Aerodactyl counters

Gen 4 OU · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Mar 2026 - May 2026

Aerodactyl
#0142 Aerodactyl
RockFlying
USAGE 3.4% #34
ABILITYPressure
BASE STATS
HP 80
ATK 105
DEF 65
SPA 60
SPD 75
SPE 130
BST515
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
WaterElectricIceRockSteel
½×
NormalFirePoisonFlyingBug
0×
Ground
Moves
Taunt 97.9% Earthquake 97.0% Stealth Rock 92.9% Stone Edge 66.3% Double-Edge 29.0% Roost 6.3% Rock Slide 3.5% Rock Tomb 1.9%
Items
Focus Sash 72.1% Lum Berry 20.0% Life Orb 6.0% Damp Rock 0.7% Choice Band 0.6% Leftovers 0.4% Sitrus Berry 0.1% Power Herb 0.0%
Abilities
Pressure71.5%Rock Head28.5%
Common Teammates
Tyranitar65.6%Gyarados64.6%Metagross49.5%Gengar41.9%Dragonite40.3%Lucario29.8%Flygon25.3%Scizor25.1%
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Checks & Counters

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

This Pokémon doesn't have enough usage for Smogon to compute meaningful Checks & Counters. Only the most-used Pokémon in a format receive this data.

Ranked #34 with 3.43% usage. Sorted by reliability score.