Aerodactyl counters

Gen 3 FRLG OU · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Mar 2026 - May 2026

Aerodactyl
#0142 Aerodactyl
RockFlying
USAGE 7.8% #20
ABILITYRock Head
BASE STATS
HP 80
ATK 105
DEF 65
SPA 60
SPD 75
SPE 130
BST515
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
WaterElectricIceRockSteel
½×
NormalFirePoisonFlyingBug
0×
Ground
Moves
Earthquake 99.2% Rock Slide 96.3% Double-Edge 58.5% Taunt 41.3% Hidden Power Flying 38.6% Substitute 30.9% Thief 11.5% Hidden Power Bug 9.5%
Items
Leftovers 60.0% Lum Berry 17.0% nothing 11.5% Hard Stone 4.4% Quick Claw 3.4% Silk Scarf 3.1% Black Belt 0.3% Sharp Beak 0.1%
Abilities
Rock Head70.4%Pressure29.6%
Common Teammates
Tyranitar70.1%Skarmory45.8%Jolteon34.6%Zapdos33.2%Snorlax28.5%Gengar27.7%Dragonite25.5%Starmie23.6%
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Ranked #20 with 7.83% usage. Sorted by reliability score.