• Ever thought it'd be cool to have your art, writing, or challenge runs featured on PokéCommunity? Click here for info - we'd love to spotlight your work!
  • It's time to vote for your favorite Pokémon Battle Revolution protagonist in our new weekly protagonist poll! Click here to cast your vote and let us know which PBR protagonist you like most.
  • Welcome to PokéCommunity! Register now and join one of the best fan communities on the 'net to talk Pokémon and more! We are not affiliated with The Pokémon Company or Nintendo.
    Register

Can Gyarados fly?

Thomas Wiencek

Banned
    • 279
    Posts
    12
    Years
    • Seen Jun 17, 2021
    A Gyarados, a sea monster-based Pokémon, appears to be a Water/Flying-type Pokémon. So, can Gyarados fly?
     
    hmm I doesn't think so; In fact IMO the other type of Gyrados should has been "Dragon" and not "Flying" the sea-serpents don't have anything in common with the sky;
    However I think that this particular attribution of the type is probably due to a chinese legend:
    Once upon a time a Koi Carp which, thank to its constancy and its perseverance, managed to overcome all the Yellow river and then to climb some waterfalls that were located in a place called "Dragon's Door".
    The gods, impressioned by its tenacity, decided to reward that fish by transforming it in a flying Dragon; under this shape, the Carp acquired the eternal life and a limitless strenght, and became the symbol of those who desire to reach great objectives and who don't fear the difficulties of the life.
     
    I'm pretty much sure Gyarados can not fly. I've heard the koi story before and i love how they made a pokemon based on this. Chinese dragons usually don't ave wings but can still fly, kinda like rayquaza, but Gyarados definitely belongs in the ocean, at least imo,
     
    I think they gave the flying type to Gyarados just to make sure it wasn't overpowered... I think the Dragon type was meant to be exclusive to Dragonite line.
     
    Well? Besides Gyarados, can you list all other kinds of secondary Flying-type Pokémon that cannot fly?
     
    Thomas Wiencek said:
    Well? Besides Gyarados, can you list all other kinds of secondary Flying-type Pokémon that cannot fly?
    Click to expand...

    Butterfree
    Scyther
    Hoppip
    Skiploom
    Jumpfluff
    Yanma
    Gligar
    Mantine
    Beautifly
    Masquerain
    Ninjask
    Mothim
    Combee
    Drifloon
    Yamega
    Gliscor
    Mantyke
    Shaymin sky
    Rotom fly
    Emolga

    I believe that this is all of them, but yeah a lot of flying types can't learn Fly.
     
    jellicentfan1 said:
    Butterfree
    Scyther
    Hoppip
    Skiploom
    Jumpfluff
    Yanma
    Gligar
    Mantine
    Beautifly
    Masquerain
    Ninjask
    Mothim
    Combee
    Drifloon
    Yamega
    Gliscor
    Mantyke
    Shaymin sky
    Rotom fly
    Emolga

    I believe that this is all of them, but yeah a lot of flying types can't learn Fly.
    Click to expand...

    Most of them can fly, but not learn the move Fly. I think what OP meant was if Gyarados could fly at all, which it can't. Besides, most of the Pokemon you listed have a reason to be type flying - they either have wings, or they have some other method of soaring through the sky (Drifloon is a balloon, for example).
     
    I've seen Gyarados fly multiple times in the anime (but I think it was mostly in the movies IIR), but it's always seen flying above the water.
     
    I mean, I want to see a list of Flying-type Pokémon that are flightless, besides the Gyarados.
     
    I can't ever recall seeing Gyarados fly in the anime, as I only remember it ever being shown in the water. The Stadium games had Gyarados floating slightly above ground though, so I think even if it can't fly, it can at least levitate in a similar manner to how Geodude hovers ever so slightly above the ground.
     
    You must log in or register to reply here.
    Back
    Top