Is Flygon Good in Platinum Playthrough?
Trapinch's final form at level 45. Ground/Dragon with AbilityLevitate making it immune to Ground on top of its Dragon typing. Handles Volkner, Flint, and Bertha. Garchomp is the native competition, but Flygon is faster.
Flygon has the type edge here and should clean up Roark's team.
Flygon trades roughly evenly with Gardenia's team.
Flygon trades roughly evenly with Fantina's team.
Flygon has the type edge here and should clean up Maylene's team.
Flygon has the type edge here and should clean up Crasher Wake's team.
Flygon has the type edge here and should clean up Byron's team.
Flygon has the type edge here and should clean up Candice's team.
Flygon 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 has the type edge here and should clean up Bertha's team.
Flygon resists most of Flint's coverage and hits back hard.
Flygon has the type edge here and should clean up Lucian's team.
Flygon has the type edge here and should clean up Jupiter's team.
Flygon trades roughly evenly with Mars's team.
Flygon has the type edge here and should clean up Saturn's team.
Flygon has the type edge here and should clean up Cynthia's team.
Trade
Flygon cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. Cross-region trading typically becomes available after defeating the Elite Four. Alternatively, transfer the pre-evolution and level it up to Lv 45.
Recommended Moves
- After Gardenia
- TM26GroundEarthquakePower 150Accuracy 100%PP 10Wayward Cave (secret entrance under bike path)
- After Fantina
- TM28GroundDigPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Maniac Tunnel
- TM68NormalGiga ImpactPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Game Corner
- 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
- TUTORDragonOutragePower 180Accuracy 100%PP 15Survival Area
- TUTORGroundEarth PowerPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10Survival Area
- TUTORDragonTwisterPower 60Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
- TUTORFireHeat WavePower 100Accuracy 90%PP 10Survival Area
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
How to Get Flygon in Platinum
Flygon closes the Trapinch line at level 45 from Vibrava. With no wild encounter for any stage, the whole desert-dragon chain traces back to a single bred Trapinch egg.
How to Obtain Flygon in Pt
- Step 1Obtain TrapinchCARTRIDGE TRADEfrom Diamond & PearlAvailableCatch in Diamond & Pearl via Pokeradar · Route 228, then trade to the current game via link cable.CARTRIDGE TRADEAvailableCatch in HeartGold & SoulSilver via Walking · Safari Zone · Requires 49 Peak objects placed in Desert, then trade to the current game via link cable.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Ruby & SapphireNot TradeableAppears in Ruby & Sapphire via Walking · Route 111. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom EmeraldNot TradeableAppears in Emerald via Walking · Mirage Tower. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Black & WhiteNot TradeableAppears in Black & White via Walking · White Forest. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Black 2 & White 2Not TradeableAppears in Black 2 & White 2 via Walking · Reversal Mountain. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom X & YNot TradeableAppears in X & Y via Walking · Route 13 · Dirt patches (rough terrain). Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCENot TradeableAppears in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire via Walking · Route 111. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.
- Step 2Evolve into Vibrava
- Step 3Flygon ✓
How to Get Shiny Flygon in Platinum
Flygon skips Platinum, so raise a shiny Trapinch from Diamond or Pearl through both stages, then trade it over. See every game where Shiny Flygon can be hunted
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
 Dialga SteelDragon | S | |
Obtain MethodSpear Pillar Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Flygon View Dialga builds →Roar of Time 2x185-218%KO Ice Beam 4x158-186%KO | ||
 Glaceon Ice | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Hearthome City Gift) | ||
 Abomasnow GrassIce | C | |
 Jynx IcePsychic | C | |
 Articuno Ice | C | |
 Palkia WaterDragon | S | |
Obtain MethodSpear Pillar Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Flygon View Palkia builds →Ice Beam 4x158-186%KO Spacial Rend 2x124-146%KO | ||
 Regice Ice | B | |
Obtain MethodMt Coronet Interact Encounter | ||
 Mamoswine IceGround | B | |
 Weavile DarkIce | B | |
 Giratina GhostDragon | S | |
Obtain MethodDistortion World Interact Encounter | ||
 Dewgong WaterIce | C | |
Obtain MethodVictory Road Surfing | ||
 Glalie Ice | C | |
 Garchomp DragonGround | S | |
 Altaria Dragon | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Flygon View Altaria builds →Ice Beam 4x85-100%KO Dragon Pulse 2x60-70% | ||
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.
Pt Flygon Best Moveset
100 Attack at 100 Speed on a Ground/Dragon type that ignores Ground moves through AbilityLevitate. The moveset runs MoveEarthquake and MoveDragon Claw for physical coverage that hits nearly everything without being resisted. Outclassed by Garchomp in raw power, but the Ground immunity is unique.
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
38 of 40 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Reminder Moves
Base Stats
It whips up sandstorms with powerful flaps of its wings. It is known as “The Desert Spirit.”
Flygon Platinum Guide
In Platinum, Flygon plays as a sweeper. It outspeeds most threats, so it can pressure opponents before they move. Earthquake is the primary attack.
In Platinum, 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.
No. Flygon isn't catchable in Platinum. Obtain one in Diamond, Pearl, HeartGold, or SoulSilver, then trade it over.
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
Winds & Waves
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