Is Aerodactyl Good in Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee Playthrough?
Old Amber gift on Cinnabar Island. Aerodactyl brings Rock/Flying with excellent Speed, outpacing almost everything non-legendary. Handles Agatha and pressures Lance. Mega Aerodactyl in postgame is one of the fastest and hardest-hitting options available.
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Aerodactyl resists most of Blaine's coverage and hits back hard.
Aerodactyl trades roughly evenly with Giovanni's team.
Aerodactyl has the type edge here and should clean up Lorelei's team.
Aerodactyl trades roughly evenly with Bruno's team.
Aerodactyl has the type edge here and should clean up Agatha's team.
Aerodactyl has the type edge here and should clean up Lance's team.
Aerodactyl has the type edge here and should clean up Trace's team.
This is the Let's Go Pikachu team. In Let's Go Eevee, Trace brings Raichu Lv 57 in place of Jolteon Lv 57.
Fossil
Aerodactyl can be revived from a fossil obtained on Cinnabar Island. Revive Old Amber. Revived from the Old Amber at the Cinnabar Island Pokemon Lab.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 44)
- LV 44RockRock SlidePower 113Accuracy 90%PP 10
- LV 44FlyingWing AttackPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 35
- After Erika
- TMFireFlamethrowerPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 15
- TMDragonDragon PulsePower 85Accuracy 100%PP 10
- After Blaine
- TMFireFire BlastPower 110Accuracy 85%PP 5
- LV 49FlyingFlyPower 135Accuracy 95%PP 15
- After Giovanni
- TMGroundEarthquakePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 10
- LV 63NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5
How to Get Aerodactyl in Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee
Aerodactyl comes from the Old Amber. Once your partner knows Chop Down, cut down the tree beside the Pewter Museum to reach its back entrance, where a scientist next to a fossil case gives you the Old Amber. Take it to the Pokemon Lab on Cinnabar Island to get a Lv 44 Aerodactyl.
1 location to catch Aerodactyl
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How to Get Shiny Aerodactyl in Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee
In Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee, the only route to a Shiny Aerodactyl is Soft Reset, about 1 in 4,096 per try. Track your chance below as you hunt. Compare Shiny Aerodactyl odds across every game
Shiny Aerodactyl Evolution
Does Not EvolveLet's Go Pikachu & Eevee Shiny Aerodactyl Calculator
1 MethodThe only route here is Soft Reset, about 1 in 4,096 on each try.
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 |
|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 432 |
| 25%one in four | 1,179 |
| 50%coin flip | 2,839 |
| 90%very likely | 9,431 |
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 Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee 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 |
What is Aerodactyl Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Aerodactyl
 Rhydon GroundRock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Aerodactyl View Rhydon builds →Rock Slide 2x97-115%KO Thunder Punch 2x64-77% | ||
 Magneton ElectricSteel | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Aerodactyl View Magneton builds →Thunderbolt 2x99-117%KO Flash Cannon 2x87-103%KO | ||
 Kingler Water | C | |
 Vaporeon Water | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Aerodactyl View Vaporeon builds →Hydro Pump 2x111-131%KO Aurora Beam 2x44-52% | ||
 Slowbro WaterPsychic | B | |
 Omanyte RockWater | C | |
Obtain MethodCinnabar Island Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Aerodactyl View Omanyte builds →Hydro Pump 2x94-111%KO Rock Slide 2x41-48% | ||
 Gyarados Water | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Magikarp (Route 4 Gift) | ||
 Golduck Water | C | |
 Electabuzz Electric | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Aerodactyl View Electabuzz builds →Thunderbolt 2x82-97% | ||
 Lapras WaterIce | C | |
Obtain MethodSilph Co Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Aerodactyl View Lapras builds →Surf 2x73-87% Ice Beam 2x73-87% | ||
 Kabutops RockWater | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Kabuto (Cinnabar Island Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Aerodactyl View Kabutops builds →Rock Slide 2x87-103%KO Aqua Jet 2x48-56% | ||
 Pikachu Electric | C | |
Obtain MethodPallet Town Gift | ||
 Jynx IcePsychic | C | |
 Electrode Electric | B | |
Obtain MethodPower Plant Interact Encounter | ||
Aerodactyl Evolutions
No evolution chain here. Aerodactyl is a standalone Rock/Flying type with 515 total stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Let's Go Aerodactyl Best Moveset
Mega Aerodactyl reaches 135 Attack at 150 Speed, the fastest physical attacker in the format, though Let's Go gives it no Tough Claws boost. The moveset runs Rock/Flying TermStab at pace nothing else matches. Without the Mega, 105 Attack at 130 Speed is fast but the power doesn't back up the delivery.
Best Build
Aerodactyl Candy
Quick Candy+SPEJolly raises Speed and lowers Sp. Atk. Madam Celadon sets this nature when you pick Pink, then Blue. It costs 10,000 Pokedollars and lasts for the rest of the day.
Candy for Aerodactyl
- Aerodactyl Candy
- Quick Candy
Quick Candy L
Quick Candy XL
Aerodactyl Candy raises every stat, but only Aerodactyl can eat it. The stat candy that goes with Aerodactyl is Quick Candy (Speed), and any Pokemon can eat it; Quick Candy L needs level 30 and Quick Candy XL needs level 60 or higher.
Mega Evolution
- Mega Aerodactyl
Mega Aerodactyl (Rock/Flying type) has 80 HP, 135 Attack, 85 Defense, 70 Sp. Atk, 95 Sp. Def and 150 Speed, 615 in total. Weak to Water, Electric, Ice, Rock and Steel. Resists Normal, Fire, Poison, Flying and Bug. Immune to Ground. Best nature for Mega Aerodactyl: Jolly (Madam Celadon: Pink, then Blue). Mega Stone: 
Aerodactylite, sold for 30,000 Pokedollars at the Indigo Plateau after you beat the Elite Four. Pokedex: The power of Mega Evolution has completely restored its genes. The rocks on its body are harder than diamond.
Mega Evolution can be used once per battle, on one Pokemon.
Master Trainer
Hisato battles with one level 75 Aerodactyl that knows Roost, Fly, Toxic and Iron Tail. It takes extra damage from Water, Electric, Ice, Rock and Steel moves. Win to earn the Aerodactyl Master title. Find Hisato in Pewter City.
Moves List
TMs carry this one. Aerodactyl learns Fly and Rock Slide naturally for STAB, but the offensive range comes almost entirely from technical machines. Dark and Normal and beyond give it real matchup play.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- 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.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM 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 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 18 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
A savage Pokémon that died out in ancient times. It was resurrected using DNA taken from amber.
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
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