Is Flygon Good in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Playthrough?
Ground/Dragon with AbilityLevitate giving it a Ground immunity on top of the Ground typing. Flygon handles Wattson, Flannery, and Steven's Steel squad without breaking a sweat. 100 in Attack and Speed keep it competitive through the E4. The fan-favorite of Hoenn for good reason.
Trapinch has the type edge here and should clean up Roxanne's team.
Trapinch has the type edge here and should clean up Brawly's team.
Trapinch resists most of Wattson's coverage and hits back hard.
Trapinch has the type edge here and should clean up Flannery's team.
Norman's typing presses Trapinch's defenses.
Winona's team hits Trapinch's weaknesses hard.
Vibrava trades roughly evenly with Tate & Liza's team.
Vibrava trades roughly evenly with Wallace's team.
Flygon has the type edge here and should clean up Sidney's team.
Flygon has the type edge here and should clean up Phoebe's team.
Flygon trades roughly evenly with Glacia's team.
Flygon has the type edge here and should clean up Drake's team.
Flygon trades roughly evenly with Steven's team.
Catch Trapinch on Route 111 (walking, Lv 20-22, common).
Your Trapinch should hit Level 35 before you reach Tate & Liza, at typical leveling pace.
Your Vibrava should hit Level 45 before you reach Sidney, at typical leveling pace.
How to Get Flygon in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire
You're catching Trapinch first, not Flygon. Trapinch appears at decent rates in the encounters below. The step cards map the full 3-stage chain with evolution methods between each stage.
Flygon Weakness
Type-wise, Flygon takes extra damage from Ice, Dragon, and Fairy. Watch out for Ice attacks, those deal 4x damage. Electric moves do nothing thanks to a full immunity. Levitate grants an additional Ground immunity, reshaping the matchup chart. With 80 HP and balanced defenses, Flygon can afford to eat a neutral hit or two.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 4x (Critical) | Ice |
| 2x (Weak) | Dragon, Fairy |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fire, Poison, Rock |
| 0x (Immune) | Electric |
What is Flygon Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Flygon
 Latios DragonPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodSouthern Island Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Flygon View Latios builds →Ice Beam 4x132-155%KO Dragon Pulse 2x93-110%KO | ||
 Glaceon Ice | C | |
 Beartic Ice | C | |
 Latias DragonPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodSouthern Island Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Flygon View Latias builds →Ice Beam 4x114-134%KO Dragon Pulse 2x81-95% | ||
 Rayquaza Dragon | S | |
Obtain MethodSky Pillar Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Flygon View Rayquaza builds →Outrage 2x148-175%KO Ice Beam 4x149-175%KO | ||
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Clefable's Moonblast hits Flygon for 79-93%. Kyurem threatens a KO with Ice Beam (232-273%). Dragonite's Outrage also KOs at 177-208%.
 Clefable Fairy | A | |
Recommended Build AbilityMagic Guard ItemLeftovers NatureBold Moves
Damage vs Flygon View Clefable builds →Moonblast 2x79-93% | ||
 Kyurem DragonIce | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Flygon View Kyurem builds →Ice Beam 4x232-273%KO | ||
 Dragonite Dragon | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityMultiscale ItemLum Berry NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Flygon View Dragonite builds →Extreme Speed40-47% Earthquake49-58% Outrage 2x177-208%KO | ||
Flygon Evolutions
Flygon is the final form in a three-stage chain from Trapinch through Vibrava. Breeding this form produces Trapinch eggs (average hatch time). Evolving from Trapinch gave Flygon the biggest boost in Speed (+90), bringing the total to 520 stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Flygon to get Trapinch eggs easily using 68 partners from the Bug and Dragon egg groups. Notable egg moves include Bug Bite, Earth Power, Endure and 7 more.
ORAS Flygon Best Moveset
Ground/Dragon at 100 Attack and 100 Speed with AbilityLevitate granting Ground immunity. The moveset fires dual TermStab at solid power. Earns B-tier but competes directly against Garchomp who outclasses it in every stat. Flygon's niche is MoveU-turn utility that Garchomp lacks.
Best Build
Flygon best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Revenge Killer Moveset
- Earthquake
- Outrage
- U Turn
- Dragon Claw
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Hard to wall, honestly. Flygon threatens 11 types beyond its own STAB, with Normal and Dark standing out. Pair that with Draco Meteor and Outrage and switchins need to think twice.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Reminder Moves
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
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.
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.
Flygon Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Guide
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Don't let Flygon's 520 base stat total fool you. Levitate is what makes it tick. It punches way above its weight class. We rate it C-Tier as a sweeper. Earthquake with Choice Scarf is the standard set.
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Run Levitate on Flygon. It's the ability that defines how you build around it and the main reason it holds a competitive niche. With base 100 Speed, Levitate gives Flygon an edge before opponents can react.
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Flygon fills the sweeper role. It's a physical attacker with base 100 Attack. Base 100 Speed lets it outrun most of the field. And it's enough bulk to take a hit or two.
For Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, the core moveset is Earthquake, Outrage, U Turn, and Dragonclaw. Earthquake leads at 0% usage. Earthquake provides reliable STAB damage.
Game Availability
Flygon first appeared in Ruby & Sapphire and has been available in 15 games across 8 generations. Obtainable through wild encounters in most titles where it appears.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RSDebut
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves