PokéKit

No.0142

Aerodactyl

Fossil Pokémon

RockFlying
Forms:Mega Aerodactyl
Height: 1.8mWeight: 59kg(Power of Low Kick against it: 80)Egg Groups: Flying

Description

Aerodactyl’s sawlike fangs can shred skin to tatters—even the skin of Steel-type Pokémon.

Raising data

Catch rate
45 / 255
Base friendship
70
Egg steps
4,608 steps
Gender ratio
♂ 87.5% / ♀ 12.5%
Growth rate
Slow (1,250,000)

Base StatsTotal 515

HP80
Atk105
Def65
SpA60
SpD75
Spe130

Actual stats

Max252 EV0 EVMin
HP187187155155
Atk172157125112
Def1281178576
SpA1231128072
SpD1391279585
Spe200182150135

Calculated at 31 IVs. Max = 252 EVs with a boosting nature, 252 EV = neutral nature, 0 EV = neutral nature, Min = 0 EVs with a hindering nature. HP is not affected by nature.

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Abilities

  • Rock Head

    Protects the Pokémon from recoil damage.

  • Pressure

    Puts other Pokémon under pressure, causing them to expend more PP to use their moves.

  • UnnerveHidden

    Unnerves opposing Pokémon and makes them unable to eat Berries.

Competitive usage

How often this Pokémon is used in ranked battles, and within that, the share of its moves, items, abilities, Tera types, EV spreads and teammates. Listed per format.

Champions Doubles2.6%#48 · 2026-08Usage over time

Moves

  • Rock Slide99.3%
  • Tailwind98.8%
  • Dual Wingbeat74.6%
  • Protect58.8%
  • Wide Guard56%
  • Taunt5.4%
  • Ice Fang2.1%
  • Sunny Day1.5%
  • Roar0.6%
  • Rock Tomb0.5%

Items

  • Focus Sash93.1%
  • Hard Stone1.3%
  • Expert Belt1.3%
  • White Herb1.1%
  • King’s Rock0.7%
  • Wide Lens0.6%

Abilities

  • Unnerve95.4%
  • Rock Head3%
  • Pressure1.6%

EV spreads

Teammates

GarchompGarchomp53.9%SylveonSylveon41.5%IncineroarIncineroar34.5%Mega Charizard YMega Charizard Y33.1%KingambitKingambit24.4%VenusaurVenusaur21.8%FarigirafFarigiraf17.9%SneaslerSneasler16.1%
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Source: Smogon (Champions VGC reg.MB)

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Moves whose power depends on weight

Low Kick scales with the target's weight; Heavy Slam scales with the attacker-to-target weight ratio. Opponents listed are taken from the usage data, limited to Pokémon that actually run the move.

Power taken from Heavy Slam

Type Matchups

Weak to×2 / ×4
WaterElectricIceRockSteel
Resists×½ / ×¼
NormalFirePoisonFlyingBug
Immune to×0
Ground
Super-effective STAB coverage×2+
FireGrassIceFightingFlyingBug

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FAQ

What kind of Pokémon is Aerodactyl?

Fossil Pokémon Aerodactyl’s sawlike fangs can shred skin to tatters—even the skin of Steel-type Pokémon.

What type is Aerodactyl?

Aerodactyl is a Rock / Flying-type Pokémon.

What is Aerodactyl weak to?

It takes heavy damage from Water / Electric / Ice / Rock / Steel-type moves.

What are Aerodactyl's base stats?

HP80 / Atk105 / Def65 / SpA60 / SpD75 / Spe130 (total 515)

What are Aerodactyl's abilities?

Rock Head, Pressure, Unnerve

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