Competitive Information for Aegislash [Sword/Shield]
Steel / Ghost
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Aegislash? 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.
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Aegislash is a notable Steel and Ghost-typed Pokemon. It's common to find yourself dealing with Aegislash when battling in the 8th generation meta. Aegislash is weak to Dark, Fire, Ghost, and Ground-typed attacks.
Item: Weakness Policy / Leftovers
Ability: Stance Change
Nature: Brave (+Atk, -Spe)
EVs: 136 Hp / 240 Atk / 92 Def / 36 SpD
Moveset:
- Sacred Sword / Close Combat
- Shadow Sneak / Shadow Claw
- King's Shield / Iron Head
- Swords Dance
Physical Tank Aegislash (Popular/Trending)
Aegislash is popular Physical Tank for single battles. It's goal is to take a decent amount of physical hits while dealing some decent damage. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Aegislash last longer regaining it's life every turn. Weakness Policy activates if Aegislash is hit by a super effective move. The Weakness Policy is consumed and its Attack and Special Attack are increased by two stages each. With Stance Change, if aegislash changes forme to blade before attacks and shield before king's shield.
◆ Close Combat is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Aegislash's defense and special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Shadow Sneak is a physical STAB-boosted priority-increased 40-base power Ghost-type move (usually goes first).
◆ Shadow Claw is a physical STAB-boosted 70-base power Ghost-type move (high critical hit ratio).
◆ King's Shield is a status move (protects from damaging attacks. Contact: -1 atk).
◆ Iron Head is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Steel-type move (30% chance to make the target flinch).
◆ Swords Dance is a status move (raises your Aegislash's attack by 2 stages).
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Item: Eject Pack / Choice Band
Ability: Stance Change
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Shadow Claw
- Iron Head
- Close Combat / Sacred Sword
- Night Slash
Physical Sweeper Aegislash (Stance Change)
Aegislash is an interesting Physical Sweeper for single battles. The purpose of this moveset 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. With a Eject Pack equipped to it, if Aegislash's stat stages are lowered, it switches to a chosen ally then the Eject Pack gets consumed.
◆ Iron Head is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Steel-type move (30% chance to make the target flinch).
◆ 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).
◆ Night Slash is a physical 70-base power Dark-type move (high critical hit ratio).
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Item: Life Orb / Choice Specs
Ability: Stance Change
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Steel Beam / Flash Cannon
- Shadow Ball
- Air Slash
- Hyper Beam / Round
Special Sweeper Aegislash (Stance Change)
Aegislash is an astounding Special Sweeper for single battles. It was designed 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 make the target flinch).
◆ 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).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Aegislash? 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.
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Item: Eject Pack / Choice Band
Ability: Stance Change
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Shadow Claw
- Rock Slide
- Close Combat
- Iron Head
Doubles Physical Sweeper Aegislash (Stance Change)
Aegislash is a remarkable Physical Sweeper for double battles. It is designed 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. With a Eject Pack equipped to it, if Aegislash's stat stages are lowered, it switches to a chosen ally then the Eject Pack gets consumed.
◆ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to make the foes flinch).
◆ Close Combat is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Aegislash's defense and special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Iron Head is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Steel-type move (30% chance to make the target flinch).
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Item: Life Orb / Choice Specs
Ability: Stance Change
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Steel Beam / Flash Cannon
- Shadow Ball
- Air Slash
- Hyper Beam / Round
Doubles Special Sweeper Aegislash (Stance Change)
Aegislash is a wonderful Special Sweeper for double battles. It 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 make the target flinch).
◆ 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).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Aegislash 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 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
- Moves: Swagger + Screech
- Moves: Endure + Reversal
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Substitute + Reversal
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Endure, King's Shield, Protect, Wide Guard, Shadow Sneak
- Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic
Moves that boost Aegislash's stats
- Autotomize
- Iron Defense
- Swords Dance
Most notable and possible best moves for Aegislash
- Close Combat
- Destiny Bond
- Flash Cannon
- Head Smash
- Iron Head
- King's Shield
- Protect
- Reflect
- Rest
- Sacred Sword
- Shadow Ball
- Shadow Claw
- Shadow Sneak
- Swords Dance
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Aegislash in Sword and Shield
- Brave Nature ( 136/240/92/0/36/0 )
- Jolly Nature ( 4/252/0/0/0/252 )
- Optimize Aegislash's EV spread for Pokemon Sword and Shield
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