Aerodactyl counters

Gen 9 Champions VGC 2026 Regulation MA Best of 3 · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Mar 2026 - May 2026

Aerodactyl
#0142 Aerodactyl
RockFlying
USAGE 14.7% #11
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 99.8% Tailwind 99.4% Protect 95.7% Dual Wingbeat 75.8% Wide Guard 26.5% Taunt 1.2% Sunny Day 0.6% Psychic Fangs 0.2%
Items
Focus Sash 97.3% Lum Berry 1.3% Sitrus Berry 0.8% Sharp Beak 0.2% White Herb 0.1% Hard Stone 0.1% Mental Herb 0.1% King's Rock 0.0%
Abilities
Unnerve98.1%Rock Head1.6%Pressure0.4%
Tera Types
Rock 0.0%
Common Teammates
Garchomp68.0%Floette-Mega57.2%Incineroar43.6%Kingambit43.5%Basculegion37.2%Sneasler34.3%Charizard-Mega-Y32.0%Aegislash26.7%
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Ranked #11 with 14.68% usage. Sorted by reliability score.