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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

Physical Attacker
Item
Life Orb
Ability
Unnerve
Nature
Jolly
EVs
Atk 252
Def 4
Spe 252

Strategy Overview

Aerodactyl sits in a phenomenal Speed tier that allows it to outpace popular offensive threats such as Swellow and Salazzle. In conjunction with its tremendous Speed stat, Aerodactyl's solid coverage options allow it to function as an effective revenge killer and late-game cleaner. Aerodactyl can trap and weaken problematic Pokemon for offensive teams such as Swellow, Espeon, and Salazzle with Pursuit, as these Pokemon will often switch out when faced with Aerodactyl, fearing a powerful Stone Edge or super effective Earthquake. Unfortunately, Aerodactyl's only decent Attack stat can make it difficult for it to break through bulkier walls such as Rhyperior, Bronzong, and Slowbro. In a similar vein, Aerodactyl's poor defensive stats and weakness to common Water-, Steel-, and Rock-type attacks make it somewhat of a defensive liability and, as such, harder to fit on various team archetypes.

Most Used Moves

Taunt
40.3%
Roost
37.7%
Pursuit
25.4%

Most Used Items

Life Orb
33.5%
Leftovers
19.3%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc