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This is a strategy guide for using Aegislash in competitive play for the games Pokemon Sword and Shield. Read on for tips on the all-time Nature, EV spreads, Movesets, Builds, and Held Items to utilise with Aegislash, equally well as its strengths and weak points.

Aegislash - Related Guides
Evolution and Learnset	Build for Ranked Battle

Pokemon	Type 1	Type ii
Aegislash
Abilities
Stance Change	Changes form depending on moves used.

	Type
Takes 4x harm	-
Takes 2x damage
Takes 0.5x damage
Takes 1/4x damage
Takes 0x damage

What is Blazon Effectiveness?

HP	Attack	Defense	Sp. Atk	Sp. Def	Speed
60	50	140	50	140	60

Best Natures
Repose (+SpAtk, -Spd)	Brave (+Atk, -Spd)

What are Natures?

Weakness Policy Aegislash.png

Nature	Tranquillity
EV Spread	HP 252 / Sp.Atk. 252 / Sp.Def. 4
Final Stat Values	HP 167 / Atk. 70 / Def. 160 / Sp.Atk. 112 / Sp.Def. 161 / Spd. 72
Ability	Stance Alter
Held Item	Weakness Policy
Moveset	・Shadow Ball ・Sacred Sword ・Shadow Sneak ・King'south Shield

With its effective blazon combination of Steel and Ghost, and its Stance Change ability, Aegislash is versatile as an attacker or defender. In its Shield Form, it can survive even super constructive hits, activating its Weakness Policy and giving it even greater firepower.

Steel Beam	A powerful move which Aegislash gets STAB for. Depending on your party, consider switching out Sacred Sword for Steel Beam.

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Nature	Brave
EV Spread	HP 252 / Atk. 252 / Sp.Def. four
Concluding Stat Values	HP 167 / Atk. 112 / Def.160 / Sp.Def. 161 / Spd. 72
Ability	Opinion Alter
Held Item	Choice Band
Moveset	・Atomic number 26 Head ・Close Combat ・Shadow Sneak ・Head Nail

This set leans toward the offensive and gives Aegislash a Choice Band. Equally Aegislash is frequently used as a Special Attacker, this set tin can catch your opponents off baby-sit.

For the outset fourth dimension, Aegislash can larn Shut Gainsay in Sword and Shield, assuasive it to counter Dark and Normal-types better than ever before.

Shadow Claw	A potent motion which Aegislash gets STAB for. If you lot're worried about Psychic or Ghost types, consider switching Close Combat out for Shadow Hook.

Nature	Mild (+SpAtk, -Def)
EV Spread	Atk. 220 / Sp Atk. 252 / Spd. 36
Final Stat Values	HP 135 / Atk. 98 / Def. 144 / Sp. Atk. 112 / Sp. Def. 160 / Spd. 85
Ability	Stance Change
Held Item	Focus Sash
Moveset	・Shadow Ball ・Close Combat ・Shadow Sneak ・Steel Beam

Letting Aegislash concord Focus Sash allows information technology to survive any possible one-shot attacks and still manage to attack with STAB moves Shadow Sneak or Steel Beam.

Having it learn Close Combat will enable it to attack the sole weakness of Normal-type Pokemon instead of dissentious them with moves that cause 1x damage.

Information technology is safe to choose a Nature that negatively affects Aegislash's Defence force and not classify whatever EV points in the stat as information technology already boasts loftier Defense numbers. With that in mind, EVs are split between Attack and Special Attack as this set will make employ of both blazon of attacks.

Iron Head	Steel-type move that works great confronting Togekiss and similar Fairy-types.
Head Smash	Rock-blazon move to use confronting Flying and Fire-types. Exist aware that this motility has recoil harm.
Wink Cannon	Alternative Steel-type move for a STAB-boosted special attack.

Nature	Minor (+Sp. Atk, -Atk)
EV Spread	HP 220 / Sp. Atk. 248 / Sp. Def. 4 / Spd. 36
Final Stat Values	HP 163 / Def. 160 / Sp. Atk. 111 / Sp. Def. 161 / Spd. 85
Ability	Stance Modify
Held Item	Leftovers
Moveset	・Substitute ・Shadow Ball ・Flash Cannon ・King's Shield

This build is centered on the move Substitute. Aegislash starts as a ho-hum-moving wall, and will alternating in attacking and using Rex's Shield, while recovering HP with Leftovers.

Shadow Sneak	Ghost-type motion that volition permit Aegislash to attack showtime.

Aegislash's ability Stance Alter allows it to switch into its Shield Forme, with high Defence and Special Defense force, to handle foes' attacks. However, Aegislash will switch into its Sword Forme immediately before attacking, and won't modify dorsum to Shield Forme until you lot use King's Shield, so make sure Aegislash hits second then that it tin can take the first hit in Shield Forme, not Sword Forme. This can be washed by using the Speed-lowering Dauntless or Quiet Natures, and avoiding EVs and IVs in Speed.

Aegislash is a not bad attacker rocking both high attacking power and defensive power, and a wide movepool. With its great typing, information technology's able to face threats similar Sylveon and other Fairy-types, every bit well as Grass-types without fear.

Aegislash

Weakness

Aegislash has high defensive ability, but an assailant with high Set on or Special Attack hitting with a Ground or Burn-type move has the potential to have it down in one striking.

Pokemon	Description
Urshifu Single-Strike Style	Ranking: ★★★★★ ・G-Max One Blow can go through Rex's Shield's protection, making it a very devastating move. Moveset & Best Build for Urshifu Single-Strike Style
Cinderace	Ranking: ★★★★★ ・In add-on to Cinderace having STAB moves that are super-constructive against Aegislash, it tin can also learn Sucker Punch. Moveset & All-time Build for Cinderace
Landorus (Therian Forme)	Ranking: ★★★★★ ・Can knock out Aegislash in 1 hit with Convulsion. ・Can lower Attack stat with Intimidate. ・Tin can switch with U-Plow. Moveset & Best Build for Landorus (Therian Forme)
Excadrill	Ranking：★★★★ ・Can knock out Aegislash in one hit with Earthquake. Moveset & Best Build for Excadrill
Chandelure	Ranking：★★★★ ・Tin can knock out Aegislash in i hit with Overheat. Moveset & All-time Build for Chandelure

Equally Aegislash boasts a number of powerful attacks, and often holds an detail to heave its attacking power further, even Pokemon taking neutral damage will oft be sent flying. Make certain to pit it against something which can bear the brunt of its attacks with 1/2x or less harm.

Pokemon	Description
Diggersby	Ranking: ★★★★ ・Being a Normal-type, it volition not be affected by Ghost-type moves. Moveset & Best Build for Diggersby
Hydreigon	Ranking: ★★★★ ・Resists damage from Ghost-type moves ・Can deal big harm with Nighttime Pulse Moveset & Best Build for Hydreigon
Snorlax	Ranking: ★★★★ ・Immune to damage from Ghost-type moves ・Can concur on for the long booty by boosting up with Curse Moveset & Best Build for Snorlax

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Mimikyu	Wash Rotom	Gyarados
Ferrothorn	Aegislash	Excadrill
Tyranitar	Hydreigon	Heat Rotom
Arcanine	Mamoswine	Toxapex
Togekiss	Cloyster	Durant
Snorlax	Charizard	Sylveon
Lucario	Hippowdon	Umbreon
Conkeldurr	Quagsire	Gastrodon
Lapras	Whimsicott	Rhyperior
Goodra	Haxorus	Glaceon
Mow Rotom	Type: Aught	Gengar
Milotic	Gardevoir	Flygon
Chandelure	Lanturn	Torkoal
Bisharp	Seismitoad	Silvally
Butterfree	Primarina	Incineroar
Blastoise	Decidueye	Venusaur
Darmanitan	Alolan Ninetales	Gothitelle
Crawdaunt	Clefable	Reuniclus
Kommo-o	Terrakion	Cobalion
Virizion	Noivern	Fan Rotom
Toxicroak	Pelipper	Jellicent
Celebi	Clefairy	Hitmontop
Diggersby	Ditto	Raichu
Hawlucha	Shiftry