Pokémon · XY
Aurorus
Furious Fists · #26 · Rare · 2014
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Market reference
$8.41
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 26 / 114
- Release year
- 2014
- Rarity
- Rare
- HP
- 130
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Amaura
- Retreat cost
- 3 energy
- Illustrator
- 5ban Graphics
- Pokédex #
- 699
- Series
- XY
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Status Conditions
- Damage efficiency
- 70 damage
- 17.5 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Stage 1
- One evolution step from a Basic
Also does
Strategy & play
How Aurorus plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Inflicts Sleep — they flip each turn to wake, so it’s a coin-flip lock: disruptive but unreliable on its own.
- Its main attack (Icy Wind) needs 4 Energy — a turn-4 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Needs Water Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Water type, weak to Metal ×2 — a Metal attacker doing ≥65 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- Retreat cost 3 — gets stranded Active if gusted; run Switch / Escape Rope or a Float Stone-style Tool.
How to beat Aurorus
- Exploit its Metal weakness — ≥65 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
- Trap it Active — 3 retreat means it can’t escape without help.
- On the receiving end of a condition? Retreat, switch, or evolve to wipe it — conditions only stick to the Active.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 1.67 copies on average · 58 decks
- Match win rate
- 28.6%
- -18.6 pts vs the 47.2% field average
Plays well with
Cards most often run alongside this one in tournament decks over the last 180 days — ranked by how distinctive the pairing is.
Amaura
in 33% of decks · 19 seen
Antique Sail Fossil
in 78% of decks · 45 seen
Fossil Quarry
in 48% of decks · 28 seen
Bouffalant
in 38% of decks · 22 seen
Bastiodon
in 26% of decks · 15 seen
Shieldon
in 22% of decks · 13 seen
Antique Armor Fossil
in 24% of decks · 14 seen
Magnetic Metal Energy
in 22% of decks · 13 seen
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by 5ban Graphics
This card was illustrated by 5ban Graphics.
Building around Aurorus?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"The diamond-shaped crystals on its body expel air as cold as -240 degrees Fahrenheit, surrounding its enemies and encasing them in ice."
Ability: Ice Shield
Any damage done by an opponent's attack to each of your Water Pokémon that has any Water Energy attached to it is reduced by 20 (after applying Weakness and Resistance).
WCCCIcy Wind — 70
Your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Asleep.
Weakness:M×2
Retreat cost:CCC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Aurorus or Furious Fists.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Aurorus was legal.
Tournament play
This printing of Aurorus has no recent tournament appearances, but a different printing is currently a meta staple.
Aurorus — Perfect Order
Played in 40 recent decks
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
TCGPlayer (USD)
Updated 2026/07/19| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $3.51 | $8.00 | $90.00 | $8.41 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $7.89 | $10.16 | $4,234.58 | $11.89 | $9.08 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/06/18| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €6.99 |
| 7-day average | €11.99 |
| 30-day average | €13.56 |
| Low | €3.50 |
| Trend price | €12.46 |
| Low (excellent+) | €6.00 |
| Reverse holo low | €12.00 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €7.00 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €14.10 |
| reverseHoloSell | €7.00 |
| averageSellPrice | €12.74 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €16.68 |
| Reverse holo trend | €14.94 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Aurorus is real?
Aurorus is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the back-light test (real cards have a black inner layer that blocks light; counterfeits glow through), the rosette dot pattern on the back under magnification, font weight and kerning on the card name, and the holofoil pattern if applicable. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Aurorus worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Aurorus is $8.41; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Aurorus from?
Aurorus is from the Pokémon set "Furious Fists" in the XY series, released in 2014.
What rarity is Aurorus?
Aurorus is a Rare card in the Furious Fists set.
Other Aurorus printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
