Nitewing

Nitewing is widely used as a player's first flying mount. It is a Neutral-element bird that spawns around level 9 to 11 in the starting grasslands, and its partner skill, Travel Companion, lets you ride it as a flying mount once you build its saddle. That makes it an early, easy catch that unlocks aerial travel well before end-game options like Jetragon come online.

Why Catch It

Getting into the air early massively cuts travel time and lets you skip over terrain and hostile territory that would otherwise slow down a ground mount like Direhowl. Most players treat Nitewing as the natural next step after their first ground mount.