Dark Aura (Ability)

Dark Aura ダークオーラ
Dark Aura
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Generation VI
Powers up each Pokémon's Dark-type moves.
Generation VII
Currently unknown
Generation VIII
Currently unknown
Generation IX
Currently unknown

Dark Aura (Japanese: ダークオーラ Dark Aura) is an Ability introduced in Generation VI. It is the signature Ability of Yveltal.

Effect

In battle

Dark Aura increases the damage dealt by Dark-type attacks by 33.3% for all Pokémon on the field. Its effects are reversed by Aura Break.

The effects will not stack multiple times if more than one Pokémon has this Ability.

Outside of battle

Dark Aura has no effect outside of battle.

Pokémon with Dark Aura

# Pokémon Types First Ability Second Ability Hidden Ability
0717   Yveltal
Dark Flying Dark Aura None None
Please note that abilities marked with a superscript are only available in the stated generation or later.
  • For Generation III and IV games, ignore Hidden Abilities.

In the anime

 
Yveltal


The user's eyes glow purple and its attacks are powered up.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
  Yveltal's eyes glow purple and its attacks are powered up.
Yveltal (M17) Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction Debut


Trivia

In other languages

Language Title
Mandarin Chinese 黑暗氣氛 Hēi'àn Qìfēn
  French Aura Ténébreuse
  German Dunkelaura
  Italian Auratetra
  Korean 다크오라 Dark Aura
  Brazilian Portuguese Aura Negra
  Spanish Aura Oscura


Variations of the Ability Fairy Aura
Fairy AuraDark Aura


  This article is part of Project Moves and Abilities, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on two related aspects of the Pokémon games.