Altaria is a blue, avian Pokémon. Its body and cloud-like wings are covered in fluffy, white feathers. It often folds its wings behind it, obscuring its back. Two long, blue plumes extend like streamers from the back of its head. It has a short, hooked beak and prominent cheek patches, both of which are white. Additionally, it has beady, black eyes. It has a long neck and short legs protruding from its fluffy body. The feet are blue, with four toes, three claws forward, and one backward. The tail comprises five feathers, the outer two longer than the inner ones.
This Pokémon uses its wings to catch updrafts and soar across the sky calmly and gracefully. It gracefully glides through the clouds, often while singing or humming in a soprano voice. Its voice seems to have special properties that induce a dreamy state for listeners. Altaria can be very affectionate, enveloping people it has bonded with in its cotton-like wings. While normally kind, Altaria can attack foes with shrill cries without mercy if provoked. As shown in the Pokémon Horizons: The Series episode Liko and Amethio (HZ065), Altaria's beak is strong enough to shatter boulders. According to in the Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire episode Pokémon Ranger - Deoxys' Crisis! (AG171), Altaria uses geomagnetic fields to navigate their flight, and any disturbances can affect their sense of direction. Altaria is often found living in forests, though it also inhabits mountain ranges. Altaria has been shown to enjoy water in both the animated series and the TCG, although if its wings are exposed to too much of it, they lose their fluffiness, revealing their actual anatomy. As mentioned in the Sleep Style Dex, Altaria is known to sleep while wrapped inside its wings. While sleeping in its soft, beautiful wings, Altaria may be enjoying the most comfortable sleep ever.
Forms
Altaria can Mega Evolve into Mega Altaria.
Mega Altaria has more extensive cloud-like plumage, with a large, fluffy mass extending from its back. The feathers have grown as a self-protective measure and glimmer with an iridescent sheen. Its cottony wings are more distinct than its base form, and its blue belly is now exposed. Additional fluff surrounds its neck like a collar, and its head is adorned with a hat-like crest. A single, small feather curls out from its forehead, though its facial features are unchanged. Its tail feathers have grown into a long, wavy streamer with three longer central plumes.
Mega Altaria's singing voice is even more beautiful than its regular form. By singing its beautiful melodies, Mega Altaria's crystal-clear voice can make its listeners experience a dreamy wonderment. It is known for its pleasant personality and is not timid. Mega Altaria's down is so soft that it seems as though just one touch can melt it. In reality, the down is so strong that just a few strands of it could be used to lift a dump truck.
Evolution
Altaria evolves from .
(Source: Bulbapedia)
