Is Aerodactyl Good in Emerald Playthrough?
Rock/Flying with AbilityRock Head negating recoil. Aerodactyl is one of the fastest Pokemon you can bring to Emerald. Handles Glacia and Phoebe through Speed and Rock coverage. No evolution needed. The raw Speed advantage carries through the E4 stretch.
Roxanne's team hits Aerodactyl's weaknesses hard.
Aerodactyl has the type edge here and should clean up Brawly's team.
Aerodactyl trades roughly evenly with Wattson's team.
Aerodactyl has the type edge here and should clean up Flannery's team.
Aerodactyl has the type edge here and should clean up Norman's team.
Aerodactyl resists most of Winona's coverage and hits back hard.
Aerodactyl trades roughly evenly with Tate & Liza's team.
Aerodactyl has the type edge here and should clean up Juan's team.
Aerodactyl has the type edge here and should clean up Sidney's team.
Aerodactyl has the type edge here and should clean up Phoebe's team.
Aerodactyl has the type edge here and should clean up Glacia's team.
Aerodactyl has the type edge here and should clean up Drake's team.
Aerodactyl has the type edge here and should clean up Wallace's team.
Trade
Aerodactyl cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. Cross-region trading typically becomes available after defeating the Elite Four.
Recommended Moves
- After Brawly
- TM35FireFlamethrowerPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 15Mauville Game Corner
- After Norman
- HM02FlyingFlyPower 105Accuracy 95%PP 15Given by your rival after you defeat them on Route 119
- TM38FireFire BlastPower 120Accuracy 85%PP 5Lilycove Department Store
- After Winona
- TM40FlyingAerial AcePower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Winona
- After Tate & Liza
- TUTORNormalDouble-EdgePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Sootopolis City
- TM26GroundEarthquakePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 10Seafloor Cavern
- LV 50NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5
- Post-Game
- TUTORRockRock SlidePower 113Accuracy 90%PP 10Battle Frontier
- TUTORNormalSwiftPower 60Accuracy 100%PP 20Battle Frontier
How to Get Aerodactyl in Emerald
Aerodactyl cannot be revived here, since the Old Amber that makes it is a Kanto item. Trade one in for the fossil flyer, because no Hoenn dig produces it.
Aerodactyl cannot be caught in the wild in Emerald, but you can still get it via these paths:
Receive as a gift and trade from these games:
Then trade to Emerald.
Also Obtainable In:
Pokemon transfers only go forward through generations, never backward. Direct cross-gen trades aren't supported.
How to Get Shiny Aerodactyl in Emerald
Aerodactyl soars into no Hoenn route; trade one from FireRed or LeafGreen, where the Old Amber is resurrected into a shiny you can reset for, then send it across with colors intact. See every game where Shiny Aerodactyl can be hunted
Shiny Aerodactyl Evolution
Does Not EvolveAerodactyl 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 |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
What is Aerodactyl Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Aerodactyl
 Kyogre Water | S | |
Obtain MethodMarine Cave Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Aerodactyl View Kyogre builds →Hydro Pump 2x157-185%KO Ice Beam 2x83-98% Thunderbolt 2x83-98% Ancient Power 2x42-50% | ||
 Metagross SteelPsychic | S | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Beldum (Mossdeep City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Aerodactyl View Metagross builds →Meteor Mash 2x121-142%KO Rock Tomb 2x45-54% | ||
 Aggron SteelRock | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Aerodactyl View Aggron builds →Iron Tail 2x112-132%KO Rock Tomb 2x57-68% Ice Beam 2x39-46% Thunderbolt 2x39-46% | ||
 Rhydon GroundRock | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Aerodactyl View Rhydon builds →Iron Tail 2x86-101%KO Rock Tomb 2x66-77% Ice Beam 2x32-38% Thunderbolt 2x32-38% | ||
 Magneton ElectricSteel | A | |
 Registeel Steel | B | |
Obtain MethodRoute 120 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Aerodactyl View Registeel builds →Thunderbolt 2x47-55% Metal Claw 2x42-49% Ancient Power 2x33-39% | ||
 Ampharos Electric | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Aerodactyl View Ampharos builds →Thunderbolt 2x99-117%KO Iron Tail 2x55-65% | ||
 Manectric Electric | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Aerodactyl View Manectric builds →Thunderbolt 2x92-108%KO Iron Tail 2x55-65% | ||
 Regirock Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodRoute 111 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Aerodactyl View Regirock builds →Ancient Power 2x63-75% Thunderbolt 2x34-40% | ||
 Sudowoodo Rock | C | |
Obtain MethodBattle Frontier Interact Encounter | ||
 Swampert WaterGround | S | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Mudkip (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Aerodactyl View Swampert builds →Surf 2x77-92% Iron Tail 2x75-88% Ice Beam 2x52-61% Rock Tomb 2x38-45% | ||
 Solrock RockPsychic | C | |
Obtain MethodMeteor Falls Surfing | ||
 Feraligatr Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Totodile (Littleroot Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Aerodactyl View Feraligatr builds →Hydro Pump 2x92-108%KO Iron Tail 2x72-85% Ice Beam 2x48-57% | ||
 Walrein IceWater | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Spheal (Shoal Cave Surfing) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Aerodactyl View Walrein builds →Surf 2x85-100%KO Ice Beam 2x85-100%KO Iron Tail 2x57-68% Rock Tomb 2x29-35% | ||
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 6 egg moves worth looking into. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed Aerodactyl (with patience) with 25 breeding partners from the Flying egg group. Pass egg moves like Curse, Dragon Breath, Foresight and 3 more to offspring.
E Aerodactyl Best Moveset
Aerodactyl controls the pace of battle through 130 Speed, acting before every non-Electrode threat. The moveset leads with Rock/Flying TermStab from 105 Attack and AbilityRock Head allows recoil-free MoveDouble-Edge for additional unresisted damage. MoveEarthquake catches Steel-types on the switch while MoveRoar phazes setup attackers into MoveSpikes damage. Speed-first disruptor that punishes slow teams.
Best Build
Aerodactyl best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Sweeper Moveset
- Earthquake
- Rock Slide
- Double Edge
- Hidden Power Flying
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Breeding's the move. Curse and Dragon Breath give Aerodactyl options it can't learn any other way, and coverage across 7 types already covers a decent range on top of Fly and Rock Slide. 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
All 29 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
AERODACTYL is a POKéMON from the age of dinosaurs. It was regenerated from DNA extracted from amber. It is imagined to have been the king of the skies.
Aerodactyl Emerald Guide
Mega Evolution isn't available in Emerald, but Aerodactyl does have a Mega form in Gen 6-7 games (X/Y, ORAS, Sun/Moon). Mega Aerodactyl hits 615 BST.
In Emerald, Aerodactyl plays as a sweeper. It outspeeds most threats, so it can pressure opponents before they move.
In Emerald, Jolly is the go-to nature for Aerodactyl. That's +Speed / -Sp. Atk. Pair it with 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe EVs. Fits the sweeper role.
No. Aerodactyl isn't catchable in Emerald. Revive it from a fossil in FireRed or LeafGreen, then trade it over.
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.
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 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
Winds & Waves
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