Aura Sphere (move)

Aura Sphere はどうだん
The user looses a blast of aura power from deep within its body. This move is certain to hit.
Battles
Type	Fighting
Category	Special
PP	20 (max. 32)
Power	90
Accuracy	—%
Introduced	Generation IV
Availability
Not a TM, HM, or move tutor move.
Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Not affected by BrightPowder Affected by King's Rock
Can't miss.
Contests
Category	Beauty
Appeal	2 ♥♥
Jam	0
+2 if first to appeal
Super Contests
Category	Beauty
Appeal	2 ♥♥
Earn +2 if the Pokémon performs first in the turn.
Aura Sphere on Legendary Pokémon MoveDex Aura Sphere on Eevee's Movedex

Aura Sphere (Japanese: はどうだん Pulse Bomb) is a damage-dealing Fighting-type move introduced in Generation IV.

Effect

Aura Sphere inflicts damage and cannot miss. It has no secondary effect.

In the anime

Aura Sphere forming.	Going to release it.	Maylene's Lucario using Aura Sphere.
Riolu going to launch Aura Sphere.	Palkia charging up Aura Sphere.	Darkrai blocking Palkia's Aura Sphere.

Pokémon

Lucario. A blue-green ball forms in front of Lucario's hand. Lucario then fires at its opponent. The size of the sphere can vary depending on how long Lucario charges the ball.

• Used by Sir Aaron's Lucario, in Lucario and the Mystery of Mew. Debut
• Used by Maylene's Lucario in Lost Leader Strategy! to Enter Galactic!.

Riolu.

• Used by a unique Riolu in Pokémon Ranger and the Kidnapped Riolu! Parts One and Two.

Palkia. A pink ball forms in between Palkia's hand. Palkia then fires at its opponent. The size of the sphere can vary depending on how long Palkia charges the ball.

• Used by a wild Palkia in The Rise of Darkrai.

Super Smash Bros. Brawl

A less damaged Lucario's Aura Sphere.

A more damaged Lucario's Aura Sphere.

In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Aura Sphere is Lucario's standard Special move. Like most of its moves, Aura Sphere is more powerful if Lucario has taken more damage.

Learnset

Generation IV

By leveling up

#		Pokémon	Type		Level
150		Mewtwo	Psychic		100
151		Mew	Psychic		100
448		Lucario	Fighting	Steel	37
468		Togekiss	Normal	Flying	--
483		Dialga	Steel	Dragon	90
484		Palkia	Water	Dragon	90
487		Giratina Another Forme	Ghost	Dragon	90
487		Giratina Origin Forme	Ghost	Dragon	90
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.

By event

#		Pokémon	Type		Obtained in
151		MewLv 50	Psychic		Palcity Events
447		Riolu	Fighting		Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.

Trivia

• Its appearance, description, and typing closely resemble the Hadouken technique from Street Fighter.
• Lucario and Togekiss are the only non-legendary Pokémon that can learn Aura Sphere by level up.
• The Mew from Mewtwo Strikes Back seemed to be able to use Aura Sphere, though this may have been merely a deflection of Mewtwo's attack; it's also likely that it was Shadow Ball, the same move Mewtwo was using.
• The booster pack of Legends Awakened has a Lucario using Aura Sphere. However, this Aura Sphere was a more greenish shade of color, while the anime always shows Lucario making a blue Aura Sphere.
• Aura Sphere is the most recognized move that Lucario uses and the most recognized move that uses aura.
• Of all the moves which cannot miss, Aura Sphere has the greatest base power.

In other languages

• Spanish: Esfera Aural
• Latin American dub: Esfera de aura

This move article is part of Project MoveDex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each move.