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#0142 · Generation I · form of Aerodactyl

Mega Aerodactyl

Rock / Flying · Fossil Pokémon — first seen in Generation I.

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RockFlying

Sprites

Normal

Shiny

In the ROM hacks

Art by PacoScarso, Mediko, Aloeva, Swonkfish, Kazioko and Lodestar195, via the Talrega Dex; PacoScarso and the artists the sheet credits per sprite: Hornatrix, Kazioko, Lodestar195, Mediko, PacoScarso, Swonkfish — the creators' own, served from this site.

Pokédex data

National №: #0142
Dex numbers: National #142 · Kanto #142 · Johto #224 · Updated Johto #229 · Kalos Coastal #068 · Original Alola #284 · Original Poni #099 · Updated Alola #382 · Updated Poni #129 · Let’s Go Kanto #142 · Crown Tundra #127 · Lumiose #192 · Champions #142
Species: Fossil Pokémon
Height: 2.1 m (6′11″)
Weight: 79.0 kg (174.2 lbs)
Base EXP: 215
Catch rate: 45
Base friendship: 70
Growth rate: Slow
Egg groups: Flying
Egg cycles: 35
Gender: 87.5% male · 12.5% female
EV yield: 2 Speed

Abilities

Tough ClawsStrengthens moves that make contact to 1.33× their power.

Base stats

HP80

Attack135

Defense85

Sp. Attack70

Sp. Defense95

Speed150

Total615

Stat	Base	Min	Max
HP	80	270	364
Attack	135	247	405
Defense	85	157	295
Sp. Attack	70	130	262
Sp. Defense	95	175	317
Speed	150	274	438

Min and max are at level 100: the minimum is 0 IVs, 0 EVs and a hindering nature, the maximum 31 IVs, 252 EVs and a beneficial nature. Shedinja's HP is always 1 whatever the formula says.

Type defences

Damage Mega Aerodactyl takes from each attacking type.

×2

RockSteelWaterElectricIce

×½

NormalFlyingPoisonBugFire

×0

Ground

×1

FightingGhostGrassPsychicDragonDarkFairy

Evolution

Mega Aerodactyl does not evolve, and nothing evolves into it.

Other forms

Aerodactyl

Moves by official game

Level-up, TM/HM, tutor and egg moves exactly as each game has them. The newest game this site covers is open; the rest fold out.

Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon18 level-up · 40 TM/HM · 12 tutor · 10 egg

Level-up

Lv	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
1	Wing Attack	Flying	Physical	60	100%	35
1	Bite	Dark	Physical	60	100%	25
1	Supersonic	Normal	Status	—	55%	20
1	Scary Face	Normal	Status	—	100%	10
1	Thunder Fang	Electric	Physical	65	95%	15
1	Ice Fang	Ice	Physical	65	95%	15
1	Fire Fang	Fire	Physical	65	95%	15
1	Iron Head	Steel	Physical	80	100%	15
9	Roar	Normal	Status	—	—	20
17	Agility	Psychic	Status	—	—	30
25	Ancient Power	Rock	Special	60	100%	5
33	Crunch	Dark	Physical	80	100%	15
41	Take Down	Normal	Physical	90	85%	20
49	Sky Drop	Flying	Physical	60	100%	10
57	Iron Head	Steel	Physical	80	100%	15
65	Hyper Beam	Normal	Special	150	90%	5
73	Rock Slide	Rock	Physical	75	90%	10
81	Giga Impact	Normal	Physical	150	90%	5

TM & HM

TM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
TM02	Dragon Claw	Dragon	Physical	80	100%	15
TM05	Roar	Normal	Status	—	—	20
TM06	Toxic	Poison	Status	—	90%	10
TM10	Hidden Power	Normal	Special	60	100%	15
TM100	Confide	Normal	Status	—	—	20
TM11	Sunny Day	Fire	Status	—	—	5
TM12	Taunt	Dark	Status	—	100%	20
TM15	Hyper Beam	Normal	Special	150	90%	5
TM17	Protect	Normal	Status	—	—	10
TM18	Rain Dance	Water	Status	—	—	5
TM19	Roost	Flying	Status	—	—	5
TM21	Frustration	Normal	Physical	—	100%	20
TM23	Smack Down	Rock	Physical	50	100%	15
TM26	Earthquake	Ground	Physical	100	100%	10
TM27	Return	Normal	Physical	—	100%	20
TM32	Double Team	Normal	Status	—	—	15
TM35	Flamethrower	Fire	Special	90	100%	15
TM37	Sandstorm	Rock	Status	—	—	10
TM38	Fire Blast	Fire	Special	110	85%	5
TM39	Rock Tomb	Rock	Physical	60	95%	15
TM40	Aerial Ace	Flying	Physical	60	—	20
TM41	Torment	Dark	Status	—	100%	15
TM42	Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100%	20
TM44	Rest	Psychic	Status	—	—	5
TM45	Attract	Normal	Status	—	100%	15
TM46	Thief	Dark	Physical	60	100%	25
TM48	Round	Normal	Special	60	100%	15
TM51	Steel Wing	Steel	Physical	70	90%	25
TM58	Sky Drop	Flying	Physical	60	100%	10
TM59	Brutal Swing	Dark	Physical	60	100%	20
TM66	Payback	Dark	Physical	50	100%	10
TM68	Giga Impact	Normal	Physical	150	90%	5
TM69	Rock Polish	Rock	Status	—	—	20
TM71	Stone Edge	Rock	Physical	100	80%	5
TM76	Fly	Flying	Physical	90	95%	15
TM78	Bulldoze	Ground	Physical	60	100%	20
TM80	Rock Slide	Rock	Physical	75	90%	10
TM87	Swagger	Normal	Status	—	85%	15
TM88	Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	—	—	10
TM90	Substitute	Normal	Status	—	—	10

Move tutor

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
Sky Attack	Flying	Physical	140	90%	5
Snore	Normal	Special	50	100%	15
Iron Tail	Steel	Physical	100	75%	15
Heat Wave	Fire	Special	95	90%	10
Tailwind	Flying	Status	—	—	15
Aqua Tail	Water	Physical	90	90%	10
Dragon Pulse	Dragon	Special	85	100%	10
Earth Power	Ground	Special	90	100%	10
Defog	Flying	Status	—	—	15
Iron Head	Steel	Physical	80	100%	15
Stealth Rock	Rock	Status	—	—	20
Laser Focus	Normal	Status	—	—	30

Egg moves

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
Whirlwind	Normal	Status	—	—	20
Curse	Ghost	Status	—	—	10
Foresight	Normal	Status	—	—	40
Steel Wing	Steel	Physical	70	90%	25
Dragon Breath	Dragon	Special	60	100%	20
Pursuit	Dark	Physical	40	100%	20
Roost	Flying	Status	—	—	5
Tailwind	Flying	Status	—	—	15
Assurance	Dark	Physical	60	100%	10
Wide Guard	Rock	Status	—	—	10

Sun / Moon18 level-up · 40 TM/HM · 10 egg

Level-up

Lv	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
1	Wing Attack	Flying	Physical	60	100%	35
1	Bite	Dark	Physical	60	100%	25
1	Supersonic	Normal	Status	—	55%	20
1	Scary Face	Normal	Status	—	100%	10
1	Thunder Fang	Electric	Physical	65	95%	15
1	Ice Fang	Ice	Physical	65	95%	15
1	Fire Fang	Fire	Physical	65	95%	15
1	Iron Head	Steel	Physical	80	100%	15
9	Roar	Normal	Status	—	—	20
17	Agility	Psychic	Status	—	—	30
25	Ancient Power	Rock	Special	60	100%	5
33	Crunch	Dark	Physical	80	100%	15
41	Take Down	Normal	Physical	90	85%	20
49	Sky Drop	Flying	Physical	60	100%	10
57	Iron Head	Steel	Physical	80	100%	15
65	Hyper Beam	Normal	Special	150	90%	5
73	Rock Slide	Rock	Physical	75	90%	10
81	Giga Impact	Normal	Physical	150	90%	5

TM & HM

TM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
TM02	Dragon Claw	Dragon	Physical	80	100%	15
TM05	Roar	Normal	Status	—	—	20
TM06	Toxic	Poison	Status	—	90%	10
TM10	Hidden Power	Normal	Special	60	100%	15
TM100	Confide	Normal	Status	—	—	20
TM11	Sunny Day	Fire	Status	—	—	5
TM12	Taunt	Dark	Status	—	100%	20
TM15	Hyper Beam	Normal	Special	150	90%	5
TM17	Protect	Normal	Status	—	—	10
TM18	Rain Dance	Water	Status	—	—	5
TM19	Roost	Flying	Status	—	—	5
TM21	Frustration	Normal	Physical	—	100%	20
TM23	Smack Down	Rock	Physical	50	100%	15
TM26	Earthquake	Ground	Physical	100	100%	10
TM27	Return	Normal	Physical	—	100%	20
TM32	Double Team	Normal	Status	—	—	15
TM35	Flamethrower	Fire	Special	90	100%	15
TM37	Sandstorm	Rock	Status	—	—	10
TM38	Fire Blast	Fire	Special	110	85%	5
TM39	Rock Tomb	Rock	Physical	60	95%	15
TM40	Aerial Ace	Flying	Physical	60	—	20
TM41	Torment	Dark	Status	—	100%	15
TM42	Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100%	20
TM44	Rest	Psychic	Status	—	—	5
TM45	Attract	Normal	Status	—	100%	15
TM46	Thief	Dark	Physical	60	100%	25
TM48	Round	Normal	Special	60	100%	15
TM51	Steel Wing	Steel	Physical	70	90%	25
TM58	Sky Drop	Flying	Physical	60	100%	10
TM59	Brutal Swing	Dark	Physical	60	100%	20
TM66	Payback	Dark	Physical	50	100%	10
TM68	Giga Impact	Normal	Physical	150	90%	5
TM69	Rock Polish	Rock	Status	—	—	20
TM71	Stone Edge	Rock	Physical	100	80%	5
TM76	Fly	Flying	Physical	90	95%	15
TM78	Bulldoze	Ground	Physical	60	100%	20
TM80	Rock Slide	Rock	Physical	75	90%	10
TM87	Swagger	Normal	Status	—	85%	15
TM88	Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	—	—	10
TM90	Substitute	Normal	Status	—	—	10

Egg moves

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
Whirlwind	Normal	Status	—	—	20
Curse	Ghost	Status	—	—	10
Foresight	Normal	Status	—	—	40
Steel Wing	Steel	Physical	70	90%	25
Dragon Breath	Dragon	Special	60	100%	20
Pursuit	Dark	Physical	40	100%	20
Roost	Flying	Status	—	—	5
Tailwind	Flying	Status	—	—	15
Assurance	Dark	Physical	60	100%	10
Wide Guard	Rock	Status	—	—	10

Omega Ruby / Alpha Sapphire18 level-up · 44 TM/HM · 10 tutor · 10 egg

Level-up

Lv	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
1	Wing Attack	Flying	Physical	60	100%	35
1	Bite	Dark	Physical	60	100%	25
1	Supersonic	Normal	Status	—	55%	20
1	Scary Face	Normal	Status	—	100%	10
1	Thunder Fang	Electric	Physical	65	95%	15
1	Ice Fang	Ice	Physical	65	95%	15
1	Fire Fang	Fire	Physical	65	95%	15
1	Iron Head	Steel	Physical	80	100%	15
9	Roar	Normal	Status	—	—	20
17	Agility	Psychic	Status	—	—	30
25	Ancient Power	Rock	Special	60	100%	5
33	Crunch	Dark	Physical	80	100%	15
41	Take Down	Normal	Physical	90	85%	20
49	Sky Drop	Flying	Physical	60	100%	10
57	Iron Head	Steel	Physical	80	100%	15
65	Hyper Beam	Normal	Special	150	90%	5
73	Rock Slide	Rock	Physical	75	90%	10
81	Giga Impact	Normal	Physical	150	90%	5

TM & HM

TM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
TM01	Hone Claws	Dark	Status	—	—	15
TM02	Dragon Claw	Dragon	Physical	80	100%	15
TM05	Roar	Normal	Status	—	—	20
TM06	Toxic	Poison	Status	—	90%	10
TM10	Hidden Power	Normal	Special	60	100%	15
TM100	Confide	Normal	Status	—	—	20
TM11	Sunny Day	Fire	Status	—	—	5
TM12	Taunt	Dark	Status	—	100%	20
TM15	Hyper Beam	Normal	Special	150	90%	5
TM17	Protect	Normal	Status	—	—	10
TM18	Rain Dance	Water	Status	—	—	5
TM19	Roost	Flying	Status	—	—	5
TM21	Frustration	Normal	Physical	—	100%	20
TM23	Smack Down	Rock	Physical	50	100%	15
TM26	Earthquake	Ground	Physical	100	100%	10
TM27	Return	Normal	Physical	—	100%	20
TM32	Double Team	Normal	Status	—	—	15
TM35	Flamethrower	Fire	Special	90	100%	15
TM37	Sandstorm	Rock	Status	—	—	10
TM38	Fire Blast	Fire	Special	110	85%	5
TM39	Rock Tomb	Rock	Physical	60	95%	15
TM40	Aerial Ace	Flying	Physical	60	—	20
TM41	Torment	Dark	Status	—	100%	15
TM42	Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100%	20
TM44	Rest	Psychic	Status	—	—	5
TM45	Attract	Normal	Status	—	100%	15
TM46	Thief	Dark	Physical	60	100%	25
TM48	Round	Normal	Special	60	100%	15
TM51	Steel Wing	Steel	Physical	70	90%	25
TM58	Sky Drop	Flying	Physical	60	100%	10
TM59	Incinerate	Fire	Special	60	100%	15
TM66	Payback	Dark	Physical	50	100%	10
TM68	Giga Impact	Normal	Physical	150	90%	5
TM69	Rock Polish	Rock	Status	—	—	20
TM71	Stone Edge	Rock	Physical	100	80%	5
TM78	Bulldoze	Ground	Physical	60	100%	20
TM80	Rock Slide	Rock	Physical	75	90%	10
TM87	Swagger	Normal	Status	—	85%	15
TM88	Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	—	—	10
TM90	Substitute	Normal	Status	—	—	10
TM94	Secret Power	Normal	Physical	70	100%	20
HM02	Fly	Flying	Physical	90	95%	15
HM04	Strength	Normal	Physical	80	100%	15
HM06	Rock Smash	Fighting	Physical	40	100%	15

Move tutor

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
Sky Attack	Flying	Physical	140	90%	5
Snore	Normal	Special	50	100%	15
Iron Tail	Steel	Physical	100	75%	15
Heat Wave	Fire	Special	95	90%	10
Tailwind	Flying	Status	—	—	15
Aqua Tail	Water	Physical	90	90%	10
Dragon Pulse	Dragon	Special	85	100%	10
Earth Power	Ground	Special	90	100%	10
Iron Head	Steel	Physical	80	100%	15
Stealth Rock	Rock	Status	—	—	20

Egg moves

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
Whirlwind	Normal	Status	—	—	20
Curse	Ghost	Status	—	—	10
Foresight	Normal	Status	—	—	40
Steel Wing	Steel	Physical	70	90%	25
Dragon Breath	Dragon	Special	60	100%	20
Pursuit	Dark	Physical	40	100%	20
Roost	Flying	Status	—	—	5
Tailwind	Flying	Status	—	—	15
Assurance	Dark	Physical	60	100%	10
Wide Guard	Rock	Status	—	—	10

X / Y18 level-up · 43 TM/HM · 10 egg

Level-up

Lv	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
1	Wing Attack	Flying	Physical	60	100%	35
1	Bite	Dark	Physical	60	100%	25
1	Supersonic	Normal	Status	—	55%	20
1	Scary Face	Normal	Status	—	100%	10
1	Thunder Fang	Electric	Physical	65	95%	15
1	Ice Fang	Ice	Physical	65	95%	15
1	Fire Fang	Fire	Physical	65	95%	15
1	Iron Head	Steel	Physical	80	100%	15
9	Roar	Normal	Status	—	—	20
17	Agility	Psychic	Status	—	—	30
25	Ancient Power	Rock	Special	60	100%	5
33	Crunch	Dark	Physical	80	100%	15
41	Take Down	Normal	Physical	90	85%	20
49	Sky Drop	Flying	Physical	60	100%	10
57	Iron Head	Steel	Physical	80	100%	15
65	Hyper Beam	Normal	Special	150	90%	5
73	Rock Slide	Rock	Physical	75	90%	10
81	Giga Impact	Normal	Physical	150	90%	5

TM & HM

TM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
TM01	Hone Claws	Dark	Status	—	—	15
TM02	Dragon Claw	Dragon	Physical	80	100%	15
TM05	Roar	Normal	Status	—	—	20
TM06	Toxic	Poison	Status	—	90%	10
TM10	Hidden Power	Normal	Special	60	100%	15
TM100	Confide	Normal	Status	—	—	20
TM11	Sunny Day	Fire	Status	—	—	5
TM12	Taunt	Dark	Status	—	100%	20
TM15	Hyper Beam	Normal	Special	150	90%	5
TM17	Protect	Normal	Status	—	—	10
TM18	Rain Dance	Water	Status	—	—	5
TM19	Roost	Flying	Status	—	—	5
TM21	Frustration	Normal	Physical	—	100%	20
TM23	Smack Down	Rock	Physical	50	100%	15
TM26	Earthquake	Ground	Physical	100	100%	10
TM27	Return	Normal	Physical	—	100%	20
TM32	Double Team	Normal	Status	—	—	15
TM35	Flamethrower	Fire	Special	90	100%	15
TM37	Sandstorm	Rock	Status	—	—	10
TM38	Fire Blast	Fire	Special	110	85%	5
TM39	Rock Tomb	Rock	Physical	60	95%	15
TM40	Aerial Ace	Flying	Physical	60	—	20
TM41	Torment	Dark	Status	—	100%	15
TM42	Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100%	20
TM44	Rest	Psychic	Status	—	—	5
TM45	Attract	Normal	Status	—	100%	15
TM46	Thief	Dark	Physical	60	100%	25
TM48	Round	Normal	Special	60	100%	15
TM51	Steel Wing	Steel	Physical	70	90%	25
TM58	Sky Drop	Flying	Physical	60	100%	10
TM59	Incinerate	Fire	Special	60	100%	15
TM66	Payback	Dark	Physical	50	100%	10
TM68	Giga Impact	Normal	Physical	150	90%	5
TM69	Rock Polish	Rock	Status	—	—	20
TM71	Stone Edge	Rock	Physical	100	80%	5
TM78	Bulldoze	Ground	Physical	60	100%	20
TM80	Rock Slide	Rock	Physical	75	90%	10
TM87	Swagger	Normal	Status	—	85%	15
TM88	Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	—	—	10
TM90	Substitute	Normal	Status	—	—	10
TM94	Rock Smash	Fighting	Physical	40	100%	15
HM02	Fly	Flying	Physical	90	95%	15
HM04	Strength	Normal	Physical	80	100%	15

Egg moves

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
Whirlwind	Normal	Status	—	—	20
Curse	Ghost	Status	—	—	10
Foresight	Normal	Status	—	—	40
Steel Wing	Steel	Physical	70	90%	25
Dragon Breath	Dragon	Special	60	100%	20
Pursuit	Dark	Physical	40	100%	20
Roost	Flying	Status	—	—	5
Tailwind	Flying	Status	—	—	15
Assurance	Dark	Physical	60	100%	10
Wide Guard	Rock	Status	—	—	10

Where to find it in the official games

Not obtainable in the wild in any of the 16 official games this site covers. In those games it has to be evolved, traded or bred — or it belongs to a game whose data is not here yet.

Where to find it in the ROM hacks

1 guide on this site put it somewhere you can catch it. Areas link to that guide's own route page, with its own rates and levels.

Guide	Where
Sword and Shield Ultimate Plus Mega	Dynamax Adventure (Crown Tundra)Raid Den · Lv — · 4.8

Compare official Mega Aerodactyl with the ROM hacks →

In the 9 guides that include it

Changed in 7 of 9 guides: stats in 6, abilities in 5, evolution in 1.

Every ROM hack on this site that has Mega Aerodactyl, and what it did to it. Guides that changed something are first. Click one for that version's full page — locations, moveset and TMs.

Guide		Type	Total	Abilities
Unbound	Changed	RockFlying	615 +100 +30 Attack, +20 Defense, +10 Sp. Atk, +20 Sp. Def, +20 Speed	Tough Claws, Tough Claws + Tough Claws, Tough Claws − Rock Head, Pressure, Unnerve
Radical Red	Changed	RockFlying	615 +100 +30 Attack, +20 Defense, +10 Sp. Atk, +20 Sp. Def, +20 Speed	Tough Claws + Tough Claws − Rock Head, Pressure, Unnerve
Sword and Shield Ultimate Plus	Changed	RockFlying	615 +100 +30 Attack, +20 Defense, +10 Sp. Atk, +20 Sp. Def, +20 Speed	Tough Claws + Tough Claws − Rock Head, Pressure, Unnerve
Lazarus Evolves at Aerodactylite	Changed	RockFlying	615	Tough Claws
Elite Redux	Changed	RockFlying	615 +100 +30 Attack, +20 Defense, +10 Sp. Atk, +20 Sp. Def, +20 Speed	Speed Force, Predator, Fatal Precision
Inclement Emerald	Changed	RockFlying	615 +100 +30 Attack, +20 Defense, +10 Sp. Atk, +20 Sp. Def, +20 Speed	Tough Claws + Tough Claws − Rock Head, Pressure, Unnerve
Pokémon Emerald Imperium	Changed	RockFlying	615 +100 +30 Attack, +20 Defense, +10 Sp. Atk, +20 Sp. Def, +20 Speed	Tough Claws + Tough Claws − Rock Head, Pressure, Unnerve
Pokémon Soulgold	Unchanged	RockFlying	615	Tough Claws
Pokémon R.O.W.E	Unchanged	RockFlying	615	Tough Claws

Pokédex entries

What each game says about it, in the games' own words.

Red / Blue	A ferocious, pre historic POKéMON that goes for the enemy's throat with its serrated saw-like fangs.
Yellow	A savage POKéMON that died out in ancient times. It was resurrected using DNA taken from amber.
Gold	A vicious POKéMON from the distant past, it appears to have flown by spreading its wings and gliding.
Silver	This vicious POKé MON is said to have flown in an cient skies while shrieking high- pitched cries.
Crystal	In prehistoric times, this POKéMON flew freely and fearlessly through the skies.
Ruby / Sapphire	AERODACTYL is a POKéMON from the age of dinosaurs. It was regenerated from genetic material extracted from amber. It is imagined to have been the king of the skies in ancient times.
Emerald	AERODACTYL is a POKéMON from the age of dinosaurs. It was regenerated from DNA extracted from amber. It is imagined to have been the king of the skies.
FireRed / X	It was regenerated from a dinosaur’s genetic matter that was found in amber. It flies with high-pitched cries.
LeafGreen	A ferocious, prehistoric POKéMON that goes for the enemy’s throat with its serrated, sawlike fangs.
Diamond / Pearl / Platinum / Black / White / Black 2 / White 2	A Pokémon that roamed the skies in the dinosaur era. Its teeth are like saw blades.
HeartGold	A vicious Pokémon from the distant past, it appears to have flown by spreading its wings and gliding.
SoulSilver / Y	This vicious Pokémon is said to have flown in ancient skies while shrieking high-pitched cries.
Omega Ruby / Alpha Sapphire	Aerodactyl is a Pokémon from the age of dinosaurs. It was regenerated from genetic material extracted from amber. It is imagined to have been the king of the skies in ancient times.
Sun	A Pokémon from the age of the dinosaurs. It used its sawlike fangs to shred its prey before eating them.
Moon	In ancient times, it ruled the skies. A widely accepted theory is that it went extinct due to a large meteor impact.
Ultra Sun	Restored from DNA found in amber, this Pokémon exhibited ferocity that was greater than expected. Some casualties resulted.
Ultra Moon	It flew through the open skies over the ancient continent as if they were its own. When it touched ground, its walk was weak and slow.

Names in other languages

Japanese	プテラ
Japanese (Rōmaji)	Ptera
German	Aerodactyl
French	Ptéra
Spanish	Aerodactyl
Italian	Aerodactyl
Korean	프테라
Chinese (Simplified)	化石翼龙
Chinese (Traditional)	化石翼龍

Official data here is present-day reference data from PokéAPI, not a snapshot of any one game's era — the Fairy type and hidden abilities arrived partway through the series, so a difference against an older game can belong to the series rather than to that ROM hack.