Flygon - Moveset & Best Build for Ranked Battle

This is a strategy guide for using Flygon in competitive play for the games Pokemon Sword and Shield. Read on for tips on the best Nature, EV spreads, Movesets, and Held Items to use with Flygon, as well as its strengths and weak points.

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Basic Information for Flygon

Types and Abilities

Pokemon	Type 1	Type 2
Flygon
Abilities
Levitate	Gives immunity to Ground type moves.

Flygon Weaknesses and Resistances

	Type
Takes 4x damage
Takes 2x damage
Takes 0.5x damage
Takes 1/4x damage	-
Takes 0x damage

What is Type Effectiveness?

Base Stats

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

Best Nature for Flygon

Best Natures
Jolly (+Spd, -SpAtk)	Timid +(Spd, -Atk)

What are Natures?

Singles Movesets for Flygon

Physical Attacker Moveset & Best Build

Nature	Jolly (+Spd, -SpAtk)
EV Spread	HP 4 / Atk. 252 / Spd. 252
Final Stat Values	HP 156 / Atk. 152 / Def. 100 / Sp.Atk. 90 / Sp.Def. 100 / Spd. 167
Ability	Levitate
Held Item	Choice Scarf Focus Sash
Moveset	・ Earthquake ・ Outrage ・ U-turn ・ Superpower

These values are from base stats and ideal EVs, excluding external factors.

Alternate Move Choices

Thunder Punch	Super effective against Water and Flying-types. Can paralyze the likes of Gyarados.
Stone Edge	Powerful and good for Critical Hits, though is not the most accurate.
Fire Blast	Perfect against Ferrothorn, though is not very accurate.
Fissure	Use against Pokemon that have no clear type-disadvantage. Ineffective against Flying-types.
Fly	Use its Max counterpart, Max Airstream to boosts Spd.

Physical Attacker Moveset & Best Build

Nature	Timid (+Spd, -Atk)
EV Spread	HP 4 / Sp.Atk. 252 / Spd. 252
Final Stat Values	HP 156 / Atk. 108 / Def. 100 / Sp.Atk. 132 / Sp.Def. 100 / Spd. 167
Ability	Levitate
Held Item	Choice Scarf
Moveset	・ Draco Meteor ・ Fire Blast ・ Earth Power ・ U-turn

These values are from base stats and ideal EVs, excluding external factors.

Alternate Move Choices

Heat Wave	Use when you need a sure hit.
Air Slash	Allows for its Max counterpart, Max Airstream. Can also cause opponent to flinch.
Fissure	Use against Pokemon that have no clear type-disadvantage. Ineffective against Flying-types.

How to Use Flygon Effectively

A High-Powered, Ground-type, Physical Attacker

Out of the Ground-type physical attackers, Flygon and Excadrill, Flygon is the quicker choice. Giving it a Choice Scarf even allows you to overtake Dragapult and Noivern's speed, allowing you to overwhelm your opponent by acting first with powerful attacks.

A Special Attacker that Overpowers Physical Defenders

As a special attacker, Flygon works well against Pokemon built to be physical defenders like Corviknight and Toxapex.

Use Fire Blast's Max counterpart when Dynamaxed. Its power increases and removes the lack of accuracy that Fire Blast has.

Best Pokemon to Use With Flygon

Works Well With Supplemental Attackers

As Flygon's weaknesses, Ice and Fairy, are weak to Steel-type moves, it's best to bring one along. Pokemon with dual-typing are best as they have a larger move pool and can take on a wider variety of opponents.

Also, since Fairy-type Pokemon are immune to Dragon-type moves, you can safely choose something other than Dragon-type Pokemon.

Pokemon	Description
Aegislash	・Can be set up as either a physical or special attacker ・Flygon can take Ground-type moves Aegislash is weak to Aegislash - Moveset & Best Build for Ranked Battle
Lucario	・Can be set up as either a physical or special attacker ・With it's dual Steel and Fighting typing it can take on Ice-types Lucario - Moveset & Best Build for Ranked Battle
Mimikyu	・Physical Fairy-type attacker ・Can take one hit with its ability, Disguise, and counter-attack Mimikyu - Moveset & Best Build for Ranked Battle

A Good Pokemon for Switching

Using U-turn, Flygon is great at switching in and out based on the situation to get the type advantage over your opponent. Pair this with others great at switching and take your enemies down.

Lanturn and Heat Rotom can use the similar move, Volt Switch, to the same effect.

Pokemon	Description
Heat Rotom	・Has high durability and can take hits meant for Flygon Heat Rotom - Moveset & Best Build for Ranked Battle
Lanturn	・Can take special attacks meant for Flygon with ease ・Can learn moves good against Dragon-types Lanturn - Moveset & Best Build for Ranked Battle
Corviknight	・Great for taking physical hits meant for Flygon ・Can heal itself with Roost Corviknight - Moveset & Best Build for Ranked Battle

These Pokemon can learn U-turn or Volt Switch

Bulky Pokemon

Flygon has high speed to begin with, so giving it a Choice Scarf makes it easy to pull off U-turn before your opponent acts allowing you to swap in something that can take more of a beating.

Pokemon	Description
Ferrothorn	・Incredibly high defense ・Can heal itself Ferrothorn - Moveset & Best Build for Ranked Battle
Sylveon	・Has high special defense ・Can learn moves like Yawn that keep your opponents from attacking Sylveon - Moveset & Best Build for Ranked Battle
Snorlax	・Has high special defense ・Can learn a wide variety of moves to take on various opponents Snorlax - Moveset & Best Build for Ranked Battle

Counters for Flygon

Weakness

Wall It with a Physical Defender

Best Pokemon to Use

Pokemon	Description
Galarian Corsola	Ranking: ★★★★★ ・Strength Sap lowers opponent Atk. while restoring your HP ・Eviolite greatly increases Def. Moveset & Best Build for Galarian Corsola
Quagsire	Ranking: ★★★★☆ ・Recover restores HP ・Ignores ability changes with Unaware Moveset & Best Build for Quagsire

Aim for a Knockout with an Ice-type Attack

Ice-types moves are 4x super effective against Flygon's Ground/Dragon-type. Flygon's starting HP isn't incredibly high, so attack first with your 4x Ice-type advantage.

Best Pokemon to Use

Pokemon	Description
Cloyster	Ranking: ★★★★★ ・Ice Shard always attacks first ・Shell Smash overtakes Flygon's Spd. ・Icicle Spear can break through Focus Band. Moveset & Best Build for Cloyster
Mamoswine	Ranking: ★★★★☆ ・Has various Ice-type moves ・Ice Shard always attacks first Moveset & Best Build for Mamoswine
Milotic	Ranking: ★★★☆☆ ・Use Ice Beam against Water-types ・marvel Scale gives it a 1.5x Def. boost ・Restore HP with Recover Moveset & Best Build for Milotic

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Movesets & Best Builds for Returning Pokemon
Mimikyu	Wash Rotom	Gyarados
Ferrothorn	Aegislash	Excadrill
Tyranitar	Hydreigon	Heat Rotom
Arcanine	Mamoswine	Toxapex
Togekiss	Cloyster	Durant
Snorlax	Charizard	Sylveon
Lucario	Hippowdon	Umbreon
Conkeldurr	Quagsire	Gastrodon
Lapras	Whimsicott	Rhyperior
Goodra	Haxorus	Glaceon
Mow Rotom	Type: Null	Gengar
Milotic	Gardevoir	Flygon
Chandelure	Lanturn	Torkoal
Bisharp	Seismitoad	Silvally
Butterfree	Primarina	Incineroar
Blastoise	Decidueye	Venusaur
Darmanitan	Alolan Ninetales	Gothitelle
Crawdaunt	Clefable	Reuniclus
Kommo-o	Terrakion	Cobalion
Virizion	Noivern	Fan Rotom
Toxicroak	Pelipper	Jellicent
Celebi	Clefairy	Hitmontop
Diggersby	Ditto	Raichu
Hawlucha	Shiftry	Tsareena
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Tier List		Best Builds		Series 10 List of Contenders
Doubles Tier List		Team Building		Rental Teams

Best Builds for Returning Pokemon

Movesets & Best Builds for Returning Pokemon
Mimikyu	Wash Rotom	Gyarados
Ferrothorn	Aegislash	Excadrill
Tyranitar	Hydreigon	Heat Rotom
Arcanine	Mamoswine	Toxapex
Togekiss	Cloyster	Durant
Snorlax	Charizard	Sylveon
Lucario	Hippowdon	Umbreon
Conkeldurr	Quagsire	Gastrodon
Lapras	Whimsicott	Rhyperior
Goodra	Haxorus	Glaceon
Mow Rotom	Type: Null	Gengar
Milotic	Gardevoir	Flygon
Chandelure	Lanturn	Torkoal
Bisharp	Seismitoad	Silvally
Butterfree	Primarina	Incineroar
Blastoise	Decidueye	Venusaur
Darmanitan	Alolan Ninetales	Gothitelle
Crawdaunt	Clefable	Reuniclus
Kommo-o	Terrakion	Cobalion
Virizion	Noivern	Fan Rotom
Toxicroak	Pelipper	Jellicent
Celebi	Clefairy	Hitmontop
Diggersby	Ditto	Raichu
Hawlucha	Shiftry	Tsareena
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