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Gen 7 Mega Aerodactyl [GP 0/1]

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[overview]
**Draft Order**: Round 3 onwards

**Price Range**: 14-15 points

**Overview**: Mega Aerodactyl is an incredibly fast and powerful Pokemon that has powerful coverage options in moves such as Earthquake and Aqua Tail, and makes up for its relatively weak coverage options with its ability Tough Claws. Its usable bulk coupled with its Speed stat that rarely requires too much investment to outspeed its foes, allowing it to invest deeply in its bulk, can also make it a setup sweeper thanks to Hone Claws. With all of this in mind, its weakness to Stealth Rock and weakness to being revenge killed by Choice Scarf users and priority users means it needs a lot of support.


[strategy comments]
Common Roles
========
**Revenge Killer / Cleaner**: Outspeeding most unboosted Pokemon and having coverage to hit whatever it needs to, Mega Aerodactyl is a fantastic revenge killer, additionally being able to trap Pokemon with Pursuit. It can also take advantage of damage racked up over the course of the game to pick everything else off without having to worry about getting KOed itself.

**Setup Sweeper**: Hone Claws is doubly useful for Mega Aerodactyl, as it often relies on inaccurate moves such as Stone Edge, and it can use it to either sweep or better break past opposing physical walls.

Common Moves
========
**Primary STAB Moves**: Stone Edge, Rock Slide, Aerial Ace

**Setup Moves**: Hone Claws, Rock Polish

**Utility Moves**: Defog, Pursuit, Roar, Roost, Stealth Rock, Taunt, Toxic

**Coverage**: Aqua Tail, Crunch, Dragon Claw, Earthquake, Fire Fang, Ice Fang, Iron Head, Thunder Fang

Niche Moves
========
**Fire Blast**: Physically defensive foes such as Skarmory and Steelix will commonly hold a Rocky Helmet and invest in physical defense to punish the contact moves Mega Aerodactyl wants to use against them, however it can catch them off guard with Fire Blast.

**Tailwind**: If Mega Aerodactyl is primed to faint, it can use a fast Tailwind to boost its incoming teammates speed.

Draft Strategy
========
Mega Aerodactyl is a great cleaner and revenge killer, meaning it needs a well-rounded draft that has an balanced mix of wallbreakers and defensive pivots that can get it in safely. The hazard game is also especially important for it, having hazards up to soften the opposing team up and reliable removal to keep Stealth Rock off the field on its side.

**Wallbreakers**: Pokemon like Kyurem-B, Infernape, and Latios that can deal with walls on both the physical and special side are useful in forming an offensive core with Mega Aerodactyl.

**Defensive Pivots**: Mega Aerodactyl appreciates being able to switch to Pokemon such as Tapu Fini, and Uxie that can tank hits generally well. Defensive teammates that can also threaten Choice Scarf holders with paralysis or Knock Off, such as Rotom-W and Clefable, are especially useful in enabling Mega Aerodactyl.

**Hazard Control**: Mega Aerodactyl appreciates having hazards weaken its foes, but opposing Stealth Rock also limits its longevity. Pokemon like Mew, Empoleon, and Klefki that can provide both hazards and hazard control are especially useful for Mega Aerodactyl as they can fit a dual purpose depending on what is more important.

Checks and Counters
========
**Chip Damage**: Mega Aerodactyl is typically tanky enough to take a non-super effective hit or two, however chip damage from the likes of Stealth Rock and Rocky Helmet can make it much more difficult to do so.

**Priority / Faster Choice Scarf Users**: Pokemon like Mega Scizor, Metagross, and Azumarill that threaten Mega Aerodactyl with their powerful priority options threaten to revenge kill it with ease. Similarly, Pokemon like Kartana, Garchomp, and Kyurem-B that threaten to outspeed it with a Choice Scarf make it difficult to stay on the field.

**Physically Defensive Walls**: Pokemon like Skarmory, Celesteela, and Uxie that can shrug off Mega Aerodactyl's coverage options for them and force it out in varied ways make it much harder to function as a sweeper.

**Status**: Any status debilitates Mega Aerodactyl greatly, however burn and paralysis make it near useless.

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**Draft Order**: Round 3 onwards

**Price Range**: 14-15 points

**Overview**: Mega Aerodactyl is an incredibly fast and powerful Pokemon that makes up for its relatively weak coverage options with its ability Tough Claws idk if i'd say weak eq + fangs + aqua tail is usually enough. touch claws huge boost is huge though for flying stab. Its usable bulk coupled with its Speed stat that rarely requires too much investment to outspeed its foes, allowing it to invest deeply in its bulk, can also make it a setup sweeper thanks to Hone Claws. With all of this in mind, its weakness to Stealth Rock and weakness to being revenge killed by Choice Scarf users and priority users means it needs a lot of support.


[strategy comments]
Common Roles
========
**Revenge Killer**: Outspeeding most unboosted Pokemon and having coverage to hit whatever it needs to, Mega Aerodactyl is a fantastic revenge killer. i think pursuit is pretty relevant for some matchups and could be included here since it forces a few swaps vs stuff like mega bee, torn, etc

**Setup Sweeper**: Hone Claws is doubly useful for Mega Aerodactyl, as it often relies on inaccurate moves such as Stone Edge, and it can use it to either sweep or better break past opposing physical walls. ngl i dont feel like we ever see this but maybe its fine idk?

**Cleaner**: Reaching a near unreachable speed, Mega Aerodactyl can take advantage of damage racked up over the course of the game to pick everything else off without having to worry about getting KOed itself.

Common Moves
========
**Primary STAB Moves**: Stone Edge, Rock Slide, Aerial Ace

**Setup Moves**: Hone Claws, Rock Polish

**Utility Moves**: Defog, Pursuit, Reflect, Roar, Roost, Stealth Rock, Taunt, Toxic

**Coverage**: Aqua Tail, Crunch, Dragon Claw, Earthquake, Fire Fang, Ice Fang, Iron Head, Thunder Fang

Niche Moves
========
**Special Attacks**: Physically defensive foes such as Skarmory and Steelix will commonly hold a Rocky Helmet to punish the contact moves Mega Aerodactyl wants to use against them, however it can catch them off guard with special attacks. this should just be fire blast

**Tailwind**: If Mega Aerodactyl is primed to faint, it can use a fast Tailwind to boost its incoming teammates speed.

Draft Strategy
========
Mega Aerodactyl is a great cleaner, meaning it needs a well-rounded draft that has an balanced mix of wallbreakers and defensive pivots that can get it in safely. The hazard game is also especially important for it, having hazards up to soften the opposing team up and reliable removal to keep Stealth Rock off the field on its side.

**Wallbreakers**: Pokemon like Kyurem-B, Infernape, and Latios that can deal with walls on both the physical and special side are useful in forming an offensive core with Mega Aerodactyl.

**Defensive Pivots**: Mega Aerodactyl appreciates being able to pivot into Pokemon such as Rotom-W, Tapu Fini, and Uxie that can tank hits generally well.

**Hazard Control**: Pokemon like Mew, Empoleon, and Klefki that can provide both hazards and hazard control are especially useful for Mega Aerodactyl as they can fit a dual purpose depending on what is more important.

**Speed Control**: A common way to deal with Mega Aerodactyl is to revenge kill it with a Choice Scarf user, so Pokemon like Clefable, Serperior, and Rotom-W that can threaten to paralyze them are useful. might be better phrasing than speed control - not sure what exactly it is though. for some drafts maero is the speed control

Checks and Counters
========
**Chip Damage**: Mega Aerodactyl is typically tanky enough to take a non-super effective hit or two, however chip damage from the likes of Stealth Rock and Rocky Helmet can make it much more difficult to do so.

**Priority / Faster Choice Scarf Users**: Pokemon like Mega Scizor, Metagross, and Azumarill that threaten Mega Aerodactyl with their powerful priority options threaten to revenge kill it with ease. Similarly, Pokemon like Kartana, Garchomp, and Kyurem-B that threaten to outspeed it with a Choice Scarf make it difficult to stay on the field.

**Physically Defensive Walls**: Pokemon like Skarmory, Celesteela, and Uxie that can shrug off Mega Aerodactyl's coverage options for them and force it out in varied ways make it much harder to function as a sweeper.

**Status**: Any status debilitates Mega Aerodactyl greatly, however burn and paralysis make it near useless.
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[overview]
**Draft Order**: Round 3 onwards

**Price Range**: 14-15 points

**Overview**: Mega Aerodactyl is an incredibly fast and powerful Pokemon that has powerful coverage options in moves such as Earthquake and Aqua Tail, and makes up for its relatively weak coverage options with its ability Tough Claws. Its usable bulk coupled with its Speed stat that rarely requires too much investment to outspeed its foes, allowing it to invest deeply in its bulk, can also make it a setup sweeper thanks to Hone Claws. With all of this in mind, its weakness to Stealth Rock and weakness to being revenge killed by Choice Scarf users and priority users means it needs a lot of support. mention somewhere that most of its stab moves / coverage arent boosted by tough claws, making it feel more underwhelming than it should be


[strategy comments]
Common Roles
========
**Revenge Killer**: Outspeeding most unboosted Pokemon and having coverage to hit whatever it needs to, Mega Aerodactyl is a fantastic revenge killer, additionally being able to trap Pokemon with Pursuit.

**Cleaner**: Reaching a near unreachable speed, Mega Aerodactyl can take advantage of damage racked up over the course of the game to pick everything else off without having to worry about getting KOed itself. Id just merge these two as "revenge killer / cleaner" or smth like that - they're the same set most of the time, just vary on how they're used depending on the point of the game

**Setup Sweeper**: Hone Claws is doubly useful for Mega Aerodactyl, as it often relies on inaccurate moves such as Stone Edge, and it can use it to either sweep or better break past opposing physical walls.

Common Moves
========
**Primary STAB Moves**: Stone Edge, Rock Slide, Aerial Ace

**Setup Moves**: Hone Claws, Rock Polish

**Utility Moves**: Defog, Pursuit, Reflect, its never using this Roar, Roost, Stealth Rock, Taunt, Toxic

**Coverage**: Aqua Tail, Crunch, Dragon Claw, Earthquake, Fire Fang, Ice Fang, Iron Head, Thunder Fang

Niche Moves
========
**Fire Blast**: Physically defensive foes such as Skarmory and Steelix will commonly hold a Rocky Helmet and invest in physical defense to punish the contact moves Mega Aerodactyl wants to use against them, however it can catch them off guard with Fire Blast.

**Tailwind**: If Mega Aerodactyl is primed to faint, it can use a fast Tailwind to boost its incoming teammates speed.

Draft Strategy
========
Mega Aerodactyl is a great cleaner and revenge killer, meaning it needs a well-rounded draft that has an balanced mix of wallbreakers and defensive pivots that can get it in safely. The hazard game is also especially important for it, having hazards up to soften the opposing team up and reliable removal to keep Stealth Rock off the field on its side.

**Wallbreakers**: Pokemon like Kyurem-B, Infernape, and Latios that can deal with walls on both the physical and special side are useful in forming an offensive core with Mega Aerodactyl.

**Defensive Pivots**: Mega Aerodactyl appreciates being able to pivot into switch to rewording cause pivot might confuse people Pokemon such as Rotom-W, Tapu Fini, and Uxie that can tank hits generally well. Defensive teammates that can also threaten Choice Scarf holders with paralysis or Knock Off, such as Rotom-W and Clefable, are especially useful in enabling Mega Aerodactyl. Kinda combined this with speed control, as i feel like the roles kinda overlap - feel free to reword what i wrote or switch example mons

**Hazard Control**: Mega Aerodactyl appreciates having hazards weaken its foes, but opposing Stealth Rock also limits its longevity. adding a little context, feel free to reword Pokemon like Mew, Empoleon, and Klefki that can provide both hazards and hazard control are especially useful for Mega Aerodactyl as they can fit a dual purpose depending on what is more important.

**Speed Control**: While Mega Aerodactyl is fantastic speed control itself, a common way to deal with it is to revenge kill it with a Choice Scarf user, so Pokemon like Clefable, Serperior, and Rotom-W that can threaten to paralyze them are useful. see my note on defensive pivots

Checks and Counters
========
**Chip Damage**: Mega Aerodactyl is typically tanky enough to take a non-super effective hit or two, however chip damage from the likes of Stealth Rock and Rocky Helmet can make it much more difficult to do so.

**Priority / Faster Choice Scarf Users**: Pokemon like Mega Scizor, Metagross, and Azumarill that threaten Mega Aerodactyl with their powerful priority options threaten to revenge kill it with ease. Similarly, Pokemon like Kartana, Garchomp, and Kyurem-B that threaten to outspeed it with a Choice Scarf make it difficult to stay on the field.

**Physically Defensive Walls**: Pokemon like Skarmory, Celesteela, and Uxie that can shrug off Mega Aerodactyl's coverage options for them and force it out in varied ways make it much harder to function as a sweeper.

**Status**: Any status debilitates Mega Aerodactyl greatly, however burn and paralysis make it near useless.

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[overview]
**Draft Order**: Round 3 onwards

**Price Range**: 14-15 points

**Overview**: Mega Aerodactyl is an incredibly fast and powerful Pokemon that has powerful coverage options in moves such as Earthquake and Aqua Tail, and makes up for its relatively weak coverage options with its ability Tough Claws. Its usable bulk coupled with its Speed stat that rarely requires too much investment to outspeed its foes, allowing it to invest deeply in its bulk, can also make it a setup sweeper thanks to Hone Claws. With all of this in mind, its weakness to Stealth Rock and weakness to being revenge killed by Choice Scarf users and priority users means it needs a lot of support.


[strategy comments]
Common Roles
========
**Revenge Killer / Cleaner**: Outspeeding most unboosted Pokemon and having coverage to hit whatever it needs to, Mega Aerodactyl is a fantastic revenge killer, additionally being able to trap Pokemon with Pursuit. It can also take advantage of damage racked up over the course of the game to pick everything else off without having to worry about getting KOed itself.

**Setup Sweeper**: Hone Claws is doubly useful for Mega Aerodactyl, as it often relies on inaccurate moves such as Stone Edge, and it can use it to either sweep or better break past opposing physical walls.

Common Moves
========
**Primary STAB Moves**: Stone Edge, Rock Slide, Aerial Ace

**Setup Moves**: Hone Claws, Rock Polish

**Utility Moves**: Defog, Pursuit, Roar, Roost, Stealth Rock, Taunt, Toxic

**Coverage**: Aqua Tail, Crunch, Dragon Claw, Earthquake, Fire Fang, Ice Fang, Iron Head, Thunder Fang

Niche Moves
========
**Fire Blast**: Physically defensive foes such as Skarmory and Steelix will commonly hold a Rocky Helmet and invest in physical defense to punish the contact moves Mega Aerodactyl wants to use against them, however it can catch them off guard with Fire Blast.

**Tailwind**: If Mega Aerodactyl is primed to faint, it can use a fast Tailwind to boost its incoming teammates speed.

Draft Strategy
========
Mega Aerodactyl is a great cleaner and revenge killer, meaning it needs a well-rounded draft that has an balanced mix of wallbreakers and defensive pivots that can get it in safely. The hazard game is also especially important for it, having hazards up to soften the opposing team up and reliable removal to keep Stealth Rock off the field on its side.

**Wallbreakers**: Pokemon like Kyurem-B, Infernape, and Latios that can deal with walls on both the physical and special side are useful in forming an offensive core with Mega Aerodactyl.

**Defensive Pivots**: Mega Aerodactyl appreciates being able to switch to Pokemon such as Tapu Fini, and Uxie that can tank hits generally well. Defensive teammates that can also threaten Choice Scarf holders with paralysis or Knock Off, such as Rotom-W and Clefable, are especially useful in enabling Mega Aerodactyl.

**Hazard Control**: Mega Aerodactyl appreciates having hazards weaken its foes, but opposing Stealth Rock also limits its longevity. Pokemon like Mew, Empoleon, and Klefki that can provide both hazards and hazard control are especially useful for Mega Aerodactyl as they can fit a dual purpose depending on what is more important.

Checks and Counters
========
**Chip Damage**: Mega Aerodactyl is typically tanky enough to take a non-super effective hit or two, however chip damage from the likes of Stealth Rock and Rocky Helmet can make it much more difficult to do so.

**Priority / Faster Choice Scarf Users**: Pokemon like Mega Scizor, Metagross, and Azumarill that threaten Mega Aerodactyl with their powerful priority options threaten to revenge kill it with ease. Similarly, Pokemon like Kartana, Garchomp, and Kyurem-B that threaten to outspeed it with a Choice Scarf make it difficult to stay on the field.

**Physically Defensive Walls**: Pokemon like Skarmory, Celesteela, and Uxie that can shrug off Mega Aerodactyl's coverage options for them and force it out in varied ways make it much harder to function as a sweeper.

**Status**: Any status debilitates Mega Aerodactyl greatly, however burn and paralysis make it near useless.

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[overview]
**Draft Order**: Round 3 onwards

**Price Range**: 14-15 points

**Overview**: Mega Aerodactyl is an incredibly fast and powerful Pokemon that has powerful coverage options in moves such as Earthquake and Aqua Tail, and it makes up for its relatively weak coverage options with its ability Tough Claws. Its usable bulk coupled with Given its Speed stat, (AC) Mega Aerodactyl that rarely requires too much EV investment to outspeed its foes; (RC, ASC) allowing this allows it to invest deeply in its usable bulk (RC) can also make it and become a setup sweeper thanks to Hone Claws. With all of this in mind, its weakness to Stealth Rock and weakness to being revenge killed by Choice Scarf users and priority users means mean it needs a lot of support.


[strategy comments]
Common Roles
========
**Revenge Killer / Cleaner**: Outspeeding most unboosted Pokemon and having coverage to hit whatever it needs to, Mega Aerodactyl is a fantastic revenge killer, additionally being able to and it can also trap Pokemon with Pursuit. It Furthermore, it can also take advantage of damage racked up over the course of the game to pick everything else off without having to worry about getting KOed itself.

**Setup Sweeper**: Hone Claws is doubly useful for Mega Aerodactyl, as it often relies on inaccurate moves such as Stone Edge, (This is brought up because of Hone Claws's accuracy boost, right? Asking before I can suggest any rewording changes.) and it can use it Hone Claws to either sweep or better break past opposing physical walls better.

Common Moves
========
**Primary STAB Moves**: Stone Edge, Rock Slide, Aerial Ace

**Setup Moves**: Hone Claws, Rock Polish

**Utility Moves**: Defog, Pursuit, Roar, Roost, Stealth Rock, Taunt, Toxic

**Coverage**: Aqua Tail, Crunch, Dragon Claw, Earthquake, Fire Fang, Ice Fang, Iron Head, Thunder Fang

Niche Moves
========
**Fire Blast**: Physically defensive foes such as Skarmory and Steelix will commonly hold a Rocky Helmet and invest in physical defense Defense to punish the contact moves Mega Aerodactyl wants to use against them; (RC, ASC) however, (AC) it can catch them off guard with Fire Blast.

**Tailwind**: If Mega Aerodactyl is primed to faint, it can use a fast Tailwind to boost its incoming teammates teammate's Speed.

Draft Strategy
========
Mega Aerodactyl is a great cleaner and revenge killer, meaning it needs a well-rounded draft that has an balanced mix of wallbreakers and defensive pivots that can get it in safely. The entry hazard game is also especially important for it, having as it likes to have hazards up to soften the opposing team up and reliable removal to keep Stealth Rock off the field on its side.

**Wallbreakers**: Pokemon like Kyurem-B, Infernape, and Latios that can deal with walls on both the physical and special side (Are you saying that these allies can deal with both physical walls and special walls?) are useful in forming an offensive core with Mega Aerodactyl.

**Defensive Pivots**: Mega Aerodactyl appreciates being able to switch to Pokemon that can tank hits generally well such as Tapu Fini (RC) and Uxie that can tank hits generally well. Defensive teammates that can also threaten Choice Scarf holders with paralysis or Knock Off, such as Rotom-W and Clefable, are especially useful in enabling Mega Aerodactyl.

**Entry Hazard Control**: Mega Aerodactyl appreciates having hazards weaken its foes, but opposing Stealth Rock also limits its longevity. Pokemon like Mew, Empoleon (RC) that can both provide and Klefki that can provide both hazards control hazards like Mew, Empoleon, (AC) and hazard control Klefki are especially useful for Mega Aerodactyl, (AC) as they can fit a dual purpose depending on what is more important. (Do you mean to say "either purpose" here? "depending on what is more important" implies that these allies can entirely focus on setting or removing hazards if need be.)

Checks and Counters
========
**Chip Damage**: Mega Aerodactyl is typically tanky enough to take a non-super effective hit or two (RC); (ASC) however, (AC) chip damage from the likes of Stealth Rock and Rocky Helmet can make it much more difficult to do so.

**Priority / Faster Choice Scarf Users**: Pokemon like Mega Scizor, Metagross, and Azumarill that threaten to easily revenge kill Mega Aerodactyl with their powerful priority options threaten to revenge kill it with ease. Similarly, Pokemon like Kartana, Garchomp, and Kyurem-B that threaten to outspeed it with a Choice Scarf and make it difficult to stay on the field.

**Physically Defensive Walls**: Pokemon like Skarmory, Celesteela, and Uxie that can shrug off Mega Aerodactyl's coverage options for them and force it out in varied ways, (AC) making make it much harder to function as a sweeper.

**Status**: Any status debilitates Mega Aerodactyl greatly, however but burn and paralysis especially (added here because it seems like you want to emphasize these two specifically) make it near useless.

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[overview]
**Draft Order**: Round 3 onwards

**Price Range**: 14-15 points

**Overview**: Mega Aerodactyl is an incredibly fast and powerful Pokemon that has powerful coverage options in moves such as Earthquake and Aqua Tail, and it makes up for its relatively weak coverage options with its ability Tough Claws. Given its Speed stat, Mega Aerodactyl rarely requires too much EV investment to outspeed its foes; this allows it to invest deeply in its usable bulk and become a setup sweeper thanks to Hone Claws. With all of this in mind, its weakness to Stealth Rock and weakness to being revenge killed by Choice Scarf users and priority users mean it needs a lot of support.


[strategy comments]
Common Roles
========
**Revenge Killer / Cleaner**: Outspeeding most unboosted Pokemon and having coverage to hit whatever it needs to, Mega Aerodactyl is a fantastic revenge killer, and it can also trap Pokemon with Pursuit. Furthermore, it can take advantage of damage racked up over the course of the game to pick everything else off without having to worry about getting KOed itself.

**Setup Sweeper**: Hone Claws is doubly useful for Mega Aerodactyl, as it often relies on inaccurate moves such as Stone Edge, (This is brought up because of Hone Claws's accuracy boost, right? Asking before I can suggest any rewording changes.) and it can use it Hone Claws to either sweep or better break past opposing physical walls better. thanos note: Yes

Common Moves
========
**Primary STAB Moves**: Stone Edge, Rock Slide, Aerial Ace

**Setup Moves**: Hone Claws, Rock Polish

**Utility Moves**: Defog, Pursuit, Roar, Roost, Stealth Rock, Taunt, Toxic

**Coverage**: Aqua Tail, Crunch, Dragon Claw, Earthquake, Fire Fang, Ice Fang, Iron Head, Thunder Fang

Niche Moves
========
**Fire Blast**: Physically defensive foes such as Skarmory and Steelix will commonly hold a Rocky Helmet and invest in Defense to punish the contact moves Mega Aerodactyl wants to use against them; however, it can catch them off guard with Fire Blast.

**Tailwind**: If Mega Aerodactyl is primed to faint, it can use a fast Tailwind to boost its incoming teammate's Speed.

Draft Strategy
========
Mega Aerodactyl is a great cleaner and revenge killer, meaning it needs a well-rounded draft that has an balanced mix of wallbreakers and defensive pivots that can get it in safely. The entry hazard game is also especially important for it, as it likes to have hazards up to soften the opposing team up and reliable removal to keep Stealth Rock off the field on its side.

**Wallbreakers**: Pokemon like Kyurem-B, Infernape, and Latios that can deal with walls on both the physical and special side (Are you saying that these allies can deal with both physical walls and special walls?) are useful in forming an offensive core with Mega Aerodactyl. Thanos note: yes

**Defensive Pivots**: Mega Aerodactyl appreciates being able to switch to Pokemon that can tank hits generally well such as Tapu Fini and Uxie. Defensive teammates that can also threaten Choice Scarf holders with paralysis or Knock Off, such as Rotom-W and Clefable, are especially useful in enabling Mega Aerodactyl.

**Entry Hazard Control**: Mega Aerodactyl appreciates having hazards weaken its foes, but Stealth Rock also limits its longevity. Pokemon that can both provide and control hazards like Mew, Empoleon, and Klefki are especially useful for Mega Aerodactyl, (AC) as they can fit a dual purpose depending on what is more important. (Do you mean to say "either purpose" here? "depending on what is more important" implies that these allies can entirely focus on setting or removing hazards if need be.) Thanos note: no I did mean “depending on what is more important in the matchup” since all 3 of those pokemon commonly try and fit both roles.

Checks and Counters
========
**Chip Damage**: Mega Aerodactyl is typically tanky enough to take a non-super effective hit or two; however, chip damage from the likes of Stealth Rock and Rocky Helmet can make it much more difficult to do so.

**Priority / Faster Choice Scarf Users**: Pokemon like Mega Scizor, Metagross, and Azumarill threaten to easily revenge kill Mega Aerodactyl with their powerful priority options. Similarly, Pokemon like Kartana, Garchomp, and Kyurem-B threaten to outspeed it with a Choice Scarf and make it difficult to stay on the field.

**Physically Defensive Walls**: Pokemon like Skarmory, Celesteela, and Uxie can shrug off Mega Aerodactyl's coverage options and force it out in varied ways, making it much harder to function as a sweeper.

**Status**: Any status debilitates Mega Aerodactyl greatly, but burn and paralysis especially make it near useless.

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[overview]
**Draft Order**: Round 3 onwards

**Price Range**: 14-15 points

**Overview**: Mega Aerodactyl is an incredibly fast and powerful Pokemon that has powerful coverage options in moves such as Earthquake and Aqua Tail, and it makes up for its relatively weak coverage options with its ability Tough Claws. Given its Speed stat, Mega Aerodactyl rarely requires too much EV investment to outspeed its foes; this allows it to invest deeply in its usable bulk and become a setup sweeper thanks to Hone Claws. With all of this in mind, its weakness to Stealth Rock and weakness to being revenge killed by Choice Scarf users and priority users mean it needs a lot of support.


[strategy comments]
Common Roles
========
**Revenge Killer / Cleaner**: Outspeeding most unboosted Pokemon and having coverage to hit whatever it needs to, Mega Aerodactyl is a fantastic revenge killer, and it can also trap Pokemon with Pursuit. Furthermore, it can take advantage of damage racked up over the course of the game to pick everything else off without having to worry about getting KOed itself.

**Setup Sweeper**: Hone Claws is doubly useful for Mega Aerodactyl, as it often relies on makes often used inaccurate moves such as Stone Edge more reliable (RC) and it can use it allow Mega Aerodactyl to either sweep or better break past opposing physical walls better.

Common Moves
========
**Primary STAB Moves**: Stone Edge, Rock Slide, Aerial Ace

**Setup Moves**: Hone Claws, Rock Polish

**Utility Moves**: Defog, Pursuit, Roar, Roost, Stealth Rock, Taunt, Toxic

**Coverage**: Aqua Tail, Crunch, Dragon Claw, Earthquake, Fire Fang, Ice Fang, Iron Head, Thunder Fang

Niche Moves
========
**Fire Blast**: Physically defensive foes such as Skarmory and Steelix will commonly hold a Rocky Helmet and invest in Defense to punish the contact moves Mega Aerodactyl wants to use against them; however, it can catch them off guard with Fire Blast.

**Tailwind**: If Mega Aerodactyl is primed to faint, it can use a fast Tailwind to boost its incoming teammate's Speed.

Draft Strategy
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Mega Aerodactyl is a great cleaner and revenge killer, meaning it needs a well-rounded draft that has an balanced mix of wallbreakers and defensive pivots that can get it in safely. The entry hazard game is also especially important for it, as it likes to have hazards up to soften the opposing team up and reliable removal to keep Stealth Rock off the field on its side.

**Wallbreakers**: Pokemon like Kyurem-B, Infernape, and Latios that can deal with both physical and special walls on both the physical and special side are useful in forming an offensive core with Mega Aerodactyl.

**Defensive Pivots**: Mega Aerodactyl appreciates being able to switch to Pokemon that can tank hits generally well such as Tapu Fini and Uxie. Defensive teammates that can also threaten Choice Scarf holders with paralysis or Knock Off, such as Rotom-W and Clefable, are especially useful in enabling Mega Aerodactyl.

**Entry Hazard Control**: Mega Aerodactyl appreciates having hazards weaken its foes, but Stealth Rock also limits its longevity. Pokemon that can both provide and control hazards like Mew, Empoleon, and Klefki are especially useful for Mega Aerodactyl, (AC) as they can fit a dual purpose depending on what is more important.

Checks and Counters
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**Chip Damage**: Mega Aerodactyl is typically tanky enough to take a non-super effective hit or two; however, chip damage from the likes of Stealth Rock and Rocky Helmet can make it much more difficult to do so.

**Priority / Faster Choice Scarf Users**: Pokemon like Mega Scizor, Metagross, and Azumarill threaten to easily revenge kill Mega Aerodactyl with their powerful priority options. Similarly, Pokemon like Kartana, Garchomp, and Kyurem-B threaten to outspeed it with a Choice Scarf and make it difficult to stay on the field.

**Physically Defensive Walls**: Pokemon like Skarmory, Celesteela, and Uxie can shrug off Mega Aerodactyl's coverage options and force it out in varied ways, making it much harder to function as a sweeper.

**Status**: Any status debilitates Mega Aerodactyl greatly, but burn and paralysis especially make it near useless.

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Implement these changes in the opening post and its 1/1

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