Aerodactyl #0142

RockFlying
KabutopsKabutops(#0141)
Pokémon GO Pokédex
Snorlax(#0143)Snorlax
Max CPL402783L503147L51 · Best Buddy3184
Buddy Distance5 km per Candy
ReleasedJul 6, 2016May 24, 2018

Type Effectiveness

Aerodactyl takes 160% from Water, Electric, Ice, Rock and Steel moves.

Weak ×1.6
WaterElectricIceRockSteel
Resists ×0.6
NormalFirePoisonGroundFlyingBug

Aerodactyl is a Rock/Flying-type Pokémon in Pokémon GO, weak to Water, Electric, Ice, Rock and Steel.

It reaches 3147 CP at level 50, or 3184 as a Best Buddy.

Its best raid moveset is Rock Throw with Rock Slide.

Aerodactyl
Normal
Shiny Aerodactyl
Shiny

Base Stats

Attack221
Defense159
Stamina190

Not main-series base stats. Bars scale to 450 / 450 / 500.

Best Movesets

#Fast MoveCharged MoveDPSTDO
RockRock ThrowRockRock Slide12.0200
2RockRock ThrowDarkBrutal Swing12.0199
3DarkBiteDarkBrutal Swing11.4189
4DragonDragon BreathDarkBrutal Swing11.4189
5DarkBiteRockRock Slide11.3189
6DragonDragon BreathRockRock Slide11.3189
7SteelSteel WingDarkBrutal Swing11.3188
8SteelSteel WingRockRock Slide11.3188
20 More Pairings
#Fast MoveCharged MoveDPSTDO
9RockRock ThrowGroundEarth Power11.3187
10RockRock ThrowNormalHyper Beam11.2186
11RockRock ThrowNormalReturn11.1184
12RockRock ThrowRockAncient Power10.9181
13RockRock ThrowSteelIron Head10.8180
14DarkBiteGroundEarth Power10.7177
15DragonDragon BreathGroundEarth Power10.7177
16SteelSteel WingGroundEarth Power10.6177
17DarkBiteNormalHyper Beam10.5174
18DragonDragon BreathNormalHyper Beam10.5174
19DarkBiteRockAncient Power10.4173
20DragonDragon BreathRockAncient Power10.4173
21SteelSteel WingNormalHyper Beam10.4173
22SteelSteel WingRockAncient Power10.4173
23DarkBiteNormalReturn10.2170
24DragonDragon BreathNormalReturn10.2170
25SteelSteel WingNormalReturn10.2170
26DarkBiteSteelIron Head10.1168
27DragonDragon BreathSteelIron Head10.1168
28SteelSteel WingSteelIron Head10.1168

Raid damage at level 40, 15/15/15 IVs, no weather boost.

DPS is damage per second, TDO total damage before fainting. For one boss, see the raid counters.

Moves

Fast Moves

Move
Type
Power
Energy
Time
DPS
EPS
Steel WingSteel1481.0s14.08.0
Rock ThrowRock1381.0s13.08.0
BiteDark640.5s12.08.0
Dragon BreathDragon640.5s12.08.0

Charged Moves

Move
Type
Power
Energy
Time
DPS
DPE
ReturnPNormal25330.5s50.00.76
Hyper BeamNormal1501004.0s37.51.50
Brutal SwingDark65332.0s32.51.97
Iron HeadSteel60502.0s30.01.20
Rock SlideRock75502.5s30.01.50
Earth PowerGround100503.5s28.62.00
Ancient PowerRock70333.5s20.02.12

Fast Moves

Move
Type
Power
Energy
Turns
DPT
EPT
Rock ThrowRock8524.02.5
Steel WingSteel7523.52.5
Dragon BreathDragon3413.04.0
BiteDark2412.04.0

Charged Moves

Move
Type
Power
Energy
DPE
Hyper BeamNormal150801.88
ReturnPNormal130701.86
Rock SlideRock75451.67
Brutal SwingDark55351.57
Ancient PowerRock60451.33
Earth PowerGround90501.80
Iron HeadSteel85501.70

DPS damage per second · EPS energy per second · DPE damage per energy.

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Purified: Return is learned by purifying a Shadow.
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Top Counters

Full Rankings

As a Tier 5 raid boss. Level 40, 15/15/15, no weather boost.

  1. 1Crowned Sword ZacianSteelMetal ClawSteelBehemoth Blade44.7 eDPS
  2. 2Crowned Shield ZamazentaSteelMetal ClawSteelBehemoth Bash42.8 eDPS
  3. 3Dusk Mane NecrozmaSteelMetal ClawSteelSunsteel Strike42.1 eDPS
  4. 4Mega Raichu YElectricThunder ShockElectricZap Cannon+40.0 eDPS
  5. 5Mega GreninjaWaterWater ShurikenWaterSurf+40.0 eDPS
  6. 6Primal KyogreWaterWaterfallWaterOrigin PulseE38.9 eDPS
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Worth Powering Up?

Not stronger than the everyday pick against any Tier 5 or Mega boss.

The everyday pick is the best attacker that isn’t a Mega, Shadow or Legendary. Each number is how much more of the boss’s health this Pokémon takes off than that pick would. Level 40, 15/15/15, no weather boost.

CP by Level

Encounter
Level
Guaranteed CP
Max CP
Research15113610/10/10119315/15/15
Raids & Eggs20151510/10/10159015/15/15
Weather-Boosted Raids25189410/10/10198815/15/15
L404023990/0/0278315/15/15
L505027120/0/0314715/15/15
L51 · Best Buddy5127440/0/0318415/15/15
All Power-Up Levels (L15–L51)
Level
15/15/15
0/0/0
Level 1511931028
Level 2015901370
Level 2519881713
Level 3023862056
Level 3525852227
Level 4027832399
Level 4529622553
Level 5031472712
Level 5131842744

Research, raid and egg catches have at least 10/10/10 IVs. A wild catch can be as low as 0/0/0.

L40 is the cap without XL Candy, L50 with it. L51 is Best Buddy only.

Dex Details

Second Charged Move75 Candy · 75,000 Stardust
Height / Weight1.8 m · 59 kg
Gender Ratio
87.5%12.5%
TradingTradableTransferable

Abilities, EVs, breeding and learnsets: Aerodactyl in the RotomLabs Pokédex

PvP IV Spreads

Great League

1500 CP Cap
Best IVs1/15/151496 CP at level 20
RankIVsCPLevel% of Best
#11/15/15149620100.00%
#22/14/1514982099.87%
#30/14/9150020.599.78%
#40/11/12149820.599.69%
#52/15/1314952099.62%
#62/15/1414992099.62%
#71/10/12150020.599.55%
#80/15/1514892099.54%
#90/15/7149620.599.52%
#100/15/8150020.599.52%

A 15/15/15 ranks #2843 of 4,096, with 94.30% of the best stat product.

Great League Rankings on PvPoke

Ultra League

2500 CP Cap
Best IVs0/13/152499 CP at level 37.5
RankIVsCPLevel% of Best
#10/13/15249937.5100.00%
#20/14/14250037.599.94%
#30/15/1524953799.78%
#41/14/1524993799.65%
#51/15/1425003799.59%
#60/12/1324983899.52%
#70/13/1224993899.47%
#80/15/7250038.599.43%
#90/12/15249237.599.41%
#100/14/1125003899.41%

A 15/15/15 ranks #1709 of 4,096, with 96.25% of the best stat product.

Ultra League Rankings on PvPoke

Ranked by stat product at the highest level under the CP cap.

Trades and research have at least 10 in each IV, lucky trades 12. Check your own. This ranks IVs only. For the meta, see PvPoke.

Event Costumes

  • Aerodactyl in the Summer 2023 costumeSummer 2023

Cosmetic only. Some came with an event-exclusive move.

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