Pokémon GO Aerodactyl Tier 3 Raid: Best Counters & DPS Ranking

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Recommended Counter Teams vs Aerodactyl

Switch counter team panel (Pattern / Weather / XL Candy Bonus)

Top 6 recommended attackers across 4 sort axes (DPS / TDO x Legendaries inclusion) with an XL Candy Bonus toggle. XL Candy Bonus ON includes a type-matching Mega in the party (at natural rank or 6th slot). Selecting weather re-ranks Top 6.

Pattern: DPS (Legendaries allowed) DPS (no Legendaries) TDO (Legendaries allowed) TDO (no Legendaries)

Include a Mega that triggers XL Candy Bonus Include a Mega that triggers XL Candy Bonus

Weather:

Note: When XL Candy Bonus is on, only slot 6 may change.

Pattern: DPS (Legendaries allowed) / Weather: None / XL Candy Bonus: Off

Zacian Crowned SwordDPS 53.4

Metal Claw

Behemoth Blade

Necrozma Dusk ManeDPS 51.3

Metal Claw

Sunsteel Strike

Zamazenta Crowned ShieldDPS 49.4

Metal Claw

Behemoth Bash

RegielekiDPS 46.0

Lock-On

Thunder Cage

Primal KyogreDPS 45.2

Waterfall

Origin Pulse

Thundurus TherianDPS 42.6

Volt Switch

Wildbolt Storm

Note: a non-Mega and its Mega form may appear together (e.g., Rayquaza + Mega Rayquaza). With JavaScript enabled, radio + checkbox + weather buttons let you switch dynamically.

🏆 Recommended Counters Ranking (Top 20)

Ranked by DPS vs Boss. Click the "DPS" or "TDO" column header in each table to re-sort. Consider both DPS and TDO (cumulative damage = DPS × Time To Faint) for a balanced view. The DPS Rank / TDO Rank columns are fixed annotations showing original rank in the source data even after sorting.

Aerodactyl — ⚡ Top 9 aura-matched Megas

Megas whose aura type overlaps with this boss's type. Top pick: Mega Diancie.

⚡ Mega-Evolution raid bonuses:
・Damage: while a Mega is on the field, all allies get +10% damage (regardless of type). Moves whose type matches the Mega's type are upgraded to +30% instead.
・Catch candy bonus: while you have a Mega evolved, every Pokémon caught gives +1 candy at Base Mega level, or +2 candies at High / Max Mega level (regardless of type).
・Candy XL chance: only triggers when your Mega is at High level or above AND you catch a Pokémon that shares a type with the Mega (type-matched only).
⚡-badged Megas trigger the same-type +30% damage bonus / XL Candy chance against this boss.
Primal Kyogre (Water/Electric/Bug), Primal Groudon (Fire/Ground/Grass) and Mega Rayquaza (Dragon/Flying/Psychic) emit a 3-type aura instead of the standard own-types only.

DPS Rank ?	TDO Rank ?	Pokémon	Moveset	DPS vs Boss ?	TDO (Total Damage Output) ?
1	2	Mega Diancie Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Rock)	Rock Throw / Rock Slide	40.1	768.8
2	1	Mega Tyranitar Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Rock)	Smack Down* / Stone Edge	35.5	1190.7
3	6	Mega Aerodactyl Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Rock, Flying)	Rock Throw / Rock Slide	34.6	535.4
4	3	Mega Dragonite Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Flying)	Steel Wing / Draco Meteor*	30.4	592.9
5	5	Mega Rayquaza Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Flying)	Dragon Tail / Breaking Swipe*	30.2	550.5

Show ranks 6-9 (remaining 4)

6	4	Mega Salamence Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Flying)	Dragon Tail / Hydro Pump	29.1	571.5
7	7	Mega Pidgeot Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Flying)	Steel Wing / Brave Bird	25.5	329.0
8	8	Mega Charizard Y Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Flying)	Dragon Breath* / Blast Burn*	19.1	205.4
9	9	Mega Pinsir Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Flying)	Fury Cutter / Close Combat	18.2	185.7

Aerodactyl — Top 20 Mega counters (with Mega Aura badges)

All Mega-tier counters. Top pick: Primal Kyogre. ⚡ badge marks Megas whose aura matches this boss's type.

DPS Rank ?	TDO Rank ?	Pokémon	Moveset	DPS vs Boss ?	TDO (Total Damage Output) ?
1	3	Primal Kyogre Mega	Waterfall / Origin Pulse*	45.2	1216.0
2	6	Mega Lucario Mega	Bullet Punch / Meteor Mash	41.6	1161.1
3	8	Mega Metagross Mega	Bullet Punch / Meteor Mash*	40.8	1039.6
4	12	Mega Diancie Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Rock)	Rock Throw / Rock Slide	40.1	768.8
5	9	Mega Mewtwo Y Mega	Psycho Cut / Thunderbolt	38.9	929.8

Show ranks 6-20 (remaining 15)

6	13	Mega Manectric Mega	Thunder Fang / Wild Charge	38.9	603.5
7	2	Mega Swampert Mega	Water Gun / Hydro Cannon*	38.7	1220.6
8	1	Mega Mewtwo X Mega	Counter* / Thunderbolt	37.8	1281.0
9	10	Mega Ampharos Mega	Volt Switch / Zap Cannon	36.8	817.7
10	11	Mega Blastoise Mega	Water Gun / Hydro Cannon*	35.7	783.4
11	4	Mega Tyranitar Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Rock)	Smack Down* / Stone Edge	35.5	1190.7
12	7	Mega Gyarados Mega	Waterfall / Hydro Pump	35.4	1075.8
13	18	Mega Sharpedo Mega	Waterfall / Hydro Pump	35.2	539.0
14	19	Mega Aerodactyl Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Rock, Flying)	Rock Throw / Rock Slide	34.6	535.4
15	5	Mega Aggron Mega	Iron Tail / Meteor Beam	31.7	1172.4
16	20	Mega Glalie Mega	Ice Shard / Avalanche	30.7	376.8
17	16	Mega Blaziken Mega	Counter / Aura Sphere	30.6	561.9
18	14	Mega Dragonite Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Flying)	Steel Wing / Draco Meteor*	30.4	592.9
19	17	Mega Rayquaza Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Flying)	Dragon Tail / Breaking Swipe*	30.2	550.5
20	15	Mega Gardevoir Mega	Magical Leaf / Triple Axel	29.8	582.8

Aerodactyl — Top 20 counters (Normal + Shadow, excluding Mega)

Aerodactyl is a tier 3 raid boss. Weak to Water, Electric, Ice, Rock. Top DPS counters sorted by per-second damage against this boss. Attackers assumed at Level 50 IV15, including Shadow attack bonus; no weather/aura boost applied. Best overall: Zacian Crowned Sword. Megas are excluded in this section. Top pick: Zacian Crowned Sword.

DPS Rank ?	TDO Rank ?	Pokémon	Moveset	DPS vs Boss ?	TDO (Total Damage Output) ?
1	2	Zacian Crowned Sword Legendary	Metal Claw / Behemoth Blade	53.4	1847.9
2	3	Necrozma Dusk Mane Legendary	Metal Claw / Sunsteel Strike	51.3	1086.5
3	1	Zamazenta Crowned Shield Legendary	Metal Claw / Behemoth Bash	49.4	2356.8
4	13	Regieleki Legendary	Lock-On / Thunder Cage*	46.0	591.5
5	16	Thundurus Therian Legendary	Volt Switch / Wildbolt Storm*	42.6	503.8

Show ranks 6-20 (remaining 15)

6	5	Shadow Metagross Shadow	Bullet Punch / Meteor Mash*	41.5	792.5
7	7	Shadow Kyogre Shadow	Waterfall / Origin Pulse*	41.1	766.8
8	19	Shadow Rampardos Shadow	Smack Down / Rock Slide	40.4	465.6
9	9	Kyurem White Legendary	Ice Fang / Ice Burn	40.1	660.6
10	10	Kyurem Black Legendary	Dragon Tail / Freeze Shock	39.9	655.8
11	4	Shadow Dialga Shadow	Metal Claw / Iron Head	38.9	880.0
12	15	Shadow Greninja Shadow	Water Shuriken / Hydro Cannon*	38.3	557.6
13	17	Shadow Zapdos Shadow	Thunder Shock* / Zap Cannon	38.1	480.3
14	12	Shadow Tyrantrum Shadow	Rock Throw / Meteor Beam	37.9	612.9
15	20	Shadow Kingler Shadow	Bubble / Crabhammer	37.7	462.9
16	14	Xurkitree Legendary	Thunder Shock / Discharge	37.6	581.8
17	6	Shadow Empoleon Shadow	Metal Claw / Hydro Cannon*	37.6	786.8
18	18	Shadow Electivire Shadow	Thunder Shock / Wild Charge	37.5	478.2
19	8	Zeraora Legendary	Volt Switch / Plasma Fists*	37.2	676.9
20	11	Shadow Raikou Shadow	Thunder Shock / Wild Charge	36.6	641.0

Aerodactyl — Top 20 additional picks (no Mega, no Shadow; legendaries OK)

Other strong picks (legendaries included) not already listed in the sections above. Top pick: Zekrom.

DPS Rank ?	TDO Rank ?	Pokémon	Moveset	DPS vs Boss ?	TDO (Total Damage Output) ?
1	6	Zekrom Legendary	Charge Beam / Fusion Bolt*	36.2	807.4
2	15	Necrozma Dawn Wings Legendary	Metal Claw / Moongeist Beam	35.9	517.3
3	20	Deoxys Attack Legendary	Zen Headbutt / Zap Cannon	35.2	121.3
4	8	Metagross	Bullet Punch / Meteor Mash*	35.1	709.6
5	5	Kyogre Legendary	Waterfall / Origin Pulse*	35.0	818.5

Show ranks 6-20 (remaining 15)

6	11	Glimmora	Rock Throw / Meteor Beam	34.6	601.4
7	1	Tinkaton	Fairy Wind / Gigaton Hammer*	34.5	1118.0
8	13	Kyurem Legendary	Steel Wing / Glaciate*	33.9	533.2
9	17	Rampardos	Smack Down / Rock Slide	33.9	462.3
10	2	Dialga Legendary	Metal Claw / Iron Head	33.0	952.5
11	19	Deoxys Legendary	Charge Beam / Zap Cannon	33.0	240.9
12	18	Kingler	Metal Claw / Crabhammer	32.6	439.7
13	3	Eternatus Legendary	Dragon Tail / Dynamax Cannon*	32.5	894.5
14	10	Genesect Douse Legendary	Metal Claw / Techno Blast Water*	32.5	604.1
15	14	Greninja	Water Shuriken / Hydro Cannon*	32.2	521.2
16	4	Lucario	Bullet Punch / Meteor Mash	32.0	820.2
17	7	Quaquaval	Water Gun / Hydro Cannon*	32.0	785.7
18	16	Electivire	Thunder Shock / Wild Charge	31.9	491.6
19	9	Tyrantrum	Rock Throw / Meteor Beam	31.7	640.2
20	12	Genesect Burn Legendary	Metal Claw / Magnet Bomb	31.5	586.2

Aerodactyl — Top 20 additional picks (no Mega, no Shadow, no Legendary)

Alternatives if you don't have a Mega, Shadow, or Legendary roster. Top pick: Empoleon.

DPS Rank ?	TDO Rank ?	Pokémon	Moveset	DPS vs Boss ?	TDO (Total Damage Output) ?
1	7	Empoleon	Metal Claw / Hydro Cannon*	31.3	707.2
2	11	Baxcalibur	Ice Fang / Blizzard	31.2	457.4
3	18	Darmanitan Galarian Standard	Ice Fang / Avalanche	31.0	339.4
4	6	Primarina	Waterfall / Hydro Cannon*	31.0	710.9
5	1	Rhyperior	Smack Down / Rock Wrecker*	30.9	874.1

Show ranks 6-20 (remaining 15)

6	9	Pawmot	Thunder Shock / Wild Charge	30.5	617.1
7	3	Excadrill	Metal Claw / Iron Head	30.4	758.5
8	8	Gigalith	Smack Down / Meteor Beam*	30.3	643.9
9	14	Inteleon	Water Gun / Surf	30.1	416.2
10	16	Weavile	Ice Shard / Avalanche	30.0	369.4
11	5	Magnezone	Volt Switch / Zap Cannon	30.0	724.6
12	20	Sharpedo	Waterfall / Hydro Pump	29.8	302.2
13	4	Swampert	Water Gun / Hydro Cannon*	29.7	735.1
14	12	Clawitzer	Water Gun / Crabhammer	29.7	452.5
15	19	Archeops	Steel Wing / Ancient Power	29.6	308.7
16	15	Glaceon	Ice Shard / Avalanche	29.6	392.0
17	13	Jolteon	Thunder Shock / Zap Cannon*	29.6	440.2
18	17	Manectric	Thunder Fang / Wild Charge	29.5	350.0
19	10	Luxray	Spark / Wild Charge	29.3	463.2
20	2	Tyranitar	Smack Down* / Stone Edge	29.0	818.9