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flygon
#330

Flygon

Mystic Pokémon

GroundDragon

It whips up sandstorms with powerful flaps of its wings. It is known as “The Desert Spirit.”

Base Stats

HP 80
Attack 100
Defense 80
Sp. Atk 80
Sp. Def 80
Speed 100
Total 520

Type Effectiveness

Weak to
ice 4xdragon 2x
Resistant to
poison ½xrock ½xfire ½x
Immune to
electric 0x

Abilities

Levitate

Evolution Chain

trapinch Trapinch
→
vibrava Vibrava Lv. 35
→
flygon Flygon Lv. 45

Moves

Details

Category Mystic Pokémon
Height 2.0 m
Weight 82.0 kg
Base Exp 234
Growth Rate Medium Slow
Capture Rate 45
Base Happiness 70
Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Habitat Rough Terrain
Egg Groups Bug ,Dragon

Sprites

flygon Front Front
flygon Back Back
flygon Front Shiny Front Shiny
flygon Back Shiny Back Shiny
flygon Official Art Official Art
flygon Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

vgc2012
VGC2012UU
Tailwind Attacker
Item
Yache Berry
Nature
Jolly
EVs
HP 4
Atk 252
Spe 252

Strategy Overview

You might be wondering why anyone in their right mind would use Flygon in a metagame where Garchomp, Latios, Latias, and Salamence roam freely. With the exact same typing as Garchomp, it would make even more sense that Flygon should never be used. However, being the only Dragon-type that resists common spread moves such as Earthquake, Rock Slide, Discharge, and Heat Wave gives it a niche among the other Dragon-types. Although Flygon is still somewhat doomed to inferiority, it is usable thanks to its decent base stats and unique moves.

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc