Mega Aerodactyl

Best moveset

Mega 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

Mega 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 Mega Aerodactyl is actually for.

Counters: what beats Mega Aerodactyl

Attacker	Type	Moveset	DPS
Regieleki	Electric	Lock OnThunder CageLegacy	30.1
Zeraora	Electric	Volt SwitchPlasma Fists	26.3
Zekrom	DragonElectric	Charge BeamFusion BoltLegacy	25.7
Xurkitree	Electric	Thunder ShockDischarge	25.4
Metagross	SteelPsychic	Bullet PunchMeteor MashLegacy	24.0

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

Type matchups

Shiny

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

Other forms

Numbers

What it costs