Aerodactyl counters

Gen 9 Champions VGC 2026 Regulation MA · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Mar 2026 - May 2026

Aerodactyl
#0142 Aerodactyl
RockFlying
USAGE 11.7% #14
ABILITYUnnerve
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 99.1% Tailwind 98.0% Protect 85.3% Dual Wingbeat 77.1% Wide Guard 29.0% Taunt 4.2% Earthquake 1.5% Sunny Day 1.0%
Items
Focus Sash 88.1% Sitrus Berry 4.1% Lum Berry 2.6% Hard Stone 2.1% Mental Herb 0.8% King's Rock 0.4% Sharp Beak 0.4% White Herb 0.3%
Abilities
Unnerve92.8%Rock Head5.3%Pressure1.9%
Tera Types
Rock 0.0%
Common Teammates
Garchomp54.4%Kingambit45.4%Sneasler42.0%Floette-Mega41.0%Basculegion35.5%Incineroar32.0%Charizard-Mega-Y29.4%Sinistcha20.4%
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Ranked #14 with 11.67% usage. Sorted by reliability score.