Pokemon GO Aurorus: Best moveset, counters, and is it good?

Teaching Pokemon GO Aurorus the wrong moves will deter its performance. On the other hand, if this creature learns the right ones, it will be very useful. Aurorus is weak to multiple attacks and is 4x weak to Fighting- and Steel-type moves. The game has numerous Pocket Monsters of these types that one can train. As a result, the critter has a ton of enemies.

This article explores the best Pokemon GO Aurorus movesets and the counters one can use against it. It will also discuss how useful the creature can be.

Note: This article is subjective and reflects the writer's point of view.

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Best moveset for Pokemon GO Aurorus

Aurorus, as seen in the anime. (Image via TPC)

Aurorus can be used in the PvE and PvP formats in Pokemon GO. It should learn a different set of attacks for each of these.

Best PvP moveset for Aurorus in Pokemon GO

• Fast Move: Powder Snow
• Charged Moves: Weather Ball and Meteor Beam

Best PvE moveset for Aurorus in Pokemon GO

• Fast Move: Rock Throw
• Charged Move: Meteor Beam

*Here, PvP means Trainers Battle and PvE means Raids and Gym battles.

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All moves for Aurorus in Pokemon GO

As a dual Rock- and Ice-type creature, Pokemon GO Aurorus is able to master the following Fast and Charged Moves.

Fast Moves

• Frost Breath (Ice)
• Rock Throw (Rock)
• Powder Snow (Ice)

Charged Moves

• Hyper Beam (Normal)
• Blizzard (Ice)
• Ancient Power (Rock)
• Thunderbolt (Electric)
• Weather Ball (Ice)
• Meteor Beam (Rock)

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Stats and weaknesses of Pokemon GO

Aurorus in Pokemon GO (Image via TPC)

Before evaluating the performance of Aurorus in Pokemon GO, let us go through its stat spread to understand its strengths and weaknesses.:

• Type: Rock and Steel
• Max CP at level 50: 3,168
• Attack: 186
• Defense: 163
• Stamina: 265
• Weather boost: Partly Cloudy and Snow
• Shiny availability: Yes
• Weaknesses: Fighting (256%), Steel (160%), Grass (160%), Ground (160%), Rock (160%), and Water (160%)
• Resistance: Flying (62.5%), Ice (62.5%), Normal (62.5%), and Poison (62.5%)

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Is Aurorus good in Pokemon GO PvP?

Considering Aurorus' strengths and weaknesses, it is good in Pokemon GO PvP’s Great League, but not so much in other formats. It has an impressive ATK stat and is bulky, too, thanks to its STA stat.

Moreover, Pokemon GO Aurorus' dynamic PvP moveset allows one to quickly use Charged Attacks, pressuring opponents into either Shielding them or tanking them.

That said, trainers should be wary of its type weaknesses; otherwise, the creature will take super-effective damage.

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Is Aurorus good in Pokemon GO PvE?

Pokemon GO Aurorus is not a good Gym defender because it's weak to an array of move types. Moreover, although it has a good STA stat, it is double vulnerable to Fighting and Steel-type attacks.

For these reasons, one can take Aurorus down without trouble in this game's PvE content. Its ATK stat is impressive. However, this alone won’t make the Pokemon strong in Raid Battles or useful as a Gym defender.

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Counters for Pokemon GO Aurorus

Counters for Aurous. (Image via TPC)

The following are some of the super-effective counters against Aurorus in Pokemon GO's PvP and PvE modes:

• Poliwrath
• Medicham
• Skarmory
• Annihilape
• Swampert
• Registeel
• Whiscash
• Bastiodon

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Check out other Pokemon GO articles:

• Pokemon GO July 2024 infographic
• Ditto disguises
• Buddy evolution Adventure Together guide
• Best Fast Attacks in Pokemon GO
• Giovanni counters