Levitation

Levitation is the magical ability to lift ones self off the ground, being able to hover and "fly," though not as high or as fast.

Phoebe Halliwells powers grew to levitation in 2000, after she had hoped for years for an "active power." She had been training for some time in martial arts, and levitating strongly enhanced her fighting skills, though it took her time to control it.

She first got a glimpse into her future powers when she and her sisters traveled to 2009, and she saw in a premonition she could fire lightning from her hands and levitate when she killed Cal Greene. She also got a taste of "flying" when she accidentally wished for an active power from a genie, and he gave her the power of flight from a Dragon warlock, though they later undid the wish. ("Morality Bites," "Be Careful What You Witch For")

The first time she levitated was in a parking garage while trying to fight off a Guardian demon from killing Cole Turner, to her surprise. She couldn't control which direction, or even how to get down. ("The Honeymoon's Over")


 * It was stated later in Once Upon a Time that Phoebe couldn't control when she levitated, but with enough energy and motivation, she could effectively boost herself into the air (although she needed Prue's Telekinesis so she could move in a direction). She began to display fighting abilities while levitating in Power Outage, when she flew into the air and kicked Belthazor in the mouth, although in this stage in development, the power was very weak so it backfired and threw her into the wall with the own force of her kick. Levitation wasn't shown for a while until season 4, when showed that she had gained a lot of control over the power since season 3. Phoebe had fully mastered her levitation power and was able, along with her martial arts, to fight demons. Her kicks were delivered with much more force and she could float in the air several seconds instead of just using it for high jumps. In Charmed Again Part 2 she proved that she could provide enough drive behind herself to levitate sideways while already in the air, making her able to glide over short distances. In the first half of season 4 she levitated a lot and was able to use it to defeat the furies, she was also able to levitate forward instead of straight up. It was also made clear the levitating took a lot of skill and strength which Paige couldn't do when she switched bodies with Phoebe. Throughout her power grew in height in durability and used it to fight the horizontally which she was able to send him flying. By the end she was using it to dodge attacks by levitating high enough that they passed underneath her.

In 2004 when the Stillman Sisters stole the Charmed Ones' powers and identities, Mitzy Stillman took Phoebe's powers, complaining that it's not as good as orbing as she could only levitate "six feet in the air. Margo will be orbing around the world." ("The Power of Three Blondes") She also began experimenting more with her levitation power like using it to focus her mind while meditating to help her control her empath power. It seems that Phoebe is able to levitate objects or people that she is in close contact with like when she levitated the pillow she was sitting on. ("Love's a Witch") She also demonstrated this power advancement in an alternate future, when she was able to levitate a man into the air while killing him. Later that year, after the Charmed Ones had been put on trial for misusing their magic, Phoebe agreed to loose her active powers until she could earn them back, including Levitation. ("Crimes and Witch Demeanors")
 * In the series, it was never fully explained how Phoebe's powers grew to levitation. However it could have something to do with the fact that the episode prior to the power's development, Phoebe was granted the ability to fly by a genie.