Hear this out loudPauseStance Change allows Aegislash to switch between Shield Forme (high defensive stats, low offensive stats) and Blade Forme (high offensive stats, low defensive stats). Aegislash is always in Shield Forme if it is not battling, and as such, switching out reverts it to Shield Forme.
Does Protect change Aegislash?
Hear this out loudPauseProtect won’t change it’s form, nor will any other status move.
What is the best Moveset for Aegislash?
Recommended Moves
| Move/Type | Reason |
|---|---|
| Iron Head | Good STAB steel move. |
| Shadow Sneak | Priority move, useful for finishing off targets. Low power (40). |
| Sacred Sword | Ignores changes to the targets stats, useful strong Fighting move. |
| Swords Dance | Boosts attack by 2 stages. Getting this off will dramatically improve your Shadow Sneak. |
What moves affect Aegislash?
Moves learnt by level up
| Lv. | Move | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power Trick | Psychic |
| 1 | Retaliate | Normal |
| 1 | Sacred Sword | Fighting |
| 1 | Shadow Sneak | Ghost |
What does stance change actually do?
Hear this out loudPauseStance Change allows Aegislash to switch between its Shield Forme and Blade Forme. If Shield Forme Aegislash uses a damaging move, it changes to Blade Forme immediately before using the move.
Is King’s shield a priority move?
Hear this out loudPauseUsing King’s Shield, Protect, Detect, Endure, or Spiky Shield consecutively decreases the chance of success to 50%. This is an increased priority move, and therefore will always go before attacks during the turn.
Is Aegislash good in competitive?
Hear this out loudPauseAegislash is a great attacker rocking both high attacking power and defensive power, and a wide movepool. With its great typing, it’s able to face threats like Sylveon and other Fairy-types, as well as Grass-types without fear.
What is Aegislash weakness?
Dark
FireGhostGround
Aegislash/Weakness
What is Haxorus weakness?
Ice
FairyDragon
Haxorus/Weakness
What does Aegislash’s stance change ability do?
It’s ability stance change allows it to change between defensive position to offensive position, but this only work if it knows the move kings shield, which works in a similar way to Protect except that if any opponent makers direct contact with Aegislash when this move is used, the opponents attack decreases.
How does Aegislash change from shield to shield forme?
Aegislash changes form dependant upon the moves it uses. If Aegislash uses the move King’s Shield, or enters the battle, it goes to Shield Forme. Shield Forme has higher defense and lower attack.
What’s the best way to counter Aegislash?
A good way to counter Aegislash is by using Malamar as its ability topsy turvy reverses the effects of stat altering moves or effects e.g. making direct contact with kings shield will increase attack instead of decreasing. Plus, Malamar is a dark type, meaning it will be super effective against Aegislash as Aegislash is a Steel/Ghost type.
How does Aegislash change its form in Kalos?
Aegislash’s forms are the first set of forms to actually showcase the concept in Kalos. This Pokémon will change its form depending upon what moves it makes.
