Aerodactyl pokedex: stats, moves, evolution & locations

Contents
Type defenses
Base stats
Pokedex entries
Evolution chart
Moves learned
Sprites
Locations
Q&A

Name origin

aero-: flying prefix
pterodactyl: prehistoric flying reptile

Pokedex data

National №	142
Type	Rock Flying
Species	Fossil Pokémon
Height	5′11″ (1.80m)
Weight	130.1 lbs (59.0 kg)
Abilities	Pressure Rock Head Unnerve (Dream World)
Local №	142 (R/B/Y, FireRed, LeafGreen) 224 (Gold, Silver) 229 (HeartGold, SoulSilver)
Japanese	Putera

Breeding

Egg Groups	Flying
Gender	87.5% male, 12.5% female
Egg cycles	36 (minimum 9,180 steps)

Training

EV yield	2 Speed
Catch rate	45 (5.9% with PokéBall, full HP)
Base Happiness	70 (normal)
Base EXP	202
Growth Rate	Slow

Type defenses

nor	fir	wat	ele	gra	ice	fig	poi	gro	fly	psy	bug	roc	gho	dra	dar	ste
½	½	2	2		2		½	0	½		½	2				2

Aerodactyl stats

The base stats for Aerodactyl are shown below left, with the possible range shown on the right for a level 100 Pokemon. Minimum/maximum values are based on hindering/beneficial nature, 0/252 EVs, 0/31 IVs.

HP	80	270 - 364
Attack	105	193 - 339
Defense	65	121 - 251
Sp. Atk	60	112 - 240
Sp. Def	75	139 - 273
Speed	130	238 - 394
Total	515

Pokedex descriptions

Red Blue	A ferocious, prehistoric POKéMON that goes for the enemy's throat with its serrated saw-like fangs.
Yellow	A savage POKéMON that died out in ancient times. It was resurrected using DNA taken from amber.
Gold HeartGold	A vicious POKéMON from the distant past, it appears to have flown by spreading its wings and gliding.
Silver SoulSilver	This vicious POKéMON is said to have flown in ancient skies while shrieking high-pitched cries.
Crystal	In prehistoric times, this POKéMON flew freely and fearlessly through the skies.
Ruby Sapphire	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.
Emerald	AERODACTYL is a POKéMON from the age of dinosaurs. It was regenerated from DNA extracted from amber. It is imagined to have been the king of the skies.
FireRed	It was regenerated from a dinosaur's genetic matter that was found in amber. It flies with high-pitched cries.
LeafGreen	A ferocious, prehistoric POKéMON that goes for the enemy's throat with its serrated, sawlike fangs.
Diamond Pearl Platinum Black White	A Pokémon that roamed the skies in the dinosaur era. Its teeth are like saw blades.

Evolution chart

Aerodactyl does not evolve.

Aerodactyl learns the following moves at the levels specified:

Lv.	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
1	Bite	Dark	Physical	60	100
1	Fire Fang	Fire	Physical	65	95
1	Ice Fang	Ice	Physical	65	95
1	Scary Face	Normal	Status	-	100
1	Supersonic	Normal	Status	-	55
1	Thunder Fang	Electric	Physical	65	95
1	Wing Attack	Flying	Physical	60	100
9	Roar	Normal	Status	-	100
17	Agility	Psychic	Status	-	-
25	AncientPower	Rock	Special	60	100
33	Crunch	Dark	Physical	80	100
41	Take Down	Normal	Physical	90	85
49	Sky Drop	Flying	Physical	60	100
57	Iron Head	Steel	Physical	80	100
65	Hyper Beam	Normal	Special	150	90
73	Rock Slide	Rock	Physical	75	90
81	Giga Impact	Normal	Physical	150	90

Aerodactyl learns the following moves at the levels specified:

Lv.	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
1	Bite	Dark	Physical	60	100
1	Fire Fang	Fire	Physical	65	95
1	Ice Fang	Ice	Physical	65	95
1	Scary Face	Normal	Status	-	100
1	Supersonic	Normal	Status	-	55
1	Thunder Fang	Electric	Physical	65	95
1	Wing Attack	Flying	Physical	60	100
9	Roar	Normal	Status	-	100
17	Agility	Psychic	Status	-	-
25	AncientPower	Rock	Special	60	100
33	Crunch	Dark	Physical	80	100
41	Take Down	Normal	Physical	90	85
49	Iron Head	Steel	Physical	80	100
57	Hyper Beam	Normal	Special	150	90
65	Rock Slide	Rock	Physical	75	90
73	Giga Impact	Normal	Physical	150	90

Other generations: I II III IV V

Egg moves

Black/White
HeartGold/SoulSilver/Platinum

Aerodactyl learns the following moves via breeding.
See the Aerodactyl egg moves page for details and compatible parents.

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Assurance	Dark	Physical	50	100
Curse	Ghost	Status	-	-
DragonBreath	Dragon	Special	60	100
Foresight	Normal	Status	-	-
Pursuit	Dark	Physical	40	100
Roost	Flying	Status	-	-
Steel Wing	Steel	Physical	70	90
Tailwind	Flying	Status	-	-
Whirlwind	Normal	Status	-	100

Aerodactyl learns the following moves via breeding.
See the Aerodactyl egg moves page for details and compatible parents.

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Assurance	Dark	Physical	50	100
Curse	Ghost	Status	-	-
DragonBreath	Dragon	Special	60	100
Foresight	Normal	Status	-	-
Pursuit	Dark	Physical	40	100
Steel Wing	Steel	Physical	70	90
Whirlwind	Normal	Status	-	100

Other generations: II III IV V

Move Tutor moves

HeartGold/SoulSilver
Platinum

Aerodactyl can be taught these attacks from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Air Cutter	Flying	Special	55	95
AncientPower	Rock	Special	60	100
Aqua Tail	Water	Physical	90	90
Earth Power	Ground	Special	90	100
Headbutt	Normal	Physical	70	100
Heat Wave	Fire	Special	100	90
Iron Head	Steel	Physical	80	100
Ominous Wind	Ghost	Special	60	100
Sky Attack	Flying	Physical	140	90
Tailwind	Flying	Status	-	-
Twister	Dragon	Special	40	100

Aerodactyl can be taught these attacks from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Air Cutter	Flying	Special	55	95
AncientPower	Rock	Special	60	100
Aqua Tail	Water	Physical	90	90
Earth Power	Ground	Special	90	100
Heat Wave	Fire	Special	100	90
Iron Head	Steel	Physical	80	100
Ominous Wind	Ghost	Special	60	100
Twister	Dragon	Special	40	100

Other generations: II III IV V

Moves learnt by HM

Black/White
HeartGold/SoulSilver
Platinum

Aerodactyl is compatible with these Hidden Machines:

HM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
2	Fly	Flying	Physical	90	95
4	Strength	Normal	Physical	80	100

Aerodactyl is compatible with these Hidden Machines:

HM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
2	Fly	Flying	Physical	90	95
4	Strength	Normal	Physical	80	100
6	Rock Smash	Fighting	Physical	40	100

Aerodactyl is compatible with these Hidden Machines:

HM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
2	Fly	Flying	Physical	90	95
4	Strength	Normal	Physical	80	100
5	Defog	Flying	Status	-	-
6	Rock Smash	Fighting	Physical	40	100

Other generations: I II III IV V

Moves learnt by TM

Black/White
HeartGold/SoulSilver/Platinum

Aerodactyl is compatible with these Technical Machines:

TM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
1	Hone Claws	Dark	Status	-	-
2	Dragon Claw	Dragon	Physical	80	100
5	Roar	Normal	Status	-	100
6	Toxic	Poison	Status	-	90
10	Hidden Power	Normal	Special	-	100
11	Sunny Day	Fire	Status	-	-
12	Taunt	Dark	Status	-	100
15	Hyper Beam	Normal	Special	150	90
17	Protect	Normal	Status	-	-
18	Rain Dance	Water	Status	-	-
21	Frustration	Normal	Physical	-	100
23	Smack Down	Rock	Physical	50	100
26	Earthquake	Ground	Physical	100	100
27	Return	Normal	Physical	-	100
32	Double Team	Normal	Status	-	-
35	Flamethrower	Fire	Special	95	100
37	Sandstorm	Rock	Status	-	-
38	Fire Blast	Fire	Special	120	85
39	Rock Tomb	Rock	Physical	50	80
40	Aerial Ace	Flying	Physical	60	∞
41	Torment	Dark	Status	-	100
42	Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	Status	-	-
45	Attract	Normal	Status	-	100
46	Thief	Dark	Physical	40	100
48	Round	Normal	Special	60	100
58	Sky Drop	Flying	Physical	60	100
59	Incinerate	Fire	Special	30	100
66	Payback	Dark	Physical	50	100
68	Giga Impact	Normal	Physical	150	90
69	Rock Polish	Rock	Status	-	-
71	Stone Edge	Rock	Physical	100	80
78	Bulldoze	Ground	Physical	60	100
80	Rock Slide	Rock	Physical	75	90
87	Swagger	Normal	Status	-	90
90	Substitute	Normal	Status	-	-
94	Rock Smash	Fighting	Physical	40	100

Aerodactyl is compatible with these Technical Machines:

TM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
2	Dragon Claw	Dragon	Physical	80	100
5	Roar	Normal	Status	-	100
6	Toxic	Poison	Status	-	90
10	Hidden Power	Normal	Special	-	100
11	Sunny Day	Fire	Status	-	-
12	Taunt	Dark	Status	-	100
15	Hyper Beam	Normal	Special	150	90
17	Protect	Normal	Status	-	-
18	Rain Dance	Water	Status	-	-
21	Frustration	Normal	Physical	-	100
23	Iron Tail	Steel	Physical	100	75
26	Earthquake	Ground	Physical	100	100
27	Return	Normal	Physical	-	100
32	Double Team	Normal	Status	-	-
35	Flamethrower	Fire	Special	95	100
37	Sandstorm	Rock	Status	-	-
38	Fire Blast	Fire	Special	120	85
39	Rock Tomb	Rock	Physical	50	80
40	Aerial Ace	Flying	Physical	60	∞
41	Torment	Dark	Status	-	100
42	Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100
43	Secret Power	Normal	Physical	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	Status	-	-
45	Attract	Normal	Status	-	100
46	Thief	Dark	Physical	40	100
47	Steel Wing	Steel	Physical	70	90
51	Roost	Flying	Status	-	-
58	Endure	Normal	Status	-	-
59	Dragon Pulse	Dragon	Special	90	100
66	Payback	Dark	Physical	50	100
68	Giga Impact	Normal	Physical	150	90
69	Rock Polish	Rock	Status	-	-
71	Stone Edge	Rock	Physical	100	80
76	Stealth Rock	Rock	Status	-	-
78	Captivate	Normal	Status	-	100
80	Rock Slide	Rock	Physical	75	90
82	Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	-	-
83	Natural Gift	Normal	Physical	-	100
87	Swagger	Normal	Status	-	90
90	Substitute	Normal	Status	-	-

Other generations: I II III IV V

Aerodactyl sprites

NORMAL
Black/White
SHINY
Black/White
NORMAL
HG/SS
SHINY
HG/SS

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Where to find Aerodactyl

LeafGreen FireRed	Cinnabar Island
HeartGold SoulSilver	Pewter City
Black White	Nacrene City

Pokeathlon stats

Speed	★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Power	★ ★ ★
Skill	★ ★
Stamina	★ ★ ★
Jump	★ ★ ★ ★ ★

★ Minimum ★ Base stat ★ Maximum

Aerodactyl

Name origin

Pokedex data

Breeding

Training

Type defenses

Aerodactyl stats

Pokedex descriptions

Evolution chart

Moves learnt by level up

Egg moves

Move Tutor moves

Moves learnt by HM

Moves learnt by TM

Aerodactyl sprites

Where to find Aerodactyl

Pokeathlon stats

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