Flying Charged move

Fly

Raid and GO Battle League stats for Fly, plus every Pokemon that can learn it.

Power

PvE base damage

Energy

−50

Cost per use

Duration

2.0s

Animation time

DPS

45.0

Damage per second

Raid & Gym stats (PvE)

Power: 90
Energy: −50
Duration: 2.0s
DPS: 45.0 dmg/s
DPE: 1.8 dmg/energy
Damage window start: 1.40s
Damage window end: 1.70s

GO Battle League stats (PvP)

Power: 80
Energy: −45
Turns: 1 (instant)
DPE: 1.78 dmg/energy

Editor's notes

Fly is a Flying-type charged move. As a charged move, it spends stored energy for a burst of damage — the lower its cost relative to its power, the more often you can use it.

In PvP it deals 1.78 damage per energy.

Toni Ramón

Founder & lead editor

What these stats mean

Power, energy, duration, DPS and the PvP numbers

Power: Base damage each use deals before type and stat multipliers.
Energy: Energy the move costs to fire.
Duration: Animation time. You cannot dodge or attack during it.
DPS: Damage per second — power × 1000 / duration.
PvP stats: GO Battle League runs on 0.5s turns with its own power and energy values, so they differ from the raid numbers.

Top Pokemon with Fly

Released Pokemon that learn this move, ranked by base attack. Max CP is at level 50 with 15/15/15 IVs.

#	Pokemon	Max CP	ATK	DEF	STA
1	Salamence DragonFlying	4,239	277	168	216
2	Hydreigon DarkDragon	4,099	256	188	211
3	Vikavolt BugElectric	3,524	254	158	184
4	Moltres FireFlying	3,918	251	181	207
5	Staraptor NormalFlying	3,195	234	140	198
6	Braviary NormalFlying	3,492	232	152	225
7	Drampa NormalDragon	3,295	231	164	186
8	Flapple GrassDragon	2,788	214	144	172
9	Bombirdier FlyingDark	2,812	198	172	172
10	Lugia PsychicFlying	4,186	193	310	235
11	Squawkabilly NormalFlying	2,231	185	105	193
12	Fearow NormalFlying	2,258	182	133	163
13	Swanna WaterFlying	2,361	182	132	181
14	Talonflame FireFlying	2,493	176	155	186
15	Cramorant FlyingWater	2,422	173	163	172
16	Swoobat PsychicFlying	1,941	161	119	167
17	Rufflet NormalFlying	1,686	150	97	172
18	Fletchinder FireFlying	1,661	145	110	158
19	Staravia NormalFlying	1,469	142	94	146
20	Delibird IceFlying	1,237	128	90	128
21	Starly NormalFlying	813	101	58	120
22	Fletchling NormalFlying	905	95	80	128

FAQ

Is Fly a good move?

Fly deals 90 base damage over 2.0 seconds, which works out at 45.0 DPS and 1.8 damage per energy spent. Compare it with the rest of the Flying moves to see where it ranks.

Which Pokemon learn Fly?

The table above lists the 22 strongest by base attack, led by Salamence, Hydreigon, Vikavolt.

Is Fly better in PvE or PvP?

In raids and gyms the move has 90 power for 50 energy over 2.0s. In GO Battle League it uses 80 power for 45 energy. The two sets of numbers are independent, so read the PvE block for raids and the PvP block for GO Battle League.

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