Doubles ADV Aerodactyl

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[SET]
name: Choice Band
move 1: Earthquake
move 2: Hidden Power Rock
move 3: Double-Edge
move 4: Aerial Ace / Rock Slide / Hyper Beam
item: Choice Band
ability: Rock Head
nature: Jolly
evs: 76 HP / 252 Atk / 180 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]

• Aerodactyl is the fastest viable Pokemon in ADV Doubles and boasts the coveted Ground and Rock offensive combination. However, it is reliant on a Choice Band to do any serious damage, and it still comes up shy of OHKOing Pokemon like Metagross and Tyranitar that threaten to OHKO it back.
• Earthquake is Aerodactyl's best attack, as it OHKOes Raikou and 2HKOes Tyranitar, Metagross, and Steelix. Common Ground-immune Pokemon, such as Gengar, are 2HKOed by Hidden Power Rock, while Zapdos is OHKOed.
• Double-Edge is a strong and spammable move for Aerodactyl to use freely and not worry about recoil thanks to Rock Head. Notably, it can 2HKO bulky Latias, which Hidden Power Rock fails to do. Aerial Ace OHKOes Sceptile, but most other Pokemon in the tier are hit harder by a different attack. Rock Slide has a pitiful damage output, but it is a spread move that can hit Flying-types and Levitate users while also having the ability to flinch. Hyper Beam is a last-ditch, high damage option that can be used in desperate situations to get a powerful attack off before it faints.
• The given EV Spread allows Aerodactyl to survive a Thunderbolt from Gengar while outspeeding Sceptile and Alakazam, making it the fastest viable Pokemon in the tier.
• Aerodactyl is best saved for late-game, where it can act as a cleaner or as a revenge killer on weakened fast Pokemon like Latias and Gengar. Locking into the wrong move can be costly, especially if locking into Earthquake, as it can be easily punished by Ground-immune foes switching in. It is important to note that Aerodactyl really isn't that strong and comes up short if its foes haven't taken any chip damage.
• Aerodactyl needs to be paired with multiple Ground-immune Pokemon, such as Gengar, Latias, and Zapdos, in order to freely spam Earthquake. Swampert and Snorlax make good partners with Aerodactyl for their ability to check Electric-types as well as Tyranitar, while Aerodactyl provides a Ground-immune partner for them to use Earthquake with.

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[SET]
name: Choice Band
move 1: Earthquake
move 2: Hidden Power Rock
move 3: Double-Edge
move 4: Aerial Ace / Rock Slide / Hyper Beam
item: Choice Band
ability: Rock Head
nature: Jolly
evs: 76 HP / 252 Atk / 180 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]

• Aerodactyl is the fastest viable Pokemon in ADV Doubles and boasts the coveted Ground and Rock offensive combination. However, it is reliant on a Choice Band to do any serious damage, and it still comes up shy of OHKOing Pokemon that can threaten it with OHKOs like Metagross and Tyranitar.
• Earthquake is Aerodactyl's best attack as it's a strong spread move that OHKOes Raikou and 2HKOes Tyranitar, Metagross, and Steelix. Common Pokemon immune to Ground Ground-immune Pokemon such as Latias and Gengar are 2HKOed by Hidden Power Rock, (ac) while Zapdos is OHKOed.
• Double-Edge is a strong and spammable move for Aerodactyl to use freely and not worry about recoil thanks to Rock Head negating recoil. Notably, it can 2HKO bulky Latias, which Hidden Power Rock fails to do. Aerial Ace OHKOes Sceptile but is otherwise unimpressive (imo be more specific like "otherwise doesn't hit other targets" or w/e). Rock Slide has a pitiful damage output, but it is a spread move that can hit Flying-types and Levitate users while also having the ability to flinch. Hyper Beam is Aerodactyl's strongest (true, but i don't like the use of strongest here because it can me misconstrued that its its best play or something. maybe its very nitpicky but that's how you used strongest in xy volcanion, so i'm askin for a different word of sorts) move attack and can be used in desperate situations to get a powerful attack off before it faints.
• The given EV Spread allows Aerodactyl to survive a Thunderbolt from Gengar while outspeeding Sceptile and Alakazam. is it worth mentioning explicitly again that this makes aerodactyl the fastest pokemon in the tier?
• Aerodactyl is best saved for the late game where it can act as a cleaner or as a revenge killer on weakened fast Pokemon like Latias and Gengar. Locking into the wrong move can be costly, especially if locking into Earthquake, so be sure to scout for any potential Ground-immune foes (expand on this a little, why its costly to lock into EQ specifically. I understand what you're getting at but i think its worth explaining for those less familiar w/ dou). It is very important to note that Aerodactyl really isn't that strong, and can come comes up short if its foes haven't taken any chip damage.
• Aerodactyl needs to be paired with multiple Ground-immune Pokemon such as Gengar, Latias, and Zapdos in order to freely spam Earthquake. Swampert and Snorlax make good partners with Aerodactyl for their ability to check Electric-types as well as Tyranitar,(ac) whilst Aerodactyl provides a Ground-immune partner for them to use their own Earthquake with. A hyper-offense core can be formed with Tauros to rush down opponents with multiple fast, Choice Band-boosted Pokemon. explain the merits (and easy counterplay) of this hyper-offense core a bit more imo

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[SET]
name: Choice Band
move 1: Earthquake
move 2: Hidden Power Rock
move 3: Double-Edge
move 4: Aerial Ace / Rock Slide / Hyper Beam
item: Choice Band
ability: Rock Head
nature: Jolly
evs: 76 HP / 252 Atk / 180 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]

• Aerodactyl is the fastest viable Pokemon in ADV Doubles and boasts the coveted Ground and Rock offensive combination. However, it is reliant on a Choice Band to do any serious damage, and it still comes up shy of OHKOing Pokemon that can threaten it with OHKOs like such as Metagross and Tyranitar which threaten it with an OHKO.
• Earthquake is Aerodactyl's best attack as it OHKOes Raikou and 2HKOes Tyranitar, Metagross, and Steelix. Common Ground-immune Pokemon such as Latias (next paragraph says latias is unable to be 2hkod by hidden power rock) and Gengar are 2HKOed by Hidden Power Rock, while Zapdos is OHKOed.
• Double-Edge is a strong and spammable move for Aerodactyl to can use freely and not worry about recoil thanks to Rock Head. negating recoil. Notably, it can 2HKO bulky Latias, which Hidden Power Rock fails to do. Aerial Ace OHKOes Sceptile but is otherwise doesn't hit most other Pokemon in the tier are hit harder by another attack. Rock Slide has a pitiful damage output, but it is a spread move that can hit Flying-types and Levitate users while also having the ability to flinch. Hyper Beam is a last-ditch high damage option that can be used in desperate situations to get a powerful attack off before it faints.
• The given EV Spread allows Aerodactyl to survive a Thunderbolt from Gengar while outspeeding Sceptile and Alakazam, making it the fastest viable Pokemon in the tier.
• Aerodactyl is best saved for the late game where it can act as a cleaner or as a revenge killer on weakened fast Pokemon like Latias and Gengar. Locking into the wrong move can be costly, especially if locking into Earthquake as it can be easily punished by switching in Ground-immune foes. It is important to note that Aerodactyl really isn't that strong, and comes up short if its foes haven't taken any chip damage.
• Aerodactyl needs to be paired with multiple Ground-immune Pokemon such as Gengar, Latias, and Zapdos in order to freely spam Earthquake. Swampert and Snorlax make good partners with Aerodactyl for their ability to check Electric-types as well as Tyranitar whilst Aerodactyl provides a Ground-immune partner for them to use Earthquake with.

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[SET]
name: Choice Band
move 1: Earthquake
move 2: Hidden Power Rock
move 3: Double-Edge
move 4: Aerial Ace / Rock Slide / Hyper Beam
item: Choice Band
ability: Rock Head
nature: Jolly
evs: 76 HP / 252 Atk / 180 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]

• Aerodactyl is the fastest viable Pokemon in ADV Doubles and boasts the coveted Ground and Rock offensive combination. However, it is reliant on a Choice Band to do any serious damage, and it still comes up shy of OHKOing Pokemon such like as Metagross and Tyranitar which that threaten to OHKO it back.
• Earthquake is Aerodactyl's best attack, (ac) as it OHKOes Raikou and 2HKOes Tyranitar, Metagross, and Steelix. Common Ground-immune Pokemon, (ac) such as Gengar, (ac) are 2HKOed by Hidden Power Rock, while Zapdos is OHKOed.
• Double-Edge is a strong and spammable move for Aerodactyl to use freely and not worry about recoil thanks to Rock Head. Notably, it can 2HKO bulky Latias, which Hidden Power Rock fails to do. Aerial Ace OHKOes Sceptile, (ac) but most other Pokemon in the tier are hit harder by a different attack. Rock Slide has a pitiful damage output, but it is a spread move that can hit Flying-types and Levitate users while also having the ability to flinch. Hyper Beam is a last-ditch, (ac) high damage option that can be used in desperate situations to get a powerful attack off before it faints.
• The given EV Spread allows Aerodactyl to survive a Thunderbolt from Gengar while outspeeding Sceptile and Alakazam, making it the fastest viable Pokemon in the tier.
• Aerodactyl is best saved for the late game late-game, (ac) where it can act as a cleaner or as a revenge killer on weakened fast Pokemon like Latias and Gengar. Locking into the wrong move can be costly, especially if locking into Earthquake, (ac) as it can be easily punished by switching in Ground-immune foes switching in. It is important to note that Aerodactyl really isn't that strong (rc) and comes up short if its foes haven't taken any chip damage.
• Aerodactyl needs to be paired with multiple Ground-immune Pokemon, (ac) such as Gengar, Latias, and Zapdos, (ac) in order to freely spam Earthquake. Swampert and Snorlax make good partners with Aerodactyl for their ability to check Electric-types as well as Tyranitar, (ac) whilst while Aerodactyl provides a Ground-immune partner for them to use Earthquake with.

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