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.
Gender differences
None.
Special abilities
Altaria carries a refined set of vocal chords that allow it to sing 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 intensely hot fireballs from its mouth in self defense from attackers.
As of Generation IV, Altaria is one of three non-legendary Pokémon that can learn Sky Attack naturally, the other non-legendaries being Noctowl and Togekiss.
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.
Also during winter they migrate to caverns inside mountains*.
Altaria dances and wheels through the sky among billowing, cotton-like clouds. By singing melodies in its crystal-clear voice, this Pokémon makes its listeners experience dreamy wonderment.
Altaria sings in a gorgeous soprano. Its wings are like cotton clouds. This Pokémon catches updrafts with its buoyant wings and soars way up into the wild blue yonder.
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Altaria is also the only Template:Type2 that is part of a two-stage evolutionary line.
Origin
Altaria is based on a bird of some variety mixed with cotton or a cloud.
Name origin
Altaria's name is a combination of the words alto, Italian for high, and aria, Italian for air, which both refer to this Pokémon's behavior of singing wonderful melodies. Its Japanese name may refer to Tyl, also known as Epsilon Draconis, a star in the Draco constellation. Its English name may also refer to the star Altair, the brightest star in the constellation Aquila.
This Pokémon article is part of Project Pokédex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each Pokémon species, as well as Pokémon groups and forms.
For other sprites and images, please see Altaria images on Bulbagarden Archives.
