Stifled's Top Three Flying Pokemon
I've always had a particular fondness for this type. I guess it has to do with the player typically capturing a flying type as one of their first Pokemon of the game. Unless you go out of your way to avoid them, you will probably be taking a cute little bird to your first Pokemon Gym challenge.
#3. Pidgeot
This was honestly hard for me to choose just one of this line. Pidgey is adorable. Pidgeotto is cool and has the anime appearances going for it. I went with Pidgeot, however, because of the hair. Yeah, I said it. The hair. Also, it's a huge freaking pidgeon that you can ride on its back.
Its stats are so-so, but you will probably have one on your team until you track down a suitable replacement. It's certainly not bad by any means and the access to Quick Attack is a plus. Early on in the game, it will bully most wild Pokemon and even some of the Gym Pokemon.
Fun Fact: In a story I wrote for English class in 6th grade, I named the main character "Kirbeotto", a mix of Kirby and Pidgeotto. I also named the locations in the story after Pokemon towns. The teacher made us swear we didn't use any licensed material for our stories. I lied out my ass.
#2. Chatot
Say what you will about gimmick Pokemon. I LOVE THEM! I was so tickled teaching my Chatot various dirty words via the Chatter move/DS's microphone. Whatever word you taught your Chatot was it's cry when it went into battle. I finally settled on "waffles" for mine.
To my surprise, Chatot has some cool stats for the point in the game you get him. I got him through an in-game trade with an NPC and it was a beast until like 2/3 of the way through the game. It's quite fast, and has good special attack. A flying type with good special attack isn't very common, so this only adds to Chatot's uniqueness.
#1. Staraptor
Holy crap. I was shocked when my Staravia suddenly had an epic attack stat after it evolved. What we have here, folks, is a Flying type you acquired in the beginning of the game evolving into a speedy attack machine that learns the likes of Endeavor, Quick Attack, Brave Bird, Return, Fly, and...wait for it...CLOSE COMBAT! This blew me away when my Flying type learned a super powerful Fighting move.
If Boss Honchkrow is the Godfather, Staraptor is his personal bodyguard/hitman. This bird looks tough, acts tough, and is tough. If you go up against it in a fight, don't be surprised if you lose.
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