#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
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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
Front
Back
Front Shiny
Back Shiny
Official Art
Official Art (Shiny)Competitive
Offensive Support
Item
Focus Sash
Ability
Unnerve
Nature
Jolly
EVs
HP 4
Atk 252
Spe 252
Strategy Overview
- Aerodactyl acts as a fast support Pokemon with access to Tailwind, Taunt, and Sky Drop to interfere with the opponent's team and to make space for teammates to sweep.
- Its ability, Unnerve, is very useful, as Aerodactyl is one of the only viable Unnerve users in VGC17 and can counter most Pokemon using berries.
- Aerodactyl is very frail, meaning it must run Focus Sash most of the time
- Rock typing gives decent offensive capabilities due to Arcanine being so common in VGC17.
- Its average Attack stat means it relies on its teammates to put on most of the team's offensive pressure.
- Aerodactyl faces competition from other Tailwind users like Mandibuzz and Talonflame which have better bulk and priority respectively.
Common Teammates
Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc