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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

Prehistoric Beast (Offensive)
Item
Aerodactylite
Ability
Pressure
Nature
Jolly
EVs
HP 40
Atk 252
Spe 216

Strategy Overview

Mega Aerodactyl is an excellent fit on offensive teams due to its blazing Speed stat that works well with its access to Stealth Rock and Taunt. These attributes allow Mega Aerodactyl to set up Stealth Rock and prevent Defog users from removing it so long as Mega Aerodactyl is out, which makes it a good fit on Spikes-stacking teams. Because Mega Aerodactyl gets excellent coverage with Stone Edge and Earthquake, it can easily afford to run both Stealth Rock and Taunt. Aerodactyl also possesses the ability to revenge kill fast offensive threats, such as Mewtwo and Darkrai, while checking Ho-Oh and Mega Salamence. Unfortunately, Mega Aerodactyl is relatively weak by Ubers standards and will have a difficult time 2HKOing the majority of the metagame. It is also not bulky enough to survive more than one strong neutral hit from Pokemon such as Xerneas and Mega Gengar. Because of its frailty and its Stealth Rock weakness, there is a good chance that Aerodactyl will not last more than one turn if it is conserved for the mid-game. Mega Aerodactyl also cannot be used with Mega Salamence or Mega Gengar.

Most Used Moves

Earthquake
100.0%
Roost
100.0%
Taunt
91.9%
Defog
8.1%

Most Used Items

Lum Berry
100.0%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc