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Aerodactyl-Mega.

VGC 2026 Reg M-C usage profile · rank #52
september 2026 · 1.6M battles
Aerodactyl-Mega
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Usage · September 2026
2.2%
Aerodactyl-Mega is ranked #52 in VGC 2026 Reg M-C, carried by 50,417 teams
TierC · top 60 of the format
Ladder rank#52 of 277
Raw count50,417
Viability ceiling81
Month on month+2.20pp
13 month peak2.2%
FormatVGC 2026 Reg M-C
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sets and counters from 1.6M battles
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 515
HP
80
Atk
105
Def
65
SpA
60
SpD
75
Spe
130
Usage over time2.2%▲ 2.20pppeak 2.2% · Sep '26
1.92.12.32.5Sep '25Oct '25Dec '25Feb '26Apr '26Jun '26Aug '26Sep '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history

Most used set

27.4% of Aerodactyl-Mega teams
HP
2
Atk
32
Def
0
SpA
0
SpD
0
Spe
32
NatureJolly
AbilityTough Claws · 100.0%
ItemAerodactylite · 100.0%
EV spread2 HP / 32 Atk / 32 Spe
Moves
Rock Slide99.3%
Tailwind90.4%
Dual Wingbeat81.0%
Protect47.6%

Alternative spreads

over 5% usage
Jolly16 HP / 13 Atk / 5 SpD / 32 Spe11.4%

Moves

6 tracked
Rock Slide99.3%
Tailwind90.4%
Dual Wingbeat81.0%
Protect47.6%
Ice Fang39.0%
Wide Guard32.0%

Items

Aerodactylite100.0%

Abilities

Tough Claws100.0%

EV spreads

top 6
Jolly2 HP / 32 Atk / 32 Spe27.4%
Jolly16 HP / 13 Atk / 5 SpD / 32 Spe11.4%
Jolly32 HP / 2 Atk / 6 Def / 26 Spe4.2%
Adamant2 HP / 32 Atk / 32 Spe4.1%
Jolly26 HP / 7 Atk / 1 SpD / 32 Spe3.1%
Jolly28 HP / 11 Atk / 9 Def / 1 SpD / 17 Spe2.9%

Top teammates

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Best Aerodactyl-Mega 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-Mega sits at rank #52 with 2.2% usage, which puts it in C tier, up 2.20 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.

Related
VGC 2026 Reg M-C tier listEvery ranked Pokémon↗Aerodactyl-Mega Pokédex entryStats, moves, evolutions↗All formatsSmogon and VGC tier lists↗Damage calculatorRun this set through the calc↗Team builderCoverage and weaknesses↗