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Aerodactyl
Fossil Pokémon
Aerodactyl’s sawlike fangs can shred skin to tatters—even the skin of Steel-type Pokémon.
Details
Height1.8 m
Weight59.0 kg
Gender87.5% ♂ · 12.5% ♀
Catch rate45
Base friendship70
Growth rateslow
Appears in these games
Base stats
HP
80
Attack
105
Defense
65
Sp. Atk
60
Sp. Def
75
Speed
130
Total
515
Base Stat Total
Competitive movesets
Smogon · Gen 9Recommended battle-ready sets by competitive tier. A “/” means either option works in that slot.
Offensive
- Item
- Aerodactylite
- Ability
- Tough Claws
- Nature
- {"Adamant","Jolly"}
- EVs
- 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Dragon Dance
- Item
- Aerodactylite
- Ability
- Tough Claws
- Nature
- {"Adamant","Jolly"}
- EVs
- 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Evolution
This Pokémon does not evolve.
Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Aerodactyl can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.
Sprites & renders
24 sprites & renders for Aerodactyl.
Across the games
Moves
| Lv. | Move | Type | Class | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Agility | Psychic | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 1 | Ancient Power | Rock | Special | 60 | 100 | 5 |
| 1 | Fire Fang | Fire | Physical | 65 | 95 | 15 |
| 1 | Ice Fang | Ice | Physical | 65 | 95 | 15 |
| 1 | Thunder Fang | Electric | Physical | 65 | 95 | 15 |
| 1 | Wing Attack | Flying | Physical | 60 | 100 | 35 |
| 15 | Scary Face | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 10 |
| 20 | Rock Slide | Rock | Physical | 75 | 90 | 10 |
| 21 | Rock Throw | Rock | Physical | 50 | 90 | 15 |
| 25 | Roar | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 30 | Crunch | Dark | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| 33 | Supersonic | Normal | Status | — | 55 | 20 |
| 35 | Iron Head | Steel | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| 38 | Bite | Dark | Physical | 60 | 100 | 25 |
| 45 | Stone Edge | Rock | Physical | 100 | 80 | 5 |
| 45 | Take Down | Normal | Physical | 90 | 85 | 20 |
| 49 | Fly | Flying | Physical | 90 | 95 | 15 |
| 49 | Sky Drop | Flying | Physical | 60 | 100 | 10 |
| 54 | Hyper Beam | Normal | Special | 150 | 90 | 5 |
| 60 | Giga Impact | Normal | Physical | 150 | 90 | 5 |
Breeding & egg moves
Aerodactyl can inherit these egg moves by breeding with a compatible parent that knows the move and shares an egg group.
