Competitive Information for Amaura [Sword/Shield]
Rock / Ice
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Amaura? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Sword/Shield 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 Sword/Shield generation metagame.
Amaura is a phenomenal Rock and Ice-typed Pokemon. Amaura is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Amaura can be quite a contender in the LC tier (Little Cup). Amaura is weak to Fighting, Grass, Ground, Rock, Steel, and Water-typed attacks.
Item: Icy Rock / Chople Berry
Ability: Snow Warning
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 144 Hp / 252 Atk / 108 Def / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Outrage
- Rock Slide / Rock Tomb
- Avalanche
- Iron Head / Zen Headbutt
Physical Sweeper Amaura (Snow Warning)
Amaura is pretty popular Physical Sweeper for single battles. It's goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Snow Warning changes the weather to Hail when Amaura is sent out onto the field. This damages all non-Ice Pokemon every turn while the Hail remains active. Equipping Icy Rock helps extend the hailstorm weather effects this Pokemon creates from 5 turns to 8 instead. Iron Head or Zen Headbutt are added to provide additional threat coverage. With a Chople Berry equipped to it, halves damage taken from a supereffective fighting-type attack then the Chople Berry gets consumed.
◆ Rock Slide is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to make the foes flinch).
◆ Rock Tomb is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Rock-type move (100% chance to lower the target's speed by 1 stage).
◆ Avalanche is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Ice-type move (power doubles if Amaura is damaged by the target).
◆ Iron Head is a physical 80-base power Steel-type move (30% chance to make the target flinch).
◆ Zen Headbutt is a physical 80-base power Psychic-type move (20% chance to make the target flinch).
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Item: Icy Rock / Chople Berry
Ability: Snow Warning
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 144 Hp / 108 Def / 252 SpA / 4 SpD
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Blizzard / Weather Ball
- Thunderbolt / Flash Cannon
- Ancient Power / Meteor Beam
- Earth Power
Special Sweeper Amaura (Snow Warning)
Amaura is a decent Special Sweeper for single battles. It's purpose is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Snow Warning changes the weather to Hail when Amaura is sent out onto the field. This damages all non-Ice Pokemon every turn while the Hail remains active. Equipping Icy Rock helps extend the hailstorm weather effects this Pokemon creates from 5 turns to 8 instead. Thunderbolt or Flash Cannon are added to provide additional threat coverage. With a Chople Berry equipped to it, halves damage taken from a supereffective fighting-type attack then the Chople Berry gets consumed.
◆ Weather Ball is a special 50-base power Normal-type move (power doubles and type varies in each weather).
◆ Thunderbolt is a special 90-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
◆ Flash Cannon is a special 80-base power Steel-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
◆ 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)).
◆ Meteor Beam is a special STAB-boosted 120-base power Rock-type move (raises Amaura's special attack by 1 stage on turn 1. Hits turn 2).
◆ Earth Power is a special 90-base power Ground-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Amaura? These builds have been optimized for Sword/Shield 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 Sword/Shield generation metagame.
Item: Icy Rock / Chople Berry
Ability: Snow Warning
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 144 Hp / 252 Atk / 108 Def / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Rock Slide / Rock Tomb
- Outrage
- Avalanche
- Bulldoze
Doubles Physical Sweeper Amaura (Snow Warning)
Amaura is a notable Physical Sweeper for double battles. It attempts to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Snow Warning changes the weather to Hail when Amaura is sent out onto the field. This damages all non-Ice Pokemon every turn while the Hail remains active. Equipping Icy Rock helps extend the hailstorm weather effects this Pokemon creates from 5 turns to 8 instead. With a Chople Berry equipped to it, halves damage taken from a supereffective fighting-type attack then the Chople Berry gets consumed.
◆ Rock Tomb is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Rock-type move (100% chance to lower the target's speed by 1 stage).
◆ Outrage is a physical 120-base power Dragon-type move (lasts 2-3 turns. Confuses your Amaura afterwards).
◆ Avalanche is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Ice-type move (power doubles if Amaura is damaged by the target).
◆ Bulldoze is a physical 60-base power Ground-type move (100% chance lower adjacent Pokemon speed by 1 stage).
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Item: Icy Rock / Chople Berry
Ability: Snow Warning
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 144 Hp / 108 Def / 252 SpA / 4 SpD
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Blizzard / Icy Wind
- Hyper Voice
- Discharge / Thunderbolt
- Earth Power
Doubles Special Sweeper Amaura (Snow Warning)
Amaura is a stupendous Special Sweeper for double battles. It attempts to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Snow Warning changes the weather to Hail when Amaura is sent out onto the field. This damages all non-Ice Pokemon every turn while the Hail remains active. Equipping Icy Rock helps extend the hailstorm weather effects this Pokemon creates from 5 turns to 8 instead. With a Chople Berry equipped to it, halves damage taken from a supereffective fighting-type attack then the Chople Berry gets consumed.
◆ Icy Wind is a special STAB-boosted 55-base power Ice-type move (100% chance to lower the foes speed by 1 stage).
◆ Hyper Voice is a special 90-base power Normal-type move (no additional effect. Hits adjacent foes).
◆ 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).
◆ Earth Power is a special 90-base power Ground-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Amaura learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
Sort and organize the learnset by move type, category, accuracy, and power. Bolded moves will gain the same-type attack bonus (STAB) if this Pokemon uses them.
Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Amaura can perform in Sword/Shield. 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 SS Move and Ability Combos for Amaura
- Moves: Safeguard + Outrage
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Thunderbolt + Ice beam
- Ability: Snow warning + Move: Blizzard
- Ability: Snow warning + Move: Aurora veil
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Move: Meteor Beam + Item: Power Herb
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect
- Moves that inflict status: Thunder Wave
Moves that boost Amaura's stats
- Ancient Power
- Calm Mind
- Iron Defense
- Meteor Beam
Most notable and possible best moves for Amaura
- Ice Beam
- Light Screen
- Protect
- Reflect
- Rest
- Stealth Rock
Common Effort Values for Amaura in Sword and Shield
- Adamant Nature ( 0/252/0/0/0/252 )
- Modest Nature ( 0/0/0/252/0/252 )
- Optimize Amaura's EV spread for Pokemon Sword and Shield
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