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Aerodactyl

RockFlying Legal in M-C Mega Evolution

Mega Aerodactyl is #52 on the ladder, on 2.2% of teams.

Stats at level 50

HP 80
Atk 135
Def 85
SpA 70
SpD 95
Spe 150

Base stat total 615

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222

Level 50, IVs 31. Paste line: EVs: 2 HP / 32 Atk / 32 Spe · Jolly Nature

Types and weaknesses

RockFlying
Weak ×2
WaterElectricIceRockSteel
Resists ×½
NormalFirePoisonFlyingBug
Immune
Ground

Abilities

Tough Claws
This Pokemon's contact moves have their power multiplied by 1.3. · used by 100%

Mega Evolves from Aerodactyl holding Aerodactylite .

Speed tier

Most common
222 (Jolly, 32 Spe SP, 81% of spreads)
Fastest
222 (+Spe nature, 32 SP)
Neutral
170 (0 SP)
Slowest
153 (−Spe nature, 0 SP, for Trick Room)

At Speed 222, it outspeeds 47 of the 50 most used Pokémon, each at its most common spread and item.

  1. Indeedee 241 (Scarf)
  2. Annihilape 234 (Scarf)
  3. Mega Lucario Z 223
  4. Mega Aerodactyl (this) 222
  5. Basculegion 214 (Scarf)
  6. Mega Delphox 204
  7. Mega Garchomp Z 203
Full speed tiers →

Usage in Regulation Set M-C

Rank #52 · on 2.2% of teams · 50,417 appearances in 1,631,943 battles

Moves

  1. Rock Slide 99.3%
  2. Tailwind 90.4%
  3. Dual Wingbeat 81.0%
  4. Protect 47.5%
  5. Ice Fang 39.0%
  6. Wide Guard 32.0%
  7. Earthquake 3.5%
  8. Taunt 3.2%
  9. Iron Head 1.5%
  10. Aerial Ace 1.3%

Items

  1. Aerodactylite 100.0%

Abilities

  1. Tough Claws 100.0%

Spreads

  1. Jolly 2/32/0/0/0/32 · Spe 222 27.4%
  2. Jolly 16/13/0/0/5/32 · Spe 222 11.4%
  3. Jolly 32/2/6/0/0/26 · Spe 215 4.2%
  4. Adamant 2/32/0/0/0/32 · Spe 202 4.1%
  5. Jolly 26/7/0/0/1/32 · Spe 222 3.1%
  6. Jolly 28/11/9/0/1/17 · Spe 205 2.9%
  7. Jolly 22/12/0/0/0/32 · Spe 222 2.9%
  8. Jolly 5/28/1/0/0/32 · Spe 222 2.8%

Teammates

  1. Kingambit 54.6%
  2. Mega Charizard Y 50.3%
  3. Garchomp 47.2%
  4. Sylveon 46.8%
  5. Farigiraf 41.0%
  6. Sneasler 21.2%
  7. Incineroar 20.7%
  8. Rillaboom 19.7%
  9. Gholdengo 9.4%
  10. Basculegion 8.6%
  11. Archaludon 8.1%
  12. Mega Lucario Z 6.7%

Usage: Smogon usage statistics, Pokémon Showdown ladder, September 2026, 1760 rating cutoff · Sep 2026· ≥ 1760· 1,631,943 battles

Rank #65 · on 1.4% of teams · 50,417 appearances in 1,631,943 battles

Moves

  1. Rock Slide 98.9%
  2. Dual Wingbeat 90.2%
  3. Tailwind 88.9%
  4. Protect 45.9%
  5. Wide Guard 37.8%
  6. Ice Fang 26.4%
  7. Taunt 3.1%
  8. Dragon Dance 1.5%
  9. Earthquake 1.4%
  10. Fire Fang 0.7%

Items

  1. Aerodactylite 100.0%

Abilities

  1. Tough Claws 100.0%

Spreads

  1. Jolly 2/32/0/0/0/32 · Spe 222 39.8%
  2. Jolly 16/13/0/0/5/32 · Spe 222 6.1%
  3. Adamant 2/32/0/0/0/32 · Spe 202 5.4%
  4. Jolly 22/12/0/0/0/32 · Spe 222 3.4%
  5. Jolly 16/18/0/0/0/32 · Spe 222 3.3%
  6. Jolly 28/11/9/0/1/17 · Spe 205 2.8%
  7. Jolly 26/7/1/0/0/32 · Spe 222 1.7%
  8. Jolly 9/25/0/0/0/32 · Spe 222 1.5%

Teammates

  1. Kingambit 41.1%
  2. Sylveon 33.9%
  3. Mega Charizard Y 31.9%
  4. Rillaboom 31.6%
  5. Garchomp 30.0%
  6. Farigiraf 27.6%
  7. Incineroar 25.9%
  8. Sneasler 22.5%
  9. Basculegion 13.4%
  10. Gholdengo 11.3%
  11. Mega Lucario Z 9.2%
  12. Indeedee-F 8.3%

Usage: Smogon usage statistics, Pokémon Showdown ladder, September 2026, 1500 rating cutoff · Sep 2026· ≥ 1500· 1,631,943 battles

Rank #68 · on 1.4% of teams · 50,417 appearances in 1,631,943 battles

Moves

  1. Rock Slide 98.0%
  2. Dual Wingbeat 86.6%
  3. Tailwind 86.2%
  4. Protect 45.6%
  5. Wide Guard 37.4%
  6. Ice Fang 26.4%
  7. Taunt 3.9%
  8. Earthquake 2.5%
  9. Dragon Dance 2.4%
  10. Crunch 1.8%

Items

  1. Aerodactylite 100.0%

Abilities

  1. Tough Claws 100.0%

Spreads

  1. Jolly 2/32/0/0/0/32 · Spe 222 42.5%
  2. Adamant 2/32/0/0/0/32 · Spe 202 6.9%
  3. Jolly 28/11/9/0/1/17 · Spe 205 4.9%
  4. Jolly 16/13/0/0/5/32 · Spe 222 4.1%
  5. Jolly 16/18/0/0/0/32 · Spe 222 3.7%
  6. Jolly 22/12/0/0/0/32 · Spe 222 2.4%
  7. Jolly 32/2/0/0/0/32 · Spe 222 1.3%
  8. Jolly 9/25/0/0/0/32 · Spe 222 1.3%

Teammates

  1. Kingambit 35.4%
  2. Rillaboom 29.3%
  3. Sylveon 28.8%
  4. Incineroar 27.1%
  5. Garchomp 26.8%
  6. Mega Charizard Y 26.5%
  7. Sneasler 22.9%
  8. Farigiraf 21.6%
  9. Basculegion 13.1%
  10. Gholdengo 9.5%
  11. Indeedee-F 9.3%
  12. Mega Lucario Z 9.0%

Usage: Smogon usage statistics, Pokémon Showdown ladder, September 2026, all games (cutoff 0) · Sep 2026· all ratings· 1,631,943 battles

Tournaments (Last 30 days)

On 54 of 4,299 teams (1.3%) · win rate 53.7% (95% interval 47.9%–59.4%, n = 283 games) · 7 top-cut teams

Tournament data: Limitless (play.limitlesstcg.com); player names removed · 40 tournaments· player names removed

Checks and counters

Beats it in replays

Teams with these win more often against teams bringing it than their overall strength predicts. Score 1–100, 50 = neutral.

No matchup in the replay sample passes the n ≥ 50 and ±1.5 pp gates yet.

Ladder checks

How often each one KOs or forces it out when they meet. Score = 100 × (p − 2 sd).

Smogon lists no checks with at least 20 encounters.

Matchups: public Pokémon Showdown Bo3 replays; player names removed · Last 30 days· 4,940 replays· gen9championsvgc2026regmcbo3

Good with

Wins together in replays

Brought together, these pairs win more often than expected. Score 1–100, 50 = neutral.

No partner passes the n ≥ 50 and ±1.5 pp gates yet.

Common teammates

Score 50 = paired as often as the teammate's own popularity predicts; higher = paired more often.

  1. Garchomp +37.7 pp n = 23,802 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 47% of Mega Aerodactyl teams; Garchomp is on 9% of all teams (4.98× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  2. Sylveon +36.4 pp n = 23,615 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 47% of Mega Aerodactyl teams; Sylveon is on 10% of all teams (4.48× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  3. Mega Charizard Y +38.1 pp n = 25,375 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 50% of Mega Aerodactyl teams; Mega Charizard Y is on 12% of all teams (4.13× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  4. Farigiraf +25.4 pp n = 20,696 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 41% of Mega Aerodactyl teams; Farigiraf is on 16% of all teams (2.62× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  5. Kingambit +29.3 pp n = 27,523 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 55% of Mega Aerodactyl teams; Kingambit is on 25% of all teams (2.16× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  6. Mega Lucario Z +2.9 pp n = 3,378 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 7% of Mega Aerodactyl teams; Mega Lucario Z is on 4% of all teams (1.74× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  7. Incineroar -10.9 pp n = 10,456 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 21% of Mega Aerodactyl teams; Incineroar is on 32% of all teams (0.65× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  8. Sneasler -15.9 pp n = 10,678 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 21% of Mega Aerodactyl teams; Sneasler is on 37% of all teams (0.57× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
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  1. Gholdengo -9.6 pp n = 4,759 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 9% of Mega Aerodactyl teams; Gholdengo is on 19% of all teams (0.49× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  2. Archaludon -9.1 pp n = 4,069 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 8% of Mega Aerodactyl teams; Archaludon is on 17% of all teams (0.47× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  3. Basculegion -12.0 pp n = 4,346 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 9% of Mega Aerodactyl teams; Basculegion is on 21% of all teams (0.42× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  4. Rillaboom -26.9 pp n = 9,947 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 20% of Mega Aerodactyl teams; Rillaboom is on 47% of all teams (0.42× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon

Stats at level 50

HP 80
Atk 105
Def 65
SpA 60
SpD 75
Spe 130

Base stat total 515

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Level 50, IVs 31. Paste line: EVs: 2 HP / 32 Atk / 32 Spe · Jolly Nature

Types and weaknesses

RockFlying
Weak ×2
WaterElectricIceRockSteel
Resists ×½
NormalFirePoisonFlyingBug
Immune
Ground

Abilities

Rock Head
This Pokemon does not take recoil damage besides Struggle/Life Orb/crash damage. · used by 4%
Pressure
If this Pokemon is the target of a foe's move, that move loses one additional PP. · used by 1%
Unnerve
While this Pokemon is active, it prevents opposing Pokemon from using their Berries. · used by 95%

Speed tier

Most common
200 (Jolly, 32 Spe SP, 96% of spreads)
Fastest
200 (+Spe nature, 32 SP)
Neutral
150 (0 SP)
Slowest
135 (−Spe nature, 0 SP, for Trick Room)

At Speed 200, it outspeeds 43 of the 50 most used Pokémon, ties 1, each at its most common spread and item.

  1. Basculegion 214 (Scarf)
  2. Mega Delphox 204
  3. Mega Garchomp Z 203
  4. Aerodactyl (this) 200
  5. Mega Gengar 200
  6. Mega Raichu Y 190
  7. Mega Froslass 189
Full speed tiers →

Usage in Regulation Set M-C

Rank #65 · on 1.4% of teams · 73,538 appearances in 1,631,943 battles

Moves

  1. Rock Slide 99.4%
  2. Tailwind 93.2%
  3. Dual Wingbeat 69.4%
  4. Protect 65.7%
  5. Wide Guard 48.7%
  6. Taunt 10.7%
  7. Sunny Day 5.9%
  8. Ice Fang 3.3%
  9. Psychic Fangs 0.8%
  10. Rain Dance 0.4%

Items

  1. Focus Sash 90.7%
  2. Hard Stone 3.9%
  3. White Herb 1.3%
  4. Life Orb 0.9%
  5. Wide Lens 0.7%
  6. Lum Berry 0.4%

Abilities

  1. Unnerve 95.3%
  2. Rock Head 3.6%
  3. Pressure 1.1%

Spreads

  1. Jolly 2/32/0/0/0/32 · Spe 200 72.1%
  2. Jolly 0/32/2/0/0/32 · Spe 200 8.5%
  3. Jolly 12/12/9/0/1/32 · Spe 200 3.8%
  4. Jolly 0/32/0/0/2/32 · Spe 200 2.9%
  5. Jolly 22/15/0/0/0/29 · Spe 196 1.9%
  6. Jolly 32/2/0/0/0/32 · Spe 200 1.7%
  7. Jolly 0/32/0/0/0/32 · Spe 200 1.7%
  8. Adamant 2/32/0/0/0/32 · Spe 182 1.5%

Teammates

  1. Rillaboom 27.0%
  2. Basculegion 25.4%
  3. Mega Charizard Y 24.1%
  4. Kingambit 23.8%
  5. Incineroar 23.8%
  6. Sneasler 22.1%
  7. Garchomp 21.7%
  8. Farigiraf 21.1%
  9. Indeedee-F 21.1%
  10. Sylveon 18.5%
  11. Mega Gardevoir 15.7%
  12. Mega Metagross 14.1%

Usage: Smogon usage statistics, Pokémon Showdown ladder, September 2026, 1760 rating cutoff · Sep 2026· ≥ 1760· 1,631,943 battles

Rank #61 · on 1.7% of teams · 73,538 appearances in 1,631,943 battles

Moves

  1. Rock Slide 97.3%
  2. Tailwind 93.6%
  3. Dual Wingbeat 73.1%
  4. Protect 56.0%
  5. Wide Guard 48.2%
  6. Taunt 15.0%
  7. Ice Fang 4.1%
  8. Sunny Day 3.1%
  9. Psychic Fangs 1.1%
  10. Earthquake 1.0%

Items

  1. Focus Sash 85.5%
  2. Life Orb 2.6%
  3. Wide Lens 2.3%
  4. Hard Stone 1.7%
  5. White Herb 1.0%
  6. Mental Herb 0.9%

Abilities

  1. Unnerve 88.8%
  2. Rock Head 8.6%
  3. Pressure 2.6%

Spreads

  1. Jolly 2/32/0/0/0/32 · Spe 200 68.1%
  2. Jolly 0/32/2/0/0/32 · Spe 200 5.5%
  3. Jolly 32/2/0/0/0/32 · Spe 200 4.6%
  4. Jolly 0/32/0/0/2/32 · Spe 200 3.5%
  5. Adamant 2/32/0/0/0/32 · Spe 182 3.4%
  6. Jolly 0/32/0/0/0/32 · Spe 200 2.9%
  7. Jolly 15/4/7/0/8/32 · Spe 200 1.1%
  8. Jolly 0/32/1/0/1/32 · Spe 200 0.8%

Teammates

  1. Rillaboom 30.4%
  2. Sneasler 24.7%
  3. Incineroar 24.1%
  4. Kingambit 18.4%
  5. Indeedee-F 18.2%
  6. Garchomp 16.7%
  7. Mega Charizard Y 16.3%
  8. Farigiraf 14.3%
  9. Basculegion 13.6%
  10. Mega Lucario Z 10.7%
  11. Mega Gardevoir 10.7%
  12. Mega Floette 10.3%

Usage: Smogon usage statistics, Pokémon Showdown ladder, September 2026, 1500 rating cutoff · Sep 2026· ≥ 1500· 1,631,943 battles

Rank #60 · on 2.0% of teams · 73,538 appearances in 1,631,943 battles

Moves

  1. Rock Slide 97.0%
  2. Tailwind 93.1%
  3. Dual Wingbeat 72.0%
  4. Protect 51.9%
  5. Wide Guard 47.2%
  6. Taunt 16.5%
  7. Ice Fang 4.3%
  8. Sunny Day 2.1%
  9. Earthquake 1.9%
  10. Iron Head 1.8%

Items

  1. Focus Sash 80.0%
  2. Wide Lens 3.1%
  3. Life Orb 3.1%
  4. Hard Stone 2.2%
  5. Mental Herb 1.7%
  6. Rocky Helmet 1.1%

Abilities

  1. Unnerve 86.2%
  2. Rock Head 10.7%
  3. Pressure 3.2%

Spreads

  1. Jolly 2/32/0/0/0/32 · Spe 200 65.9%
  2. Jolly 32/2/0/0/0/32 · Spe 200 5.7%
  3. Adamant 2/32/0/0/0/32 · Spe 182 4.9%
  4. Jolly 0/32/2/0/0/32 · Spe 200 4.6%
  5. Jolly 0/32/0/0/2/32 · Spe 200 2.9%
  6. Jolly 0/32/0/0/0/32 · Spe 200 2.7%
  7. Adamant 0/32/2/0/0/32 · Spe 182 0.6%
  8. Jolly 0/32/1/0/1/32 · Spe 200 0.6%

Teammates

  1. Rillaboom 26.4%
  2. Sneasler 22.1%
  3. Incineroar 20.9%
  4. Indeedee-F 16.5%
  5. Kingambit 16.0%
  6. Garchomp 14.7%
  7. Mega Charizard Y 12.8%
  8. Farigiraf 12.5%
  9. Basculegion 11.7%
  10. Mega Lucario Z 10.9%
  11. Sinistcha 10.4%
  12. Milotic 8.5%

Usage: Smogon usage statistics, Pokémon Showdown ladder, September 2026, all games (cutoff 0) · Sep 2026· all ratings· 1,631,943 battles

Tournaments (Last 30 days)

On 30 of 4,299 teams (0.7%) · win rate 41.7% (95% interval 34.2%–49.7%, n = 151 games) · 1 top-cut teams

Tournament data: Limitless (play.limitlesstcg.com); player names removed · 40 tournaments· player names removed

Checks and counters

Beats it in replays

Teams with these win more often against teams bringing it than their overall strength predicts. Score 1–100, 50 = neutral.

No matchup in the replay sample passes the n ≥ 50 and ±1.5 pp gates yet.

Ladder checks

How often each one KOs or forces it out when they meet. Score = 100 × (p − 2 sd).

Smogon lists no checks with at least 20 encounters.

Matchups: public Pokémon Showdown Bo3 replays; player names removed · Last 30 days· 4,940 replays· gen9championsvgc2026regmcbo3

Good with

Wins together in replays

Brought together, these pairs win more often than expected. Score 1–100, 50 = neutral.

No partner passes the n ≥ 50 and ±1.5 pp gates yet.

Common teammates

Score 50 = paired as often as the teammate's own popularity predicts; higher = paired more often.

  1. Garchomp +12.2 pp n = 15,936 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 22% of Aerodactyl teams; Garchomp is on 9% of all teams (2.28× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  2. Mega Metagross +7.8 pp n = 10,354 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 14% of Aerodactyl teams; Mega Metagross is on 6% of all teams (2.25× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  3. Mega Charizard Y +11.9 pp n = 17,693 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 24% of Aerodactyl teams; Mega Charizard Y is on 12% of all teams (1.97× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  4. Sylveon +8.0 pp n = 13,582 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 18% of Aerodactyl teams; Sylveon is on 10% of all teams (1.77× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  5. Mega Gardevoir +6.2 pp n = 11,531 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 16% of Aerodactyl teams; Mega Gardevoir is on 9% of all teams (1.66× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  6. Farigiraf +5.4 pp n = 15,531 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 21% of Aerodactyl teams; Farigiraf is on 16% of all teams (1.35× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  7. Basculegion +4.8 pp n = 18,649 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 25% of Aerodactyl teams; Basculegion is on 21% of all teams (1.23× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  8. Indeedee-F +0.8 pp n = 15,509 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 21% of Aerodactyl teams; Indeedee-F is on 20% of all teams (1.04× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
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  1. Kingambit -1.4 pp n = 17,524 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 24% of Aerodactyl teams; Kingambit is on 25% of all teams (0.94× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  2. Incineroar -7.9 pp n = 17,517 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 24% of Aerodactyl teams; Incineroar is on 32% of all teams (0.75× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  3. Sneasler -15.0 pp n = 16,267 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 22% of Aerodactyl teams; Sneasler is on 37% of all teams (0.60× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  4. Rillaboom -19.6 pp n = 19,818 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 27% of Aerodactyl teams; Rillaboom is on 47% of all teams (0.58× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon

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