Game version
AppearanceStandard
- Height
- 1.7 m
- Weight
- 53.0 kg
Alternate forms (2)
Training & breeding details
Gender50.0% ♂ · 50.0% ♀
Catch rate45(11.9%)Tricky
Base friendship70Standard
Hatch time20 cycles · ~5,355 steps
Growth ratemedium
Base EXP234
Base stats
HP
60
Attack
50
Defense
140
Sp. Atk
50
Sp. Def
140
Speed
60
Total
500
Base Stat Total
Abilities
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Competitive movesets
Smogon UniversityBattle-ready sets by tier, straight from Smogon. Pick a generation and format — a “/” means either option works in that slot.
Offensive Swords Dance
National Dex UU
Mixed Attacker
National Dex UUBulky Swords Dance
National Dex UUSource: Smogon (via pkmn) · Updated: Oct 6, 2026
Where to find Aegislash
Wild encounter locations across the games. Availability may also include trades, evolution, gifts, and events not listed here.
Evolution
Dusk Stone
Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Aegislash can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.
Moves
17 of 17
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| Lv. | Move & effect | Type | Class | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | King’s Shield Blocks damaging attacks and lowers attacking Pokémon’s Attack by two stages on contact. Switches Aegislash to Shield Forme. | Steel | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 1 | Aerial Ace Never misses. | Flying | Physical | 60 | — | 20 |
| 1 | Autotomize Raises the user’s Speed by two stages and halves the user’s weight. | Steel | Status | — | — | 15 |
| 1 | Fury Cutter Power doubles every turn this move is used in succession after the first, maxing out after five turns. | Bug | Physical | 40 | 95 | 20 |
| 1 | Head Smash User receives 1/2 the damage inflicted in recoil. | Rock | Physical | 150 | 80 | 5 |
| 1 | Iron Defense Raises the user’s Defense by two stages. | Steel | Status | — | — | 15 |
| 1 | Iron Head Has a chance to make the target flinch. | Steel | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| 1 | Metal Sound Lowers the target’s Special Defense by two stages. | Steel | Status | — | 85 | 40 |
| 1 | Night Slash Has an increased chance for a critical hit. | Dark | Physical | 70 | 100 | 15 |
| 1 | Power Trick User swaps Attack and Defense. | Psychic | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 1 | Pursuit Has double power against, and can hit, Pokémon attempting to switch out. | Dark | Physical | 40 | 100 | 20 |
| 1 | Retaliate Has double power if a friendly Pokémon fainted last turn. | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 5 |
| 1 | Sacred Sword Ignores the target’s stat modifiers. | Fighting | Physical | 90 | 100 | 15 |
| 1 | Shadow Sneak Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Ghost | Physical | 40 | 100 | 30 |
| 1 | Slash Has an increased chance for a critical hit. | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| 1 | Swords Dance Raises the user’s Attack by two stages. | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 1 | Tackle Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 35 |
Sprites & renders
14 sprites & renders for Aegislash.
Across the games
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Cite this page
“Aegislash”. Pokémonism. Retrieved [date] from pokemonism.com/pokedex/aegislash-shield.
Species data from PokéAPI.