Fly (move)

This article is about the move Fly. For the field move, see Field Move.

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Fly そらをとぶ Fly

File:Fly.png

Battles Type  Flying Category  Physical PP  15 (max. 24) Power  90 Accuracy  95% Priority  0 Makes contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by King's Rock Usable outside of battle

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Normal: May affect anyone but the user (long-range)

Availability Introduced  Generation I HM02 in Generation I HM02 in Generation II HM02 in Generation III HM02 in Generation IV HM02 in Generation V

Contests Condition  Smart Appeal  1 ♥ Jam  0   Can avoid being startled by others.

Super Contests Condition  Smart Appeal  1 ♥ Earn +3 if no other Pokémon has chosen the same Judge.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Smart Appeal  0   Jamming  0

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation I Generation II Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Fly (Japanese: そらをとぶ Fly) is a damage-dealing Flying-type move introduced in Generation I. It is HM02 in all generations.

Effect

In battle

Generation I

On the turn that Fly is selected, the user will fly up high, where the only attacks it cannot avoid are Bide, Swift, and Transform. On the following turn, Fly will inflict damage, PP will be deducted from it, and it will count as the last move used. Once Fly is selected, the user will be unable to switch out unless Fly is disrupted or fully executed.

If Fly is not fully executed, PP will not be deducted from it, and it will not count as the last move used. If the opponent uses Mirror Move during the turn that the user flies up high, Mirror Move will copy the move that the user executed immediately before using Fly (or fail if it cannot).

Full paralysis and self-inflicted damage due to confusion will disrupt Fly. Additionally, if the user is fully paralyzed during the semi-invulnerable turn of Fly, it will not be reset until the user switches out or fully executes Fly.

From Pokémon Stadium and on, Fly will allow the user to avoid Bide. Full paralysis will reset the semi-invulnerable turn of Fly. Mirror Move will copy Fly on either of the turns it takes to execute.

Generation II

Same as Generation I, but the user cannot avoid Gust, Thunder, Twister, or Whirlwind during the semi-invulnerable turn, and will receive double damage from Gust and Twister, unless the flying Pokémon would not receive damage from the moves.

The user may also be hit in the air if it was previously targeted by Lock-On or Mind Reader, and then struck the following turn. Swift, Bide and Transform no longer hit on their own during the semi-invulnerable turn of Fly.

Generation III

Same as Generation II, but the user is now unable to avoid Sky Uppercut whilst flying up high.

Generation IV

Same as Generation III, however, the base power has increased from 70 to 90. The user is now unable to avoid moves used by Pokémon with the Ability No Guard during the semi-invulnerable turn of Fly.

If a Power Herb is held by the user, Fly can be executed in one turn.

Generation V

Fly can hit non-adjacent opponents in Triple Battles.

Outside of battle

Players can fly to select spots they've been to; other than the Johto Battle Frontier, which can automatically be accessed after the National Pokédex is obtained.

The player usually lands outside the entrance to the area's Pokémon Center. The only exceptions are New Bark Town, Littleroot Town, Twinleaf Town, Nuvema Town (where the player lands outside the player's house), Pallet Town (where the player lands outside Red's house), the Regional Pokémon League (where the player lands at the entrance to the main building), Sinnoh Pal Park (where the player lands at its entrance), National Park (where the player lands outside the Pokéathlon Dome), Victory Road (where the player lands outside the Pokémon League Reception Gate), the Lake of Rage (where the player lands outside of the Fishing Guru's house^{Wrong template. See Template:Sup/doc.} or in the open^{Wrong template. See Template:Sup/doc.}), and Unity Tower (where the player lands in front of the tower).

Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Charizard uses Fly as its Up Special move. It cloaks itself in fire as it rotates in the air while gaining height, damaging nearby enemies. It acts as a recovery move for returning to the stage.

Description

Games Description Stad The Pokémon flies high, then strikes in the next turn. Used for flying to places already visited. Stad2 The Pokémon flies high, then strikes in the next turn. Used to fly to places already visited. GSC 1st turn: Fly 2nd turn: Attack RSE Flies up on the first turn, then strikes the next turn.* Flies up on the first turn, then attacks next turn.* FRLG A 2-turn move that hits on the 2nd turn. Use it to fly to any known town. ColoXD Flies up on the first turn, then strikes the next turn. DPPtHGSS The user soars, then strikes on the second turn. It can also be used for flying to any familiar town. BW The user soars, then strikes its target on the second turn. It can also be used for flying to any familiar town.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
373		Salamence	Dragon	Flying							50			50				50			''''
384		Rayquaza	Dragon	Flying							45			45	65		65			''''
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

By HM

#	Pokémon		Type		Machine
					I HM02		II HM02		III HM02		IV HM02		V HM02		VI TM08
006		Charizard	Fire	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	✔			✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
142		Aerodactyl	Rock	Flying	✔			✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
144		Articuno	Ice	Flying	✔			✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
145		Zapdos	Electric	Flying	✔			✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
146		Moltres	Fire	Flying	✔			✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
149		Dragonite	Dragon	Flying				✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
151		Mew	Psychic		Psychic	✔			✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
163		Hoothoot	Normal	Flying				✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
164		Noctowl	Normal	Flying				✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
169		Crobat	Poison	Flying				✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
176		Togetic	Normal	Flying				✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
178		Xatu	Psychic	Flying				✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
198		Murkrow	Dark	Flying				✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
225		Delibird	Ice	Flying				✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
227		Skarmory	Steel	Flying				✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
249		Lugia	Psychic	Flying				✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
250		Ho-Oh	Fire	Flying				✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
276		Taillow	Normal	Flying							✔			✔				✔		✔
277		Swellow	Normal	Flying							✔			✔				✔		✔
278		Wingull	Water	Flying							✔			✔				✔		✔
279		Pelipper	Water	Flying							✔			✔				✔		✔
329		Vibrava	Ground	Dragon							✔			✔				✔		✔
330		Flygon	Ground	Dragon							✔			✔				✔		✔
333		Swablu	Normal	Flying							✔			✔				✔		✔
334		Altaria	Dragon	Flying							✔			✔				✔		✔
357		Tropius	Grass	Flying							✔			✔				✔		✔
373		Salamence	Dragon	Flying							✔			✔				✔		✔
380		Latias	Dragon	Psychic							✔			✔				✔		✔
381		Latios	Dragon	Psychic							✔			✔				✔		✔
384		Rayquaza	Dragon	Flying							✔			✔				✔		✔
396		Starly	Normal	Flying										✔				✔		✔
397		Staravia	Normal	Flying										✔				✔		✔
398		Staraptor	Normal	Flying										✔				✔		✔
426		Drifblim	Ghost	Flying										✔				✔		✔
430		Honchkrow	Dark	Flying										✔				✔		✔
441		Chatot	Normal	Flying										✔				✔		✔
468		Togekiss	Normal	Flying										✔				✔		✔
487		Giratina	Ghost	Dragon										✔				✔		✔
493		Arceus	Normal		Normal										✔				✔		✔
519		Pidove	Normal	Flying														✔		✔
520		Tranquill	Normal	Flying														✔		✔
521		Unfezant	Normal	Flying														✔		✔
527		Woobat	Psychic	Flying														✔		✔
528		Swoobat	Psychic	Flying														✔		✔
561		Sigilyph	Psychic	Flying														✔		✔
567		Archeops	Rock	Flying														✔		✔
580		Ducklett	Water	Flying														✔		✔
581		Swanna	Water	Flying														✔		✔
623		Golurk	Ground	Ghost														✔		✔
627		Rufflet	Normal	Flying														✔		✔
628		Braviary	Normal	Flying														✔		✔
629		Vullaby	Dark	Flying														✔		✔
630		Mandibuzz	Dark	Flying														✔		✔
635		Hydreigon	Dark	Dragon														✔		✔
637		Volcarona	Bug	Fire														✔		✔
641		Tornadus	Flying		Flying														✔		✔
642		Thundurus	Electric	Flying														✔		✔
643		Reshiram	Dragon	Fire														✔		✔
644		Zekrom	Dragon	Electric														✔		✔
645		Landorus	Ground	Flying														✔		✔
646		Kyurem	Dragon	Ice														✔		✔
649		Genesect	Bug	Steel														✔		✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

Special move

Generation IV

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0025 Pikachu Electric Pokéwalker - Yellow Forest Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By event

Generation III

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0025 Pikachu Electric All Nippon Airways Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Generation V

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0025 Pikachu Electric All Nippon Airways World Championships 2012 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

In the anime

Golurk Shiny Golurk
The user soars into the air, then strikes. It can also be used for flying anywhere.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Hoothoot flies high into the sky. Then, it dives down and slams into the opponent.
Falkner's Hoothoot	Fighting Flyer with Fire!		Debut
	Golurk pulls its legs and hands into its body and releases powerful orange or light blue flames from the sockets to propel it into the air like a rocket. It then flies forward and slams its body into the opponent.
Juanita's Golurk	White—Victini and Zekrom Black—Victini and Reshiram		None
An illusory Golurk	An Epic Defense Force!		None

In the manga

In the Phantom Thief Pokémon 7 manga

Drifblim
The user soars into the air. It can also be used for flying anywhere.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Drifblim takes to the skies while holding its passengers in its arms.
Hiori's Drifblim	Behold The Phantom Thief Of Justice		Debut

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

File:Norman Rayquaza Adventures.png Rayquaza Charizard Dragonite Skarmory
The user soars into the air, then strikes. It can also be used for flying anywhere.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Aerodactyl flies through the skies while holding a passenger in its feet or on its back.
Red's Aero	Holy Moltres		Debut
Lance's Aerodactyl	Can't Catch Caterpie!		None
	Charizard flies through the skies while carrying a passenger on its back.
Blue's Charizard	Kalling Kadabra		None
	Dragonite takes to the skies while carrying its Trainer on its back.
Lance's Dragonite	Aerodactyl Redux		None
Kimberly's Dragonite	Old Kimberly of Two Island		None
	Murkrow takes to the skies while letting its Trainer hold onto its legs.
Silver's Murkrow	Quilava Quandary		None
	Delibird puts the end of its tail in its mouth and takes to the skies while its Trainer holds onto both of its feet or rides on its back.
The Masked Man's Delibird	Delibird Delivery - 2		None
	Farfetch'd takes to the skies while letting its Trainer ride on its back.
Bill's Farfetch'd	Surrounded by Staryu		None
	Skarmory takes to the skies while letting its Trainer ride on its back.
Walker's Skarmory	Debonaire Dragonair		None
Falkner's Skarmory	Really Raikou & Entirely Entei I		None
Carr's Skarmory	Escape from a Black Hole		None
	Crobat takes to the skies while letting its Trainer hold onto its feet or while holding onto its Trainer's back.
Janine's Crobat	Crossing Crobat		None
Giovanni's Crobat	Holders' Requirements		None
	Noctowl flies into the sky while letting its Trainer ride on its back.
Falkner's Noctowl	Mighty Flight, Noctowl!		None
	Moltres flies into the sky while its Trainer rides on its back.
Green's Moltres	The Last Battle VIII		None
	Articuno takes to the skies while letting a Trainer ride on its back.
Green's Articuno	The Last Battle XI		None
	Zapdos takes to the skies while letting a Trainer ride on its back.
Green's Zapdos	The Last Battle XI		None
	Swellow takes to the skies while holding onto its Trainer's shoulder's with its feet.
Tabitha's Swellow	VS. Plusle & Minun II		None
Courtney's Swellow	VS. Plusle & Minun II		None
Mack's Swellow	VS. Torkoal		None
	Altaria flies into the skies while letting one or more passengers ride on its back.
Winona's Altaria	VS. Slaking III		None
	Vibrava takes to the skies while holding onto a passenger with its feet.
Shelly's two Vibrava	VS. Pelipper I		None
	Pelipper takes to the skies while letting its Trainer ride on its back.
Amber's Pelipper	VS. Pelipper I		None
	Tropius takes to the skies while letting one or more passengers ride on its back.
Professor Birch's Pilo	VS. Pelipper I		None
	Flygon takes to the skies while letting its Trainer and passengers ride on its back.
Wally's Flygon	VS. Treecko		None
	Rayquaza flies into the sky while letting a passenger ride on its head.
Norman's Rayquaza	The Final Showdown II		None
	Salamence takes to the skies while letting two or more passengers ride on its back and neck.
Tucker's Salamence	VS. Swalot		None
	Drifblim holds onto its Trainer with two of its arms, sucks in air to inflate itself, and then flies into the sky. Other passengers can also ride on top of Drifblim as well. It can also shoot into the air by releasing air from the bottom of its body like a rocket.
Fantina's Drifblim	VS.Croagunk & Abra I		None
	Chatot flies into the skies while holding an ally with its feet.
Pearl's Chatler	VS. Staravia and Skuntank II		None
	Staraptor flies into the sky while letting its Trainer ride on its back, or Staraptor flies into the skies while holding onto its Trainer with its feet.
The Advanced level Grunt's Staraptor	VS. Gible		None
	Braviary flies into the sky while letting its Trainer ride on its back.
Black's Brav	Choices		None

In other generations

														File:Fly IV.png
Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Outside of battle

This section is incomplete. Please feel free to edit this section to add missing information and complete it. Reason: Gen IV

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Trivia

• In Pokémon Colosseum, Charizard and Salamence dive into the ground on the second turn of Fly.
• As of Generation V, Fly is one of four HM moves that can be learned by level-up; the other three are Whirlpool, Waterfall and Dive.
  • The two Pokémon that learn it this way are dual-type Dragon/Flying Pokémon introduced in Generation III.
  • Fly is also the only one of the four mentioned that is an HM in all generations.
• Many Pokémon which are noted for their ability to fly over long distances are unable to learn this move, such as Garchomp. Likewise, many Flying-types cannot learn this apparently due to their size (Drifloon) while their evolutions can, while others can learn it despite their size (Such as Pidgey, who is 1'0").
• Doduo and Dodrio are both able to learn Fly, despite being based on flightless birds.
• Until Generation III, the only Pokémon able to learn Fly (with the exceptions of Smeargle, due to Sketch and Mew, who can learn any TM and HM move) were Flying-type Pokémon.
• Despite the abundance of Bug/Flying Pokémon, not a single Bug Pokémon (excluding Arceus holding the Insect Plate) could learn Fly until Generation V.
  • Even then, the only Bug Pokémon that can learn Fly are Volcarona and Genesect, neither of which are Flying-type.
    • Yanmega's Pokédex entry in HeartGold states that it is capable of carrying a human, but cannot learn Fly.
• Fly cannot travel between even the closest of areas in Kanto and Johto, despite being able to fly over either of the regions. This is most evident at Mt. Silver and Route 27. However, in HeartGold and SoulSilver, any area in either region can be flown to from Indigo Plateau and Route 26.
• In The Last Battle VII, Chuchu used balloons to protect Pika and their Egg, lifting them in the air as a Flying Pikachu.
• Fly's animation is very similar to that of Bounce

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 飛翔 Fēixiáng Dutch Vlieg French Vol German Fliegen Greek Πτήση Hindi उर्रो Urro Indonesian Terbang Italian Volo Korean 공중날기 Gongjung Nalgi Brazilian Portuguese Voar Serbian Let Spanish Vuelo

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