Discover which are the Flying-type Pokémon that have been key in the competitive for years.
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Pokémon has all kinds of types, whether they are Fire, Water, Grass, Psychic, among many others. However, if there is one that for years could have been classified as a secondary one, that is without a doubt the Flying type, since it took us five generations to have a pure Flying Pokémonbeing so that even today there are only 3 Pokémon that have this category, while those that have it as a primary type are also a minority.
Given this idea, it must be said that, despite this, the Flying type is one of the most useful to the point that it is listed as one of the best, especially for its immunity to Ground-type attacks, its effectiveness against very strong types, and, above all, for its movements. In fact, there are some such as Anti-Aircraft, Gravity and others that are aimed at take away some of their potential from these Pokémon. And it is right here that we are going to talk about the best flying type pokemon.
Flying-type Pokémon make up more than 10% of the National Pokédex
Given this, it must be said that It hasn’t been easy making this list.since, to begin with, there are over 100 Flying-type Pokémon, which implies that these comprise more than 10% of the National Pokédex. It should also be noted that, as usual, Pokémon Rare, Legendary, Ultra Beasts, and Paradox Forms are discardedsince, otherwise, we would see that this top would be filled by Pokémon such as Tornadus, Celesteela, Landorus, Thundurus, Rayquaza, Zapdos, Moltres de Galar, Enamorus, Ferrocuello and Shaymin Sky Form.
In fact, being clear, under normal circumstances the two legendary birds, the geniuses and Rayquaza would be the ones that would encompass the entire top 5. On the other hand, it must be said that there are normal Pokémon that have not entered the top because, despite being good, they do not reach the level of the lucky five, this is where Pokémon like Noivern, Corviknight, Charizard, Dragonite, Swellow, Gliscor, Hawlucha, Braviary y Wattrell. Therefore, keep reading to discover what they are best flying type pokemon:
Skarmory
Skarmory in the Pokemon anime
For first place we must go back to the second generation, in which we saw the birth of a extremely defensive pokemon, to the point that even today few are those who exceed its high Defense. We are talking about Skarmory, a Steel / Flying Type Pokémon that, as you can see, has two immunities to Ground and Poison types.
To this we must add the fact that with its combination of type You should only fear Fire and Electric type, being these ones that were more or less common when it was released, but with which it could fight well. In any case, regarding Skarmory it must be said that we see its potential in be a tank that sets traps on the field, while its access to Moves like Spikes and Rock Trap allowed it to residually damage the opponent every time it traded, something that its Whirlpool comes in handy with.
Also, to last longer in combat, he is able to use Breathe, carry Scraps, and even use Clear to remove the opponent’s traps before setting his own. And if this was not enough, the eighth generation blessed himas the combination of Iron Defense with Body Iron caused Skarmory to be able to deal monumental damage.
Togekiss
Togekiss has a cheerful appearance.
We now turn to a Pokémon that, although it was not released in the second generation, comes from the same, since it Togekiss is the best flying Pokémon of the fourth generationbeing this something that it achieves, first of all, with an incredible combination of types, but, above all, with his abilitiesbeing able to take advantage of two of these.
For starters, lucky increases the chance to do Critical Strike, which can always get us out of some trouble, especially with a moveset made up of moves like Machination, Respiro, Flamethrower, Aural Sphere, and Air Slash. However, its greatest virtue is seen with Blissan ability that doubles the chance to cause secondary effects.
To give an example of this, if Air Slash has 30% knockback with Bliss it goes to 60%, so almost 1 out of every 2 Togekiss attacks against slower opponents will cause it to be unable to attack. This is something to which above all he took advantage of the Dinamaxsince after increasing its Speed we could see that Togekiss could even become unstoppable.
Pelipper
Pelipper is a Water / Flying Pokémon that has Drizzle as an Ability
On several occasions we have said that a good skill is essential to get the most out of a Pokémon, so Pelipper became one of the best Pokémon thanks to Drizzlewhich causes the climate of Rain and thereby manages to enhance its Water-type moves and give Gale 100% accuracy.
In fact, the fact that it is one of the best Pokémon in Alola is no coincidence, since during this time it was not uncommon to see it pairing up with Electric-type Pokémon that on the one hand know Thunder to have a 100% Accuracy and Lightning Rod to protect it from attacks of this type, these being its biggest threat.
It’s more, Pelipper is so good that he can go with Ground-type Pokémon that know Earthquake, so it can avoid these moves thanks to its immunity to its Flying type. It was Mega Swampert in fact who got get more out of this thanks to Nado Rápido. It is because of all this Pelipper is crowned as the third best Flying-type Pokémon.
Gyarados
Gyarados is the amazing evolution of Magikarp
From one Water / Flying Pokémon we make the leap to another, this being one of the oldest in the entire saga, since we can see that Gyarados is just about the best Flying-type Pokemon that has never been done, not being a coincidence that we have been able to see how this Pokémon has been in the teams of great trainers in history.
And it is not for less, since Gyarados has a Beast Attackbeing so that if anything his Speed is what does not make him stand out so much, but this changes thanks to her Dragon Dancewhich helps to increase the two mentioned statistics with which you can get more out of Cascade, Earthquake, Whiplash, Crush and even Boat, this being the movement used to use Maxicyclone in the eighth generation.
To this must be added the fact that his skills are too goodsince on the one hand Intimidation lowers the opponent’s Attack, while Self-esteem increases Gyarados for each opponent defeated. Imagine the potential of this Pokémon when you consider that Maxi Cyclone and taking down a Pokémon was the equivalent of using Dragon Dance for damage in Generation 8.
Salamence
Salamence is an imposing quadruped dragon.
It was the best Dragon-type Pokémon and it was obvious that it was going to end up being the best flying type pokemonespecially considering that it has the same Skills as Gyaradosso Salamence can increase his Attack with each defeated opponent or reduce the opponent’s just by going out on the field, which already gives him plenty of control in the field.
Nevertheless, Salamence goes much furthersince with movements such as Draco Comet, Anger, Dragon Claw, Bis Wing, Earthquake, Gale, Flamethrower, Avalanche, Breath, Dragon Dance… which makes it a Pokémon that, despite being physical in many cases , it is possible to have a special variant.
Now, as a Flying-type Pokémon, Salamence’s pinnacle moment came with his Mega Evolutionwhich gave it Light Blue Skin and allowed moves like Double Edge or Retribution to acquire the Flying type along with an extra of its power, which made it a one of the biggest threats of the sixth and seventh generationthus giving rise to the best Flying Pokémon there has ever been.
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