Daily Red Flygon set and strategy
Flygon is B-tier on our Daily Red tier list (#17 of 30) — a solid, situational answer to Red. On paper it wins 3 of 6 one-on-one matchups against Red (Pikachu, Venusaur, Charizard). Play Daily Red ↗
The Flygon set in Daily Red
Flygon
- Ground Earthquake Physical · 100
- Dragon Dragon Claw Special · 80
- Rock Rock Slide Physical · 75
- Fire Fire Blast Special · 120
Every player gets this exact set when Flygon is in the daily six: level 100, Serious nature, perfect IVs, holding Soft Sand with Levitate. The set never changes from day to day.
Flygon vs each of Red's Pokémon
Estimated damage at level 100 with these exact stats (Gen 3 formula, no crits, no boosts). “Wins” means it should take the one-on-one trade, counting who moves first.
| Red's Pokémon | Flygon's best hit | Red's best hit back | Moves first | 1v1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pikachu |
Earthquake 347–408% (super effective) | Iron Tail 18–21% | Flygon | ✅ wins |
 Espeon |
Earthquake 83–99% | Psychic 59–70% | Espeon | ❌ loses |
 Snorlax |
Earthquake 41–48% | Body Slam 50–59% | Flygon | ❌ loses |
 Venusaur |
Earthquake 48–57% | Giga Drain 36–43% | Flygon | ✅ wins |
 Charizard |
Rock Slide 114–134% (4× super effective) | Dragon Claw 62–73% (super effective) | Charizard | ✅ wins |
 Blastoise |
Earthquake 42–49% | Ice Beam 125–147% (4× super effective) | Flygon | ❌ loses |
How to use Flygon against Red
- Save Flygon for Pikachu, Venusaur, Charizard — those are the one-on-one trades it wins on paper.
- Avoid leaving it in against Espeon, Snorlax, Blastoise; switch to a teammate that covers them (see below).
- Charizard's Dragon Claw is super effective on Flygon (62–73%), so don't switch it in on that attack.
- Blastoise's Ice Beam is 4× super effective on Flygon (125–147%), so don't switch it in on that attack.
- Levitate makes it immune to Snorlax's Earthquake, Venusaur's Earthquake, Charizard's Earthquake, Blastoise's Earthquake — a free switch-in on those moves.
- It beats Red's Pikachu lead: Earthquake does 347–408% and it moves first.
Best partners for Flygon
If these show up on the same day, they cover the matchups Flygon loses:
How often Flygon shows up
Each day's six are drawn from a fixed pool of 30 sets, so any one set appears on about 1 in 5 days. Over the first 365 days, Flygon is in the team on 82 days (22%), and it is our suggested lead on 64 of those (78%). Its most common job in our counter plans is handling Pikachu.
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