Aegislash was introduced in Pokémon X and Y. It’s known as a fierce and versatile opponent thanks to its unique typing and diverse moveset. Aegislash can also battle in two forms: Blade Forme and Shield Forme.
About Aegislash
Aegislash evolves from Honedge. It is a sword that has come to life with the soul of a person it slew long ago.
Aegislash’s National Pokédex number is 681.
| First appearance in anime | Pokémon the Series: XYZ (Season 20) |
| First appearance in game | Generation 6 (Pokémon X and Y) |
| Region | Kalos |
| Evolution | Honedge → Doublade → Aegislash |
| 1st Evo Level | 35 |
| 2nd Evo Level | Dusk Stone |
| Pokedex Entry | Once upon a time, a king with an Aegislash reigned over the land. His Pokémon eventually drained him of life, and his kingdom fell with him. |
Aegislash Base Stats - Shield Forme
| HP | 60 |
| ATTACK | 50 |
| DEFENCE | 140 |
| SP. ATTACK | 50 |
| SP. DEFENCE | 140 |
| SPEED | 60 |
| TOTAL | 500 |
Aegislash Base Stats - Blade Forme
| HP | 60 |
| ATTACK | 140 |
| DEFENCE | 50 |
| SP. ATTACK | 140 |
| SP. DEFENCE | 50 |
| SPEED | 60 |
| TOTAL | 500 |
Appearance of Aegislash
Aegislash is a large sword that stands roughly 1.7 meters tall and carries a shield. It has a golden hilt and a golden blade with a silver edge. Its shield has a bronze edge, a golden center, and black and purple accents. It has a purple eye on its hilt, and a purple cloth the extends from both side of its hilt like arms with light purple fringes that function as fingers.
Shiny Aegislash swaps its gold hilt, blade, and shield accents for black. The edge of its sword is red, and its fingers are gold.
Behavior of Aegislash
Aegislash is a sword that houses the soul of a person who it once slew. It is a powerful attacker in its Blade Forme and a powerful defender in its Shield Forme. It uses spectral power to detect strength in others and is drawn to powerful leaders. Aegislash also uses its powers to manipulate those around it according to its whims. It drains the life force of its foes by touching them with its cloth.
Strengths and Weaknesses
Aegislash’s Ghost and Steel typing gives it a good defense against Grass, Ice, Flying, Psychic, Rock, Dragon, Steel, and Fairy-type moves, double resistance against Bug-type moves, and immunity to Normal, Fighting, and Poison-type moves. However, Aegislash is weak to Fire, Ground, and Ghost-type moves.
Aegislash has high Defense and Special Defense in its Shield form, making it an excellent Wall, then it can swap its stats for high Attack and Special Attack to deal heavy damage.
Shiny Aegislash
Shiny Aegislash swaps its gold hilt, blade, and shield accents for black. The edge of its sword is red, and its fingers are gold. This dramatic palette swap makes it easy to spot Shiny Aegislash in Pokémon collections and battles.
Aegislash V
Aegislash V is a rare Pokemon card. Aegislash V is Steel-type and has high health and strong moves. It is typically a full-art card. Aegislash V can be found listed for sale at affordable prices on many online Pokémon TCG inventory sites.
Best moveset (Aegislash)
Aegislash is a versatile Pokémon that can have a prominent place in competitive teams.
It’s important to consider Aegislash’s Nature and Ability when preparing for competitive battling.
Aegislash’s Stance Changeability makes it change to its Blade Forme when it uses offensive moves and to its Shield Forme when it uses King’s Shield.
The best natures for Aegislash will boost its Defense or Special Defense and hinder its Special Attack.
The following moveset, combined with good IVs, good EVs, a good Nature, and the right Ability, can make Aegislash a formidable Wall.
| King’s Shield | Swords Dance |
| Shadow Sneak | Iron Head |
Note: This article is subjective and reflects the opinion of the writer.
How to catch Aegislash in Pokemon Go?
Aegislash is one of many Pokémon anticipated in the Kalos update to Pokémon Go, but so far, players still cannot catch Aegislash in Pokémon Go.
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Trivia
- Aegislash is the result of conflict and death; it is the soul of a victim trapped inside the sword that killed them. Its life force is housed in its eye, and it uses spectral powers to manipulate the creatures around it to do its bidding.
- An Aegislash is believed to have once ruled a kingdom alongside a powerful king. Over time, it drained the life force of the king until finally the king died and the kingdom collapsed.
FAQs
Q. Is Aegislash a good Pokemon?
Aegislash is one of the best defensive Pokémon in the game. It has eight resistances, one double resistance, three immunities, only four single weaknesses, and zero double weaknesses. Coupled with strong defensive stats in its blade form and its signature move King’s Shield, Aegislash is one of the best walls in the Pokémon meta.
Q. How does King’s Shield work?
King’s Shield protects Aegislash from any damaging moves. Also, if it blocks a physical move, it reduces the attacker’s Attack stat by two stages.
Q. What is Aegislash weak to?
Aegislash is weak to Dark, Fire, Ghost, and Ground-type moves. One of the best counters to Aegislash is Charizard since Aegislash typically won’t know many moves super effective against Charizard, and Charizard can possibly defeat Aegislash with one attack if Aegislash is in its Blade Forme.
Conclusion
Aegislash is beloved by Pokémon fans thanks to its cool appearance and its extremely powerful stats. When it’s finally added to Pokémon Go, it has the potential to quickly become one of the most powerful Pokémon in the game!
Let’s Go, Aegislash!
