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Aerodactyl

Fossil Pokémon

Rock Flying

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About

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

Shield 1 of 18

Abilities

Rock Head

Protects against recoil damage.

Pressure

Increases the PP cost of moves targetting the Pokémon by one.

Unnerve Hidden ability

Prevents opposing Pokémon from eating held Berries.

Height: 1.8 m 5′11″
Weight: 59.0 kg 130.1 lb
Gender: ♂ 87.5% ♀ 12.5%

Base stats

Range at

Stat	Base	Range at level 100
HP	80	270–364
Attack	105	193–339
Defense	65	121–251
Sp. Atk	60	112–240
Sp. Def	75	139–273
Speed	130	238–394
Total	515

Ranges assume 0 IVs, 0 EVs and a hindering nature at the low end, and 31 IVs, 252 EVs and a helpful nature at the high end.

Type matchups

Multipliers use the current type chart. Abilities that change damage taken can be applied.

Taking hits

Weak 2×: WaterElectricIceRockSteel
Resists ½×: NormalFirePoisonFlyingBug
Immune: Ground

Same-type attacks

Super effective 2×: FireGrassIceFightingFlyingBug
Not very effective ½×: Steel

Evolution

Aerodactyl does not evolve.

Forms

Alternate forms have their own types, stats and abilities.

Moves

Moves this Pokémon can learn in the selected game. STAB marks attacks that share its type.

Lv.	Move	Type	Category	Power	Acc.	PP
1	Ancient Power STAB Has a chance to raise all of the user’s stats by one stage.	Rock	Special	60	100%	5
1	Bite Has a chance to make the target flinch.	Dark	Physical	60	100%	25
5	Supersonic Confuses the target.	Normal	Status	—	55%	20
10	Wing Attack STAB Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.	Flying	Physical	60	100%	35
15	Scary Face Lowers the target’s Speed by two stages.	Normal	Status	—	100%	10
20	Rock Slide STAB Has a chance to make the target flinch.	Rock	Physical	75	90%	10
25	Roar Immediately ends wild battles. Forces trainers to switch Pokémon.	Normal	Status	—	—	20
30	Crunch Has a chance to lower the target’s Defense by one stage.	Dark	Physical	80	100%	15
35	Iron Head Has a chance to make the target flinch.	Steel	Physical	80	100%	15
40	Take Down User receives 1/4 the damage it inflicts in recoil.	Normal	Physical	90	85%	20
45	Stone Edge STAB Has an increased chance for a critical hit.	Rock	Physical	100	80%	5
50	Agility Raises the user’s Speed by two stages.	Psychic	Status	—	—	30
55	Hyper Beam User foregoes its next turn to recharge.	Normal	Special	150	90%	5
60	Giga Impact User foregoes its next turn to recharge.	Normal	Physical	150	90%	5

Move	Type	Category	Power	Acc.	PP
Aerial Ace STAB Never misses.	Flying	Physical	60	—	20
Attract Target falls in love if it has the opposite gender, and has a 50% chance to refuse attacking the user.	Normal	Status	—	100%	15
Bulldoze Has a chance to lower the target’s Speed by one stage.	Ground	Physical	60	100%	20
Defog Lowers the target’s evasion by one stage. Removes field effects from the enemy field.	Flying	Status	—	—	15
Double Team Raises the user’s evasion by one stage.	Normal	Status	—	—	15
Dragon Claw Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.	Dragon	Physical	80	100%	15
Dragon Pulse Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.	Dragon	Special	85	100%	10
Earthquake Inflicts regular damage and can hit Dig users.	Ground	Physical	100	100%	10
Endure Prevents the user’s HP from lowering below 1 this turn.	Normal	Status	—	—	10
Facade Power doubles if user is burned, paralyzed, or poisoned.	Normal	Physical	70	100%	20
Fire Blast Has a chance to burn the target.	Fire	Special	110	85%	5
Flamethrower Has a chance to burn the target.	Fire	Special	90	100%	15
Fly STAB User flies high into the air, dodging all attacks, and hits next turn.	Flying	Physical	90	95%	15
Giga Impact User foregoes its next turn to recharge.	Normal	Physical	150	90%	5
Hyper Beam User foregoes its next turn to recharge.	Normal	Special	150	90%	5
Iron Tail Has a chance to lower the target’s Defense by one stage.	Steel	Physical	100	75%	15
Payback Power is doubled if the target has already moved this turn.	Dark	Physical	50	100%	10
Protect Prevents any moves from hitting the user this turn.	Normal	Status	—	—	10
Rain Dance Changes the weather to rain for five turns.	Water	Status	—	—	5
Rest User sleeps for two turns, completely healing itself.	Psychic	Status	—	—	5
Roar Immediately ends wild battles. Forces trainers to switch Pokémon.	Normal	Status	—	—	20
Rock Polish Raises the user’s Speed by two stages.	Rock	Status	—	—	20
Rock Slide STAB Has a chance to make the target flinch.	Rock	Physical	75	90%	10
Rock Smash Has a chance to lower the target’s Defense by one stage.	Fighting	Physical	40	100%	15
Rock Tomb STAB Has a chance to lower the target’s Speed by one stage.	Rock	Physical	60	95%	15
Roost Heals the user by half its max HP.	Flying	Status	—	—	5
Sandstorm Changes the weather to a sandstorm for five turns.	Rock	Status	—	—	10
Sleep Talk Randomly uses one of the user’s other three moves. Only works if the user is sleeping.	Normal	Status	—	—	10
Stealth Rock Causes damage when opposing Pokémon switch in.	Rock	Status	—	—	20
Steel Wing Has a chance to raise the user’s Defense by one stage.	Steel	Physical	70	90%	25
Stone Edge STAB Has an increased chance for a critical hit.	Rock	Physical	100	80%	5
Strength Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.	Normal	Physical	80	100%	15
Substitute Transfers 1/4 of the user’s max HP into a doll, protecting the user from further damage or status changes until it breaks.	Normal	Status	—	—	10
Sunny Day Changes the weather to sunny for five turns.	Fire	Status	—	—	5
Swagger Raises the target’s Attack by two stages and confuses the target.	Normal	Status	—	85%	15
Taunt For the next few turns, the target can only use damaging moves.	Dark	Status	—	100%	20
Thief Takes the target’s item.	Dark	Physical	60	100%	25
Torment Prevents the target from using the same move twice in a row.	Dark	Status	—	100%	15

Move	Type	Category	Power	Acc.	PP
Assurance Power is doubled if the target has already received damage this turn.	Dark	Physical	60	100%	10
Curse Ghosts pay half their max HP to hurt the target every turn. Others decrease Speed but raise Attack and Defense.	Ghost	Status	—	—	10
Dragon Breath Has a chance to paralyze the target.	Dragon	Special	60	100%	20
Tailwind For three turns, friendly Pokémon have doubled Speed.	Flying	Status	—	—	15
Whirlwind Immediately ends wild battles. Forces trainers to switch Pokémon.	Normal	Status	—	—	20
Wide Guard Prevents any multi-target moves from hitting friendly Pokémon this turn.	Rock	Status	—	—	10

Training and breeding

Training

EV yield: 2 Speed
Catch rate: 45
Base friendship: 70
Base experience: 180
Growth rate: Slow

Breeding

Egg groups: Flying
Egg cycles: 35 (about 8,995 steps)