Competitive Information for Aegislash (blade) [Sun/Moon]
Steel / Ghost
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Aegislash-blade? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Sun/Moon Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the Sun/Moon generation metagame.
Aegislash is an astounding Steel and Ghost-typed Pokemon. Aegislash is a common Pokemon to see in Generation 7. Aegislash is considered strong enough to compete with Uber tiered Pokemon. Aegislash is weak to Dark, Fire, Ghost, and Ground-typed attacks.
Item: Ghostium Z / Life Orb
Ability: Stance Change
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Shadow Claw / Shadow Sneak
- Iron Head
- Rock Slide / Return
- Night Slash / Brutal Swing
Physical Sweeper Aegislash-Blade (Stance Change)
Aegislash is a stupendous Physical Sweeper for single battles. It was designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Aegislash's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Stance Change, if aegislash changes forme to blade before attacks and shield before king's shield. Rock Slide was added to provide additional threat coverage. With a Ghostium Z equipped to it, if Aegislash has a ghost move, this item allows it to use a ghost z-move.
◆ Shadow Sneak is a physical STAB-boosted priority-increased 40-base power Ghost-type move (usually goes first).
◆ Iron Head is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Steel-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
◆ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
◆ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
◆ Night Slash is a physical 70-base power Dark-type move (high critical hit ratio).
◆ Brutal Swing is a physical 60-base power Dark-type move (no additional effect. Hits adjacent pokemon).
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Item: Ghostium Z / Life Orb
Ability: Stance Change
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Shadow Ball
- Flash Cannon
- Hyper Beam / Round
- Iron Defense
Special Sweeper Aegislash-Blade (Stance Change)
Aegislash is a pretty decent Special Sweeper for single battles. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Life Orb boosts the power of Aegislash's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Stance Change, if aegislash changes forme to blade before attacks and shield before king's shield. With a Ghostium Z equipped to it, if Aegislash has a ghost move, this item allows it to use a ghost z-move.
◆ Flash Cannon is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Steel-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Hyper Beam is a special 150-base power Normal-type move (Aegislash cannot move next turn).
◆ Round is a special 60-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if others used round this turn).
◆ Iron Defense is a status move (raises your Aegislash's defense by 2 stages).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Aegislash-blade? These builds have been optimized for Sun/Moon Double Battles. They have movesets and EVs specifically calibrated to generally work best versus multiple Pokemon at once as well as helping to support other team members and allys in the Sun/Moon generation metagame.
Item: Ghostium Z / Life Orb
Ability: Stance Change
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Shadow Claw / Shadow Sneak
- Rock Slide
- Iron Head
- Night Slash / Return
Doubles Physical Sweeper Aegislash-Blade (Stance Change)
Aegislash is a pretty decent Physical Sweeper for double battles. This moveset is designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Aegislash's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Stance Change, if aegislash changes forme to blade before attacks and shield before king's shield. Night Slash was added to provide additional threat coverage. With a Ghostium Z equipped to it, if Aegislash has a ghost move, this item allows it to use a ghost z-move.
◆ Shadow Sneak is a physical STAB-boosted priority-increased 40-base power Ghost-type move (usually goes first).
◆ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
◆ Iron Head is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Steel-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
◆ Night Slash is a physical 70-base power Dark-type move (high critical hit ratio).
◆ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
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Item: Ghostium Z / Life Orb
Ability: Stance Change
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Shadow Ball
- Flash Cannon
- Hyper Beam / Round
- Iron Defense
Doubles Special Sweeper Aegislash-Blade (Stance Change)
Aegislash is a stupendous Special Sweeper for double battles. It's designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Life Orb boosts the power of Aegislash's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Stance Change, if aegislash changes forme to blade before attacks and shield before king's shield. With a Ghostium Z equipped to it, if Aegislash has a ghost move, this item allows it to use a ghost z-move.
◆ Flash Cannon is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Steel-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Hyper Beam is a special 150-base power Normal-type move (Aegislash cannot move next turn).
◆ Round is a special 60-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if others used round this turn).
◆ Iron Defense is a status move (raises your Aegislash's defense by 2 stages).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Aegislash-blade learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
Sort and organize the learnset by move type, category, accuracy, and power. Bolded moves will gain the same-type attack bonus (STAB) if this Pokemon uses them.
Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Aegislash-blade can perform in Sun/Moon. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive SM Move and Ability Combos for Aegislash-blade
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Protect, Shadow Sneak, Wide Guard, King's Shield
- Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic
Moves that boost Aegislash-blade's stats
- Autotomize
- Iron Defense
- Swords Dance
Most notable and possible best moves for Aegislash-blade
- Destiny Bond
- Head Smash
- Protect
- Reflect
- Rest
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Aegislash-blade in Sun and Moon
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