"A Lucario that can fly?"
"Um, sir, does this... count as a pass or a fail?"
"Hang on. I'll come take a look..."
Could Lucario fly?
The answer was yes. The Lucario at the Extreme Realm Gym was particularly adept at it.
Lucario could also learn Magnet Rise, which would allow them to levitate for short periods.
The move was of limited use to Lucario, though, and learning it was a hassle.
Those who offered systematic training in Magnet Rise were mostly Electric-type experts, while Lucario were more popular with Fighting-type enthusiasts. Lucario who went to the extra effort of mastering Magnet Rise were extremely rare.
Hand-Waving Takeoff, an unconventional application outside their regular move set, was rarer still. As far as the general public was concerned, Lucario remained a Pokémon that couldn't fly.
Seeing a Pokémon like that at a Flying License test was rather baffling.
"The higher-ups really make things difficult. Why couldn't they spell out the new rules properly?"
The supervisor grumbled on his way over. Since the new regulations had taken effect, he had encountered quite a few Pokémon that could "fly."
Scizor, for instance, had wings but couldn't fly, yet could glide on strong winds.
Dodrio had no wings but was classified as a Flying-type Pokémon.
Then there were controversial Pokémon like Gyarados, which had the Flying type. Some people claimed to have seen Gyarados flying, while others insisted they could only swim.
Every Pokémon like that gave him a headache.
Whup-whup-whup...
Lucario's Hand-Waving Takeoff wasn't nearly as loud as a helicopter, but the sound of spinning rotor blades automatically played in the minds of the driving school staff present.
"By your standards, she can fly. Is there any other problem?"
"Um... we need to test Lucario's load-carrying capacity. It's all part of the regulations,