Dwayne's Flygon

**Dwayne's Flygon** (Japanese: **ドゥエインのフライゴン** *Douein's Flygon*) is the seventh Pokémon that Dwayne captured during his travels in the Hoenn region, and his twenty-eighth overall.

## **New Era**

### **Hoenn Again**

Dwayne finds himself lost on his way to Cerosi Town, since he can't find an appropriate map. Dwayne speculates there might be something in the nearby craters and throws a rock into the nearest one. A strange orange head pops out and swallows it. Dwayne consults the Pokédex, which identifies it as a Trapinch, a burrowing desert Pokémon with powerful jaws capable of eating sand and rock, and Dwayne realizes that the craters are made by Trapinch. Not long after, Elisa, a local ranger, comes in her car and tells Dwayne that he is trespassing in a dangerous area. Dwayne explains that he didn't know the area was restricted. Shortly after commenting that the region doesn't look dangerous, Dwayne loses his footing and falls in a crater. Elisa saves him by throwing a rope. She explains to him that there is an underground tunnel network known as the Trapinch underground labyrinth linking all of the craters, and that they should do everything possible to avoid falling in.

Elisa starts to drive Dwayne to safety, but they soon encounter a strange man running from a charging Donphan. Elisa calls out her Meganium, which releases Sweet Scent from its petals, calming the Donphan. After the unknown man thanks Elisa for saving him again, Elisa introduces him as Hal, an accident-prone researcher. Hal explains that he is looking for a Trapinch with a transmitter on its back, which he's using to search for a secret underground lake in the Trapinch labyrinth. Hal tells Dwayne the story from his youth, claiming that he discovered the lake when he was lost in the labyrinth himself. While trying to find a way out of the maze, he lost consciousness. When Hal woke up he saw a huge, beautiful lake with many Trapinch gathered around it. All of the Trapinch evolved into Vibrava at the same time before leaving. Without explanation, Hal suddenly found himself back outside of the labyrinth. This motivated him to start his career as a Pokémon Researcher. The group spots the transmitter-laden Trapinch heading into a crater.

Elisa explains there's been many Pokémon trying to take over the Trapinch labyrinth, and they were there to prevent that from happening. Just as Elisa finishes explaining, many Trapinch emerge from the nearby cave, clearly running away from something, and suddenly, a Steelix, Rhydon and Golem come out of the cave, chasing after the Trapinch. The Trapinch crawl behind Dwayne and Elisa, and Dwayne sends out Corphish to battle them. Steelix and Rhydon unleash Stone Edge while Golem uses Rock Blast, but Corphish manages to dodge the attacks and hits all three Rock-type Pokémon with Water Gun. However, Steelix quickly recovers and uses Flash Cannon, which hits Corphish, but Dwayne catches him mid-air to save him. The Trapinch are frightned, except for one, who gains the courage to defend its kind, and walks over to Dwayne, wanting to battle alongside it.

Dwayne scans Trapinch with his Pokédex to learn its moves and orders it to use Mud-Slap, but the attack is nearly uneffective due to the gap in strength between them. Dwayne then commands a barrage of Bite, Sand Tomb and Rock Slide, but these attacks are also ineffective. Steelix and Rhydon fire a combined Stone Edge, which sends Trapinch flying, but Dwayne manages to catch it time. Trapinch appreciates Dwayne's rescue, and leaps out of his arms, and suddenly evolves into Vibrava. Elisa says that the Trapinch all evolve together because their power were the same, but because this Trapinch engaged in battle and gained more experience, it was able to evolve sooner than the others. With its newfound power, Vibrava is able to put up a better fight, and unleashes Dragon Breath, which Steelix counters with Flash Cannon. Both attacks clash, but Corphish sneaks up behind Steelix and hurts it with Crabhammer, which allows Dragon Breath to overcome its Flash Cannon, and knocks out Steelix. Rhydon and Golem then run away in fear, but Vibrava refuses to let them escape, and blocks their path with Mud Shot, and subsequently defeats Golem and Rhydon with a barrage of Earth Power.

After the Pokémon are gathered and taken away from the area, Elisa thanks Dwayne for his help, and Vibrava flies around Dwayne in circles, clearly happy with the young Trainer's assistance. Dwayne then asks Vibrava if it wanted to join his team, and Vibrava happily accepts, and Dwayne throws up a Poké Ball, and Vibrava excitedly taps the ball's mechanism, allowing itself to get captured.

During Dwayne's Sootopolis Gym challenge, Vibrava was summoned to team with Absol against Juan's Sealeo and Seaking in a Double Battle. Absol begins the round with a Dark Pulse against Sealeo. Juan uses Seaking's Horn Drill to deflect the Dark Pulse back against Absol, who takes the attack directly. Dwayne directs another Dark Pulse attack from Absol, which Seaking again deflects with its Horn Drill. Dwayne is ready for it this time, and has Vibrava block the attack with Protect. Juan then orders a Blizzard attack from Sealeo. Dwayne has Vibrava retaliate with Rock Slide, freezing the Blizzard into a boulder of ice. Juan's Pokémon destroy the frozen ball with Sealeo's Aurora Beam and Seaking's Hyper Beam, but Dwayne takes advantage of situation by ordering his Pokémon to leap across the trail of ice fragments. Absol closes with Quick Attack while Vibrava attacks with Earth Power. Juan counters with the much more powerful Aurora Beam and Hyper Beam. While Absol is able to break off his attack in time to dodge Aurora Beam, Vibrava is hit by the Hyper Beam and faints.

During Dwayne's second preliminary round match-up of the Ever Grande Conference, which was contested under Double Battle rules, Vibrava teamed with Dwayne's Dragonair to battle against Dominick's Tropius and Swalot. Tropius starts off by flying up in the air and whips a Razor Leaf, but Dragonair's usage of Twister thrashes the leaves into nothingness. Tropius then tries a Bullet Seed, which proves futile against Vibrava's Dragon Breath. Swalot then attacks Vibrava with a Sludge Bomb as Tropius uses Gust to send Dragonair flying. Vibrava lands a direct hit on Tropius with a Dragon Breath, but his opponent dodges the follow up Rock Slide, much to Dwayne's frustration. Dragonair dodges Swalot's Body Slam and replies with a Hidden Power, which simply slides off Swalot’s expandable body.

Tropius defends against Dragonair's and Vibrava's combined attacks. Tropius begins charging up for a Solar Beam attack, so Dragonair and Vibrava lashes it with a Breaking Swipe and Rock Slide, respectively. As Tropius finally launches its Solar Beam, Dragonair counters with Twister. The two attacks collide, resulting in a large explosion that knocks Tropius and Dragonair both out. Dominick is unfazed and has Swalot's use two Sludge Bomb attacks to injure Vibrava. Vibrava is then hit by a Body Slam, which it soon escapes with Earth Power. Vibrava is then struck down by a barrage of Shadow Balls. Dwayne has Vibrava rush towards its opponent, and dodge an incoming Shadow Ball by digging underground. Vibrava eventaully resufarces and charges towards Swalot, who simply open its mouth and grabs ahold of Vibrava with it. Seeing this as a good attack, Dwayne has Vibrava fire off Dragon Breath in Swalot's mouth. A minor explodes occurs from the internal pressures and Swalot faints. Dwayne wins and qualifies to the next round.

During Dwayne's battle against Jannette in the first round of the Finals Tournament of the Ever Grande Conference, Vibrava was chosen as his first Pokémon to battle against Jannette's Hypno. Vibrava blocks Thunder Wave with Supersonic, which Hypno renders unusable with Disable. Vibrava uses Dragon Breath, but Jannette quickly returns Hypno and calls out Marshtomp. Dwayne orders Vibrava to use Rock Slide, but Marshtomp sends Vibrava flying with a Hydro Pump and then cuts him down with Take Down.

During Dwayne's battle against Layla in the following round, Vibrava was chosen as his third Pokémon to battle against Layla's Steelix. Steelix uses Dragon Breath, which Vibrava dodges. Then, Vibrava uses Rock Slide while Steelix unleashes a second round of Dragon Breath, both attacks clashing. Rock Slide proves more powerful and lands a direct hit on Steelix. Vibrava unleashes Dragon Breath while Steelix also returns with the same attack. This time, the result is an explosive draw. Using the resulting cloud of smoke as cover, Steelix escapes underground. Vibrava guards himself against Steelix's Dig by flying upwards. Steelix immediately switches to Dragon Breath, hitting and knocking out Vibrava. This leaves Dwayne and Layla tied with three usable Pokémon each.

In the final day of resting before the tournament finals, Dwayne undergoes some last-minute training with his Pokémon, and ponders about his strategy against Raven. Dragonair uses Dragon Dance to increase her attack and speed, while Vibrava shoots his Dragon Breath attacks onto flying frisbees to work on his aim. Moments later, an alarm goes off, and Dwayne rushes to check it out. While there, Officer Jenny and Charles Goodshow explain that the Winner's Trophy was stolen, and Dwayne offers to help search for it. Dwayne and Officer Jenny begin searching for the culprit when they notice an air balloon flying off in the distance and upon a closer look, they see the trophy held inside a glass case, and they immediately rush towards the balloon.

Heading towards a cliff, Dwayne summons Altaria to fly him towards the balloon, while having Dragonair and Vibrava stay behind as back-up in case things went wrong. Once close, Dwayne jumps off of Altaria, recalls her, and lands on the balloon's basket and finds himself against Hunk, the same criminal who tried the steal the Dragon Fang at the Dragon Holy Land in Johto. Hunk demands Dwayne to leave, otherwise suffer the consequences, but Dwayne refuses and takes the flame, but engaged in a scuffle against Hunk. As the two continue to brawl, Hunk kicks Dwayne off, but Dwayne manages to grab the trophy case with him as he plummets off the balloon. Seeing this, both Dragonair and Vibrava desperately try to fly towards him to catch him, but neither are fast enough to get him in time. Realizing this, both Dragonair and Vibrava begin evolving into Dragonite and Flygon, respectively.

With their new evolved forms, Dragonite and Flygon successfully catch Dwayne before he hits the water. As Hunk curses Dwayne for interfering with him yet again, Dwayne orders Dragonite to use Dragon Claw to pop Hunk's balloon, and as the balloon flies away, Hunk jumps off, but Flygon catches him and drops him off at the cliff, where Officer Jenny awaits to arrest him. However, Hunk manages to summon his Wobbuffet, waiting for a battle, but Flygon knocks it out with a single Dragon Claw. Hunk is promptly arrested and the trophy gets secured again. Back at the stadium complex, Mr. Goodshow thanks Dwayne for his work in protecting the trophy and says that he was looking foward to his match against Raven the next day, and Dwayne jokes that Hunk's theft helped him too, as two of his Pokémon evolved during the process.

The next day, Flygon was chosen as Dwayne's fourth Pokémon to battle against Raven's Hariyama. Flygon thrusts forward with an Iron Tail attack, but Hariyama grasps onto Flygon and prevents it from moving. Hariyama rotates into the air and slams Flygon down in a Seismic Toss. After a few moments, Flygon recovers and continues on the attack. Hariyama charges for a Focus Punch while Flygon counterattacks with Dragon Claw. Just before both Pokémon connect their attacks, Flygon slides to the right, causing Focus Punch to miss, and scoring a direct hit with Dragon Claw, knocking out Hariyama in the process.

Raven chooses Glalie for her fourth Pokémon. Glalie begins with Rollout. Glalie hits a boulder and propels itself skyward, hitting Flygon with the attack. Glalie goes into another Rollout attack hitting Flygon multiple times, each more powerful than the last. As Glalie moves for one last Rollout attack, Flygon manages to halt Glalie by catching it with his arms. Flygon lifts Glalie and propels it towards the ground, and follows up with a Dragon Breath, and Glalie is declared unable to battle. Flygon seals an impressive victory, leaving Raven with only two more available Pokémon.

A solitary Poké Ball rotates from Raven's hand, as Corviknight is called upon by Raven. Corviknight begins the battle with a Steel Wing attack, scoring a direct hit against Flygon, who begins to show exhaustion from the previous battle. Dwayne orders Flygon to use Rock Slide, but Corviknight dodges and uses Brave Bird. Despite Flygon's attempts to counter with Dragon Breath, Corviknight pushes through the attack and lands a direct hit, knocking out Flygon in the process

### **Frontier Challenge**

When Dwayne challenged the Battle Arena, Flygon was chosen as his first Pokémon to battle against Greta's Hariyama. Flygon approaches with a Dragon Claw before launching into a Dragon Breath, though Hariyama blocks the attack with Arm Thrust. Greta orders Hariyama to charge in for an Arm Thrust attack, but Flygon flies into the air and shoots a powerful Boomburst. Hariyama dodges and grabs Flygon's leg to throw him to the ground before shoving him backwards, making Flygon land on his back. Dwayne tells Flygon to use Rock Slide, and as Hariyama goes to dodge, Flygon uses Dragon Claw twice. The first time knocks Hariyama back, but then Hariyama responds with a Focus Punch that sends Flygon flying back before he can attack. Flygon hits the ceiling, falls to the ground, and faints.

During Dwayne's Battle Palace challenge, Flygon was chosen as his third Pokémon to battle against Spenser's Venusaur. Flygon flies down, but as Dwayne orders him to attack, Spenser stops the battle for a rest and a quick snack. After both Trainers and Pokémon rest, the battle resumes, with Flygon flying around the jungle. Spenser and Venusaur follow Flygon, and Dwayne orders Flygon to speed up, which Spenser tries to counter with multiple Vine Whip, but Flygon manages to avoid them. Flygon bursts out onto the beach, closely followed by Dwayne, then Spenser and his Venusaur, where the battle commences.

Venusaur uses Razor Leaf, which is only just dodged at the last-minute. Dwayne then orders a Dragon Claw, while Venusaur counters with a Vine Whip. Venusaur is exhausted, and Spenser orders a final Solar Beam, causing Dwayne to panic. However, the clouds cover the sun, which stops the Solar Beam from charging, giving Flygon the advantage; he finishes off Venusaur with Boomburst. Despite his latest victory, Dwayne knows that Spenser's last Pokémon is not to be underestimated. At that exact moment, Spenser sends out his Claydol. Dwayne orders a Dragon Claw, but Claydol dodges it with Teleport, which leads into a Rapid Spin attack that hits Flygon hard from behind. Flygon regains his flight, only to be fazed by another Rapid Spin attack sending up a cloud of dust and sand, catching Flygon off-guard. Combining this with an almighty Hyper Beam, Claydol knocks Flygon out.

When Dwayne's Eevee hatched from her Egg, Dwayne decided to send **Flygon** to Professor Oak's Laboratory, and thanked him for his effort during their Battle Frontier challenge, and promptly transports his Poké Ball through a video call with Professor Oak, and asks Oak to make sure to let Flygon enjoy his time at his ranch. Oak promises to do and hangs up the call.

## **Personality and Characteristics**

During his days as a Trapinch, Flygon already distincted himself from the rest of his pack; unlike the other Trapinch who were cowardly and weak, Flygon showcased great courage and willpower, offering to battle alongside Dwayne to fend off the Rock-type Pokémon that were disturbing their home, which allowed him to evolve into Vibrava.

Even after evolving, Flygon remained a very cheerful and playful Pokémon, often spending his free time relaxing and enjoying sunbaths. Nevertheless, Flygon's demeanor changes during battle; he becomes focused and feisty, although his lack of stamina prevents him from fighting long periods of time, which proves very detrimental on several occasions.

Flygon also cares deeply about his Trainer, and after realizing that he, along with Dwayne's Dragonair, wouldn't be able to catch the falling Dwayne before he hit the water, forced himself to evolve, along with Dragonair, in order to receive the power boost to rescue his Trainer from certain death.