The point on Slowking was that Flash is a competitively viable move under certain situations that above average players recognize and use. As for the literally nonexistent scenarios, the point is there isn't really an existent situation where Aerodactyl would be PP stalled to the point where the difference between the two moves mattered outside of extremely absurd or unlikely circumstances.
PP stalling is a real issue for Stone Edge on Aerodactyl.
I personally suggested a defensive stall breaker Aerodactyl set be added to the analysis which was initially rejected here but apparently later added to the OO section. Outside of that mention in OO which doesn't even include EVs, the only EV's mentioned are for offensive purposes. There simply isn't a Bulky/Support Aerodactyl in the analysis. Mega Aerodactyl is also extremely unlikely to to be able to pull of the method of PP stalling you proposed for long enough before the PP difference between the two move would matter. This is because Mega Aerodactyl would succumb to those very methods first! Please note that Mega Aerodactyl would have to have 40 turns of attacks before the PP difference would matter. Lack of passive recovery from leftovers, weakness to SR, and taking attack damage would more than likely run Aerodactyl out of Roost PP long before the PP difference between Aerial Ace and Wing Attack would come into play.
Based on the fact that the sets provided in the Aerodactyl analysis are all primarily offensive oriented, the much higher probability of seeing accuracy lowering/evasion items in competitive play compared to situations where the PP difference would matter, and that more than likely Roost PP run out before the difference of PP between the two moves would matter in stall situations, I feel that Aerial Ace should be listed in the given analysis over Wing Attack.
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