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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

uu Usage: 0.4%
Stealth Rock
Item
Life Orb
Ability
Pressure
Nature
Jolly
EVs
Atk 252
Def 4
Spe 252
Choice Band
Item
Choice Band
Nature
Jolly
EVs
Atk 252
Def 4
Spe 252

Strategy Overview

Aerodactyl is extremely fast, outspeeding every Pokemon commonly seen in UU except Crobat, with which it Speed ties. This is the main draw of Aerodactyl, outspeeding threats, such as Tornadus, +1 Scrafty, and non-Ice Shard Weavile, among others, and inflicting damage before they can move. Aerodactyl can either set up Stealth Rock almost guaranteed or hit its opponents hard depending on the set. However, the UU metagame is cruel to Aerodactyl, being filled with bulky Water-types and priority moves, both of which Aerodactyl struggles with, and its mediocre bulk makes it unable to take many hits. Despite these crippling flaws, Aerodactyl is still a very useful Pokemon to have in UU.

Most Used Moves

Taunt
99.8%

Most Used Items

Life Orb
26.5%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc