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Mega Aerodactyl
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Mega Aerodactyl

RockFlying

Best attacking moveset: Rock Throw and Rock Slide, worth 14.8 damage per second against a neutral target.

Best moveset

Mega Aerodactyl can learn 20 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.

Type matchups

Weak toRockSteelWaterElectricIce
ResistsNormalFlyingPoisonGroundBugFire
Fast attackTypePowerDurationEnergy
BiteDark60.5s+4
Dragon BreathDragon60.5s+4
Rock ThrowRock131.0s+8
Steel WingSteel141.0s+8
Charged attackTypePowerDurationEnergy
Ancient PowerRock703.5s-33
Earth PowerGround1003.5s-50
Hyper BeamNormal1504.0s-100
Iron HeadSteel602.0s-50
Rock SlideRock752.5s-50

Shiny

Shiny availability is tracked for Aerodactyl as a species, on the Aerodactyl page.

Other forms

Aerodactyl
Aerodactyl

Numbers

Max CP4,655 at level 50, 4,118 at level 40
Raid catch2,353 CP at level 20, or 2,941 if weather boosted (perfect IVs)
Lowest possible raid catch2,260 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10
Base stats292 attack · 210 defense · 190 stamina

What it costs

Second charged move75,000 Stardust and 75 Candy
Buddy distance5 km per Candy
Purify a Shadow one5,000 Stardust and 5 Candy
Size1.8 m and 59 kg

Best moveset against each type

Mega Aerodactyl does not have one best moveset, it has 9. 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.

AgainstBest movesetDPS
FlyingRock Throw + Rock Slide23.3
BugRock Throw + Rock Slide23.3
FireRock Throw + Rock Slide23.3
IceRock Throw + Rock Slide23.3
RockSteel Wing + Earth Power21.3
FairySteel Wing + Iron Head20.0
PoisonRock Throw + Earth Power18.1
ElectricRock Throw + Earth Power18.1
SteelBite + Earth Power17.5
GhostBite + Rock Slide17.0
PsychicBite + Rock Slide17.0
DragonDragon Breath + Rock Slide17.0
NormalRock Throw + Rock Slide14.8
WaterRock Throw + Rock Slide14.8
GrassRock Throw + Rock Slide14.8
DarkRock Throw + Rock Slide14.8
FightingDragon Breath + Hyper Beam13.8
GroundBite + Hyper Beam13.8

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 Mega Aerodactyl is actually for.

Counters: what beats Mega Aerodactyl

AttackerTypeMovesetDPS
RegielekiElectricLock On + Thunder Cage Legacy30.1
ZeraoraElectricVolt Switch + Plasma Fists26.3
ZekromDragonElectricCharge Beam + Fusion Bolt Legacy25.7
XurkitreeElectricThunder Shock + Discharge25.4
MetagrossSteelPsychicBullet Punch + Meteor Mash Legacy24.0
InteleonWaterWater Gun + Hydro Cannon Legacy23.6
KyogreWaterWaterfall + Origin Pulse Legacy23.6
TinkatonFairySteelFairy Wind + Gigaton Hammer Legacy23.3
GlimmoraRockPoisonRock Throw + Meteor Beam23.2
RampardosRockSmack Down + Rock Slide23.0

Ranked by damage per second against Mega Aerodactyl's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.