Aerodactyl
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Names
- English: Aerodactyl
- Japanese: プテラ (Ptera)
- German: Aerodactyl
- French: Ptera
Number(s)
- National: 142
- Hoenn: 297
- Johto: 224
Gender
♂ 87.5% - ♀ 12.5%
Egg Group(s)
Flying
Evolution
| Basic |
|---|
Size
- Height: 1.8 m / 5’11”
- Weight: 59.0 kg / 130.1 lbs.
Damage Taken
- Immune: Ground
- ×½: Normal, Flying, Poison, Bug, Fire
- ×2: Rock, Steel, Water, Electric, Ice
Ability effects are not included.
Base Stats
| Stat | Rank | E.P. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sum | 515 | ||
| HP | 32 | 0 | |
| Attack | 17 | 0 | |
| Defense | 45 | 0 | |
| Sp.Atk | 44 | 0 | |
| Sp.Def | 36 | 0 | |
| Speed | 5 | 2 | |
Ability
- Rock Head
- Game's description
- Protects the Pokémon from recoil damage.
- Battle effect
- Does not receive recoil damage from recoil-causing damages.
- Pressure
- Game's description
- The Pokémon raises the foe’s PP usage.
- Battle effect
- When this Pokémon is hit by a move, the opponent’s PP lowers by 2 rather than 1.
- Map effect
- If the Pokémon is in the lead spot, chance of encountering a high level wild Pokémon decreases to 50%.
Wild Item
- NONE
Pal Park
- Area: Mountain
- Points: 70
- Encounter rate: 20
Miscellaneous
- Species: Fossil Pokémon
- Steps to hatch: 8,960
- Color: Purple
- Catch Rate: 45
- Base Tameness: 70
- Growth Group: Slow
1,250,000 exp. points to Lv100
Location
- Diamond
- Revive from Old Amber [Rare]
- Pearl
- Revive from Old Amber [Rare]
Pokédex Flavour (description)
- Red/Blue
- A ferocious, prehistoric POKéMON that goes for the enemy's throat with its serrated saw-like fangs.
- Yellow
- A savage POKéMON that died out in ancient times. It was resurrected using DNA taken from amber.
- Gold
- A vicious POKéMON from the distant past, it appears to have flown by spreading its wings and gliding.
- Silver
- This vicious POKéMON is said to have flown in ancient skies while shrieking high-pitched cries.
- Crystal
- In prehistoric times, this POKéMON flew freely and fearlessly through the skies.
- Ruby
- AERODACTYL is a POKéMON from the age of dinosaurs. It was regenerated from genetic material extracted from amber. It is imagined to have been the king of the skies in ancient times.
- Sapphire
- AERODACTYL is a POKéMON from the age of dinosaurs. It was regenerated from genetic material extracted from amber. It is imagined to have been the king of the skies in ancient times.
- Emerald
- AERODACTYL is a POKéMON from the age of dinosaurs. It was regenerated from DNA extracted from amber. It is imagined to have been the king of the skies.
- Fire Red
- It was regenerated from a dinosaur's genetic matter that was found in amber. It flies with high-pitched cries.
- Leaf Green
- A ferocious, prehistoric POKéMON that goes for the enemy's throat with its serrated, sawlike fangs.
- Diamond
- A Pokémon that roamed the skies in the dinosaur era. Its teeth are like saw blades.
- Pearl
- A Pokémon that roamed the skies in the dinosaur era. Its teeth are like saw blades.
