Aurorus
RockIce
Best attacking moveset: Powder Snow and Meteor Beam, worth 11.7 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Aurorus can learn 18 combinations. Powder Snow with Meteor Beam does the most damage per second of them, at level 40 with a perfect attack stat. Same-type moves get the 1.2× bonus, and the cycle assumes the charged attack fires the moment it has the energy.
Stats and moves come straight from the game's own data files. Every number on this page is a raid and gym number, not a PvP one.
Type matchups
| Fast attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frost Breath | Ice | 11 | 1.0s | +9 |
| Powder Snow | Ice | 6 | 1.0s | +15 |
| Rock Throw | Rock | 13 | 1.0s | +8 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ancient Power | Rock | 70 | 3.5s | -33 |
| Blizzard | Ice | 130 | 3.0s | -100 |
| Hyper Beam | Normal | 150 | 4.0s | -100 |
| Meteor Beam | Rock | 140 | 2.0s | -100 |
| Thunderbolt | Electric | 80 | 2.5s | -50 |
| Weather Ball Ice | Ice | 55 | 1.5s | -33 |
Shiny
Yes. Shiny Aurorus has been released. Players have found it from: wild, research, evolution, photobomb.
Evolution family
Numbers
| Max CP | 3,168 at level 50, 2,802 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 1,601 CP at level 20, or 2,001 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 1,525 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 186 attack · 163 defense · 265 stamina |
What it costs
| Second charged move | 75,000 Stardust and 75 Candy |
|---|---|
| Buddy distance | 5 km per Candy |
| Purify a Shadow one | 3,000 Stardust and 3 Candy |
| Size | 2.7 m and 225 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Aurorus does not have one best moveset, it has 4. Which one wins depends on what you are attacking, because a move only gets its bonus against something weak to it. Best against Flying, Bug, Fire.
| Against | Best moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Rock Throw + Meteor Beam | 18.6 | |
| Bug | Rock Throw + Meteor Beam | 18.6 |
| Fire | Rock Throw + Meteor Beam | 18.6 |
| Ice | Rock Throw + Meteor Beam | 18.6 |
| Ground | Powder Snow + Weather Ball Ice | 16.3 |
| Grass | Powder Snow + Weather Ball Ice | 16.3 |
| Dragon | Powder Snow + Weather Ball Ice | 16.3 |
| Normal | Powder Snow + Meteor Beam | 11.7 |
| Poison | Powder Snow + Meteor Beam | 11.7 |
| Rock | Powder Snow + Meteor Beam | 11.7 |
| Ghost | Powder Snow + Meteor Beam | 11.7 |
| Electric | Powder Snow + Meteor Beam | 11.7 |
| Psychic | Powder Snow + Meteor Beam | 11.7 |
| Dark | Powder Snow + Meteor Beam | 11.7 |
| Fairy | Powder Snow + Meteor Beam | 11.7 |
| Water | Rock Throw + Thunderbolt | 11.5 |
| Fighting | Powder Snow + Weather Ball Ice | 10.5 |
| Steel | Rock Throw + Thunderbolt | 7.7 |
Same maths as the headline number, run once per defending type: level 40, perfect attack IV, and the target's own type taken into account. Sorted by damage, so the top of this table is what Aurorus is actually for.
Counters: what beats Aurorus
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Lucario | FightingSteel | Force Palm + Aura Sphere Legacy | 55.5 |
 Pheromosa | BugFighting | Low Kick + Focus Blast | 50.8 |
 Terrakion | RockFighting | Double Kick + Sacred Sword Legacy | 50.6 |
 Blaziken | FireFighting | Counter + Aura Sphere | 50.2 |
 Metagross | SteelPsychic | Bullet Punch + Meteor Mash Legacy | 48.5 |
 Conkeldurr | Fighting | Force Palm + Focus Blast | 46.2 |
 Keldeo | WaterFighting | Low Kick + Sacred Sword | 45.8 |
 Breloom | GrassFighting | Force Palm + Dynamic Punch | 45.6 |
 Urshifu | Fighting | Counter + Dynamic Punch | 45.3 |
 Tinkaton | FairySteel | Fairy Wind + Gigaton Hammer Legacy | 44.9 |
Ranked by damage per second against Aurorus's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.