Aerodactyl

Best moveset

Aerodactyl can learn 24 combinations. Rock Throw with Rock Slide does the most damage per second of them, at level 40 with a perfect attack stat. Same-type moves get the 1.2× bonus, and the cycle assumes the charged attack fires the moment it has the energy.

Stats and moves come straight from the game's own data files. Every number on this page is a raid and gym number, not a PvP one.

Best moveset against each type

Aerodactyl does not have one best moveset, it has 8. Which one wins depends on what you are attacking, because a move only gets its bonus against something weak to it. Best against Flying, Bug, Fire.

Same maths as the headline number, run once per defending type: level 40, perfect attack IV, and the target's own type taken into account. Sorted by damage, so the top of this table is what Aerodactyl is actually for.

Counters: what beats Aerodactyl

Attacker	Type	Moveset	DPS
Regieleki	Electric	Lock OnThunder CageLegacy	39.0
Zeraora	Electric	Volt SwitchPlasma Fists	34.0
Zekrom	DragonElectric	Charge BeamFusion BoltLegacy	33.2
Xurkitree	Electric	Thunder ShockDischarge	32.9
Metagross	SteelPsychic	Bullet PunchMeteor MashLegacy	31.0

Ranked by damage per second against Aerodactyl's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family. Twelve deep, with what Aerodactyl is weak to.

Type matchups

Shiny

Yes. Shiny Aerodactyl has been released. Players have found it from: wild, raid, egg, research, photobomb.

Other forms

Numbers

What it costs