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Flygon Weakness & Counters

Weak toIce4×Dragon2×Fairy2×
Flygon

Type matchups

Damage Flygon takes from each attacking type.

4×

Weak to (4×)

2×

Weak to (2×)

½×

Resists (½×)

0×

Immune to (0×)

As a Ground/Dragon type, Flygon has 3 weaknesses, 3 resistances and 2 immunities, about the same as the average Pokémon's 3.3 weaknesses. 7 other Pokémon share the Ground/Dragon typing.

  • Levitate (always, already counted above): Ground 1× → 0×

Base stats

HP
80
Attack
100
Defense
80
Sp. Atk
80
Sp. Def
80
Speed
100
Total
520

Flygon has a base stat total of 520, higher than 72% of Pokémon. With Attack (100) well above Sp. Atk (80), it works best as a physical attacker. A Speed of 100 beats 81% of Pokémon, so it outspeeds most opponents. With 80 HP, 80 Defense and 80 Sp. Def it is reasonably sturdy.

Flygon's only ability is Levitate.

How to beat Flygon

The best way to beat Flygon is with Ice moves, which deal 4× damage. Dragon and Fairy moves are also super effective (2×).

Avoid relying on attacks it shrugs off: Ground and Electric moves have no effect on it and Poison, Rock and Fire moves are resisted.

Good counters: Ice Calyrex hits for 4× with Ice-type STAB. Articuno hits for 4× with Ice-type STAB and is immune to Flygon's Ground moves. Regice hits for 4× with Ice-type STAB.

Evolution

Flygon is the final stage of a 3-stage line (Trapinch → Vibrava → Flygon), evolving from Vibrava.

Frequently asked questions

What is Flygon weak to?

As a Ground/Dragon type, Flygon takes super-effective damage from Ice (4×), Dragon and Fairy moves.

What is Flygon resistant to?

Flygon resists Poison, Rock and Fire moves. It is immune to Ground and Electric.

What are the best counters to Flygon?

Strong type-based picks include Ice Calyrex, Articuno and Regice, which hit Flygon with super-effective attacks.