Ground Aerodactyl comp
Aerodactyl carries with 3× Scope Lens, behind Rhydon, Graveler, Nidorino. Synergies: 4 Ground, 4 Rock, 3 Poison, 1 Ghost. It won 52% of its fights against the 30 strongest boards we found.
- Tier
- B · 52% win rate against the top 30 level-8 boards
- Vs the other style
- 11% against the top 30 reroll boards
- Style
- Level 8 · 4-cost carry
- Carry
- Aerodactyl with 3× Scope Lens
- Level
- 8 Pokémon on the board (level 8)
Active synergies
Pokémon and items
| Pokémon | Cost | Role | Types | Items |
|---|---|---|---|---|
★★ Graveler ★★ | 1 | Tank | Rock Ground | – |
★★ Nidorino ★★ | 1 | Fighter | Poison Ground | – |
★★ Arbok ★★ | 2 | Assassin | Poison | – |
★★ Haunter ★★ | 2 | Mage | Ghost Poison |  Focus Sash |
★★ Jynx ★★ | 3 | Mage | Ice Psychic | – |
★★ Onix ★★ | 3 | Tank | Rock Ground | – |
★★ Rhydon ★★ | 4 | Tank | Ground Rock |  Leftovers Leftovers |
★★ Aerodactyl ★★ | 4 | Assassin · carry | Rock Flying |  Scope Lens Scope Lens Scope Lens |
Item options for Aerodactyl
Same board, only the carry's three items changed, each set against the same field. Shown as the gap to the best set; a few points is within noise.
| Items on the carry | Wins vs the top set |
|---|---|
| Scope Lens Scope Lens Scope Lens | top set |
Scope Lens Scope Lens  Choice Scarf | −4 pts |
| Scope Lens Scope Lens Focus Sash | −4 pts |
| Scope Lens Choice Scarf Focus Sash | −5 pts |
| Choice Scarf Focus Sash Focus Sash | −7 pts |
 Choice Band Scope Lens Scope Lens | −7 pts |
How to play it
Opening. Graveler, Nidorino, Arbok, Haunter are cheap and in the final board, so buy them early and play the Ground and Rock synergy from the start. Pick up components for the carry's items as they drop.
Leveling. Level to 8 and refresh for the Rhyhorn, Aerodactyl. At level 8 the shop shows 4-costs in 26% of slots and 5-costs in 6%.
Items. Aerodactyl wants 3× Scope Lens (Protein + Carbos). Until you find it, put the same items on Nidorino, which uses the same stat, and move them with a Magnet later. Tank items (Leftovers, Leftovers) go on the front-row Pokémon with the most HP.
Positioning. Rhydon, Graveler, Nidorino, Onix in the front row, Aerodactyl in a back corner where fewer attacks reach it. Check the enemy board before each fight and move the carry away from their biggest area attacks.
Matchups. Strong against Electric Raichu Reroll (88%) and Psychic Kadabra (75%). Struggles against Grass Kadabra Reroll (0%) and Water Vaporeon Reroll (0%).
Matchups
Win rate of Ground Aerodactyl against each other comp on this site, 16 fights per pairing.
Against the campaign bosses
The finished board against every team each boss can field on Normal difficulty (it changes with your starter), 6 fights per team.