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 Template:Type2 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 mostly-invulnerable turn of Fly, the mostly-invulnerable part will not be reset until the user switches out or fully executes Fly.

In Pokémon Stadium, Fly will allow the user to avoid Bide. Full paralysis will reset the mostly-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 to 90, instead of 70.

Generation V

Fly can hit non-adjacent opponents in triple battles.

Outside of battle

Fly in Black and White

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 rotates in the air while gaining height, damaging nearby enemies. It acts as a recovery move for returning to the stage.

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 Japanese Nintendo event 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 Japanese Nintendo event 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

File:Staraptor Fly.png Staraptor Skarmory File:Fearow Fly.png Fearow
The user soars into the air, then strikes. It can also be used for flying anywhere.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Pidgeot flies into the sky while carrying a passenger on its back.
Corey's Pidgeot	Mewtwo Strikes Back		Debut
Ash's Pidgeot	Pallet Party Panic		None
Rudy's Pidgeot	Misty Meets Her Match		None
Falkner's Pidgeot	Fighting Flyer with Fire!		None
Officer Jenny's Pidgeot	Hoenn Alone!		None
Sir Aaron's Pidgeot	Lucario and the Mystery of Mew		None
A Pidgeot captured by Ben's Capture Styler	Pokémon Ranger: Heatran Rescue!		None
	Charizard takes to the sky while being able to carry a passenger on its back.
Ash's Charizard	Charizard Chills!		None
Liza's Charla	Charizard's Burning Ambition		None
Corey Demario's Don	Those Darn Electabuzz!		None
	Hoothoot flies high into the sky. Then, it dives down and slams into the opponent.
Falkner's Hoothoot	Fighting Flyer with Fire!		None
	Dragonite flies into the sky while carrying a passenger on its back.
Lance's Dragonite	Talkin' 'Bout an Evolution		None
	Wingull struggles to fly through the air while passengers hold onto its feet.
Mr. Briney's Peeko	Sharpedo Attack!		None
	Flygon flies to the sky while carrying a passenger on its back.
A wild Flygon	Jirachi: Wish Maker		None
	Salamence takes to the sky while carrying a passenger on its back.
Butler's Salamence	Jirachi: Wish Maker		None
Silver's Salamence	The Search for the Legend!		None
J's Salamence	Mutiny in the Bounty!		None
	Skarmory flies through the skies while carrying a passenger on its back.
Winona's Skarmory	Who's Flying Now?		None
	Vibrava takes to the skies while a passenger holds onto its legs.
Multiple wild Vibrava	Beg, Burrow, and Steal		None
	Drifblim flies into the sky while a passenger holds onto its arms.
A wild Drifblim	Pikachu's Exploration Club		None
	Staraptor flies into the sky while carrying a passenger on its back or holding onto the passenger with its feet.
A Staraptor captured by Kellyn's Capture Styler	Pokémon Ranger and the Kidnapped Riolu! Part 2		None
A Staraptor captured by Ben's Capture Styler	Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs (Part One)		None
	Fearow flies into the sky while a passenger holds onto its leg.
J's Client's Fearow	Pokémon Ranger and the Kidnapped Riolu! Part 2		None

In the manga

Phantom Thief Pokémon 7

File:Drifblim Fly P7.png 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.

Pokémon Adventures

File:Norman Rayquaza Adventures.png Rayquaza File:Charizard Fly Adventures.png Charizard File:Kitty Fly.png Butterfree 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
	Butterfree takes to the skies while holding onto its Trainer's back.
Yellow's Kitty	The Might of... Metapod?!		Butterfree cannot legally learn Fly
Wilton's Butterfree	Butterfly Butterfree		Butterfree cannot legally learn Fly
	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
	Natu takes to the skies while holding onto its Trainer's back.
Crys's Natee	A Flaaffy Kerfuffle		Natu cannot legally learn Fly
	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
	Jumpluff takes to the skies while letting its Trainer hold onto one of its feet.
Eusine's Jumpluff	Jumping Jumpluff		Jumpluff cannot legally learn Fly
	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 Cloaked Grunt's Staraptor	VS. Gible		None
	Garchomp flies through the skies while letting one or more passengers fly on its back.
Cynthia's Garchomp	VS. Psyduck		Garchomp cannot legally learn Fly
	Yanmega flies into the sky while holding its Trainer with its legs.
Mars's Yanmega	VS. Octillery		Yanmega cannot legally learn Fly

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

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	RSE	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 dives on 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 was 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 flightless birds.
• Until Generation III, the only Pokémon able to learn Fly (with the exception of 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 other languages

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