Aerodactyl

Printed language: German · Pokémon

Set (printed edition): Skyridge
Rarity (source): Selten
Illustrator: Toshinao Aoki
Source reference: ecard3-1

CARDEX BACKGROUND

The Pokémon’s story

Aerodactyl dominated the skies in prehistoric times and caught prey with a jaw of saw-like teeth. Researchers reconstructed it from DNA preserved in amber, but the Pokédex warns that this restoration may remain imperfect. Released into the present world, it proved fiercer than expected. It was highly capable in flight, but much slower on the ground. Its return thus combines scientific achievement with the difficulty of understanding an extinct predator.

Background on the species in the video games; its forms and card versions may have appeared later.

A detail worth noticing

Pokémon Sword doubts that Aerodactyl can be restored perfectly, even from amber. Pokémon Ultra Moon describes a great aerial hunter with little agility on the ground. The limits of reconstruction and of its movements qualify its image as an invincible predator.

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Card details

HP: 70
Type (source): Kampf
Stage (source): Rang 1
Pokédex number: 142
Retreat cost: 1 Energy
Weakness (source): Wasser x2

Printed card text — German

Quoted source text is retained in the card’s printed language so this exact printing can be identified. The CarDex background above is translated into English.

Abilities

Ancient Wind

Poké-POWER

Once during your turn (before your attack), if Aerodactyl is your Active Pokémon, you may ignore all Poké-Bodies until the end of your turn. This power can't be used if Aerodactyl is affected by a Special Condition.

Attacks

Rising Lunge

Cost: Kampf · Farblos

Damage: 20+

Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 20 damage plus 20 more damage.

Documented variants

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Normal
Reverse
Normal · Standard
Reverse · Standard

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