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Phazon September 4th, 2007 3:25 AM

Aerodactyl
 
I just looked at Aerodactyl on Marriland and I thought it would have 3 weaknesses but it has 5. I don't see how rock or electricity could be super effective though. I need something that covers these weaknesses.

The attacks I have atm are pretty useless, but it is level 1..

I plan to teach it:

Flamethrower
Thunder Fang
Earthquake
Stealth Rock

How could I improve this?

sims796 September 4th, 2007 3:37 AM

Try replacing Flamethrower with Stone Edge. If you REALLY need a Fire attack, Fire Fang. Aerodactyl's sp.atk is far too low to try Flamethrower

robbman14 September 4th, 2007 3:37 AM

Every Pokemon has a weakness, some more than others, but Aerodactyl is definitely worth keeping because it has very high attack and speed. This is what I use:

Jolly [email protected] Band
Trait: Pressure
EVs: 252 Attack, 252 Speed, 6 Defense
Aerial Ace
Crunch
Earthquake
Stone Edge

Phazon September 4th, 2007 6:02 AM

After 20 eggs I still didn't have a jolly Aerodactyl, so I had to settle with naive. I hope that doesn't affect it too much.

It knows pressure, but where do I get focus band from?

Dark Azelf September 4th, 2007 6:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Phazon (Post 2849741)
After 20 eggs I still didn't have a jolly Aerodactyl, so I had to settle with naive. I hope that doesn't affect it too much.

It knows pressure, but where do I get focus band from?

Do not use focus Band its a Hax item, meaning its banned, if you really want Focus Sash > Focus Band

Phazon September 4th, 2007 6:09 AM

Ok where do I get that then??

And I just bought 10 carbos for Aerodactyl and he won't take any. Why??

sims796 September 4th, 2007 6:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Phazon (Post 2849751)
Ok where do I get that then??

And I just bought 10 carbos for Aerodactyl and he won't take any. Why??

Because he has over 100 EV in speed, or whatever carbos gives. You get Focus Sash near the Pal Park. There is a house on that little island, and the man will ask to ser a poke at a certain lvl.

Dark Azelf September 4th, 2007 6:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Phazon (Post 2849751)
Ok where do I get that then??

And I just bought 10 carbos for Aerodactyl and he won't take any. Why??

Looks like its EV are messed up if you battled random pokemon.

Also if you partially EV trained it first. Carbos must be applied BEFORE ev training.



Focus Sash is obtained on route 221 (Pal Park route) theres a guy in a hut near the water, he asks for a pokemon of a certain level each day, on the first day if you show him the level he requests, he gives a Blckbelt, on the second day he gives an expert belt and on the third day he gives focus sash.

Phazon September 4th, 2007 6:40 AM

I've only been fighting Starleys and Staravias..

Is it important to add the carbos first? Should I start again?

sims796 September 4th, 2007 6:45 AM

Only if you were recording. Carbos & all vitamins can only bring EV's to 100. If you are past 100, they have no use. However, if you didn't record, then you have no idea how many EV it has, which is bad. In that case, you must start over.

By record, I mean tto write down all ev's your getting. Write em' down.

Dark Azelf September 4th, 2007 6:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Phazon (Post 2849786)
I've only been fighting Starleys and Staravias..

Is it important to add the carbos first? Should I start again?

Well its not important but it does help you as it makes ev training much quicker (1 Carbos = 10 EVs, so 10 carbos = 100 EVS)

Just remember next time if you want to give it drugs ,do it Before you start battling pokemon, because after the drugs you only have to do 152 more evs yourself.


Anways, as long as youve kept track of the EV 's you should be fine, as you can do it all yourself.

sims796 September 4th, 2007 6:48 AM

Exactly. If ya don't keep track, you must start over.

Phazon September 4th, 2007 7:17 AM

I'll have to start again.

Atleast I can try and get a jolly Aerodactyl this time..

So I need to record which pokemon I killed and how many of them?

Eos Aduro September 4th, 2007 8:14 AM

Each Pokemon gives out EV's of a certain stat, if you want to EV train in speed, you can go to Victory Road and surf and battle tons of G0lbat, which give you 2 speed EV's.

Phazon September 4th, 2007 12:01 PM

How will I know when they are maxed out though?

I got a jolly Aerodactyl with pressure =)

But I didn't get focus sash from that guy.. He wanted to see a level 68 if it makes a difference..

Faceless* September 4th, 2007 1:35 PM

My Aerodactyl is used for Stealth Rock in the beginning, or avoiding Dugtrio traps.

Aerodactyl
EV's: 252ATK/252SPD
Nature: Jolly
Item: Focus Sash
Moves:
-Stealth Rock
-Crunch
-Earthquake
-Stone Edge

Star★Seeker September 4th, 2007 1:41 PM

How about:
Aerodactyl-Life Orb
Rock Head
Jolly
Evs:252 ATTK/252 SPD
-Stone Edge
-Double Edge
-Thunder Fang/Fire Fang
-Aerial Ace/Earthquake

With Rock Head no recoil damage is recieved.

Phazon September 4th, 2007 1:45 PM

I have killed 35 Starlys and I have used 10 calciums, I haven't killed anything else except the Starlys and I started at level 1.

How many speed EVs do I have??

Faceless* September 4th, 2007 1:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ~Rose Reaper~ (Post 2850915)
How about:
Aerodactyl-Life Orb
Rock Head
Jolly
Evs:252 ATTK/252 SPD
-Stone Edge
-Double Edge
-Thunder Fang/Fire Fang
-Aerial Ace/Earthquake

With Rock Head no recoil damage is recieved.

But, STABBED Stone Edge is more Powerful, and Double-Edge gives no Type Coverage at all. Stone Edge is not very effective on Steel, which Earthquake covers. If its Skarmory, you will use Stone Edge, because Fire Fang is weaker on Skarm then Stabbed Stone Edge.

Star★Seeker September 4th, 2007 1:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nameless111 (Post 2850927)
But, STABBED Stone Edge is more Powerful, and Double-Edge gives no Type Coverage at all. Stone Edge is not very effective on Steel, which Earthquake covers. If its Skarmory, you will use Stone Edge, because Fire Fang is weaker on Skarm then Stabbed Stone Edge.

Stone Edge is there.Duble Edge could work, alot of people expect common set so I made one not so common or is it(Seriously)?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nameless111 (Post 2850927)
But, STABBED Stone Edge is more Powerful, and Double-Edge gives no Type Coverage at all. Stone Edge is not very effective on Steel, which Earthquake covers. If its Skarmory, you will use Stone Edge, because Fire Fang is weaker on Skarm then Stabbed Stone Edge.

Stone Edge is there.Double Edge could work, alot of people expect common set so I made one not so common or is it(Seriously)?

Angelic Diablo September 4th, 2007 3:12 PM

35 Starly means 35 EVs in Speed, without knowing if you used the Macho Brace, Power Item or Pokerus.

Also why did you give Aerodactyl Calcium? Aerodactyl is made to physically sweep, not rely on Special Attack

Phazon September 5th, 2007 12:19 AM

I mean carbos o_o..

So when i've killed 155 Starlys or equivelent to that, I try to get attack EVs??

Captain Fabio September 5th, 2007 1:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by robbman14 (Post 2849530)
Every Pokemon has a weakness, some more than others

Incorrect. For one, Spiritomb does not have any weakness's.

As for the dact. Make sure you have stone edge.

Richard Lynch September 5th, 2007 3:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by garra_of_the_desert (Post 2852328)
Incorrect. For one, Spiritomb does not have any weakness's.

As for the dact. Make sure you have stone edge.

Ah, but while Spiritomb has no weaknesses, his typing also leaves him with no resistances. Three immunities is pretty cool (doesn't beat Gengar, who has 4 immunities), but that's Spiritomb's weakness. He can't freely switch into something he's not immune against, because he'll always take normal damage.

Anyways... Aerodactyl.

You'll really want to breed for a Jolly nature. Much like people criticize Starmie's dull 100 base Special Attack, I'll say that Aerodactyl doesn't have as amazing Attack as he seems (105 base). The only thing really going for him is his utterly insane Speed. Here's my opinion for a moveset:

- Stone Edge
- Earthquake
- Crunch
- Stealth Rock

The notorious lead of Cema. Perhaps more notorious than my Spiritomb lead. Fix him with a Focus Sash in case you can't get an OHKO or a KO, and then throw a quick Stealth Rock out before he himself is KOed. Crunch is enough to OHKO things like Gengar or Starmie leads, (barring Focus Sash of their own), and will OHKO Alakazam (although, someone would have to be crazy to send Alakazam in against Aero without a Choice Scarf), Stone Edge is for STAB, and Earthquake basically hits everything that resists Stone Edge.

Aerodactyl can survive a lot longer with common sense; if something fragile is sent in against it (like Alakazam or Gengar), you've gotta assume it's a Choice Scarf Pokemon. And if Aero is already injured (thus rendering Focus Sash useless), it's best to switch out to a wall in order to play it safe. That's why I'll always Drill Peck an Aerodactyl, even if it resists it, it still makes him a lot less scary being able to be OHKOed.

Sorry for the long, long response. Aerodactyl is an awesome Pokemon, and I know from experience the kind of havoc it can wreck if you don't know how to handle it.

Phazon September 5th, 2007 3:46 AM

I'm not entirely sure if I know what a wall is.

But would Blissey make a good wall?

I would prefer Snorlax, but i'm clueless as to how honey trees work..


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