Flying-type weakness
Flying-type defenders take ×1.6 from Electric, Ice, Rock — those are the moves you bring when a Flying raid boss or Flying-type gym defender is in front of you. Below is the full chart of what hits Flying hard, what resists Flying, the inverse (where Flying attacks shine and where they fall flat), dual-type matchups for the most common Flying-pair defenders in the game, and the top 5 attackers per super-effective type pulled from the live tier list.
Single-type Flying defenders take ×1.6 from any move of the listed weak-to types. Dual-type Flying defenders stack multiplicatively — a second weakness from their partner type can push the multiplier all the way to ×2.56. Resisted attacks deal only ×0.625, and doubly resisted attacks (a stack of two ×0.625) drop damage to roughly ×0.39 — never bring those into a Flying fight.
Use Flying attackers when the boss in front of you is one of the listed types. Stack STAB (×1.2) on top by picking a Flying-type mons that knows a Flying fast and Flying charged move. The combined multiplier is ×1.92 before weather.
Avoid Flying attackers when the defender is one of the listed types. Resisted damage cuts your DPS by 37.5%; doubly-resisted damage cuts it by 61%. In raids this is the difference between a 3-account clear and a relobby.
Most Flying-type bosses in the game are dual-type. Combined effectiveness multiplies through both types, so a Flying/X defender may be ×2.56 weak to a single attacker type, or fully neutral if the partner type cancels the Flying weakness. Pick the attacker type that maxes the multiplier.
| Dual-type | Examples | Top weakness | Mult |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flying / Normal | Staraptor, Pidgeot, Braviary | Electric | ×1.60 |
| Flying / Fire | Charizard, Moltres, Ho-Oh | Rock | ×2.56 |
| Flying / Water | Gyarados, Pelipper | Electric | ×2.56 |
| Flying / Electric | Zapdos, Thundurus | Ice | ×1.60 |
| Flying / Psychic | Lugia, Latios, Latias | Electric | ×1.60 |
| Flying / Dragon | Rayquaza, Salamence, Dragonite | Ice | ×2.56 |
| Flying / Dark | Honchkrow, Mandibuzz | Electric | ×1.60 |
| Flying / Steel | Skarmory, Celesteela | Fire | ×1.60 |
Leagues: Master, raid attackers.
Rayquaza, Mega Rayquaza, Mega Pidgeot — Flying is dominant in raids vs Grass / Fighting / Bug.
Knowing the Flying weakness chart matters as much in PvP as in raids — a Flying lead into one of the listed weak-to types loses the matchup before shields even come into play. Always check the dual-typing of the opposing lead: a single Flying mons is harder to counter than a Flying/Y where Y stacks a second weakness.
›What is Flying-type weak to in the game?
Flying-type defenders take ×1.6 damage from Electric, Ice, Rock attacks. Bring an attacker of one of those types to break a Flying raid boss or gym defender fastest.
›What resists Flying-type attacks?
Flying attacks are resisted by Electric, Rock, Steel (×0.625 damage). Avoid sending Flying attackers into those defenders.
›What is super-effective against Flying?
Flying attacks deal ×1.6 to Grass, Fighting, Bug. Use Flying attackers to clear those defenders quickly in raids.
›Which Flying-type mons are best in PvP?
Rayquaza, Mega Rayquaza, Mega Pidgeot — Flying is dominant in raids vs Grass / Fighting / Bug. League fit: Master, raid attackers.
›How do dual-type Flying defenders compute damage?
The matrix is multiplicative. If a Flying/Y dual-type has two weaknesses to the attacking type (one from Flying, one from Y), the multiplier stacks to ×2.56 — the maximum without STAB / weather.
The complete attacker-vs-defender chart for every type pairing in the game.
Top S-tier and A-tier attackers grouped by attacker type — full picker for Flying bosses.
Pick an actual current raid boss and get counter recommendations scored by tier × type effectiveness.