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aerodactyl
#142

Aerodactyl

Fossil Pokémon

RockFlying

A Pokémon that roamed the skies in the dinosaur era. Its teeth are like saw blades.

Base Stats

HP 80
Attack 105
Defense 65
Sp. Atk 60
Sp. Def 75
Speed 130
Total 515

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Evolution Chain

Moves

Details

Category Fossil Pokémon
Height 1.8 m
Weight 59.0 kg
Base Exp 180
Growth Rate Slow
Capture Rate 45
Base Happiness 70
Gender 87.5% ♂ / 12.5% ♀
Habitat Mountain
Egg Groups Flying

Sprites

aerodactyl Front Front
aerodactyl Back Back
aerodactyl Front Shiny Front Shiny
aerodactyl Back Shiny Back Shiny
aerodactyl Official Art Official Art
aerodactyl Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

ou Usage: 1.4%
Suicide Lead
Item
Focus Sash
Ability
Pressure
Nature
Jolly
EVs
Atk 252
Def 4
Spe 252

Strategy Overview

Aerodactyl is one of the fastest Pokemon in OU, letting it consistently set Stealth Rock while preventing Landorus-T, Garchomp, and Gliscor from doing so. This gives opportunities to Pokemon that are weak to Stealth Rock, like Volcarona, Cloyster, and Dragonite, to switch in and set up much more easily, making Aerodactyl a solid fixture on hyper offense teams. However, Aerodactyl faces competition from other Stealth Rock setters such as Garchomp, Terrakion, and Landorus-T, as they all have more set versatility and defensive utility, making them easier to fit. Garchomp and Terrakion can run Swords Dance alongside Stealth Rock to wallbreak while setting Stealth Rock, while Landorus-T can run Imprison to prevent Stealth Rock from slower leads and use Explosion to give Cloyster, Dragonite, and other partners a free switch.

Most Used Moves

Taunt
87.8%

Most Used Items

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc