Pokémon · Sun & Moon
Aerodactyl
Team Up · #130 · Rare · 2019
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$1.04
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Current listings on The Game Traders
No active listings for this card right now.
Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 130 / 198
- Release year
- 2019
- Rarity
- Rare
- HP
- 130
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Unidentified Fossil
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- hatachu
- Pokédex #
- 142
- Series
- Sun & Moon
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Status Conditions
- Damage efficiency
- 90 damage
- 30 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Stage 1
- One evolution step from a Basic
Also does
Strategy & play
How Aerodactyl plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Inflicts Confusion — they must flip to attack (tails fails and deals 30 to themselves). Soft, coin-flip disruption.
- Its main attack (Fossil Fangs) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Attacks on any Energy (Colorless cost) — splashable into any deck regardless of type.
- Colorless type, weak to Lightning ×2 — a Lightning attacker doing ≥65 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- A Stage 1 — one step up from Unidentified Fossil; doesn’t help your opening hand, but quick to set up.
How to beat Aerodactyl
- Exploit its Lightning weakness — ≥65 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
- On the receiving end of a condition? Retreat, switch, or evolve to wipe it — conditions only stick to the Active.
Building around Aerodactyl?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"Restored from DNA found in amber, this Pokémon exhibited ferocity that was greater than expected. Some casualties resulted."
CSupersonic
Your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Confused.
CCCFossil Fangs — 90+
If you don't have any Pokémon-GX or Pokémon-EX on your Bench, this attack does 90 more damage.
Weakness:L×2
Resistance:F-20
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Aerodactyl or Team Up.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Aerodactyl was legal.
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
TCGPlayer (USD)
Updated 2026/07/17| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.45 | $1.00 | $19.98 | $1.04 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.97 | $1.61 | $4.99 | $1.61 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2025/11/21| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.80 |
| 7-day average | €0.96 |
| 30-day average | €0.99 |
| Low | €0.03 |
| Trend price | €1.20 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.03 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.30 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €1.00 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.96 |
| reverseHoloSell | €1.06 |
| averageSellPrice | €1.03 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €1.39 |
| Reverse holo trend | €1.04 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Aerodactyl is real?
Aerodactyl is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the back-light test (real cards have a black inner layer that blocks light; counterfeits glow through), the rosette dot pattern on the back under magnification, font weight and kerning on the card name, and the holofoil pattern if applicable. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Aerodactyl worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Aerodactyl is $1.04; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Aerodactyl from?
Aerodactyl is from the Pokémon set "Team Up" in the Sun & Moon series, released in 2019.
What rarity is Aerodactyl?
Aerodactyl is a Rare card in the Team Up set.
Other Aerodactyl printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
