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aerodactyl
#142

Aerodactyl

Fossil Pokémon

RockFlying

It was regenerated from a dinosaur’s genetic matter that was found in amber. It flies with high-pitched cries.

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

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

battlespotdoubles Usage: 1.6%
Offensive Support
Moves
Sky Drop / Wide Guard / Taunt
Item
Focus Sash
Ability
Unnerve
Nature
Jolly
EVs
HP 4
Atk 252
Spe 252

Strategy Overview

Aerodactyl is the fastest user of Tailwind and the fastest support Pokemon in the metagame. However, it faces competition from other Tailwind users that possess more bulk, such as Togekiss and Suicune, with Aerodactyl's niches over them being its blistering Speed, its ability to disrupt teams with Sky Drop, and its ability to check Mega Charizard Y. Aerodactyl's weaknesses to many common types and its low bulk make it reliant on its Focus Sash. Aerodactyl is also checked by common Pokemon in the metagame, such as Choice Scarf Landorus-T and Rotom-W, as well as weather teams. Aerodactyl's Attack isn't the highest, so it is severely crippled by Intimidate and Will-O-Wisp.

Most Used Moves

Protect
70.7%
Sky Drop
54.5%
Tailwind
34.8%
Ice Fang
25.1%

Most Used Items

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc