Aerodactyl #0142

The Fossil Pokémon

Typing	RockFlying
Abilities	Rock Head - Ability 1 Pressure - Ability 2 Unnerve - Hidden
Classification	The Fossil Pokémon
National ID	#0142

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:

Breeding and Species Information

Egg Group(s)	Flying
Egg Cycles	35
Egg Steps	4480
Gender Ratio	88.14% 11.86%
Height	1.8 m (5'11")
Weight	59.0 kg (130.1 lbs.)

Battle Information

EV Yield	2 Speed
Base Exp. Yield	180
Catch Rate	45
Catch Chance	~11.95% Success (Poké Ball, Lvl. 50, Full HP)
Exp. Growth Rate	Slow
Base Friendship	50

Pokédex Entries

Sword

"This is a ferocious Pokémon from ancient times. Apparently even modern technology is incapable of producing a perfectly restored specimen."

Shield

"Aerodactyl’s sawlike fangs can shred skin to tatters—even the skin of Steel-type Pokémon."

Learnset

Level-up Egg Tutor TM TR Transfer

Learnset via Level-up

The following moves are learned by Aerodactyl via level-up in Pokémon Sword and Shield:

Level	Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
1	Ancient Power	60	100	Rock	Spec.
1	Bite	60	100	Dark	Phys.
5	Supersonic	—	55	Normal	Stat.
10	Wing Attack	60	100	Flying	Phys.
15	Scary Face	—	100	Normal	Stat.
20	Rock Slide	75	90	Rock	Phys.
25	Roar	—	—	Normal	Stat.
30	Crunch	80	100	Dark	Phys.
35	Iron Head	80	100	Steel	Phys.
40	Take Down	90	85	Normal	Phys.
45	Stone Edge	100	80	Rock	Phys.
50	Agility	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
55	Hyper Beam	150	90	Normal	Spec.
60	Giga Impact	150	90	Normal	Phys.

Egg Moves

The following moves are learned by Aerodactyl as Egg Moves in Pokémon Sword and Shield:

Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
Curse	—	—	Ghost	Stat.
Dragon Breath	60	100	Dragon	Spec.
Roost	—	—	Flying	Stat.
Tailwind	—	—	Flying	Stat.
Whirlwind	—	—	Normal	Stat.
Wide Guard	—	—	Rock	Stat.

Tutor Moves

The following moves are learned by Aerodactyl as Tutor Moves in Pokémon Sword and Shield:

Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
Dual Wingbeat	40	90	Flying	Phys.
Meteor Beam	120	90	Rock	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 Sword and Shield:

TM	Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
TM006	Fly	90	95	Flying	Phys.
TM008	Hyper Beam	150	90	Normal	Spec.
TM009	Giga Impact	150	90	Normal	Phys.
TM021	Rest	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
TM022	Rock Slide	75	90	Rock	Phys.
TM023	Thief	60	100	Dark	Phys.
TM024	Snore	50	100	Normal	Spec.
TM025	Protect	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM026	Scary Face	—	100	Normal	Stat.
TM030	Steel Wing	70	90	Steel	Phys.
TM031	Attract	—	100	Normal	Stat.
TM032	Sandstorm	—	—	Rock	Stat.
TM033	Rain Dance	—	—	Water	Stat.
TM034	Sunny Day	—	—	Fire	Stat.
TM039	Facade	70	100	Normal	Phys.
TM040	Swift	60	—	Normal	Spec.
TM048	Rock Tomb	60	95	Rock	Phys.
TM054	Rock Blast	25	90	Rock	Phys.
TM057	Payback	50	100	Dark	Phys.
TM058	Assurance	60	100	Dark	Phys.
TM066	Thunder Fang	65	95	Electric	Phys.
TM067	Ice Fang	65	95	Ice	Phys.
TM068	Fire Fang	65	95	Fire	Phys.
TM076	Round	60	100	Normal	Spec.
TM081	Bulldoze	60	100	Ground	Phys.
TM097	Brutal Swing	60	100	Dark	Phys.

Learnset via TR

The following moves are learned by Aerodactyl via TR in Pokémon Sword and Shield:

TR	Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
TR02	Flamethrower	90	100	Fire	Spec.
TR10	Earthquake	100	100	Ground	Phys.
TR12	Agility	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
TR15	Fire Blast	110	85	Fire	Spec.
TR20	Substitute	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TR26	Endure	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TR27	Sleep Talk	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TR31	Iron Tail	100	75	Steel	Phys.
TR32	Crunch	80	100	Dark	Phys.
TR36	Heat Wave	95	90	Fire	Spec.
TR37	Taunt	—	100	Dark	Stat.
TR47	Dragon Claw	80	100	Dragon	Phys.
TR51	Dragon Dance	—	—	Dragon	Stat.
TR62	Dragon Pulse	85	100	Dragon	Spec.
TR67	Earth Power	90	100	Ground	Spec.
TR74	Iron Head	80	100	Steel	Phys.
TR75	Stone Edge	100	80	Rock	Phys.
TR76	Stealth Rock	—	—	Rock	Stat.
TR89	Hurricane	110	70	Flying	Spec.
TR97	Psychic Fangs	85	100	Psychic	Phys.

Transfer Moves

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

Name	Origin Games	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
Aerial Ace	E FRLG RS DP HGSS Pt BW B2W2 ORAS XY SM USUM BDSP	60	—	Flying	Phys.
Air Cutter	HGSS Pt	60	95	Flying	Spec.
Aqua Tail	HGSS Pt B2W2 ORAS USUM	90	90	Water	Phys.
Bide	RB Y	1	—	Normal	Phys.
Captivate	DP HGSS Pt	—	100	Normal	Stat.
Celebrate	SM USUM	—	—	Normal	Stat.
Confide	ORAS XY SM USUM	—	—	Normal	Stat.
Defog	DP Pt USUM BDSP	—	—	Flying	Stat.
Detect	C GS	—	—	Fighting	Stat.
Double Team	RB Y C GS E FRLG RS DP HGSS Pt BW B2W2 ORAS XY SM USUM BDSP	—	—	Normal	Stat.
Double-Edge	RB Y E FRLG	120	100	Normal	Phys.
Dragon Rage	RB Y	1	100	Dragon	Spec.
Foresight	C GS E FRLG RS DP HGSS Pt BW B2W2 ORAS XY SM USUM	—	—	Normal	Stat.
Frustration	C GS E FRLG RS DP HGSS Pt BW B2W2 ORAS XY SM USUM	1	100	Normal	Phys.
Headbutt	C GS HGSS	70	100	Normal	Phys.
Hidden Power	C GS E FRLG RS DP HGSS Pt BW B2W2 ORAS XY SM USUM	60	100	Normal	Spec.
Hone Claws	BW B2W2 ORAS XY	—	—	Dark	Stat.
Incinerate	BW B2W2 ORAS XY	60	100	Fire	Spec.
Laser Focus	USUM	—	—	Normal	Stat.
Mimic	RB Y E FRLG	—	—	Normal	Stat.
Natural Gift	DP HGSS Pt	1	100	Normal	Phys.
Ominous Wind	HGSS Pt	60	100	Ghost	Spec.
Pursuit	C GS E FRLG RS DP HGSS Pt BW B2W2 ORAS XY SM USUM	40	100	Dark	Phys.
Rage	RB Y	20	100	Normal	Phys.
Razor Wind	RB Y	80	100	Normal	Spec.
Reflect	RB Y	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
Return	C GS E FRLG RS DP HGSS Pt BW B2W2 ORAS XY SM USUM	1	100	Normal	Phys.
Rock Polish	DP HGSS Pt BW B2W2 ORAS XY SM USUM BDSP	—	—	Rock	Stat.
Rock Smash	C GS E FRLG RS DP HGSS Pt BW B2W2 ORAS XY BDSP	40	100	Fighting	Phys.
Secret Power	E FRLG RS DP HGSS Pt ORAS	70	100	Normal	Phys.
Sky Attack	RB Y HGSS B2W2 ORAS USUM	140	90	Flying	Phys.
Sky Drop	BW B2W2 ORAS XY SM USUM	60	100	Flying	Phys.
Smack Down	BW B2W2 ORAS XY SM USUM	50	100	Rock	Phys.
Strength	E FRLG RS DP HGSS Pt BW B2W2 ORAS XY BDSP	80	100	Normal	Phys.
Swagger	C GS E DP HGSS Pt BW B2W2 ORAS XY SM USUM BDSP	—	85	Normal	Stat.
Torment	E FRLG RS DP HGSS Pt BW B2W2 ORAS XY SM USUM BDSP	—	100	Dark	Stat.
Toxic	RB Y C GS E FRLG RS DP HGSS Pt BW B2W2 ORAS XY SM USUM	—	90	Poison	Stat.
Twister	HGSS Pt	40	100	Dragon	Spec.

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

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