About
Aerodactyl’s sawlike fangs can shred skin to tatters—even the skin of Steel-type Pokémon.
- Abilities
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Strengthens moves that make contact to 1.33× their power.
- Height
- 2.1 m 6′11″
- Weight
- 79.0 kg 174.2 lb
- Gender
♂ 87.5% ♀ 12.5%
Base stats
| Stat | Base | Distribution | Range at level 100 |
|---|---|---|---|
| HP | 80 | 270–364 | |
| Attack | 135 | 247–405 | |
| Defense | 85 | 157–295 | |
| Sp. Atk | 70 | 130–262 | |
| Sp. Def | 95 | 175–317 | |
| Speed | 150 | 274–438 | |
| Total | 615 | ||
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 | Has a chance to make the target flinch. | Dark | Physical | 60 | 100% | 25 |
| 1 | Wing Attack STAB Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Flying | Physical | 60 | 100% | 35 |
| 7 | Immediately ends wild battles. Forces trainers to switch Pokémon. | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 14 | Confuses the target. | Normal | Status | — | 55% | 20 |
| 21 | Rock Throw STAB Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Rock | Physical | 50 | 90% | 15 |
| 28 | Raises the user’s Speed by two stages. | Psychic | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 35 | Has a chance to lower the target’s Defense by one stage. | Dark | Physical | 80 | 100% | 15 |
| 42 | Rock Slide STAB Has a chance to make the target flinch. | Rock | Physical | 75 | 90% | 10 |
| 49 | Fly STAB User flies high into the air, dodging all attacks, and hits next turn. | Flying | Physical | 90 | 95% | 15 |
| 56 | User receives 1/4 the damage it inflicts in recoil. | Normal | Physical | 90 | 85% | 20 |
| 63 | User foregoes its next turn to recharge. | Normal | Special | 150 | 90% | 5 |
| Move | Type | Category | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Dragon | Special | 85 | 100% | 10 |
| Inflicts regular damage and can hit Dig users. | Ground | Physical | 100 | 100% | 10 |
| Power doubles if user is burned, paralyzed, or poisoned. | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100% | 20 |
| Has a chance to burn the target. | Fire | Special | 110 | 85% | 5 |
| 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 |
| Has a chance to make the target flinch. | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100% | 15 |
| User foregoes its next turn to recharge. | Normal | Special | 150 | 90% | 5 |
| Has a chance to lower the target’s Defense by one stage. | Steel | Physical | 100 | 75% | 15 |
| Prevents any moves from hitting the user this turn. | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| Reduces damage from physical attacks by half. | Psychic | Status | — | — | 20 |
| User sleeps for two turns, completely healing itself. | Psychic | Status | — | — | 5 |
Rock Slide STAB Has a chance to make the target flinch. | Rock | Physical | 75 | 90% | 10 |
| Heals the user by half its max HP. | Flying | Status | — | — | 5 |
| Causes damage when opposing Pokémon switch in. | Rock | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 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 |
| For the next few turns, the target can only use damaging moves. | Dark | Status | — | 100% | 20 |
| Badly poisons the target, inflicting more damage every turn. | Poison | Status | — | 90% | 10 |
Training and breeding
Training
- EV yield
- 2 Speed
- Catch rate
- 45
- Base friendship
- 70
- Base experience
- 215
- Growth rate
- Slow
Breeding
- Egg groups
- Flying
- Egg cycles
- 35 (about 8,995 steps)