Aegislash [GP 0/2]

[simp]

[Overview]

Aegislash is a formidable wallbreaker in the OU metagame with its outstanding offensive stats and access to in Stance Change. Aegislash has the unique ability to pressure standard Ghost-type checks with its secondary Steel-type STAB and Close Combat. Aegislash excels at breaking common defensive Pokemon such as Clefable, Corviknight, Blissey, and Slowbro. It can switch into most of these Pokemon with little to no risk due to its great defensive profile but needs to be wary of Knock Off and coverage from Clefable. Furthermore, its Shield forme provides added defensive utility before attacking, allowing it to take a few hits before attacking faster Pokemon like Tapu Koko, Tapu Fini and Buzzwole; even allowing it to soft check Tapu Lele, and Hawlucha. However, a middling speed tier limits its ability to force progress against more offensive builds and leaves it prone to being revenge killed. Aegislash also faces strong competition from Blacephalon as a Dragapult partner on Ghost-spam; Blacephalon has a more explosive offensive profile with Fire STAB and a higher speed tier than Aegislash.

[SET]
name: Mixed Wallbreaker
move 1: Shadow Ball
move 2: Flash Cannon
move 3: Close Combat
move 4: Shadow Sneak
item: Choice Specs / Spell Tag
ability: Stance Change
nature: Modest
evs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Close Combat allows Aegislash to threaten Shadow Ball switch-ins like Blissey, Tyranitar and Heatran; this compliments Aegislash in that it allows Shadow Ball to be used far more frequently. Shadow Sneak enables you to revenge kill faster Pokemon like Dragapult and safely pick off chipped foes. Choice Specs are used over Spell Tag for raw breaking power, although the latter makes Aegislash more threatening to Shadow Ball switch-ins because it can switch moves.

Dragapult is a good offensive partner for this set, forming a Ghost-spam core and helping to overwhelm shared checks such as Heatran, Ferrothorn, Melmetal and Toxapex. Slowbro and Galarian Slowking can help Aegislash break Toxapex by providing Future Sight support. Aegislash synergises with Fairy-types such as Tapu Fini, Tapu Koko and Clefable, which benefit from it breaking Steel-types such as Ferrothorn and Heatran. Additionally, these Fairy-types can switch in and threaten the Dark-types which Aegislash forces onto the field. Urshifu can further pressure Toxapex when paired with Aegislash, and it pivots Aegislash in against Tapu Fini and Slowbro while forcing the Dark types off the field.


[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
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Aegislash can run a SubToxic set with Leftovers and the moves Shadow Ball and Kings Shield. This enables it to check Tapu Lele and Hawlucha much more consistently, all the while spreading status on the field against its usual checks of Mandibuzz, Hydreigon and Tyranitar, but also means it struggles to retain any breaking power the Choice Specs set provides. The prevalence of Infiltrator Dragapult can hit it behind its Substitute, but Aegislash can scout it using Kings Shield, and pivot into an appropriate Ghost-type resist. A Swords Dance set with Weakness Policy can also be run; a natural fit on Screens HO with Aegislash's bulk in its Shield Forme and its ability to serve as a short term check to Hawlucha and Tapu Lele. This and how it can take advantage of and set up on Corviknight sets it apart from competition in Bisharp. It can run a Choice Band set for increased breaking power and to hit specially defensive Toxapex and Hippowdon hard, at the expense of becoming highly prediction reliant, the reason being Shadow Claw is a far less spammable STAB compared to Shadow Ball due to its lower base power and the presence of Corviknight and Landorus-Therian in the metagame.

Checks and Counters
====
**Toxapex**: Toxapex can avoid a 2HKO on every move unboosted from Aegislash, punishing it with either Scald or a Knock Off It can also scout what move Aegislash has used and heal it off thanks to Regenerator after switching accordingly. This can render Aegislash almost useless in such matchups without adequate offensive partners due to Toxapex's dominance as a check.

**Steel Types**: Ferrothorn and Heatran can both switch in and force Aegislash out with a Knock Off in Ferrothorn's case and a Magma Storm/Earth Power from Heatran. However, these are soft checks as they can be chipped down very easily and can not switch in repeatedly.

**Ghost Resists**: Mandibuzz and Hydreigon check Aegislash, avoiding a KO from all of its moves and KOing it back with Dark STABs. Blissey can threaten Aegislash with Thunder Wave, and Teleport into a faster revenge killer to force it out. Mandibuzz can do the same with its access to U-Turn. In addition, offensive Dark Types like Weavile can pivot into a Shadow Ball and threaten Aegislash with a revenge kill, or force it off the field.

**Revenge Killers**: Revenge Killers like Garchomp, Weavile, Landorus-T and Dragapult can be brought in safely by the multitude of slow pivots in the meta, or after a KO to force Aegislash out, KO it or use it as setup fodder. This is mainly due to Aegislash's poor speed tier and Stance Change ability which leaves it vulnerable after attacking.

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[Fc]

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[Overview]

Aegislash is a formidable wallbreaker in the current metagame with its outstanding offensive stats and access to its unique ability in Stance Change, providing defensive utility along with its great defensive typing of Ghost and Steel, allowing it to take a few hits in return A few notable things it soft checks could be nice to list, lele comes to mind as a big one that isn't mentioned much but aegi is a solid soft check to while retaining exceptional offensive stats. It excels at breaking common defensive cores of Pokemon such as Clefable, Corviknight, Toxapex, Personally I dislike a pex mention, being able to reliably pivot on like all sets and scout moves is incredible especially on sp.def pex, meaning aegi finds it hard to specifically force progress against stuff like sp.def pex alone, pex + mandi or pex + other shadow ball switch in Blissey, and Slowking. However, its middling speed limits it in forcing progress against more offensive builds and leaves it more prone to being revenge killed, but its wallbreaking power and priority in Shadow Sneak along with adequate boosting options can make up for these flaws.

[SET]
name: Mixed Wallbreaker
move 1: Shadow Ball
move 2: Flash Cannon
move 3: Close Combat
move 4: Shadow Sneak / Toxic
item: Choice Specs / Spell Tag
ability: Stance Change
nature: Modest
evs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe (I'm assuming this is what's meant for the specs set given the dex one and modest nature)

[SET COMMENTS]

Close Combat is chosen on this set to threaten Pokemon like Blissey and Heatran, of which the former can be switched in on, while Shadow Sneak and Toxic enable you to revenge kill faster Pokemon, or cripple otherwise sound defensive checks such as Tyranitar and Mandibuzz. Flash Cannon is used as a secondary STAB to hit fairies such as Clefable that would otherwise check it. Shadow Ball is an incredible primary STAB which is used for countless midground plays. Choice Specs can be used as the item of choice for this set for more immediate breaking power, at the expense of becoming more prediction reliant, while Spell Tag is less prediction reliant, but retains a proportion of that breaking power.

Dragapult is a good offensive partner for this set, forming a ghost spam core and being aided by the status spreading nature of Toxic probably mention either hex pult in particular or Toxic aegi crippling mandi and other stuff which is how toxic actually benefits the core. Slowking being a defensive pivot aids Aegislash in getting onto the field, while it provides Future Sight support, furthering its wallbreaking potential. Mandibuzz and Corviknight benefit it in being slow pivots and defoggers, getting rid of spikes and rocks that passively chip Aegislash. It also benefits from cleric support, whether it be Heal Bell or Wish support from Pokemon such as Blissey and Clefable.

[SET]
name: Swords Dance
move 1: Swords Dance
move 2: Shadow Claw
move 3: Close Combat
move 4: Shadow Sneak
item: Weakness Policy / Air Balloon
ability: Stance Change
nature: Adamant
evs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe

Swords Dance Aegislash is an incredibly effective win condition. Access to Shadow Sneak allows it to offset its middling speed tier and make it less easily revenge killed. Weakness Policy boosts this further, taking advantage of Aegislash's high bulk and exceptional defensive typing in its Shield form for even further boosting and sweeping potential. This feels like it needs to be fleshed out a little more imo, only Sneak and Weakness policy are explained on the set. You could explain the standard coverage quickly and also the benefits of Air Balloon when compared to policy, and if Adamant has any relevant KO's that would also be worth mentioning imo but if it's just for power then that's fine

This set fits very well on Hyper Offense teams, benefitting greatly from screens support and hazard stack. It can partner with Pokemon like Dragonite and Garchomp, which share many common checks (Corviknight, Clefable) and help overwhelm them. Tapu Koko is also worth a mention here, providing speed control along with screens support and a way to get Aegislash onto the field with U-turn / Volt Switch. With Koko being mentioned I think things like Hawlucha that pair to overwhelm mons like Toxapex or Zapdos depending on its coverage are great, since SD Aegi really wants things chipped and physical spam is a good bait for that, something like Bisharp or gzapdos can also do that on HO teams, don't have to mention them all but I think some of the ones you think fit best should be added

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
====

Aegislash can run a SubToxic set with Leftovers and the moves Shadow Ball and Kings Shield. This enables it to check Tapu Lele and Hawlucha much more consistently, all the while spreading status on the field against its usual checks of Mandibuzz and Tyranitar. The Swords Dance set can also run Iron Head or Psycho Cut to ease the Toxapex matchup, even with Autotomize to fix up its middling speed tier and get the jump on common threats. A Choice Band set is an option too, with increased breaking power on the physical side. I think Head Smash might be worth a quick mention here, I've definitely seen more of it than something like Psycho Cut

Checks and Counters
====
**Ghost Resists** Blissey and Mandibuzz both do a very good job at naturally checking Aegislash, Blissey being able to tank a Close Combat and teleport into a Pokemon that can threaten Aegislash, and Mandibuzz having U-Turn to do the same, or Foul Play to get some direct chip onto Aegislash.

**Toxapex**: Toxapex can avoid a 2hko on every move unboosted from Aegislash, punishing it with either Scald or a Knock Off, and Hazing off any boosts that Aegislash may have accumulated.

**Steel Types** Ferrothorn and Heatran can both switch in and force Aegislash out with a Knock Off in Ferrothorn's case and a Magma Storm/Earth Power from Heatran. However, these are soft checks as they can be chipped down very easily and can not switch in repeatedly.

**Super Effective Coverage**: With blade form having really poor defenses, I think mentioning revenge killers like chomp, weavile, pult etc. as well as possibly random ground mons like hippo is good since they all force it out with its low speed

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[airfare]

[Overview]

Aegislash is a formidable wallbreaker in the current metagame with its outstanding offensive stats and access to its unique ability in Stance Change, providing defensive utility along with its great defensive typing of Ghost and Steel, allowing it to take a few hits in return A few notable things it soft checks could be nice to list, lele comes to mind as a big one that isn't mentioned much but aegi is a solid soft check to ye this is fine. lele kyurem clef are all fine mentions here while retaining exceptional offensive stats. for the first sentence in the analysis, this is kinda wordy. i would separate the offensive capabilities it has due to typing + coverage and the defensive utility w stance change, defensive typing, speed letting it eat a hit before attacking into two sentences It excels at breaking common defensive cores of Pokemon such as Clefable, Corviknight, Toxapex, Personally I dislike a pex mention, being able to reliably pivot on like all sets and scout moves is incredible especially on sp.def pex, meaning aegi finds it hard to specifically force progress against stuff like sp.def pex alone, pex + mandi or pex + other shadow ball switch in totally agree, you recognize this in your own checks & counters section @simp Blissey, and Slowking. an important thing to mention here imo is in addition to being able to break these cores w its offensive coverage, it can switch into shit like corv king clef bliss basically for free because of the defensive typing - which is huge However, its middling speed limits it in forcing progress against more offensive builds and leaves it more prone to being revenge killed, but its wallbreaking power and priority in Shadow Sneak along with adequate boosting options can make up for these flaws. biggest thing here imo is mentioning how it faces competition from pult as a ghost wallbreaker

[SET]
name: Mixed Wallbreaker
move 1: Shadow Ball
move 2: Flash Cannon
move 3: Close Combat
move 4: Shadow Sneak / Toxic
item: Choice Specs / Spell Tag
ability: Stance Change
nature: Modest
evs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe (I'm assuming this is what's meant for the specs set given the dex one and modest nature) yup..

[SET COMMENTS]

Close Combat is chosen on this set to threaten Pokemon like Blissey and Heatran, of which the former can be switched in on, while Shadow Sneak and Toxic enable you to revenge kill faster Pokemon, or cripple otherwise sound defensive checks such as Tyranitar and Mandibuzz. separate/reword this into multiple so it is more coherent Flash Cannon is used as a secondary STAB to hit fairies such as Clefable that would otherwise check it. Shadow Ball is an incredible primary STAB which is used for countless midground plays. basic stabs are unnecessary in analyses. if u want to talk about sball's spammable nature in particular u can mention it in the first sentence and follow up with why cc is good secondary coverage for it Choice Specs can be used as the item of choice for this set for more immediate breaking power, at the expense of becoming more prediction reliant, while Spell Tag is less prediction reliant, but retains a proportion of that breaking power. reword this, u are basically saying the same thing twice

Dragapult is a good offensive partner for this set, forming a ghost spam core and being aided by the status spreading nature of Toxic probably mention either hex pult in particular or Toxic aegi crippling mandi and other stuff which is how toxic actually benefits the core. ya elaborating on this is great. also mention how they share steel-type checks (and pex) that can be overwhelmed when these two mons are combined Slowking being a defensive pivot aids Aegislash in getting onto the field, while it provides Future Sight support, furthering its wallbreaking potential. Mandibuzz and Corviknight benefit it in being slow pivots and defoggers, getting rid of spikes and rocks that passively chip Aegislash. It also benefits from cleric support, whether it be Heal Bell or Wish support from Pokemon such as Blissey and Clefable.

this is incredibly vague. the last 3 points u mention here can be applied to literally any mon in the tier. ntm aegi doesn't even really have problems pivoting into stuff like clef corv king bliss on defensive teams or lele kyurem choice locked rilla etc on offensive teams... switching in w shield form + defensive typing really lets you come in with very little risk making the basic points here of slow pivots kind of unnecessary. expand more on offensive and defensive teammates in the context of aegi

[SET]
name: Swords Dance
move 1: Swords Dance
move 2: Shadow Claw
move 3: Close Combat
move 4: Shadow Sneak
item: Weakness Policy / Air Balloon
ability: Stance Change
nature: Adamant
evs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe

Swords Dance Aegislash is an incredibly effective win condition. Access to Shadow Sneak allows it to offset its middling speed tier and make it less easily revenge killed. Weakness Policy boosts this further, taking advantage of Aegislash's high bulk and exceptional defensive typing in its Shield form for even further boosting and sweeping potential. This feels like it needs to be fleshed out a little more imo, only Sneak and Weakness policy are explained on the set. You could explain the standard coverage quickly and also the benefits of Air Balloon when compared to policy, and if Adamant has any relevant KO's that would also be worth mentioning imo but if it's just for power then that's fine agreed, this is pretty empty. would prefer to see cc primary targets, wp + screens + defensive typing synergy, item tradeoffs in addition to what you already have here

This set fits very well on Hyper Offense teams, benefitting greatly from screens support and hazard stack. It can partner with Pokemon like Dragonite and Garchomp, which share many common checks (Corviknight, Clefable) and help overwhelm them. Tapu Koko is also worth a mention here, providing speed control along with screens support and a way to get Aegislash onto the field with U-turn / Volt Switch. With Koko being mentioned I think things like Hawlucha that pair to overwhelm mons like Toxapex or Zapdos depending on its coverage are great, since SD Aegi really wants things chipped and physical spam is a good bait for that, something like Bisharp or gzapdos can also do that on HO teams, don't have to mention them all but I think some of the ones you think fit best should be added volt koko is bad. i def agree that physical spam w stuff like lucha bisharp kart (even rilla can work) are ideal teammates for sd aegi on ho and should be mentioned here. just try to elaborate more on specific partners and why they are good individually alongside aegi - looking at examples in other analyses may help you out

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
====

Aegislash can run a SubToxic set with Leftovers and the moves Shadow Ball and Kings Shield. This enables it to check Tapu Lele and Hawlucha much more consistently, all the while spreading status on the field against its usual checks of Mandibuzz and Tyranitar. The Swords Dance set can also run Iron Head or Psycho Cut to ease the Toxapex matchup, even with Autotomize to fix up its middling speed tier and get the jump on common threats. A Choice Band set is an option too, with increased breaking power on the physical side. I think Head Smash might be worth a quick mention here, I've definitely seen more of it than something like Psycho Cut im fine w this, i really like head smash personally - especially when used alongside the physical wincons mentioned earlier. mention that auto + wp takes advantage of mixed coverage to clean up easily, especially when behind screens. also mention specific drawbacks and benefits of using band over specs (think about the targets of each set here)

Checks and Counters
====
**Ghost Resists**: (colon) Blissey and Mandibuzz both do a very good job at naturally checking Aegislash, Blissey being able to tank a Close Combat and teleport into a Pokemon that can threaten Aegislash, and Mandibuzz having U-Turn to do the same, or Foul Play to get some direct chip onto Aegislash. expand to multiple sentences

**Toxapex**: Specially defensive Toxapex can avoid a 2hko on every move unboosted from Aegislash, punishing it with either Scald or a Knock Off, and Hazing off any boosts that Aegislash may have accumulated. emphasize importance of how annoying being scouted by regen is and how aegi often does nothing in many mus vs pex

**Steel Types**: (colon) Ferrothorn and Heatran can both switch in and force Aegislash out with a Knock Off in Ferrothorn's case and a Magma Storm/Earth Power from Heatran. However, these are soft checks as they can be chipped down very easily and can not switch in repeatedly.

**Super Effective Coverage**: With blade form having really poor defenses, I think mentioning revenge killers like chomp, weavile, pult etc. as well as possibly random ground mons like hippo is good since they all force it out with its low speed i think "revenge killers" is honestly fine w emphasis on being safely pivoted in by corv bliss pex w/e since these mons cant rly switch in

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lmk when this is implemented

fc: outstanding check, no comments other than i agreed w pretty much every change you suggested here and am super happy w the level of your work!!

 

[airfare]

[Overview]

Aegislash is a formidable wallbreaker in the current metagame with its outstanding offensive stats and access to its unique ability in Stance Change. (period) Stance Change, providing provides defensive utility along with its great defensive typing of Ghost and Steel, allowing it to take a few hits in return before attacking faster Pokemon and allowing it to soft check Tapu Lele, Hawlucha and Kyurem. readability Stance Change as an ability along with Aegislash's speed tier lets it take hits before it can change Forme and use its powerful offensive stats. the reader should know what stance change does before reading the analysis It Aegislash excels at breaking common defensive cores of Pokemon such as Clefable, Corviknight, Blissey, (comma) and Slowking; it can switch into most of these Pokemon without drawback due to its great defensive typing. However, its middling speed limits it in forcing progress against more offensive builds and leaves it more prone to being revenge killed, but its wallbreaking power and priority in Shadow Sneak along with adequate boosting options can make up for these flaws. unnecessary - most teams prepping for pult in this meta usually means that they have a pretty solid form of aegi counterplay as well, and sneak isn't really doing shit to anything faster not named pult Aegislash faces competition from Dragapult, another premier Ghost type wallbreaker, which has a higher speed tier but lacks as much offensive power in that regard. pult can also uturn, and has better coverage that lets it deal with mandi pex ferro specifically a lot better than aegi can (thunder, fireblast/flame), letting it customize its checks somewhat depending on its team support

[SET]
name: Mixed Wallbreaker
move 1: Shadow Ball
move 2: Flash Cannon
move 3: Close Combat
move 4: Shadow Sneak / Toxic
item: Choice Specs / Spell Tag
ability: Stance Change
nature: Modest
evs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]

Close Combat is chosen on this set to threaten Pokemon like Blissey, Tyranitar and Heatran, all of which can switch into Shadow Ball;. (period) Shadow Sneak and Toxic enable you to revenge kill faster Pokemon, or cripple otherwise sound defensive checks such as Mandibuzz. Choice Specs can be are used as the item of choice for this set over Spell Tag for more immediate breaking power, at the expense of becoming more prediction reliant.

normally basic stabs arent talked about in analyses but imo it would be beneficial to talk about the spammable nature of shadow ball in this meta. mention why it'll be the move u click most often with aegi

Dragapult is a good offensive partner for this set, forming a ghost spam core and being aided by the status spreading nature of Toxic with its access to Hex, helping to overwhelm shared Steel type checks and Toxapex. Slowking as a defensive partner can help Aegislash break Toxapex with Future Sight support.

can u expand on this to more than 2 mons? looking at other analyses might help u get a better idea of the objective of the teammates paragraph as a whole and help u come w up more ideas about offensive/defensive synergy

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
====

Aegislash can run a SubToxic set with Leftovers and the moves Shadow Ball and Kings Shield. This enables it to check Tapu Lele and Hawlucha much more consistently, all the while spreading status on the field against its usual checks of Mandibuzz and Tyranitar. A Swords Dance set with Weakness Policy can be run; a natural fit on Screens HO with Aegislash's bulk in its Shield Forme. It can run a Choice Band set for increased breaking power, at the expense of becoming highly prediction reliant.

the whole point of the other options section is to detail sets that aren't viable enough to be included in the main sets. talk about the drawbacks of each of these sets and why they are inferior to the main mixed one (or other competitors performing the same role) if applicable

Checks and Counters
====
**Ghost Resists**: Mandibuzz checks Aegislash, avoiding a 2hko from all of its moves and KOing it back with a Foul Play or Knock Off. Blissey can't threaten Aegislash, but can Teleport into a faster revenge killer to force it out, while Mandibuzz can do the same with U-Turn. feel like this could be worded better but gp will probably fix it

**Toxapex**: Toxapex can avoid a 2hko on every move unboosted from Aegislash, punishing it with either Scald or a Knock Off, and Hazing off any boosts that Aegislash may have accumulated. unnecessary as sd isn't in main sets anymore It can also scout what move Aegislash has used and heal it off thanks to Regenerator after switching accordingly. This can render Aegislash severely weakened almost useless in such matchups due to Toxapex's dominance as a check.

**Steel Types**: Ferrothorn and Heatran can both switch in and force Aegislash out with a Knock Off in Ferrothorn's case and a Magma Storm/Earth Power from Heatran. However, these are soft checks as they can be chipped down very easily and can not switch in repeatedly.

**Revenge Killers**: Revenge Killers like Garchomp, Weavile and Dragapult can be brought in safely by the multitude of slow pivots in the meta, or after a KO to force Aegislash out, KO it or use it as setup fodder. This is mainly due to Aegislash's poor speed tier and Stance Change ability which leaves it vulnerable after attacking.

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[airfare]

[Overview]

Aegislash is a formidable wallbreaker in the current metagame with its outstanding offensive stats and access to its unique ability in Stance Change. Stance Change provides outstanding defensive stats utility along with its great defensive typing of Ghost and Steel, allowing it to take a few hits before attacking faster Pokemon and allowing it to soft check Tapu Lele, Hawlucha and Kyurem. Aegislash excels at breaking common defensive cores of Pokemon such as Clefable, Corviknight, Blissey, and Slowking; it can switch into most of these Pokemon without drawback due to its great defensive typing. bump this to before the defensive part; it's more important bc this analysis is about wallbreaking aegi, not defensive aegi. iyw to elaborate on the defensive part u can emphasize that defensive cores have trouble pressuring it offensively bc shit like stoss scald moonblast specifically are doing 0 to aegi, it's immune to toxic and resistant to rocks etc However, its middling speed limits it in forcing progress against more offensive builds and leaves it more prone to being revenge killed. Aegislash faces competition from Dragapult, another premier Ghost type wallbreaker, which has a higher speed tier and better offensive movepool but lacks as much wallbreaking power. u can mention defensive typing here as well

[SET]
name: Mixed Wallbreaker
move 1: Shadow Ball
move 2: Flash Cannon
move 3: Close Combat
move 4: Shadow Sneak / Toxic
item: Choice Specs / Spell Tag
ability: Stance Change
nature: Modest
evs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]

Shadow Ball is the move you will be clicking most with Aegislash. (period) elaborate a bit on this - talk about the lack of reliable ghost resists in the tier and use it as a segue into the cc point Close Combat is chosen on this set to threaten Pokemon like Blissey, Tyranitar and Heatran, all of which can switch into Shadow Ball. Shadow Sneak and Toxic enable you to revenge kill faster Pokemon, or cripple otherwise sound defensive checks such as Mandibuzz. just separate this into 2 sentences, reads weirdly. mention specific mons sneak lets u rk Choice Specs are used as the item of choice for this set over Spell Tag for more immediate breaking power, at the expense of becoming more prediction reliant.

Dragapult is a good offensive partner for this set, forming a ghost spam core and being aided by the status spreading nature of Toxic with its access to Hex, helping to overwhelm shared Steel type checks and Toxapex. Slowking as a defensive partner can help Aegislash break Toxapex with Future Sight support. Aegislash synergises with Fairy types such as Tapu Fini, Tapu Koko and Clefable, which benefit from it breaking Steel types such as Ferrothorn and Heatran. Additionally, these Fairy types can switch in and threaten the Dark types which Aegislash forces onto the field. Urshifu can provide additional pressure onto Toxapex when paired with Aegislash, pivoting it in and forcing the Dark types off the field.

good improvement on this

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
====

Aegislash can run a SubToxic set with Leftovers and the moves Shadow Ball and Kings Shield. This enables it to check Tapu Lele and Hawlucha much more consistently, all the while spreading status on the field against its usual checks of Mandibuzz and Tyranitar, but also means it struggles to retain any breaking power the Choice Specs set provides. mention how it's walled by literally everything relevant defensively and punished effortlessly by any pivot into pult A Swords Dance set with Weakness Policy can be run; a natural fit on Screens HO with Aegislash's bulk in its Shield Forme but this requires a few turns of setup for it to perform well It can run a Choice Band set for increased breaking power, at the expense of becoming highly prediction reliant. for ho teams, sd is a usable option to serve as a short-term check to lucha, lele, kyurem which is why youll be using it over other steels. it can also setup on corv which is notable to say here

Checks and Counters
====
**Ghost Resists**: Mandibuzz checks Aegislash, avoiding a 2hko from all of its moves and KOing it back with a Foul Play or Knock Off. Blissey can't threaten Aegislash, but can Teleport into a faster revenge killer to force it out, while Mandibuzz can do the same with U-Turn.

**Toxapex**: Toxapex can avoid a 2hko on every move unboosted from Aegislash, punishing it with either Scald or a Knock Off. (period) It can also scout what move Aegislash has used and heal it off thanks to Regenerator after switching accordingly. This can render Aegislash almost useless in such matchups due to Toxapex's dominance as a check.

**Steel Types**: Ferrothorn and Heatran can both switch in and force Aegislash out with a Knock Off in Ferrothorn's case and a Magma Storm/Earth Power from Heatran. However, these are soft checks as they can be chipped down very easily and can not switch in repeatedly.

**Revenge Killers**: Revenge Killers like Garchomp, Weavile and Dragapult can be brought in safely by the multitude of slow pivots in the meta, or after a KO to force Aegislash out, KO it or use it as setup fodder. This is mainly due to Aegislash's poor speed tier and Stance Change ability which leaves it vulnerable after attacking.

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[Plushietran]

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[Overview]

Aegislash is a formidable wallbreaker in the current metagame with its outstanding offensive stats and access to its unique ability in Stance Change. Aegislash excels at breaking common defensive cores of Pokemon such as Clefable, Corviknight, Blissey, and Slowking; it can switch into most of these Pokemon with little risk due to its great defensive typing, with the ability to hit Ghost resists hard with its unique Steel STAB and coverage Put this part with the paragraph above about its wallbreaking potential, since it feels out of place in this section about its defensive utility. Stance Change provides defensive utility along with its great defensive typing of Ghost and Steel, allowing it to take a few hits before attacking faster Pokemon and allowing it to soft check Tapu Lele, Hawlucha and Kyurem, but its middling speed limits it in forcing progress against more offensive builds and leaves it more prone to being revenge killed. Aegislash faces competition from Dragapult, another premier Ghost type wallbreaker, which has a higher speed tier and better offensive movepool but lacks as much wallbreaking power.

[SET]
name: Mixed Wallbreaker
move 1: Shadow Ball
move 2: Flash Cannon
move 3: Close Combat
move 4: Shadow Sneak / Toxic
item: Choice Specs / Spell Tag
ability: Stance Change
nature: Modest / Mild
evs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]

Shadow Ball is the move you will be clicking the most with Aegislash, due to the lack of reliable ghost resists in the metagame, most of which can be hit hard by coverage moves. Close Combat is an example of this, to threaten Pokemon like Blissey, Tyranitar and Heatran, all of which can switch into Shadow Ball. Shadow Sneak enables you to revenge kill faster Pokemon like Dragapult. Toxic allows you to cripple otherwise sound checks such as Mandibuzz. Choice Specs are used as the item of choice for this set over Spell Tag for more immediate breaking power, at the expense of becoming more prediction reliant.

Dragapult is a good offensive partner for this set, forming a ghost spam core and being aided by the status spreading nature of Toxic with its access to Hex, helping to overwhelm shared Steel type checks and Toxapex. Slowking as a defensive partner can help Aegislash break Toxapex with Future Sight support. Aegislash synergises with Fairy types such as Tapu Fini, Tapu Koko and Clefable, which benefit from it breaking Steel types such as Ferrothorn and Heatran. Additionally, these Fairy types can switch in and threaten the Dark types which Aegislash forces onto the field. Urshifu can provide additional pressure onto Toxapex when paired with Aegislash, pivoting it in and This could be misleading, since urshifu doesent want to directly switch into dark types, since losing choice band is really bad for it, so try to move urshifu into the top of the paragraph to avoid this forcing the Dark types off the field



[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
====

Aegislash can run a SubToxic set with Leftovers and the moves Shadow Ball and Kings Shield. This enables it to check Tapu Lele and Hawlucha much more consistently, all the while spreading status on the field against its usual checks of Mandibuzz and Tyranitar, but also means it struggles to retain any breaking power the Choice Specs set provides. A Swords Dance set with Weakness Policy can be run; a natural fit on Screens HO with Aegislash's bulk in its Shield Forme and how it can serve as a short term Hawlucha and Tapu Lele check; this sets it apart from competition in Bisharp, also being able to take advantage and setup on Corviknight Mention here how it has simillar issues to the mixed set and lack of immediate power. It can run a Choice Band set for increased breaking power and to hit specially defensive Toxapex and Hippowdon hard, at the expense of becoming highly prediction reliant, the reason being Shadow Claw is a far less spammable STAB compared to Shadow Ball due to the presence of Corviknight and Landorus-Therian in the metagame

Checks and Counters
====
**Toxapex**: Toxapex can avoid a 2hko on every move unboosted from Aegislash, punishing it with either Scald or a Knock Off It can also scout what move Aegislash has used and heal it off thanks to Regenerator after switching accordingly. This can render Aegislash almost useless in such matchups due to Toxapex's dominance prominance as a check.

**Steel Types**: Ferrothorn and Heatran can both switch in and force Aegislash out with a Knock Off in Ferrothorn's case and a Magma Storm/Earth Power from Heatran. However, these are soft checks as they can be chipped down very easily and can not switch in repeatedly.

**Ghost Resists**: Mandibuzz checks Aegislash, avoiding a 2hko from all of its moves and KOing hitting it back with a Foul Play or Knock Off. Blissey can't threaten Aegislash, but can Teleport into a faster revenge killer to force it out, while Mandibuzz can do the same with U-Turn. In addition, offensive Dark Types like Hydreigon and Weavile can pivot into a Shadow Ball and threaten Aegislash with a revenge kill, or force it off the field

**Revenge Killers**: Revenge Killers like Garchomp, Weavile and Dragapult can be brought in safely by the multitude of slow pivots in the meta, or after a KO to force Aegislash out, KO it or use it as setup fodder. This is mainly due to Aegislash's poor speed tier and Stance Change ability which leaves it vulnerable after attacking.

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[Midnight Fredrick]

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[Overview]

Aegislash is a formidable wallbreaker in the current metagame with its outstanding offensive stats and access to its unique ability in Stance Change. Aegislash excels at breaking common defensive cores of Pokemon such as Clefable, Corviknight, Blissey, and Slowking; it can switch into most of these Pokemon with little risk due to its great defensive typing, with the ability to and hit Ghost resists hard with its unique Steel STAB and coverage. Stance Change provides defensive utility along with its great defensive typing of Ghost and Steel, allowing it to take a few hits before attacking faster Pokemon and allowing it to soft check Tapu Lele, Hawlucha and Kyurem, but its middling speed limits it in forcing progress against more offensive builds and leaves it more prone to being revenge killed. Aegislash faces competition from Dragapult, another premier Ghost type wallbreaker, which has a higher speed tier and better offensive movepool but lacks as much wallbreaking power. It would be worth mentioning Blacephalon as another competitor, as it boasts a much better Speed stat, a means of boosting its Special Attack to actually sweep, and more diversity in its set options which makes it harder to linearly check, at the cost of being way frailer.

[SET]
name: Mixed Wallbreaker
move 1: Shadow Ball
move 2: Flash Cannon
move 3: Close Combat
move 4: Shadow Sneak / Toxic
item: Choice Specs / Spell Tag
ability: Stance Change
nature: Modest / Mild
evs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]

Shadow Ball is the move you will be clicking the most with Aegislash, due to the lack of reliable ghost resists in the metagame, most of which can be hit hard by coverage moves. Close Combat is an example of this, to threaten threatening Pokemon like Blissey, Tyranitar and Heatran, all of which can switch into Shadow Ball. Shadow Sneak enables you to revenge kill faster Pokemon like Dragapult Modest never 2HKOs full health Dragapult, Mild is only a guaranteed 2HKO after Rocks. Probably better to mention Shadow Sneak's ability to pick off weakened Pokemon, such as Dragapult in the mid-late game. Toxic allows you to cripple otherwise sound checks such as Mandibuzz. Choice Specs are used as the item of choice for this set over Spell Tag for more immediate breaking power, at the expense of becoming more prediction reliant. Worth mentioning that Spell Tag actually powers up Shadow Sneak (don't need to include this specifically, but it lets Modest 99% of the time 2HKO Dragapult for example) and better enables Aegislash to more effectively revenge kill, at the cost of more immediate power in the early-game.

Dragapult is a good offensive partner for this set, forming a ghost spam core and being aided by the status spreading nature of Toxic with its access to Hex, helping to overwhelm shared Steel type checks and Toxapex. Reword this because it sounds like Toxic helps overwhelm Steel-types which isn't what you mean. Slowking as a defensive partner can help Aegislash break Toxapex with Future Sight support Mention Teleport too as a way of safely bringing it in. Aegislash synergises with Fairy types such as Tapu Fini, Tapu Koko and Clefable, which benefit from it breaking Steel types such as Ferrothorn and Heatran. Additionally, these Fairy types can switch in and threaten the Dark types which Aegislash forces onto the field. Urshifu can provide additional pressure onto Toxapex when paired with Aegislash, pivoting it in and forcing the Dark types off the field.


[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
====

Aegislash can run a SubToxic set with Leftovers and the moves Shadow Ball and Kings Shield. This enables it to check Tapu Lele and Hawlucha much more consistently, all the while spreading status on the field against its usual checks of Mandibuzz and Tyranitar, but also means it struggles to retain any breaking power the Choice Specs set provides while also being invalidated by the prevalence of Infiltrator Dragapult. A Swords Dance set with Weakness Policy can be run; a natural fit on Screens HO with. Aegislash's bulk in its Shield Forme, and how it can its ability to serve as a short term check to Hawlucha and Tapu Lele, and its ability to take advantage of and setup on Corviknight check; this sets it apart from competition in Bisharp. It can run a Choice Band set for increased breaking power and to hit specially defensive Toxapex and Hippowdon hard, at the expense of becoming highly prediction reliant, the reason being as Shadow Claw is a far less spammable STAB compared to Shadow Ball due to its lower base power and the presence of Corviknight and Landorus-Therian in the metagame.

Checks and Counters
====
**Toxapex**: Toxapex can avoid a 2hko on every unboosted move from Aegislash, punishing it with either Scald or a Knock Off. It can also scout what move Aegislash has used and heal it off thanks to Regenerator after switching accordingly. This can render Aegislash almost useless in such matchups due to Toxapex's dominance as a check.

**Steel Types**: Ferrothorn and Heatran can both switch in and force Aegislash out with a Knock Off in Ferrothorn's case and a Magma Storm/Earth Power from Heatran. However, these are soft checks as they can be chipped down very easily and can not switch in repeatedly, they must also be wary of Close Combat.

**Ghost Resists**: Mandibuzz checks Aegislash, avoiding a 2hko from all of its moves and KOing it back with a Foul Play or Knock Off. Blissey can't threaten Aegislash and should be cautious of Close Combat, but it can Teleport into a faster revenge killer to force it out, while Mandibuzz can do the same with U-Turn. In addition, offensive Dark Types like Hydreigon and Weavile can pivot into a Shadow Ball and threaten Aegislash with a revenge kill, or force it off the field

**Revenge Killers**: Revenge Killers like Garchomp, Weavile and Dragapult can be brought in safely by the multitude of slow pivots in the meta, or after a KO to force Aegislash out, KO it or use it as setup fodder. This is mainly due to Aegislash's poor speed tier and Stance Change ability which leaves it vulnerable after attacking.

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[Stareal]

[Overview]

Aegislash is a formidable wallbreaker in the current metagame with its outstanding offensive stats and access to its unique ability in Stance Change. Aegislash excels at breaking common defensive cores of Pokemon such as Clefable, Corviknight, Blissey, and Slowking; it can switch into most of these Pokemon with little risk due to its great defensive typing, with the ability to hit Ghost resists hard with its unique Steel STAB and coverage. Stance Change provides defensive utility along with its great defensive typing of Ghost and Steel, allowing it to take a few hits before attacking faster Pokemon and allowing it to soft check Tapu Lele, Hawlucha and Kyurem (since most kyurems are hdb i dont really like mentioning Kyurem here since it can Subsitute, leaving you vulnerable next turn.), but its middling speed limits it in forcing progress against more offensive builds and leaves it more prone to being revenge killed. Aegislash faces competition from Dragapult, another premier Ghost type wallbreaker, which has a much higher speed tier and better offensive move pool but lacks as much offensive power.

[SET]
name: Mixed Wallbreaker
move 1: Shadow Ball
move 2: Flash Cannon
move 3: Close Combat
move 4: Shadow Sneak
item: Choice Specs / Spell Tag
ability: Stance Change
nature: Modest / Mild
evs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]

Shadow Ball is the move you will be clicking the most with Aegislash, due to the lack of reliable ghost resists in the metagame, most of which can be hit hard by coverage moves. Close Combat is an example of this, to threaten Pokemon like Blissey, Tyranitar and Heatran, all of which can switch into Shadow Ball. Shadow Sneak enables you to revenge kill faster Pokemon like Dragapult. Toxic allows you to cripple otherwise sound checks such as Mandibuzz and Hydreigon. Choice Specs are used as the item of choice for this set over Spell Tag for more immediate breaking power, at the expense of becoming more prediction reliant.

Dragapult is a good offensive partner for this set, forming a ghost spam core and helping to overwhelm shared Steel type checks(elaborate what the Steel type checks are please) and Toxapex. Slowking and Slowking-Galar as defensive partners can help Aegislash break Toxapex with Future Sight support. Aegislash synergises with Fairy types such as Tapu Fini, Tapu Koko and Clefable, which benefit from it breaking Steel types such as Ferrothorn and Heatran. Additionally, these Fairy types can switch in and threaten the Dark types which Aegislash forces onto the field. Urshifu can provide additional pressure onto Toxapex when paired with Aegislash, pivoting it in and forcing the Dark types off the field.


[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
====

Aegislash can run a SubToxic set with Leftovers and the moves Shadow Ball and Kings Shield. This enables it to check Tapu Lele and Hawlucha much more consistently, all the while spreading status on the field against its usual checks of Mandibuzz, Hydreigon and Tyranitar, but also means it struggles to retain any breaking power the Choice Specs set provides, while being invalidated by the prevalence of Infiltrator Dragapult. A Swords Dance set with Weakness Policy can be run; a natural fit on Screens HO with Aegislash's bulk in its Shield Forme and its ability to serve as a short term check to Hawlucha and Tapu Lele. This and how it can take advantage of and set up on Corviknight sets it apart from competition in Bisharp. It can run a Choice Band set for increased breaking power and to hit specially defensive Toxapex and Hippowdon hard, at the expense of becoming highly prediction reliant, the reason being Shadow Claw is a far less spammable STAB compared to Shadow Ball due to its lower base power and the presence of Corviknight and Landorus-Therian in the metagame.

Checks and Counters
====
**Toxapex**: Toxapex can avoid a 2hko on every move unboosted from Aegislash, punishing it with either Scald or a Knock Off It can also scout what move Aegislash has used and heal it off thanks to Regenerator after switching accordingly. This can render Aegislash almost useless in such matchups due to Toxapex's dominance as a check.
**Steel Types**: Ferrothorn and Heatran can both switch in and force Aegislash out with a Knock Off in Ferrothorn's case and a Magma Storm/Earth Power from Heatran. However, these are soft checks as they can be chipped down very easily and can not switch in repeatedly.

**Ghost Resists**: Mandibuzz and Hydreigon checks Aegislash, avoiding a 2hko from all of its moves and KOing it back with a Foul Play or Knock Off. Blissey can't threaten Aegislash (blissey can threaten aeg with Thunder Wave making it slower than Toxapex, Melmetal, Clefable etc, so reword this please), but can Teleport into a faster revenge killer to force it out, while Mandibuzz can do the same with U-Turn. In addition, offensive Dark Types like Hydreigon and Weavile can pivot into a Shadow Ball and threaten Aegislash with a revenge kill, or force it off the field

**Revenge Killers**: Revenge Killers like Garchomp, Weavile and Dragapult, Landorus-T, Hydreigon and Excadrill can be brought in safely by the multitude of slow pivots in the meta, or after a KO to force Aegislash out, KO it or use it as setup fodder. This is mainly due to Aegislash's poor speed tier and Stance Change ability which leaves it vulnerable after attacking.

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[Mystras]

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For future reference, for Galarian forms it's Galarian Slowking and NOT Slowking-Galar (this applies for Alolan forms too) and typings are supposed to have hyphens in between (ie; Steel-type, Fire-type, etc.). Furthermore 2HKO is all supposed to be capitalized like OHKO.

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[Overview]

Aegislash is a formidable wallbreaker in the metagame with its outstanding offensive stats and access to its unique ability in Stance Change. Aegislash excels at breaking common defensive cores of Pokemon such as Clefable, Corviknight, Blissey, and Slowking; it can switch into most of these Pokemon with little risk due to its great defensive typing, with the ability to and hit Ghost resists hard with its secondary unique Steel STAB wouldn't call steel stab unique when Melmetal and Scizor exist and coverage. Stance Change provides defensive utility along with its great defensive typing of Ghost and Steel, allowing it to take a few hits before attacking faster Pokemon and allowing it to soft check Tapu Lele and Hawlucha, but its middling speed limits it in forcing progress against more offensive builds and leaves it more prone to being revenge killed. You should separate this point, it's a bit weird to note one of Aegislash's downsides in the same sentence as its positives. Aegislash faces competition from Dragapult, another premier Ghost-type (AH) wallbreaker, which has a much higher speed tier and better offensive movepool but lacks as much offensive power.

[SET]
name: Mixed Wallbreaker
move 1: Shadow Ball
move 2: Flash Cannon
move 3: Close Combat
move 4: Shadow Sneak
item: Choice Specs / Spell Tag
ability: Stance Change
nature: Modest
evs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]

Shadow Ball is Aegislash's most spammable move is the move you will be clicking the most with Aegislash, due to the lack of reliable ghost resists in the metagame, most of which can be hit hard by coverage moves. Close Combat is an example of this, to threatening Pokemon Shadow Ball switch-ins like Blissey, Tyranitar and Heatran, all of which can switch into Shadow Ball. Shadow Sneak enables Aegislash you try to avoid you when referring to the Pokemon to revenge kill faster Pokemon like Dragapult and Blacephalon. Choice Specs are used as the item of choice for this set over Spell Tag for more immediate breaking power, at the expense of becoming more prediction reliant. You should separate talking about these two items into different sentences, Talking about Choice Specs and its immediate power is fine, but how you're talking about it here with Spell Tag makes me want to consider running that instead despite the former being the first slash. Try finding examples where Shadow Tag's decrease in power makes it worse against Pokemon like specially defensive Toxapex or something.

Dragapult is a good offensive partner for this set, forming a ghost spam core and helping to overwhelm shared Steel-type checks you missed Stareal's check here about adding examples, use Pokemon like Heatran and Ferrothorn and Toxapex. Slowking and Slowking-Galar Galarian Slowking as defensive partners can help Aegislash break Toxapex with Future Sight support. Aegislash synergises with Fairy-types (AH) such as Tapu Fini, Tapu Koko and Clefable, which benefit from it breaking Steel-types (AH) such as Ferrothorn and Heatran. Additionally, these Fairy-types (AH) can switch in and threaten the Dark-types (AH) which Aegislash forces onto the field. I mean yes, but I'd prefer if you also elaborated about what Pokemon specifically like Weavile. Also its not just Dark-types that they help with, they also help work against other Pokemon Aegislash has trouble against like Garchomp and Dragapult. Urshifu-R can provide additional pressure onto Toxapex when paired with Aegislash, pivoting it in and forcing the Dark-types off the field. this is something else you missed from stareal's check


[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
====

Aegislash can run a SubToxic set with Leftovers and the moves Shadow Ball and Kings Shield. This enables it to check Tapu Lele and Hawlucha much more consistently, all the while spreading status on the field against its usual checks of Mandibuzz, Hydreigon and Tyranitar, but also means it struggles to retain any breaking power the Choice Specs set provides, while being invalidated by the prevalence of Infiltrator Dragapult. you should also add that this set can get pp stalled out of Shadow Balls by Corviknight and struggles to do anything meaningful to Clefable thanks to magic guard. A Swords Dance set with Weakness Policy can be run; a natural fit on Screens HO with Aegislash's bulk in its Shield Forme and its ability to serve as a short term check to Hawlucha and Tapu Lele. This and how it can take advantage of and set up on Corviknight sets it apart from competition in Bisharp. It can run a Choice Band set for increased breaking power and to hit specially defensive Toxapex and Hippowdon hard, at the expense of becoming highly prediction reliant, the reason being Shadow Claw is a far less spammable STAB compared to Shadow Ball due to its lower base power and the presence of Corviknight and Landorus-Therian in the metagame.

Checks and Counters
====
**Toxapex**: Toxapex can avoid a 2HKO 2hko on every move unboosted from Shadow Ball Aegislash you want to focus on checks and counters more in the context of the listed sets rather than the ones in the OO section punishing it with either Scald or a Knock Off It can also scout what move Aegislash has used and heal it off thanks to Regenerator after switching accordingly. This can render Aegislash almost useless in such matchups due to Toxapex's dominance as a check.

**Steel Types Steel-types**: Ferrothorn and Heatran can both switch in and force Aegislash out with Knock Off and Magma Storm or Earth Power, respectively a Knock Off in Ferrothorn's case and a Magma Storm/Earth Power from Heatran. However, these are soft checks as they can be chipped down very easily and can not switch in repeatedly.

**Ghost Resists**: Mandibuzz and Hydreigon check Aegislash, avoiding a KO from all of its moves and KOing it back with Dark STABs. Blissey can threaten Aegislash with Thunder Wave, and Teleport into a faster threat revenge killer to force it out. Mandibuzz can do the same with its access to U-Turn U-turn. In addition, offensive Dark-types Types like Weavile can pivot into a Shadow Ball and threaten Aegislash out with a revenge kill, or force it off the field. be careful on your usage of revenge kill and revenge kilers, you're coming in on a pivot not after a teammate has been KOed

**Revenge Killers**: Revenge Killers killers like Garchomp, Weavile and Dragapult can be brought in safely by the multitude of slow pivots in the meta, or after a KO to force Aegislash out, KO it or use it as setup fodder. This is mainly due to Aegislash's poor speed tier and Stance Change ability which leaves it vulnerable after attacking. This reads a bit weirdly, just say something along the lines of "Aegislash's poor speed and bulk in Blade Forme leaves it open to be revenge killed x, y, and z (x, y and z being the Pokemon you listed)." You can still mention that they use Aegi as a setup opportunity as its forced out but be careful on using phrasing like "setup fodder" since it implies they can do this in front of Aegislash's face without risk. If you want to keep it, just say that they can use Aegi as setup opportunity depending on what move its locked into

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[ausma]

my big scary sword boy

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[Overview]

Aegislash is a formidable wallbreaker in the metagame with its outstanding offensive stats and access to its unique ability in Stance Change. Aegislash excels at breaking common defensive cores of Pokemon such as Clefable, Corviknight, Blissey, and Slowbro; it can switch into most of these Pokemon with little risk due to its great defensive profile, but needs to be wary of Knock Off and coverage from Clefable. <-- Move this entire sentence below the "Ghost resist" sentence. As an offensive Ghost-type, Aegislash has with the unique niche ability to hit Ghost resists hard Ghost-type checks with its secondary unique Steel-type STAB and Close Combat coverage . let's be real, by coverage we mean only Close Combat LOL. Furthermore, its Shield form Stance Change provides added defensive utility before attacking along with its great defensive typing of Ghost and Steel, allowing it to take a few hits before attacking faster Pokemon like what and even allowing it to soft check Tapu Lele and Hawlucha. (AP) , but its However, middling speed limits it in forcing progress against more offensive builds and leaves it more prone to being revenge killed. Aegislash also faces competition from Dragapult, another premier Ghost type wallbreaker, which has a much higher speed tier and better offensive movepool but lacks as much offensive power. Dragapult is in a different realm as pretty much the definitive Ghost-type, I'd argue the main competition is moreso Blacephalon since you're more looking to find a Ghost-type breaker that complements Dragapult's insane general offensive and enabling aspects. Longevity is also a problem and can mitigate its defensive profile quite a bit if it sustains too much damage

[SET]
name: Mixed Wallbreaker
move 1: Shadow Ball
move 2: Flash Cannon
move 3: Close Combat
move 4: Shadow Sneak
item: Choice Specs / Spell Tag
ability: Stance Change
nature: Modest
evs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]

Shadow Ball is the move you will be clicking the most with Aegislash, due to the lack of reliable Ghost-type ghost resists in the metagame, most of which can be hit hard by coverage moves. You already go into depth about this in the overview/next sentence so this isn't really needed Close Combat is a coverage move that allows Aegislash to an example of this, to threaten Shadow Ball pivots Pokemon like Blissey, Tyranitar and Heatran, all of which can switch into Shadow Ball. Shadow Sneak enables you to revenge kill faster Pokemon like Dragapult and safely pick off chipped opponents. Choice Specs are used as the item of choice for this set over Spell Tag for more immediate breaking power, at the expense of becoming more prediction reliant. I personally think Spell Tag is generally a lot better since Shadow Ball is a move that's prepped for a lot as is, and it lets Aegislash spam its Shadow Ball a lot more against structures that utilize Shadow Ball buffers like SpDef Heatran and Ferrothorn and then just pick them off with Close Combat; also helps alleviate prediction like you said which can also help against Tyranitar/Blissey tremendously. I think Leftovers are a viable option you can mention in the set details but they don't need to be slashed.

Dragapult is a good offensive partner for this set, forming a Ghost spam core and helping to overwhelm shared Steel-type checks like what and Toxapex. Pult pivots it against Clefable and Blissey too Slowking and Slowking-Galar as defensive partners can help Aegislash break Toxapex with Future Sight support. Aegislash synergises with Fairy types such as Tapu Fini, Tapu Koko and Clefable, which benefit from it breaking Steel types such as Ferrothorn and Heatran. Additionally, these Fairy types can switch in and threaten the Dark types which Aegislash forces onto the field. Urshifu can provide additional pressure onto Toxapex when paired with Aegislash, pivoting it in against what and forcing the Dark types off the field.


[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
====

Aegislash can run a SubToxic set with Leftovers and the moves Shadow Ball and Kings Shield. This enables it to check Tapu Lele and Hawlucha much more consistently, all the while spreading status on the field against its usual checks of Mandibuzz, Hydreigon and Tyranitar, but also means it struggles to retain any breaking power the Choice Specs set provides, while being invalidated by the prevalence of Infiltrator Dragapult. This isn't really entirely true; while you're right that Dragapult can force it out really easily, Aegislash with King's Shield allows it to scout the Shadow Ball pretty safely and then make a safe/assured switch into a Shadow Ball pivot, and if it decides to U-turn, congrats that's another breaking opportunity for you. Just say that Dragapult can force it out even with a Sub up, but you can scout its move with King's Shield and act accordingly. A Swords Dance set with Weakness Policy can also be run; a natural fit on Screens HO with Aegislash's bulk in its Shield Forme and its ability to serve as a short term check to Hawlucha and Tapu Lele. This and how it can take advantage of and set up on Corviknight sets it apart from competition in Bisharp. It can run a Choice Band set for increased breaking power and to hit specially defensive Toxapex and Hippowdon hard, at the expense of becoming highly prediction reliant, the reason being Shadow Claw is a far less spammable STAB compared to Shadow Ball due to its lower base power and the presence of Corviknight and Landorus-Therian in the metagame.

Sub King's Shield + 2 Attacks (Close Combat + Shadow Ball) can be mentioned alongside SubToxic as roughly the same sets with similar utility, but also boasting the ability to immediately pop Shadow Ball/Toxic checks like Bisharp/Blissey and making it really self sufficient as a Substitute-based breaker.

Checks and Counters
====
**Toxapex**: Toxapex can avoid a 2HKO on every move unboosted from Aegislash, punishing it with either Scald or a Knock Off It can also scout what move Aegislash has used and heal it off thanks to Regenerator after switching accordingly. This can render Aegislash almost useless in such matchups without adequate offensive partners due to Toxapex's dominance as a check.

**Steel Types**: Ferrothorn and Heatran can both switch in and force Aegislash out with a Knock Off in Ferrothorn's case and a Magma Storm/Earth Power from Heatran. However, these are soft checks as they can be chipped down very easily and can not switch in repeatedly.

**Ghost Resists**: Mandibuzz and Hydreigon check Aegislash, avoiding a KO from all of its moves and KOing it back with Dark STABs. Blissey can threaten Aegislash with Thunder Wave, and Teleport into a faster revenge killer to force it out. Mandibuzz can do the same with its access to U-Turn. In addition, offensive Dark Types like Weavile can pivot into a Shadow Ball and threaten Aegislash with a revenge kill, or force it off the field.

**Revenge Killers**: Revenge Killers like Garchomp, Weavile and Dragapult can be brought in safely by the multitude of slow pivots in the meta, or after a KO to force Aegislash out, KO it or use it as setup fodder. This is mainly due to Aegislash's poor speed tier and Stance Change ability which leaves it vulnerable after attacking.

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let me eye it over one more time. should be 3/3 but i'd like to make sure everything is implemented properly first

 

[simp]

implemented

 

[dex]

GP Check
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GP Check

[Overview]

Aegislash is a formidable wallbreaker in the OU metagame with its outstanding offensive stats and access to its unique ability in Stance Change. Aegislash has the unique niche ability to hit pressure standard Ghost-type checks with its secondary Steel-type STAB and Close Combat. Aegislash excels at breaking common defensive cores of Pokemon such as Clefable, Corviknight, Blissey, and Slowbro. (semicolon->period) It can switch into most of these Pokemon with little to no risk due to its great defensive profile (remove comma) but needs to be wary of Knock Off and coverage from Clefable. Furthermore, its Shield forme provides added defensive utility before attacking, allowing it to take a few hits before attacking faster Pokemon like Tapu Koko, Tapu Fini, (add comma) and Buzzwole, (semicolon->comma) even allowing it to soft check Tapu Lele (remove comma) and Hawlucha. However, a middling speed tier limits it in forcing progress its ability to force progress against more offensive builds and leaves it more prone to being revenge killed. Aegislash also faces great strong competition from Blacephalon as a Dragapult partner on Ghost-spam (add hyphen) teams; since Blacephalon has a more explosive offensive profile (remove comma) with Fire STAB and a higher speed tier than Aegislash.

[SET]
name: Mixed Wallbreaker
move 1: Shadow Ball
move 2: Flash Cannon
move 3: Close Combat
move 4: Shadow Sneak
item: Choice Specs / Spell Tag
ability: Stance Change
nature: Modest
evs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]

Shadow Ball is the move you will be clicking the most with Aegislash, due to the lack of reliable Ghost-type resists in the metagame. Close Combat is a coverage move that allows Aegislash to threaten Shadow Ball pivots switch-ins like Blissey, Tyranitar, (add comma) and Heatran; this compliments Aegislash in that it allows Shadow Ball to be used far more frequently. Shadow Sneak enables you to revenge kill faster Pokemon like Dragapult and safely pick off chipped opponents foes. Choice Specs are used as the item of choice for this set over Spell Tag for raw breaking power, although the latter has the useful niche of being able to force out most Shadow Ball pivots makes Aegislash more threatening to Shadow Ball switch-ins because it can switch moves.

Dragapult is a good offensive partner for this set, forming a Ghost-spam (add hyphen) core and helping to overwhelm shared Steel-type checks such as Heatran, Ferrothorn, Melmetal, (add comma) and also Toxapex. Slowbro and Slowking-Galar as defensive partners Galarian Slowking can help Aegislash break Toxapex with by providing Future Sight support. Aegislash synergises synergizes with Fairy-types (add hyphen) such as Tapu Fini, Tapu Koko, (add comma) and Clefable, which benefit from it breaking Steel-types (add hyphen) such as Ferrothorn and Heatran. Additionally, these Fairy-types (add hyphen) can switch in and threaten the Dark-types (add hyphen) which Aegislash forces onto the field. Urshifu can provide additional pressure onto further pressure Toxapex when paired with Aegislash, pivoting in and it pivots Aegislash in against Tapu Fini and Slowbro (remove comma) while forcing the Dark-types (add hyphen) off the field.


[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
====

Aegislash can run a SubToxic Substitute + Toxic set with Leftovers and the moves Shadow Ball and King's (add apostrophe) Shield. This enables it to check Tapu Lele and Hawlucha much more consistently, all the while spreading status on the field against to its usual checks of like Mandibuzz, Hydreigon, (add comma) and Tyranitar; but also means it (comma->semicolon) however, this set struggles to retain any without the breaking power that the Choice Specs set provides. The prevalence of Infiltrator Dragapult can hit it behind its Substitute, but Aegislash can scout it using Kings Shield (remove comma) and pivot into an appropriate Ghost-type resist switch-in. A Swords Dance set with Weakness Policy can also be run; it is a natural fit on Screens HO Dual Screens hyper offense teams, with Aegislash's initial bulk in its Shield Forme and its ability to serve as a short term check to Hawlucha and Tapu Lele. This, (add comma) and how it can take advantage of and its ability to (it takes advantage of corviknight by setting up on it) set up on Corviknight, (add comma) sets it apart from competition in Bisharp. It can run a Choice Band set for increased breaking power and to hit specially defensive Toxapex and Hippowdon harder, at the expense of becoming though this set is highly prediction reliant, the reason being Shadow Claw is a far less spammable STAB compared to and Shadow Claw is far less threatening than Shadow Ball due to its lower base power and the presence of Corviknight and Landorus-Therian in the metagame.

Checks and Counters
====
**Toxapex**: Toxapex can avoid a 2HKO on from every move unboosted from an unboosted Aegislash, punishing it with either Scald or a Knock Off. (add period) It can also effectively scout what move Aegislash has used and heal it off thanks to Regenerator after switching accordingly locks itself into thanks to Regenerator. This can render Aegislash almost useless in such matchups without adequate offensive partners due to Toxapex's dominance as a check counter.

**Steel Types Steel-types**: Ferrothorn and Heatran can both switch in and force Aegislash out with a Knock Off in Ferrothorn's case and a Magma Storm/Earth Power from Heatran Magma Storm or Earth Power, respectively. However, these are soft checks, (add comma) as they can be chipped down very easily and can not switch in repeatedly.

**Ghost Resists Ghost-resistant Pokemon**: Mandibuzz and Hydreigon check Aegislash, avoiding a KO from all of its moves and while KOing it back with Dark STABs their Dark-type STAB moves. Blissey can threaten Aegislash with Thunder Wave (remove comma) and Teleport into a faster revenge killer to force it out; (period->semicolon) Mandibuzz can do the same with its access to U-Turn. In addition, offensive Dark Types Dark-types like Weavile can pivot into a Shadow Ball and threaten Aegislash with a revenge kill, or force it off the field force Aegislash out.

**Revenge Killers**: Revenge Killers like Garchomp, Weavile, Landorus-T, (add comma) and Dragapult can be brought in safely by the multitude of slow pivots in the meta (remove comma) or after a KO to force Aegislash out, KO it, or use it as setup fodder threaten Aegislash with a KO or use Aegislash as setup fodder. This is mainly due to Aegislash's poor speed tier and Stance Change ability which leaves it vulnerable after attacking.

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implement first and let me recheck before I stamp.

 

[PowerOfMemes]

AMGP check
Add Remove Comments Typo/Misspelled
(AC) Add Comma (RH) Replace with Hyphen/Dash
(AA) Add Apostrophe [This thing- ' ] (RSC) Replace with Semicolon
(RP) Replace with Period (AP) Add Period)
(RC) Remove Comma

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[Overview]

Aegislash is a formidable wallbreaker in the OU metagame with its outstanding offensive stats and access to an amazing ability in Stance Change. Aegislash has the unique ability potential (It sounds repetitive right after using ability.) to pressure standard Ghost-type checks with its secondary Steel-type STAB and Close Combat. Aegislash excels at breaking common defensive Pokemon such as Clefable, Corviknight, Blissey, and Slowbro. It can switch into most of these Pokemon with little to no risk due to its great defensive profile (I would replace "profile" with "typing", but that's just my personal preference.) but needs to be wary of Knock Off and coverage from Clefable. Furthermore, its Shield forme provides added defensive utility before attacking, allowing it to take a few hits before attacking striking (Using "attacking" twice that close together makes you sound repetitive.) faster Pokemon like Tapu Koko, Tapu Fini, (AC) (Smogon is a user of the Oxford comma.) and Buzzwole-even (RH) allowing it to soft check Tapu Lele (RC) and Hawlucha. However, a middling speed tier limits its ability to force progress against more offensive builds and leaves it prone to being revenge killed. Aegislash also faces strong competition from Blacephalon as a Dragapult partner on Ghost-spam; Blacephalon has a more explosive offensive profile with Fire STAB and a higher speed tier than Aegislash.

[SET]
name: Mixed Wallbreaker
move 1: Shadow Ball
move 2: Flash Cannon
move 3: Close Combat
move 4: Shadow Sneak
item: Choice Specs / Spell Tag
ability: Stance Change
nature: Modest
evs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Close Combat allows Aegislash to threaten Shadow Ball switch-ins like Blissey, Tyranitar, (AC) and Heatran; this compliments Aegislash in that it allows Shadow Ball to be used far more frequently. Shadow Sneak enables you to revenge kill faster Pokemon like Dragapult and safely pick off chipped foes. Choice Specs are used over Spell Tag for raw breaking power, although the latter makes Aegislash more threatening to Shadow Ball switch-ins because it can switch moves.

Dragapult is a good offensive partner for this set, forming a Ghost-spam core and helping to overwhelm shared checks such as Heatran, Ferrothorn, Melmetal, (AC) and Toxapex. Slowbro and Galarian Slowking can help Aegislash break Toxapex by providing Future Sight support. Aegislash synergizes with Fairy-types such as Tapu Fini, Tapu Koko, (AC) and Clefable, which benefit from it breaking Steel-types such as Ferrothorn and Heatran. Additionally, these Fairy-types can switch in and threaten the Dark-types which Aegislash forces onto the field. Urshifu-R (I'm assuming you mean in OU-for obvious reasons-so I assumed you meant Urshifu-Rapid-Strike which in its and other analyses its reffered to as Urshifu-R.) can further pressure Toxapex when paired with Aegislash, and it pivots Aegislash in against Tapu Fini and Slowbro while forcing the Dark types off the field.


[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
====

Aegislash can run a SubToxic set with Leftovers and the moves Shadow Ball and King's (AA) Shield. This enables it to check Tapu Lele and Hawlucha much more consistently, all the while spreading status on the field against its usual checks of Mandibuzz, Hydreigon, (AC) and Tyranitar, but also means it struggles to retain any breaking power the Choice Specs set provides. The prevalence of Infiltrator Dragapult can hit it behind its Substitute, but Aegislash can scout it using Kings Shield, and pivot into an appropriate Ghost-type resist. A Swords Dance set with Weakness Policy can also be run; a natural fit on Screens HO with Aegislash's bulk in its Shield Forme and its ability to serve as a short term check to Hawlucha and Tapu Lele. This and how it can take advantage of and set up on Corviknight sets it apart from its Steel-type competition in Bisharp. It can also run a Choice Band set for increased breaking power and to hit specially defensive Toxapex and Hippowdon hard, but only at the expense of becoming highly prediction reliant. (RP) The reason being Shadow Claw is a far less spammable STAB compared to Shadow Ball due to its lower base power and the presence of defensive 'mons in Corviknight and Landorus-Therian in the OU metagame.

Checks and Counters
====
**Toxapex**: Toxapex can avoid a 2HKO on every move unboosted unboosted move from Aegislash, punishing it with either a Scald burn or a super-effective Knock Off. (AP) It can also scout what move Aegislash has used and heal it off thanks to Regenerator after switching accordingly. This can render Aegislash almost useless in such matchups, (AC) without adequate offensive partners, (AC) due to Toxapex's dominance as a check.

**Steel Types**: Ferrothorn and Heatran can both switch in and force Aegislash out with either a Knock Off in Ferrothorn's case and or a Magma Storm/Earth Power from Heatran. However, these are soft checks as they can be chipped down very easily and can not switch in repeatedly.

**Ghost Resists**: Mandibuzz and Hydreigon check Aegislash, avoiding a KO from all of its moves and KOing it back with Dark STABs. Blissey can threaten Aegislash with Thunder Wave, and Teleport into a faster revenge killer to force it out. Mandibuzz can do the same with its access to U-Turn. In addition, offensive Dark Types like Weavile can pivot into a Shadow Ball and threaten Aegislash with a revenge kill (RC) or force it off the field.

**Revenge Killers**: Revenge killers like Garchomp, Weavile, Landorus-T, (AC) and Dragapult can be brought in safely by the multitude of slow pivots in the meta (RC) or after a KO to force Aegislash out, KO it, (AC) or use it as setup fodder. This is mainly due to Aegislash's poor speed tier and Stance Change ability which leaves it vulnerable after attacking.

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[Lunaflare]

another amcheck, i'll base mine off of the other amchecker.
add remove comment (AC) = add comma; (AH) = add hyphen; (RC) = remove comma; (AP) = add period

The OG Sword and Shield

[Overview]

Aegislash is a formidable wallbreaker in the OU metagame with its outstanding offensive stats and access to an amazing ability in Stance Change. Aegislash It has the unique potential to pressure standard Ghost-type checks with its secondary Steel-type STAB moves and Close Combat. Aegislash excels at breaking past common defensive Pokemon such as Clefable, Corviknight, Blissey, and Slowbro. It can switch into most of these Pokemon with little to no risk due to its great defensive typing, profile but it needs to be wary of Knock Off and coverage from Clefable. Furthermore, its Shield forme provides added additional defensive utility before attacking, allowing it to take a few hits before striking faster Pokemon like Tapu Koko, Tapu Fini, and Buzzwole, (AC) even allowing it to soft check Tapu Lele and Hawlucha. However, a middling Speed speed tier limits its ability to force progress against more offensive builds and leaves it prone to being revenge killed. Aegislash also faces strong competition from Blacephalon as a Dragapult partner on Ghost-spam; Blacephalon has a more explosive offensive profile with Fire-type STAB moves Fire STAB and a higher speed Speed tier than Aegislash.

[SET]
name: Mixed Wallbreaker
move 1: Shadow Ball
move 2: Flash Cannon
move 3: Close Combat
move 4: Shadow Sneak
item: Choice Specs / Spell Tag
ability: Stance Change
nature: Modest
evs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Close Combat allows Aegislash to threaten Shadow Ball switch-ins like Blissey, Tyranitar, (AC) and Heatran; this compliments Aegislash in that it allows Shadow Ball to be used far more frequently. Shadow Sneak enables you to revenge kill revenge kills faster Pokemon like Dragapult and safely picks off weakened chipped foes. Choice Specs is " When written as a single object, even naturally plural items are treated as singular " -The Spelling and Grammar Standards are used over Spell Tag for its raw breaking power, although the latter makes Aegislash more threatening to Shadow Ball switch-ins due to it allowing Aegislash to because it can switch moves.

Dragapult is a good offensive partner for this set, forming a Ghost-spam core and helping to overwhelm shared checks such as Heatran, Ferrothorn, Melmetal, and Toxapex. Slowbro and Galarian Slowking can help Aegislash break past Toxapex by providing Future Sight support. Aegislash synergizes with Fairy-types such as Tapu Fini, Tapu Koko, and Clefable, which benefit from it breaking Steel-types such as Ferrothorn and Heatran. Additionally, these Fairy-types can switch in and threaten the Dark-types which Aegislash forces lures onto the field. Urshifu-R can further pressure Toxapex when paired with Aegislash, and it pivots Aegislash in against Tapu Fini and Slowbro while forcing the Dark-types (AH) out. off the field.


[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
====

Aegislash can run a SubToxic set with Leftovers and the moves Shadow Ball and King's Shield, enabling . This enables it to check Tapu Lele and Hawlucha much more consistently, all the while spreading status on the field against its usual checks of Mandibuzz, Hydreigon, and Tyranitar, but it loses the power that Choice Specs provides. also means it struggles to retain any breaking power the Choice Specs set provides. The prevalence of Infiltrator Dragapult can hit it behind its Substitute, but Aegislash can scout it using Kings Shield, (RC) and pivot into an appropriate Ghost-type resist. A Swords Dance set with Weakness Policy can also be run on dual screens teams, complemented by; a natural fit on Screens HO with Aegislash's bulk in its Shield Forme and its ability to serve as a short term check to Hawlucha and Tapu Lele. A Swords Dance set also sets Aegislash apart from Bisharp by allowing it to use Corviknight as setup fodder. This and how it can take advantage of and set up on Corviknight sets it apart from its Steel-type competition in Bisharp. It can also run a Choice Band set for increased breaking power and to hit specially defensive Toxapex and Hippowdon hard. (RC/AP) However, this makes Aegislash reliant on prediction, as Shadow Claw is less spammable than Shadow Ball due to its inferior base power and the presence of Corviknight and Landorus-T. but only at the expense of becoming highly prediction reliant. The reason being Shadow Claw is a far less spammable STAB compared to Shadow Ball due to its lower base power and the presence of defensive 'mons in Corviknight and Landorus-Therian in the OU metagame.

Checks and Counters
====
**Toxapex**: Toxapex can avoid a 2HKO on every unboosted move from Aegislash and punish , punishing it with either a Scald burn or a super-effective Knock Off. It can also scout what move Aegislash has used and heal it off thanks to Regenerator. (AP) after switching accordingly. This can render Aegislash almost useless in such matchups, without adequate offensive partners,due to Toxapex's dominance as a check.

**Steel-Types**: (AH) Ferrothorn and Heatran can both switch in and force Aegislash out with either a super effective Knock Off, Magma Storm, or Earth Power. in Ferrothorn's case or a Magma Storm/Earth Power from Heatran. However, they do not like chip damage and have trouble switching in repeatedly. these are soft checks as they can be chipped down very easily and can not switch in repeatedly.

**Ghost Resists**: Mandibuzz and Hydreigon do not fear any of Aegislash's moves and can KO it back with their Dark-type STAB moves. check Aegislash, avoiding a KO from all of its moves and KOing it back with Dark STABs. Blissey can threaten Aegislash with Thunder Wave and pivot into a faster revenge killer, while Mandibuzz can also pivot out with U-turn. Thunder Wave, and Teleport into a faster revenge killer to force it out. Mandibuzz can do the same with its access to U-Turn. In addition, offensive Dark Types Dark-types like Weavile can pivot into a Shadow Ball and threaten Aegislash with a revenge kill or force it out. off the field.

**Revenge Killers**: Revenge killers like Garchomp, Weavile, Landorus-T, and Dragapult can be brought in safely by a slow pivot the multitude of slow pivots in the meta or after a KO to force Aegislash out, KO it, or use it as setup fodder. This is mainly due to Aegislash's poor speed tier and Stance Change ability which leaves it vulnerable after attacking. Already mentioned before, but if you can find a way to fit in the drawback to Stance Change then that would bw great.

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[Hecate]

(testing the bot!)