Fly

Fly
Fly in Brawl.
User	Charizard
Universe	Pokémon

Fly is Charizard's up special move. Performing the move makes Charizard rise up while surrounded in flames, setting anyone that makes contact with it ablaze. The ending hitbox has somewhat forceful knockback, which can make this move good for juggling. Frames 4-13 of this attack provide launch resistance. This can be most easily shown by performing this move next to a Smart Bomb; Charizard will take all damage he would normally but will not be knocked back.

Description from the Instruction Booklet

Attack while soaring upwards. Good for recoveries.

Origins

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The two turns of Fly in Generation IV Pokémon games.

This attack has its origin in all the Pokémon RPG games for handhelds. As an HM, it can allow the user to travel from town to town very easily provided that a Pokémon knows it, the badge that allows its use outside of battle, and the player has been to the city or town they are flying to. Due to this, many players have Flying Pokémon on hand to cross long distances in seconds. However, Fly cannot travel directly from region to region (for example, directly traveling from Johto to Kanto in Heartgold/Soulsilver). In battle, this attack normally has 70 power prior to Generation IV, where the moves base power changed to 90, with 95% accuracy and 0 priority. It also allows the user to avoid almost any attack on the first turn and then deals damage to a single opponent on the second. The moves this attack can't dodge are Thunder, Gust, Twister, Whirlwind, and Sky Uppercut. Interestingly, the move in Brawl seems to be a real-time interpretation of its in-game stats in the Pokémon games, as it leaves the user vulnerable if it misses, but its modest power is decent enough for moderate risk of use.

Use by other Pokémon

• Moltres - Comparable to Charizard's fly, as Moltres will fly straight upwards, inflicting flame damage and very high knockback to anyone that touches it.
• Mew, Celebi & Jirachi - The Smash Bros. Dojo lists these three Pokémon as using the move Fly, but while they are flying away, they are not attacking, just dropping collectibles as they leave the stage (CD's, Trophies and Stickers, respectively). Of these three Pokémon, only Mew can learn Fly in the Pokémon games.

Charizard's special moves

Neutral special	Flamethrower
Side special	Rock Smash	Flare Blitz
Up special	Fly
Down special	(Pokémon Change)	Rock Smash	(Pokémon Change)
Final Smash	Fire Blast (of Triple Finish)	Mega Evolution	Fire Blast (of Triple Finish)

Trivia

• Despite what the Super Smash Bros Brawl Instruction Booklet claims, Fly is actually considered a poor recovery move. This also applies to Wario's Corkscrew Attack.