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Aerodactyl, a Rock and Flying type Pokémon, official artwork

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Aerodactyl: Weakness, Best Moveset & Builds

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Aerodactyl is a speedy utility Pokémon, led by its Speed (130) and Attack (105), with a base stat total of 515. In the VGC ladder it sits at 3.2% usage.

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What is Aerodactyl weak to?

How much damage Aerodactyl takes from each attacking type.

2×Weak toElectricIceRockSteelWater
0.5×ResistsBugFireFlyingNormalPoison
0×Immune toGround

Aerodactyl takes super-effective damage from Electric, Ice, Rock, Steel, Water. It resists Bug, Fire, Flying, Normal, Poison and is immune to Ground.

Best moveset for Aerodactyl

The most-used moves on Aerodactyl in VGC (official doubles) this month (2026-07 usage statistics):

  • Rock SlideRock7525.4%
  • TailwindFlying-24.8%
  • ProtectNormal-17.3%
  • Wide GuardRock-15.7%
  • Dual WingbeatFlying4013.4%
  • TauntDark-1.5%

Best nature for Aerodactyl

Jolly. It is the most common choice on ranked sets right now; the top spread is Jolly with 2/32/0/0/0/32 EVs (65% of sets).

Abilities

  • Rock HeadThis Pokemon does not take recoil damage besides Struggle/Life Orb/crash damage.
  • PressureIf this Pokemon is the target of a foe's move, that move loses one additional PP.
  • UnnerveWhile this Pokemon is active, it prevents opposing Pokemon from using their Berries.

Best teammates for Aerodactyl

Pokémon most often paired with Aerodactyl on successful VGC (official doubles) teams. Start from one of these cores, then check your coverage in the team builder:

Full learnset (99 moves; tap to expand)

Aerodactyl is not obtainable in Scarlet/Violet, so this is its National Dex movepool.

MoveTypePowerAcc.Category
Giga ImpactNormal15090%Physical
Hyper BeamNormal15090%Special
Sky AttackFlying14090%Physical
Double-EdgeNormal120100%Physical
Meteor BeamRock12090%Special
Fire BlastFire11085%Special
HurricaneFlying11070%Special
EarthquakeGround100100%Physical
Iron TailSteel10075%Physical
Stone EdgeRock10080%Physical
Heat WaveFire9590%Special
Aqua TailWater9090%Physical
Earth PowerGround90100%Special
FlamethrowerFire90100%Special
FlyFlying9095%Physical
Take DownNormal9085%Physical
Dragon PulseDragon85100%Special
Psychic FangsPsychic85100%Physical
CrunchDark80100%Physical
Dragon ClawDragon80100%Physical
Iron HeadSteel80100%Physical
Razor WindNormal80100%Special
StrengthNormal80100%Physical
Rock SlideRock7590%Physical
FacadeNormal70100%Physical
HeadbuttNormal70100%Physical
Secret PowerNormal70100%Physical
Steel WingSteel7090%Physical
Fire FangFire6595%Physical
Ice FangIce6595%Physical
Thunder FangElectric6595%Physical
Aerial AceFlying60-Physical
Air CutterFlying6095%Special
Ancient PowerRock60100%Special
AssuranceDark60100%Physical
BiteDark60100%Physical
Brutal SwingDark60100%Physical
BulldozeGround60100%Physical
Dragon BreathDragon60100%Special
Hidden Power WaterWater60100%Special
IncinerateFire60100%Special
Ominous WindGhost60100%Special
Rock TombRock6095%Physical
RoundNormal60100%Special
Sky DropFlying60100%Physical
SwiftNormal60-Special
ThiefDark60100%Physical
Wing AttackFlying60100%Physical
PaybackDark50100%Physical
Rock ThrowRock5090%Physical
Smack DownRock50100%Physical
SnoreNormal50100%Special
Dual WingbeatFlying4090%Physical
PursuitDark40100%Physical
Rock SmashFighting40100%Physical
TwisterDragon40100%Special
Rock BlastRock2590%Physical
RageNormal20100%Physical
BideNormal?-Physical
Dragon RageDragon?100%Special
FrustrationNormal?100%Physical
Natural GiftNormal?100%Physical
ReturnNormal?100%Physical
AgilityPsychic--Status
AttractNormal-100%Status
CaptivateNormal-100%Status
CelebrateNormal--Status
ConfideNormal--Status
CurseGhost--Status
DefogFlying--Status
DetectFighting--Status
Double TeamNormal--Status
Dragon DanceDragon--Status
EndureNormal--Status
ForesightNormal--Status
Hone ClawsDark--Status
Laser FocusNormal--Status
MimicNormal--Status
ProtectNormal--Status
Rain DanceWater--Status
ReflectPsychic--Status
RestPsychic--Status
RoarNormal--Status
Rock PolishRock--Status
RoostFlying--Status
SandstormRock--Status
Scary FaceNormal-100%Status
Sleep TalkNormal--Status
Stealth RockRock--Status
SubstituteNormal--Status
Sunny DayFire--Status
SupersonicNormal-55%Status
SwaggerNormal-85%Status
TailwindFlying--Status
TauntDark-100%Status
TormentDark-100%Status
ToxicPoison-90%Status
WhirlwindNormal--Status
Wide GuardRock--Status