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Flying · Physical move · Gen 5

Sky Drop

Sky Drop is a Flying-type physical move introduced in Generation 5. It has 60 base power and 100% accuracy, with 10 PP (16 with PP Max). 23 Pokémon and forms can learn it.

Type

Flying

Category

Physical

Power

60

Accuracy

100%

PP

10 (max 16)

Priority

0

Effect

User and foe fly up turn 1. Damages on turn 2. This attack takes the target into the air with the user on the first turn and executes on the second. Pokemon weighing 200 kg or more cannot be lifted. On the first turn, the user and the target avoid all attacks other than Gust, Hurricane, Sky Uppercut, Smack Down, Thousand Arrows, Thunder, and Twister. The user and the target cannot make a move between turns, but the target can select a move to use. This move cannot damage Flying-type Pokemon. Fails on the first turn if the target is an ally, if the target has a substitute, or if the target is using Bounce, Dig, Dive, Fly, Phantom Force, Shadow Force, or Sky Drop.

Targets
Any one Pokémon (even non-adjacent)
Properties
Makes contact
Scarlet & Violet
Not usable — it was removed in Scarlet & Violet
Pokémon Champions
Not usable
Legends: Z-A
Not usable

Type matchups as a Flying attack

2× vsGrassFightingBug

½× vsElectricRockSteel

Pokémon that learn Sky Drop

23 Pokémon and forms (Mega Evolutions share their base form's moves). ✓ = can learn it in that game by any method; “Gens” lists every main-series generation it could be learned in.

PokémonTypeChampionsS/VZ-AGens
CharizardFire/Flying5–7
AerodactylRock/Flying5–7
ArticunoIce/Flying5–7
ZapdosElectric/Flying5–7
MoltresFire/Flying5–7
DragoniteDragon/Flying5–7
MewPsychic5–7
SkarmorySteel/Flying5–7
LugiaPsychic/Flying5–7
Ho-OhFire/Flying5–7
PelipperWater/Flying5–7
RayquazaDragon/Flying5–7
RuffletNormal/Flying5–7
BraviaryNormal/Flying5–7
Hisuian BraviaryPsychic/Flying5–7
TornadusFlying5–7
ThundurusElectric/Flying5–7
HawluchaFighting/Flying6–7
YveltalDark/Flying6–7
VikavoltBug/Electric7
Tapu KokoElectric/Fairy7
LunalaPsychic/Ghost7
NaganadelPoison/Dragon7

Sky Drop FAQ

What does Sky Drop do?

Sky Drop is a Flying-type physical move with 60 power. This attack takes the target into the air with the user on the first turn and executes on the second. Pokemon weighing 200 kg or more cannot be lifted. On the first turn, the user and the target avoid all attacks other than Gust, Hurricane, Sky Uppercut, Smack Down, Thousand Arrows, Thunder, and Twister. The user and the target cannot make a move between turns, but the target can select a move to use. This move cannot damage Flying-type Pokemon. Fails on the first turn if the target is an ally, if the target has a substitute, or if the target is using Bounce, Dig, Dive, Fly, Phantom Force, Shadow Force, or Sky Drop.

Which Pokémon can learn Sky Drop?

23 Pokémon and forms can learn Sky Drop in at least one game: 0 in Scarlet & Violet, 0 in Pokémon Champions and 0 in Legends: Z-A. Examples: Charizard, Aerodactyl, Articuno, Zapdos, Moltres and Dragonite.

Is Sky Drop in Pokémon Champions?

No, no Pokémon can use Sky Drop in Pokémon Champions.

What is Sky Drop super effective against?

As a Flying-type attack, Sky Drop is super effective against Grass, Fighting and Bug, not very effective against Electric, Rock and Steel (unless its effect says otherwise).

Move data and effect text from Pokémon Showdown (MIT), generation from PokéAPI; learnsets for Gen 1–9, Pokémon Champions and Legends: Z-A from Showdown. Unofficial fan site.