Aerodactyl · Skyridge, what to know.
About the Aerodactyl card
Aerodactyl is card 1 of 182 in Skyridge, released in May 2003, a Rare. It is a Stage 1 Fighting-type with 70 HP.
As a Stage 1, it evolves from Mysterious Fossil, which places Aerodactyl deeper in its line and means most collectors hold it alongside the cards it evolves from.
Illustrated by Toshinao Aoki.
About Aerodactyl in the Pokémon world
A Rock-Flying fossil Pokémon revived from the Old Amber. Massive prehistoric pterosaur silhouette. Fossil holo Aerodactyl is one of the marquee Fossil holos. Its prehistoric design and competitive playability in 1999 keep it in steady demand.
What is Aerodactyl worth?
Aerodactyl is a non-holo Rare. In Skyridge, value concentrates in the holo rares, so a Aerodactyl trades modestly, though a clean, well-centered 1st Edition copy in PSA 10 is scarcer than the print run suggests and carries a real premium. Check the live price above for the figure by grade.
Print variants and how to spot them
Confirm the print and finish on Aerodactyl before pricing it, since variant and rarity set the market more than the card name alone.
Grading and condition
Aerodactyl grades on centering and edges more than surface. The card was played and traded more freely than the holos, so a clean, well-centered Aerodactyl is worth more than collectors assume.
If you are collecting Aerodactyl
For Aerodactyl, check centering by eye, edge whitening on all four sides, and surface under angled light. Non-holo Rares from this era are cheap enough that a PSA 10 submission on a clean Aerodactyl can make sense.
