Aerodactyl

Game data

Aerodactyl sits here because the games give it a base Speed of 130. That integer is a battle stat. The explanation is game lore, not a running speed.

1. A stat, not a stopwatch

   Base Speed is the number a battle uses before natures, items and stages. PokéAPI, Bulbapedia and Serebii agree on 130 for Aerodactyl. None of them timed an animal.

2. A fossil that flies

   Aerodactyl is the games' fossil pterosaur, revived and given a high base Speed to match a flying predator. The amber is lore. The integer is what the battle uses before any Mega Stone.

3. One species block

   Aerodactyl has one main base Speed. A Mega, a regional form or a fusion is a different row when the games publish a different integer.

Nearby on the base Speed list: Greninja (Ash-Greninja) and Crobat. Same kind of stat. Different lore.