Aerodactyl counters

Gen 4 VGC 2009 · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Mar 2026 - May 2026

Aerodactyl
#0142 Aerodactyl
RockFlying
USAGE 1.8% #41
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 100.0% Taunt 99.0% Sandstorm 61.2% Thief 61.2% Protect 28.7% Swagger 16.1% Earthquake 13.3% Stealth Rock 9.3%
Items
Focus Sash 98.6% Choice Band 1.0% Leftovers 0.4% Damp Rock 0.0% Sitrus Berry 0.0% Life Orb 0.0% nothing 0.0% Lum Berry 0.0%
Abilities
Rock Head74.8%Pressure25.2%
Common Teammates
Garchomp91.9%Hippowdon91.6%Zapdos83.0%Metagross67.4%Gyarados67.4%Latios18.3%Scizor17.7%Snorlax17.7%
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Ranked #41 with 1.83% usage. Sorted by reliability score.