Aerodactyl #0142

The Fossil Pokémon

Typing	RockFlying
Abilities	Rock Head - Ability 1 Pressure - Ability 2
Classification	The Fossil Pokémon
National ID	#0142
How to get	Given to you at Oreburgh City

Type Effectiveness

Weak x2

RockSteelWaterElectricIce

Resists x½

NormalFlyingPoisonBugFire

Immune x0

Ground

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Sprite and Official Artwork

Base Stats

Stat	Amount	Stat Range
HP	80	140—187
Attack	105	99—172
Defense	65	63—128
Sp. Attack	60	58—123
Sp. Defense	75	72—139
Speed	130	121—200
Total	515	Calculated Stat Range

Calculated stats: Lv. 50

Lv. 100Nature details:

Where to Find

Place	Lv.
Oreburgh City Mining MuseumGift	20	100%

Breeding and Species Information

Egg Group(s)	Flying
Egg Cycles	35
Egg Steps	8925
Gender Ratio	88.19%11.81%
Height	1.8 m (5'11")
Weight	59.0 kg (130.1 lbs.)

Battle Information

EV Yield	2 Speed
Base Exp. Yield	202
Catch Rate	45
Catch Chance	~6.25% Success (Poké Ball, Lvl. 50, Full HP)
Exp. Growth Rate	Slow
Base Friendship	70

Pokédex Entries

Platinum

"A Pokémon that roamed the skies in the dinosaur era. Its teeth are like saw blades."

Learnset

Level-up Egg Tutor TM HM Transfer

Learnset via Level-up

The following moves are learned by Aerodactyl via level-up in Pokémon Platinum:

Level	Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
1	Bite	60	100	Dark	Phys.
1	Fire Fang	65	95	Fire	Phys.
1	Ice Fang	65	95	Ice	Phys.
1	Scary Face	—	90	Normal	Stat.
1	Supersonic	—	55	Normal	Stat.
1	Thunder Fang	65	95	Electric	Phys.
1	Wing Attack	60	100	Flying	Phys.
9	Roar	—	100	Normal	Stat.
17	Agility	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
25	Ancient Power	60	100	Rock	Spec.
33	Crunch	80	100	Dark	Phys.
41	Take Down	90	85	Normal	Phys.
49	Iron Head	80	100	Steel	Phys.
57	Hyper Beam	150	90	Normal	Spec.
65	Rock Slide	75	90	Rock	Phys.
73	Giga Impact	150	90	Normal	Phys.

Egg Moves

The following moves are learned by Aerodactyl as Egg Moves in Pokémon Platinum:

Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
Assurance	50	100	Dark	Phys.
Curse	—	—	???	Stat.
Dragon Breath	60	100	Dragon	Spec.
Foresight	—	—	Normal	Stat.
Pursuit	40	100	Dark	Phys.
Steel Wing	70	90	Steel	Phys.
Whirlwind	—	100	Normal	Stat.

Tutor Moves

The following moves are learned by Aerodactyl as Tutor Moves in Pokémon Platinum:

Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
Air Cutter	55	95	Flying	Spec.
Ancient Power	60	100	Rock	Spec.
Aqua Tail	90	90	Water	Phys.
Earth Power	90	100	Ground	Spec.
Heat Wave	100	90	Fire	Spec.
Iron Head	80	100	Steel	Phys.
Ominous Wind	60	100	Ghost	Spec.
Snore	40	100	Normal	Spec.
Swift	60	—	Normal	Spec.
Twister	40	100	Dragon	Spec.

Tutor moves can only be learned by visiting a special Move Tutor.

Learnset via TM

The following moves are learned by Aerodactyl via TM in Pokémon Platinum:

TM	Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
TM002	Dragon Claw	80	100	Dragon	Phys.
TM005	Roar	—	100	Normal	Stat.
TM006	Toxic	—	85	Poison	Stat.
TM010	Hidden Power	1	100	Normal	Spec.
TM011	Sunny Day	—	—	Fire	Stat.
TM012	Taunt	—	100	Dark	Stat.
TM015	Hyper Beam	150	90	Normal	Spec.
TM017	Protect	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM018	Rain Dance	—	—	Water	Stat.
TM021	Frustration	1	100	Normal	Phys.
TM023	Iron Tail	100	75	Steel	Phys.
TM026	Earthquake	100	100	Ground	Phys.
TM027	Return	1	100	Normal	Phys.
TM032	Double Team	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM035	Flamethrower	95	100	Fire	Spec.
TM037	Sandstorm	—	—	Rock	Stat.
TM038	Fire Blast	120	85	Fire	Spec.
TM039	Rock Tomb	50	80	Rock	Phys.
TM040	Aerial Ace	60	—	Flying	Phys.
TM041	Torment	—	100	Dark	Stat.
TM042	Facade	70	100	Normal	Phys.
TM043	Secret Power	70	100	Normal	Phys.
TM044	Rest	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
TM045	Attract	—	100	Normal	Stat.
TM046	Thief	40	100	Dark	Phys.
TM047	Steel Wing	70	90	Steel	Phys.
TM051	Roost	—	—	Flying	Stat.
TM058	Endure	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM059	Dragon Pulse	90	100	Dragon	Spec.
TM066	Payback	50	100	Dark	Phys.
TM068	Giga Impact	150	90	Normal	Phys.
TM069	Rock Polish	—	—	Rock	Stat.
TM071	Stone Edge	100	80	Rock	Phys.
TM076	Stealth Rock	—	—	Rock	Stat.
TM078	Captivate	—	100	Normal	Stat.
TM080	Rock Slide	75	90	Rock	Phys.
TM082	Sleep Talk	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM083	Natural Gift	1	100	Normal	Phys.
TM087	Swagger	—	90	Normal	Stat.
TM090	Substitute	—	—	Normal	Stat.

Learnset via HM

The following moves are learned by Aerodactyl via HM in Pokémon Platinum:

TM	Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
HM02	Fly	90	95	Flying	Phys.
HM04	Strength	80	100	Normal	Phys.
HM05	Defog	—	—	Flying	Stat.
HM06	Rock Smash	40	100	Fighting	Phys.

Transfer Moves

The following moves are learned by Aerodactyl via Transfer from an older game:

Name	Origin Games	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
Double-Edge	EFRLGxd	120	100	Normal	Phys.
Headbutt	HGSS	70	100	Normal	Phys.
Mimic	EFRLGxd	—	—	Normal	Stat.
Sky Attack	xdHGSS	140	90	Flying	Phys.
Tailwind	HGSS	—	—	Flying	Stat.

Transfer moves require transferring the Pokémon from a previous generation where it could learn the move.

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