Is Aerodactyl Good in Ruby & Sapphire Playthrough?
Not native to Hoenn. Trade from FireRed or LeafGreen. AbilityRock Head negates recoil and AbilityPressure drains PP faster. Aerodactyl is still fast with Rock/Flying typing. Handles Sidney and Phoebe. Trade-only but the speed and coverage still hold up in RS.
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 resists most of Flannery's coverage and hits back hard.
Aerodactyl has the type edge here and should clean up Norman's team.
Aerodactyl has the type edge here and should clean up Winona's team.
Aerodactyl trades roughly evenly with Tate & Liza's team.
Aerodactyl has the type edge here and should clean up Wallace'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 trades roughly evenly with Steven'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
- STARTING (Lv 5)
- LV 5FlyingWing AttackPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 35
- After Brawly
- TM35FireFlamethrowerPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 15Mauville Game Corner
- LV 29RockAncient PowerPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 5
- After Norman
- HM02FlyingFlyPower 105Accuracy 95%PP 15Route 119
- TM38FireFire BlastPower 120Accuracy 85%PP 5Lilycove Department Store
- After Winona
- TM40FlyingAerial AcePower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Winona
- After Tate & Liza
- TM26GroundEarthquakePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 10Seafloor Cavern
- LV 50NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5
How to Get Aerodactyl in Ruby & Sapphire
With no Old Amber to revive in Hoenn and no wild spawn anywhere, Aerodactyl is locked out of this game. Only a trade brings the ancient flyer in.
Aerodactyl cannot be caught in the wild in Ruby & Sapphire, but you can still get it via these paths:
Receive as a gift and trade from these games:
Then trade to Ruby & Sapphire.
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 Ruby & Sapphire
Reviving the Old Amber at the Cinnabar Island Pokemon Lab in FireRed or LeafGreen is the only way to an Aerodactyl, so soft reset for a shiny there and trade it back into Hoenn. 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
 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% | ||
 Magneton ElectricSteel | A | |
 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% | ||
 Manectric Electric | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Aerodactyl View Manectric builds →Thunderbolt 2x92-108%KO Iron Tail 2x55-65% | ||
 Regice Ice | B | |
Obtain MethodRoute 105 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Aerodactyl View Regice builds →Ice Beam 2x88-104%KO Thunderbolt 2x59-69% Ancient Power 2x24-29% | ||
 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% | ||
 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% | ||
 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% | ||
 Pikachu Electric | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Aerodactyl View Pikachu builds →Thunderbolt 2x51-61% Iron Tail 2x43-51% | ||
 Regirock Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodRoute 111 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Aerodactyl View Regirock builds →Ancient Power 2x63-75% Thunderbolt 2x34-40% | ||
 Electrode Electric | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Aerodactyl View Electrode builds →Thunderbolt 2x74-87% Rollout 2x13-15% | ||
 Ludicolo WaterGrass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Aerodactyl View Ludicolo builds →Surf 2x81-96% Ice Beam 2x54-64% | ||
 Plusle Electric | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Aerodactyl View Plusle builds →Thunderbolt 2x77-92% Iron Tail 2x40-48% | ||
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.
RS Aerodactyl Best Moveset
130 Speed outpaces nearly everything, and AbilityRock Head eliminates MoveDouble-Edge recoil for free physical damage. MoveEarthquake and Rock TermStab cover the physical side. Held ItemChoice Band boosts Attack further. MoveRoar forces out into MoveSpikes. Speed-first physical attacker with switch-forcing support.
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 Wing Attack. 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 genetic material extracted from amber. It is imagined to have been the king of the skies in ancient times.
Aerodactyl Ruby & Sapphire Guide
No. Aerodactyl isn't catchable in Ruby & Sapphire. 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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