[Overview]
- Aerodactyl's Atk stat higher than Tauros one
- Speediest pokemon in RBY (tie with Jolteon/Mewtwo) after Electrode
- 25.4% to Critical Hit
[Set]
name: Full Attacker
move 1: Sky Attack
move 2: Double-Edge
move 3: Hyper Beam
move 4: Fire Blast / Rest / Mimic
[Set comments]
Even if Aerodactyl has an high Base Atk (that could be boosted thanks to 25% to Critical Hit) and one of the best Base Speed stats in RBY, it has a lot of problem in current OU metagame because of his really bad movepool. Hyper Beam and Double-Edge are the only weapons to exploit his 105 Base Atk in the best way. Fire Blast is the only move which could scary Golem and Rhydon thanks to his 30% to burn. If you feel lucky you could try to use Mimic to copy Earthquake or something useful to hurt them. Sky Attack needs two turns to attack and it is a very difficult move to use cause of Aerodactyl's fragility but with it you can put more pressure on Exeggutor that wouldn't switch-in so easy (since the moment that Double-Edge does ~21-24%), moreover a Sky Attack Critical Hit will kill common threats like Starmie (this is the most important kill for Aerodactyl), Tauros and Chansey. Rest can restore Aerodactyl's HP.
[Additional comments]
Unfortunately Aerodactyl doesn't have a lot of available options. Furthermore lack of a STAB probably is another reason of his very low usage in OU. Probably the only reason to use it in OU is to wall standard Earthquake Snorlax.
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