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Aegislash, a Steel and Ghost type Pokémon, official artwork

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Aegislash: Weakness, Best Moveset & Builds

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Aegislash is a defensive wall, led by its Defense (140) and Sp. Def (140), with a base stat total of 500. In the VGC ladder it sits at 0.8% usage.

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What is Aegislash weak to?

How much damage Aegislash takes from each attacking type.

2×Weak toDarkFireGhostGround
0.5×ResistsDragonFairyFlyingGrassIcePsychicRockSteel
0.25×ResistsBug
0×Immune toFightingNormalPoison

Aegislash takes super-effective damage from Dark, Fire, Ghost, Ground. It resists Dragon, Fairy, Flying, Grass, Ice, Psychic, Rock, Steel, Bug and is immune to Fighting, Normal, Poison.

Best moveset for Aegislash

The most-used moves on Aegislash in VGC (official doubles) this month (2026-07 usage statistics):

  • King's ShieldSteel-22%
  • Shadow SneakGhost4016.5%
  • PoltergeistGhost11014%
  • Iron HeadSteel8013.9%
  • Sacred SwordFighting9011.8%
  • Wide GuardRock-11.2%

Best nature for Aegislash

Adamant. It is the most common choice on ranked sets right now; the top spread is Adamant with 2/32/0/0/0/32 EVs (33.3% of sets).

Abilities

  • Stance ChangeIf Aegislash, changes Forme to Blade before attacks and Shield before King's Shield.

Evolution line

Honedge
Doublade
Aegislash

Best teammates for Aegislash

Pokémon most often paired with Aegislash on successful VGC (official doubles) teams. Start from one of these cores, then check your coverage in the team builder:

Full learnset (63 moves; tap to expand)

Aegislash is not obtainable in Scarlet/Violet, so this is its National Dex movepool.

MoveTypePowerAcc.Category
Giga ImpactNormal15090%Physical
Head SmashRock15080%Physical
Hyper BeamNormal15090%Special
Steel BeamSteel14095%Special
Solar BladeGrass125100%Physical
Close CombatFighting120100%Physical
Sacred SwordFighting90100%Physical
Flash CannonSteel80100%Special
Iron HeadSteel80100%Physical
Shadow BallGhost80100%Special
Air SlashFlying7595%Special
Brick BreakFighting75100%Physical
Rock SlideRock7590%Physical
FacadeNormal70100%Physical
Night SlashDark70100%Physical
Psycho CutPsychic70100%Physical
RetaliateNormal70100%Physical
Secret PowerNormal70100%Physical
Shadow ClawGhost70100%Physical
SlashNormal70100%Physical
Aerial AceFlying60-Physical
Brutal SwingDark60100%Physical
Hidden Power WaterWater60100%Special
RoundNormal60100%Special
Shock WaveElectric60-Special
CutNormal5095%Physical
SnoreNormal50100%Special
False SwipeNormal40100%Physical
Fury CutterBug4095%Physical
PursuitDark40100%Physical
Rock SmashFighting40100%Physical
Shadow SneakGhost40100%Physical
TackleNormal40100%Physical
FrustrationNormal?100%Physical
Gyro BallSteel?100%Physical
ReturnNormal?100%Physical
ReversalFighting?100%Physical
After YouNormal--Status
AttractNormal-100%Status
AutotomizeSteel--Status
BlockNormal--Status
ConfideNormal--Status
Double TeamNormal--Status
EndureNormal--Status
Iron DefenseSteel--Status
King's ShieldSteel--Status
Laser FocusNormal--Status
Magnet RiseElectric--Status
Metal SoundSteel-85%Status
Power TrickPsychic--Status
ProtectNormal--Status
Rain DanceWater--Status
ReflectPsychic--Status
RestPsychic--Status
ScreechNormal-85%Status
Sleep TalkNormal--Status
SpiteGhost-100%Status
SubstituteNormal--Status
Sunny DayFire--Status
SwaggerNormal-85%Status
Swords DanceNormal--Status
ToxicPoison-90%Status
Wide GuardRock--Status