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Levitate
- This Pokémon is immune to Ground moves.
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Statistics
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Min- |
Min |
Max |
Max+ |
| HP |
80
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- |
301 |
364 |
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| Atk |
100
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212 |
236 |
299 |
328 |
| Def |
80
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176 |
196 |
259 |
284 |
| SpA |
80
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176 |
196 |
259 |
284 |
| SpD |
80
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176 |
196 |
259 |
284 |
| Spe |
100
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212 |
236 |
299 |
328 |
The EVs generate 270 (405) Speed, which is the recommended minimum to outrun Scarf Heracross. If you want more, take from Special Attack, though this will reduce your OHKO rate on Garchomp. As is, Draco Meteor always OHKOs 4HP/min Salamence and kills 4 HP/min Garchomp 74.4% of the time. U-turn scouts your opponent's switching and Stone Edge is a likely 2HKO on even the bulkiest Gyarados you might encounter (239 Def/384 HP). Skarmory is likely to be the default switch into Flygon, so just U-turn straight to Magnezone and be done with him.
216 Speed EVs lets you outrun maximum Speed Jolly Electivire and neutral Infernape. This is the ADV standard with a few more toys. Fire Blast is more powerful than Fire Punch against Skarmory, but deals less damage against anything else.
This is a general attacker with recovery. Flygon is not part Flying, so when he uses Roost, he is not hit by Earthquake. Fire Blast turns into an easy 2HKO on Skarmory with Life Orb.
Substitute on a switch and decide what to do next, thus easing prediction. Use Naive nature in conjunction with Fire Blast, otherwise you cannot guarantee a 2HKO on Skarmory. Alternatively, Screech induces switching, working well with Spikes and/or Stealth Rock. You can opt to be slower and use Naughty or Adamant if you wish. Pumping Defense to switch into Stone Edge better is not a terrible idea either; you can go as slow as 244 (to still outrun Jolly Tyranitar).
Other Options
You could try Rest/Sleep Talk with Life Orb, or Endure/Flail. However, without STAB and a with relatively mediocre Attack stat and no way to boost it, the latter is not going anywhere quickly. Immunity to Spikes and Sand Stream are pluses though. Crunch also has its uses.
EVs
Flygon only has 100 base Attack, so your first priority is usually to maximize it. Second on the list is to hit a magical Speed number, before dumping the surplus EVs into Defense, Special Attack or HP.
Opinion
Flygon has access to a number of assets that distinguish him from both Garchomp and Salamence/Dragonite. Notably, he packs U-turn, but also Roost without the negative side effect, and a STABed Earthquake to boot. He is immune to Spikes, Sand Stream, and resistant to Stealth Rock, and only Claydol/Bronzong can also boast that—except neither of them are particularly dangerous when switched in. Flygon would give it all for slightly higher Attack and Dragon Dance, however. To put things into perspective, Rhyperior has 316 Attack with 0 EVs and a neutral nature, while Flygon maxes out at 328 with Adamant. With Crunch now physical, Flygon needs to be more cautious when switching in. He is only comfortable taking Thunderbolts, Earthquakes, the occasional Stone Edge or neutral Hidden Power.
Counters
The Choice Scarf version is unlikely to be dealing too much damage despite STAB Earthquake. Gyarados is a bankable switch because after Intimidate, even Stone Edge is enfeebled. Flygon is not the fastest Choice Scarf user either, and is outrun by Choice Scarf Garchomp, for instance. The Choice Band version is more dangerous, however. Skarmory is another option, but be aware of a possible U-turn switch to Magnezone. Cresselia does fine against all versions.