Flygon

Flygon is a Ground/Dragon type Pokémon introduced in Generation 3.

Flygon

Flygon artwork by Ken Sugimori

Additional artwork

Pokédex data

National № 0330
Type Ground Dragon
Species Mystic Pokémon
Height 2.0 m (6′07″)
Weight 82.0 kg (180.8 lbs)
Abilities 1. Levitate
Local № 0118 (Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald)
0123 (Black 2/White 2)
0005 (X/Y — Mountain Kalos)
0123 (Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire)
0237 (Sun/Moon — Alola dex)
0306 (U.Sun/U.Moon — Alola dex)
0323 (Sword/Shield)
0046 (The Indigo Disk)

Training

EV yield 1 Attack, 2 Speed
Catch rate 45 (5.9% with PokéBall, full HP)
Base Friendship 50 (normal)
Base Exp. 234
Growth Rate Medium Slow

Breeding

Egg Groups Bug, Dragon
Gender 50% male, 50% female
Egg cycles 20 (4,884–5,140 steps)

Base stats

HP 80
270 364
Attack 100
184 328
Defense 80
148 284
Sp. Atk 80
148 284
Sp. Def 80
148 284
Speed 100
184 328
Total 520 Min Max

The ranges shown on the right are for a level 100 Pokémon. Maximum values are based on a beneficial nature, 252 EVs, 31 IVs; minimum values are based on a hindering nature, 0 EVs, 0 IVs.

Type defenses

The effectiveness of each type on Flygon.

NorFirWatEleGraIceFigPoiGro
½04½0
FlyPsyBugRocGhoDraDarSteFai
½22

Evolution chart

Trapinch#0328
Trapinch
Ground
(Level 35)
Vibrava#0329
Vibrava
Ground · Dragon
(Level 45)
Flygon#0330
Flygon
Ground · Dragon

Flygon changes

Pokédex entries

Ruby FLYGON is nicknamed “the elemental spirit of the desert.” Because its flapping wings whip up a cloud of sand, this POKéMON is always enveloped in a sandstorm while flying.
Sapphire FLYGON whips up a sandstorm by flapping its wings. The wings create a series of notes that sound like singing. Because the “singing” is the only thing that can be heard in a sandstorm, this POKéMON is said to be the desert spirit.
FireRed
LeafGreen		 It hides itself by kicking up desert sand with its wings. Red covers shield its eyes from sand.
Emerald The flapping of its wings sounds like singing. To prevent detection by enemies, it hides itself by flapping up a cloud of desert sand.
Diamond
Pearl
Platinum		 It whips up sandstorms with powerful flaps of its wings. It is known as “The Desert Spirit.”
HeartGold
SoulSilver		 It is nicknamed “The Desert Spirit” because the flapping of its wings sounds like a woman singing.
Black
White		 It whips up sandstorms with powerful flaps of its wings. It is known as “The Desert Spirit.”
Black 2
White 2		 Known as “The Desert Spirit,” this Pokémon hides in the sandstorms it causes by beating its wings.
X It hides itself by kicking up desert sand with its wings. Red covers shield its eyes from sand.
Y Known as “The Desert Spirit,” this Pokémon hides in the sandstorms it causes by beating its wings.
Omega Ruby Flygon is nicknamed “the elemental spirit of the desert.” Because its flapping wings whip up a cloud of sand, this Pokémon is always enveloped in a sandstorm while flying.
Alpha Sapphire Flygon whips up a sandstorm by flapping its wings. The wings create a series of notes that sound like singing. Because the “singing” is the only thing that can be heard in a sandstorm, this Pokémon is said to be the desert spirit.
Sun The flapping of its wings sounds something like singing. Those lured by the sound are enveloped in a sandstorm, becoming Flygon’s prey.
Moon This Pokémon hides in the heart of sandstorms it creates and seldom appears where people can see it.
Ultra Sun By flapping their wings, Flygon cause sandstorms that conceal Krookodile. The team then splits the prey they catch.
Ultra Moon People continue to have their hearts stolen by its enchanting songs and find themselves stranded in the desert.
Sword This Pokémon hides in the heart of sandstorms it creates and seldom appears where people can see it.
Shield It is nicknamed the Desert Spirit because the flapping of its wings sounds like a woman singing.
Brilliant Diamond
Shining Pearl		 It whips up sandstorms with powerful flaps of its wings. It is known as the Desert Spirit.

Moves learned by Flygon

Scarlet/Violet Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearl

Moves learnt by level up

Flygon learns the following moves in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet at the levels specified.

Lv.
Move
Type
Cat.
Power
Acc.
1BulldozeGroundPhysical 60 100
1Dragon BreathDragonSpecial 60 100
1Sand AttackGroundStatus — 100
1SupersonicNormalStatus — 55
12Mud-SlapGroundSpecial 20 100
16Sand TombGroundPhysical 35 85
20Dragon TailDragonPhysical 60 90
24ScreechNormalStatus — 85
28Bug BuzzBugSpecial 90 100
32SandstormRockStatus — —
38Earth PowerGroundSpecial 90 100
44EarthquakeGroundPhysical 100 100
52UproarNormalSpecial 90 100
60Dragon RushDragonPhysical 100 75
68BoomburstNormalSpecial 140 100

Moves learnt on evolution

Flygon learns the following moves when it evolves in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet (regardless of level).

Move
Type
Cat.
Power
Acc.
Dragon ClawDragonPhysical 80 100

Moves learnt by reminder

Flygon learns the following extra moves when using the Remember Moves feature in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet.

Move
Type
Cat.
Power
Acc.
AstonishGhostPhysical 30 100
BiteDarkPhysical 60 100
CrunchDarkPhysical 80 100
DigGroundPhysical 80 100
Dragon DanceDragonStatus — —
FeintNormalPhysical 30 100
FissureGroundPhysical — 30
SuperpowerFightingPhysical 120 100

Egg moves

Flygon does not learn any moves by breeding in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet.

Moves learnt by TM

Flygon is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet:

TM
Move
Type
Cat.
Power
Acc.
01Take DownNormalPhysical 90 85
04AgilityPsychicStatus — —
05Mud-SlapGroundSpecial 20 100
07ProtectNormalStatus — —
15Struggle BugBugSpecial 50 100
24Fire SpinFireSpecial 35 85
25FacadeNormalPhysical 70 100
27Aerial AceFlyingPhysical 60 ∞
28BulldozeGroundPhysical 60 100
32SwiftNormalSpecial 60 ∞
35Mud ShotGroundSpecial 55 95
36Rock TombRockPhysical 60 95
40Air CutterFlyingSpecial 60 95
44Dragon TailDragonPhysical 60 90
47EndureNormalStatus — —
49Sunny DayFireStatus — —
51SandstormRockStatus — —
55DigGroundPhysical 80 100
60U-turnBugPhysical 70 100
65Air SlashFlyingSpecial 75 95
66Body SlamNormalPhysical 85 100
67Fire PunchFirePhysical 75 100
68Thunder PunchElectricPhysical 75 100
70Sleep TalkNormalStatus — —
78Dragon ClawDragonPhysical 80 100
85RestPsychicStatus — —
86Rock SlideRockPhysical 75 90
97FlyFlyingPhysical 90 95
100Dragon DanceDragonStatus — —
103SubstituteNormalStatus — —
108CrunchDarkPhysical 80 100
111Giga DrainGrassSpecial 75 100
113TailwindFlyingStatus — —
115Dragon PulseDragonSpecial 85 100
116Stealth RockRockStatus — —
118Heat WaveFireSpecial 95 90
125FlamethrowerFireSpecial 90 100
130Helping HandNormalStatus — —
133Earth PowerGroundSpecial 90 100
141Fire BlastFireSpecial 110 85
149EarthquakeGroundPhysical 100 100
150Stone EdgeRockPhysical 100 80
152Giga ImpactNormalPhysical 150 90
156OutrageDragonPhysical 120 100
162Bug BuzzBugSpecial 90 100
163Hyper BeamNormalSpecial 150 90
168Solar BeamGrassSpecial 120 100
169Draco MeteorDragonSpecial 130 90
171Tera BlastNormalSpecial 80 100
176Sand TombGroundPhysical 35 85
182Bug BiteBugPhysical 60 100
184Vacuum WaveFightingSpecial 40 100
191UproarNormalSpecial 90 100
197Dual WingbeatFlyingPhysical 40 90
200Scale ShotDragonPhysical 25 90
204Double-EdgeNormalPhysical 120 100
215Scorching SandsGroundSpecial 70 100
221Throat ChopDarkPhysical 80 100
222Breaking SwipeDragonPhysical 60 100
226Dragon CheerDragonStatus — ∞
227Alluring VoiceFairySpecial 80 100
228Psychic NoisePsychicSpecial 75 100

Moves learnt by level up

Flygon learns the following moves in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl at the levels specified.

Lv.
Move
Type
Cat.
Power
Acc.
1AstonishGhostPhysical 30 100
1BiteDarkPhysical 60 100
1BulldozeGroundPhysical 60 100
1CrunchDarkPhysical 80 100
1DigGroundPhysical 80 100
1Dragon BreathDragonSpecial 60 100
1Dragon ClawDragonPhysical 80 100
1Dragon DanceDragonStatus — —
1FeintNormalPhysical 30 100
1FissureGroundPhysical — 30
1Laser FocusNormalStatus — —
1OutrageDragonPhysical 120 100
1Sand AttackGroundStatus — 100
1SuperpowerFightingPhysical 120 100
1SupersonicNormalStatus — 55
12Mud-SlapGroundSpecial 20 100
16Sand TombGroundPhysical 35 85
20Dragon TailDragonPhysical 60 90
24ScreechNormalStatus — 85
28Bug BuzzBugSpecial 90 100
32SandstormRockStatus — —
38Earth PowerGroundSpecial 90 100
44EarthquakeGroundPhysical 100 100
52UproarNormalSpecial 90 100
60Dragon RushDragonPhysical 100 75
68BoomburstNormalSpecial 140 100

Moves learnt on evolution

Flygon learns the following moves when it evolves in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl (regardless of level).

Move
Type
Cat.
Power
Acc.
Dragon ClawDragonPhysical 80 100

Egg moves

Flygon learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl. Details and compatible parents can be found on the Flygon gen 8 learnset page.

Move
Type
Cat.
Power
Acc.
Bug BiteBugPhysical 60 100
Earth PowerGroundSpecial 90 100
FeintNormalPhysical 30 100
FlailNormalPhysical — 100
Focus EnergyNormalStatus — —
Fury CutterBugPhysical 40 95
GustFlyingSpecial 40 100
Mud ShotGroundSpecial 55 95
Quick AttackNormalPhysical 40 100

Move Tutor moves

Flygon can be taught these attacks in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl from move tutors (details):

Move
Type
Cat.
Power
Acc.
Draco MeteorDragonSpecial 130 90

Moves learnt by TM

Flygon is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl:

TM
Move
Type
Cat.
Power
Acc.
02Dragon ClawDragonPhysical 80 100
11Sunny DayFireStatus — —
15Hyper BeamNormalSpecial 150 90
17ProtectNormalStatus — —
19Giga DrainGrassSpecial 75 100
22Solar BeamGrassSpecial 120 100
23Iron TailSteelPhysical 100 75
26EarthquakeGroundPhysical 100 100
28DigGroundPhysical 80 100
32Double TeamNormalStatus — —
35FlamethrowerFireSpecial 90 100
37SandstormRockStatus — —
38Fire BlastFireSpecial 110 85
39Rock TombRockPhysical 60 95
40Aerial AceFlyingPhysical 60 ∞
42FacadeNormalPhysical 70 100
44RestPsychicStatus — —
45AttractNormalStatus — 100
47Steel WingSteelPhysical 70 90
51RoostFlyingStatus — —
58EndureNormalStatus — —
59Dragon PulseDragonSpecial 85 100
62Bug BuzzBugSpecial 90 100
68Giga ImpactNormalPhysical 150 90
71Stone EdgeRockPhysical 100 80
80Rock SlideRockPhysical 75 90
82Sleep TalkNormalStatus — —
83BulldozeGroundPhysical 60 100
87SwaggerNormalStatus — 85
89U-turnBugPhysical 70 100
90SubstituteNormalStatus — —
94FlyFlyingPhysical 90 95
96StrengthNormalPhysical 80 100
97DefogFlyingStatus — —
98Rock SmashFightingPhysical 40 100

Flygon sprites

Type Generation 3 Generation 4 Generation 5 Generation 6 Generation 7 Generation 8 Generation 9
Normal Flygon sprite from Ruby & Sapphire Flygon sprite from Diamond & Pearl Flygon sprite from Black & White Flygon sprite from X & Y Flygon sprite from Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Flygon sprite from Sword & Shield Flygon sprite from Scarlet & Violet
Shiny Flygon Shiny sprite from Ruby & Sapphire Flygon Shiny sprite from Diamond & Pearl Flygon Shiny sprite from Black & White Flygon Shiny sprite from X & Y Flygon Shiny sprite from Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon — —

Where to find Flygon

Ruby
Sapphire		 Evolve Trapinch/Vibrava
FireRed
LeafGreen		 Trade/migrate from another game
Emerald Evolve Trapinch/Vibrava
Diamond
Pearl		 Evolve Trapinch/Vibrava
Platinum
HeartGold
SoulSilver		 Trade/migrate from another game
Black Trade/migrate from another game
White
Black 2
White 2		 Evolve Trapinch/Vibrava
X
Y
Omega Ruby
Alpha Sapphire		 Evolve Trapinch/Vibrava
Sun
Moon
Ultra Sun
Ultra Moon		 Evolve Trapinch/Vibrava
Let's Go Pikachu
Let's Go Eevee		 Not available in this game
Sword
Shield		 Lake of Outrage
Brilliant Diamond
Shining Pearl		 Evolve Trapinch/Vibrava
Legends: Arceus Not available in this game
Scarlet
Violet		 Location data not yet available

Answers to Flygon questions

Other languages

English Flygon
Japanese フライゴン (Flygon)
German Libelldra
French Libégon
Italian Flygon
Spanish Flygon
Korean 플라이곤 (peullaigon)
Chinese (Simplified) 沙漠蜻蜓
Chinese (Traditional) 沙漠蜻蜓

 

English Mystic Pokémon
Japanese せいれいポケモン
German Mystik-Pokémon
French Pokémon Mystique
Italian Pokémon Magico
Spanish Pokémon Místico
Korean 정령포켓몬
Chinese (Simplified) 神秘宝可梦
Chinese (Traditional) 神秘寶可夢

Name origin

dragonfly
a species of flying insect