How to Evolve Amaura in Pokémon X and Y

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Last Updated: April 9, 2025

Amaura is a powerful fossil Rock and Ice-type Pokémon in Pokémon X and Y. It’s a powerful Pokémon that can learn a variety of different moves, so it can be a valuable asset to your team. However, in order to evolve it into the also Rock and Ice-type Aurorus, a unique condition must be met.

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Make sure it is night-time in your game. In order for Amaura to evolve, it must be night-time in your game; otherwise, the evolution will not happen, and you'll have to attempt this again when it is.
- In Pokémon X and Y, nighttime is considered to be from 9:00PM–3:59AM. ^{[1]
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Enter into a battle with your Amaura at night. This can either be an encounter with a wild Pokémon, a battle with a trainer, or a gym battle.
- If you don't want to use Amaura in this battle for any reason, while your Amaura must be in your party, if your EXP share is turned on, then the Amaura will still gain EXP.
You can either catch the Pokémon if it's in the wild, or win the battle. Once you win, if it's still night-time in your game, an animation should start up of Amaura evolving.
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Wait for the evolution animation to finish. Once the animation is complete, you should now have an Aurorus to use in your party.
- Avoid pressing the B button at all during the animation, or the evolution will stop.

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Why won't my Amaura evolve, even though I'm trying to evolve it at night?

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Make sure your Amaura is not holding an Everstone, which would prevent it from evolving. Also, once your Amaura reaches level 100, it will no longer be able to evolve.

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You can obtain Amaura from a Sail Fossil. ^{[2]
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Keep in mind that because of Amaura's typing, it is especially weak to Fighting-type Pokémon. ^{[3]
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If you’d like, you can also use Rare Candies to level up your Amaura.

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