OVERVIEW]
- Amaura is the only Pokemon in LC with access to the combination of Snow Warning and Aurora Veil, giving it a niche as a screen setter.
- A Rock typing allows it to set Aurora Veil on Vullaby, LC's most common Pokemon.
- It also has access to other useful support options in Stealth Rock and Thunder Wave.
- Amaura's horrible defensive typing, although giving it a useful Flying resistance, saddles it with six common weaknesses, including a Stealth Rock weakness and a 4x weakness to Fighting, one of LC's most common offensive types.
- Its middling bulk and Speed cause it to struggle to set Aurora Veil effectively and it is outclassed on most teams as a screen setter by the likes of Natu.
[SET]
name: Screens Setter
move 1: Aurora Veil
move 2: Blizzard
move 3: Thunder Wave
move 4: Stealth Rock / Earth Power
item: Light Clay
ability: Snow Warning
nature: Timid
evs: 60 HP / 196 Def / 228 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Moves
========
- Aurora Veil is the reason to use Amaura, doubling its team's defenses in one turn of setup.
- Blizzard is Amaura's strongest attack, OHKOing Vullaby, and has perfect accuracy under hail.
- Thunder Wave provides useful Speed control, making it easier for Amaura to set Aurora Veil and for its team to set up.
- Stealth Rock provides useful role compression. Earth Power allows Amaura to hit several common Ice resists, such as Pawniard and Mareanie, for super effective damage.
Set Details
========
- The given EV spread with a Timid nature maximizes Amaura's Speed, allowing it to set Aurora Veil against slower foes such as Koffing, while allowing it to live many super effective attacks, most notably Pawniard's Iron Head, with Aurora Veil active. An alternative EV spread of 60 HP / 220 Def / 228 Spe trades bulk for a noticeable increase in power.
- The moveset compresses several roles into one Pokemon, freeing up team slots for sweepers that can take advantage of Aurora Veil.
- Snow Warning is essential for this set to function, allowing Amaura to use Aurora Veil and giving Blizzard perfect accuracy. Hail damage also breaks Focus Sashes and Sturdy on Pokemon such as Magnemite.
Usage Tips
========
- Amaura's typing, while bad defensively, gives it useful resistances to Normal, Flying, and Poison, allowing it to set up Aurora Veil on common threats such as Vullaby and Porygon. However, Vullaby can use Knock Off to reduce Aurora Veil's duration to just 5 turns.
- Amaura will struggle to set Aurora Veil more than once, so it is best used as a suicide lead, paralyzing opponents and setting Stealth Rock until it faints.
- Set Aurora Veil against opposing Pokemon slower than Amaura. Paralysis support can be helpful to ensure that Amaura outspeeds its opponent.
Team Options
========
- Setup sweepers such as Magby and Tyrunt that appreciate the extra bulk provided by Aurora Veil make good partners.
-Paralysis support from Pokemon such as Ferroseed makes it much easier for Amaura to set Aurora Veil.
[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============
-Amaura has a few other attacking options, such as Thunderbolt, Ancient Power, and Freeze-Dry, but these are all outclassed on the Aurora Veil set.
- Amaura can viably run a Choice Scarf set with Blizzard, Earth Power, Thunderbolt, and Aurora Veil, packing good coverage and the ability to set Aurora Veil quickly. However, its poor typing, middling power, and Stealth Rock weakness leave it outclassed by other Choice Scarf users such as Porygon.
Checks and Counters
===================
**Fighting-Types**: Fighting-types such as Mienfoo and Scraggy can outspeed and OHKO Amaura with their STAB attacks even with Aurora Veil active.
**Pawniard**: Pawniard resists Blizzard, outspeeds Amaura, and can OHKO with its STAB Iron Head.
**Water-Types**: Water-types such as Staryu and Mareanie wall Amaura and threaten it with STAB super effective attacks.
**Onix**: Onix outspeeds and OHKOs Amaura with Earthquake. However, it cannot switch into Blizzard and does not OHKO if Aurora Veil is active.
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[gali]]
- Quality checked by: [[, ], [, ], [, ]]
- Grammar checked by: [[, ], [, ]]
- Amaura is the only Pokemon in LC with access to the combination of Snow Warning and Aurora Veil, giving it a niche as a screen setter.
- A Rock typing allows it to set Aurora Veil on Vullaby, LC's most common Pokemon.
- It also has access to other useful support options in Stealth Rock and Thunder Wave.
- Amaura's horrible defensive typing, although giving it a useful Flying resistance, saddles it with six common weaknesses, including a Stealth Rock weakness and a 4x weakness to Fighting, one of LC's most common offensive types.
- Its middling bulk and Speed cause it to struggle to set Aurora Veil effectively and it is outclassed on most teams as a screen setter by the likes of Natu.
[SET]
name: Screens Setter
move 1: Aurora Veil
move 2: Blizzard
move 3: Thunder Wave
move 4: Stealth Rock / Earth Power
item: Light Clay
ability: Snow Warning
nature: Timid
evs: 60 HP / 196 Def / 228 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Moves
========
- Aurora Veil is the reason to use Amaura, doubling its team's defenses in one turn of setup.
- Blizzard is Amaura's strongest attack, OHKOing Vullaby, and has perfect accuracy under hail.
- Thunder Wave provides useful Speed control, making it easier for Amaura to set Aurora Veil and for its team to set up.
- Stealth Rock provides useful role compression. Earth Power allows Amaura to hit several common Ice resists, such as Pawniard and Mareanie, for super effective damage.
Set Details
========
- The given EV spread with a Timid nature maximizes Amaura's Speed, allowing it to set Aurora Veil against slower foes such as Koffing, while allowing it to live many super effective attacks, most notably Pawniard's Iron Head, with Aurora Veil active. An alternative EV spread of 60 HP / 220 Def / 228 Spe trades bulk for a noticeable increase in power.
- The moveset compresses several roles into one Pokemon, freeing up team slots for sweepers that can take advantage of Aurora Veil.
- Snow Warning is essential for this set to function, allowing Amaura to use Aurora Veil and giving Blizzard perfect accuracy. Hail damage also breaks Focus Sashes and Sturdy on Pokemon such as Magnemite.
Usage Tips
========
- Amaura's typing, while bad defensively, gives it useful resistances to Normal, Flying, and Poison, allowing it to set up Aurora Veil on common threats such as Vullaby and Porygon. However, Vullaby can use Knock Off to reduce Aurora Veil's duration to just 5 turns.
- Amaura will struggle to set Aurora Veil more than once, so it is best used as a suicide lead, paralyzing opponents and setting Stealth Rock until it faints.
- Set Aurora Veil against opposing Pokemon slower than Amaura. Paralysis support can be helpful to ensure that Amaura outspeeds its opponent.
Team Options
========
- Setup sweepers such as Magby and Tyrunt that appreciate the extra bulk provided by Aurora Veil make good partners.
-Paralysis support from Pokemon such as Ferroseed makes it much easier for Amaura to set Aurora Veil.
[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============
-Amaura has a few other attacking options, such as Thunderbolt, Ancient Power, and Freeze-Dry, but these are all outclassed on the Aurora Veil set.
- Amaura can viably run a Choice Scarf set with Blizzard, Earth Power, Thunderbolt, and Aurora Veil, packing good coverage and the ability to set Aurora Veil quickly. However, its poor typing, middling power, and Stealth Rock weakness leave it outclassed by other Choice Scarf users such as Porygon.
Checks and Counters
===================
**Fighting-Types**: Fighting-types such as Mienfoo and Scraggy can outspeed and OHKO Amaura with their STAB attacks even with Aurora Veil active.
**Pawniard**: Pawniard resists Blizzard, outspeeds Amaura, and can OHKO with its STAB Iron Head.
**Water-Types**: Water-types such as Staryu and Mareanie wall Amaura and threaten it with STAB super effective attacks.
**Onix**: Onix outspeeds and OHKOs Amaura with Earthquake. However, it cannot switch into Blizzard and does not OHKO if Aurora Veil is active.
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[gali]]
- Quality checked by: [[, ], [, ], [, ]]
- Grammar checked by: [[, ], [, ]]
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