Our flying Pokémon weakness guide is essential if you want to beat those creatures in the sky. There’s a surprising amount to know about them beyond the flying-type weakness. There’s also their strengths and resistances to consider, so let’s dive into everything you need to know to either deal with them in battle or make them as efficient as possible.
To decide which flying Pokémon should be on your team, take flight with our guide. Or, to fill out the other spaces on your squad, take a look at our fire Pokémon, dark Pokémon, ghost Pokémon, steel Pokémon, and poison Pokémon guides. While you’re here, why not see what the best mythical Pokémon are, too? There are many great ‘mon in the Pokédex.
Here’s everything you need to know about the flying Pokémon weakness:
What are the flying Pokémon weaknesses?
There are three types that flying Pokémon are especially weak to ice-, electric-, and rock-types. If you come across one of those with a bird on your team, we suggest you rename them to Christmas, Easter, or Thanksgiving, as that’s all they’re good for.
To protect your flying Pokémon, take a look at our electric Pokémon weakness, rock Pokémon weakness, and ice Pokémon weakness guides to see what types can beat them.
The best Flying Pokémon counters
When it comes to specific Pokémon to use against flying Pokémon, we suggest the likes of Pikachu, Zeraora, Onix, Glaceon, and Abomasnow. For specific ‘mon from each generation, we recommend:
- Gen 1 Pokémon Magneton
- Gen 2 Pokémon Tyranitar
- Gen 3 Pokémon Cradily
- Gen 4 Pokémon Rhyperior
- Gen 5 Pokémon Archeops
- Gen 6 Pokémon Tyrantrum
- Gen 7 Pokémon Alolan Ninetails
- Gen 8 Pokémon Toxtricity
- Gen 9 Pokémon Pawmot (our how to evolve Pawmo guide can help you get one)
What are the flying Pokémon resistances?
flying Pokémon have four resistances – bug-, ground-, grass-, and fighting-types. Going one step further, ground attacks don’t damage flying-types at all. With four resistances and just three weaknesses, flying ‘mon are pretty good defensively, and their offensive capabilities mean it’s essential to have one on your team.
To discover the best way to beat the flying Pokémon resistances, check out our fighting Pokémon weakness, grass Pokémon weakness, ground Pokémon weakness, and bug Pokémon weakness guides.
What are the flying Pokémon strengths?
- Fighting Pokémon
- Grass Pokémon
- Bug Pokémon
Flying Pokémon are super effective against fighting-, grass-, and bug-types on the battlefield. Fighting Pokémon like Lucario can be difficult to handle, but the likes of Corviknight and Pidegeot trivialize them.
With three weaknesses and four resistances, flying-types are quite good defensively, and being strong against a tough-to-handle type like fighting is just the icing on the cake.
Well, there you have it. You now know what the flying Pokémon weakness is. To discover how to beat other types, take a look at our poison Pokémon weakness, fire Pokémon weakness, ghost Pokémon weakness, water Pokémon weakness, steel Pokémon weakness, psychic Pokémon weakness, and dark Pokémon weakness guides.