Aerodactyl (Pokémon GO)

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Kabutops

Snorlax

#142

1590

1988

Attacker Rank

B Tier

F Tier

GO Battle LeaguePVP Rankings

Great LeagueGreat

1/15/15 · L20 · CP 1496

F Tier

#597

Ultra LeagueUltra

0/13/15 · L37.5 · CP 2499

F Tier

#438

Master LeagueMaster

15/15/15 · L50 · CP 3147

F Tier

#287

Normal

Shiny

Aerodactyl

#142

Rock

Flying

Attack

221

Top 25.9%

Defense

159

Top 43.4%

Stamina

190

Top 26.6%

Total

570

Pokédex details

Shiny available

Raids

Lv. 20

1515 -1590 CP

10/10/10 - 15/15/15

Raids (WB)

Lv. 25

1894 -1988 CP

10/10/10 - 15/15/15

Eggs

Lv. 20

1515 -1590 CP

10/10/10 - 15/15/15

Research

Lv. 15

1136 -1193 CP

10/10/10 - 15/15/15

Max CP

Lv. 50

3147 CP

Ranges use the standard 10/10/10 IV floor for raids, eggs, research, and Max Battle catches. The top CP is always 15/15/15.

How rare is a hundo? See odds by encounter type

It's Super Effective

Damage multipliers Aerodactyl takes from each attacking type, sorted from worst weakness to best resistance.

Weak to

Water

160%

Electric

160%

Ice

160%

Rock

160%

Steel

160%

Resists

Normal

62.5%

Fire

62.5%

Poison

62.5%

Ground

62.5%

Flying

62.5%

Bug

62.5%

Best Moves

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Every fast and charged move combo Aerodactyl can learn, ranked by simulated raid DPS.

Fast Move

Charged Move

1
Rock Throw
Rock Slide
11.83
133.7
1268.3s
9.73
2
Steel Wing
Rock Slide
11.26
127.3
1332.2s
9.26
3
Rock Throw
Earth Power
11.11
125.6
1350.4s
9.14
4
Bite
Rock Slide
10.97
124.0
1367.9s
8.99
5
Dragon Breath
Rock Slide
10.97
124.0
1367.9s
8.99
6
Rock Throw
Ancient Power
10.78
121.9
1391.2s
8.85
7
Rock Throw
Hyper Beam
10.72
121.3
1398.8s
8.81
8
Steel Wing
Earth Power
10.61
120.0
1414.0s
8.73
9
Rock Throw
Iron Head
10.51
118.9
1426.5s
8.61
10
Steel Wing
Ancient Power
10.41
117.7
1441.0s
8.54

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Best Counters

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These are the top ten counters to defeat Aerodactyl in a raid.

Pokémon

Fast Move

Charged Move

1
Zacian Crowned Sword
Metal Claw
Behemoth Blade
49.92
2268.0
1.6
72.1s
48.99
2
Zamazenta Crowned Shield
Metal Claw
Behemoth Bash
47.50
3467.4
1.0
75.8s
47.13
3
Necrozma Dusk Mane
Metal Claw
Sunsteel Strike
47.87
2153.8
1.7
75.2s
47.02
4
Primal Kyogre
Waterfall
Origin Pulse
43.45
2116.7
1.7
82.9s
42.78
5
Kyurem White
Ice Fang
Ice Burn
43.34
1074.7
3.3
83.1s
41.88
6
Mega Lucario
Force Palm
Meteor Mash
42.28
1736.9
2.1
85.1s
41.35
7
Mega Greninja
Water Shuriken
Hydro Cannon
42.54
1192.2
3.0
84.6s
41.23
8
Shadow Metagross
Bullet Punch
Meteor Mash
42.04
1559.6
2.3
85.6s
41.05
9
Mega Metagross
Bullet Punch
Meteor Mash
40.46
2247.0
1.6
89.0s
39.84
10
Mega Raichu Y
Thunder Shock
Wild Charge
42.10
864.2
4.2
85.5s
39.46

Go Battle League

View full PvP rankings

Recommended movesets, best IV spreads, and PvP traits for Aerodactyl in each Pokémon GO Battle League.

Best moveset

Dragon Breath

Multipurpose

Rock Slide

General

Earth Power

Debuff

Rank 1 IVs

1496

1/15/15

IV (A/D/S) · Lv. 20

132.62

Attack

103.95

Defense

122

Stat Product · 1,681,870

Attack

Defense

Top IV spreads

IV (A/D/S)	Level	CP	% of Rank 1
1/15/15	20	1496	100.00%
2/14/15	20	1498	99.87%
0/14/9	20.5	1500	99.79%
0/11/12	20.5	1498	99.69%
2/15/14	20	1499	99.63%
2/15/13	20	1495	99.63%
1/10/12	20.5	1500	99.56%
0/15/15	20	1489	99.55%
0/15/8	20.5	1500	99.53%
0/15/7	20.5	1496	99.53%
3/14/13	20	1498	99.50%
0/12/11	20.5	1498	99.46%
1/14/15	20	1492	99.43%
1/14/7	20.5	1499	99.41%
4/13/13	20	1500	99.37%
0/9/15	20.5	1500	99.33%
0/9/14	20.5	1496	99.33%
2/13/15	20	1494	99.30%
3/15/12	20	1498	99.25%
3/15/11	20	1495	99.25%
0/13/10	20.5	1499	99.21%
0/13/9	20.5	1495	99.21%
1/8/14	20.5	1498	99.18%
1/15/14	20	1492	99.18%
1/15/13	20	1489	99.18%
3/12/15	20	1496	99.16%
1/15/6	20.5	1499	99.14%
4/14/11	20	1497	99.12%
0/10/13	20.5	1497	99.11%
0/10/12	20.5	1493	99.11%
1/12/9	20.5	1498	99.08%
2/14/14	20	1495	99.05%
2/14/13	20	1491	99.05%
4/11/15	20	1499	99.02%
5/13/11	20	1499	98.98%
0/14/15	20	1485	98.98%
1/9/13	20.5	1499	98.97%
1/9/12	20.5	1496	98.97%
0/14/8	20.5	1496	98.96%
0/14/7	20.5	1492	98.96%
2/11/9	20.5	1500	98.95%
3/13/14	20	1497	98.92%
3/13/13	20	1493	98.92%
0/11/11	20.5	1494	98.88%
4/15/10	20	1497	98.86%
1/13/15	20	1487	98.85%
1/13/8	20.5	1498	98.83%
1/13/7	20.5	1494	98.83%
2/8/12	20.5	1498	98.82%
2/15/12	20	1492	98.80%

Top 50 Great League spreads for wild-caught IVs, powered up to Level 50. Select a spread to preview its stats.

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Traits (5)

Moves

Every fast and charged attack Aerodactyl can learn in Pokémon GO, including legacy and elite TM moves.

Fast Attacks

Bite
6
4
0.5s
12
Dragon Breath
6
4
0.5s
12
Rock Throw
13
8
1.0s
13
Steel Wing
14
8
1.0s
14

Charged Attacks

Ancient Power
70
-33
3.5s
20
Earth Power
100
-50
3.5s
28.57
Hyper Beam
150
-100
4.0s
37.5
Iron Head
60
-50
2.0s
30
Rock Slide
75
-50
2.5s
30

Evolve

Every form this Pokémon evolves from and into, plus the requirements to trigger each stage.

Pokémon	Requires	Evolution
Aerodactyl	200 / 40 Mega Energy	Mega Aerodactyl

Family

All of the Pokémon related to Aerodactyl including its evolutions, shadow versions, regional forms, and Dynamax and Gigantamax forms.

Aerodactyl

#142

Mega Aerodactyl

#142

Shadow Aerodactyl

#142

Costumes

Aerodactyl has 1 costume in Pokémon GO.

Satchel Aerodactyl

Backgrounds

All backgrounds

Aerodactyl has 1 background in Pokémon GO.

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Mega Boost

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These Mega and Primal Pokémon provide a 1.3× damage boost to Rock- and Flying-type attacks when active in raids. Catching Aerodactyl with one of these active will increase your XP and candy rewards.

Mega Charizard Y #6

Boosts:

Mega Pidgeot #18

Boosts:

Mega Pinsir #127

Boosts:

Mega Aerodactyl #142

Boosts:

Mega Dragonite #149

Boosts:

Mega Skarmory #227

Boosts:

Mega Tyranitar #248

Boosts:

Mega Salamence #373

Boosts:

Mega Rayquaza #384

Boosts:

Mega Diancie #719

Boosts:

Size

Ranges from 0.882 m to 3.6 m tall, averaging 1.8 m.

Size	Lower bound	Upper bound
XXS	0.882 m 2'11"	0.9 m 2'11"
XS	0.9 m 2'11"	1.35 m 4'05"
M	1.35 m 4'05"	2.25 m 7'05"
XL	2.25 m 7'05"	2.7 m 8'10"
XXL	2.7 m 8'10"	3.6 m 11'10"

XXS

0.882 m

2'11"

0.9 m

2'11"

0.9 m

2'11"

1.35 m

4'05"

1.35 m

4'05"

2.25 m

7'05"

2.25 m

7'05"

2.7 m

8'10"

XXL

2.7 m

8'10"

3.6 m

11'10"

Catch Screen

How this Pokémon moves and dodges on the catch screen.

Movement	Flying
Movement timer	5s
Jump time	1s
Attack probability	10%
Attack timer	14s
Dodge probability	15%
Dodge duration	0.6s
Dodge distance	0.5
Min action frequency	0.2s
Max action frequency	1.6s

Hundo CP

This chart shows the maximum Combat Power for Aerodactyl at each level, with perfect 15/15/15 Individual Values (IVs). See hundo odds by encounter type.

Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP
1	39 CP	27	2147 CP
2	123 CP	28	2227 CP
3	207 CP	29	2306 CP
4	291 CP	30	2386 CP
5	375 CP	31	2426 CP
6	459 CP	32	2465 CP
7	543 CP	33	2505 CP
8	627 CP	34	2545 CP
9	711 CP	35	2585 CP
10	795 CP	36	2624 CP
11	875 CP	37	2664 CP
12	954 CP	38	2704 CP
13	1034 CP	39	2744 CP
14	1113 CP	40	2783 CP
15	1193 CP	41	2819 CP
16	1272 CP	42	2854 CP
17	1352 CP	43	2890 CP
18	1431 CP	44	2926 CP
19	1511 CP	45	2962 CP
20	1590 CP	46	2999 CP
21	1670 CP	47	3035 CP
22	1749 CP	48	3072 CP
23	1829 CP	49	3109 CP
24	1908 CP	50	3147 CP
25	1988 CP	51	3184 CP
26	2068 CP

Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP
1	39 CP	18	1431 CP	35	2585 CP
2	123 CP	19	1511 CP	36	2624 CP
3	207 CP	20	1590 CP	37	2664 CP
4	291 CP	21	1670 CP	38	2704 CP
5	375 CP	22	1749 CP	39	2744 CP
6	459 CP	23	1829 CP	40	2783 CP
7	543 CP	24	1908 CP	41	2819 CP
8	627 CP	25	1988 CP	42	2854 CP
9	711 CP	26	2068 CP	43	2890 CP
10	795 CP	27	2147 CP	44	2926 CP
11	875 CP	28	2227 CP	45	2962 CP
12	954 CP	29	2306 CP	46	2999 CP
13	1034 CP	30	2386 CP	47	3035 CP
14	1113 CP	31	2426 CP	48	3072 CP
15	1193 CP	32	2465 CP	49	3109 CP
16	1272 CP	33	2505 CP	50	3147 CP
17	1352 CP	34	2545 CP	51	3184 CP

Level Up

Total Stardust, Candy, and Candy XL to power Aerodactyl up to each level from level 1.


50.0	520,000	304	296
40.0	270,000	304	-
35.0	182,000	186	-
30.0	120,000	122	-
25.0	76,000	84	-
20.0	45,000	56	-
15.0	23,600	36	-
10.0	10,000	18	-
5.0	2,400	8	-


1.5	200	1	-
2.0	400	2	-
2.5	600	3	-
3.0	800	4	-
3.5	1,200	5	-
4.0	1,600	6	-
4.5	2,000	7	-
5.0	2,400	8	-
5.5	3,000	9	-
6.0	3,600	10	-
6.5	4,200	11	-
7.0	4,800	12	-
7.5	5,600	13	-
8.0	6,400	14	-
8.5	7,200	15	-
9.0	8,000	16	-
9.5	9,000	17	-
10.0	10,000	18	-
10.5	11,000	19	-
11.0	12,000	20	-
11.5	13,300	22	-
12.0	14,600	24	-
12.5	15,900	26	-
13.0	17,200	28	-
13.5	18,800	30	-
14.0	20,400	32	-
14.5	22,000	34	-
15.0	23,600	36	-
15.5	25,500	38	-
16.0	27,400	40	-
16.5	29,300	42	-
17.0	31,200	44	-
17.5	33,400	46	-
18.0	35,600	48	-
18.5	37,800	50	-
19.0	40,000	52	-
19.5	42,500	54	-
20.0	45,000	56	-
20.5	47,500	58	-
21.0	50,000	60	-
21.5	53,000	63	-
22.0	56,000	66	-
22.5	59,000	69	-
23.0	62,000	72	-
23.5	65,500	75	-
24.0	69,000	78	-
24.5	72,500	81	-
25.0	76,000	84	-
25.5	80,000	87	-
26.0	84,000	90	-
26.5	88,000	94	-
27.0	92,000	98	-
27.5	96,500	102	-
28.0	101,000	106	-
28.5	105,500	110	-
29.0	110,000	114	-
29.5	115,000	118	-
30.0	120,000	122	-
30.5	125,000	126	-
31.0	130,000	130	-
31.5	136,000	136	-
32.0	142,000	142	-
32.5	148,000	148	-
33.0	154,000	154	-
33.5	161,000	162	-
34.0	168,000	170	-
34.5	175,000	178	-
35.0	182,000	186	-
35.5	190,000	196	-
36.0	198,000	206	-
36.5	206,000	216	-
37.0	214,000	226	-
37.5	223,000	238	-
38.0	232,000	250	-
38.5	241,000	262	-
39.0	250,000	274	-
39.5	260,000	289	-
40.0	270,000	304	-
40.5	280,000	304	10
41.0	290,000	304	20
41.5	301,000	304	30
42.0	312,000	304	40
42.5	323,000	304	52
43.0	334,000	304	64
43.5	346,000	304	76
44.0	358,000	304	88
44.5	370,000	304	103
45.0	382,000	304	118
45.5	395,000	304	133
46.0	408,000	304	148
46.5	421,000	304	165
47.0	434,000	304	182
47.5	448,000	304	199
48.0	462,000	304	216
48.5	476,000	304	236
49.0	490,000	304	256
49.5	505,000	304	276
50.0	520,000	304	296

Kabutops

Snorlax