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No Levitate, no Flying-type? Don't let that stop you.

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On the pedia, it has come to my attention that even though Gen III tried to solve the problem of having flying Pokemon not be of the flying type (such as Koffing) by inventing the Levitate ability, there are quite a lot of Pokemon who still fly without either the Flying type or the Levitate ability. It just doesn't count in the games for some reason.

Observe:

Geodude/Pineco - We've seen Brock's Geodude and Pineco hover through the air numerous times. Not sure about Forretress, though.

Clefable - Was able to fly in the Electric Tale of Pikachu manga.

Jigglypuff - Flies regularly in Pokemon Special AND in Pokemon Snap

Beedrill, Dustox, Illumise, Volbeat, Venomoth, Heracross, Scizor - Winged bugs that are seen in the sky all the time, but lack both Levitate or the Flying type.

Weepinbell - Seen flying in Pokemon Snap.

Magneton, Magnemite, Beldum, Metang, Metagross, Castform, Shedinja - Levitate everywhere constantly.

Glalie - Ash's seems to float sporadically throughout its appearences.

Staryu, Starmie - Misty's have been seen staying in the air than longer should be possible, plus seen flying in Pokemon Snap.

Dragonair - Flies by using air currents, according to the Pokedex. Also, I think seen flying in PokeSpe.

Sableye, Shuppet - Two ghosts who don't Levitate, but do it all the same.

Mewtwo, Mew, Celebi, Jirachi, Lucario, and Deoxys. - Legendaries who fly willy-nilly just because they can.

Did I miss any? What's up with this anyways? Like in the episode PokeRinger for flying-type Pokemon - Dustox and Volbeat ain't Flying types. A lot of time this just doesn't make sense.
 
Levitate is for flying pokemon who use flying as their base of attack ...ones who don't have ARMS or other powers. If we give it to everyone it's just abuse of the power:

Geodude/Pineco - Again base grounds.

Clefable - Base Ground

Jigglypuff - Base ground

Beedrill, Dustox, Illumise, Volbeat, Venomoth, Heracross, Scizor - Base grounds.

Weepinbell - Nope still uses groung as a base.

Magneton, Magnemite, Beldum, Metang, Metagross, Castform, Shedinja - Agreed, but wouldn't that interfear in their other powers, why be greedy and give pokemon more powers or strip those with unique powers?

Glalie - This one I can see.

Staryu, Starmie - They can go in the air, but still use the ground/water as their main base of attack.

Dragonair - Still he uses the ground a lot.

Sableye, Shuppet - No.

Mewtwo, Mew, Celebi, Jirachi, Lucario, and Deoxys. No, maybe Jirachi.
 
What do you mean by base ground or base of attack? They have little headquarters in the earth or sky? I don't think having arms is considered an ability or a "power", by the way. Quite a few Pokemon lack arms but manage to get around without Levitate.

Because Beedrill, Dustox, and Venomoth are hardly ever even shown touching the ground . . . much less standing on it for more than a few seconds. And

Gengar has just as much appendages as Sableye, and more than Shuppet . . .
 
Zeta said:
Jigglypuff - Flies regularly in Pokemon Special AND in Pokemon Snap
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It's a balloon pokemon. Why wouldn't it fly?

Beedrill, Dustox, Illumise, Volbeat, Venomoth, Heracross, Scizor - Winged bugs that are seen in the sky all the time, but lack both Levitate or the Flying type.
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So? It would be damn retarded if the anime didn't show any of these winged insects flying.

Did I miss any? What's up with this anyways?
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It's called "fiction."
 
Some of them seem like it would be wierd to give levitate and then take it away like with Geodude even though it does happen with Duskull. Things like Castform and Shedinja's whole pointes are that they have a uniquie ability. Neither of them have wings really either so flying type wouldn't work and SHedinja has two types. Alot of those others like Jigglypuff and Staryu only "fly" when they need to by doing special stuff but are normally on the ground. Ones like Illumise and them I just never got that from the start. Shuppet I could see happening but Sabeleye walks on the ground and has never been shown floating.

You might as well say give it to Alakazam since teh pokedex says he levitate's cause his head is too much to support.
 
On the pedia, it has come to my attention that even though Gen III tried to solve the problem of having flying Pokemon not be of the flying type (such as Koffing) by inventing the Levitate ability, there are quite a lot of Pokemon who still fly without either the Flying type or the Levitate ability. It just doesn't count in the games for some reason.

Observe:

Geodude/Pineco - We've seen Brock's Geodude and Pineco hover through the air numerous times. Not sure about Forretress, though.
Can't explain that, so you have a point there
Clefable - Was able to fly in the Electric Tale of Pikachu manga.
It has wings!
Jigglypuff - Flies regularly in Pokemon Special AND in Pokemon Snap
It can inflate itself like a balloon.
Beedrill, Dustox, Illumise, Volbeat, Venomoth, Heracross, Scizor - Winged bugs that are seen in the sky all the time, but lack both Levitate or the Flying type.
An author on Serebii theorized that Pokemon may have secondary types beyond their regular typings. In any case, they all have wings, but other characteristics of them are more dominant in how they fight. And Volbeat and Illumise have thin, delicate wings, which they do not use for fighting.
Flying is more a classification pertaining to fighting abilities and skills.

Weepinbell - Seen flying in Pokemon Snap.
Again, no explanation.
Magneton, Magnemite, Beldum, Metang, Metagross, Castform, Shedinja - Levitate everywhere constantly.
They're magnets! Control of electro-magnetism, one of the fundamental forces of the universe, gives them that ability. Beldum and co. are held aloft by their own will power. They're Psychic Pokemon, after all. Castform does defy logic, but it is an engineered Pokemon, so who knows? Shedinja is, of course, a Ghost, and as we know, Ghosts can violate the laws of physics indiscriminately.
Glalie - Ash's seems to float sporadically throughout its appearences.
No clue, yet again.
Staryu, Starmie - Misty's have been seen staying in the air than longer should be possible, plus seen flying in Pokemon Snap.
Psychic powers, of course.
Dragonair - Flies by using air currents, according to the Pokedex. Also, I think seen flying in PokeSpe.
It's a dragon! It doesn't have to conform to Physics!
Sableye, Shuppet - Two ghosts who don't Levitate, but do it all the same.
They're ghosts, ghosts aren't bound by physics.
Mewtwo, Mew, Celebi, Jirachi, Lucario, and Deoxys. - Legendaries who fly willy-nilly just because they can.

Did I miss any? What's up with this anyways? Like in the episode PokeRinger for flying-type Pokemon - Dustox and Volbeat ain't Flying types. A lot of time this just doesn't make sense.
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There, much I just explained. Though it may be utter bullshit. I'm not sure.
 
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