#699

Aurorus

Tundra Pokémon

RockIce

An Aurorus was found frozen solid within a glacier, just as it appeared long ago, which became quite a big event in the news.

Base Stats

HP 123

Attack 77

Defense 72

Sp. Atk 99

Sp. Def 92

Speed 58

Total 521

Type Effectiveness

Weak to

fighting 4x steel 4x ground 2x rock 2x water 2x grass 2x

Resistant to

normal ½x flying ½x poison ½x ice ½x

Abilities

Refrigerate Snow Warning (Hidden)

Evolution Chain

Amaura

→

Aurorus Lv. 39

Moves

Details

Category Tundra Pokémon

Height 2.7 m

Weight 225.0 kg

Base Exp 104

Growth Rate Medium

Capture Rate 45

Base Happiness 70

Gender 87.5% ♂ / 12.5% ♀

Habitat —

Egg Groups Monster

Sprites

Front

Back

Front Shiny

Back Shiny

Official Art

Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

nu Usage: 1.6%

UU PU NU

Offensive Stealth Rock

Moves

Blizzard

Freeze-Dry

Stealth Rock

Earth Power / Protect

Item

Icicle Plate

Ability

Snow Warning

Nature

Modest

EVs

SpA 252

SpD 4

Spe 252

Strategy Overview

A strong Ice-type STAB move in Blizzard and good Special Attack complemented by good coverage in Freeze-Dry and Earth Power make Aurorus a threatening wallbreaker. Its great offensive pressure and ability to beat nearly all of NU's entry hazard control options one-on-one mean that Aurorus can easily find space to set up Stealth Rock. However, despite its good natural bulk, its low Speed and exploitable typing, including weaknesses to Fighting-, Water-, and Ground-type attacks, means Aurorus is easily forced out. Additionally, despite being a Rock-type, Aurorus struggles to defensively check Flying-types such as Aerodactyl and Sigilyph, which can leave teams based around it in a tough spot.