Although they do not wish to recover hit points, nor make their wishes on falling Jirachi, Bagon have long been held as a living testament to the power of wishes and dreams. Where most pokemon simply battle to evolve, Bagon must fight for their wings, a fight they carry forth by jumping off cliffs to will them to grow and hardening their body to survive the sharp descent. And those who survive will try again and again until they form their Shelgon cocoons and their wings begin to grow.

A Bagon's transformation into a Salamence is not a natural evolution which occurs through the aging process; indeed, Salamence vary dramatically in their age and power at the point of evolution. Instead, it is a power to be grasped after intense training and determination, their red wings made of the courage of their heart and the will to leave the ground behind. But evolution is not without its dangers, and the Bagon's will to fly that propels them off cliffs must also keep their bodies together when they land and pull them back up mountains for their next jump.

And Bagon have no shortage of willpower; indeed, it is said that the iron crest on a Bagon's head exists to hold it down and keep it looking forward, for they would otherwise constantly watch the sky. And it is certainly true that few if any pokemon fight harder for their goals. Yet humans are no different. The very existence of aviation, and the many tragedies in its development, and in a lesser respect, the existence of any technology at all, demonstrates that they are nearly as determined to make their dreams come true.