Fly (move)
- This article is about the move Fly. For the field move in Pokémon Ranger, see Field Move (Ranger).
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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 onward, 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.
Pokémon can be caught during the semi-invulnerable stage of Fly.
Generation II
The user can now also be hit by Gust, Thunder, Twister, and Whirlwind during the semi-invulnerable turn of Fly, and will receive double damage from Gust, Thunder 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
The user can now also be hit by Sky Uppercut during the semi-invulnerable turn of Fly.
Generation IV
Fly's 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, and unable to avoid moves if it has No Guard.
If a Power Herb is held by the user, Fly can be executed in one turn.
Generation V
The user can now also be hit by Hurricane during the semi-invulnerable turn of Fly.
The user can be "knocked out of the sky" with the move Smack Down.
Fly can hit non-adjacent opponents in Triple Battles.
Outside of battle
Players can fly to locations they have visited. Most possible Fly destinations are places with Pokémon Centers, primarily cities and towns, but other significant locations can be flown to as well. Generally, simply entering a flyable location is all that is required to be able to use Fly for that location. There are some exceptions, however, such as Opelucid City in Black and White where the player must first view the Team Plasma event, and Ever Grande City in Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald where the player must first climb the waterfall. The Johto Battle Frontier, by contrast, can automatically be accessed after the National Pokédex is obtained.
Using Fly usually lands the player in front of an area's Pokémon Center. If the location lacks a Pokémon Center, however, a suitable spot is otherwise used. These locations are detailed below.
Location | Destination |
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Pallet Town | Red's house |
New Bark Town | The player's house |
Littleroot Town | |
Twinleaf Town | |
Aspertia City | |
Vaniville Town | |
Nuvema Town | Hilbert/Hilda's house |
Indigo Plateau | League entrance |
Ever Grande City* | |
Sinnoh Pokémon League* | |
Unova Pokémon League | |
Route 221 | In front of Pal Park |
Lake of Rage | In the openGSC In front of the Fishing Guru's houseHGSS |
Kanto Victory RoadHGSS | Pokémon League Reception Gate |
National ParkHGSS | Pokéathlon Dome |
Unova Victory RoadBW | At the base of Victory Road |
Unity Tower | Entrance |
Pokéstar Studios | Past the main gate |
Join Avenue | Route 4 entrance |
Pokémon World Tournament | Near the building's entrance |
Aquacorde Town | At the fountain in the center of town |
Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire
Players can fly to any area marked on the PokéNav Plus's Town Map except Southern Island, Seafloor Cavern, and the Cave of Origin. When the player flies to a route, or a landmark such as Sea Mauville, they will land in front of a sign that marks the area if there is one. In addition to the Party menu, players can use Fly through the AreaNav.
If the location lacks both a Pokémon Center and a sign for the location, another suitable spot is used.
Location | Destination |
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Littleroot Town | between Brendan and May's houses |
Pokémon League | outside the entrance |
Route 103 | southeast of Aroma Lady Daisy |
Route 112 | in front of the Berry patch |
Route 115 | southwest of the Meteor Falls sign near its entrance |
Route 124 | outside the Treasure Hunter's house |
Petalburg Woods | outside the primary southern entrance |
Rusturf Tunnel | outside the Rustboro City entrance |
Granite Cave | outside the entrance |
Meteor Falls | outside the Route 114 entrance |
Mt. Chimney | west of the sign pointing to Jagged Pass |
Jagged Pass | at the bottom of the second flight of stairs from the north |
Fiery Path | outside the southern entrance |
New Mauville | outside the entrance |
Mt. Pyre | outside the entrance |
Shoal Cave | outside the entrance |
Victory Road | outside the Ever Grande City land entrance |
Secret Islet | in front of the tree |
Secret Meadow | just south of the central staircase |
Secret Shore | south of the Route 129 connection, in the shallow water |
While the player cannot Fly to a location unless they have been there before, some locations have additional requirements.
Location | Prerequisite |
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Route 115 | Enter Route 115 from Meteor Falls |
Route 120 | Visit Lilycove City |
Route 121 | Visit Lilycove City |
Route 122 | Enter Mt. Pyre |
Route 124 | Visit Mossdeep City |
Route 125 | Enter Shoal Cave |
Route 126 | Visit Sootopolis City (surface) |
Route 127 | Stand at the bottom of the first staircase in Ever Grande City |
Route 128 | Stand at the bottom of the first staircase in Ever Grande City |
Route 129 | Visit Pacifidlog Town |
Route 130 | Visit Pacifidlog Town |
Route 131 | Visit Pacifidlog Town |
Route 132 | Visit Route 134 from Route 133 |
Route 133 | Visit Route 134 from Route 133 |
Route 134 | Visit Route 134 from Route 133 |
Ever Grande City | Stand at the bottom of the first staircase in Ever Grande City |
Sootopolis City | Visit Sootopolis City (surface) |
Sky Pillar | Enter Sky Pillar (tower) |
Super Smash Bros. series
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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
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Learnset
By leveling up
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373 | Salamence | Dragon | Flying | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | |||||||||
384 | Rayquaza | Dragon | Flying | 45 | 45 | 65 | 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
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Generation IV
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By event
Generation I
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Generation III
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Generation V
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In the anime
The user soars into the air, then strikes. It can also be used for flying anywhere. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
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User | First Used In | Notes | |
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 |
Debut | |
Ridley's Golurk | Meloetta and the Undersea Temple! | None |
- In Fighting Flyer with Fire, Ash told his Charizard to use Fly, but it was unable to execute the move due to its injured wing.
In the manga
In the Be the Best! Pokémon B+W manga
The user flies in the air. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
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User | First Chapter Used In | Notes | |
Swoobat flies in the air. | |||
Dol's Swoobat | Challenge the Battle Subway! | Debut |
In the Phantom Thief Pokémon 7 manga
The user soars into the air. It can also be used for flying anywhere. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
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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 - The Legend of the Dragon King manga
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Pokémon | Method | ||
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User | First Chapter Used In | Notes | |
Charizard | |||
Akira's Charizard | LDK5 | Debut |
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
The user soars into the air, then strikes. It can also be used for flying anywhere. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
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User | First Chapter Used In | Notes | |
Charizard flies through the skies while carrying a passenger on its back. | |||
Blue's Charizard | Kalling Kadabra | Debut | |
Murkrow flies high into the air. | |||
Ariana's Murkrow | With a Little Help From Hitmonchan | None |
In the Pocket Monsters Platinum: Aim to Be Battle King manga
The user flies in the air. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
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User | First Chapter Used In | Notes | |
Staraptor flies in the air. | |||
Shin's Staraptor | PBK3 | Debut |
In other generations
In battle
Outside of battle
Trivia
- In Pokémon Colosseum, Charizard and Salamence dive into the ground on the second turn of Fly.
- Many Pokémon noted for their ability to fly over long distances are unable to learn this move, such as Yanmega, which is easily capable of transporting an adult in flight according to its Pokédex entry from HeartGold. Conversely, some of the Pokémon that can learn Fly, like Pidgey, appear to lack the physique required to transport a human being in flight, and Vullaby can learn it even though all of its Pokédex entries outside of Pokémon White state that its wings are too small for it to fly.
- Doduo and Dodrio are both able to learn Fly, despite being based on flightless birds. If they use Fly in the 3D side-series games, they will be shown running in midair.
- In Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal, 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 (the latter of which being adjacent to New Bark Town). In HeartGold and SoulSilver, this was changed so that any area in either region can be flown to from Indigo Plateau and Route 26.
- Out of all moves that have been HMs in all six generations, Fly is the only one that some Pokémon can learn by leveling up. (Though the move Waterfall also existed in all generations and some Pokémon can learn it via leveling up, it was not an HM until Generation II.)
- While there are 14 Bug/Flying-type Pokémon, none of them can learn Fly. In fact, the only two Bug-type Pokémon that can learn Fly (Volcarona and Genesect) are not Flying-type.
In other languages
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Generation I TMs | |
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01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 |
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Generation III HMs | |
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08RSE |
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01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 24 • 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 47 • 48 • 49 • 50 • 51 • 52 • 53 • 54 • 55 • 56 • 57 • 58 • 59 • 60 • 61 • 62 • 63 • 64 • 65 • 66 • 67 • 68 • 69 70 • 71 • 72 • 73 • 74 • 75 • 76 • 77 • 78 • 79 • 80 • 81 • 82 • 83 • 84 • 85 • 86 • 87 • 88 • 89 • 90 • 91 • 92 | |
Generation IV HMs | |
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 (DPPt • HGSS) • 06 • 07 • 08 |
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Generation V HMs | |
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 |
Generation VI TMs | |
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01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 • 26 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49 • 50 • 51 • 52 53 • 54 • 55 • 56 • 57 • 58 • 59 • 60 • 61 • 62 • 63 • 64 • 65 • 66 • 67 • 68 • 69 • 70 • 71 • 72 • 73 • 74 • 75 • 76 • 77 • 78 79 • 80 • 81 • 82 • 83 • 84 • 85 • 86 • 87 • 88 • 89 • 90 • 91 • 92 • 93 • 94 (XY • ORAS) • 95 • 96 • 97 • 98 • 99 • 100 | |
Generation VI HMs | |
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06ORAS • 07ORAS |
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