Aerodactyl.
VGC 2026 Reg M-C usage profile · rank #65
september 2026 · 1.6M battles
september 2026 · 1.6M battles
Usage · September 2026
1.4%
Aerodactyl is ranked #65 in VGC 2026 Reg M-C, carried by 73,538 teams
TierD · outside the top 60
Ladder rank#65 of 277
Raw count73,538
Viability ceiling81
Month on month+1.40pp
13 month peak1.4%
FormatVGC 2026 Reg M-C
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 515
HP
80
Atk
105
Def
65
SpA
60
SpD
75
Spe
130
Usage over time1.4%▲ 1.40pppeak 1.4% · Sep '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history
Most used set
72.1% of Aerodactyl teamsHP
2
Atk
32
Def
0
SpA
0
SpD
0
Spe
32
NatureJolly
AbilityUnnerve · 95.3%
ItemFocus Sash · 90.7%
EV spread2 HP / 32 Atk / 32 Spe
Moves
99.4%
93.2%
69.4%
65.7%
Alternative spreads
over 5% usageJolly32 Atk / 2 Def / 32 Spe8.5%
Moves
6 tracked99.4%
93.2%
69.4%
65.7%
48.7%
10.7%
Items
90.7%
3.9%
1.3%
Abilities
95.3%
3.6%
1.1%
EV spreads
top 6Jolly2 HP / 32 Atk / 32 Spe72.1%
Jolly32 Atk / 2 Def / 32 Spe8.5%
Jolly12 HP / 12 Atk / 9 Def / 1 SpD / 32 Spe3.8%
Jolly32 Atk / 2 SpD / 32 Spe2.9%
Jolly22 HP / 15 Atk / 29 Spe1.9%
Jolly32 HP / 2 Atk / 32 Spe1.7%
Top teammates
share of teams
Best Aerodactyl build for VGC 2026 Reg M-C
The set above is the one VGC 2026 Reg M-C players run most often, taken from 1,631,943 battles in September 2026. Aerodactyl sits at rank #65 with 1.4% usage, which puts it in D tier, up 1.40 points on the month before.
These are usage numbers, not a recommendation from a council. A move at 90% is close to mandatory; anything under 30% is a tech pick that answers a specific matchup. Read the spreads the same way: the top spread is the safe default, and the alternatives usually trade bulk for speed or the other way round.
The checks and counters table is generated from real games rather than a type chart, so it accounts for items, Tera choices, and how often the matchup ends in a switch instead of a knockout.