flying 187 Hoppip Grass Flying 188 Skiploom Grass Flying 189 Jumpluff Grass Flying 193 Yanma Bug Flying 198 Murkrow Dark Flying 207 Gligar Ground Flying 225 Delibird Ice Flying 226 Mantine Water Flying 227 Skarmory Steel Flying 249 Lugia Psychic Flying 250 Ho-Oh Fire Flying 267 Beautifly Bug Flying 276 Taillow Normal Flying 277 Swellow Normal Flying 278 Wingull Water Flying 279 Pelipper Water Flying 284 Masquerain Bug Flying 291 Ninjask Bug Flying 333 Swablu Normal Flying 334 Altaria Dragon Flying 357 Tropius Grass Flying 373 Salamence Dragon Flying 384 Rayquaza Dragon Flying 396 Starly Normal Flying 397 Staravia Normal Flying 398 Staraptor Normal Flying 414 Mothim Bug Flying 415 Combee Bug Flying 416 Vespiquen Bug Flying 425 Drifloon Ghost Flying 426 Drifblim Ghost Flying 430 Honchkrow Dark Flying 441 Chatot Normal Flying 458 Mantyke Water Flying 468 Togekiss Normal Flying 469 Yanmega Bug Flying 472 Gliscor Ground Flying 479 Rotom* Electric Flying 492 Shaymin* Grass Flying 519 Pidove Normal Flying 520 Tranquill Normal Flying 521 Unfezant Normal Flying 527 Woobat Psychic Flying 528 Swoobat Psychic Flying 561 Sigilyph Psychic Flying 566 Archen Rock Flying 567 Archeops Rock Flying 580 Ducklett Water Flying 581 Swanna Water Flying 587 Emolga Electric Flying 627 Rufflet Normal Flying 628 Braviary Normal Flying 629 Vullaby Dark Flying 630 Mandibuzz Dark Flying 642 Thundurus Electric Flying 645 Landorus Ground Flying

Moves

Damage-dealing moves

Name Category Contest Power Accuracy PP Target Notes Acrobatics Physical ??? 55 100% 15 One target Can hit any target on the field. If the user has no held item, the attack power is doubled. Aerial Ace Physical Cool 60 — 20 One target Never misses. Aeroblast Special Cool 100 95% 5 One target Has a high critical hit ratio. Air Cutter Special Cool 55 95% 25 Both foes Has a high critical hit ratio. Air Slash Special Cool 75 95% 20 One target Has a 30% chance of causing the opponent to flinch. Bounce Physical Cute 85 85% 5 One target User jumps the first turn, then strikes the next turn. Has a 30% chance of paralyzing the opponent. Brave Bird Physical Cute 120 100% 15 One target User takes 1/3 recoil damage. Chatter Special Smart 60 100% 20 One target May confuse foe. Drill Peck Physical Cool 80 100% 20 One target No added effect. Fly Physical Smart 90 95% 15 One target In battle: User flies up the first turn, then strikes the next turn. Out of battle: Can be used to fly to visited cities. Sky Drop Physical ??? 60 100% 10 One target First turn, the user takes a target into the air. Second turn, the target takes damage. Gust* Special Smart 40 100% 35 One target Deals double damage to a target using Fly or Bounce. Peck Physical Cool 35 100% 35 One target No added effect. Pluck Physical Cute 60 100% 20 One target If the target has a Berry, the user takes it and uses it. Sky Attack Physical Cool 140 90% 5 One target User charges first turn, then strikes second turn. Has a 30% chance of making the target flinch. Has a high critical hit ratio. Hurricane Special ??? 120 70% 10 One target Has a 30% chance of confusing the opponent. Wing Attack Physical Cool 60 100% 35 One target No added effect.

Non-damaging moves

Name Category Contest Power Accuracy PP Target Notes Defog Status Beauty — —% 15 One target In battle: Lowers target's evasion 1 level. Out of battle: Clears thick fog. FeatherDance Status Beauty — 100% 15 One target Lowers target's Attack 2 levels. Mirror Move Status Smart — 100% 20 — User copies the last move that targeted this Pokémon. Roost Status Cool — — 10 User User regains half of its max HP, then loses the Flying type until its next turn. Tailwind Status Smart — — 30 User and Ally Doubles Speed of the user's side for 4 turns.

Trivia

• Prior to Generation V, this type was the only one of the seventeen that was never seen as an authentic pure type; Tornadus is the first pure Flying-type.
• The Flying-type has been paired with every other type, except the Template:Type2. This ties it with the Template:Type2 for the most types it is paired with.
• Although Normal is not typically paired up with other types, it is the most common type paired with Flying.
• Every dual-typed Flying Pokémon has Flying as its secondary type.
• Each generation has introduced at least one part-Flying legendary Pokémon.
• There has been a Flying-type Pokémon introduced in every generation whose name begins with the letters M and S.
• For each possible type combination with a double weakness to Flying, there is at least one Pokémon with that type combination. Bug/Grass consist of Paras and Parasect, which are in the same evolutionary line, Wormadam Plant Cloak, and Sewaddle, Swadloon, and Leavanny which are also in the same evolutionary line, while Grass/Fighting and Bug/Fighting consist of Heracross, Breloom, and Virizion
• All damage-dealing Flying-type moves except Air Cutter can hit non-adjacent Pokémon in triple battles.

In other languages

Language Title Japanese ひこう (飛行) hikou Mandarin Chinese 飛行 fēixíng Dutch Vliegend Finnish Lento French Canada Vol Europe Vol German Flug Greek Ιπτάμενος iptamenos Hebrew מעופף meofef Italian Volante Korean 비행 bihaeng Norwegian Flyve Polish Latający Brazilian Portuguese Voador Russian Летающий letayuschii Spanish Latin America Volador Spain Volador