Is Aerodactyl Good in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Playthrough?
Fossil revival. Rock/Flying with excellent Speed and decent Attack. Handles Aaron's bugs and Flint's Rapidash. AbilityRock Head eliminates Take Down recoil. Fast enough to outrun most of the E4. Solid if you get it before the endgame.
Aerodactyl trades roughly evenly with Roark's team.
Aerodactyl resists most of Gardenia's coverage and hits back hard.
Aerodactyl has the type edge here and should clean up Maylene's team.
Aerodactyl trades roughly evenly with Crasher Wake's team.
Aerodactyl has the type edge here and should clean up Fantina's team.
Aerodactyl trades roughly evenly with Byron's team.
Aerodactyl resists most of Candice's coverage and hits back hard.
Aerodactyl trades roughly evenly with Volkner's team.
Aerodactyl resists most of Aaron's coverage and hits back hard.
Aerodactyl trades roughly evenly with Bertha's team.
Aerodactyl has the type edge here and should clean up Flint's team.
Aerodactyl has the type edge here and should clean up Lucian's team.
Aerodactyl trades roughly evenly with Cynthia's team.
Aerodactyl can be revived from a fossil obtained on Oreburgh City. Revive Old Amber at Oreburgh Mining Museum
How to Get Aerodactyl in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl
No wild encounters for Aerodactyl in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl. It's available in Red & Blue, Yellow, or Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee and can be transferred over. The details below show where to find it.
Aerodactyl is not available as a wild encounter in this game.
Also Obtainable In:
Pokemon transfers only go forward through generations, never backward. Direct cross-gen trades aren't supported.
Aerodactyl Weakness
Type-wise, Aerodactyl takes extra damage from Water, Electric, Ice, Rock, and Steel. Ground moves do nothing thanks to a full immunity. 5 resistances help offset the weaknesses.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Water, Electric, Ice, Rock, Steel |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Normal, Fire, Poison, Flying, Bug |
| 0x (Immune) | Ground |
What is Aerodactyl Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Aerodactyl
 Psyduck Water | D | |
Obtain MethodCelestic Town Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Aerodactyl View Psyduck builds →Surf 2x66-78% Iron Tail 2x44-52% | ||
 Geodude RockGround | C | |
 Onix RockGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Aerodactyl View Onix builds →Stone Edge 2x60-72% Iron Tail 2x40-48% | ||
 Surskit BugWater | D | |
 Shinx Electric | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Aerodactyl View Shinx builds →Iron Tail 2x54-64% Volt Switch 2x40-48% | ||
 Bibarel NormalWater | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Aerodactyl View Bibarel builds →Waterfall 2x81-96% Iron Tail 2x66-79% Thunderbolt 2x42-49% Rollout 2x21-26% | ||
Geodude RockGround | C | |
Psyduck Water | D | |
Obtain MethodCelestic Town Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Aerodactyl View Psyduck builds →Surf 2x72-85% Iron Tail 2x47-57% | ||
 Buizel Water | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Aerodactyl View Buizel builds →Surf 2x66-79% Iron Tail 2x57-68% Rock Tomb 2x34-42% | ||
Onix RockGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Aerodactyl View Onix builds →Stone Edge 2x66-79% Iron Tail 2x43-53% | ||
 Floatzel Water | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Aerodactyl View Floatzel builds →Waterfall 2x89-105%KO Iron Tail 2x73-87% Ice Beam 2x51-60% Rock Tomb 2x45-54% | ||
Bibarel NormalWater | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Aerodactyl View Bibarel builds →Waterfall 2x75-90% Iron Tail 2x63-74% Thunderbolt 2x38-45% Ice Beam 2x38-45% | ||
 Probopass RockSteel | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Aerodactyl View Probopass builds →Power Gem 2x63-74% Flash Cannon 2x63-74% Thunderbolt 2x46-56% | ||
 Manectric Electric | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Aerodactyl View Manectric builds →Thunderbolt 2x89-105%KO Iron Tail 2x58-68% | ||
 Graveler RockGround | C | |
Floatzel Water | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Aerodactyl View Floatzel builds →Waterfall 2x89-105%KO Iron Tail 2x73-87% Ice Beam 2x51-60% Rock Tomb 2x45-54% | ||
 Sudowoodo Rock | C | |
Bibarel NormalWater | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Aerodactyl View Bibarel builds →Waterfall 2x75-90% Iron Tail 2x63-74% Thunderbolt 2x38-45% Ice Beam 2x38-45% | ||
Probopass RockSteel | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Aerodactyl View Probopass builds →Power Gem 2x63-74% Flash Cannon 2x63-74% Thunderbolt 2x46-56% | ||
Manectric Electric | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Aerodactyl View Manectric builds →Thunderbolt 2x89-105%KO Iron Tail 2x58-68% | ||
 Golduck Water | C | |
Obtain MethodCelestic Town Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Aerodactyl View Golduck builds →Surf 2x80-95% Ice Beam 2x54-63% Iron Tail 2x60-70% | ||
Floatzel Water | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Aerodactyl View Floatzel builds →Waterfall 2x87-103%KO Iron Tail 2x71-84% Ice Beam 2x49-58% Rock Tomb 2x45-53% | ||
 Bronzong SteelPsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Aerodactyl View Bronzong builds →Flash Cannon 2x62-74% Rock Slide 2x47-56% Charge Beam 2x26-32% | ||
Sudowoodo Rock | C | |
Bibarel NormalWater | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Aerodactyl View Bibarel builds →Waterfall 2x74-87% Iron Tail 2x61-72% Thunderbolt 2x35-42% Ice Beam 2x35-42% | ||
 Magnezone ElectricSteel | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Aerodactyl View Magnezone builds →Thunderbolt 2x103-122%KO Flash Cannon 2x91-107%KO | ||
Golduck Water | C | |
Obtain MethodCelestic Town Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Aerodactyl View Golduck builds →Surf 2x80-95% Ice Beam 2x54-63% Iron Tail 2x59-70% | ||
Bronzong SteelPsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Aerodactyl View Bronzong builds →Flash Cannon 2x62-73% Rock Slide 2x46-55% Charge Beam 2x26-31% | ||
Floatzel Water | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Aerodactyl View Floatzel builds →Waterfall 2x85-100%KO Iron Tail 2x70-83% Ice Beam 2x48-57% Rock Tomb 2x42-50% | ||
 Pikachu Electric | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Aerodactyl View Pikachu builds →Thunderbolt 2x50-59% Surf 2x33-39% Iron Tail 2x42-50% | ||
Magnezone ElectricSteel | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Aerodactyl View Magnezone builds →Thunderbolt 2x100-118%KO Flash Cannon 2x90-107%KO | ||
Golduck Water | C | |
Obtain MethodCelestic Town Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Aerodactyl View Golduck builds →Surf 2x77-91% Ice Beam 2x52-61% Iron Tail 2x58-68% | ||
Floatzel Water | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Aerodactyl View Floatzel builds →Waterfall 2x85-100%KO Iron Tail 2x70-83% Ice Beam 2x47-56% Rock Tomb 2x42-50% | ||
Pikachu Electric | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Aerodactyl View Pikachu builds →Thunderbolt 2x50-59% Surf 2x33-39% Iron Tail 2x43-52% | ||
 Abomasnow GrassIce | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Aerodactyl View Abomasnow builds →Ice Beam 2x77-91% Iron Tail 2x63-74% Rock Slide 2x47-56% Water Pulse 2x34-41% | ||
Magnezone ElectricSteel | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Aerodactyl View Magnezone builds →Thunderbolt 2x100-118%KO Flash Cannon 2x90-107%KO | ||
 Jynx IcePsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Aerodactyl View Jynx builds →Ice Beam 2x90-107%KO Water Pulse 2x41-48% | ||
Golduck Water | C | |
Obtain MethodCelestic Town Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Aerodactyl View Golduck builds →Surf 2x77-91% Ice Beam 2x52-61% Iron Tail 2x58-68% | ||
Floatzel Water | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Aerodactyl View Floatzel builds →Waterfall 2x85-100%KO Iron Tail 2x70-83% Ice Beam 2x47-56% Rock Tomb 2x42-50% | ||
Pikachu Electric | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Aerodactyl View Pikachu builds →Thunderbolt 2x50-59% Surf 2x33-39% Iron Tail 2x43-52% | ||
 Rhydon GroundRock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Aerodactyl View Rhydon builds →Stone Edge 2x127-150%KO Iron Tail 2x85-100%KO Avalanche 2x51-60% Thunderbolt 2x30-36% | ||
Sudowoodo Rock | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Aerodactyl View Sudowoodo builds →Head Smash 2x151-178%KO | ||
 Kingler Water | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Aerodactyl View Kingler builds →Crabhammer 2x127-150%KO Rock Slide 2x64-75% Metal Claw 2x43-50% Ice Beam 2x32-38% | ||
 Metagross SteelPsychic | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Aerodactyl View Metagross builds →Meteor Mash 2x118-140%KO Rock Slide 2x65-77% | ||
Magnezone ElectricSteel | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Aerodactyl View Magnezone builds →Thunderbolt 2x103-122%KO Flash Cannon 2x92-108%KO | ||
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Swampert can KO Aerodactyl with Flip Turn (91-107%). Rhyperior's Avalanche hits Aerodactyl for 54-64%.
 Swampert WaterGround | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityTorrent ItemLeftovers NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Aerodactyl View Swampert builds →Flip Turn 2x91-107%KO | ||
 Rhyperior GroundRock | B | |
Recommended Build AbilitySolidrock ItemWeakness Policy NatureCareful Moves
Damage vs Aerodactyl View Rhyperior builds →Avalanche 2x54-64% | ||
Metagross SteelPsychic | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityClearbody ItemAssault Vest NatureAdamant Moves View Metagross builds →
| ||
 Rotom ElectricGhost | C | |
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemStickybarb NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Aerodactyl View Rotom builds →Hex36-43% | ||
Aerodactyl Evolutions
Aerodactyl is what you get. No evolutions, but it breeds through one egg group with a decent partner pool. Hatching is slow to hatch. It's got 6 egg moves worth looking into. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed Aerodactyl (with patience) with 31 breeding partners from the Flying egg group. Pass egg moves like Assurance, Curse, Dragon Breath and 3 more to offspring.
BDSP Aerodactyl Best Moveset
Fell from S-tier as 130 Speed and 105 Attack behind Rock/Flying TermStab couldn't compensate for 80/65/75 bulk in a format that hits harder. AbilityRock Head removes recoil from MoveBrave Bird and AbilityPressure doubles PP cost. Hidden AbilityUnnerve blocks berries. The moveset still outspeeds almost everything but C-tier reflects how raw Speed isn't enough without the power to match.
Best Build
Aerodactyl best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Setup Sweeper Moveset
- Earthquake
- Dragon Dance
- Dual Wingbeat
- Rock Slide
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Breeding's the move. Assurance and Curse give Aerodactyl options it can't learn any other way, and coverage across 7 types already covers a decent range on top of Stone Edge and Fly. The egg moves push it further.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
It’s a Pokémon that roamed the skies in the dinosaur era. Its teeth are like saw blades.
Aerodactyl Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Guide
For Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, we rate Aerodactyl B-Tier: a solid option in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl for the right team. At 515 BST, it fits the sweeper role. Earthquake with Wacanberry is the standard set.
Mega Evolution isn't available in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, but Aerodactyl does have a Mega form in Gen 6-7 games (X/Y, ORAS, Sun/Moon). Mega Aerodactyl hits 615 BST.
Rock Head is the go-to ability for Aerodactyl. It protects against recoil damage. Its hidden ability Unnerve can work in specific setups. Pressure is the other option. Pick based on what your team needs.
Base 130 Speed lets it outrun most of the field. On offense, Aerodactyl is a physical attacker with base 105 Attack. Defensively? Enough bulk to take a hit or two. Best used as a sweeper.
Game Availability
Since debuting in Red & Blue, Aerodactyl has appeared in 20 titles over 10 generations. Along the way, it received a Mega form in Generation 6, keeping it relevant across different competitive metas.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RBDebut
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORASMega
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves