Pokémon appear in a variety of shapes, sizes, and forms; one important determinant of these characteristics is what is known as a “Type”, giving Pokémon unique attributes based on the Type’s element, power, and so on. With 18 types in total, there are many to review; in the eighth installment of this miniseries known as “Pokémon Rants”, The Lab’s founder returns to tackle “Flying Types”, the Pokémon that constitute this typing, an analysis that includes technical information, design analyses, and other thoughts on what it means to be a Flying Type Pokémon.

Timestamps:

00:31 - Type Overview + Background

05:58 - Technical Information

17:27 - Appearances + Moves

> 18:09 - Pure Flying Types

> 22:23 - Primary Flying Types

> 28:07 - Secondary Flying Types

> 44:52 - Flying Type Moves

50:48 - Atypical Case Studies + Concluding Thoughts

Links/Resources:

- Flying (Type)

- Type

- Move

- Ability 

The Lore Research Lab Reference Episodes

“Pokédex: All 482+8 Pokémon & Post-Story Guide – Pokémon Diamond Version and Pokémon Pearl Version.” Edited by Lawrence Neves. Prima Games, 2006.

“Pokémon HeartGold Version and Pokémon SoulSilver Version – The Official Pokémon Johto Guide and Pokédex.” Edited by Michael G. Ryan and Lawrence Neves. Bellevue: The Pokémon Company International, 2009.

(Creator's Note: I recommend that you listen to the rants in order for continuity purposes (so things make sense), but this is optional. I do not claim ownership over the products, sources, and images that come from the content discussed in this episode; images have been taken from my copy of Pokémon Scarlet and are solely being used for entertainment purposes.)