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Pokémon · #699

Aurorus

RockIce Legal in M-C

Aurorus is #199 on the ladder, on 0.1% of teams.

Stats at level 50

HP 123
Atk 77
Def 72
SpA 99
SpD 92
Spe 58

Base stat total 521

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Level 50, IVs 31. Paste line: EVs: 21 HP / 29 SpA / 16 SpD · Modest Nature

Types and weaknesses

RockIce
Weak ×4
FightingSteel
Weak ×2
WaterGrassGroundRock
Resists ×½
NormalIcePoisonFlying

Abilities

Refrigerate
This Pokemon's Normal-type moves become Ice type and have 1.2× power. · used by 24%
Snow Warning
On switch-in, this Pokemon summons Snow. · used by 76%

Speed tier

Most common
78
Fastest
121 (+Spe nature, 32 SP)
Neutral
78 (0 SP)
Slowest
70 (−Spe nature, 0 SP, for Trick Room)

At Speed 78, it outspeeds 4 of the 50 most used Pokémon, each at its most common spread and item.

  1. Grimmsnarl 80
  2. Incineroar 80
  3. Primarina 80
  4. Aurorus (this) 78
  5. Kingambit 70
  6. Mega Golisopod 60
  7. Hatterene 44
Full speed tiers →

Usage in Regulation Set M-C

Rank #199 · on 0.1% of teams · 6,908 appearances in 1,631,943 battles

Moves

  1. Protect 87.1%
  2. Blizzard 75.1%
  3. Ancient Power 72.8%
  4. Freeze-Dry 59.0%
  5. Earth Power 29.5%
  6. Aurora Veil 29.1%
  7. Hyper Voice 19.1%
  8. Hyper Beam 6.6%
  9. Round 5.5%
  10. Psychic 4.6%

Items

  1. Life Orb 28.9%
  2. Never-Melt Ice 22.3%
  3. Chople Berry 17.1%
  4. Focus Sash 11.2%
  5. Light Clay 6.2%
  6. Choice Scarf 3.6%

Abilities

  1. Snow Warning 76.0%
  2. Refrigerate 24.0%

Spreads

  1. Modest 21/0/0/29/16/0 · Spe 78 11.7%
  2. Modest 32/0/0/32/2/0 · Spe 78 9.7%
  3. Quiet 26/0/1/32/7/0 · Spe 70 9.2%
  4. Quiet 31/0/2/32/1/0 · Spe 70 8.4%
  5. Modest 32/0/2/32/0/0 · Spe 78 7.9%
  6. Quiet 32/0/2/32/0/0 · Spe 70 7.4%
  7. Quiet 32/0/0/32/2/0 · Spe 70 7.3%
  8. Quiet 1/0/32/32/1/0 · Spe 70 6.2%

Teammates

  1. Sneasler 36.9%
  2. Farigiraf 35.9%
  3. Incineroar 32.1%
  4. Mega Camerupt 25.4%
  5. Indeedee-F 21.2%
  6. Mega Salamence 18.0%
  7. Hatterene 16.1%
  8. Rillaboom 15.2%
  9. Mega Golisopod 14.3%
  10. Mega Baxcalibur 13.4%
  11. Garchomp 11.7%
  12. Mega Meganium 11.5%

Usage: Smogon usage statistics, Pokémon Showdown ladder, September 2026, 1760 rating cutoff · Sep 2026· ≥ 1760· 1,631,943 battles

Rank #224 · on 0.1% of teams · 6,908 appearances in 1,631,943 battles

Moves

  1. Protect 80.1%
  2. Blizzard 69.6%
  3. Ancient Power 67.5%
  4. Freeze-Dry 43.8%
  5. Aurora Veil 39.3%
  6. Earth Power 29.5%
  7. Hyper Voice 19.3%
  8. Round 9.5%
  9. Hyper Beam 6.1%
  10. Weather Ball 5.0%

Items

  1. Never-Melt Ice 20.6%
  2. Focus Sash 19.0%
  3. Life Orb 16.2%
  4. Light Clay 10.4%
  5. Chople Berry 9.6%
  6. Sitrus Berry 5.9%

Abilities

  1. Snow Warning 73.9%
  2. Refrigerate 26.1%

Spreads

  1. Quiet 32/0/2/32/0/0 · Spe 70 10.7%
  2. Modest 32/0/0/32/2/0 · Spe 78 9.9%
  3. Quiet 32/0/0/32/2/0 · Spe 70 8.6%
  4. Calm 32/0/0/2/32/0 · Spe 78 6.7%
  5. Quiet 21/0/7/31/7/0 · Spe 70 5.7%
  6. Modest 0/0/0/32/2/32 · Spe 110 3.1%
  7. Modest 32/0/2/32/0/0 · Spe 78 3.0%
  8. Modest 2/0/0/32/0/32 · Spe 110 2.0%

Teammates

  1. Sneasler 19.7%
  2. Indeedee-F 19.4%
  3. Incineroar 18.6%
  4. Farigiraf 18.0%
  5. Rillaboom 14.7%
  6. Mega Golisopod 14.1%
  7. Sinistcha 13.3%
  8. Mega Salamence 11.7%
  9. Mega Camerupt 11.3%
  10. Kingambit 10.8%
  11. Mega Baxcalibur 9.6%
  12. Hatterene 8.8%

Usage: Smogon usage statistics, Pokémon Showdown ladder, September 2026, 1500 rating cutoff · Sep 2026· ≥ 1500· 1,631,943 battles

Rank #216 · on 0.2% of teams · 6,908 appearances in 1,631,943 battles

Moves

  1. Protect 72.8%
  2. Blizzard 65.6%
  3. Ancient Power 65.5%
  4. Aurora Veil 48.1%
  5. Freeze-Dry 34.9%
  6. Earth Power 24.0%
  7. Hyper Voice 22.1%
  8. Round 8.1%
  9. Hyper Beam 6.7%
  10. Weather Ball 6.1%

Items

  1. Focus Sash 20.4%
  2. Never-Melt Ice 17.9%
  3. Light Clay 16.6%
  4. Life Orb 9.9%
  5. Chople Berry 9.0%
  6. Leftovers 5.9%

Abilities

  1. Snow Warning 71.5%
  2. Refrigerate 28.5%

Spreads

  1. Modest 32/0/0/32/2/0 · Spe 78 13.5%
  2. Quiet 32/0/0/32/2/0 · Spe 70 8.2%
  3. Calm 32/0/0/2/32/0 · Spe 78 7.0%
  4. Quiet 32/0/2/32/0/0 · Spe 70 5.7%
  5. Bold 32/0/32/2/0/0 · Spe 78 3.3%
  6. Modest 32/0/2/32/0/0 · Spe 78 3.1%
  7. Modest 0/0/0/32/2/32 · Spe 110 2.1%
  8. Quiet 21/0/7/31/7/0 · Spe 70 2.0%

Teammates

  1. Indeedee-F 12.6%
  2. Farigiraf 11.6%
  3. Sinistcha 11.1%
  4. Incineroar 10.7%
  5. Sneasler 9.6%
  6. Mega Baxcalibur 9.2%
  7. Kleavor 8.8%
  8. Mega Metagross 8.7%
  9. Rillaboom 8.5%
  10. Mega Salamence 8.3%
  11. Kingambit 8.0%
  12. Mega Golisopod 7.8%

Usage: Smogon usage statistics, Pokémon Showdown ladder, September 2026, all games (cutoff 0) · Sep 2026· all ratings· 1,631,943 battles

Tournaments (Last 30 days)

On 7 of 4,299 teams (0.2%) · win rate 37.1% (95% interval 23.2%–53.7%, n = 35 games) · 0 top-cut teams

Tournament data: Limitless (play.limitlesstcg.com); player names removed · 40 tournaments· player names removed

Checks and counters

Beats it in replays

Teams with these win more often against teams bringing it than their overall strength predicts. Score 1–100, 50 = neutral.

No matchup in the replay sample passes the n ≥ 50 and ±1.5 pp gates yet.

Ladder checks

How often each one KOs or forces it out when they meet. Score = 100 × (p − 2 sd).

Smogon lists no checks with at least 20 encounters.

Matchups: public Pokémon Showdown Bo3 replays; player names removed · Last 30 days· 4,940 replays· gen9championsvgc2026regmcbo3

Good with

Wins together in replays

Brought together, these pairs win more often than expected. Score 1–100, 50 = neutral.

No partner passes the n ≥ 50 and ±1.5 pp gates yet.

Common teammates

Score 50 = paired as often as the teammate's own popularity predicts; higher = paired more often.

  1. Mega Meganium +10.8 pp n = 792 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 11% of Aurorus teams; Mega Meganium is on 1% of all teams (18.48× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  2. Mega Camerupt +23.5 pp n = 1,755 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 25% of Aurorus teams; Mega Camerupt is on 2% of all teams (13.61× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  3. Hatterene +13.6 pp n = 1,114 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 16% of Aurorus teams; Hatterene is on 3% of all teams (6.35× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  4. Mega Baxcalibur +10.4 pp n = 923 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 13% of Aurorus teams; Mega Baxcalibur is on 3% of all teams (4.59× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  5. Farigiraf +20.2 pp n = 2,482 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 36% of Aurorus teams; Farigiraf is on 16% of all teams (2.29× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  6. Garchomp +2.3 pp n = 811 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 12% of Aurorus teams; Garchomp is on 9% of all teams (1.24× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  7. Indeedee-F +1.0 pp n = 1,467 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 21% of Aurorus teams; Indeedee-F is on 20% of all teams (1.05× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  8. Incineroar +0.4 pp n = 2,218 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 32% of Aurorus teams; Incineroar is on 32% of all teams (1.01× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
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  1. Sneasler -0.2 pp n = 2,547 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 37% of Aurorus teams; Sneasler is on 37% of all teams (0.99× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  2. Mega Golisopod -1.4 pp n = 989 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 14% of Aurorus teams; Mega Golisopod is on 16% of all teams (0.91× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  3. Mega Salamence -10.0 pp n = 1,245 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 18% of Aurorus teams; Mega Salamence is on 28% of all teams (0.64× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  4. Rillaboom -31.4 pp n = 1,048 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 15% of Aurorus teams; Rillaboom is on 47% of all teams (0.33× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon

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