What kind of bird is Altaria?

Altaria isn't based on a specific species of bird per se, but instead songbirds and clouds. According to Pokemon Database, It's name is a combination of Alto - a high-pitched vocal sound, and aria - an air or melody.
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What bird is Altaria based off?

Altaria may be based on Peng, a Chinese mythological bird of enormous size, able to travel about 3000 Li in one flap of their wings, which resemble clouds. Peng is often portrayed with the head and whiskers of a dragon.
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Is Altaria Dragon flying?

Its wings are like cotton clouds. This Pokémon catches updrafts with its buoyant wings and soars way up into the wild blue yonder. Altaria dances and wheels through the sky among billowing, cotton-like clouds. By singing melodies in its crystal-clear voice, this Pokémon makes its listeners experience dreamy wonderment.
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What type is a Altaria?

Altaria (Japanese: チルタリス Tyltalis) is a dual-type Dragon/Flying Pokémon introduced in Generation III. It evolves from Swablu starting at level 35.
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What animal is Swablu?

Swablu is an avian Pokémon with a round, blue body. Since it has no discernible neck, its body appears to be all head. There are two long feathers on top of its head, and it has a short, rounded white beak and beady, black eyes. Its wings are fluffy and white, resembling cotton or clouds and are made of air.
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Is Altaria a goose?

Altaria isn't based on a specific species of bird per se, but instead songbirds and clouds.
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What kills Altaria?

As Mega Altaria is weak to Poison, Steel, Ice, and Fairy-type Pokemon, the following Pokemon are among the best options to bring into a Raid battle against Mega Altaria: Mega Gengar - Lick Fast Attack, Shadow Ball Charged Attack. Mega Gardevoir - Confusion Fast Attack, Psychic Charged Attack.
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Is Swablu a Flying type?

Swablu (Japanese: チルット Tyltto) is a dual-type Normal/Flying Pokémon introduced in Generation III. It evolves into Altaria starting at level 35.
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Is Altaria a legendary?

Trivia. Altaria is the only Dragon/Flying type Pokémon other than Salamence and Dragonite that isn't a Legendary Pokémon. Altaria is also the only Dragon type Pokémon that is part of a two-stage evolutionary line. Altaria and Steelix are the only two Pokémon who change their Primary type when they evolve.
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Why does Altaria need 400 candies?

With Dragonite getting massacred (as all Dragon/Flying types are) by Ice, Altaria will be basically toothless and will die faster. So, really the only logical explanation for the absurd amount of candies needed for a dex filler, is that it maintains the difficulty of the Dragon badge.
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Is Mega Altaria a Fairy?

Mega Altaria is the mega evolved form of Altaria, and a rarity in Pokémon Go as one of the few Mega Fairy-type Pokémon in the game.
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Is Altaria a rare Pokémon?

Altaria - 106/203 - Rare.
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Is Garchomp a Dragon or a shark?

Classified as a Dragon and Ground-type Pokémon, Garchomp is a creature that combines the design of a dinosaur, dragon, and shark. In Pokemon X and Y, Garchomp was given a Mega Evolution in the form of Mega Garchomp.
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What bird is zapdos?

Zapdos is not a roadrunner or kiwi/ostrich like most say: it's a secretarybird. Secretarybirds are famous for their stomping kick, something that Galarian Zapdos is famous for as well, along with being called the "Strong Legs Pokémon" if memory serves.
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What type of bird is Hawlucha?

Hawlucha appears to be based on a combination of a bird of prey and a luchador, and may also draw inspiration from Aztec eagle warriors. The clawed wings resemble those of a juvenile hoatzin. Its coloration may be based on the male resplendent quetzal.
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What type of bird is Staraptor?

Like the others in its evolutionary line, Staraptor is partially influenced by starlings (again referenced in its English name), but also looks like a combination of other raptors like hawks and eagles.
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What bird is Altaria based on?

Altaria from the anime. I almost didn't include it due to its less bird-like nature than Swablu, but it is said to be inspired by a mythological bird Peng. Peng is a giant bird from Chinese mythology that is transformed from a fish — that's probably the reason why Altaria has so many water-based moves.
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What Pokémon beat Altaria?

The best Pokemon Go Mega Altaria counters are Shadow Metagross, Mega Gardevoir, Mega Gengar, Metagross, Shadow Excadrill & Mega Beedrill.
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Is Altaria worth it?

It doesn't look like much of a fighter, but Altaria is pretty useful in the Great League in Pokemon GO thanks to its Charged Attacks. It may struggle in the Ultra League due to the increased difficulty and Pokemon with more diverse "movesets," making it easier for them to take advantage of Altaria's type weaknesses.
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Why is Garchomp Flying?

In the anime, Garchomp is able to propel itself into the air for extended periods of time because it is Cynthia's Garchomp, who is probably extremely well-trained in aerial combat as shown in Infernape vs. Garchomp.
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What Pokémon is 333?

Swablu – #333 - Cotton Bird Pokémon - veekun.
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Who is 333 in Pokémon?

Swablu - #333 - Serebii.net Pokédex.
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Is Altaria a bad Pokemon?

Why is Altaria so bad? Because it has bad stats in the main series. Or more accurately, mediocre stats tilted towards speed - which does not translate well to GO - and defense - which does not influence CP as much as attack.
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Is Altaria a rare Pokemon?

Altaria - 152/149 - Secret Rare.
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Is Swablu bad?

Swablu is not very easy to raise, and will take a significant amount of patience to train up, but Altaria definitely pays back for that effort; while a little underwhelming in natural damage throughput, it has a decent movepool and can become a sweeper as well, thanks to relatively early Dragon Dance access.
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