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Aerodactyl

406 appearances (Regulation M-B)
C
Tier
200
Speed #10
Forms: Mega Aerodactyl
Aerodactyl
Rock Flying
HP 80
Atk 105
Def 65
Sp.Atk 60
Sp.Def 75
Speed 130
Total 515
Weight 130.1 lbs.
Rock Head
The Pokémon will not lose HP due to recoil damage from its moves.
Pressure
Causes opponents to expend 1 more PP when using moves against the Pokémon.
Unnerve
Makes opponents unable to eat Berries.

Type effectiveness

Weakness · 2×
Water Electric Ice Rock Steel
Resistance · ½×
Normal Fire Poison Flying Bug
Immunity · 0×
Ground

Meta Builds

Meta Popular

Builds ranked by competitive performance — higher placement at larger events scores more.

#1
Unnerve Aerodactylite
100.0 54.3% WR · 53 teams
Dual Wingbeat Ice Fang Rock Slide Tailwind
Stat Alignment: 94% Jolly
Team
Aerodactyl
Aerodactyl
Unnerve · Aerodactylite
100%
Kingambit
Kingambit
Defiant · Focus Sash
75%
Sylveon
Sylveon
Pixilate · Fairy Feather
72%
Garchomp
Garchomp
Rough Skin · Life Orb
72%
Farigiraf
Farigiraf
Armor Tail · Sitrus Berry
55%
Charizard
Charizard
Blaze · Charizardite Y
53%
Smogon VGC Major Live 2026 - 1500$ Prize - Reg M-B · RoiRehh (#4) · 12–3
Charizard
Charizard
Ability Blaze
Item Charizardite Y
Nature Modest
Protect Weather Ball Heat Wave Solar Beam
Farigiraf
Farigiraf
Ability Armor Tail
Item Expert Belt
Nature Bold
Helping Hand Twin Beam Thunderbolt Trick Room
Kingambit
Kingambit
Ability Defiant
Item Focus Sash
Nature Adamant
Kowtow Cleave Sucker Punch Iron Head Low Kick
Sylveon
Sylveon
Ability Pixilate
Item Fairy Feather
Nature Modest
Detect Hyper Voice Hyper Beam Quick Attack
Aerodactyl
Aerodactyl
Ability Unnerve
Item Aerodactylite
Nature Jolly
Ice Fang Rock Slide Dual Wingbeat Tailwind
Garchomp
Garchomp
Ability Rough Skin
Item Life Orb
Nature Adamant
Protect Rock Slide Dragon Claw Earthquake
#2
Unnerve Focus Sash
98.8 55.4% WR · 25 teams
Protect Rock Slide Tailwind Wide Guard
Stat Alignment: 100% Jolly
Team
Aerodactyl
Aerodactyl
Unnerve · Focus Sash
100%
Garchomp
Garchomp
Rough Skin · Life Orb
88%
Charizard
Charizard
Blaze · Charizardite Y
80%
Sylveon
Sylveon
Pixilate · Fairy Feather
68%
Metagross
Metagross
Clear Body · Metagrossite
64%
Samurott [Hisuian Form]
Samurott [Hisuian Form]
Sharpness · Black Glasses
60%
Maddo's Cup #9 | 100€ for the Winner | Reg M-B · Wouttonethestronger (#6) · 9–3
Garchomp
Garchomp
Ability Rough Skin
Item Life Orb
Nature Jolly
Dragon Claw Earthquake Rock Slide Protect
Charizard
Charizard
Ability Blaze
Item Charizardite Y
Nature Timid
Heat Wave Solar Beam Weather Ball Protect
Metagross
Metagross
Ability Clear Body
Item Metagrossite
Nature Jolly
Iron Head Ice Punch Body Press Protect
Aerodactyl
Aerodactyl
Ability Unnerve
Item Focus Sash
Nature Jolly
Rock Slide Tailwind Wide Guard Protect
Sylveon
Sylveon
Ability Pixilate
Item Fairy Feather
Nature Modest
Hyper Voice Quick Attack Hyper Beam Detect
Samurott [Hisuian Form]
Samurott [Hisuian Form]
Ability Sharpness
Item Black Glasses
Nature Adamant
Sucker Punch Ceaseless Edge Sacred Sword Protect
#3
Unnerve Aerodactylite
90.1 49.3% WR · 56 teams
Dual Wingbeat Rock Slide Tailwind Wide Guard
Stat Alignment: 100% Jolly
Team
Aerodactyl
Aerodactyl
Unnerve · Aerodactylite
100%
Garchomp
Garchomp
Rough Skin · Sitrus Berry
75%
Sylveon
Sylveon
Pixilate · Fairy Feather
73%
Kingambit
Kingambit
Defiant · Chople Berry
59%
Basculegion
Basculegion
Adaptability · Focus Sash
55%
Charizard
Charizard
Blaze · Charizardite Y
50%
r/VGC Regulation M-B Kickoff Cup · KoelSaul (#3) · 8–1
Maushold
Maushold
Ability Friend Guard
Item Chople Berry
Nature Jolly
Protect Beat Up Super Fang Follow Me
Annihilape
Annihilape
Ability Defiant
Item Leftovers
Nature Careful
Protect Bulk Up Drain Punch Rage Fist
Sylveon
Sylveon
Ability Pixilate
Item Fairy Feather
Nature Modest
Protect Hyper Voice Hyper Beam Quick Attack
Aegislash
Aegislash
Ability Stance Change
Item Spell Tag
Nature Adamant
King's Shield Poltergeist Shadow Sneak Iron Head
Hydreigon
Hydreigon
Ability Levitate
Item Choice Scarf
Nature Modest
Dark Pulse Snarl Draco Meteor Earth Power
Aerodactyl
Aerodactyl
Ability Unnerve
Item Aerodactylite
Nature Jolly
Wide Guard Rock Slide Dual Wingbeat Tailwind
#4
Unnerve Focus Sash
82.6 45.7% WR · 52 teams
Dual Wingbeat Rock Slide Tailwind Wide Guard
Stat Alignment: 100% Jolly
Team
Aerodactyl
Aerodactyl
Unnerve · Focus Sash
100%
Floette
Floette
Flower Veil · Floettite
62%
Garchomp
Garchomp
Rough Skin · Life Orb
58%
Incineroar
Incineroar
Intimidate · Passho Berry
48%
Metagross
Metagross
Clear Body · Metagrossite
37%
Sneasler
Sneasler
Unburden · White Herb
35%
The Wide League Saturday Night Rumble #86 REG M-B · elosodevastador (#3) · 10–1
Metagross
Metagross
Ability Clear Body
Item Metagrossite
Nature Jolly
Protect Stomping Tantrum Psychic Fangs Iron Head
Incineroar
Incineroar
Ability Intimidate
Item Passho Berry
Nature Careful
Fake Out Darkest Lariat Flare Blitz Parting Shot
Sneasler
Sneasler
Ability Unburden
Item White Herb
Nature Jolly
Fake Out Coaching Close Combat Dire Claw
Floette
Floette
Ability Flower Veil
Item Floettite
Nature Modest
Calm Mind Protect Dazzling Gleam Draining Kiss
Hydreigon
Hydreigon
Ability Levitate
Item Choice Scarf
Nature Modest
Flamethrower Dark Pulse Snarl Draco Meteor
Aerodactyl
Aerodactyl
Ability Unnerve
Item Focus Sash
Nature Jolly
Tailwind Rock Slide Wide Guard Dual Wingbeat
#5
Unnerve Aerodactylite
80.3 43.6% WR · 78 teams
Dual Wingbeat Protect Rock Slide Tailwind
Stat Alignment: 95% Jolly
Team
Aerodactyl
Aerodactyl
Unnerve · Aerodactylite
100%
Sylveon
Sylveon
Pixilate · Fairy Feather
55%
Garchomp
Garchomp
Rough Skin · Life Orb
50%
Kingambit
Kingambit
Defiant · Black Glasses
41%
Incineroar
Incineroar
Intimidate · Passho Berry
37%
Metagross
Metagross
Clear Body · Metagrossite
35%
*Sitrus-Series*|Champions-MB|#63 · AndreVGC (#2) · 9–2
Metagross
Metagross
Ability Clear Body
Item Metagrossite
Nature Adamant
Iron Head Psychic Fangs Stomping Tantrum Protect
Kommo-o
Kommo-o
Ability Soundproof
Item Leftovers
Nature Modest
Clanging Scales Aura Sphere Clangorous Soul Protect
Sylveon
Sylveon
Ability Pixilate
Item Fairy Feather
Nature Modest
Hyper Voice Hyper Beam Quick Attack Detect
Aerodactyl
Aerodactyl
Ability Unnerve
Item Aerodactylite
Nature Jolly
Rock Slide Dual Wingbeat Tailwind Protect
Incineroar
Incineroar
Ability Intimidate
Item Passho Berry
Nature Careful
Flare Blitz Throat Chop Parting Shot Fake Out
Milotic
Milotic
Ability Competitive
Item Sitrus Berry
Nature Modest
Scald Icy Wind Life Dew Protect

Tournament Stats

Submissions that don't match in-game data (typos, renamed moves or abilities) are discarded during import, so the counts here can differ from the total appearance count above.

Most Common Teammates

Garchomp
Garchomp
Dragon Ground
60.8% usage · WR 48.3%
Sylveon
Sylveon
Fairy
44.6% usage · WR 51.1%
Kingambit
Kingambit
Dark Steel
39.2% usage · WR 47.7%
Basculegion
Basculegion
Water Ghost
34.0% usage · WR 46.1%
Charizard
Charizard
Fire Flying
33.0% usage · WR 51.5%
Incineroar
Incineroar
Fire Dark
27.3% usage · WR 47.2%
Metagross
Metagross
Steel Psychic
25.9% usage · WR 46.4%
Sneasler
Sneasler
Fighting Poison
20.7% usage · WR 43.4%

Most Common Moves

Rock Slide
398 (98.0%)
Tailwind
384 (94.6%)
Dual Wingbeat
357 (87.9%)
Protect
200 (49.3%)
Wide Guard
170 (41.9%)
Ice Fang
80 (19.7%)
Taunt
6 (1.5%)
Rock Blast
4 (1.0%)
Earthquake
4 (1.0%)
Iron Head
3 (0.7%)

Most Common Items

Aerodactylite Aerodactylite
235 (57.9%)
Focus Sash Focus Sash
150 (36.9%)
Sitrus Berry Sitrus Berry
4 (1.0%)
Life Orb Life Orb
3 (0.7%)
Lum Berry Lum Berry
3 (0.7%)
King's Rock King's Rock
3 (0.7%)
Quick Claw Quick Claw
2 (0.5%)
Hard Stone Hard Stone
2 (0.5%)
Muscle Band Muscle Band
1 (0.2%)
Damp Rock Damp Rock
1 (0.2%)

Most Common Abilities

Unnerve
369 (90.9%)
Rock Head
13 (3.2%)
Pressure
12 (3.0%)
Tough Claws (not precise)
12 (3.0%)

Learnable Moves

Move Type Cat. Pow Acc PP
Aerial Ace Flying Physical 60 101 20
Agility Psychic Status - 101 20
Ancient Power Rock Special 60 100 8
Assurance Dark Physical 60 100 12
Attract Normal Status - 100 16
Bite Dark Physical 60 100 20
Brutal Swing Dark Physical 60 100 20
Bulldoze Ground Physical 60 100 20
Crunch Dark Physical 80 100 16
Curse Ghost Status - 101 12
Dragon Claw Dragon Physical 80 100 16
Dragon Dance Dragon Status - 101 20
Dragon Pulse Dragon Special 85 100 12
Dual Wingbeat Flying Physical 40 90 12
Earth Power Ground Special 90 100 12
Earthquake Ground Physical 100 100 12
Endure Normal Status - 101 12
Facade Normal Physical 70 100 20
Fire Blast Fire Special 110 85 8
Fire Fang Fire Physical 65 95 16
Flamethrower Fire Special 90 100 16
Fly Flying Physical 90 95 16
Giga Impact Normal Physical 150 90 8
Heat Wave Fire Special 95 90 12
Hurricane Flying Special 110 70 12
Hyper Beam Normal Special 150 90 8
Ice Fang Ice Physical 65 95 16
Iron Head Steel Physical 80 100 16
Iron Tail Steel Physical 100 75 16
Move Type Cat. Pow Acc PP
Meteor Beam Rock Special 120 90 12
Payback Dark Physical 50 100 12
Protect Normal Status - 101 8
Psychic Fangs Psychic Physical 85 100 12
Rain Dance Water Status - 101 8
Rest Psychic Status - 101 8
Roar Normal Status - 101 20
Rock Blast Rock Physical 25 90 12
Rock Slide Rock Physical 75 90 12
Rock Tomb Rock Physical 60 95 16
Roost Flying Status - 101 8
Round Normal Special 60 100 16
Sandstorm Rock Status - 101 8
Scary Face Normal Status - 100 12
Sky Attack Flying Physical 140 90 8
Sleep Talk Normal Status - 101 12
Snore Normal Special 50 100 16
Stealth Rock Rock Status - 101 20
Steel Wing Steel Physical 70 90 20
Stone Edge Rock Physical 100 80 8
Substitute Normal Status - 101 12
Sunny Day Fire Status - 101 8
Swagger Normal Status - 85 16
Tailwind Flying Status - 101 16
Taunt Dark Status - 100 20
Thief Dark Physical 60 100 20
Thunder Fang Electric Physical 65 95 16
Whirlwind Normal Status - 101 20
Wide Guard Rock Status - 101 12

Notable Placements

Place Player Tournament Record
#1 naibot2814 The Drywalls Series #8 - M-B 7-1-0
#2 AndreVGC *Sitrus-Series*|Champions-MB|#63 9-2-0
#3 KoelSaul r/VGC Regulation M-B Kickoff Cup 8-1-0
#3 elosodevastador The Wide League Saturday Night Rumble #86 REG M-B 10-1-0
#3 Sungjevwooo TARTAN TAKEDOWN #29 - [CHAMPIONS REG M-B] 6-3-0
#4 murray1672 MMHM x Stellar Novas Tour #2 7-3-0
#4 RoiRehh Smogon VGC Major Live 2026 - 1500$ Prize - Reg M-B 12-3-0
#4 DUhZER4 Intimidators Champions Challenge #20 REG M-B 7-2-0
#5 Connor Barrios The Wide League Saturday Night Rumble #86 REG M-B 7-3-0
#5 FangFang Sketch Academy Pride Month/MMHM Qualifier -Reg M-B 7-1-0
#6 Abnaa MMHM x Stellar Novas Tour #2 7-2-0
#6 Wouttonethestronger Maddo's Cup #9 | 100€ for the Winner | Reg M-B 9-3-0
#8 naibot2814 MMHM x Stellar Novas Tour #2 6-3-0
#8 SKT T1 | Faker Intimidators Champions Challenge #20 REG M-B 5-3-0
#12 RingoPK Maddo's Cup #9 | 100€ for the Winner | Reg M-B 7-3-0
#13 Kamaleao Intimidators Champions Challenge #20 REG M-B 5-2-0
#13 KevidMC Smogon VGC Major Live 2026 - 1500$ Prize - Reg M-B 10-3-0
#13 benels CHAMPIONS REG. M-B |👑CROWN FIGHT Bo3 TOUR #73👑 5-3-0
#14 Drakho Coupe Critique Champions #3 - 150€ prize 5-3-0
#14 glezpez TARTAN TAKEDOWN #29 - [CHAMPIONS REG M-B] 4-3-0