Battle profile
#0142 · Generation 1
Aerodactyl
The Fossil Pokémon
Aerodactyl is a Pokémon from the age of dinosaurs. It was regenerated from DNA extracted from amber. It is imagined to have been the king of the skies.
Traits
Abilities
Rock Head
The Pokémon does not take recoil damage from the moves it uses.
Pressure
Puts foes under pressure, causing them to expend more PP to use their moves.
Unnerve
HiddenThe Pokémon makes its foes nervous and unable to eat their held Berries.
Battle matchups
Type effectiveness
Damage matchups for Aerodactyl based on its Rock and Flying typing. Abilities may change some matchups.
Weak against
Takes increased damage
Resists
Takes reduced damage
Immune to
Takes no damage
Evolution family
Evolution chain
Aerodactyl does not evolve.
Learnset
Level-up moves
Moves Aerodactyl learns by gaining levels in Pokemon Nova.
| Level | Move | Type | Category | Power | Accuracy | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bite The target is bitten with viciously sharp fangs. This may also make the target flinch. | Dark | Physical | 60 | 100 | 25 |
| 1 | Ancient Power The user attacks with a prehistoric power. This may also raise all the user's stats at once. | Rock | Special | 60 | 100 | 5 |
| 5 | Supersonic The user generates odd sound waves from its body that confuse the target. | Normal | Status | — | 55 | 20 |
| 10 | Wing Attack The user strikes the target with large, imposing wings spread wide to inflict damage. | Flying | Physical | 60 | 100 | 35 |
| 15 | Scary Face The user frightens the target with a scary face to harshly lower its Speed stat. | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 10 |
| 20 | Rock Slide Large boulders are hurled at opposing Pokémon to inflict damage. This may also make the opposing Pokémon flinch. | Rock | Physical | 75 | 90 | 10 |
| 25 | Roar The target is scared off, and a different Pokémon is dragged out. In the wild, this ends a battle against a single Pokémon. | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 30 | Crunch The user crunches up the target with its sharp fangs. This may also lower the target's Defense stat. | Dark | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| 35 | Iron Head The user slams the target with its steel-hard head. This may also make the target flinch. | Steel | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| 40 | Take Down A reckless full-body charge attack for slamming into the target. This also damages the user a little. | Normal | Physical | 90 | 85 | 20 |
| 45 | Stone Edge The user stabs the target with sharpened stones. This move has a heightened chance of landing a critical hit. | Rock | Physical | 100 | 80 | 5 |
| 50 | Agility The user relaxes and lightens its body to move faster. This sharply raises its Speed stat. | Psychic | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 55 | Hyper Beam The target is attacked with a powerful beam. The user can't move on the next turn. | Normal | Special | 150 | 90 | 5 |
| 60 | Giga Impact The user charges at the target using every bit of its power. The user can't move on the next turn. | Normal | Physical | 150 | 90 | 5 |
Breeding learnset
Egg moves
7 moves available
Breeding learnset
Egg moves
7 moves available
- Assurance PhysicalDark
- Curse StatusGhost
- Dragon Breath SpecialDragon
- Roost StatusFlying
- Tailwind StatusFlying
- Whirlwind StatusNormal
- Wide Guard StatusRock
Extended learnset
Compatible moves
80 moves available
Extended learnset
Compatible moves
80 moves available
- Aerial Ace PhysicalFlying
- Agility StatusPsychic
- Air Cutter SpecialFlying
- Ancient Power SpecialRock
- Aqua Tail PhysicalWater
- Assurance PhysicalDark
- Attract StatusNormal
- Brutal Swing PhysicalDark
- Bulldoze PhysicalGround
- Captivate StatusNormal
- Confide StatusNormal
- Crunch PhysicalDark
- Defog StatusFlying
- Double-Edge PhysicalNormal
- Double Team StatusNormal
- Dragon Claw PhysicalDragon
- Dragon Dance StatusDragon
- Dragon Pulse SpecialDragon
- Dual Wingbeat PhysicalFlying
- Earth Power SpecialGround
- Earthquake PhysicalGround
- Endure StatusNormal
- Facade PhysicalNormal
- Fire Blast SpecialFire
- Fire Fang PhysicalFire
- Flamethrower SpecialFire
- Fly PhysicalFlying
- Frustration PhysicalNormal
- Giga Impact PhysicalNormal
- Headbutt PhysicalNormal
- Heat Wave SpecialFire
- Hidden Power SpecialNormal
- Hone Claws StatusDark
- Hurricane SpecialFlying
- Hyper Beam SpecialNormal
- Ice Fang PhysicalIce
- Incinerate SpecialFire
- Iron Head PhysicalSteel
- Iron Tail PhysicalSteel
- Laser Focus StatusNormal
- Meteor Beam SpecialRock
- Mimic StatusNormal
- Natural Gift PhysicalNormal
- Ominous Wind SpecialGhost
- Payback PhysicalDark
- Protect StatusNormal
- Psychic Fangs PhysicalPsychic
- Rain Dance StatusWater
- Rest StatusPsychic
- Return PhysicalNormal
- Roar StatusNormal
- Rock Blast PhysicalRock
- Rock Polish StatusRock
- Rock Slide PhysicalRock
- Rock Smash PhysicalFighting
- Rock Tomb PhysicalRock
- Roost StatusFlying
- Round SpecialNormal
- Sandstorm StatusRock
- Scary Face StatusNormal
- Secret Power PhysicalNormal
- Sky Attack PhysicalFlying
- Sky Drop PhysicalFlying
- Sleep Talk StatusNormal
- Smack Down PhysicalRock
- Snore SpecialNormal
- Stealth Rock StatusRock
- Steel Wing PhysicalSteel
- Stone Edge PhysicalRock
- Strength PhysicalNormal
- Substitute StatusNormal
- Sunny Day StatusFire
- Swagger StatusNormal
- Swift SpecialNormal
- Tailwind StatusFlying
- Taunt StatusDark
- Thief PhysicalDark
- Thunder Fang PhysicalElectric
- Torment StatusDark
- Twister SpecialDragon
Species information
Training and breeding
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Gender ratio
- Female One Eighth
- Egg groups
- Flying
- Hatch steps
- 8,960
- Base happiness
- 50
- Color
- Purple
- Shape
- Winged
- Habitat
- Mountain
Alternate appearances
Aerodactyl forms
Choose a form to compare its appearance, typing, stats, and abilities.

Aerodactyl
Base stats
Total 515Abilities
The Pokémon does not take recoil damage from the moves it uses.
Puts foes under pressure, causing them to expend more PP to use their moves.
The Pokémon makes its foes nervous and unable to eat their held Berries.

Mega Aerodactyl
Base stats
Total 615Abilities
Powers up the Pokémon's moves if they make direct contact with the target.