Best Flying Type Pokémon in Pokémon Go

Pokémon Go is gaining popularity again, and it's causing everyone to start investigating what type of Pokémon they should catch, train, and use in raids/battles. In this guide, we're looking at Flying Pokémon! We're going to give you some quick stats about the type and the Pokémon to make sure you know what to look for and how to win.

Best Flying Type Pokémon in Pokémon Go

Before we begin, we want to cover a few important things when reading over this list. Everything in the list below affects how we rank the best Pokémon, so you'll want to glance over it at least once.

• Pokémon Alterations: Some Pokémon can be altered into different versions, which significantly boosts them in such a way that it may put them at the top of a list, even if their standard version wouldn't be there. Because of this, we have included a separate list for the best Altered Flying Pokémon.
• Combination Types: Any Pokémon type can be mixed with any other type, which can cause some confusion in picking the best. These secondary types can change the recommended moveset, weaknesses, and other important stats like Max CP. However, Flying-exclusive Pokémon are very rare, so we've excluded a specific list for them.
• The Algorithm: We determine our lists by getting the statistics of the ten Pokémon with the highest CP of their category. Then, we take the averages of their Max CP, Attack, Defense, and Stamina. The ranks are determined by which Pokémon has the best overall placement of those stats. We did it this way because it means you're not just getting the highest CP, but instead, the strongest Pokémon ranked by balanced averages.
• The Lists for the Top Flying Types: The list below provides you all the lists we're providing in this guide for Flying Pokémon.
  • Top Ten Overall Flying-type (Excludes Altered)
  • Top Five Altered Flying-type
• Strengths/Weaknesses: This list will provide you all weaknesses and strengths of Flying-type Pokémon.
  • Strong Weakness(es): None
  • Weakness(es): Electric, Ice, Rock
  • Resistance(s): Bug, Fighting, Gras
  • Strong Resistance(s): Ground

Top Ten Overall Flying-type

• #1: Ho-Oh
  • Max CP: 4367
  • Attack/Defense/Stamina: 239/244/214
  • Best Moveset
    • Fast Attack: Incinerate
    • Charge Attack: Brave Bird
• #2: Rayquaza (Tied)
  • Max CP: 4336
  • Attack/Defense/Stamina: 284/170/213
  • Best Moveset
    • Fast Attack: Dragon Tail
    • Charge Attack: Outrage
• #2: Dragonite (Tied)
  • Max CP: 4287
  • Attack/Defense/Stamina: 263/198/209
  • Best Moveset
    • Fast Attack: Dragon Tail
    • Charge Attack: Draco Meter
• #4: Salamence (Tied)
  • Max CP: 4239
  • Attack/Defense/Stamina: 277/168/216
  • Best Moveset
    • Fast Attack: Dragon Tail
    • Charge Attack: Outrage
• #4: Lugia (Tied)
  • Max CP:  4186
  • Attack/Defense/Stamina: 193/310/235
  • Best Moveset
    • Fast Attack: Extrasensory
    • Charge Attack: Aeroblast
• #6: Zapdos (Tied)
  • Max CP: 3987
  • Attack/Defense/Stamina: 253/185/207
  • Best Moveset
    • Fast Attack: Thunder Shock
    • Charge Attack: Thunderbolt
• #7: Gyarados (Tied)
  • Max CP: 3834
  • Attack/Defense/Stamina: 237/186/216
  • Best Moveset
    • Fast Attack: Waterfall
    • Charge Attack: Hydro Pump
• #8: Landorus
  • Max CP: 4057
  • Attack/Defense/Stamina: 261/182/205
  • Best Moveset
    • Fast Attack: Mud Shot
    • Charge Attack: Earth Power
• #9: Moltres
  • Max CP: 3917
  • Attack/Defense/Stamina: 251/181/207
  • Best Moveset
    • Fast Attack: Fire Spin
    • Charge Attack: Sky Attack
• #10: Tornadus
  • Max CP:  3782
  • Attack/Defense/Stamina: 266/164/188
  • Best Moveset
    • Fast Attack: Air Slash
    • Charge Attack: Hurricane

Related: Best Poison Type Pokémon in Pokémon Go - Pro Game Guides

Top Five Altered Flying-type

• #1: Mega Y Charizard
  • Max CP: 5037
  • Attack/Defense/Stamina: 319/186/212
  • Best Moveset
    • Fast Attack: Air Slash
    • Charge Attack: Blast Burn
• #2: Mega Pidgeot
  • Max CP: 4160
  • Attack/Defense/Stamina: 280/195/175
  • Best Moveset
    • Fast Attack: Steel Wing
    • Charge Attack: Brave Bird
• #3: Incarnate Landorus
  • Max CP: 4057
  • Attack/Defense/Stamina: 261/182/205
  • Best Moveset
    • Fast Attack: Mud Shot
    • Charge Attack: Earth Power
• #4: Incarnate Thundurus (Tied)
  • Max CP: 3782
  • Attack/Defense/Stamina: 266/164/188
  • Best Moveset
    • Fast Attack: Thunder Shock
    • Charge Attack: Thunder Punch
• #5: Incarnate Tornadus (Tied)
  • Max CP: 3782
  • Attack/Defense/Stamina: 266/164/188
  • Best Moveset
    • Fast Attack: Air Slash
    • Charge Attack: Hurricane

If you have one of the Flying Pokémon listed above, we suggest looking for raids and battles! Remember: with Flying Pokémon, you want to avoid fighting their counters, primarily Electric Pokémon. Check back for updates every season!

Want to see the best of some other types? Check out our guides for the Best Steel Type Pokémon and Best Bug Type Pokemon!