Is Flygon Good in Diamond & Pearl Playthrough?
Ground/Dragon with AbilityLevitate giving immunity to Ground moves. Trapinch and Vibrava show up with the Poke Radar on Route 228 after the Hall of Fame. Competes with Garchomp for the Ground/Dragon role, and Garchomp is also native to Sinnoh.
Vibrava has the type edge here and should clean up Roark's team.
Vibrava has the type edge here and should clean up Gardenia's team.
Vibrava has the type edge here and should clean up Maylene's team.
Vibrava has the type edge here and should clean up Crasher Wake's team.
Vibrava has the type edge here and should clean up Fantina's team.
Vibrava has the type edge here and should clean up Byron's team.
Vibrava has the type edge here and should clean up Candice's team.
Vibrava has the type edge here and should clean up Volkner's team.
Flygon has the type edge here and should clean up Aaron's team.
Flygon resists most of Bertha's coverage and hits back hard.
Flygon has the type edge here and should clean up Flint's team.
Flygon has the type edge here and should clean up Lucian's team.
Flygon has the type edge here and should clean up Mars's team.
Flygon resists most of Jupiter's coverage and hits back hard.
Flygon resists most of Saturn's coverage and hits back hard.
Flygon has the type edge here and should clean up Cynthia's team.
Catch Vibrava
Catch Vibrava on Route 228 (Poké Radar, Lv 53-54, common).
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 53)
- LV 53DragonDragon BreathPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20
- After Gardenia
- TM28GroundDigPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Maniac Tunnel
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Veilstone Department Store
- After Maylene
- HM02FlyingFlyPower 90Accuracy 95%PP 15Inside the Galactic Warehouse in Veilstone City
- After Byron
- TM26GroundEarthquakePower 150Accuracy 100%PP 10Wayward Cave (secret entrance under bike path)
- After Candice
- TUTORDragonDraco MeteorPower 210Accuracy 90%PP 5Route 210
- After Volkner
- TM59DragonDragon PulsePower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10Victory Road
- LV 57NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5
- Post-Game
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
Evolve Vibrava to Flygon
Vibrava evolves into Flygon at Level 45. You get it at Level 53 or higher, past Level 45, so it evolves into Flygon the next time it levels up. A lower-level Vibrava evolves when it reaches Level 45.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 45)
- LV 45DragonDragon ClawPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Gardenia
- TM28GroundDigPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Maniac Tunnel
- TM68NormalGiga ImpactPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Game Corner
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Veilstone Department Store
- After Byron
- TM26GroundEarthquakePower 150Accuracy 100%PP 10Wayward Cave (secret entrance under bike path)
- After Candice
- TUTORDragonDraco MeteorPower 210Accuracy 90%PP 5Route 210
- After Volkner
- TM59DragonDragon PulsePower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10Victory Road
- LV 57NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5
- Post-Game
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
How to Get Flygon in Diamond & Pearl
Level a Poke Radar Vibrava to 45 to cap the Trapinch line with Flygon, which has no wild form. Every stage of that desert dragon line comes off a Radar chain on its postgame route.
Catch Trapinch or Vibrava at any of these 1 spot to eventually evolve into Flygon.
Badge 8How to Obtain Flygon in DP
The path to Flygon starts with Trapinch at Lv. 25 via special encounters. 2 catchable stages total, with locations listed for each one below.
How to Get Shiny Flygon in Diamond & Pearl
Flygon tops the Trapinch line, so chain that shiny on Route 228 and raise it up two stages. Compare Shiny Flygon odds across every game
Diamond & Pearl Shiny Flygon Calculator
3 MethodsThe best route is PokeRadar Chain at full boosts, about 1 in 200 on each try. Tune it below.
PokeRadar Chain: Chain shaking-grass patches without breaking the combo. The rate peaks at a chain of 40.
Masuda Method: Breed with a parent from a different-language game. Works on any breedable line.
Full Odds: Walk through grass, surf, or fish. Every encounter is its own independent shiny roll.
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 22-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 58-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 139-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 460-- | -- |
Time assumes -- at your pace and does not change your shiny odds.
How is this calculated?
Every encounter has the same shiny chance, the Shiny Odds Per Try shown above. Each one is a separate roll that does not care how many you have already done, so the more you hunt, the higher your overall chance of at least one shiny. The formula below turns your odds and your number of tries into that combined chance.
chance after N tries = 1 − (1 − p)^N, where p = 1 / odds per try
Example at 1 in 8,192 (classic full odds): about 864 encounters for a 10 percent chance, 5,678 for 50 percent, and 18,862 for 90 percent.
The table above flips that around: it shows how many encounters it takes to reach a 10, 25, 50, and 90 percent chance at your current odds. Turning on boosts like the Shiny Charm, sandwiches, or chains improves your odds, so the encounter numbers drop.
These are estimates, not promises. Most games have no pity counter, meaning no guaranteed shiny no matter how many you hunt, so even Very Likely is not guaranteed: some hunters find one early, others go well past that point.
Planning a longer hunt? Set up Flygon in the Diamond & Pearl Shiny Odds Calculator to compare every method side by side.
Flygon Weakness
Type-wise, Flygon takes extra damage from Ice and Dragon. 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 |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fire, Poison, Rock |
| 0x (Immune) | Electric |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Flygon Weak Against
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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 48 partners from the Bug and Dragon egg groups. Notable egg moves include Flail, Focus Energy, Fury Cutter and 2 more.
DP Flygon Best Moveset
Ground/Dragon coverage with AbilityLevitate for a full Ground immunity creates one of the best offensive typings in the game. 100 Attack and 100 Speed hit hard and fast physically, and the moveset adds MoveU-turn for switching. Outclassed by Garchomp in raw power, but the utility holds its own.
Best Build
Flygon best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Revenge Killer Moveset
- Earthquake
- Outrage
- U Turn
- Thunder Punch
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
The egg pool carries weight here. Flail and Focus Energy aren't available any other way for Flygon, and they meaningfully change what it threatens. Stack those on top of Draco Meteor and Earthquake for solid options.
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
39 of 40 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Reminder Moves
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
It whips up sandstorms with powerful flaps of its wings. It is known as “The Desert Spirit.”
Flygon Event Distributions
In Diamond & Pearl, Flygon reaches players through one Mystery Gift distribution rather than a recurring giveaway.
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Flygon Diamond & Pearl Guide
Yes. Flygon is not available during the main story. It can only be obtained after entering the Hall of Fame. Flygon becomes available after the main story is complete in Diamond & Pearl.
In Diamond & Pearl, Flygon plays as a sweeper. It outspeeds most threats, so it can pressure opponents before they move. Earthquake is the primary attack.
In Diamond & Pearl, Jolly is the go-to nature for Flygon. That's +Speed / -Sp. Atk. Pair it with 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe EVs. Fits the sweeper role.
Game Availability
Flygon first appeared in Ruby & Sapphire and has been available in 15 games across 7 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 7Let's Go
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
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