[Approved] Aerodactyl

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  1. Afro Smash

    Afro Smash Mfw I'm living the Australian dream

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    Overview:
    • Mega Evolution
    • Fastest pokemon in LU, outspeed everything even with Adamant
    • Tough Claws makes its attacks much more potent
    • Lots of good coverage options
    • Can sweep with Hone Claws
    • useful support moves such as Taunt/Stealth Rocks/Roost
    • Weak to Stealth Rocks
    • No good Flying STAB's
    Physical Attacker:
    Aerodactyl @Aerodactylite
    Trait: Unnerve > Tough Claws
    252 Atk, 4 SDef, 252 Spd
    Adamant Nature (+Atk, -SAtk)

    -Earthquake/Fire Fang
    -Aerial Ace
    -Aqua Tail
    -Stone Edge

    • Stone Edge and Aerial Ace best STAB options
    • Aqua Tail gets Tough Claws boost, best option Vs. Ground types
    • Earthquake best option Vs. Steel types like Cobalion and Magnezone
    • Fire Fang gives you extra coverage to hit Durant and Escavalier
    • Devastating Vs. Offensive teams
    Other Options:
    • Roost, Stealth Rocks or Taunt can be ran over EQ or Fire Fang.
    • Tailwind, Toxic, Crunch
    • Jolly is a decent option to let you outspeed base 115's before the Mega.
    • Thunder Fang best option vs Water types
    • Ice Fang useful for Gligar
    • Defog
    • Could run Rock Polish > Hone Claws/Fire Fang to really run through offense, as even Scarfers will be unable to revenge kill you.
    • Classic Lead still viable with Sash, Taunt and SR to prevent Hazards and get your own up.

    Checks/Counters
    Bulky Steels, Zong, Steelix
    Bulky Waters, Alomomola, Vaporeon, Jellicent, Milotic
    Phys Def P2
    Quagsire, Phys Def Toad, Phys Def Gastro, Swampert, Phys Def Vaporeon
    Sableye
    Ampharos
    Gligar
    Cofag
    Reuniclus
    Granbull
    Cress
    Weezing
     
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  2. meeps

    meeps Well-Known Member

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    i used straight up suicide lead aerodactyl in the past, wasn't too bad, could warrant mention in oo or even deserve its own set

    "Defog is an option, though its not the best idea to run it on a SR weak mon."

    imo should say it's also not bulky enough, because mandibuzz and togekiss are effective defoggers in ou and zapdos is effective in uu despite all of them being sr weak, they're just more bulky and have better defensive typing. o yeah also aerodactyl prefers to run other moves so yeah.

    prob should mention why adamant as more merit than jolly, like how much harder it hits and the fact it still outspeeds a lot of stuff.
     
  3. Afro Smash

    Afro Smash Mfw I'm living the Australian dream

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    phys def sableye is solid vs aero, can switch-in, burn, recover stall etc, foul play does a lot too

    look ok otherwise

    approved
     
  5. Proof

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    Nothing much to say, nice job.

    Approved