Ice · Status move · Gen 7
Aurora Veil
Aurora Veil is a Ice-type status move introduced in Generation 7. It never misses and has 20 PP (32 with PP Max). 26 Pokémon and forms can learn it.
Type
Ice
Category
Status
Power
—
Accuracy
—
PP
20 (max 32)
Priority
0
Effect
For 5 turns, damage to allies halved. Snow only. 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. Critical hits ignore this protection. 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 weather is Snow.
- Targets
- The user's side of the field
- Scarlet & Violet
- Usable (12 Pokémon)
- Pokémon Champions
- Usable (7 Pokémon)
- Legends: Z-A
- Not usable
Pokémon that learn Aurora Veil
26 Pokémon and forms (Mega Evolutions share their base form's moves). ✓ = can learn it in that game by any method; “Gens” lists every main-series generation it could be learned in.
| Pokémon | Type | Champions | S/V | Z-A | Gens |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ice/Steel | 7 | ||||
| Ice/Steel | 7 | ||||
| Ice | ✓ | 7–9 | |||
| Ice/Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | 7–9 | ||
| Ice/Psychic | 7 | ||||
| Ice/Flying | 7 | ||||
| Psychic | 7 | ||||
| Ice/Flying | ✓ | 7–9 | |||
| Ice/Psychic | 7 | ||||
| Ice | 7 | ||||
| Grass/Ice | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
| Ice | 7 | ||||
| Ice/Ghost | ✓ | ✓ | 7–9 | ||
| Ice | 8 | ||||
| Ice | 8 | ||||
| Ice | ✓ | 8 | |||
| Ice | ✓ | 7, 9 | |||
| Rock/Ice | 8 | ||||
| Rock/Ice | ✓ | 8 | |||
| Ice | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Ice | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
| Ice/Rock | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
| Ice/Bug | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Ice | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Water/Ice | 8 | ||||
| Ice/Water | ✓ | 9 |
Aurora Veil FAQ
What does Aurora Veil do?
Aurora Veil is a Ice-type status move. 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. Critical hits ignore this protection. 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 weather is Snow.
Which Pokémon can learn Aurora Veil?
26 Pokémon and forms can learn Aurora Veil in at least one game: 12 in Scarlet & Violet, 7 in Pokémon Champions and 0 in Legends: Z-A. Examples: Alolan Sandshrew, Alolan Sandslash, Alolan Vulpix, Alolan Ninetales, Jynx and Articuno.
Is Aurora Veil in Pokémon Champions?
Yes — 7 Pokémon can use Aurora Veil in Pokémon Champions, with the same numbers as in Scarlet & Violet.
Move data and effect text from Pokémon Showdown (MIT), generation from PokéAPI; learnsets for Gen 1–9, Pokémon Champions and Legends: Z-A from Showdown. Unofficial fan site.