Aura Sphere

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Aura Sphere

はどうだん Wave Bomb

Generation:	IV

Battle Data

Type:
Category
Power:	90 (IV-V) 80 (VI-VII)
Accuracy:	-%
PP:	20*
Affects:	Selected target
Secondary Effect:	None
Priority:	0
Contact:	No

Affected by

Magic Coat:	No
Magic Bounce:
Bright Powder:	No
Protect/Detect:	Yes
Snatch:	No
Mirror Move:
King's Rock:	Yes

Contest Data

Contest Spectaculars (ORAS)

Type:
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Aura Sphere is a Fighting-type move introduced in Generation IV.

It is one of the four Fighting type moves that are Special Moves, which includes Aura Sphere, Focus Blast, Vacuum Wave and Judgment with the Fist Plate.

Description

Games	Description
DPPtHGSS	The user looses a blast of aura power from deep within its body. This move is certain to hit.
BWB2W2	The user looses a blast of aura power from deep within its body at the target. This move is certain to hit.
XYORAS SMUSUM SWSH	The user lets loose a blast of aura power from deep within its body at the target. This attack never misses.

Effect

In battle

Aura Sphere deals damage. It always hits, unless the target is in the semi-invulnerable turn of a move, such as using Dive.

Its power increases by 50% if the user has the ability Mega Launcher. It is immune to target with the ability Bulletproof.

Super Contests

Earn +2 if the Pokémon performs first in the turn.

Learnset

By leveling up

Pokémon		Type	Egg groups	Level
				IV	V	VI	VII	VIII
	Mewtwo	Psychic	100	93	70		{{{9}}}	{{{10}}}
	Mew	Psychic	100	100	100			{{{10}}}
	Lucario	Fighting/Steel	37	51	1, 42		{{{9}}}	{{{10}}}
	Togekiss	Fairy/Flying	1	1	1			{{{10}}}
	Dialga	Steel/Dragon	90 (DPPt) 37 (HGSS)	37	37			{{{10}}}
	Palkia	Water/Dragon	90 (DPPt) 37 (HGSS)	37	37			{{{10}}}
	Giratina	Ghost/Dragon	90 (DPPt) 37 (HGSS)	37	37			{{{10}}}
	Mienfoo	Fighting		61	61			{{{10}}}
	Mienshao	Fighting		70	1, 70			{{{10}}}
	Clawitzer	Water			1, 67			{{{10}}}
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

By breeding

Pokémon		Type	Egg Groups	Father
				IV	V	VI	VII	VIII
	Squirtle	Water
	Wartortle	Water
	Blastoise	Water
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. * indicates a Pokémon that can only learn this move through chain breeding.

By event

Obtained in
Pokémon	type	Event
Mew	Psychic	Palcity Mew
Mewtwo	Psychic	Mighty Mewtwo
Raikou	Electric	Crown Raikou
Riolu	Fighting	Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia
* Bold indicates a Pokémon which receives STAB from this move

Trivia

• This move seems to be based on the Hadōken (Japanese for "wave motion fist") from the Street Fighter series, both typically being blue spheres of energy and even having similar names in Japanese.

Gallery

Main games

• Aura Sphere depicted in HeartGold and SoulSilver
• Aura Sphere depicted in Generation VI

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Side games

• Aura Sphere depicted in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

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Main series

• Aura Sphere being used by a wild Lucario
• Aura Sphere beibg used by Maylene's Lucario
• Aura Sphere being used by a wild Riolu
• Aura Sphere being used by Riley's Lucario
• Aura Sphere being used by Dawn's Togekiss
• Aura Sphere being used by Cameron's Lucario
• Aura Sphere being used by Raikou
• Aura Sphere being used by Gurkinn's Mega Lucario
• Aura Sphere being used by Korrina's Mega Lucario
• Aura Sphere being used by Ash's Lucario

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Pokémon Adventures

• Aura Sphere being usedby Riley's Lucario
• Aura Sphere being used by Maylene's Riolu

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Other manga series

• Aura Sphere being used by Riley's Lucario (In Diamond and Pearl Adventure!)
• Aura Sphere being used by Hiori's Lucario (In Phantom Thief Pokémon 7)

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