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Aurora Veil move usage across Smogon and VGC formats

Aurora Veil (Ice · Status) — competitive usage across every Smogon and VGC format on Pokékipe. Base power, accuracy, PP, top users per format, monthly trends. Refreshed live from Pokémon Showdown's chaos JSON dump.

Aurora Veil

IceStatus
PP
20

This move reduces damage from physical and special moves for five turns. This can be used only in a hailstorm.

This page is the cross-format home for Aurora Veil : rather than a single tier, it rolls up everywhere Aurora Veil sees competitive play, from the Smogon singles ladders to Doubles OU and the live VGC regulations. The format tabs above jump straight to any of them, while this view answers the bigger question first : which metagames Aurora Veil actually matters in, and how heavily it is leaned on in each.

Open a format and you get the full breakdown : the Pokémon that run Aurora Veil and how often, the moves, items and abilities it pairs with, the EV spreads and sets built around it, and a month-over-month usage trend. Because the meta never sits still, Aurora Veil can be a staple in one format and a niche pick in another, so the per-format split is where the real story lives, not a single blended number.

Every figure is derived from Smogon's public monthly usage statistics, built from millions of rated Pokémon Showdown battles and refreshed as soon as a new snapshot lands, no editorial picks, no curation, just what high-rated players are running right now. The data is free, needs no account, and is also available through Pokékipe's public read API for analysts and team-builders.

FAQ · Champions BSS Reg MB

What's the most-used Pokémon in Champions BSS Reg MB?

Garchomp leads Champions BSS Reg MB with a 36.2% usage rate in July 2026, followed by Archaludon (27.7%) and Mimikyu (27.1%).

Which Pokémon rose the most this month?

Garchomp climbed the fastest in Champions BSS Reg MB this July 2026, with a -10.5% change in usage.

How many battles inform these Champions BSS Reg MB stats?

97,966 rated battles played on Pokémon Showdown ladder at ELO 1760+ during July 2026. Aggregated monthly from Smogon's public chaos JSON dump.

Where does the Champions BSS Reg MB data come from?

Pokémon Showdown's monthly ladder snapshot (chaos JSON), refreshed each month. For VGC formats, official tournament results are also surfaced when available via Pokémon Company's Pokedata feed.

When was the Champions BSS Reg MB data last updated?

The Champions BSS Reg MB usage snapshot above reflects July 2026. New monthly data drops a few days after the end of each month.