Aerodactyl counters

Gen 6 OU · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Mar 2026 - May 2026

Aerodactyl
#0142 Aerodactyl
RockFlying
USAGE 1.4% #76
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
Stealth Rock 99.1% Earthquake 98.3% Taunt 98.0% Defog 53.9% Iron Head 18.9% Double-Edge 16.0% Rock Tomb 5.4% Stone Edge 4.9%
Items
Rocky Helmet 92.1% Focus Sash 5.0% Smooth Rock 1.9% Choice Band 0.9% Choice Scarf 0.0% Life Orb 0.0% Assault Vest 0.0% Leftovers 0.0%
Abilities
Pressure69.0%Unnerve19.8%Rock Head11.2%
Common Teammates
Manaphy54.3%Dragonite47.5%Volcarona39.7%Serperior36.6%Bisharp34.4%Excadrill29.2%Cloyster26.1%Gyarados-Mega24.5%
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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 #76 with 1.36% usage. Sorted by reliability score.