The Point Above the Clouds (Flying-Type Club)

[ShinyUmbreon189]

It looks like Snowdrop isn't keeping track of the club? I can't say Winona was easy because she's very hard to beat. She's hard to beat when she puts out her Altaria and you have nothing thats effective to it which causes lots of problems. She's for sure the hardest Flying Gym leader I've faced. I never beat Black or White so I can't say anything about Skyla.

[Psystar63]

Originally Posted by ShinyUmbreon189

It looks like Snowdrop isn't keeping track of the club? I can't say Winona was easy because she's very hard to beat. She's hard to beat when she puts out her Altaria and you have nothing thats effective to it which causes lots of problems. She's for sure the hardest Flying Gym leader I've faced. I never beat Black or White so I can't say anything about Skyla.

Winona was tough because of her Skarmory and Altaria. I even had some trouble with her Swellow and Aerial Ace. Her team combines speed with defence, as well as unique type combinations which can throw you off at first. I had to seriously level grind to beat her.

Skyla was really easy for me, but that's cause I had a well-trained Zebstrika. It's speed and power meant that I could pretty much knock out all of her Pokemon in one or two hits, especially Swanna.

[Olli97]

Yeah, I don't know where Snowdrop has been lately, but either way, I've added you both to the list, so welcome! :D

I think with the activity we have here right now, it may be best to get a new topic up and running, so here goes:

Which of the starter bird lines is your favourite, and why? This includes Pidgey/Pidgeotto/Pidgeot, Hoot-hoot/Noctowl, Taillow/Swellow, Starly/Staravia/Staraptor and Pidove/Tranquill/Unfezant.

[Hikari10]

Guess I might join this:

Username: Hikari10
Nickname: Hikari
Favorite Pokemon: Staraptor
Favorite Move: Aerial Ace
Partner Pokemon and Pokemon's name: Togekiss "Hope"
Answer to the topic (you only have to answer one): My fave starter bird line is the Starly line cos it has good stats (especially Attack and Speed) and Staraptor learns Close Combat, allowing it to hit some types super-effectively that would normally put Flying-types at a disadvantage. It also often makes its way onto my 4th Gen teams due to this.

[Psystar63]

Originally Posted by Olli97

Yeah, I don't know where Snowdrop has been lately, but either way, I've added you both to the list, so welcome! :D

I think with the activity we have here right now, it may be best to get a new topic up and running, so here goes:

Which of the starter bird lines is your favourite, and why? This includes Pidgey/Pidgeotto/Pidgeot, Hoot-hoot/Noctowl, Taillow/Swellow, Starly/Staravia/Staraptor and Pidove/Tranquill/Unfezant.

Thanks for that! I was getting kinda worried that this club might end up dying.

Anyway, to answering the current topic. Definitely Starly/Staravia/Staraptor, followed by Taillow/Swellow. Staraptor has the strongest attack base stat out of the starter bird evolutions (and 120 base is pretty good for a starter bird). With Brave Bird and Close Combat, it's a real force to be reckoned with. It's movepool is awesome, and it's ability is Intimidate, which is very useful. Also, Starly can be found very early in the game (can pretty much be the first Pokemon you catch).
Swellow has impressive speed, but it's base attack is only 85. Still, that makes it slightly stronger than Pidgeot.

[Formula380]

Username: Formula380
Nickname: Boolga
Favorite Pokemon: Crobat
Favorite Move: Wing Attack, when you finally get this move... It's just the biggest improvement of your life.
Partner Pokemon and Pokemon's name: Ulquiorra the Crobat
Answer to the topic (you only have to answer one): Winona is my favorite flying gym leader. Just look at her! Also, I dont see her losing to the other 2 leaders with her ever glorious Altaria
Would you like to be notified when new features, games, and competitions are added to the club? YES

[Snowdrop]

Originally Posted by ShinyUmbreon189

It looks like Snowdrop isn't keeping track of the club? I can't say Winona was easy because she's very hard to beat. She's hard to beat when she puts out her Altaria and you have nothing thats effective to it which causes lots of problems. She's for sure the hardest Flying Gym leader I've faced. I never beat Black or White so I can't say anything about Skyla.

I haven't been coming to the forums nearly as much, sorry

DESPERATELY in need of a topic change, yes indeed! I'll make two more topics.

Topic 1: Did anyone else notice that the size of Birds like Pidgeot and Fearow vary dramatically between the games and anime? Like in Colosseum, I had both of those and they were like half my height but in the anime (from what I remember of it) These birds could swoop down and pick up Ash easily. Thoughts?

Topic 2: Your best and worst experiences with Birds in battle, both metagame and competitive?

All new members who applied will be added shortly!

[Psystar63]

Ok, it's been kinda inactive around here lately.

Anyway, I think I'll be the first to answer one of Snowdrop's topics.

Your best and worst experiences with Birds in battle, both metagame and competitive?

Best experience: My Braviary in White 2. I've been wanting a Braviary ever since I first heard about Gen 5, so I was really happy when I finally got one in White 2. And I must say, it is one powerhouse of a bird. It helped me take out the E4 and the Champ with ease, and it's also helped me out in the Battle Subway and PWT tournaments. It's a true terror now that it knows Thrash :D

Worst experience: Getting continuously knocked out by Staraptor in the Battle Castle in Platnium/HeartGold.
I always do well in the Battle Castle, until I get up to challenging Darach and his Staraptor. For a starter bird, it's got good speed and attack. Plus I think it's also holding a King's Rock, so most of the time my Pokemon end up flinching because of it's attacks. It almost nearly knocks out my Pokemon with Return. Argh...
In the end I managed to finally knock it out by using Zapdos on my team :D

[Olli97]

Ownership of the club has been transferred to Psystar63

[Seraphimon-sama]

Username: Seraphimon-sama
Nickname: Kuchiki-taicho
Favorite Pokemon: Staraptor
Favorite Move: Brave Bird
Partner Pokemon and Pokemon's name: Hakuteiken the Staraptor
Answer to the topic: I honestly prefer the Pidgey line to the Spearow line. My reasons are because Pidgey/Pidgeotto/Pidgeot are more common than Spearow/Fearow and also because the Pidgey line learns much better moves.
Would you like to be notified when new features, games, and competitions are added to the club? No thanks.

[Psystar63]

Welcome to the club Seraphimon-sama! I shall add you to the list in a bit.

As the new owner of The Point Above the Clouds, I need to think of some ideas of how to get this club full of activity lately. If anyone has any ideas of what sort of events they'd like to see happen here, perhaps a competition of sorts or a quiz, then please PM me.

Also, I think I should also start recruiting for a co-owner... I'll probably need some help with running a club If anyone would like to volunteer, just say so!

Much appreciated! :D

[Avishka]

Originally Posted by Olli97

Ownership of the club has been transferred to Psystar63

CONGRATULATION, Star!!!

Originally Posted by Seraphimon-sama

Username: Seraphimon-sama
Nickname: Kuchiki-taicho
Favorite Pokemon: Staraptor
Favorite Move: Brave Bird
Partner Pokemon and Pokemon's name: Hakuteiken the Staraptor
Answer to the topic: I honestly prefer the Pidgey line to the Spearow line. My reasons are because Pidgey/Pidgeotto/Pidgeot are more common than Spearow/Fearow and also because the Pidgey line learns much better moves.
Would you like to be notified when new features, games, and competitions are added to the club? No thanks.

welcome to the club, Seraphimon-sama!!!
i hope u have fun here!!

Originally Posted by Psystar63

Welcome to the club Seraphimon-sama! I shall add you to the list in a bit.

As the new owner of The Point Above the Clouds, I need to think of some ideas of how to get this club full of activity lately. If anyone has any ideas of what sort of events they'd like to see happen here, perhaps a competition of sorts or a quiz, then please PM me.

Also, I think I should also start recruiting for a co-owner... I'll probably need some help with running a club If anyone would like to volunteer, just say so!

Much appreciated! :D

i would like to volunteer

some pics :

Spoiler:

[Umbr30n]

Username: Umbr30n.
Nickname: Umbr30n (My Username and Nickname is the same).
Favorite Pokemon: Ho-Oh!
Favorite Move: Aeroblast!
Partner Pokemon and Pokemon's name: Ho-Oh (Sky)
Answer to the topic (you only have to answer one): (Which Generation had the best Flying-Types?) Generation II because it introduced the literal MEGAS. Lugia and Ho-Oh, both very strong Flying-Types, both have great Move-Pools! Lugia, capable of learning it's exclusive move Aeroblast, makes it a very strong Pokemon any Pokemon can fear, Legendary or not! Ho-Oh, it sweeps and stalls all opponent Pokemon with an amazing Attack, using any all-out attack that would be hard to survive.
Would you like to be notified when new features, games, and competitions are added to the club? No thanks.

[Psystar63]

Originally Posted by Avishka

CONGRATULATION, Star!!!


welcome to the club, Seraphimon-sama!!!
i hope u have fun here!!



i would like to volunteer

some pics :

Spoiler:

Ok Avishka, if you wanna be Co-owner, then sure! And those are some great pics. I'll add those to the Goodies section!

Originally Posted by Umbr30n

Username: Umbr30n.
Nickname: Umbr30n (My Username and Nickname is the same).
Favorite Pokemon: Ho-Oh!
Favorite Move: Aeroblast!
Partner Pokemon and Pokemon's name: Ho-Oh (Sky)
Answer to the topic (you only have to answer one): (Which Generation had the best Flying-Types?) Generation II because it introduced the literal MEGAS. Lugia and Ho-Oh, both very strong Flying-Types, both have great Move-Pools! Lugia, capable of learning it's exclusive move Aeroblast, makes it a very strong Pokemon any Pokemon can fear, Legendary or not! Ho-Oh, it sweeps and stalls all opponent Pokemon with an amazing Attack, using any all-out attack that would be hard to survive.
Would you like to be notified when new features, games, and competitions are added to the club? No thanks.

And a warm welcome to the club Umbr30n. I shall add you to the members list in a sec! Ho-Oh is a great choice for a partner BTW. And I agree that Gen 2 had some really amazing Flying-types. Plus it's the only generation where Flying-types were the main Legendaries.

[Umbr30n]

Originally Posted by Psystar63

And a warm welcome to the club Umbr30n. I shall add you to the members list in a sec!

Thank you!

Which of the starter bird lines is your favourite, and why?

Starly line because it's just all around WIN, and when it learns Close Combat, OMG BIRD DOES KUNG FU! Crane must be aware of this (Kung Fu Panda reference)... So anyway, Close Combat is a great move, but just really puts you in a BIGGER disadvantage (Because it lowers the User's Defenses) when it doesn't faint Rock or Steel-Types because of their great Defenses. Also, Staraptor may be a little risky, but it also learns Brave Bird, Final Gambit, Giga Impact AND Steel Wing. In my opinion it also fits in Falkner's kind of style better than the Pidgey Line (Pun not intended). Plus it evolves into it's final evolution a bit early compared to the others, which makes it a win-win choice (Unless you're not in Stupid Sinnoh, but if you're not in Stupid Sinnoh you won't have a bird like Crane Kung Fu Bird). YOU ONLY GET IT EARLY IN STUPID SINNOH.



Just catching up with Topics. As for the newest one, I don't have any big experiences that actually determine worst or best about Flying-Types, that's why I'm not really answering the Topic.

[Snowdrop]

Thanks for taking over for me. Responsibility is not my strong point and I don't come here nearly as often. Good luck with the club, dude!

[Avishka]

Let's start a new topic :
Which flying type has the best shiny sprite?

[Psystar63]

Originally Posted by Snowdrop

Thanks for taking over for me. Responsibility is not my strong point and I don't come here nearly as often. Good luck with the club, dude!

No problem! I'll try my best to keep this club going! :D

Now, the new topic:

I absolutely LOVE Charizard's shiny sprite!!! It look's so freakin' awesome with those deep-red wings... I spent months trying to breed a shiny Charmander, as well as SRing on my LeafGreen for who knows how long...
Before Hydreigon came around, it was the closest thing I could get to having a black dragon, since I didn't really feel like restarting my Ruby to try and SR for a shiny Rayquaza.



Rayquaza has an awesome 'black dragon' sprite too! That yellow on it kinda reminds me of an Umbreon.



Lugia and Ho-Oh have great shiny sprites as well. I wish I had the patience to SR for them... Ahhh, I adore shiny Ho-oh's wings....

Random thing, but I noticed that a lot of shinies in Gen 2 are pink... Probably because of original GameBoy colours. But that's getting off topic!

[SummerSkies]

Hello, I would like to join this club.

Username:SummerSkies
Nickname:Sky
Favorite Pokemon:Pidgey, Starly, Taillow, Swablu, Ducklett, Rufflet, Murkrow, Spearow, and basically all bird Pokemon
Favorite Move:Brave Bird
Partner Pokemon and Pokemon's name:Samuel the Pidgeot
Answer to the topic (you only have to answer one):I adore Staraptor and Braviary's shiny sprites. I love how the blue parts of the Pokemon matches with the brown parts of the Pokemon.
Would you like to be notified when new features, games, and competitions are added to the club?No

[Psystar63]

Originally Posted by SummerSkies

Hello, I would like to join this club.

Username:SummerSkies
Nickname:Sky
Favorite Pokemon:Pidgey, Starly, Taillow, Swablu, Ducklett, Rufflet, Murkrow, Spearow, and basically all bird Pokemon
Favorite Move:Brave Bird
Partner Pokemon and Pokemon's name:Samuel the Pidgeot
Answer to the topic (you only have to answer one):I adore Staraptor and Braviary's shiny sprites. I love how the blue parts of the Pokemon matches with the brown parts of the Pokemon.
Would you like to be notified when new features, games, and competitions are added to the club?No

Welcome SummerSkies! Oh, I love that adorable little budgie in your av! I used to have a lot of budgies, but sadly many of them have since died of old age. My very first pet was a lovely blue budgie I named Lucy.

I like bird Pokemon too. And Staraptor's and Braviary's shiny sprites are cool! That blue looks so good on Braviary, and I like that little touch of light blue on Staraptor's comb. I haven't been fortunate enough to run into a shiny Braviary or Staraptor. But I did encounter a shiny Vullaby on my Black game. If I had White instead of Black, that could've been a shiny Rufflet...



I'd also like to add to my answer of why Winona is the toughest Flying-type Gym Leader.
Ok, so I've been taking the World Leaders Tournamentin the PWT in White, and I've fought against Faulkner, Winona and Skyla in Rotation Battles.
And my gosh, Winona was just as tough as I remember, even tougher. I took care of her Altaria, Sigilyph and Honchkrow easily thanks to my Hydreigon, Haxorus and Excadrill. But her Gyarados almost completely wiped me out. It has the moves Substitute, Dragon Dance, Ice Fang and Waterfall, and is holding Leftovers. She decided to just spam Ice Fang on me, which took out my Dragons. Waterfall took out my Volcarona, so I was just left with Excadrill. But rather than using Waterfall on my Excadrill, she just went ahead and spammed Ice Fang again. I thought that that would be OK at first, until Ice Fang kept making Excadrill flinch.
Gyarados was down at a third HP thanks to my Hax (Her Gyarados was female, and my Haxorus, despite its insane attack stat, has the ability Rivalry), so all I needed was one Rock Slide to finish her off. But Excadrill would not stop flinching!
Excadrill was on the verge of fainting when Rock Slide finally made it though and KO'd her Gyarados...
That was one epic (and tough) battle

Who else here has gone up against Faulkner, Winona or Skyla in the PWT?

[Avishka]

Originally Posted by Psystar63

No problem! I'll try my best to keep this club going! :D

Now, the new topic:

I absolutely LOVE Charizard's shiny sprite!!! It look's so freakin' awesome with those deep-red wings... I spent months trying to breed a shiny Charmander, as well as SRing on my LeafGreen for who knows how long...
Before Hydreigon came around, it was the closest thing I could get to having a black dragon, since I didn't really feel like restarting my Ruby to try and SR for a shiny Rayquaza.



Rayquaza has an awesome 'black dragon' sprite too! That yellow on it kinda reminds me of an Umbreon.



Lugia and Ho-Oh have great shiny sprites as well. I wish I had the patience to SR for them... Ahhh, I adore shiny Ho-oh's wings....

Random thing, but I noticed that a lot of shinies in Gen 2 are pink... Probably because of original GameBoy colours. But that's getting off topic!

i have to agree with u star!! all the sprites u posted are one of my fave one <3333

Originally Posted by SummerSkies

Hello, I would like to join this club.

Username:SummerSkies
Nickname:Sky
Favorite Pokemon:Pidgey, Starly, Taillow, Swablu, Ducklett, Rufflet, Murkrow, Spearow, and basically all bird Pokemon
Favorite Move:Brave Bird
Partner Pokemon and Pokemon's name:Samuel the Pidgeot
Answer to the topic (you only have to answer one):I adore Staraptor and Braviary's shiny sprites. I love how the blue parts of the Pokemon matches with the brown parts of the Pokemon.
Would you like to be notified when new features, games, and competitions are added to the club?No

welcome to the club SummerSkies! i hope u have fun here!!

Originally Posted by Psystar63

like bird Pokemon too. And Staraptor's and Braviary's shiny sprites are cool! That blue looks so good on Braviary, and I like that little touch of light blue on Staraptor's comb. I haven't been fortunate enough to run into a shiny Braviary or Staraptor. But I did encounter a shiny Vullaby on my Black game. If I had White instead of Black, that could've been a shiny Rufflet...

gotta agree about taraptor and Braviary's shiny sprites

Originally Posted by Psystar63

Who else here has gone up against Faulkner, Winona or Skyla in the PWT?

i haven't played black/white 2 yet so .....xD

i also like shiny sprites of
Yanma

Altaria

Mothim

Vespiquen

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it time for a new topic
Which flying Pokemon's shins sprite should be recolored?

[CourageHound]

Username: CourageHound
Nickname: Courage, Hound, Tobi(anime nickname)
Favorite Pokemon: Gliscor, Staraptor, and Crobat are very feirce flying types
Favorite Move: Brave Bird
Partner Pokemon and Pokemon's name: Stinglash the Gliscor
Answer to the topic: Who's your favourite Flying-type Gym Leader: Falkner, Winona or Skyla?
My answer is Skyla. She seemed to have the most personality of the three flying gym leaders. However I think the Leader who was most formidable in battle was Winona
Would you like to be notified when new features, games, and competitions are added to the club? YES~

[KitsuneLugia96]

I love Flying type Pokemon. The best Pokemon in my opinion is Lugia, and my favorite character in Pokemon would have to be Falkner.

[Olli97]

Since the owner has been inactive for over a month, this club is being closed for now. If anyone wants to take over ownership, either PM either of the moderators, or post in the GM thread. You're free to remake it as well of course.