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aerodactyl
#142

Aerodactyl

Fossil Pokémon

RockFlying

A Pokémon from the age of the dinosaurs. It used its sawlike fangs to shred its prey before eating them.

Base Stats

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

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Forms

Evolution Chain

Moves

Locations

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

Offensive
Moves
Pursuit / Roost
Roost / Ice Fang
Item
Aerodactylite
Ability
Unnerve
Nature
Jolly
EVs
Atk 252
Def 4
Spe 252
Stealth Rock
Item
Aerodactylite
Ability
Unnerve
Nature
Jolly
EVs
Atk 252
SpD 4
Spe 252

Strategy Overview

Mega Aerodactyl is one of the most dominant offensive Pokemon in the UU metagame thanks to its combination of speed, power, and versatility, allowing it to fit on every team archetype. Its immense base 150 Speed makes it the fastest unboosted Pokemon in the tier. A sizable base 135 Attack coupled with Tough Claws and a wide arsenal of moves, such as Stone Edge, Earthquake, Ice Fang, and Pursuit, allows Mega Aerodactyl to hit a vast amount of Pokemon in the tier super effectively. Pursuit lets it trap common Pokemon, such as Latias, Gengar, and Celebi. However, even with its vast movepool, Mega Aerodactyl still does not possess the necessary firepower to break through some of UU's bulkier walls, such as Swampert and Mega Aggron. Mega Aerodactyl is also susceptible to Stealth Rock due to its part Flying typing and weak to the powerful priority moves that flood the UU metagame, such as Bullet Punch from Scizor and Ice Shard from Mamoswine, meaning that it can be worn down rather easily when not packing Roost. Lastly, Mega Aerodactyl is outsped by common Choice Scarf users such as Krookodile and Hydreigon, which can revenge kill it after Stealth Rock damage.

Most Used Moves

Taunt
76.4%
Tailwind
67.9%

Most Used Items

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc