Aerodactyl - Generation 8 learnset

This page lists all the moves that Aerodactyl can learn in Generation 8, which consists of these games:

Pokémon Sword
Pokémon Shield
Pokémon Brilliant Diamond
Pokémon Shining Pearl
Pokémon Legends: Arceus

At the bottom we also list further details for egg moves: which compatible Pokémon can pass down the moves, and how those Pokémon learn said move.

Note: many moves have changed stats over the years. The power, accuracy and other information listed below is as it was in the respective games. Check a move's detail page for stats in the most recent games and when they changed.

Aerodactyl artwork by Ken Sugimori

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Sword/Shield Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearl Legends: Arceus

Moves learnt by level up

Aerodactyl learns the following moves in Pokémon Sword & Shield at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Ancient Power	Rock	60	100
1	Bite	Dark	60	100
5	Supersonic	Normal	—	55
10	Wing Attack	Flying	60	100
15	Scary Face	Normal	—	100
20	Rock Slide	Rock	75	90
25	Roar	Normal	—	—
30	Crunch	Dark	80	100
35	Iron Head	Steel	80	100
40	Take Down	Normal	90	85
45	Stone Edge	Rock	100	80
50	Agility	Psychic	—	—
55	Hyper Beam	Normal	150	90
60	Giga Impact	Normal	150	90

Egg moves

Aerodactyl learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Sword & Shield. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Curse	Ghost	—	—
Dragon Breath	Dragon	60	100
Roost	Flying	—	—
Tailwind	Flying	—	—
Whirlwind	Normal	—	—
Wide Guard	Rock	—	—

Move Tutor moves

Aerodactyl can be taught these attacks in Pokémon Sword & Shield from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Dual Wingbeat	Flying		40	90
Meteor Beam	Rock		120	90

Moves learnt by TM

Aerodactyl is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Sword & Shield:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
06	Fly	Flying	90	95
08	Hyper Beam	Normal	150	90
09	Giga Impact	Normal	150	90
21	Rest	Psychic	—	—
22	Rock Slide	Rock	75	90
23	Thief	Dark	60	100
24	Snore	Normal	50	100
25	Protect	Normal	—	—
26	Scary Face	Normal	—	100
30	Steel Wing	Steel	70	90
31	Attract	Normal	—	100
32	Sandstorm	Rock	—	—
33	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
34	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
39	Facade	Normal	70	100
40	Swift	Normal	60	∞
48	Rock Tomb	Rock	60	95
54	Rock Blast	Rock	25	90
57	Payback	Dark	50	100
58	Assurance	Dark	60	100
66	Thunder Fang	Electric	65	95
67	Ice Fang	Ice	65	95
68	Fire Fang	Fire	65	95
76	Round	Normal	60	100
81	Bulldoze	Ground	60	100
97	Brutal Swing	Dark	60	100

Moves learnt by TR

Aerodactyl is compatible with these Technical Records in Pokémon Sword & Shield:

TR	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
02	Flamethrower	Fire	90	100
10	Earthquake	Ground	100	100
12	Agility	Psychic	—	—
15	Fire Blast	Fire	110	85
20	Substitute	Normal	—	—
26	Endure	Normal	—	—
27	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
31	Iron Tail	Steel	100	75
32	Crunch	Dark	80	100
36	Heat Wave	Fire	95	90
37	Taunt	Dark	—	100
47	Dragon Claw	Dragon	80	100
51	Dragon Dance	Dragon	—	—
62	Dragon Pulse	Dragon	85	100
67	Earth Power	Ground	90	100
74	Iron Head	Steel	80	100
75	Stone Edge	Rock	100	80
76	Stealth Rock	Rock	—	—
89	Hurricane	Flying	110	70
97	Psychic Fangs	Psychic	85	100

Moves learnt by level up

Aerodactyl learns the following moves in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Ancient Power	Rock	60	100
1	Bite	Dark	60	100
5	Supersonic	Normal	—	55
10	Wing Attack	Flying	60	100
15	Scary Face	Normal	—	100
20	Rock Slide	Rock	75	90
25	Roar	Normal	—	—
30	Crunch	Dark	80	100
35	Iron Head	Steel	80	100
40	Take Down	Normal	90	85
45	Stone Edge	Rock	100	80
50	Agility	Psychic	—	—
55	Hyper Beam	Normal	150	90
60	Giga Impact	Normal	150	90

Egg moves

Aerodactyl learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Assurance	Dark	60	100
Curse	Ghost	—	—
Dragon Breath	Dragon	60	100
Tailwind	Flying	—	—
Whirlwind	Normal	—	—
Wide Guard	Rock	—	—

Moves learnt by TM

Aerodactyl is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
02	Dragon Claw	Dragon	80	100
05	Roar	Normal	—	—
11	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
12	Taunt	Dark	—	100
15	Hyper Beam	Normal	150	90
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
23	Iron Tail	Steel	100	75
26	Earthquake	Ground	100	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
35	Flamethrower	Fire	90	100
37	Sandstorm	Rock	—	—
38	Fire Blast	Fire	110	85
39	Rock Tomb	Rock	60	95
40	Aerial Ace	Flying	60	∞
41	Torment	Dark	—	100
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
46	Thief	Dark	60	100
47	Steel Wing	Steel	70	90
51	Roost	Flying	—	—
58	Endure	Normal	—	—
59	Dragon Pulse	Dragon	85	100
66	Payback	Dark	50	100
68	Giga Impact	Normal	150	90
69	Rock Polish	Rock	—	—
71	Stone Edge	Rock	100	80
76	Stealth Rock	Rock	—	—
80	Rock Slide	Rock	75	90
82	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
83	Bulldoze	Ground	60	100
87	Swagger	Normal	—	85
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—
94	Fly	Flying	90	95
96	Strength	Normal	80	100
97	Defog	Flying	—	—
98	Rock Smash	Fighting	40	100

Moves learnt by level up

Aerodactyl does not learn any level up moves in Pokémon Legends: Arceus.

Aerodactyl egg move parents

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Aerodactyl Mega Aerodactyl

Aerodactyl's egg groups: Flying

The egg moves for Aerodactyl are listed below, alongside compatible parent Pokémon it can breed with.

You will need to breed a female Aerodactyl with a compatible male Pokémon, with either parent (from Gen 6+) knowing the egg move in question. Alternatively, if you already have a Aerodactyl with the egg move it can breed with Ditto.

Assurance

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Spearow Fearow Murkrow Honchkrow
Breeding	Doduo Dodrio Aerodactyl Murkrow Skarmory Honchkrow

Curse

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Breeding	Zubat Golbat Farfetch'd Aerodactyl Crobat Skarmory

Dragon Breath

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Swablu Altaria
Breeding	Aerodactyl

Tailwind

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Pidgey Pidgeotto Pidgeot Crobat Xatu Murkrow Pelipper Honchkrow
Breeding	Aerodactyl Swablu Altaria

Whirlwind

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Pidgey Pidgeotto Pidgeot Starly Staravia Staraptor
Breeding	Spearow Fearow Zubat Golbat Aerodactyl Hoothoot Noctowl Crobat Murkrow Skarmory Taillow Swellow Honchkrow