Stage Pokémon - Evolves from what

HP 60 Type

Power	Prehistoric Memory Whenever an Evolved Pokémon attacks (even if it's your opponent), it can use any attack from its Basic Pokémon card or any Evolution card attached to it. It still has to pay for that attack's Energy cost. This power stops working while Aerodactyl is Asleep, Confused, or Paralyzed.
Attack	Fly (30) Flip a coin. If heads, during your opponent's next turn, prevent all effects of attacks, including damage, done to Aerodactyl. If tails, this attack does nothing (not even damage).

Weakness		Resistance		Retreat Cost		Level 27 Rarity Rare
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Prehistoric Memory - This Pokémon Power lets you and your opponent use any attacks from the pre-evolution stages attached to your Pokémon. Sometimes your Active Pokémon has insufficient energy for its attack, but it has enough energy for an attack on a previous stage. Sometimes you want to use an earlier attack for specific reasons, like getting mroe damage on an attack or making use of a certain special effect. Feraligatr L69 is a great example of these cases; Alakazam is also a good example of the second case.

Fly - This is quite a dangerous attack, since it requires a coin toss. For heads, you get average damage and protection against your opponent's next attack. However, if you get tails, the attack does nothing and you've wasted your turn. Surprisingly, Fly appears on several different Pokémon, and it doesn't get any better on this one.

HP - 60 HP is low enough, but it's really low for a Stage 1 Pokémon. There are so many Pokémon that do lots of damage--enough to KO Aerodactyl, at least--that you should be concerned about using this Pokémon.

Weakness - Aerodactyl has a Weakness to Grass. With the rise of Riptide, Grass Pokémon are becoming more popular. Even medium-hitting Grass Pokémon such as Scyther L25 can make quick work of this Pokémon.

Resistance - Aerodactyl, being a Flying Pokémon, is Resistant to Fighting--its own type. Basically, that means that if Aerodactyl is Confused, attacks and gets tails, it won't do any damage to itself.

Retreat Cost - This Pokémon requires to retreat, which is rather odd for a Flying Pokémon. Add Gust of Wind and Energy Removal to your Knockout concerns.

Overall - If you use this card, use it as a bench sitter. There is little point in attacking with this card, since Fly does mediocre damage at best and no damage at worst. Don't bother attaching Energy to it. Keep in mind that this card will be a Knockout target.

Comparison with F Aerodactyl - F Aerodactyl's Power is easier to use because you can combo it with Haymaker rather than with evolutions. Stats are the same; NR Aerodactyl's attack is less effective to use because it requires the coin toss. We give the nod to F Aerodactyl.

Thanks to Dragonite12 and Elekit for providing information for this article.