For a casual playthrough, Amaura works as a placeholder. Rock/Ice coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Aurorus . That's where the stats start mattering.

Amaura - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

The Tundra Pokemon. Amaura is Kalos's Sail Fossil with Refrigerate turning Normal moves into Ice-type attacks. Rock/Ice with a gorgeous design but a brutal weakness list.

Ability 1RefrigerateHiddenSnow Warning

Weak to

How to evolve

This pageAmaura
Aurorus
Level 39Night

Utility

Balanced

UTier

46Speed · Slow

Amaura Best Moveset

Rock/Ice typing is defensively terrible with five weaknesses, and 67 Sp. Atk at 46 Speed can't capitalize on the offensive combination. The moveset struggles against everything that hits back. Aurorus's 99 Sp. Atk and 123 HP give the line a functional identity.

Evolution family tier history

Consistently E-Tier across all generations

★Gen VI — X & Y / ORASE+

Amaura saw minimal competitive use in Gen VI (X & Y / ORAS). This was Amaura's competitive peak. Its most popular set ran Snow Warning with Icyrock, favoring a Timid nature.

Fairy type added to the gameMega Evolution became available

Best Moves

SRCMOVETYPECATPWRPOPROLE

Lv 5

Thunder Wave

Electric—COMMONUtility

Lv 65

Blizzard

Ice110COMMONSTAB

TM5

Roar

Normal—COMMONUtility

Lv 38

Hail

Ice—COMMONSTAB

Tutor

Stealth Rock

Rock—COMMONSTAB

TM6

Toxic

Poison—COMMONUtility

Lv 44

Encore

Normal—COMMONUtility

TM4

Calm Mind

Psychic—RAREUtility

Amaura X & Y Moves Amaura ORAS Moves

Best Build

Experimental

Support

Amaura best EVs are Speed and HP

EVs

Def

Spe

Support Moveset

Thunder Wave
BlizzardSTAB
RoarSLOW -6Utility
HailUtility

Recommended Teammates

SolosisGood

SnoverGood

BearticGood

→Gen VII — Sun & Moon / USUME+

Amaura saw minimal competitive use in Gen VII (Sun & Moon / USUM). Amaura maintained its position from the previous generation. Its most popular set ran Snow Warning with Icyrock, favoring a Calm nature.

Z-Moves became available

SRCMOVETYPECATPWRPOPROLE

Tutor

Stealth Rock

Rock—COMMONSTAB

Lv 5

Thunder Wave

Electric—COMMONUtility

TM6

Toxic

Poison—COMMONUtility

Egg

Discharge

Electric80COMMONCoverage

Amaura Sun & Moon Moves Amaura Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Moves

Experimental

Wall

EVs

SpD

Spe

Wall Moveset

Stealth RockSTAB
Thunder Wave
ToxicUtility
DischargeCoverage

Recommended Teammates

BearticGood

CryogonalGood

ArticunoGood

→Gen VIII — Sword & Shield / BDSPE+

Amaura saw minimal competitive use in Gen VIII (Sword & Shield / BDSP). Amaura maintained its position from the previous generation. Its most popular set ran Refrigerate with Hardstone, favoring a Hardy nature.

Gigantamax became availableDynamax became available

SRCMOVETYPECATPWRPOPROLE

Lv 8

Ancient Power

Rock60POPULARSTAB

TM64

Avalanche

Ice60COMMONSTAB

Egg

Aurora Veil

Ice—COMMONSTAB

TM31

Attract

Normal—COMMONUtility

TR49

Calm Mind

Psychic—COMMONUtility

Lv 28

Thunder Wave

Electric—COMMONUtility

TR20

Substitute

Normal—COMMONUtility

Amaura Sword & Shield Moves

Experimental

Bulky Support

EVs

Atk

Def

Spe

Bulky Support Moveset

Ancient PowerSTAB
AvalancheSLOW -4STAB
Aurora VeilSTAB
AttractUtility

Recommended Teammates

AlcremieExcellent

ZygardeGood

BewearGood

Amaura Weakness

Type-wise, Amaura takes extra damage from Fighting, Steel, Water, Grass, Ground, and Rock. Watch out for Fighting and Steel attacks, those deal 4x damage. The Rock/Ice typing picks up 4 resistances to work with.

Amaura Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
4x (Critical)	Fighting, Steel
2x (Weak)	Water, Grass, Ground, Rock
0.5x (Resist)	Normal, Ice, Poison, Flying

What is Amaura Weak Against

Fragile

6Weak

4Resist

0Immune

Score-12

4xCritical

Fighting Steel

2xWeak

Water Grass Ground Rock

½xResist

Normal Ice Poison Flying

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

None

What is Amaura Strong Against

7Strong

1Resisted

0Immune

Score+6

2xStrong

Fire Grass Ice Ground Flying Bug Dragon

½xResisted

Steel

0xImmune

None

Best Pokemon Against Amaura

Conkeldurr can KO Amaura with Drain Punch (335-395%). Greninja's Surf also KOs at 162-190%.

Conkeldurr Fighting	B
Recommended Build AbilityGuts ItemFlame Orb NatureAdamant Moves Drain Punch Mach Punch Knock Off Ice Punch Damage vs Amaura Drain Punch 4x 335-395%KO Mach Punch 4x 180-212%KO Knock Off 48-57% View Conkeldurr builds →
Ferrothorn GrassSteel	B
Recommended Build AbilityIron Barbs ItemLeftovers NatureRelaxed Moves Leech Seed Gyro Ball Stealth Rock ProtectPriority View Ferrothorn builds →
Greninja WaterDark	B
Recommended Build AbilityBattlebond ItemLife Orb NatureTimid Moves Dark Pulse Ice Beam Water Shuriken SurfSTAB Damage vs Amaura Dark Pulse 72-84% Ice Beam 27-32% Surf 2x 162-190%KO View Greninja builds →
Kartana GrassSteel	B
Recommended Build AbilityBeastboost ItemChoice Scarf NatureJolly Moves Leaf Blade Sacred Sword Smart Strike Knock Off Damage vs Amaura Knock Off 54-63% View Kartana builds →
Landorus GroundFlying	B
Recommended Build AbilitySheerforce ItemLife Orb NatureTimid Moves Earth Power Earth Power Sludge Wave Sludge Wave View Landorus builds →
Terrakion RockFighting	B
Recommended Build AbilityJustified ItemLeftovers NatureJolly Moves Close Combat Stone Edge Earthquake Swords Dance Damage vs Amaura Close Combat 4x 460-541%KO Stone Edge 2x 192-226%KO Earthquake 2x 128-151%KO View Terrakion builds →

Evolution

Amaura is the base form in a two-stage line leading to Aurorus. Check the evolution method below. Plenty of partners for breeding via one egg group. Eggs are slow to hatch. Evolving adds up to 159 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

2 Forms

#698Amaura

Level 39 (Night)

#699Aurorus

Stat Comparison 2 Stages

Amaura

RockIce

Aurorus

RockIce

123+46

ATK

77+18

DEF

72+22

SP.ATK

99+32

SP.DEF

92+29

SPE

58+12

BST

362D-Tier

521C-Tier+159

ROLE

Balanced

TYPE

Utility

Special

Breeding

Moderate

Breed Amaura with 81 breeding partners from the Monster egg group.

Egg Groups

Monster

Gender

♂87.5%♀12.5%

Hatch Time

30 cycles·7,710 steps

Moderate~8 min with Flame Body

Breed With (best first)

Shiny Amaura

Amaura's blue fades to a pristine white-ice palette that makes it look like fresh snowfall given life. The paler sails and frosty body feel like a natural evolution of the Ice typing, and it's gorgeous.

Normal vs Shiny

Color ShiftBluetoWhite

Shiny TierA Tier Shiny

Shiny Amaura Evolution

2 Forms

Stage 1Amaura

Lv. 39

Stage 2Aurorus

Showing shiny artworkView Full Evolution Chart

Shiny Amaura Odds & Hunting Methods

6 of 6 Verified

GameBest MethodOddsDifficulty

GameSword & Shield

MethodBrilliant Aura battle-count boostFrostpoint Field · 10%

GameUltra Sun & Ultra Moon

MethodWild EncounterHyperspace Lumiose (Ice 4-Star) +2 moreBest odds require Mega Dimension DLC

Odds1/586

Difficulty

Shiny via transfer only

Not obtainable here — bring a shiny in from a game where it can be caught or bred.

GameOmega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire

More dots = harder hunt1/200 Green = best verified rate

How do we research these odds?

We check every game where a shiny is possible, then rank each one by the best method available in that game, so the row at the top is the fastest route overall.

Odds marked verified are cross-checked against multiple independent sources before we publish them. Where a rate is not yet confirmed we mark the row pending rather than guess a number.

Read our full methodology

How to Get Amaura

All 6 games

Amaura treks across Lumiose's Wild Zones from level 24, a calm Rock and Ice type whose wild numbers climb the overworld to level 54.

Where To Catch Amaura in LZA

Amaura is the chain's first catch. You'll find walking encounters from Lv. 24-57 across 4 total spots in the chain.

Step 1Amaura ✓
Hyperspace Lumiose - Rock 3-Star
Lv.24-26Grass
Legends: Z-A
Hyperspace Lumiose - Ice 4-Star
Lv.37-39Grass
Legends: Z-A
Hyperspace Lumiose - Rock 5-Star
Lv.52-54Grass
Legends: Z-A
Train until Level 39 to evolve into Aurorus
Step 2Catch or Evolve into Aurorus
Hyperspace Lumiose - Rock 5-Star
Lv.55-57Grass
Legends: Z-A
or evolve from Amaura (Step 1)

Base Stats

Nothing fancy in Amaura's spread. It leans mixed with HP out front. And you'll get 1 HP EV per KO for it. Follows a medium-fast 1M XP curve.

Base Stats

Avg

HP77

Attack59

Defense50

Sp. Atk67

Sp. Def63

Speed46

Total362

Details

Catch Rate

Challenging45 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Fast1M XP

Height1.3 m

Weight25.2 kg

Base XP72

Abilities

Refrigerate

Turns the bearer's normal moves into ice moves and strengthens them to 1.3× their power.

Snow WarningHidden Ability

Summons hail when the Pokémon enters battle (snow in Scarlet and Violet). The weather has no time limit in Gen 4 and 5 and lasts five turns from Gen 6 on, or eight turns when the user holds an Icy Rock.

EV Yield

HP+1AtkDefSpASpDSpe

HP training source

Pokedex Entry

This Pokémon was successfully restored from a fossil. In the past, it lived with others of its kind in cold lands where there were fewer predators.

Pokemon Legends: Z-A

Amaura Event Distributions

Amaura is available only through a single Mystery Gift event distribution.

Hidden Ability Amaura!Omega RubyAlpha SapphireNot shiny

Lv 10 OT: PGL Cherish Ball Classic Ribbon

Moves: Growl, Powder Snow, Thunder Wave, Rock Throw

Amaura Guide

For a casual playthrough, Amaura works as a placeholder. Rock/Ice coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Aurorus. That's where the stats start mattering.

Game Availability

Since X & Y, Amaura has been obtainable in 6 games. A Generation 6 debut means a shorter history, but Amaura has appeared steadily across every generation since.

Click a game to view version-specific details

Explore

Where to go next after Amaura.

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Amaura

How to evolve

Amaura Best Moveset

Best Moves

Best Build

Amaura Weakness

What is Amaura Weak Against

Best Pokemon Against Amaura

Evolution

How to Evolve

Breeding

Shiny Amaura

Shiny Amaura Evolution

Shiny Amaura Odds & Hunting Methods

How to Get Amaura

Where To Catch Amaura in LZA

Where To Catch Amaura in SwSh

How to Obtain Amaura in USUM

How to Obtain Amaura in SM

Base Stats

Amaura Event Distributions