Is Aerodactyl Good in Sun & Moon Playthrough?
Available as a gift in Alola. Aerodactyl's Speed and Rock/Flying typing handle Kahili's E4 team and contribute against Acerola. No Mega Stone during the story, so base stats are what you get.
Aerodactyl has the type edge here and should bring the Totem Gumshoos down.
Aerodactyl trades roughly evenly with Hala's team.
Aerodactyl has the type edge here and should bring the Totem Wishiwashi down.
Aerodactyl resists most of the Totem Salazzle's coverage and hits back hard.
Aerodactyl has the type edge here and should bring the Totem Lurantis down.
Aerodactyl has the type edge here and should clean up Olivia's team.
Aerodactyl has the type edge here and should bring the Totem Vikavolt down.
Aerodactyl has the type edge here and should bring the Totem Mimikyu down.
Aerodactyl trades roughly evenly with Nanu's team.
Hapu's team hits Aerodactyl's weaknesses hard.
The Totem Kommo-o hits Aerodactyl's weaknesses hard.
Aerodactyl has the type edge here and should clean up Hala's team.
Olivia's team hits Aerodactyl's weaknesses hard.
Aerodactyl has the type edge here and should clean up Acerola's team.
Aerodactyl has the type edge here and should clean up Kahili's team.
Aerodactyl trades roughly evenly with Kukui's team.
Gift
Aerodactyl is given to you as a gift in Seafolk Village at Lv 40. Received as a gift from an Ace Trainer on the Huntail boat at Seafolk Village.
How to Get Aerodactyl in Sun & Moon
Unlike the fossils you revive at the restoration lab, this ancient flyer comes from a researcher in Seafolk Village, who only parts with it once you have collected every other fossil, handing it over at level 40.
How to Get Aerodactyl in Sun & Moon
How to Get Shiny Aerodactyl in Sun & Moon
Aerodactyl shines fastest by Masuda breeding, hatching eggs from a foreign-language pair at the Day Care until one turns up different. Compare Shiny Aerodactyl odds across every game
Shiny Aerodactyl Evolution
Does Not EvolveSun & Moon Shiny Aerodactyl Calculator
2 MethodsThe best route is Masuda Method at full boosts, about 1 in 512 on each try. Tune it below.
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 |
|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 54 |
| 25%one in four | 148 |
| 50%coin flip | 355 |
| 90%very likely | 1,178 |
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 Sun & Moon 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 →Stone Edge 2x128-151%KO Smart Strike 2x60-71% Surf 2x32-38% Blizzard 2x38-44% | ||
 Cranidos Rock | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 8 Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Aerodactyl View Cranidos builds →Head Smash 2x185-217%KO Blizzard 2x30-35% Thunder 2x30-35% | ||
 Primarina WaterFairy | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Popplio (Iki Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Aerodactyl View Primarina builds →Sparkling Aria 2x103-121%KO Blizzard 2x83-98% | ||
 Doublade SteelGhost | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Aerodactyl View Doublade builds →Iron Head 2x91-107%KO Rock Slide 2x57-67% | ||
 Samurott Water | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Aerodactyl View Samurott builds →Surf 2x91-107%KO Blizzard 2x72-86% Smart Strike 2x49-58% | ||
 Crabominable FightingIce | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Aerodactyl View Crabominable builds →Ice Hammer 2x130-153%KO Stone Edge 2x87-102%KO Scald 2x35-42% | ||
 Vaporeon Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Aerodactyl View Vaporeon builds →Surf 2x91-107%KO Blizzard 2x74-87% | ||
 Magnezone ElectricSteel | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Aerodactyl View Magnezone builds →Discharge 2x94-111%KO Flash Cannon 2x94-111%KO | ||
 Carracosta WaterRock | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Tirtouga (Route 8 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Aerodactyl View Carracosta builds →Aqua Tail 2x99-117%KO Stone Edge 2x111-131%KO Blizzard 2x59-70% | ||
 Lycanroc Rock | C | |
 Golisopod BugWater | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Wimpod (Poni Breaker Coast Interact Encounter) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Aerodactyl View Golisopod builds →Liquidation 2x106-125%KO Rock Slide 2x62-74% Blizzard 2x46-55% | ||
 Slowbro WaterPsychic | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Aerodactyl View Slowbro builds →Surf 2x83-99% Blizzard 2x68-81% | ||
 Togedemaru ElectricSteel | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Aerodactyl View Togedemaru builds →Wild Charge 2x92-109%KO Rollout 2x21-26% | ||
 Golduck Water | C | |
Obtain MethodVast Poni Canyon Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Aerodactyl View Golduck builds →Surf 2x82-97% Blizzard 2x66-78% | ||
Aerodactyl Evolutions
Aerodactyl is what you get. No evolutions, but it breeds through one egg group with plenty of partners. Its eggs are slow to hatch. It's got 10 egg moves worth looking into. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed Aerodactyl (with patience) with 58 breeding partners from the Flying egg group. Pass egg moves like Assurance, Curse, Dragon Breath and 7 more to offspring.
SM Aerodactyl Best Moveset
Mega Aerodactyl fires AbilityTough Claws-boosted contact moves from 135 Attack at 150 Speed. Base form at 130 Speed with AbilityRock Head eliminates recoil from MoveBrave Bird. Z-MoveStone Edge fires a one-time Rock nuke. The moveset earns C-tier through Mega Speed and Tough Claws or base Rock Head recoil-free offense.
Best Build
Aerodactyl best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Stallbreaker Moveset
- Stealth Rock
- Taunt
- Earthquake
- Tailwind
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Stall teams hate this. Aerodactyl can spread damage across 10 types, with Dark and Fire punishing common defensive pivots. STAB from Stone Edge and Fly keeps the pressure honest on everything else.
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
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
Part of its body has become stone. Some scholars claim that this is Aerodactyl’s true appearance.
When it Mega Evolves, it becomes more vicious than ever before. Some say that’s because its excess of power is causing it pain.
Aerodactyl Event Distributions
In Sun & Moon, Aerodactyl has been offered just once as a Mystery Gift event Pokemon.
Unearth Aerodactyl’s primeval power!SunMoonUltra SunUltra MoonNot shiny
Aerodactyl Sun & Moon Guide
In Sun & Moon, Aerodactyl can Mega Evolve into Mega Aerodactyl. That's 615 BST, up from 515. The stat redistribution often changes its best role. Mega Stone required, one per battle.
In Sun & Moon, Aerodactyl plays as a sweeper. It outspeeds most threats, so it can pressure opponents before they move.
Aerodactyl's hidden ability is Unnerve. It prevents opposing Pokémon from eating held Berries. Situational compared to Rock Head and Pressure.
In Sun & Moon, Aerodactyl pairs best with Greninja, Weavile, and Charizard Mega Y. Greninja has Decent synergy and covers what Aerodactyl can't handle on its own.
In Sun & Moon, Jolly is the go-to nature for Aerodactyl. That's +Speed / -Sp. Atk. Pair it with 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe EVs. Fits the sweeper role.
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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