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 notable Steel and Ghost-typed Pokemon. It's a frequent sight to see Aegislash out in the 8th generation battlefield. Aegislash is weak to Dark, Fire, Ghost, and Ground-typed attacks.
Item: Life Orb / Focus Sash
Ability: Stance Change
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Close Combat / Sacred Sword
- Iron Head
- Shadow Claw
- Slash
Physical Sweeper Aegislash-Blade (Stance Change)
Aegislash is a stupendous Physical Sweeper. It attempts to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Focus Sash helps protect Aegislash from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. 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.
♦ 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).
♦ Shadow Claw is a physical STAB-boosted 70-base power Ghost-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Slash is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (high critical hit ratio).
Item: Life Orb / Focus Sash
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
Special Sweeper Aegislash-Blade (Stance Change)
Aegislash is a pretty decent Special Sweeper. It is primarily designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Focus Sash helps protect Aegislash from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. 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).
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: Life Orb / Focus Sash
Ability: Stance Change
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Rock Slide
- Iron Head
- Close Combat
- Shadow Claw
Doubles Physical Sweeper Aegislash-Blade (Stance Change)
Aegislash is popular Physical Sweeper. It is primarily designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Focus Sash helps protect Aegislash from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. 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.
♦ 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).
♦ Shadow Claw is a physical STAB-boosted 70-base power Ghost-type move (high critical hit ratio).
Item: Life Orb / Focus Sash
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
Doubles Special Sweeper Aegislash-Blade (Stance Change)
Aegislash is an astounding Special Sweeper. It's meant to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Focus Sash helps protect Aegislash from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. 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).
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.
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
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