Competitive Information for Aegislash (blade) [Sword/Shield]
Steel / Ghost
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Aegislash-blade? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Sword/Shield 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 Sword/Shield generation metagame.
Aegislash is a pretty decent Steel and Ghost-typed Pokemon. It's a pretty usual sight to see Aegislash out in the 8th generation battlefield. Aegislash is weak to Dark, Fire, Ghost, and Ground-typed attacks.
Item: Eject Pack / Choice Band
Ability: Stance Change
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Shadow Claw
- Close Combat / Sacred Sword
- Iron Head
- Night Slash / Rock Slide
Physical Sweeper Aegislash-Blade (Stance Change)
Aegislash is a pretty decent Physical Sweeper. It's goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Aegislash's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. With Stance Change, if aegislash changes forme to blade before attacks and shield before king's shield. Night Slash or Rock Slide are added to provide additional threat coverage.
♦ Close Combat is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Aegislash's defense and special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Sacred Sword is a physical 90-base power Fighting-type move (ignores the target's stat stage changes).
♦ 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).
♦ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
Item: Life Orb / Choice Specs
Ability: Stance Change
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Steel Beam / Flash Cannon
- Shadow Ball
- Air Slash
- Hyper Beam / Round
Special Sweeper Aegislash-Blade (Stance Change)
Aegislash is an astounding Special Sweeper. The purpose of this moveset is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Aegislash's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. 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.
♦ 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).
♦ Shadow Ball is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Air Slash is a special 75-base power Flying-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ 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).
Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Aegislash-blade? These builds have been optimized for Sword/Shield 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 Sword/Shield generation metagame.
Item: Eject Pack / Choice Band
Ability: Stance Change
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Shadow Claw
- Rock Slide
- Iron Head
- Close Combat
Doubles Physical Sweeper Aegislash-Blade (Stance Change)
Aegislash is popular Physical Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Aegislash's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. With Stance Change, if aegislash changes forme to blade before attacks and shield before king's shield.
♦ 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).
♦ Close Combat is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Aegislash's defense and special defense by 1 stage).
Item: Life Orb / Choice Specs
Ability: Stance Change
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Steel Beam / Flash Cannon
- Shadow Ball
- Air Slash
- Hyper Beam / Round
Doubles Special Sweeper Aegislash-Blade (Stance Change)
Aegislash is a spectacular Special Sweeper. This moveset attempts to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Aegislash's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. 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.
♦ 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).
♦ Shadow Ball is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Air Slash is a special 75-base power Flying-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ 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).
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 Sword/Shield. 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 SS Move and Ability Combos for Aegislash-blade
- Moves: Endure + Reversal
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect, Shadow Sneak, Wide Guard, King's Shield
- Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break
Optimize Aegislash-blade's EVs for Sword/Shield
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