#0142 Aerodactyl

Artwork: PokéAPI.

RockFlying

Abilities

Rock HeadProtects the Pokémon from recoil damage.PressureDamaging the opponent with a move has a 10% chance to make it flinch.

Hidden ability

Tough ClawsPhysical move power is increased by 30%.

Capture

Hard catch

Gender

12.5% female

Egg groups

Flying

Growth

Slow

EV yield

2 Speed

Aerodactyl’s base stats

HP	80
Attack	105
Defense	65
Sp. Atk	60
Sp. Def	75
Speed	130
Total	515

Where to find it

Revive Old Amber at Cinnabar Island, fossil scientist’s room — Bring one Old Amber to the fossil scientist through Cinnabar Island’s west-side door, just north of the Pokémon Center. Return later to collect the revived Pokémon with a free party slot. Repeatable with another fossil.

Evolution

Does not evolve.

Level-up moves

“On evolution” moves are learned when this Pokémon evolves. Open a move for its full effects and any special behavior in this hack.

Aerodactyl’s level-up moves

Level	Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy	PP	Effect and notes
1	Bite	Dark	Physical	60	100	25	The foe is bitten with viciously sharp fangs. It has a 30% chance to make the target flinch.
1	Ancient Power	Rock	Special	60	100	5	The user attacks with the power of its whole body. 10% chance to raise all its stats by 1 stage.
5	Supersonic	Normal	Status	—	55	20	The user generates odd sound waves from its body. It may confuse the target.
10	Wing Attack	Flying	Physical	60	100	35	The foe is struck with large, imposing wings spread wide to inflict damage.
15	Scary Face	Normal	Status	—	100	10	The user frightens the foe with a scary face. Lowers its Speed by 2 stages.
20	Rock Slide	Rock	Physical	75	90	10	Large boulders are hurled at the foe. It has a 30% chance to make the target flinch.
25	Roar	Normal	Status	—	—	20	The foe is scared off, to be replaced by another Pokémon in its party. In the wild, the battle ends.
30	Crunch	Dark	Physical	80	100	15	The user crunches up the foe with sharp fangs. 20% chance to lower its Defense by 1 stage.
35	Iron Head	Steel	Physical	80	100	15	The user slams the foe with its steel-hard head. 30% chance to make the target flinch.
40	Take Down	Normal	Physical	90	85	20	A reckless, full-body charge attack for slamming into the foe. It also damages the user a little.
45	Stone Edge	Rock	Physical	100	80	5	The user stabs the foe with a sharpened stone. It has a high critical-hit ratio.
50	Agility	Psychic	Status	—	—	30	The user lightens its body to move at high speed. Raises its Speed by 2 stages.
55	Hyper Beam	Normal	Special	150	90	5	The foe is attacked with a powerful beam. The user must rest on the next turn to regain its energy.
60	Giga Impact	Normal	Physical	150	90	5	The user charges at the foe using every bit of its power. The user must rest on the next turn.
70	Head Smash	Rock	Physical	120	95	10	Strikes the target with a full-power headbutt. The user also takes damage.

TMs and HMs

TMs and HMs Aerodactyl can learn

TM / HM	Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy	PP	Effect and notes
TM02	Dragon Claw	Dragon	Physical	80	100	15	Slashes the target with huge, sharp claws.
TM05	Roar	Normal	Status	—	—	20	The foe is scared off, to be replaced by another Pokémon in its party. In the wild, the battle ends.
TM10	Hidden Power	Normal	Special	60	100	15	A unique attack that varies in type and intensity depending on the Pokémon using it.
TM11	Sunny Day	Fire	Status	—	—	5	The user intensifies the sun for 5 turns. Fire-type moves become 1.5 times stronger.
TM12	Taunt	Dark	Status	—	100	20	The foe is taunted into a rage that allows it to use only attack moves for 2 to 4 turns.
TM15	Hyper Beam	Normal	Special	150	90	5	The foe is attacked with a powerful beam. The user must rest on the next turn to regain its energy.
TM17	Protect	Normal	Status	—	—	10	It enables the user to evade all attacks for 1 turn. Its chance of failing rises if used in succession.
TM18	Rain Dance	Water	Status	—	—	5	The user summons a heavy rain for 5 turns. Water-type moves become 1.5 times stronger.
TM23	Iron Tail	Steel	Physical	90	90	15	Attacks with a hard tail. May lower the target’s Defense.
TM26	Earthquake	Ground	Physical	100	100	10	The user sets off an earthquake that hits all Pokémon in battle. It can hit a foe using Dig.
TM27	Return	Normal	Physical	var.	100	20	A full-power attack that grows more powerful the more the user likes its Trainer.
TM32	Double Team	Normal	Status	—	—	15	By moving rapidly, the user makes illusory copies of itself. Raises its evasiveness by 1 stage.
TM35	Flamethrower	Fire	Special	90	100	15	The foe is scorched with an intense blast of fire. It has a 10% chance to burn the target.
TM37	Sandstorm	Rock	Status	—	—	10	A 5-turn sandstorm is summoned to hurt all Pokémon except Rock, Ground, and Steel types.
TM38	Fire Blast	Fire	Special	110	85	5	The foe is hit by an intense blast of all-consuming fire. It has a 10% chance to burn the target.
TM39	Rock Tomb	Rock	Physical	60	95	15	Boulders are hurled at the foe, hindering its movement. Lowers its Speed by 1 stage.
TM40	Aerial Ace	Flying	Physical	60	—	20	The user confounds the foe with speed, then slashes. The attack lands without fail.
TM41	Torment	Dark	Status	—	100	15	The user torments and enrages the foe, making it incapable of using the same move twice in a row.
TM42	Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100	20	An attack whose power is 2 times higher if the user is poisoned, burned, or paralyzed.
TM44	Rest	Psychic	Status	—	—	5	The user goes to sleep for 2 turns. It fully restores the user’s HP and heals any status problem.
TM45	Attract	Normal	Status	—	100	15	The user charms a foe of the opposite gender. The foe has a 50% chance of being unable to act.
TM46	Thief	Dark	Physical	60	100	25	The user attacks and steals the foe’s held item simultaneously. It can’t steal if the user holds an item.
TM47	Steel Wing	Steel	Physical	85	95	25	Strikes the target with hard wings. May raise the user’s Defense.
TM51	Roost	Flying	Status	—	—	5	The user lands and rests its body. It restores the user’s HP by up to half of its max HP.
TM58	Endure	Normal	Status	—	—	10	The user endures any attack with at least 1 HP. Its chance of failing rises if it is used in succession.
TM59	Dragon Pulse	Dragon	Special	85	100	10	The foe is attacked with a shock wave generated by the user’s gaping mouth.
TM66	Payback	Dark	Physical	50	100	10	The user charges up, then attacks. If it moves after the foe, its power is doubled.
TM68	Giga Impact	Normal	Physical	150	90	5	The user charges at the foe using every bit of its power. The user must rest on the next turn.
TM69	Rock Polish	Rock	Status	—	—	20	The user polishes its body to reduce drag. Raises its Speed by 2 stages.
TM71	Stone Edge	Rock	Physical	100	80	5	The user stabs the foe with a sharpened stone. It has a high critical-hit ratio.
TM76	Stealth Rock	Rock	Status	—	—	20	The user lays a trap of levitating stones around the foe. The trap hurts foes that switch into battle.
TM80	Rock Slide	Rock	Physical	75	90	10	Large boulders are hurled at the foe. It has a 30% chance to make the target flinch.
TM82	Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	—	—	10	While it is asleep, the user randomly uses one of the moves it knows.
TM87	Swagger	Normal	Status	—	85	15	The user enrages the foe into confusion. However, it also raises the foe’s Attack by 2 stages.
TM90	Substitute	Normal	Status	—	—	10	The user makes a copy of itself using 1/4 of its HP. The copy serves as the user’s decoy.
TM103	Bulldoze	Ground	Physical	60	100	20	Stomps the ground, attacking nearby Pokémon and lowering their Speed.
TM119	Brutal Swing	Dark	Physical	60	100	20	Swings its body wildly to damage all opposing Pokémon.
TM121	Psychic Fangs	Psychic	Physical	85	100	10	Bites the target with psychic power and can destroy Light Screen and Reflect.
TM125	Meteor Beam	Rock	Special	120	90	10	Gathers cosmic power in the first turn to raise Special Attack, then attacks on the second turn.
TM129	Dual Wingbeat	Flying	Physical	40	90	10	Strikes the target with its wings twice.
HM02	Fly	Flying	Physical	90	95	15	The user soars, then strikes on the second turn. It can also be used for flying to any familiar town.
HM04	Strength	Normal	Physical	80	100	15	The foe is slugged with a punch thrown at maximum power. It can also be used to move boulders.
HM06	Rock Smash	Fighting	Physical	60	100	15	Attacks with a punch. May lower the target’s Defense.

Move tutors

Moves Aerodactyl can learn from tutors

Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy	PP	Effect and notes	Tutor location, cost and requirements
Ancient Power	Rock	Special	60	100	5	The user attacks with the power of its whole body. 10% chance to raise all its stats by 1 stage.	Ruins of Alph · Cost: Rare Bone ×1 Requirements: Ruins of Alph: small extras the Ruins of Alph
Aqua Tail	Water	Physical	95	100	10	Attacks with a powerful tail swipe. Has a 10% chance to lower the target’s Defense by one stage.	Cerulean Gym · Cost: Free taught by Daisy at the Cerulean Gym
Brave Bird	Flying	Physical	120	100	15	The user tucks in its wings and charges from a low altitude. The user also takes serious damage.	Resort Zone Pokémon Center · Cost: Free Requirements: Resort Zone (Johto): the broke backpacker Resort Zone hotel
Curse	Ghost	Status	—	—	10	Curses the foe. Non- Ghost types raise Attack and Defense by 1 stage and lower Speed by 1 stage.	Pokémon Tower, upper floors · Cost: Free Requirements: Pokémon Tower: side battles and extras the little girl in the Pokémon Tower, Lavender Town
Earth Power	Ground	Special	90	100	10	The ground under the foe erupts with power. 10% chance to lower its Sp. Def by 1 stage.	Route 46 · Cost: Cherish Ball ×1 Route 46
Fire Fang	Fire	Physical	65	95	15	The user bites with flame-cloaked fangs. 10% chance to burn the foe or make it flinch.	Mt. Moon · Cost: Dusk Ball ×1 Mt. Moon
Heat Wave	Fire	Special	95	90	10	The user exhales a heated breath on the foe. It has a 10% chance to burn the target.	Cinnabar Island · Cost: Level Ball ×1 Requirements: Power Plant: Zapdos and the ecologist; Cinnabar Island: the Fire-type quiz (unlocks Heat Wave) Cinnabar Island
Ice Fang	Ice	Physical	65	95	15	The user bites with cold-infused fangs. 10% chance to freeze the foe or make it flinch.	Cerulean North house · Cost: Moon Ball ×1 Cerulean City
Iron Head	Steel	Physical	80	100	15	The user slams the foe with its steel-hard head. 30% chance to make the target flinch.	Route 21 · Cost: Nest Ball ×1 Requirements: Route 21: break the wild Mr. Mime's barrier (unlocks Iron Head) Route 21
Sky Attack	Flying	Physical	90	90	10	Dives from the sky to strike the target. Has a high critical-hit ratio.	Violet Gym · Cost: Free Requirements: Violet Gym: Falkner's rules (Flying types only, 4 Pokémon max)
Thunder Fang	Electric	Physical	65	95	15	The user bites with electrified fangs. 10% chance to paralyze the foe or make it flinch.	Vermilion City · Cost: Love Ball ×1 Vermilion City

Egg moves

Aerodactyl’s egg moves

Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy	PP	Effect and notes
Assurance	Dark	Physical	60	100	10	If the foe has already taken damage, this attack’s power is 2 times higher.
Curse	Ghost	Status	—	—	10	Curses the foe. Non- Ghost types raise Attack and Defense by 1 stage and lower Speed by 1 stage.
Dragon Breath	Dragon	Special	75	100	20	Blows a powerful breath at the target. May paralyze the target.
Tailwind	Flying	Status	—	—	15	A turbulent whirlwind doubles the Speed of all party Pokémon for 4 turns.
Whirlwind	Normal	Status	—	—	20	The foe is blown away, to be replaced by another Pokémon in its party. In the wild, the battle ends.
Wide Guard	Rock	Status	—	—	10	For 1 turn, the user blocks attacks that would hit its whole team.

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