Is Aerodactyl Good in Diamond & Pearl Playthrough?
Transfer-only Rock/Flying fossil. AbilityRock Head removes recoil from moves like MoveDouble-Edge. Fast physical attacker. If imported, Aerodactyl handles Aaron, Flint's Lopunny, and contributes through Speed alone. Postgame import that competes with Staraptor for the Flying slot.
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 has the type edge here and should clean up 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 has the type edge here and should clean up 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 has the type edge here and should clean up Mars's team.
Aerodactyl resists most of Jupiter's coverage and hits back hard.
Aerodactyl has the type edge here and should clean up Saturn's team.
Aerodactyl has the type edge here and should clean up Cynthia's team.
Fossil
Aerodactyl can be revived from a fossil obtained in Oreburgh City. Revive Old Amber. Revive from Old Amber at the Oreburgh Mining Museum. Old Amber is found in the Underground after obtaining the National Dex.
Recommended Moves
- After Gardenia
- TM38FireFire BlastPower 120Accuracy 85%PP 5Lake Verity
- TM35FireFlamethrowerPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 15Veilstone Game Corner
- After Maylene
- HM02FlyingFlyPower 135Accuracy 95%PP 15Inside the Galactic Warehouse in Veilstone City
- After Byron
- TM26GroundEarthquakePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 10Wayward Cave (secret entrance under bike path)
- After Volkner
- TM71RockStone EdgePower 150Accuracy 80%PP 5Victory Road
- LV 57NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5
- LV 65RockRock SlidePower 113Accuracy 90%PP 10
- LV 73NormalGiga ImpactPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5
- Post-Game
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
How to Get Aerodactyl in Diamond & Pearl
With no wild spawn and no pre-evolution, Aerodactyl exists only through the Old Amber. Revive that fossil to get the rock bird, which is the single way it joins your team in Sinnoh.
1 location to catch Aerodactyl
How to Get Aerodactyl in Diamond & Pearl
How to Get Shiny Aerodactyl in Diamond & Pearl
Aerodactyl restores from the Old Amber, though breeding it the Masuda way gives a much faster shot at a shiny. Compare Shiny Aerodactyl odds across every game
Shiny Aerodactyl Evolution
Does Not EvolveDiamond & Pearl Shiny Aerodactyl Calculator
2 MethodsThe best route is Masuda Method, about 1 in 1,639 on each try.
Masuda Method: Breed with a parent from a different-language game. Works on any breedable line.
Soft Reset: Save in front of a static, gift, or legendary encounter, then reset until it sparkles.
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 173-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 472-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 1,136-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 3,773-- | -- |
Time assumes -- at your pace and does not change your shiny odds.
How is this calculated?
Every encounter has the same shiny chance, the Shiny Odds Per Try shown above. Each one is a separate roll that does not care how many you have already done, so the more you hunt, the higher your overall chance of at least one shiny. The formula below turns your odds and your number of tries into that combined chance.
chance after N tries = 1 − (1 − p)^N, where p = 1 / odds per try
Example at 1 in 8,192 (classic full odds): about 864 encounters for a 10 percent chance, 5,678 for 50 percent, and 18,862 for 90 percent.
The table above flips that around: it shows how many encounters it takes to reach a 10, 25, 50, and 90 percent chance at your current odds. Turning on boosts like the Shiny Charm, sandwiches, or chains improves your odds, so the encounter numbers drop.
These are estimates, not promises. Most games have no pity counter, meaning no guaranteed shiny no matter how many you hunt, so even Very Likely is not guaranteed: some hunters find one early, others go well past that point.
For time estimates and charm math, open the Diamond & Pearl shiny odds calculator with Aerodactyl already selected.
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 |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Aerodactyl Weak Against
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Aerodactyl Evolutions
Aerodactyl is what you get. No evolutions, but it breeds through one egg group with a decent partner pool. Its eggs are slow to hatch. It's got 7 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 4 more to offspring.
DP Aerodactyl Best Moveset
130 Speed makes this the fastest MoveStealth Rock setter in the game, and MoveTaunt prevents slower leads from setting their own hazards first. 105 Attack adds real physical Rock and Flying damage to the moveset. Fast utility and immediate offensive pressure in one slot.
Best Build
Aerodactyl best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Stallbreaker Moveset
- Earthquake
- Stealth Rock
- Taunt
- Stone Edge
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Breeding's the move. Assurance and Curse give Aerodactyl options it can't learn any other way, and coverage across 9 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
42 of 43 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
A Pokémon that roamed the skies in the dinosaur era. Its teeth are like saw blades.
Aerodactyl Diamond & Pearl Guide
Mega Evolution isn't available in Diamond & Pearl, but Aerodactyl does have a Mega form in Gen 6-7 games (X/Y, ORAS, Sun/Moon). Mega Aerodactyl hits 615 BST.
Revive from Old Amber at the Oreburgh Mining Museum. Old Amber is found in the Underground after obtaining the National Dex. Aerodactyl is revived at level 5. Give it Rare Candies or experience-share if you want it ready for the late-game.
Yes. Aerodactyl is not available during the main story. It can only be obtained after entering the Hall of Fame. Aerodactyl becomes available after the main story is complete in Diamond & Pearl.
In Diamond & Pearl, Aerodactyl plays as a sweeper. It outspeeds most threats, so it can pressure opponents before they move.
Game Availability
Since debuting in Red & Blue, Aerodactyl has appeared in 20 titles over 9 generations. Along the way, it received a Mega form in Generation 6, keeping it relevant across different competitive metas.
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- 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 7Let's Go
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
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