Ian's Flygon

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Ian's Flygon

Debuts in Vs. Trapinch Caught at Route 111 Evolves in Vs. Salamence Vs. Justy Gender Male Ability Arena Trap (as Trapinch) Levitate (as Vibrava & Flygon) Current location At Professor Oak's lab

→ → This Pokémon spent 53 episodes as Trapinch and 405 episodes as Vibrava.

Voice actor Japanese English As Trapinch Unknown As Vibrava Unknown As Flygon Unknown

Flygon is a Pokémon owned by Ian. It is the fifth Pokémon he caught in Hoenn, and his twenty fourth overall.

Pokémon Tales: Brendan

In Vs. Trapinch, Trapinch lived in the desert on Route 111. Max moved too close to it, and Trapinch, buried underground, used its Arena Trap ability to cause Max to sink down towards it. Ian and his Sandslash fought Trapinch off, able to predict its movements. Trapinch escaped, but Ian pursued it. Trapinch managed to catch Ian in a narrow tunnel version of Arena Trap, but was defeated and captured.

In Vs. Manectric, Trapinch was chosen as Ian's third Pokémon in the double battle against Wattson. It worked well with Treecko, as their combos, with Trapinch's revealed Feint and Bulldoze attacks, defeated Wattson's Plusle. When Wattson chose Manectric, it defeated Treecko. Trapinch was then paired with Torchic, who didn't want to work together. The two still manage to defeat Minun and Manectric.

In Vs. Lileep, Trapinch was chosen to battle Roxanne's Lairon. It won easily with its Bulldoze attack being super effective. Roxanne chose Lileep next, which used Giga Drain to defeat Trapinch instantly.

In Vs. Nosepass, Trapinch helped Ian train with Mudkip for a rematch with Roxanne by using its Bulldoze attack.

In Vs. Vigoroth, Trapinch attempted to use Arena Trap to restrict the movements of a wild Vigoroth. It broke through, and Trapinch landed a few moves before being defeated.

In Vs. Sharpedo, Trapinch is shown training with Gulpin.

In Vs. Castform, Trapinch uses Arena Trap to trap Team Aqua Grunts and prevent them from pursuing the others. However, it is defeated by Shelly's Pelipper, releasing the Arena Trap.

In Vs. Altaria, Trapinch is sent to Professor Oak in exchange for Loudred.

In Vs. Salamence, Ian recalls Trapinch to his party, in order to train it for the Ever Grande Conference. He uses it to battle Michelle and her Bagon. Due to its speed and Scary Face attack, Trapinch suffers early on. However, it evolves into Vibrava during the battle, claiming the win with a new Dragon Breath attack.

In Vs. Alakazam and Swellow, Vibrava is used to prove that Sabrina's Gardevoir and Ian's Mawile are part Fairy with its Dragon Breath.

In Vs. May 1, Vibrava was Ian's third choice to battle against May. It battled her Kirlia. Despite being unable to use Dragon Breath, it revealed Screech and Sand Tomb, which weakened Kirlia enough to be defeated by Feint.

In Vs. May 2, Vibrava is Ian's last Pokémon, battling May's Blaziken. Thanks to Marshtomp and Combusken, the rock terrain has been reduced to sand, allowing Vibrava free control over it with Sand Tomb. Blaziken becomes immobilized several times, and Vibrava defeats him with Dragon Breath, winning the match.

In The Ace Named Terra, Vibrava is Ian's second choice to go against Terra's Nidoking. It succeeds much better than Marshtomp, able to trap Nidoking in Sand Tomb, then defeat it with Screech and Dragon Breath. It battles Staraptor next, which defeats it easily, though not before being hit by Screech.

In Vs. Sabrina 1, Vibrava battles Sabrina's Grumpig. Vibrava is able to catch Grumpig in Sand Tomb. Vibrava then shatters the Barrier with Screech, as it defeats Grumpig afterwards. It then battles Sabrina's Natu, which overwhelms it quickly. Natu gets ready to fire Solar Beam, as Ian recalls Vibrava.

Ian chooses Vibrava again to battle Sabrina's Kadabra, resisting her Electric attack. However, Kadabra's Kinesis causes Vibrava to miss with its Sand Tomb. Vibrava then scatters Sand Tomb along the ground, eventually grabbing Kadabra, allowing it to finish her off with Dragon Breath. It stayed in to battle Gardevoir next, a mistake on Ian's part. Gardevoir's Trace copied Levitate, making it immune to Sand Tomb and allowing Gardevoir to defeat Vibrava with one Shadow Ball.

In Blocks and Towers and Steve, oh Man, Vibrava is chosen to help defend the people from the malfunctioning Block Bots attacking the island.

Pokémon Tales: Battle Frontier

In Vs. Venonat, Vibrava makes a cameo, and is left at Professor Oak's lab.

In Vs. Battle Dome, Ian calls on Sandslash and Vibrava to battle Dome Ace Tucker's Swampert and Arcanine. The two utilize a heavy combo of Sandstorm and Sand Tomb, giving them an initial lead. Sandslash's power proved necessary, as it was able to repel the attacks of Swampert and Arcanine, while Vibrava provided support with Feint and Screech. After getting hit by Tucker's Fire and Water Fusion, Ian made his own combo, combining Sandstorm and Dragon Breath to create the combo Desert's Breath. This combo attack was strong enough to defeat both opposing Pokémon, winning Ian the match.

Pokémon Tales: Violet

In Retaliatory Response, Vibrava makes a cameo.

Pokémon Tales: Champion

In Crisis Across the Multiverse, Vibrava teams up with Sandslash to battle Will's Xatu and Mega Slowbro. Will uses dream power to enhance their powers to fight back. Despite utilizing their combination attack Desert's Breath, they are defeated as Will opens the Door of Light.

In Vs. Justy, Vibrava teams up with Metang to battle Justy's Gigalith and Cacturne. Vibrava provides support with Sand Tomb and a new Boomburst and allows Metang to defeat Gigalith. Justy chooses Gliscor next as he and Vibrava have a Sand Tomb battle. Metang is defeated and Excadrill is chosen. Vibrava protects Excadrill from Sand Tomb so he can defeat Cacturne. Justy chooses Probopass which defeats Excadrill. Omastar teams up with Vibrava next but Omastar is defeated. Sandslash comes out next and Vibrava defeats Gliscor using Desert's Breath. This victory caused Vibrava to evolve into Flygon and learn Dragon Tail. Ian swapped Sandslash for Torterra as it and Flygon battle Probopass and Heliolisk. Torterra is defeated so it teams up with Sandslash again. Flygon is finally defeated by Heliolisk.

In The Sandstorm Apprentice, Flygon teams up with Sandslash to battle Raihan's Duraludon and Sandaconda. Flygon provides support to Sandslash's attacks and primarily holds off Sandaconda. When Duraludon Gigantamaxes, Flygon supports Sandslash in defeating it. Following Sandslash's defeat, Flygon battled and defeated Sandaconda to win them the match.

In Song of the Wild Area, Flygon tracks down Weedle when it is stolen by a wild Araquanid. It later participated in a Max Raid battle against a Galarian Meowth. Its attacks did some damage but it was more focused on defending against Goh's Claydol using haphazard attacks. It saved Dorothea from a fall and later flew them to the train station.

In Vs. Fein, Flygon battled against Fein's Landorus. They were even for a time until Landorus switched to Therian form and Intimidated it. Landorus swapped out for Naganadel, which slightly overwhelmed Flygon. It was defeated by the Z-Move Devastating Drake.

Flygon made a cameo appearance in Ranch Vacation and Funding the Elite Four.

Pokémon Tales: Rainbow Rocket

In Vs. Iris, Flygon faced Iris' Lapras. Despite having more experience, Lapras countered its sand moves with Rain Dance and had super effective attacks. Flygon was defeated.

Pokémon Tales: Extra

In Oak Wars Part 2, Trapinch was seen in the past at Oak's Ranch. It helped dig a lake.

In Oak Wars Part 3, Vibrava was seen in the past at Oak's Ranch. It is revealed to be male as he became the romantic partner of Gary's Beedrill. They have one known child, a Weedle who inherited Vibrava's adventurous personality.

In Earth, Flygon teamed up with Sandslash to battle Battlus' Mega Metagross and Claydol. He revealed a new Draco Meteor attack and defeated Claydol. He was later Ian's first Pokémon to battle Toph's Orthworm. Its Steel type and Earth Eater ability negated Flygon's attacks, and he is defeated.

Known Moves

	Move First Used In Bite Vs. Trapinch Feint Vs. Manectric Bulldoze Vs. Manectric Dragon Breath Vs. Salamence Screech Vs. May 1 Sand Tomb † Vs. May 1 Boomburst † Vs. Justy Dragon Tail † Vs. Justy Draco Meteor † Earth
A † shows that the move was used recently, unless all moves fit this case.

Improvised Moves

• Desert's Breath: A combination attack with Sandslash. Vibrava/Flygon uses Dragon Breath, and Sandslash spins behind it with Sandstorm. Sandstorm increases the size and power of the Dragon Breath, allowing it to hit two foes.
• Cyclone Sand Edge: A combo attack with Sandslash and an upgraded Sand Edge. Flygon forms a cyclone with Sand Tomb to provide additional velocity to attack. Sandslash extends Stone Edge through the cyclone that breaks into Sand Edge blades that spins with the cyclone. This combo was shown strong enough to defeat G-Max Depletion.

Trivia

• Trapinch's evolution into a Vibrava is revealed early in Blocks and Towers and Steve, oh Man.
• Vibrava marks the first time that Ian has owned a Dragon type Pokémon.
• Flygon is one of Ian's Pokémon that utilize sand in battle.
  • Due to this and often being paired with Sandslash in double battles, readers have commented they consider Flygon to be Ian's second signature Pokémon, even as a Vibrava.
• Flygon has been utilized in 2 gym battles. It battled one Frontier Brain.
  • If the Pre Gym is considered a gym, it's battled in 3 gym battles.