T R A P I N C H , V I B R A V A , & F L Y G O N
Flygon is one of my main collections. It bridges the gap between my love for awesome dragons and weird insects!
Flygon quickly became my 2nd-favorite collection (after Blastoise). Flygon is a somewhat expensive Pokemon to collect. Despite how popular it is with fans, it doesn't have THAT much merchandise... which makes its items more sought-after. Sadly, the design for Mega Flygon was cancelled for the 2014 Ruby & Sapphire remakes. As you can expect, I was very disappointed. Most of Flygon's merch comes from the original R/S/E era, around 2002. Because that was so long ago now, many of these items are quite hard to find! Although I'm missing some miscellaneous flat items such as posters, I now own almost every single Flygon figure that was made! To make things easier I have divided my collection into two pages: |
Pokédex Info:
Trapinch live in arid deserts, where they create inescapable, conical pits in the sand to trap their prey. A Trapinch will wait inside its pit very patiently and can even go a week without any water. Their jaws are strong enough to crush solid rock. However, because their heads are so proportionately large, they have trouble getting up when tipped over.
Vibrava have under-developed wings, so instead of being primarily used for flying, the two pairs of wings are vibrated vigorously to generate powerful ultrasonic waves. It is said they use acid to melt prey (despite not being able to learn Acid as a move). Although Vibrava are not very adept at flying long distances, they can still hover or Levitate.
Flygon are known as "The Desert Spirits." Because their powerful wings whip up a cloud of sand when flapping, these Pokémon are usually enveloped in a sandstorm. The wings create a series of notes that sound like singing - the only thing that can be heard in a sandstorm - leading some people to call it a desert phantom. Flygon can also use sand clouds to help prevent being detected by enemies. The red, goggles-like coverings on their face protect their eyes from sand and debris.
The Trapinch family is based on antlions. Antlion larvae have large jaws and actually create those sand pits just like Trapinch. They also go though a metamorphosis which transforms them into a dragonfly-looking insect with 2 pairs of wings (though they are not actual dragonflies).
Trapinch live in arid deserts, where they create inescapable, conical pits in the sand to trap their prey. A Trapinch will wait inside its pit very patiently and can even go a week without any water. Their jaws are strong enough to crush solid rock. However, because their heads are so proportionately large, they have trouble getting up when tipped over.
Vibrava have under-developed wings, so instead of being primarily used for flying, the two pairs of wings are vibrated vigorously to generate powerful ultrasonic waves. It is said they use acid to melt prey (despite not being able to learn Acid as a move). Although Vibrava are not very adept at flying long distances, they can still hover or Levitate.
Flygon are known as "The Desert Spirits." Because their powerful wings whip up a cloud of sand when flapping, these Pokémon are usually enveloped in a sandstorm. The wings create a series of notes that sound like singing - the only thing that can be heard in a sandstorm - leading some people to call it a desert phantom. Flygon can also use sand clouds to help prevent being detected by enemies. The red, goggles-like coverings on their face protect their eyes from sand and debris.
The Trapinch family is based on antlions. Antlion larvae have large jaws and actually create those sand pits just like Trapinch. They also go though a metamorphosis which transforms them into a dragonfly-looking insect with 2 pairs of wings (though they are not actual dragonflies).
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