For Emerald, we rate Aerodactyl A-Tier: a strong pick in Emerald's competitive scene. At 515 BST, it fits the sweeper role. Earthquake with Choice Band is the standard set.

Does Aerodactyl mega evolve?

Mega Evolution isn't available in Emerald, but Aerodactyl does have a Mega form in Gen 6-7 games (X/Y, ORAS, Sun/Moon). Mega Aerodactyl hits 615 BST.

What is Aerodactyl weak to?

In Emerald, Aerodactyl's biggest threats include Gyarados (Water), Raikou (Electric), and Lapras (Ice), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Rock and Steel-type attackers are also a problem. With 5 weakness types, most competitive teams carry at least one counter.

What is the best ability for Aerodactyl?

Rock Head is the go-to ability for Aerodactyl. It protects against recoil damage. Its hidden ability Unnerve can work in specific setups. Pressure is the other option. Pick based on what your team needs.

What role does Aerodactyl play in battle?

Base 130 Speed lets it outrun most of the field. On offense, Aerodactyl is a physical attacker with base 105 Attack. Defensively? Enough bulk to take a hit or two. Best used as a sweeper.

Aerodactyl - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Physical

Sweeper

ATier

130Speed · Extreme

Stats & Training

The stat budget goes to damage. Speed and Attack carry the offense, Sp. Atk doesn't even come close. A Fossil Pokemon on a slow 1.25M XP grind, worth 2 Speed EVs per KO.

Base Stats

High

HP80

Attack105

Defense65

Sp. Atk60

Sp. Def75

Speed130

Total515

Details

Catch Rate

Challenging45 / 255

Growth Rate

Slow1.25M XP

Height1.8 m

Weight59.0 kg

Base XP180

Abilities

Rock HeadTop Pick

Protects against recoil damage.

PressureRare

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

UnnerveHANot in game

Prevents opposing Pokémon from eating held Berries.

EV Yield

HPAtkDefSpASpDSpe+2

Speed training target

Pokedex Entries

AERODACTYL is a POKéMON from the age of dinosaurs. It was regenerated from DNA extracted from amber. It is imagined to have been the king of the skies.

Emerald

Aerodactyl Weakness

Type-wise, Aerodactyl takes extra damage from Water, Electric, Ice, Rock, and Steel. Ground moves do nothing thanks to a full immunity. 5 resistances help offset the weaknesses.

Aerodactyl Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Water, Electric, Ice, Rock, Steel
0.5x (Resist)	Normal, Fire, Poison, Flying, Bug
0x (Immune)	Ground

Type ChartAvg

5Weak

5Resist

1Immune

Score-2

Gen III Type Chart

Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Water Electric Ice Rock Steel

½xResist

Normal Fire Poison Flying Bug

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

Ground

STAB (6)

Fire Ice Flying Bug Grass Fighting

How to Beat Aerodactyl in Emerald (Best Counters)

In Emerald, Dugtrio can KO Aerodactyl with Rock Slide (97-114%). Houndoom's Crunch hits Aerodactyl for 49-58%. Ninetales deals 36-42% with Overheat.

DugtrioResists Rock, threatens with Rock Slide Ground	A
Recommended Build AbilityArenatrap ItemChoice Band NatureJolly Moves EarthquakeSTAB Hidden Power Bug Aerial Ace Rock Slide Damage vs Aerodactyl Rock Slide 2x 97-114%KO View Dugtrio builds →
Houndoom DarkFire	B
Recommended Build AbilityFlashfire ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves PursuitSTAB Fire Blast CrunchSTAB Will O Wisp Damage vs Aerodactyl Pursuit 25-29% Fire Blast 34-40% Crunch 49-58% View Houndoom builds →
NinetalesPuts to sleep with Hypnosis Fire	C
Recommended Build AbilityFlashfire ItemLeftovers NatureModest Moves FlamethrowerSTAB Will O Wisp OverheatSTAB HypnosisUtility Damage vs Aerodactyl Flamethrower 25-29% Overheat 36-42% View Ninetales builds →
Swellow NormalFlying	C
Recommended Build AbilityGuts ItemChoice Band NatureJolly Moves Aerial Ace FacadeSTAB Baton Pass EndeavorSTAB Damage vs Aerodactyl Facade 30-36% View Swellow builds →
Butterfree BugFlying	C
Recommended Build AbilityCompoundeyes ItemNothing NatureTimid Moves Sleep Powder Stun Spore Thief WhirlwindUtility Damage vs Aerodactyl Thief 17-20% View Butterfree builds →

Emerald Evolution

Aerodactyl is what you get. No evolutions, but it breeds through one egg group with a decent partner pool. Hatching is slow to hatch. It's got 6 egg moves worth looking into. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

No Evolution

#142AerodactylDoes not evolve

Breeding

Challenging

Breed Aerodactyl (with patience) with 25 breeding partners from the Flying egg group. Pass egg moves like Curse, Dragon Breath, Foresight and 3 more to offspring.

Egg Groups

Flying

Gender

♂87.5%♀12.5%

Hatch Time

35 cycles·8,995 steps

Slow~9 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

6moves

Breed With (best first)

Emerald Aerodactyl Best Moveset

Prediction matters here. Choice Band means Aerodactyl can't change moves after clicking, but the payoff is raw power at the cost of move flexibility. Max Attack and Speed EVs with Rockhead back that up. Ground coverage prevents free switches.

Best Build

Highly recommended

Physical Sweeper

Ability

Rock Head

Item

Choice BandPOWER

Best Nature for Aerodactyl

Jolly+SPE

Aerodactyl best EVs are Attack and Speed

EVs

Atk

Spe

Physical Sweeper Moveset

EarthquakeCoverage
Rock SlideSTAB
Double Edge
Hidden Power FlyingSTAB

Recommended Teammates

TyranitarGood

SwampertDecent

SkarmoryDecent

Moves

Breeding's the move. Curse and Dragon Breath give Aerodactyl options it can't learn any other way, and coverage across 7 types already covers a decent range on top of Fly and Rock Slide. The egg moves push it further.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Wing Attack

—6010035Flying

Lv 8

Agility

D——30Psychic

Lv 15

Bite

C6010025Dark

Lv 22

Supersonic

——5520Normal

Lv 29

Ancient Power

D601005Rock

Lv 36

Scary Face

——9010Normal

Lv 43

Take Down

C908520Normal

Lv 50

Hyper Beam

C150905Normal

TM Moves

TM40

Aerial Ace

C60—20Flying

TM45

Attract

——10015Normal

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM02

Dragon Claw

C8010015Dragon

TM26

Earthquake

S10010010Ground

TM42

Facade

C7010020Normal

TM38

Fire Blast

D120855Fire

TM35

Flamethrower

D9510015Fire

HM02

Fly

—709515Flying

TM21

Frustration

——10020Normal

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM15

Hyper Beam

C150905Normal

TM23

Iron Tail

C1007515Steel

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM05

Roar-6

C——20Normal

HM06

Rock Smash

—2010015Fighting

TM39

Rock Tomb

—609510Rock

TM37

Sandstorm

———10Rock

TM43

Secret Power

—7010020Normal

TM47

Steel Wing

C709025Steel

HM04

Strength

—8010015Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM12

Taunt

C—10020Dark

TM46

Thief

C6010025Dark

TM41

Torment

D—10015Dark

TM06

Toxic

C—8510Poison

Egg Moves

Egg

Curse

C——10Ghost

Egg

Dragon Breath

—6010020Dragon

Egg

Foresight

——10040Normal

Egg

Pursuit

D4010020Dark

Egg

Steel Wing

C709025Steel

Egg

Whirlwind-6

D——20Normal

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Double-Edge

S12010015Normal

Tutor

Endure+4

D——10Normal

Tutor

Mimic

———10Normal

Tutor

Rock Slide

S759010Rock

Tutor

Sleep Talk

D——10Normal

Tutor

Snore

—4010015Normal

Tutor

Substitute

B——10Normal

Tutor

Swagger

——9015Normal

Tutor

Swift

—60—20Normal

How to Get Aerodactyl in Emerald

No wild encounters for Aerodactyl in Emerald. It's available in Red, Yellow, or Let's Go Pikachu and can be transferred over. The details below show where to find it.

Aerodactyl is not available as a wild encounter in this game.

Receive as a gift in:

FireRedGift · Cinnabar Island · Revive Old Amber

Then trade to Emerald.

Also found in:

Red Yellow Gold Crystal Diamond Platinum

Aerodactyl Guide

For Emerald, we rate Aerodactyl A-Tier: a strong pick in Emerald's competitive scene. At 515 BST, it fits the sweeper role. Earthquake with Choice Band is the standard set.
Mega Evolution isn't available in Emerald, but Aerodactyl does have a Mega form in Gen 6-7 games (X/Y, ORAS, Sun/Moon). Mega Aerodactyl hits 615 BST.
In Emerald, Aerodactyl's biggest threats include Gyarados (Water), Raikou (Electric), and Lapras (Ice), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Rock and Steel-type attackers are also a problem. With 5 weakness types, most competitive teams carry at least one counter.
Rock Head is the go-to ability for Aerodactyl. It protects against recoil damage. Its hidden ability Unnerve can work in specific setups. Pressure is the other option. Pick based on what your team needs.
Base 130 Speed lets it outrun most of the field. On offense, Aerodactyl is a physical attacker with base 105 Attack. Defensively? Enough bulk to take a hit or two. Best used as a sweeper.

Game Availability

Since debuting in Red & Blue, Aerodactyl has appeared in 20 titles over 10 generations. Along the way, it received a Mega form in Generation 7, keeping it relevant across different competitive metas.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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