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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

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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

Mega Attacker
Nature
Adamant / Jolly
Stealth Rock Setter
Item
Aerodactylite
Nature
Jolly

Strategy Overview

Mega Aerodactyl is an offensive powerhouse in LGPE OU due to a combination of a high Attack stat, a phenomenal Speed stat, and enough coverage to hit a large portion of the metagame for super effective damage. As Electrode is the only two Pokemon that can even Speed tie with it, Mega Aerodactyl can often sweep a softened team without taking any hits. However, its typing makes it vulnerable to Stealth Rock and priority moves like Mega Blastoise's Aqua Jet. Due to its mediocre bulk, it can also struggle with breaking past bulkier Pokemon like Melmetal and Mega Blastoise, as it generally will not survive a super effective STAB attack after Stealth Rock damage. Because its STAB attacks have relatively low Base Power, Mega Aerodactyl generally struggles to sweep before chip damage has been spread across the opposing team. Mega Aerodactyl generally does its best work in a late-game cleanup, when its threats are properly softened.

Most Used Moves

Taunt
87.0%
Crunch
17.5%
Roost
2.6%

Most Used Items

Nothing
100.0%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc