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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(11.9%)Tricky
Base friendship70Standard
Hatch time35 cycles · ~9,180 steps
Growth rateslow
Base EXP180
Base stats
HP
80
Attack
105
Defense
65
Sp. Atk
60
Sp. Def
75
Speed
130
Total
515
Base Stat Total
Competitive movesets
Smogon UniversityBattle-ready sets by tier, straight from Smogon. Pick a generation and format — a “/” means either option works in that slot.
Dragon Dance
National Dex UUSource: Smogon (via pkmn) · Data snapshot: Jul 31, 2026 · 18,880 rows
Where to find Aerodactyl
Wild encounter locations across the games. Availability may also include trades, evolution, gifts, and events not listed here.
Blue
Yellow
Gold
Silver
Crystal
FireRed
LeafGreen
Diamond
Pearl
Platinum
HeartGold
SoulSilver
Black
White
Black 2
White 2
Moon
Ultra Sun
Ultra Moon
Let's Go Pikachu
Let's Go Eevee
Green Japan
Red Japan
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.
Moves
| Lv. | Move & effect | Type | Class | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Agility Raises the user’s Speed by two stages. | Psychic | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 1 | Ancient Power Has a chance to raise all of the user’s stats by one stage. | Rock | Special | 60 | 100 | 5 |
| 1 | Fire Fang Has a chance to burn the target and a chance to make the target flinch. | Fire | Physical | 65 | 95 | 15 |
| 1 | Ice Fang Has a chance to freeze the target and a chance to make the target flinch. | Ice | Physical | 65 | 95 | 15 |
| 1 | Thunder Fang Has a chance to paralyze the target and a chance to make the target flinch. | Electric | Physical | 65 | 95 | 15 |
| 1 | Wing Attack 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 Has a chance to make the target flinch. | Rock | Physical | 75 | 90 | 10 |
| 21 | Rock Throw Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Rock | Physical | 50 | 90 | 15 |
| 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 |
| 33 | Supersonic Confuses the target. | Normal | Status | — | 55 | 20 |
| 35 | Iron Head Has a chance to make the target flinch. | Steel | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| 38 | Bite Has a chance to make the target flinch. | Dark | Physical | 60 | 100 | 25 |
| 45 | Stone Edge Has an increased chance for a critical hit. | Rock | Physical | 100 | 80 | 5 |
| 45 | Take Down User receives 1/4 the damage it inflicts in recoil. | Normal | Physical | 90 | 85 | 20 |
| 49 | Fly User flies high into the air, dodging all attacks, and hits next turn. | Flying | Physical | 90 | 95 | 15 |
| 49 | Sky Drop Carries the target high into the air, dodging all attacks against either, and drops it next turn. | Flying | Physical | 60 | 100 | 10 |
| 54 | 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 |
Breeding & egg moves
Aerodactyl can inherit these egg moves by breeding with a compatible parent that knows the move and shares an egg group.
Sprites & renders
24 sprites & renders for Aerodactyl.
Across the games
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Cite this page
“Aerodactyl”. Pokémonism. Retrieved [date] from pokemonism.com/pokedex/aerodactyl.
Species data from PokéAPI.