Competitive Information for Aurorus [Sun/Moon]
Base Stats for Aurorus
Rock / Ice
Abilities:
Snow WarningSnow Warning: On switch-in, this Pokemon summons Hail.
, RefrigerateRefrigerate: This Pokemon's Normal-type moves become Ice type and have 1.2x power.
Bug
Dark
Dragon
Electric
Fairy
Fighting
Fire
Flying
Ghost
4x
0.5x
Grass
Ground
Ice
Normal
Poison
Psychic
Rock
Steel
Water
2x
2x
0.5x
0.5x
0.5x
2x
4x
2x
¼x
½x
2x
4x
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Aurorus? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Sun/Moon Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the Sun/Moon generation metagame.
Aurorus is pretty popular Rock and Ice-typed Pokemon. It's a usual sight to see Aurorus out in the 7th generation battlefield. Aurorus is weak to Fighting, Grass, Ground, Rock, Steel, and Water-typed attacks.
Species: Aurorus
Item: Icy Rock / Icium Z
Ability: Snow Warning
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Blizzard / Ice Beam
- Ancient Power
- Earth Power
- Thunderbolt / Psychic
Item: Icy Rock / Icium Z
Ability: Snow Warning
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Blizzard / Ice Beam
- Ancient Power
- Earth Power
- Thunderbolt / Psychic
Special Sweeper Aurorus (Snow Warning)
Aurorus is an extraordinary Special Sweeper. The purpose of this moveset is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Snow Warning changes the weather to Hail when Aurorus is sent out onto the field. This help boosts all ice attacks while the Hail remains active. Thunderbolt or Psychic are added to provide additional threat coverage.
♦ Blizzard is a special STAB-boosted 110-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze foes. can't miss in hail).
♦ Ice Beam is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Ancient Power is a special STAB-boosted 60-base power Rock-type move (10% chance to raise all stats by 1 stage (not acc/eva)).
♦ Earth Power is a special 90-base power Ground-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Thunderbolt is a special 90-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Psychic is a special 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Ice Beam is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Ancient Power is a special STAB-boosted 60-base power Rock-type move (10% chance to raise all stats by 1 stage (not acc/eva)).
♦ Earth Power is a special 90-base power Ground-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Thunderbolt is a special 90-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Psychic is a special 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
No additional EV spread were found for this set at this time.Array
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Aurorus? These builds have been optimized for Sun/Moon Double Battles. They have movesets and EVs specifically calibrated to generally work best versus multiple Pokemon at once as well as helping to support other team members and allys in the Sun/Moon generation metagame.
Species: Aurorus
Item: Icy Rock / Icium Z
Ability: Snow Warning
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Blizzard / Icy Wind
- Earth Power / Psychic
- Discharge / Thunderbolt
- Ancient Power
Item: Icy Rock / Icium Z
Ability: Snow Warning
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Blizzard / Icy Wind
- Earth Power / Psychic
- Discharge / Thunderbolt
- Ancient Power
Doubles Special Sweeper Aurorus (Snow Warning)
Aurorus is pretty popular Special Sweeper. It's purpose is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Snow Warning changes the weather to Hail when Aurorus is sent out onto the field. This help boosts all ice attacks while the Hail remains active. Earth Power or Psychic are added to provide additional threat coverage.
♦ Blizzard is a special STAB-boosted 110-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze foes. can't miss in hail).
♦ Icy Wind is a special STAB-boosted 55-base power Ice-type move (100% chance to lower the foes speed by 1 stage).
♦ Earth Power is a special 90-base power Ground-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Psychic is a special 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Discharge is a special 80-base power Electric-type move (30% chance to paralyze adjacent pokemon).
♦ Thunderbolt is a special 90-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Ancient Power is a special STAB-boosted 60-base power Rock-type move (10% chance to raise all stats by 1 stage (not acc/eva)).
♦ Icy Wind is a special STAB-boosted 55-base power Ice-type move (100% chance to lower the foes speed by 1 stage).
♦ Earth Power is a special 90-base power Ground-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Psychic is a special 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Discharge is a special 80-base power Electric-type move (30% chance to paralyze adjacent pokemon).
♦ Thunderbolt is a special 90-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Ancient Power is a special STAB-boosted 60-base power Rock-type move (10% chance to raise all stats by 1 stage (not acc/eva)).
No additional EV spread were found for this set at this time.Array
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Aurorus learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
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Note: The damage listed here under Versus is not actually calculated using the in-game damage formula. It is simply calculated using typing weaknesses and resistances from the selected type-matchup modifier along with STAB (if applied) to help sort through and give a general idea as to how powerful certain moves might be towards that selected typing after modifiers are applied. Several moves listed here may have additional effects that might alter actual damage output which are not factored on this specific list. Use damage calculators to find actual damage amounts.
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Aurorus can perform in Sun/Moon. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive SM Move and Ability Combos for Aurorus
- Moves: Safeguard + Outrage
- Moves: Swagger + Psych up
- Moves: Psych up + Haze
- Moves: Rain dance + Thunder
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Thunderbolt + Ice beam
- Ability: Snow warning + Move: Blizzard
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Protect
- Moves that inflict status: Thunder Wave, Toxic
Moves that boost Aurorus's stats
- Ancient Power
- Barrier
- Calm Mind
- Charge Beam
- Iron Defense
- Rock Polish
Most notable and possible best moves for Aurorus
- Earthquake
- Hidden Power
- Ice Beam
- Light Screen
- Protect
- Reflect
- Rest
- Stealth Rock
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Aurorus in Sun and Moon
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