Aerodactyl counters

Gen 3 OU · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Apr 2026 - Jun 2026

Aerodactyl
#0142 Aerodactyl
RockFlying
USAGE 18.7% #14
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
Rock Slide 99.4% Earthquake 99.3% Double-Edge 89.6% Hidden Power Flying 44.7% Hidden Power Bug 37.3% Substitute 19.8% Protect 3.1% Hidden Power Fighting 1.9%
Items
Choice Band 77.6% Liechi Berry 16.7% Leftovers 3.4% Silk Scarf 1.2% Salac Berry 0.9% White Herb 0.1% Lum Berry 0.1% Hard Stone 0.0%
Abilities
Rock Head93.7%Pressure6.3%
Common Teammates
Tyranitar78.4%Swampert64.9%Skarmory52.9%Celebi36.6%Zapdos35.6%Metagross30.8%Gengar23.0%Registeel19.6%
Browse Gen 3 OU teams using Aerodactyl →
Teams using Metagross 66% Teams using Swampert 60% Teams using Aerodactyl 47% Teams using Tyranitar 41% Teams using Skarmory 38% Teams using Salamence 31%

Checks & Counters

Ranked by reliability — blends KO rate with how often each Pokémon is matched up.

# Checker Encounters Reliability KO Rate
01
Metagross
Metagross
SteelPsychic DEFENSIVE COUNTER
53.369
66
66.1% dies 9.14%
02
Swampert
Swampert
WaterGround OFFENSIVE CHECK
78.459
60
59.8% dies 9.47%
03
Aerodactyl
Aerodactyl
RockFlying SOFT CHECK
21.739
47
47.5% dies 10.71%
04
Tyranitar
Tyranitar
RockDark SOFT CHECK
54.994
41
40.9% dies 9.35%
05
Skarmory
Skarmory
SteelFlying SOFT CHECK
46.177
38
38.4% dies 10.06%
06
Salamence
Salamence
DragonFlying SOFT CHECK
57.158
31
30.9% dies 8.60%
07
Zapdos
Zapdos
ElectricFlying SOFT CHECK
22.757
23
23.5% dies 8.89%
08
Celebi
Celebi
PsychicGrass SOFT CHECK
28.989
22
21.8% dies 7.67%

Ranked #14 with 18.71% usage. Sorted by reliability score.