Mega Aerodactyl

#142 (Kanto)

#143 Snorlax ›

Pokémon type

Rock

Flying

Mega Aerodactyl weaknesses

Mega Aerodactyl is weak to Rock, Steel, Water, Electric and Ice-type moves.

160%

Resistances

Mega Aerodactyl is resistant to Normal, Flying, Poison, Ground, Bug and Fire-type moves.

63%

Best moveset for Mega Aerodactyl

The best moves for Mega Aerodactyl are Rock Throw and Rock Slide when attacking Pokémon in Gyms. This move combination has the highest total DPS. In Trainer Battles, Dragon Breath and Rock Slide deal the most damage per turn.

Attacking

Rock Throw

15.6DPS

Rock Slide

36DPS

Defending

Rock Throw

15.6DPS

Ancient Power

24DPS

Trainer Battles

Dragon Breath

4EPT

Rock Slide

2DPE

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Evolution

There are 2 Pokémon in the Aerodactyl (Summer 2023) family, including 1 Mega Pokémon. Mega Aerodactyl.

Aerodactyl

Mega Aerodactyl

Evolving Mega Aerodactyl costs 200 Mega Energy the first time, and 40 Mega Energy every time after.

Forms

There are 2 different forms of Aerodactyl:

Normal

Aerodactyl (Mega Aerodactyl) in Pokémon GO

Mega Evolution

View 1 costume for Aerodactyl »

(which only changes Aerodactyl's appearance)

Game images

Mega Aerodactyl, with the shiny version on the right. There is a very low chance of getting a shiny one.

Events

Pokémon Fossil Museum – Chicago

In person

22nd May

Summary

Mega Aerodactyl is a Rock & Flying Pokémon. It is weak to Rock, Steel, Water, Electric and Ice moves. Aerodactyl's best moveset is Rock Throw & Rock Slide and it has a Max CP of 4,655.

About

"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."

Moves & Movesets

All moves

Raids

Trainer Battles

Quick move	Damage	EPS	DPS
Rock Throw	13	8	15.6
Steel Wing	14	8	14
Bite	6	8	12
Dragon Breath	6	8	12

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Ancient Power	70	3	2.55
Earth Power	100	2	2
Brutal Swing	65	3	1.97
Rock Slide	75	2	1.8
Hyper Beam	150	1	1.5
Iron Head	60	2	1.2
Return Purified	25	3	0.76

Quick move	Damage	Turns	DPT	EPT
Bite	2	1	2	4
Dragon Breath	3	1	3	4
Rock Throw	8	2	4.8	2.5
Steel Wing	7	2	3.5	2.5

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Rock Slide	75	45	2
Hyper Beam	150	80	1.88
Return Purified	130	70	1.86
Earth Power ▼ def	90	50	1.8
Iron Head	85	50	1.7
Ancient Power ▲ att ▲ def	60	45	1.6
Brutal Swing	55	35	1.57

The moves highlighted in green benefit from the Same Type Attack Bonus, and deal 20% more damage.

All movesets

Attacking

Defending

Trainer Battles

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Rock Throw 15.6 DPS	Rock Slide 36 DPS	14.9	100%
Rock Throw 15.6 DPS	Brutal Swing 32.5 DPS	14.7	99%
Rock Throw 15.6 DPS	Hyper Beam 37.5 DPS	14.4	97%
Steel Wing 14 DPS	Rock Slide 36 DPS	14.1	95%
Rock Throw 15.6 DPS	Earth Power 28.6 DPS	14	94%
Steel Wing 14 DPS	Brutal Swing 32.5 DPS	13.9	94%
Steel Wing 14 DPS	Hyper Beam 37.5 DPS	13.6	91%
Rock Throw 15.6 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	13.6	91%
Bite 12 DPS	Rock Slide 36 DPS	13.5	91%
Dragon Breath 12 DPS	Rock Slide 36 DPS	13.5	91%
Rock Throw 15.6 DPS	Ancient Power 24 DPS	13.5	91%
Bite 12 DPS	Brutal Swing 32.5 DPS	13.4	90%
Dragon Breath 12 DPS	Brutal Swing 32.5 DPS	13.4	90%
Steel Wing 14 DPS	Earth Power 28.6 DPS	13.3	90%
Rock Throw 15.6 DPS	Iron Head 30 DPS	13.3	90%
Bite 12 DPS	Hyper Beam 37.5 DPS	13	87%
Dragon Breath 12 DPS	Hyper Beam 37.5 DPS	13	87%
Steel Wing 14 DPS	Ancient Power 24 DPS	12.9	87%
Bite 12 DPS	Earth Power 28.6 DPS	12.8	86%
Dragon Breath 12 DPS	Earth Power 28.6 DPS	12.8	86%
Steel Wing 14 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	12.6	85%
Steel Wing 14 DPS	Iron Head 30 DPS	12.5	84%
Bite 12 DPS	Ancient Power 24 DPS	12.4	84%
Dragon Breath 12 DPS	Ancient Power 24 DPS	12.4	84%
Bite 12 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	11.9	80%
Dragon Breath 12 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	11.9	80%
Bite 12 DPS	Iron Head 30 DPS	11.9	80%
Dragon Breath 12 DPS	Iron Head 30 DPS	11.9	80%

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Rock Throw 15.6 DPS	Ancient Power 24 DPS	5.7	100%
Rock Throw 15.6 DPS	Earth Power 28.6 DPS	5.6	98%
Rock Throw 15.6 DPS	Rock Slide 36 DPS	5.6	98%
Steel Wing 14 DPS	Ancient Power 24 DPS	5.5	96%
Rock Throw 15.6 DPS	Brutal Swing 32.5 DPS	5.5	96%
Steel Wing 14 DPS	Earth Power 28.6 DPS	5.4	94%
Rock Throw 15.6 DPS	Hyper Beam 37.5 DPS	5.3	93%
Steel Wing 14 DPS	Rock Slide 36 DPS	5.3	92%
Steel Wing 14 DPS	Brutal Swing 32.5 DPS	5.2	91%
Steel Wing 14 DPS	Hyper Beam 37.5 DPS	5	87%
Rock Throw 15.6 DPS	Iron Head 30 DPS	4.8	84%
Steel Wing 14 DPS	Iron Head 30 DPS	4.5	79%
Rock Throw 15.6 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	4.2	74%
Steel Wing 14 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	3.9	68%
Bite 12 DPS	Ancient Power 24 DPS	3.6	63%
Dragon Breath 12 DPS	Ancient Power 24 DPS	3.6	63%
Bite 12 DPS	Earth Power 28.6 DPS	3.4	59%
Dragon Breath 12 DPS	Earth Power 28.6 DPS	3.4	59%
Bite 12 DPS	Brutal Swing 32.5 DPS	3.3	58%
Dragon Breath 12 DPS	Brutal Swing 32.5 DPS	3.3	58%
Bite 12 DPS	Rock Slide 36 DPS	3.3	58%
Dragon Breath 12 DPS	Rock Slide 36 DPS	3.3	58%
Bite 12 DPS	Hyper Beam 37.5 DPS	3.1	54%
Dragon Breath 12 DPS	Hyper Beam 37.5 DPS	3.1	54%
Bite 12 DPS	Iron Head 30 DPS	2.8	48%
Dragon Breath 12 DPS	Iron Head 30 DPS	2.8	48%
Bite 12 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	2.4	41%
Dragon Breath 12 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	2.4	41%

Quick move	Main move	Turns	DPT	Relative
Dragon Breath 4 EPT	Rock Slide 2 DPE	12	11	100%
Dragon Breath 4 EPT	Hyper Beam 1.88 DPE	20	10.5	95%
Dragon Breath 4 EPT	Return Purified 1.86 DPE	18	10.4	95%
Dragon Breath 4 EPT	Earth Power 1.8 DPE	13	10.2	93%
Bite 4 EPT	Rock Slide 2 DPE	12	10	91%
Dragon Breath 4 EPT	Iron Head 1.7 DPE	13	9.8	89%
Rock Throw 2.5 EPT	Rock Slide 2 DPE	18	9.8	89%
Bite 4 EPT	Hyper Beam 1.88 DPE	20	9.5	86%
Rock Throw 2.5 EPT	Hyper Beam 1.88 DPE	32	9.5	86%
Rock Throw 2.5 EPT	Return Purified 1.86 DPE	28	9.4	86%
Bite 4 EPT	Return Purified 1.86 DPE	18	9.4	86%
Dragon Breath 4 EPT	Ancient Power 1.6 DPE	12	9.4	85%
Rock Throw 2.5 EPT	Earth Power 1.8 DPE	20	9.3	85%
Dragon Breath 4 EPT	Brutal Swing 1.57 DPE	9	9.3	84%
Bite 4 EPT	Earth Power 1.8 DPE	13	9.2	84%
Rock Throw 2.5 EPT	Iron Head 1.7 DPE	20	9.1	82%
Bite 4 EPT	Iron Head 1.7 DPE	13	8.8	80%
Rock Throw 2.5 EPT	Ancient Power 1.6 DPE	18	8.8	80%
Rock Throw 2.5 EPT	Brutal Swing 1.57 DPE	14	8.7	79%
Steel Wing 2.5 EPT	Rock Slide 2 DPE	18	8.5	77%
Bite 4 EPT	Ancient Power 1.6 DPE	12	8.4	76%
Bite 4 EPT	Brutal Swing 1.57 DPE	9	8.3	75%
Steel Wing 2.5 EPT	Hyper Beam 1.88 DPE	32	8.2	74%
Steel Wing 2.5 EPT	Return Purified 1.86 DPE	28	8.1	74%
Steel Wing 2.5 EPT	Earth Power 1.8 DPE	20	8	73%
Steel Wing 2.5 EPT	Iron Head 1.7 DPE	20	7.8	70%
Steel Wing 2.5 EPT	Ancient Power 1.6 DPE	18	7.5	68%
Steel Wing 2.5 EPT	Brutal Swing 1.57 DPE	14	7.4	68%

A rough guide only. Turns is how many turns of Fast Attacks it takes to reach the Charged Attack; DPT is the damage per turn over repeated Fast and Charged Attacks, from move power and STAB. It leaves out shields, stat changes and matchups.

Counters & Raids

What counters Mega Aerodactyl?

Mega Aerodactyl is weak to Rock, Steel, Water, Electric and Ice moves.

The best counter to Mega Aerodactyl is Crowned Sword Zacian with Metal Claw and Behemoth Blade, followed by Dusk Mane Necrozma, Crowned Shield Zamazenta and Mega Raichu Y.

The top Mega Aerodactyl counters, ranked by the damage each Pokémon and moveset does to it. Filter the list to see how your own Pokémon compare.

Pokémon	Moveset	Effective damage
Crowned Sword Zacian	Metal Claw Behemoth Blade	100%
Dusk Mane Necrozma	Metal Claw Sunsteel Strike	96%
Crowned Shield Zamazenta	Metal Claw Behemoth Bash	93%
Dusk Mane Necrozma	Psycho Cut Sunsteel Strike	92%
Crowned Shield Zamazenta	Ice Fang Behemoth Bash	92%
Mega Raichu Y	Thunder Shock Zap Cannon+	87%
Primal Kyogre	Waterfall Origin Pulse	86%
Mega Raichu Y	Thunder Shock Wild Charge	85%
Mega Raichu Y	Volt Switch Zap Cannon+	84%
Regieleki	Lock-On Thunder Cage	84%

These moves are calculated using type advantages / disadvantages, and including STAB. Click here for more info »

Stats & IVs

Base stats

Attack		292
Defense		210
Stamina		190

Max HP

Level 40

162

Size

Height	2.1 m
Weight	79 kg

Other

Base capture rate	?
Base flee rate	?
Buddy walk distance	?

Max CP

Level 15 Research encounters	1,765
Level 20 Max hatched / raids	2,353
Level 30 Max wild	3,529
Level 40	4,118
Level 50	4,655

Max CP with weather boost

Level 25 (raids)	2,941
Level 35 (wild)	3,824

Costumes

Aerodactyl costumes

Aerodactyl (Summer 2023)

Aerodactyl (Summer 2023) (Shiny) in Pokémon GO