Aerodactyl - Generation 5 learnset

This page lists all the moves that Aerodactyl can learn in Generation 5, which consists of these games:

Pokémon Black
Pokémon White
Pokémon Black 2
Pokémon White 2

At the bottom we also list further details for egg moves: which compatible Pokémon can pass down the moves, and how those Pokémon learn said move.

Note: many moves have changed stats over the years. The power, accuracy and other information listed below is as it was in the respective games. Check a move's detail page for stats in the most recent games and when they changed.

Aerodactyl artwork by Ken Sugimori

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Black/White Black 2/White 2

Moves learnt by level up

Aerodactyl learns the following moves in Pokémon Black & White at the levels specified.

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

Egg moves

Aerodactyl learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Black & White. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

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

Moves learnt by HM

Aerodactyl is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon Black & White:

HM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
02	Fly	Flying		90	95
04	Strength	Normal		80	100

Moves learnt by TM

Aerodactyl is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Black & White:

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

Transfer-only moves

Aerodactyl can only learn these moves in previous generations. It must be taught the moves in the appropriate game and then transferred to Pokémon Black & White.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.	Method
Double-Edge	Normal	120	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Mimic	Normal	—	—	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Captivate	Normal	—	100	Generation 4 — TM
Endure	Normal	—	—	Generation 4 — TM
Natural Gift	Normal	—	100	Generation 4 — TM
Secret Power	Normal	70	100	Generation 4 — TM
Defog	Flying	—	—	Generation 4 — HM
Air Cutter	Flying	55	95	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Headbutt	Normal	70	100	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Ominous Wind	Ghost	60	100	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Swift	Normal	60	∞	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Twister	Dragon	40	100	Generation 4 — Move tutor

Moves learnt by level up

Aerodactyl learns the following moves in Pokémon Black 2 & White 2 at the levels specified.

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

Egg moves

Aerodactyl learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Black 2 & White 2. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

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

Move Tutor moves

Aerodactyl can be taught these attacks in Pokémon Black 2 & White 2 from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Aqua Tail	Water	90	90
Dragon Pulse	Dragon	90	100
Earth Power	Ground	90	100
Heat Wave	Fire	100	90
Iron Head	Steel	80	100
Iron Tail	Steel	100	75
Roost	Flying	—	—
Sky Attack	Flying	140	90
Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
Snore	Normal	40	100
Stealth Rock	Rock	—	—
Tailwind	Flying	—	—

Moves learnt by HM

Aerodactyl is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon Black 2 & White 2:

HM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
02	Fly	Flying		90	95
04	Strength	Normal		80	100

Moves learnt by TM

Aerodactyl is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Black 2 & White 2:

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

Transfer-only moves

Aerodactyl can only learn these moves in previous generations. It must be taught the moves in the appropriate game and then transferred to Pokémon Black 2 & White 2.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.	Method
Double-Edge	Normal	120	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Mimic	Normal	—	—	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Captivate	Normal	—	100	Generation 4 — TM
Endure	Normal	—	—	Generation 4 — TM
Natural Gift	Normal	—	100	Generation 4 — TM
Secret Power	Normal	70	100	Generation 4 — TM
Defog	Flying	—	—	Generation 4 — HM
Air Cutter	Flying	55	95	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Headbutt	Normal	70	100	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Ominous Wind	Ghost	60	100	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Swift	Normal	60	∞	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Twister	Dragon	40	100	Generation 4 — Move tutor

Aerodactyl egg move parents

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Aerodactyl Mega Aerodactyl

Aerodactyl's egg groups: Flying

The egg moves for Aerodactyl are listed below, alongside compatible parent Pokémon it can breed with.

You will need to breed a female Aerodactyl with a compatible male Pokémon, with the male (for Gen 2-5) knowing the egg move in question. Alternatively, if you already have a Aerodactyl with the egg move it can breed with Ditto.

Assurance

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Spearow Fearow Murkrow Woobat Swoobat
Breeding	Doduo Dodrio Aerodactyl Murkrow Skarmory Honchkrow
Pre-evolution Level up	Honchkrow

Curse

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Breeding	Zubat Golbat Farfetch'd Aerodactyl Crobat Skarmory

Dragon Breath

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Altaria Archen Archeops
Breeding	Aerodactyl

Foresight

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Hoothoot Noctowl
Breeding	Pidgey Pidgeotto Pidgeot Farfetch'd Aerodactyl Togetic Starly Staravia Staraptor Togekiss

Pursuit

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Spearow Fearow Doduo Dodrio Murkrow Wingull Honchkrow
Breeding	Pidgey Pidgeotto Pidgeot Zubat Golbat Aerodactyl Crobat Skarmory Taillow Swellow Swablu Altaria Starly Staravia Staraptor
Pre-evolution Level up	Pelipper

Roost

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Pidgey Pidgeotto Pidgeot Spearow Fearow Hoothoot Noctowl Wingull Pelipper Chatot Pidove Tranquill Unfezant Ducklett Swanna
Breeding	Farfetch'd Aerodactyl Natu Xatu Murkrow Taillow Swellow Wingull Pelipper Swablu Altaria Starly Staravia Staraptor Honchkrow Woobat Swoobat Sigilyph
Move tutor	Pidgey Pidgeotto Pidgeot Spearow Fearow Zubat Golbat Farfetch'd Doduo Dodrio Aerodactyl Hoothoot Noctowl Crobat Togetic Natu Xatu Murkrow Skarmory Taillow Swellow Wingull Pelipper Swablu Altaria Starly Staravia Staraptor Honchkrow Chatot Togekiss Pidove Tranquill Unfezant Woobat Swoobat Sigilyph Archen Archeops Ducklett Swanna Rufflet Braviary

Steel Wing

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Skarmory
Breeding	Pidgey Pidgeotto Pidgeot Spearow Fearow Zubat Golbat Farfetch'd Aerodactyl Crobat Natu Xatu Taillow Swellow Swablu Altaria Starly Staravia Staraptor Chatot Pidove Tranquill Unfezant Sigilyph Archen Archeops Ducklett Swanna
Generation 4 TM	Doduo Dodrio Hoothoot Noctowl Togetic Murkrow Wingull Pelipper Honchkrow Togekiss

Tailwind

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Pidgey Pidgeotto Pidgeot Xatu Murkrow Pelipper Pidove Tranquill Unfezant Sigilyph Ducklett Swanna Rufflet Braviary
Breeding	Aerodactyl
Move tutor	Pidgey Pidgeotto Pidgeot Spearow Fearow Zubat Golbat Farfetch'd Aerodactyl Hoothoot Noctowl Crobat Togetic Natu Xatu Murkrow Skarmory Taillow Swellow Wingull Pelipper Swablu Altaria Starly Staravia Staraptor Honchkrow Chatot Togekiss Pidove Tranquill Unfezant Woobat Swoobat Sigilyph Archen Archeops Ducklett Swanna Rufflet Braviary
Pre-evolution Level up	Honchkrow

Whirlwind

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Pidgey Pidgeotto Pidgeot Starly Staravia Staraptor Sigilyph Rufflet Braviary
Breeding	Spearow Fearow Zubat Golbat Aerodactyl Hoothoot Noctowl Crobat Murkrow Skarmory Taillow Swellow Honchkrow

Mega Aerodactyl's egg groups: Flying

Aerodactyl - Generation 5 learnset

Moves learnt by level up

Egg moves

Moves learnt by HM

Moves learnt by TM

Transfer-only moves

Moves learnt by level up

Egg moves

Move Tutor moves

Moves learnt by HM

Moves learnt by TM

Transfer-only moves

Aerodactyl egg move parents

Assurance

Curse

Dragon Breath

Foresight

Pursuit

Roost

Steel Wing

Tailwind

Whirlwind

Mega Aerodactyl does not have any egg moves.