Can vital throw hit Pokemon that use fly?

Question

This site said that vital throw doesn't miss unless a Pokemon uses fly or bounce. But when my fearow used fly the opponent (machoke) used vital throw and it hit my fearow. Why?

Comments

Why the tag?

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Because wynaut?

Answer 1

Nah, it doesn't hit Pokemon using Fly. Probably just a minor bug, you can check Bulba's glitch page for whatever gen you are playing if you want to.

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Comments

I'm playing soul silver

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maybe machoke was faster somehow so it went first, or possibly quick claw

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umm ... Vital Throw has a negative priority, so it can't have gone first.

Answer 2

Quite simply the machoke had the ability No Guard