#0699 · Kalos · Generation 6 · fossil

Aurorus

Tundra Pokémon · Rock/Ice-type

Aurorus is a Rock/Ice-type Pokémon, the Tundra Pokémon, number 699 (#0699) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 6 and comes from the Kalos region. It is 2.7 m tall and weighs 225 kg.

Aurorus is the Tundra Pokémon, a quiet, kindly Rock and Ice sauropod whose body crystals blow out air as cold as -150°C (-240°F). Make it angry and it freezes everything around it; the Pokédex says its howl calls up auroras.

How to pronounce Aurorus

Aurorus is pronounced uh-ROR-us. The capital letters show the stressed syllable.

Listen to Aurorus said out loud:

In Japanese it is アマルルガ (Amaruruga).

Hear every other name on the Pokémon pronunciation guide.

Lore

Biology

Aurorus is 2.7 m tall and weighs 225 kg. It is mostly blue, with two long, flowing sails running from its head down its neck, pale yellow at the base and bluish-purple at the edges. A white V-shaped marking with a crystal sits on its head, and a line of small ice crystals runs along each side. The Pokédex says it can use its diamond-shaped crystals to raise a wall of ice instantly.

Behaviour

Aurorus is usually quiet and kindly, but when rage grips it, it covers everything nearby in ice. One was found frozen solid inside a glacier, looking just as it did long ago, and the Pokédex says this became a big news event.

Habitat

The Pokédex gives no habitat, only the glacier where one was found frozen solid. In Sword and Shield's Crown Tundra it wanders Snowslide Slope.

Powers

Aurorus has the Ability Refrigerate, which turns Normal moves into Ice moves, with Snow Warning hidden. It uses Freeze-Dry, Ice Beam, Blizzard and Aurora Beam, plus Earth Power and Ancient Power. Its big HP and solid special stats make it a bulky special attacker.

Name origin

Aurorus may combine 'aurora' and Amargasaurus. The Japanese name is Amaruruga (アマルルガ), probably also derived from Amargasaurus.

Design inspiration

Hitoshi Ariga designed Aurorus on Amargasaurus but gave it a sail along its neck instead of spikes, out of personal preference. Bulbapedia suggests that the V-shaped mark and sails may recall a queen's tiara and the crystals a dress, a counterpart to Tyrantrum's king theme. That reading is a fan inference.

Evolution notes

Aurorus evolves from Amaura at level 39, only at night, and does not evolve further.

In the games

Champion Diantha uses an Aurorus in X and Y, its first game, and Grant brings one to the Battle Chateau. In Legends: Z-A you get it by evolving an Amaura, and wild ones appear in the Mega Dimension DLC's Hyperspace Lumiose with a special scan.

In the anime

In 'Pride of a Champion!', Diantha's Aurorus was the first Pokémon she sent out against Lance in the Masters Eight Tournament, and Lance's Dragonite defeated it despite the type advantage. It reappears in 'It's... Champion Time!', losing to Leon's Rillaboom.

Fun facts

• Aurorus has a base HP of 123, the highest of any Rock type.
• Serebii lists Ice Hammer, a heavy-fist move, among Aurorus's starting moves in Legends: Z-A.
• A fossil of an Aurorus appears in the Pokémon School in 'Alola to New Adventure!'.

Sources: Bulbapedia: Aurorus (Pokémon) · Serebii: Aurorus (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex)

Base stats

• HP: 123
• Attack: 77
• Defense: 72
• Sp. Atk: 99
• Sp. Def: 92
• Speed: 58

Aurorus’s base stat total is 521. Its highest stat is HP.

Type matchups

What is Aurorus weak to?

Aurorus takes extra damage from Fighting (4×), Steel (4×), Water (2×), Grass (2×), Ground (2×), Rock (2×) moves.

It resists Normal (½×), Ice (½×), Poison (½×), Flying (½×).

Evolution

What does Aurorus evolve from?

Aurorus evolves from Amaura at level 39 (at night).

Aurorus is the final stage of its evolution family.

The whole family: Amaura, Aurorus.

Abilities

• Refrigerate: Turns the bearer's Normal moves into Ice moves and strengthens them to 1.3× their power.
• Snow Warning (hidden ability): Summons snow for five turns upon entering battle (eight with an Icy Rock). Before Generation IX it summoned hail.

Moves

Moves Aurorus learns by level up in Sword / Shield

TM moves (47)

Aurorus can learn 47 moves from TMs in Sword / Shield: Hyper Beam, Giga Impact, Thunder Wave, Light Screen, Reflect, Safeguard, Rest, Rock Slide, Snore, Protect, Icy Wind, Attract, Sandstorm, Rain Dance, Hail, Facade, Weather Ball, Rock Tomb, Icicle Spear, Mud Shot, Rock Blast, Avalanche, Round, Bulldoze, Body Slam, Ice Beam, Blizzard, Thunderbolt, Thunder, Earthquake, Psychic, Substitute, Outrage, Endure, Sleep Talk, Encore, Iron Tail, Hyper Voice, Iron Defense, Calm Mind, Dark Pulse, Earth Power, Zen Headbutt, Flash Cannon, Iron Head, Stone Edge, Stealth Rock.

Egg moves (6), which Amaura can hatch knowing:Aurora Veil, Discharge, Haze, Mirror Coat, Rock Throw, Take Down.

Move tutor moves (1): Meteor Beam.

Breeding & training

• Gender: 87.5% male, 12.5% female.
• Egg groups: Monster.
• Egg cycles: 30 (steps to hatch, Scarlet/Violet: 3,840).
• Catch rate: 45 out of 255.
• Base friendship (Gen 8 onward): 50.
• Growth rate: Medium (1,000,000 experience points to reach level 100).
• Defeating it gives 2 HP effort values.
• Base experience yield: 104.

Pokédex entries

When gripped by rage, Aurorus will emanate freezing air, covering everything around it in ice. (Shield)

Aurorus was restored from a fossil. It's said that when this Pokémon howls, auroras appear in the night sky. (Sword)

This usually quiet and kindly Pokémon has a surface temperature of around –240 degrees Fahrenheit. (Ultra Moon)

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

Using its diamond-shaped crystals, it can instantly create a wall of ice to block an opponent's attack. (Y, Alpha Sapphire)

The diamond-shaped crystals on its body expel air as cold as -240 degrees Fahrenheit, surrounding its enemies and encasing them in ice. (X, Omega Ruby)

Names around the world

Trivia

• Highest HP among Rock types: 123.
• Tallest Ice type in Gen 6: 2.7 m.
• Fastest Ice type in Gen 6: 58 Speed.
• Highest HP among Ice types in Gen 6: 123.
• Highest Sp. Atk among Ice types in Gen 6: 99.
• Highest Sp. Def among Ice types in Gen 6: 92.
• Highest base stat total among Ice types in Gen 6: 521.
• Tallest Rock type in Gen 6: 2.7 m.
• Highest HP among Rock types in Gen 6: 123.
• Taller than 95% of all Pokémon (2.7 m).
• Heavier than 94% of all Pokémon (225 kg).
• Base stat total 521, ranked #211 of 1,025.
• Its best stat is HP, ranked #34 of 1,025.
• One of 2 Pokémon that are both Rock and Ice.
• One of 170 blue Pokémon.
• Number 50 of 72 Pokémon introduced in Generation 6 (Kalos).
• Part of an evolution family of 2 Pokémon.
• Can learn 61 different moves in Sword / Shield.
• Catch rate 45: about 5.9% per Poké Ball at full health.
• Appears in 6 distinct Pokédex entries.

Sources and fact-checking

• Stats, types, abilities, moves, evolutions, forms and Pokédex entries: PokéAPI open game data.
• Lore: written by pokee.si in our own words, researched from Bulbapedia: Aurorus (Pokémon), Serebii: Aurorus (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex).
• Pronunciation (uh-ROR-us): it follows how the English anime, games or official videos say it.

Last checked: 20 October 2026. Every sentence of the lore was checked against Bulbapedia, Serebii and the game data.

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