Which Pokemon that can learn Fly is best for an Emerald in-game team?
It needs to be near Lilycove, because that’s where I am right now.
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Without Surf:Go west of Lilycove to Route 121, and a L26-28 Wingull can be found in the grass with a 9% Spawn rate.
With Surf:Surfing within Lilycove itself yields a L10-30 Wingull with a 35% spawn rate, and L25-30 Pelipper with a 5% Spawn rate (which are technically ‘the nearest Pokemon that can Fly’ if your starting point is Lilycove).
Alternatively, in the Safari Zone, if you don’t want Wingull/Pelipper:
Personal recommendation:
If you just want a Fly HM slave: go with a Wingull.
If you’re after something with a bit more grunt:Doduo/Dodrio is fast + packs a punch, and is probably better than the other options as you already have 4 special attacking Pokémon on the team (well, 2 mixed in Blazekin/Marshstomp and 2 Special in Grovyle/Kirlia). Plus Dodrio wrecks Ghosts, though in Emerald, 2 of 5 of Phoebe’s Pokémon carry coverage moves against birds, so it pays to be careful (1 Banette has T-Bolt and reasonable Special Attack, 1 Dusclops has Rock Slide and reasonable Physical Attack).
If you end up going with Doduo:I would recommend withholding its evolution (ie mash B on evolution screen) until level 37, so that it can learn Drill Peck earlier (instead of waiting until level 47 as Dodrio).
While getting an easy Wingull and/or Doduo is your best bet for closest Pokemon, I’d highly suggest getting a Crobat for a main-team worthy Pokemon, because while Dodrio is pretty powerful, and Swellow can use Facade + Guts to wreck havoc on your enemies, this might be your ONLY chance to use Crobat effectively.
Crobat can use Sludge Bomb as a physical move in this gen, as the physical special split hasn’t happened yet, so poison moves are “physical”. Also, he’s the fastest flyer here, and has a base 90 attack stat, which while not the best, can be used in conjunction with his insane base 130 speed. His moveset would prabably be Wing Attack/Aerial Ace (if you haven’t given that to someone yet), Fly, Sludge Bomb, and Steel Wing if you haven’t sold that or given it to someone. Now, you’ll need a flyer to get you to a cave, but once your there, your guaranteed to get a zubat or golbat. Then, it’s just a matter of raising it’s friendship (which can be done naturally, by not letting it faint and getting the soothe bell from a lady in the Pokemon fan club in Slateport) and you’ll have a really good flyer for all of the important fights. If you can’t find a high enough level cave, it will be a grind, but it is so worth it.
