I apply C.R.U.D. to answer these sorts of questions, but YMMV
https://www.hcobb.com/tft/house_rules.html#CRUD
Note that spell casting Octopi follow exactly the same rules as any IQ 10 wizard. I would apply C.R.U.D. to any creation or controlled critter and allow natural
Intelligent Monsters(page 80) to have their normal skill points, with some points pre-allocated to a natural flier talent and what not.