Competitive Information for Aerodactyl (mega) [Sword/Shield]
Rock / Flying
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Aerodactyl-mega? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Sword/Shield Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the Sword/Shield generation metagame.
Aerodactyl is an extraordinary Rock and Flying-typed Pokemon. It's a frequent sight to see Aerodactyl out in the 8th generation battlefield. Aerodactyl is weak to Electric, Ice, Rock, Steel, and Water-typed attacks.
Item: Aerodactylite
Ability: Tough Claws
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 Def
Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Strength
- Dual Wingbeat / Sky Attack
- Psychic Fangs
- Aqua Tail
Physical Sweeper Aerodactyl-Mega (Tough Claws)
Aerodactyl is a phenomenal Physical Sweeper for single battles. It was designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. With Tough Claws, Aerodactyl's contact moves have their power multiplied by 1.3. With a Aerodactylite equipped to it, if held by an aerodactyl, this item allows it to mega evolve in battle.
◆ Strength is a physical 80-base power Normal-type move that deals a large amount of damage.
◆ Dual Wingbeat is a physical STAB-boosted 40-base power Flying-type move (hits 2 times in one turn).
◆ Sky Attack is a physical STAB-boosted 140-base power Flying-type move (charges, then hits turn 2. 30% flinch. High crit).
◆ Psychic Fangs is a physical 85-base power Psychic-type move (destroys screens, unless the target is immune).
◆ Aqua Tail is a physical 90-base power Water-type move that deals a substantial amount of damage.
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Aerodactyl-mega? These builds have been optimized for Sword/Shield Double Battles. They have movesets and EVs specifically calibrated to generally work best versus multiple Pokemon at once as well as helping to support other team members and allys in the Sword/Shield generation metagame.
Item: Aerodactylite
Ability: Tough Claws
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 Def
Moveset:
- Rock Slide
- Aqua Tail / Double-Edge
- Earthquake
- Dual Wingbeat / Sky Attack
Doubles Physical Sweeper Aerodactyl-Mega (Tough Claws)
Aerodactyl is a spectacular Physical Sweeper for double battles. It was designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. With Tough Claws, Aerodactyl's contact moves have their power multiplied by 1.3. Aqua Tail was added to provide additional threat coverage. With a Aerodactylite equipped to it, if held by an aerodactyl, this item allows it to mega evolve in battle.
◆ Aqua Tail is a physical 90-base power Water-type move that deals a great amount of damage.
◆ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
◆ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
◆ Dual Wingbeat is a physical STAB-boosted 40-base power Flying-type move (hits 2 times in one turn).
◆ Sky Attack is a physical STAB-boosted 140-base power Flying-type move (charges, then hits turn 2. 30% flinch. High crit).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Aerodactyl-mega learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
Sort and organize the learnset by move type, category, accuracy, and power. Bolded moves will gain the same-type attack bonus (STAB) if this Pokemon uses them.
Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Aerodactyl-mega can perform in Sword/Shield. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive SS Move and Ability Combos for Aerodactyl-mega
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Assurance + Item: Rocky Helmet
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Move: Meteor Beam + Item: Power Herb
- Contact moves boosted by Tough Claws: Aerial Ace, Thunder Fang, Assurance, Bite, Brutal Swing, Crunch, Double-Edge, Dragon Claw, Facade, Headbutt, Iron Head, Payback, Psychic Fangs, Rock Smash, Strength, Thief, Wing Attack, Iron Tail, Take Down, Aqua Tail, Dual Wingbeat, Giga Impact, Steel Wing, Fire Fang, Fly, Ice Fang
- Moves with Priority: Detect, Endure, Protect, Wide Guard
- Moves that Break Screens: Defog, Psychic Fangs
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic
Moves that boost Aerodactyl-mega's stats
- Agility
- Ancient Power
- Curse
- Dragon Dance
- Hone Claws
- Meteor Beam
- Rock Polish
- Steel Wing
Most notable and possible best moves for Aerodactyl-mega
- Earthquake
- Protect
- Reflect
- Rest
- Roost
- Stealth Rock
- Taunt
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Aerodactyl-mega in Sword and Shield
- Adamant Nature ( 0/252/0/0/0/252 )
- Modest Nature ( 0/0/0/252/0/252 )
- Optimize Aerodactyl-mega's EV spread for Pokemon Sword and Shield
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