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[[File:Company Icon Galar Taxi.png|thumb|150px|Icon of Galar Taxi]]
[[File:SwSh Prerelease Flying Taxi.png|thumb|225px|A Flying Taxi {{p|Corviknight}} seen in [[Wyndon]]]]
[[File:SV Flying Taxi.png|thumb|225px|A Flying Taxi {{p|Squawkabilly}} seen in [[Zapapico]]]]
The '''Flying Taxi''' (Japanese: '''そらとぶタクシー''' ''Flying Taxi'') is a form of public transportation service in [[Galar]] and [[Paldea]]; in the former, it is provided by the '''Galar Taxi''' (Japanese: '''ガラル{{tt|交通|こうつう}}''' ''Galar Transport'') company. These taxis are carriages pulled by a {{p|Corviknight}} in Galar and by a flock of {{p|Squawkabilly}} in Paldea, piloted by a {{tc|Cabbie}}. They effectively act as the replacement for {{m|Fly}}, [[Poké Ride|Charizard Glide]], and [[Secret Technique|Sky Dash]] from the first seven [[generation]]s; they are used to travel immediately to previously visited locations (usually [[Pokémon Center]]s) free of charge but cannot be used from within indoor areas such as buildings or caves. In [[Pokémon Sword and Shield]], after the {{player}} attends the opening ceremony for the [[Galar League|Gym Challenge]] in [[Motostoke Stadium]], they are granted access to Flying Taxis by a {{tc|League Staff}} member upon exiting the stadium, and after this, they can use the taxi from the [[Town Map]] or Habitat screen of the [[Pokédex]]. In [[Pokémon Scarlet and Violet]], Flying Taxis are available to the player from the [[Rotom Phone]]'s map app as soon as it is obtained.

In addition to the Flying Taxi the player regularly uses, there is a local Flying Taxi in [[Wyndon]], located in front of the Rose of the Rondelands hotel and in front of [[Wyndon Stadium]]. This taxi will take the player to and from the two aforementioned locations, the Monorail Station, and (after the player becomes {{pkmn|Champion}}) the {{gal|Battle Tower}}. A local Flying Taxi also appears in [[Zapapico]], but unlike the one in Wyndon, it is not usable by the player.
==Destinations==
Like {{m|Fly}} and its other counterparts, the Flying Taxi typically takes the player to that given area's [[Pokémon Center]]. Some larger cities, like [[Motostoke]] and [[Hammerlocke]], have several [[Pokémon Center]]s, some which the player does not have access to until they have progressed to a certain point in the story. The Flying Taxi in Paldea can also enter [[Area Zero]], a place most people are forbidden from entering.

====[[Galar]]====
{| class="roundy" style="background: #{{flying color light}}; border: 3px solid #{{steel color dark}}"
! Location
! Destination
! Prerequisite
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[Postwick]]
| The [[player's house]]
| Unlocked from the start
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[Wedgehurst]]
| [[Pokémon Center]]
| Unlocked from the start
|- style="background:#FFF"
| {{rt|2|Galar}}
| [[Professor Magnolia]] and [[Sonia]]'s house
| Unlocked from the start
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[Meetup Spot]]
| In front of the [[Wild Area]] station
| Unlocked from the start
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[East Lake Axewell]]
| In front of the entrance to [[Motostoke]]
| Unlocked from the start
|- style="background:#FFF"
| rowspan=2 | [[Motostoke]]
| Southeastern [[Pokémon Center]]
| Unlocked from the start
|- style="background:#FFF"
| Northwestern [[Pokémon Center]]
| 
|- style="background:#FFF"
| {{rt|3|Galar}}
| In front of Becca's [[Pokémon Camp]]
| 
|- style="background:#FFF"
| {{rt|4|Galar}}
| In front of Molly's [[Pokémon Camp]]
| 
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[Turffield]]
| [[Pokémon Center]]
| 
|- style="background:#FFF"
| rowspan=2 | {{rt|5|Galar}}
| In front of Harrison's [[Pokémon Camp]]
| 
|- style="background:#FFF"
| In front of the [[Pokémon Nursery]]
| 
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[Hulbury]]
| [[Pokémon Center]]
| 
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[Bridge Field]]
| In front of the [[Pokémon Nursery]]
| 
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[Hammerlocke Hills]]
| In front of the entrance to [[Hammerlocke]]
| 
|- style="background:#FFF"
| rowspan=3 | [[Hammerlocke]]
| Central [[Pokémon Center]]
| 
|- style="background:#FFF"
| Eastern [[Pokémon Center]]
| 
|- style="background:#FFF"
| Western [[Pokémon Center]]
| 
|- style="background:#FFF"
| {{rt|6|Galar}}
| In front of Cam's [[Pokémon Camp]], near [[Cara Liss]]
| 
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[Stow-on-Side]]
| [[Pokémon Center]]
| 
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[Ballonlea]]
| [[Pokémon Center]]
| 
|- style="background:#FFF"
| {{rt|7|Galar}}
| In front of Renee's [[Pokémon Camp]]
| 
|- style="background:#FFF"
| {{rt|8|Galar}}
| In front of Lisa's [[Pokémon Camp]]
| 
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[Circhester]]
| [[Pokémon Center]]
| 
|- style="background:#FFF"
| rowspan=2 | {{rt|9|Galar}}
| In front of Stephan's [[Pokémon Camp]]
|
|- style="background:#FFF"
| In front of the main entrance to [[Spikemuth]]
| 
|- style="background:#FFF"
| {{rt|10|Galar}}
| In front of Tristan's [[Pokémon Camp]]
| 
|- style="background:#FFF"
| rowspan=3 | [[Wyndon]]
| Central [[Pokémon Center]]
| 
|- style="background:#FFF"
| Eastern [[Pokémon Center]], near [[Wyndon Stadium]]
| 
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[Rose Tower]]/{{gal|Battle Tower}}
| 
|}

====[[Isle of Armor]]====
{| class="roundy" style="background: #{{flying color light}}; border: 3px solid #{{steel color dark}}"
! Location
! Destination
! Prerequisite
|- style="background:#FFF"
| rowspan=2 | [[Fields of Honor]]
| In front of Armor Station
| After leaving the Armor Station and battling [[Klara]]{{sup/8|Sw}}/[[Avery]]{{sup/8|Sh}} for the first time
|- style="background:#FFF"
| In front of the [[Master Dojo]]
| 
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[Training Lowlands]]
| In front of the [[Warm-Up Tunnel]] entrance
| After interacting with [[Training Lowlands#Digging Pa|Digging Pa]]
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[Tower of Waters]]
| rowspan=2 | In front of the tower
| rowspan=2 | Interact with the {{tc|Master Dojo Student}} guarding the entrance.<br>(Both available regardless of which Tower the player ultimately chooses)
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[Tower of Darkness]]
|}

====[[Crown Tundra]]====
{| class="roundy" style="background: #{{flying color light}}; border: 3px solid #{{steel color dark}}"
! Location
! Destination
! Prerequisite
|- style="background:#FFF"
| rowspan=2 | [[Slippery Slope]]
| In front of Crown Tundra Station
| After leaving the Crown Tundra Station{{fact}}
|- style="background:#FFF"
| In front of the [[Max Lair]] entrance
| 
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[Freezington]]
| In front of Freeze Inn
| 
|- style="background:#FFF"
| rowspan=2 | [[Giant's Bed]]
| In front of the {{gal|Iron Ruins}}
| After interacting with the door
|- style="background:#FFF"
| In front of the {{gal|Rock Peak Ruins}}
| After interacting with the door
|- style="background:#FFF"
| rowspan=2 | [[Snowslide Slope]]
| Next to the [[Watt Trader]]
| After interacting with the Watt Trader
|- style="background:#FFF"
| In front of the {{gal|Iceberg Ruins}}
| After interacting with the door
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[Crown Shrine]]
| In front of the Crown Shrine entrance
| 
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[Three-Point Pass]]
| In front of the [[Split-Decision Ruins]]
| After interacting with the door
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[Dyna Tree Hill]]
| On the western side of the Dyna Tree Hill island
| 
|}

====[[Paldea]]====
{| class="roundy" style="background: #{{flying color light}}; border: 3px solid #{{steel color dark}}"
! Location
! Destination
! Prerequisite
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[Cabo Poco]]
| The [[player's house]]
| Unlocked from the start
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[Poco Path]]
| In front of the Poco Path Lighthouse
|
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[Los Platos]]
| [[Pokémon Center]]
|
|- style="background:#FFF"
| rowspan=3 | [[Mesagoza]]
| Eastern [[Pokémon Center]] 
| 
|- style="background:#FFF"
| Western [[Pokémon Center]] 
| 
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[Naranja Academy]] / [[Uva Academy]] 
| 
|- style="background:#FFF"
| rowspan=2 | [[Cortondo]]
| Eastern [[Pokémon Center]] 
| 
|- style="background:#FFF"
| Western [[Pokémon Center]] 
|
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[Alfornada]]
| [[Pokémon Center]]
|
|- style="background:#FFF"
| {{pal|Pokémon League}}
| [[Pokémon Center]]
|
|- style="background:#FFF"
| rowspan=2 | [[South Province (Area One)]]
| At the [[Pokémon Center]] outside of the southern gate to [[Mesagoza]]
|
|- style="background:#FFF"
| In front of the [[Grasswither Shrine]]
|
|- style="background:#FFF"
| rowspan=3 | [[South Province (Area Two)]]
| Outside of the western gate to [[Mesagoza]]
|
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[Pokémon Center]]
|
|- style="background:#FFF"
| In front of the Watchtower
| 
|- style="background:#FFF"
|rowspan=3| [[South Province (Area Three)]]
| Outside of the eastern gate to [[Mesagoza]]
| 
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[Pokémon Center]] 
| 
|- style="background:#FFF"
| In front of the Watchtower
| 
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[South Province (Area Four)]]
| In front of the Watchtower
| 
|- style="background:#FFF"
|rowspan=3| [[South Province (Area Five)]]
| [[Pokémon Center]]
| 
|- style="background:#FFF"
| At the Secluded Beach
| 
|- style="background:#FFF"
| In front of the Watchtower
| 
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[South Province (Area Six)]]
| In front of the Leaking Tower of Paldea
| 
|- style="background:#FFF"
| rowspan=2 | [[Artazon]]
| Eastern [[Pokémon Center]] 
| 
|- style="background:#FFF"
| Western [[Pokémon Center]] 
| 
|- style="background:#FFF"
| rowspan=2 | [[Levincia]]
| Southern [[Pokémon Center]] 
| 
|- style="background:#FFF"
| Northern [[Pokémon Center]] 
| 
|- style="background:#FFF"
| rowspan=2 | [[Zapapico]]
| Eastern [[Pokémon Center]] 
| 
|- style="background:#FFF"
| Western [[Pokémon Center]] 
| 
|- style="background:#FFF"
| rowspan=2 | [[East Province (Area One)]]
| [[Pokémon Center]]
|
|- style="background:#FFF"
| In front of the Watchtower
| 
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[East Province (Area Two)]]
| [[Pokémon Center]]
|
|- style="background:#FFF"
| rowspan=3 | [[East Province (Area Three)]]
| [[Pokémon Center]]
|
|- style="background:#FFF"
| In front of the Watchtower
| 
|- style="background:#FFF"
| At the Rest Stop
| 
|- style="background:#FFF"
| rowspan=2 | [[Cascarrafa]]
| Western [[Pokémon Center]] 
| 
|- style="background:#FFF"
| Northern [[Pokémon Center]] 
| 
|- style="background:#FFF"
| rowspan=2 | [[Medali]]
| Eastern [[Pokémon Center]]
|
|- style="background:#FFF"
| Western [[Pokémon Center]]
| 
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[Asado Desert]]
| In front of the Watchtower
| 
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[Porto Marinada]]
| [[Pokémon Center]] 
| 
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[Great Crater of Paldea]]
| At the [[Zero Gate]] 
| 
|- style="background:#FFF"
| rowspan=3 | [[West Province (Area One)]]
| Central [[Pokémon Center]]
|
|- style="background:#FFF"
| Northern [[Pokémon Center]]
| 
|- style="background:#FFF"
| In front of the [[Icerend Shrine]]
| 
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[West Province (Area Two)]]
| At Colonnade Hollow
|
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[Montenevera]]
| [[Pokémon Center]] 
|
|- style="background:#FFF"
| rowspan=4| [[Glaseado Mountain]]
| [[Pokémon Center]], near Casseroya Lake
|
|- style="background:#FFF"
| At Glaseado's Grasp
| 
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[Pokémon Center]], near Glaseado Gym
| 
|- style="background:#FFF"
| At Paldea's Highest Peak
| 
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[Dalizapa Passage]]
| [[Pokémon Center]]
|
|- style="background:#FFF"
| rowspan=5| [[Casseroya Lake]]
| In front of Casseroya Watchtower No. 1
|
|- style="background:#FFF"
| In front of Casseroya Watchtower No. 2
| 
|- style="background:#FFF"
| In front of Casseroya Watchtower No. 2
| 
|- style="background:#FFF"
| At Casseroya Falls
| 
|- style="background:#FFF"
| At the Islet, near where the False Dragon Titan can be fought
| 
|- style="background:#FFF"
| rowspan=2| [[Socarrat Trail]]
| In front of the [[Groundblight Shrine]]
|
|- style="background:#FFF"
| At the Gracia Stones
| 
|- style="background:#FFF"
| rowspan=2| [[North Province (Area One)]]
| [[Pokémon Center]] 
|
|- style="background:#FFF"
| In front of the Watchtower
| 
|- style="background:#FFF"
| rowspan=3| [[North Province (Area Two)]]
| [[Pokémon Center]] 
|
|- style="background:#FFF"
| At Fury Falls
| 
|- style="background:#FFF"
| In front of the [[Firescourge Shrine]]
|
|- style="background:#FFF"
| rowspan=2| [[North Province (Area Three)]]
| [[Pokémon Center]] 
|
|- style="background:#FFF"
| In front of the lighthouse
| 
|}

==In the anime==
[[File:Flying Taxi anime.png|thumb|250px|A Flying Taxi in {{pkmn|anime}}]]
===Main series===
The Flying Taxi first appeared in ''[[JN099|Battling Turned Up to Eleven!]]'', where [[Goh]] used one to travel from [[Spikemuth]] to [[Wyndon]].

In ''[[JN115|Curtain Up! Fight the Fights!]]'', a Flying Taxi was seen outside [[Wyndon Stadium]].

In [[HZ015]], [[Iono]] used a Flying Taxi to reach a rooftop where [[Liko]] and [[Roy]] were currently located.

===Pokémon: Twilight Wings===
[[File:Flying Taxi Twilight Wings.png|thumb|left|250px|A Flying Taxi in [[Pokémon: Twilight Wings]]]]
The Flying Taxi service has a recurring role throughout the miniseries. 

It debuted in ''[[TW01|Letter]]'', where [[Rose|Chairman Rose]] and [[Oleana]] used it to travel from [[Wyndon Stadium]] to a children's hospital and then back.

In ''[[TW02|Training]]'', [[Bea]] traveled to the [[Wild Area]] in a Flying Taxi. However, she accidentally left her smartphone in the taxicab, which prevented her from calling for help when she and her Pokémon were trapped in a cave. The cab reappeared at the end of the episode, where the {{tc|Cabbie}} driving it returned the phone to Bea.

In ''[[TW03|Buddy]]'', [[Milo]] called the service so it could return [[Hop]]'s runaway {{p|Wooloo}}. The cab was then used to take Hop and Wooloo home after they reunited.

In ''[[TW04|Early-Evening Waves]]'', [[Nessa]] took a Flying Taxi to go to Rose's office and then to Wyndon Stadium.

In ''[[TW05|Assistant]]'', Chairman Rose spotted Oleana from the sky and picked Oleana up and took a Flying Taxi together while heading back to his office.

In ''[[TW06|Moonlight]]'', [[Allister]] and {{gal|Tommy}} took a Flying Taxi to go to the hospital where {{gal|John}} is staying so that Tommy could apologize to and amend his friendship with {{gal|John}}.

In ''[[TW07|Sky]]'', all of the children from the hospital took a Flying Taxi to Wyndon Stadium for one of [[Leon]]'s matches. {{gal|John}} took a Flying Taxi late, having overslept for Leon's match. He spotted Leon getting lost on a mountain on the way and picked him up. However, they were forced to proceed on foot in order to make it to the match in time. The next day, {{ga|Victor}} and {{ga|Gloria}} approached the Flying Taxi, requesting for a ride.

In ''[[TW08|The Gathering of Stars]]'', Leon took a Flying Taxi all across the Galar region to hand out invitation letters for the [[Galarian Star Tournament]].

===Pokémon Evolutions===
[[File:Flying Taxi Evolutions.png|thumb|250px|A Flying Taxi in [[Pokémon Evolutions]]]]
In ''[[PE01|The Champion]]'', several Flying Taxis were seen flying over [[Wyndon]].
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==In the manga==
[[File:Flying Taxi Adventures.png|thumb|200px|A Flying Taxi in [[Pokémon Adventures]]]]
===Pokémon Adventures===
===={{chap|Sword & Shield}}====
The Flying Taxi debuted in ''[[PASS06|Watch Out!! Strong Rivals]]'', where [[Milo]] used one to fly from {{rt|3|Galar}} to [[Turffield]].

In ''[[PASS10|Blazing!! Bede's Feelings]]'', [[Rose|Chairman Rose]] and [[Oleana]] flew away from [[Hulbury]] on a Flying Taxi.

In ''[[PASS22|Grrr!! Noble Kidnappers]]'', [[Sonia]] was seen traveling towards {{Henry}} and {{Casey}}'s location on {{rt|9|Galar}} aboard a Flying Taxi. However, as she was flying over {{rt|7|Galar}}, the Flying Taxi was attacked by [[Shielbert]]'s {{p|Klinklang}}, causing it to crash-land.

Another Corviknight acting as a Flying Taxi appeared in [[PASS25]]. This one was one of many Pokémon to suddenly [[Dynamax]] due to the [[Darkest Day]].

In [[PASS31]], Casey and [[Marvin]] used a Flying Taxi to travel to the [[Isle of Armor]].
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==In the TCG==
This listing is of cards mentioning or featuring the Flying Taxi in the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]].

{{cardlist/header|Flying Taxi|Colorless|char=yes}}
{{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|Darkness Ablaze|Corviknight|156}}|type=Colorless|standard=Yes|enset=Darkness Ablaze|enrarity=Rare Holo|ennum=156/189|jpset=Explosive Walker|jprarity=R|jpnum=062/070}}
{{cardlist/entry|cardname=[[Corviknight V (Battle Styles 109)|Corviknight]]{{TCGV}}|type=Metal|standard=Yes|jpset=VMAX Climax|jprarity=CSR|jpnum=248/184}}
{{cardlist/entry|cardname=[[Corviknight VMAX (Battle Styles 110)|Corviknight]]{{VMAX}}|type=Metal|standard=Ye|jpset=VMAX Climax|jprarity=CSR|jpnum=249/184}}
{{cardlist/footer|Colorless}}

==Trivia==
* The Flying Taxi was based on a {{wp|Hackney carriage}}.<ref>[https://assets.pokemon.com/assets/cms2/pdf/video-game/sword-shield/Galar_Tour_Brochure_US.pdf Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield Galar Expedition Guide]</ref>
* {{p|Braviary}}'s [[Pokémon Sword and Shield|Pokémon Shield]] [[Pokédex]] entry implies that it was originally considered to work as the Flying Taxi Pokémon, but due to its hotheaded and belligerent nature, this role was given to Corviknight instead.
* If the player takes the train to or from the [[Fields of Honor|Armor Station]], they will automatically use a Flying Taxi to enter or leave the Isle of Armor, as seen in the animation that plays when the player first goes to the island. This will happen even if the player has not yet unlocked Flying Taxis normally.
* Both {{p|Tinkaton}} and Corviknight's [[Pokémon Scarlet and Violet|Pokémon Scarlet]] Pokédex entries suggest that due to Tinkaton's tendency to knock rocks at flying Corviknight, the Flying Taxi role in Paldea was given to Squawkabilly to avoid endangering customers.

==In other languages==
<div style="display:inline-block; vertical-align:top">
''Flying Taxi''
{{Langtable|color={{flying color light}}|bordercolor={{steel color dark}}
|zh_yue=飛翔計程車 ''{{tt|Fēichèuhng Gaichìhngchē|Flying Taxi}}''
|zh_cmn=飛翔計程車 ''{{tt|Fēixiáng Jìchéngchē|Flying Taxi}}'' {{tt|*|Traditional}}<br>飞翔出租车 ''{{tt|Fēixiáng Chūzūchē|Flying Taxi}}'' {{tt|*|Simplified}}
|fr=Taxi volant
|de=Flugtaxi
|it=Volotaxi
|ko=공중날기택시 ''{{tt|Gongjungnalgi Taxi|Flying Taxi}}''
|pl=Latająca Taksówka
|pt_br=Táxi Aéreo
|ru=Летающее Такси ''Letayushcheye Taksi''
|es=Taxi volador
}}</div>
<div style="display:inline-block; vertical-align:top">
''Galar Taxi''
{{Langtable|color={{flying color light}}|bordercolor={{steel color dark}}
|zh_yue=伽勒爾車隊 ''{{tt|Gālahkyíh Chēdéui|Galar Transport Fleet}}''
|zh_cmn=伽勒爾車隊 / 伽勒尔车队 ''{{tt|Jiālè'ěr Chēduì|Galar Transport Fleet}}''
|fr=Taxis Galar
|de=Galar-Taxi
|it=Galar Trasporti
|ko=가라르교통 ''{{tt|Galar Gyotong|Galar Transport}}''
|ru=Такси Галар ''Taksi Galar''
|es=Aerotaxis Galar
}}</div>

==See also==
* [[HM]]
* {{m|Fly}}
* {{p|Corviknight}}
* {{p|Squawkabilly}}
* [[Soaring in the sky]]
* [[Secret Technique|Sky Dash]]

==References==
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