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>Gen 3: Flygon is introduced. Despite its middling stats, a fantastic Ground STAB to take on the Steel-types that troubled other Dragon-types makes it a dominant force in OU.
>Gen 4: Physical/Special split would enable Flygon to abuse its Dragon STAB fully had Garchomp not been introduced. With superior stats and a more diverse movepool, as well as its ferocious design making it a gen 4 fan favorite on part with Lucario, Garchomp immediately takes away Flygon's relevancy. The only saving grace for Flygon was Garchomp getting the axe and being sent to Ubers. Flygon remains OU, but with the shadow of its superior looming over it, its time is coming to a close.
>Gen 5: Flygon gets no HA or any new moves while Garchomp gets Rough Skin, deeming it acceptable for OU. Flygon soon falls to UU where it functions as a mediocre U-Turner and revenge killer.
>XY: Megas are introduced as a way of giving outclassed Pokémon a boost as well as marketing already-popular ones. Game Freak does not consider Flygon an outclassed Pokémon. Garchomp gets a Mega thanks to its popularity. Despite a Spikes immunity and access to Defog and Roost, the amount of shitty Fairy-types that couldn't make it in OU saturate Flygon's home tier, making its job even harder and eventually kicking it down to RU.
>ORAS: A trainer is introduced who uses Flygon as his ace. At the same time another trainer is introduced who uses Altaria as her ace. Only one of these is allowed to get a Mega. Flygon becomes the only Dragon-type in Hoenn to not get a Mega despite being one of the most well-liked Hoenn Pokémon.
>Sun/Moon: Rumors of no new Megas are surfacing.
Will the bullying of Flygon ever get old?
>Gen 4: Physical/Special split would enable Flygon to abuse its Dragon STAB fully had Garchomp not been introduced. With superior stats and a more diverse movepool, as well as its ferocious design making it a gen 4 fan favorite on part with Lucario, Garchomp immediately takes away Flygon's relevancy. The only saving grace for Flygon was Garchomp getting the axe and being sent to Ubers. Flygon remains OU, but with the shadow of its superior looming over it, its time is coming to a close.
>Gen 5: Flygon gets no HA or any new moves while Garchomp gets Rough Skin, deeming it acceptable for OU. Flygon soon falls to UU where it functions as a mediocre U-Turner and revenge killer.
>XY: Megas are introduced as a way of giving outclassed Pokémon a boost as well as marketing already-popular ones. Game Freak does not consider Flygon an outclassed Pokémon. Garchomp gets a Mega thanks to its popularity. Despite a Spikes immunity and access to Defog and Roost, the amount of shitty Fairy-types that couldn't make it in OU saturate Flygon's home tier, making its job even harder and eventually kicking it down to RU.
>ORAS: A trainer is introduced who uses Flygon as his ace. At the same time another trainer is introduced who uses Altaria as her ace. Only one of these is allowed to get a Mega. Flygon becomes the only Dragon-type in Hoenn to not get a Mega despite being one of the most well-liked Hoenn Pokémon.
>Sun/Moon: Rumors of no new Megas are surfacing.
Will the bullying of Flygon ever get old?
