Aerodactyl

Aerodactyl

Rock / Flying. Rank 38 by usage, on 3.7% of teams, leads 33.1% of the time.

Usage, lead rate and teammates from 2099 public Showdown replays uploaded 2026-09-15 to 2026-09-16, average rating 1149. Moves, items, abilities and Stat Point spreads from in-game ranked data (championsbattledata.com, M6/16_09_2026); each spread is paired with the most common nature because the game reports them separately.

Before this regulation

Doubles, Reg M-B (older), Smogon ladder 2026-08: rank 20, on 7.4% of teams, now 3.7% down 4 points.

Then: Aerodactylite, Rock Slide, Dual Wingbeat, Tailwind, Ice Fang, Jolly 16/18/0/0/0/32.

Moves

  • Rock Slide98.9%
  • Tailwind88.7%
  • Dual Wingbeat78.0%
  • Wide Guard46.5%
  • Protect39.6%
  • Ice Fang21.8%
  • Taunt7.6%
  • Earthquake3.0%

Items

  • Focus Sash49.3%
  • Aerodactylite38.7%
  • Wide Lens2.4%
  • King's Rock2.1%
  • Life Orb1.8%
  • Hard Stone1.1%
  • Sitrus Berry0.7%
  • Sharp Beak0.6%

Abilities

  • Unnerve94.0%
  • Rock Head3.0%
  • Pressure2.9%

Spreads

  • Jolly 2/32/0/0/0/3249.2%
  • Jolly 0/32/2/0/0/3210.3%
  • Jolly 0/32/0/0/2/326.5%
  • Jolly 0/32/0/0/0/322.8%
  • Jolly 16/18/0/0/0/322.1%
  • Jolly 22/12/0/0/0/322.1%

HP / Atk / Def / SpA / SpD / Spe in Stat Points

Partners

KingambitKingambit 51.9%GarchompGarchomp 48.0%CharizardCharizard 45.5%SylveonSylveon 41.6%IncineroarIncineroar 39.6%RillaboomRillaboom 23.4%SneaslerSneasler 22.1%FarigirafFarigiraf 16.2%

Share of this Pokémon's teams that also carry the partner.

Most common set, used for the calcs below

Focus Sash, Unnerve, Jolly 2/32/0/0/0/32. Rock Slide, Tailwind, Dual Wingbeat, Wide Guard.

Stats 157 / 157 / 85 / 72 / 95 / 200. Weak to Electric, Ice, Rock, Steel, Water. Resists Bug, Fire, Flying, Ground, Normal, Poison.

Good against, and why

  • Charizard-Mega-Y
    Charizard-Mega-Y 14.4% usage
    Rock Slide 131.6–154.8%, guaranteed OHKO, and it moves first
    OHKO on all 3 of their common spreads (36% of usage)
  • Sneasler
    Sneasler 36.3% usage
    Dual Wingbeat 114.6–137.6%, guaranteed OHKO, and it moves first
    OHKO on all 3 of their common spreads (61% of usage)
  • Whimsicott
    Whimsicott 13.2% usage
    Dual Wingbeat 99.3–122.6%, 99.6% chance to OHKO, and it moves first
    On their common spreads: 99.6% to OHKO (54%), 97.3% to OHKO (6%), OHKO (5%)
  • Froslass-Mega
    Froslass-Mega 5.1% usage
    Rock Slide 74.8–89.8%, guaranteed 2HKO, and it moves first
    2HKO on all 3 of their common spreads (39% of usage)
  • Ninetales-Alola
    Ninetales-Alola 6.4% usage
    Rock Slide 69.3–84%, guaranteed 2HKO, and it moves first
    2HKO on all 3 of their common spreads (47% of usage)
  • Staraptor-Mega
    Staraptor-Mega 10.6% usage
    Dual Wingbeat 64.6–77.1%, guaranteed 2HKO, and it moves first
    2HKO on all 3 of their common spreads (38% of usage)
  • Rillaboom
    Rillaboom 38.7% usage
    Dual Wingbeat 63.8–77.3%, guaranteed 2HKO, and it moves first
    2HKO on all 3 of their common spreads (25% of usage)
  • Pelipper
    Pelipper 11.9% usage
    Rock Slide 61.3–74.5%, guaranteed 2HKO, and it moves first
    2HKO on all 3 of their common spreads (39% of usage)
  • Arcanine-Hisui
    Arcanine-Hisui 12.0% usage
    Rock Slide 59.3–69.8%, guaranteed 2HKO, and it moves first
    2HKO on all 3 of their common spreads (81% of usage)
  • Gardevoir-Mega
    Gardevoir-Mega 10.5% usage
    Dual Wingbeat 57.9–70.3%, guaranteed 2HKO, and it moves first
    On their common spreads: 2HKO (18%), 3HKO (10%), 3HKO (9%)
  • Sinistcha
    Sinistcha 6.7% usage
    Dual Wingbeat 53.9–62.9%, guaranteed 2HKO, and it moves first
    2HKO on all 3 of their common spreads (42% of usage)

Threatened by, and why

  • Basculegion
    Basculegion 22.6% usage
    Wave Crash 244.6–287.9%, guaranteed OHKO
    OHKO on all 3 of its common spreads (66% of usage)
  • Arcanine-Hisui
    Arcanine-Hisui 12.0% usage
    Head Smash 211.5–249.7%, guaranteed OHKO
    OHKO on all 3 of its common spreads (66% of usage)
  • Raichu-Mega-Y
    Raichu-Mega-Y 10.1% usage
    Zap Cannon 192.4–226.8%, guaranteed OHKO
    OHKO on all 3 of its common spreads (66% of usage)
  • Baxcalibur-Mega
    Baxcalibur-Mega 6.1% usage
    Icicle Crash 179.6–211.5%, guaranteed OHKO
    OHKO on all 3 of its common spreads (66% of usage)
  • Gholdengo
    Gholdengo 18.0% usage
    Make It Rain 179–210.2%, guaranteed OHKO
    OHKO on all 3 of its common spreads (66% of usage)
  • Golisopod-Mega
    Golisopod-Mega 17.1% usage
    Iron Head 150.3–177.1%, guaranteed OHKO
    OHKO on all 3 of its common spreads (66% of usage)
  • Sylveon
    Sylveon 13.7% usage
    Hyper Beam 145.9–172%, guaranteed OHKO
    OHKO on all 3 of its common spreads (66% of usage)
  • Kingambit
    Kingambit 24.1% usage
    Iron Head 138.9–164.3%, guaranteed OHKO
    OHKO on all 3 of its common spreads (66% of usage)
  • Excadrill
    Excadrill 5.3% usage
    Iron Head 138.9–164.3%, guaranteed OHKO
    OHKO on all 3 of its common spreads (66% of usage)
  • Rillaboom
    Rillaboom 38.7% usage
    Wood Hammer 118.5–139.5%, guaranteed OHKO
    OHKO on all 3 of its common spreads (66% of usage)
  • Froslass-Mega
    Froslass-Mega 5.1% usage
    Blizzard 118.5–141.4%, guaranteed OHKO
    OHKO on all 3 of its common spreads (66% of usage)
  • Tyranitar-Mega
    Tyranitar-Mega 7.5% usage
    Rock Slide 112.1–133.8%, guaranteed OHKO
    OHKO on all 3 of its common spreads (66% of usage)
  • Sneasler
    Sneasler 36.3% usage
    Close Combat 101.9–120.4%, guaranteed OHKO
    OHKO on all 3 of its common spreads (66% of usage)
  • Archaludon
    Archaludon 9.0% usage
    Flash Cannon 96.8–115.9%, 87.5% chance to OHKO
    On its common spreads: 87.5% to OHKO (49%), 93.8% to OHKO (10%), 87.5% to OHKO (7%)
  • Staraptor-Mega
    Staraptor-Mega 10.6% usage
    Close Combat 89.8–105.7%, 37.5% chance to OHKO
    On its common spreads: 37.5% to OHKO (49%), 31.3% to OHKO (10%), 43.8% to OHKO (7%)
  • Salamence-Mega
    Salamence-Mega 22.8% usage
    Draco Meteor 84.7–100%, 6.3% chance to OHKO
    On its common spreads: 6.3% to OHKO (49%), 6.3% to OHKO (10%), 2HKO (7%)
  • Ninetales-Alola
    Ninetales-Alola 6.4% usage
    Blizzard 84.1–99.4%, guaranteed 2HKO
    On its common spreads: 2HKO (49%), 6.3% to OHKO (10%), 2HKO (7%)
  • Floette-Mega
    Floette-Mega 8.1% usage
    Moonblast 80.9–96.2%, guaranteed 2HKO
    2HKO on all 3 of its common spreads (66% of usage)
  • Milotic
    Milotic 13.9% usage
    Scald 80.3–95.5%, guaranteed 2HKO
    2HKO on all 3 of its common spreads (66% of usage)
  • Armarouge
    Armarouge 6.9% usage
    Expanding Force 77.1–90.4%, guaranteed 2HKO
    2HKO on all 3 of its common spreads (66% of usage)
  • Gardevoir-Mega
    Gardevoir-Mega 10.5% usage
    Expanding Force 72.6–86%, guaranteed 2HKO
    2HKO on all 3 of its common spreads (66% of usage)
  • Garchomp
    Garchomp 17.8% usage
    Dragon Claw 61.8–73.2%, guaranteed 2HKO, and they move first
    2HKO on all 3 of its common spreads (66% of usage)
  • Farigiraf
    Farigiraf 16.5% usage
    Thunderbolt 59.9–71.3%, guaranteed 2HKO
    2HKO on all 3 of its common spreads (66% of usage)