[OVERVIEW]
Flygon's great set versatility makes it an elite Pokemon and one of the best Ground-types in NU. Choice Scarf Flygon fits on many teams, outspeeding and limiting many wallbreakers such as non-Choice Scarf Mienshao and Lycanroc-D. Choice Band gives Flygon an incredibly spammable Earthquake and makes it a lot harder to switch into. Flygon can also pivot out with U-turn, allowing it to maintain offensive pressure and momentum. Dragon Dance Flygon can use Loaded Dice, which makes it a great late-game sweeper, and it also threatens lead entry hazard setters like Lycanroc-D, Galvantula, and Smeargle; it also resists Lycanroc-D's Accelerock, so it's hard to revenge kill. However, as a Choice Scarf user, it faces competition from Mienshao and Infernape, both of which are faster than it and can revenge kill it with Close Combat. Additionally, Flygon's average Attack stat leaves it struggling when facing physical walls like Slowbro, Vileplume, and Avalugg, as they can still take its attacks even after a Dragon Dance boost. Choice Scarf Flygon can be very easy to play around due to both of its STAB options having common immunities and resistances.
[SET]
name: Choice Scarf
move 1: Earthquake
move 2: Outrage / Dragon Claw
move 3: U-turn
move 4: Stone Edge / Stealth Rock / Dragon Claw
item: Choice Scarf
ability: Levitate
nature: Jolly
evs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
tera type: Steel
[SET COMMENTS]
Set Details
====
Outrage is one of Flygon's strongest STAB attacks for late-game cleaning, and it can 2HKO foes like Tsareena and Mew on a switch. Dragon Claw is a safer option to avoid getting locked into Outrage, but it's significantly weaker and is harder to revenge kill foes with. U-turn allows Flygon to maintain momentum and provide free switches to teammates. Flygon's last move is commonly Stone Edge, which allows it to hit Flying-types like Talonflame, Noivern, and Thundurus. Alternatively, Stealth Rock allows it to set entry hazards for its teammates. Flygon can run Dragon Claw alongside Outrage so that it can still revenge kill foes like Thundurus and Tsareena without getting immediately destroyed by Fairy-types. First Impression can be used over Stone Edge, allowing Flygon to revenge kill weakened boosted and faster threats like Cloyster and Choice Scarf Munkidori. Tera Steel gives Flygon a resistance to Fairy- and Dragon-type attacks from Pokemon like Sylveon, Florges, and Noivern. This also allows it to check some special wallbreakers like Mew, Dragalge, and Porygon-Z.
Wallbreakers like Magnezone, Mienshao, and Lycanroc-D appreciate Choice Scarf Flygon for giving them free entry with U-turn. Flygon can form a VoltTurn core with special attackers like Magnezone, Thundurus, and Toxtricity. They can threaten physical walls like Slowbro, Avalugg, and Vileplume; in return, Flygon can pressure special walls like Alolan Muk and Assault Vest Gallade. Choice Scarf Flygon struggles to break past bulky Water-types like Slowbro, Swampert, and Quagsire, which tank its attacks and punish it with Scald, Toxic, Knock Off, and slow Flip Turn. Grass-types like Brambleghast, Brute Bonnet, and Vileplume similarly appreciate Flygon's U-turn giving them free entry to handle the aforementioned bulky Water-types. Steel-types like Copperajah, Registeel, and Magnezone appreciate Flygon for checking Fire-types like Chandelure, Infernape, and Incineroar; in return, they can check Fairy-types like Sylveon, Florges, and Tera Fairy Slowbro. Choice Scarf Flygon appreciates entry hazard support from Copperajah, Diancie, and Swampert, as it can wear down foes to help with Choice Scarf Flygon's low damage output.
[SET]
name: Choice Band
move 1: Earthquake
move 2: Dragon Claw / Outrage
move 3: First Impression
move 4: U-turn
item: Choice Band
ability: Levitate
nature: Jolly
evs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
tera type: Bug / Steel
[SET COMMENTS]
Set Details
====
Choice Band gives Flygon more immediate power, allowing it to always 2HKO Vileplume and Quagsire after Spikes damage with Earthquake. Outrage is still an option to allow Flygon to 2HKO Calm Mind Reuniclus and Quagsire, but Dragon Claw is preferred so Flygon isn't easily revenge killed by Fairy-types. First Impression revenge kills weakened foes like Porygon-Z, Feraligatr, and Torterra. Tera Bug gives First Impression a power boost, allowing Flygon to KO Mew and do major damage to defensive Reuniclus. Tera Steel can sometimes be preferred over Tera Bug, since it's better defensively and allows Flygon to pivot without getting chipped heavily by Stealth Rock.
Choice Band Flygon likes having entry hazard support from teammates like Klefki, Copperajah, and Diancie to wear down foes that can repeatedly switch into it. Many Pokemon that tend to struggle against bulky Water-types like Vaporeon and Milotic, such as Registeel, Infernape, and Basculegion, appreciate Choice Band Flygon's ability to 2HKO them on the switch. However, while it can 2HKO most bulky Water-types, it can't always beat them one-on-one, so it pairs well with Grass-types like Tsareena, Brambleghast, and Vileplume. Physically defensive Pokemon like Avalugg, Reuniclus, and Slowbro can take Flygon's attacks with ease, so it pairs best with Pokemon like Magnezone, Alolan Muk, and Slowbro that can handle these physical walls. Future Sight Slowbro and Reuniclus can be great partners for Choice Band Flygon, allowing it to weaken physical walls like Milotic, Avalugg, and Vileplume.
[SET]
name: Dragon Dance
move 1: Dragon Dance
move 2: Scale Shot / Outrage / Dragon Claw
move 3: Earthquake
move 4: Fire Punch / Thunder Punch / U-turn
item: Loaded Dice / Leftovers
ability: Levitate
nature: Adamant / Jolly
evs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
tera type: Steel / Fire
[SET COMMENTS]
Set Details
====
Dragon Dance with a Scale Shot boost allows Flygon to outspeed the entire tier, including common Choice Scarf users like Mienshao and Infernape. An Adamant nature is preferred over a Jolly nature for the extra power boost, but the latter is still useful to avoid always being outsped by opposing Choice Scarf Flygon at +1. Outrage can be used over Scale Shot to allow Flygon to be a late-game cleaner. Alternatively, Dragon Claw can be used to avoid getting locked into Outrage, which would otherwise make it easily revenge killed by Fairy-types. Fire Punch allows Flygon to hit Grass-types like Tsareena, Vileplume, and Brute Bonnet as well as opposing Tera Steel Flygon. Thunder Punch is able to hit Water- and Flying-types like Vaporeon, Talonflame, and Milotic; lastly, U-turn allows Flygon to pivot out from a bad matchup, and it's also pretty common to see on non-Scale Shot Dragon Dance Flygon sets. Tera Steel allows it to be immune to Umbreon and Quagsire's Toxic. Tera Fire gives Fire Punch a much-needed power boost and retains the resistance to Fairy-type attacks that Tera Steel gives. Leftovers can be used over Loaded Dice, giving Flygon needed recovery. Alternately, Soft Sand gives it a boost to Earthquake, which allows it to 2HKO Vileplume and Vaporeon after a Dragon Dance.
Dragon Dance Flygon appreciates entry hazard support from Klefki and Rhyperior to guarantee a 2HKO on Pokemon like Vileplume and Rhyperior. Toxic Spikes in particular is helpful, since it makes it a lot easier to break through physical walls like Slowbro, Swampert, and Rhyperior that would usually tank many hits from a Dragon Dance boost. Flygon is a perfect pick for hyper offense teams due to its Sticky Web immunity and because it can sweep opposing hyper offense teams. It can also punish lead hazard setters like Galvantula, Smeargle, and Lycanroc-D by setting up a Dragon Dance and breaking their Focus Sashes with Scale Shot. Other sweepers like Lucario, Cloyster, and Lycanroc-D appreciate Dragon Dance Flygon's ability to weaken teams so they can win late-game. Choice Scarf users like Mienshao, Munkidori, and Infernape can force Flygon to switch out even if it's at +1 because they can still outspeed it. Thus, slow pivots like Magnezone, Swampert, and Eject Button Slowbro can help by bringing Flygon in safely.
[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
====
Flygon can run a mixed set with Draco Meteor and Fire Blast, allowing it to hit physically defensive Pokemon like Avalugg, Slowbro, and Vileplume. It can also run a Choice Specs set with Tera Normal, which gives it a powerful Boomburst. However, both of these sets are not common due to Flygon's low Special Attack. Flygon can also run a utility set with Stealth Rock / Earthquake / Dragon Tail / U-turn with a bulkier EV spread. This set allows it to set entry hazards for its teammates and check foes like Copperajah, Lycanroc-D, and Infernape. Sadly, Flygon lacks any recovery, making it very easy for it to get worn down by chip damage.
Checks and Counters
====
**Fairy-types**: Sylveon and Florges are able to tank hits from Choice Scarf Flygon and KO it back with their STAB Fairy-type attacks; however, neither of them can handle Choice Band sets, and they are complete setup fodder against Tera Steel Dragon Dance Flygon.
**Physically Defensive Pokemon**: Physically defensive Pokemon such as Avalugg, Slowbro, and Vileplume have enough bulk to win against any of Flygon's sets, but Vileplume has to be careful directly switching into +1 Flygon if entry hazards are present. Bulky Water-types like Vaporeon, Swampert, and Quagsire are bulky enough to tank a boosted attack and threaten Flygon back with status and Knock Off.
**Priority Users and Faster Attackers**: Infernape, Lucario, Brute Bonnet, and Feraligatr can revenge kill Flygon after it has been weakened a bit. Choice Scarf users like Mienshao and Infernape can outspeed even Choice Scarf Flygon and destroy it with Close Combat.
[CREDITS]
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Flygon's great set versatility makes it an elite Pokemon and one of the best Ground-types in NU. Choice Scarf Flygon fits on many teams, outspeeding and limiting many wallbreakers such as non-Choice Scarf Mienshao and Lycanroc-D. Choice Band gives Flygon an incredibly spammable Earthquake and makes it a lot harder to switch into. Flygon can also pivot out with U-turn, allowing it to maintain offensive pressure and momentum. Dragon Dance Flygon can use Loaded Dice, which makes it a great late-game sweeper, and it also threatens lead entry hazard setters like Lycanroc-D, Galvantula, and Smeargle; it also resists Lycanroc-D's Accelerock, so it's hard to revenge kill. However, as a Choice Scarf user, it faces competition from Mienshao and Infernape, both of which are faster than it and can revenge kill it with Close Combat. Additionally, Flygon's average Attack stat leaves it struggling when facing physical walls like Slowbro, Vileplume, and Avalugg, as they can still take its attacks even after a Dragon Dance boost. Choice Scarf Flygon can be very easy to play around due to both of its STAB options having common immunities and resistances.
[SET]
name: Choice Scarf
move 1: Earthquake
move 2: Outrage / Dragon Claw
move 3: U-turn
move 4: Stone Edge / Stealth Rock / Dragon Claw
item: Choice Scarf
ability: Levitate
nature: Jolly
evs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
tera type: Steel
[SET COMMENTS]
Set Details
====
Outrage is one of Flygon's strongest STAB attacks for late-game cleaning, and it can 2HKO foes like Tsareena and Mew on a switch. Dragon Claw is a safer option to avoid getting locked into Outrage, but it's significantly weaker and is harder to revenge kill foes with. U-turn allows Flygon to maintain momentum and provide free switches to teammates. Flygon's last move is commonly Stone Edge, which allows it to hit Flying-types like Talonflame, Noivern, and Thundurus. Alternatively, Stealth Rock allows it to set entry hazards for its teammates. Flygon can run Dragon Claw alongside Outrage so that it can still revenge kill foes like Thundurus and Tsareena without getting immediately destroyed by Fairy-types. First Impression can be used over Stone Edge, allowing Flygon to revenge kill weakened boosted and faster threats like Cloyster and Choice Scarf Munkidori. Tera Steel gives Flygon a resistance to Fairy- and Dragon-type attacks from Pokemon like Sylveon, Florges, and Noivern. This also allows it to check some special wallbreakers like Mew, Dragalge, and Porygon-Z.
Wallbreakers like Magnezone, Mienshao, and Lycanroc-D appreciate Choice Scarf Flygon for giving them free entry with U-turn. Flygon can form a VoltTurn core with special attackers like Magnezone, Thundurus, and Toxtricity. They can threaten physical walls like Slowbro, Avalugg, and Vileplume; in return, Flygon can pressure special walls like Alolan Muk and Assault Vest Gallade. Choice Scarf Flygon struggles to break past bulky Water-types like Slowbro, Swampert, and Quagsire, which tank its attacks and punish it with Scald, Toxic, Knock Off, and slow Flip Turn. Grass-types like Brambleghast, Brute Bonnet, and Vileplume similarly appreciate Flygon's U-turn giving them free entry to handle the aforementioned bulky Water-types. Steel-types like Copperajah, Registeel, and Magnezone appreciate Flygon for checking Fire-types like Chandelure, Infernape, and Incineroar; in return, they can check Fairy-types like Sylveon, Florges, and Tera Fairy Slowbro. Choice Scarf Flygon appreciates entry hazard support from Copperajah, Diancie, and Swampert, as it can wear down foes to help with Choice Scarf Flygon's low damage output.
[SET]
name: Choice Band
move 1: Earthquake
move 2: Dragon Claw / Outrage
move 3: First Impression
move 4: U-turn
item: Choice Band
ability: Levitate
nature: Jolly
evs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
tera type: Bug / Steel
[SET COMMENTS]
Set Details
====
Choice Band gives Flygon more immediate power, allowing it to always 2HKO Vileplume and Quagsire after Spikes damage with Earthquake. Outrage is still an option to allow Flygon to 2HKO Calm Mind Reuniclus and Quagsire, but Dragon Claw is preferred so Flygon isn't easily revenge killed by Fairy-types. First Impression revenge kills weakened foes like Porygon-Z, Feraligatr, and Torterra. Tera Bug gives First Impression a power boost, allowing Flygon to KO Mew and do major damage to defensive Reuniclus. Tera Steel can sometimes be preferred over Tera Bug, since it's better defensively and allows Flygon to pivot without getting chipped heavily by Stealth Rock.
Choice Band Flygon likes having entry hazard support from teammates like Klefki, Copperajah, and Diancie to wear down foes that can repeatedly switch into it. Many Pokemon that tend to struggle against bulky Water-types like Vaporeon and Milotic, such as Registeel, Infernape, and Basculegion, appreciate Choice Band Flygon's ability to 2HKO them on the switch. However, while it can 2HKO most bulky Water-types, it can't always beat them one-on-one, so it pairs well with Grass-types like Tsareena, Brambleghast, and Vileplume. Physically defensive Pokemon like Avalugg, Reuniclus, and Slowbro can take Flygon's attacks with ease, so it pairs best with Pokemon like Magnezone, Alolan Muk, and Slowbro that can handle these physical walls. Future Sight Slowbro and Reuniclus can be great partners for Choice Band Flygon, allowing it to weaken physical walls like Milotic, Avalugg, and Vileplume.
[SET]
name: Dragon Dance
move 1: Dragon Dance
move 2: Scale Shot / Outrage / Dragon Claw
move 3: Earthquake
move 4: Fire Punch / Thunder Punch / U-turn
item: Loaded Dice / Leftovers
ability: Levitate
nature: Adamant / Jolly
evs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
tera type: Steel / Fire
[SET COMMENTS]
Set Details
====
Dragon Dance with a Scale Shot boost allows Flygon to outspeed the entire tier, including common Choice Scarf users like Mienshao and Infernape. An Adamant nature is preferred over a Jolly nature for the extra power boost, but the latter is still useful to avoid always being outsped by opposing Choice Scarf Flygon at +1. Outrage can be used over Scale Shot to allow Flygon to be a late-game cleaner. Alternatively, Dragon Claw can be used to avoid getting locked into Outrage, which would otherwise make it easily revenge killed by Fairy-types. Fire Punch allows Flygon to hit Grass-types like Tsareena, Vileplume, and Brute Bonnet as well as opposing Tera Steel Flygon. Thunder Punch is able to hit Water- and Flying-types like Vaporeon, Talonflame, and Milotic; lastly, U-turn allows Flygon to pivot out from a bad matchup, and it's also pretty common to see on non-Scale Shot Dragon Dance Flygon sets. Tera Steel allows it to be immune to Umbreon and Quagsire's Toxic. Tera Fire gives Fire Punch a much-needed power boost and retains the resistance to Fairy-type attacks that Tera Steel gives. Leftovers can be used over Loaded Dice, giving Flygon needed recovery. Alternately, Soft Sand gives it a boost to Earthquake, which allows it to 2HKO Vileplume and Vaporeon after a Dragon Dance.
Dragon Dance Flygon appreciates entry hazard support from Klefki and Rhyperior to guarantee a 2HKO on Pokemon like Vileplume and Rhyperior. Toxic Spikes in particular is helpful, since it makes it a lot easier to break through physical walls like Slowbro, Swampert, and Rhyperior that would usually tank many hits from a Dragon Dance boost. Flygon is a perfect pick for hyper offense teams due to its Sticky Web immunity and because it can sweep opposing hyper offense teams. It can also punish lead hazard setters like Galvantula, Smeargle, and Lycanroc-D by setting up a Dragon Dance and breaking their Focus Sashes with Scale Shot. Other sweepers like Lucario, Cloyster, and Lycanroc-D appreciate Dragon Dance Flygon's ability to weaken teams so they can win late-game. Choice Scarf users like Mienshao, Munkidori, and Infernape can force Flygon to switch out even if it's at +1 because they can still outspeed it. Thus, slow pivots like Magnezone, Swampert, and Eject Button Slowbro can help by bringing Flygon in safely.
[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
====
Flygon can run a mixed set with Draco Meteor and Fire Blast, allowing it to hit physically defensive Pokemon like Avalugg, Slowbro, and Vileplume. It can also run a Choice Specs set with Tera Normal, which gives it a powerful Boomburst. However, both of these sets are not common due to Flygon's low Special Attack. Flygon can also run a utility set with Stealth Rock / Earthquake / Dragon Tail / U-turn with a bulkier EV spread. This set allows it to set entry hazards for its teammates and check foes like Copperajah, Lycanroc-D, and Infernape. Sadly, Flygon lacks any recovery, making it very easy for it to get worn down by chip damage.
Checks and Counters
====
**Fairy-types**: Sylveon and Florges are able to tank hits from Choice Scarf Flygon and KO it back with their STAB Fairy-type attacks; however, neither of them can handle Choice Band sets, and they are complete setup fodder against Tera Steel Dragon Dance Flygon.
**Physically Defensive Pokemon**: Physically defensive Pokemon such as Avalugg, Slowbro, and Vileplume have enough bulk to win against any of Flygon's sets, but Vileplume has to be careful directly switching into +1 Flygon if entry hazards are present. Bulky Water-types like Vaporeon, Swampert, and Quagsire are bulky enough to tank a boosted attack and threaten Flygon back with status and Knock Off.
**Priority Users and Faster Attackers**: Infernape, Lucario, Brute Bonnet, and Feraligatr can revenge kill Flygon after it has been weakened a bit. Choice Scarf users like Mienshao and Infernape can outspeed even Choice Scarf Flygon and destroy it with Close Combat.
[CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/pika134.609709/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/lucario.189361/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/rabia.336073/
Grammar checked by:
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https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/rose.511181/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/solarbeam.470115/
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