Is Flygon Good in HeartGold & SoulSilver Playthrough?
Trapinch's final form at level 45. Ground/Dragon with AbilityLevitate making it immune to Ground on top of the Dragon typing. Handles Lt. Surge.
Vibrava has the type edge here and should clean up Falkner's team.
Vibrava resists most of Bugsy's coverage and hits back hard.
Vibrava has the type edge here and should clean up Whitney's team.
Vibrava trades roughly evenly with Morty's team.
Vibrava trades roughly evenly with Chuck's team.
Vibrava resists most of Jasmine's coverage and hits back hard.
Vibrava has the type edge here and should clean up Pryce's team.
Vibrava has the type edge here and should clean up Clair's team.
Vibrava resists most of Brock's coverage and hits back hard.
Vibrava trades roughly evenly with Misty's team.
Vibrava has the type edge here and should clean up Lt. Surge's team.
Vibrava trades roughly evenly with Erika's team.
Vibrava trades roughly evenly with Janine's team.
Vibrava trades roughly evenly with Sabrina's team.
Vibrava has the type edge here and should clean up Blaine's team.
Vibrava trades roughly evenly with Blue's team.
Vibrava trades roughly evenly with Will's team.
Vibrava trades roughly evenly with Koga's team.
Vibrava has the type edge here and should clean up Bruno's team.
Flygon has the type edge here and should clean up Karen's team.
Flygon trades roughly evenly with Lance's team.
Catch Vibrava
Catch Vibrava in the Safari Zone (walking, Lv 44-45). Requires 49 Forest objects placed in Desert.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 44)
- LV 44DragonDragon BreathPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20
- After Bugsy
- TM28GroundDigPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10National Park
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Goldenrod Department Store
- After Chuck
- HM02FlyingFlyPower 90Accuracy 95%PP 15From Chuck's wife outside Cianwood Gym
- After Pryce
- TUTORDragonDraco MeteorPower 210Accuracy 90%PP 5Blackthorn City
- After Clair
- TM26GroundEarthquakePower 150Accuracy 100%PP 10Victory Road
- TM59DragonDragon PulsePower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10Given by Clair in the Dragon's Den after the Dragon Shrine test
- LV 57NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5
Evolve Vibrava to Flygon
Vibrava evolves into Flygon at Level 45. Level it up in the post-game, after you beat Lance.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 45)
- LV 45DragonDragon ClawPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Bugsy
- TM28GroundDigPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10National Park
- TM38FireFire BlastPower 120Accuracy 85%PP 5Goldenrod Department Store
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Goldenrod Department Store
- After Pryce
- TUTORDragonDraco MeteorPower 210Accuracy 90%PP 5Blackthorn City
- After Clair
- TM26GroundEarthquakePower 150Accuracy 100%PP 10Victory Road
- TM59DragonDragon PulsePower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10Given by Clair in the Dragon's Den after the Dragon Shrine test
- LV 57NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5
How to Get Flygon in HeartGold & SoulSilver
Flygon closes the Trapinch line at level 45, evolving up from Vibrava. None of the three appear in the wild, so everything traces back to one bred Trapinch.
Catch Trapinch or Vibrava at any of these 1 spot to eventually evolve into Flygon.
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Badge 8How to Obtain Flygon in HGSS
Trapinch is your first catch on the way to Flygon. You'll find walking encounters from Lv. 44-47 across 4 total spots in the chain.
- Step 2Catch or Evolve Vibravaor evolve from Trapinch (Step 1)
- Step 3Flygon ✓
How to Get Shiny Flygon in HeartGold & SoulSilver
Flygon tops the Trapinch line, so breed the base form Masuda-style and raise it all the way up. Compare Shiny Flygon odds across every game
HeartGold & SoulSilver Shiny Flygon Calculator
2 MethodsThe best route is Masuda Method, about 1 in 1,639 on each try.
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 | 173-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 472-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 1,136-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 3,773-- | -- |
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 HeartGold & SoulSilver 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
AvgBest Pokemon Against Flygon
 Glaceon Ice | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Goldenrod City Gift) | ||
 Lapras WaterIce | C | |
Obtain MethodUnion Cave Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Flygon View Lapras builds →Ice Beam 4x146-172%KO Dragon Pulse 2x46-54% | ||
 Jynx IcePsychic | C | |
 Mamoswine IceGround | B | |
 Altaria Dragon | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Flygon View Altaria builds →Ice Beam 4x84-99% Dragon Pulse 2x61-72% | ||
 Delibird Ice | D | |
 Dragonair Dragon | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Dratini (Dragons Den Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Flygon View Dragonair builds →Ice Beam 4x84-99% Dragon Rush 2x77-91% | ||
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 3 more.
HGSS Flygon Best Moveset
Ground/Dragon at 100 Attack and 100 Speed with AbilityLevitate providing full Ground immunity despite being a Ground type. The moveset fires MoveEarthquake and Dragon attacks while dodging the Ground weakness. 80 in both defenses give balanced bulk.
Best Build
Flygon best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Revenge Killer Moveset
- Earthquake
- Outrage
- U Turn
- Thunder Punch
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Hard to wall, honestly. Flygon threatens 11 types beyond its own STAB, with Dark and Normal 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
29 of 30 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Reminder Moves
Base Stats
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Flygon HeartGold & SoulSilver Guide
In HeartGold & SoulSilver, Flygon plays as a sweeper. It outspeeds most threats, so it can pressure opponents before they move. Earthquake is the primary attack.
In HeartGold & SoulSilver, 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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