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Aerodactyl

4-cost assassin · Rock / Flying · melee · #6 of 10 4-cost Pokémon in our tier list.

Aerodactyl official artwork
Aerodactyl ★ ★★ ★★★

Synergies

Rock Rock types start with a shield worth 7/13% of their max HP. Active at 2 / 4. Other Rock Pokémon: Geodude, Onix, Rhyhorn.

Flying Flying types dodge 10/25/40% of basic attacks. Active at 2 / 4 / 6. Other Flying Pokémon: Charmander, Caterpie, Pidgey, Zubat, Scyther, Articuno, Zapdos, Moltres.

Abilities

In Kanto Tactics each star level has its own ability. It casts on its own when Energy is full (+10 Energy per attack, more when hit).

★ Aerodactyl: FlyDive-bomb

Soars out of reach and dives onto the rearmost enemy, knocking it and those beside it airborne. Can be a critical hit. Power 306.

Flying · Physical · 70 Energy

★★ Aerodactyl: FlyDive-bomb

Soars out of reach and dives onto the rearmost enemy, knocking it and those beside it airborne. Can be a critical hit. Power 643.

Flying · Physical · 70 Energy

★★★ Aerodactyl: FlyDive-bomb

Soars out of reach and dives onto the rearmost enemy, knocking it and those beside it airborne. Can be a critical hit. Power 1026.

Flying · Physical · 70 Energy

Stats

StarHPAttackSp. AtkDefenseSp. DefAtk speedCritRangeEnergy
★ Aerodactyl1,4861086063651.1530%170
★★ Aerodactyl2,5071789968721.3930%170
★★★ Aerodactyl4,16528415873801.6530%170

Without items or synergies. A shiny copy (1 in 200 in the shop) has +10% HP, defenses and damage.

Best items

Aerodactyl as the carry of a full board, every 3-item combination of its class tested against the same field.

Comps with Aerodactyl

Where you fight it in the campaign

These Campaign trainers can field it: Route 23 · Cooltrainer, Elite Four · Lance.