Aurora Veil
Pokémon Champions
For 5 turns, damage to allies halved. only.
- Power
- –
- Accuracy
- —
- PP
- 20
- Hits
- The user’s side of the field
- On Showdown
- 1.1% of Champions VGC Pokémon run it
Changes over time
How Aurora Veil changed from game to game, newest first.
- Gen IX
… Clay. Fails unless the weather is
dropped: Hail.added: Snow.
Numbers: PokéAPI’s changelog. Descriptions: Pokémon Showdown’s for each generation, PokéAPI’s notes where Showdown’s don’t differ. Champions: Pokémon Showdown.
See it in the games
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How it works in Champions
For 5 turns, the user and its party members take 0.5× damage from physical and special attacks, or 0.66× damage if in a Double Battle; does not reduce damage further with Reflect or Light Screen. ignore this . It is removed from the user's side if the user or an ally is successfully hit by Brick Break, Psychic Fangs, or Defog. Brick Break and Psychic Fangs remove the effect before damage is calculated. Lasts for 8 turns if the user is holding Light Clay. Fails unless the is .
“This move reduces damage from physical and special moves for five turns. This can be used only when it is snowing.”
In-game text, Scarlet & Violet
Good to know
- Snatch can steal it.
- A screen: lasts 5 turns, 8 with Light Clay; Brick Break, Psychic Fangs and Defog remove it.
- The weather changes it: Hail, Snow.
Works with or against it
Light ClayWho runs Aurora Veil on Showdown
Mega Froslass88.0% of its sets
Alolan Ninetales70.4% of its sets
Vanilluxe27.4% of its sets
Aurorus29.1% of its sets
Mega Abomasnow8.7% of its sets
Smogon · Showdown Champions VGC · Sep 2026: Smogon’s usage stats from Pokémon Showdown, not the in-game ladder.
On the ladder today
Ranked Doubles Pokémon with Aurora Veil among their most used moves.
#40Froslass
#129AbomasnowWho learns Aurora Veil
9 Pokémon can learn it in Pokémon Champions.
Avalugg
Hisuian AvaluggAll 24 Pokémon that learn it in any game → Filter the Pokédex to Champions →