1v1 Aegislash

[tondas]

all good, this should be set up for gp checks then

 

[Ginger Princess]

Sorry to be a bit of a nagging nancy, but don't forget to add credits in the analysis. You wouldn't want to be denied credit for writing this.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[<username1>, <userid1>]]
- Quality checked by: [[<username1>, <userid1>], [<username2>, <userid2>], [<username3>, <userid3>]]
- Grammar checked by: [[<username1>, <userid1>], [<username2>, <userid2>]]

Here for your convenience

 

[xapx]

amgp
remove add / fix (comments)

aegis slash!

[OVERVIEW]

Aegislash boasts high defenses and a fantastic dual typing, enabling it to easily take hits from common Steel-, Fairy-, and Psychic-types (remove space) such as Magearna, Kartana, and Mega Gardevoir before attacking. In Blade Forme, Aegislash's immense bulk carries over to attacking power, allowing it to punch holes through walls like Mega Venusaur and Ferrothorn when powered through Metal Sound and Never-Ending Nightmare. Access to King's Shield allows Aegislash to punish physically offensive Pokemon by dropping the foe's Attack stat by 2 stages when hit with a contact move. This even allows Aegislash to survive super effective contact moves from Pokemon such as Choice Band Victini and Darmanitan. This is also an incredibly useful tool for sponging users of Z-Crystals such as Tapu Fini and Magnezone, thanks to King's Shield reverting Aegislash back to Shield Forme. Furthermore, access to Shadow Sneak allows Aegislash to pick off targets that have survived on low health, namely users of Sturdy like Magnezone and Crustle. Unfortunately, Aegislash struggles between picking moves; as useful as Metal Sound is for weakening bulky Pokemon like Ferrothorn and Mega Altaria, being dependent on Ghost-type moves to deal damage means that Normal-types such as Meloetta and Porygon2 are guaranteed to beat it. Running Flash Cannon also means that Aegislash struggles to break past walls like Mega Venusaur without the aid of Metal Sound. The omnipresence of powerful Ground- and Fire-types like Zygarde-C, Landorus-Therian, Heatran, Mega Charizard Y, and Donphan can make it tricky for Aegislash to take hits and retaliate back. Earthquake is also not a contact move, meaning that King's Shield is unreliable in this specific matchup. Stance Change can additionally be exploited by Substitute users such as Mega Metagross and Zeraora by leaving Aegislash far more vulnerable to attacks. Metal Sound's low accuracy can prove to be troublesome against bulkier Pokemon like Ferrothorn and Mega Venusaur, possibly being detrimental if it fails to connect. Lastly, Aegislash is hard countered by Mega Gyarados, a common sight and arguably the best Pokemon in the 1v1 metagame, due to its resistance to both of Aegislash's dual STAB moves and immense special bulk.

[SET]
name: Bulky Attacker
move 1: King's Shield
move 2: Shadow Ball
move 3: Metal Sound
move 4: Shadow Sneak
item: Ghostium Z
ability: Stance Change
nature: Quiet
evs: 252 HP / 252 SpA / 4 SpD
ivs: 0 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Moves
========

King's Shield provides protection from attacks, scouts for Z-Moves, reverts Aegislash back into Shield Forme, and punishes physical attackers that make contact like Victini. Shadow Ball is a powerful STAB move that hits most of the metagame neutrally, and can be turned into a devastating nuke though Ghostium Z. Metal Sound lowers the target's special defense, strengthening Aegislash's matchups versus bulky Pokemon like Mega Venusaur, as well as powering through users of Calm Mind like Magearna and Tapu Fini. Shadow Sneak picks off targets that have survived at low health, particularly users of Sturdy such as Magnezone, as well as targets that survive Never-Ending Nightmare such as Magearna. Flash Cannon is a viable alternative, operating as a secondary STAB move that deals decent damage to Pokemon that resist or are immune to Shadow Ball such as Meloetta and Choice Scarf Porygon-Z.


Set Details
========

Maximum HP and Special Attack investment allows Aegislash to stomach attacks and hit back as hard as possible with Shadow Ball. 4 Special Defense investment ensures that Genesect doesn't receive a Special Attack boost from Download. A Quiet Nature with 0 Speed IVs is preferred so as to increase Aegislash's chance of attacking last, preserving its Shield Forme and enabling it to be outpaced by uninvested base 50s such as Mega Mawile and Azumarill. Ghostium Z converts Shadow Ball into Never-Ending Nightmare, dealing heavy damage in tandem with Metal Sound. Stance Change is the only legal ability on Aegislash, but is crucial for allowing Aegislash to change forms when attacking and defending.

Usage Tips
========

Keep Aegislash far away from the likes of Mega Gyarados, Mega Charizards X and Y, and Heatran, as these Pokemon outspeed and obliterate Aegislash with their powerful moves. Watch out for Substitute users like Mega Metagross, as they can leave leave Aegislash open to attacks in Blade Forme. Exercise caution when using King's Shield against Pokemon with setup moves, as mispredicting can result in the foe setting up on this turn and beating Aegislash. Feel free to use Metal Sound in advantageous matchups like Ferrothorn and Mega Heracross, as these Pokemon have little to hit Aegislash back with, and maintaining Shield Forme before attacking increases its chances of surviving. This can also be used against bulkier foes like Mega Venusaur and Magearna, ensuring that Never-Ending Nightmare can net an OHKO. While uncommon, be cautious of slower attackers like Avalugg and Mega Sableye, which can live any one hit and fire back with Mirror Coat or Metal Burst (RC) respectively. Use Never-Ending Nightmare turn one against powerful, frail threats that don't resist it such as Genesect and Necrozma, as Aegislash possesses the bulk to only survive one attack from such Pokemon. Shadow Sneak can be used to pick off a target that survives on low health. Metal Sound's high PP count bolsters Aegislash's matchups against passive Normal-types like Chansey and Type: Null, as it's perfectly capable of PP stalling them despite only running mono-Ghost attacks.

Team Options
========

Answers to offensive Normal-types are mandatory, as Aegislash has no way of dealing damage to them. The likes of Mega Lopunny, Blaziken, and Sawk put immense offensive pressure on such Pokemon. These Pokemon are also solid picks against fast, frail threats to Aegislash such as Porygon-Z and Greninja. Bulky Pokemon like Mega Venusaur and Mega Altaria match up well against Mega Gyarados, a common and otherwise threatening prospect for Aegislash. Mega Gyarados is not only one of Aegislash's greatest counters but also one of its best partners, able to break through troubling users of Sturdy like Donphan and Golem, as well as taking on Fire-types such as Mega Charizard Y and Blaziken lacking Electric-type coverage. Golem, Donphan, Garchomp, and Crustle additionally fare well against the likes of both Mega Charizards X and Y, Volcarona, and Heatran. Tapu Lele and Tapu Fini possess the ability to beat Pokemon that threaten Aegislash such as Z-Conversion Porygon-Z and the previously mentioned Mega Charizards.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============

Physical Swords Dance sets have the option of running moves such as Shadow Claw and Gyro Ball as well as Sacred Sword for coverage to target Pokemon like Mega Lopunny and Mega Tyranitiar. However, this is generally inferior to Metal Sound, as this is unaffected by Intimidate and moves like Charm and Will-O-Wisp. Using Steelium Z with Flash Cannon offers solid damage output against Pokemon that take either little or nothing from Shadow Ball and Never-Ending Nightmare like Porygon-Z and Mega Tyranitar, but this trades off doing significant damage to more viable Pokemon like Magnezone and Mega Slowbro. Magnet Rise with 252 Speed EVs allow Aegislash to win over against Golem and Donphan, but having to run Speed investment takes away Aegislash's bulk. Moreover, Zygarde-C and Landorus-T are still capable of outspeeding Aegislash and can OHKO it with Tectonic Rage. Occa Berry or Choice Scarf with Head Smash functions as a lure to Pokemon like Mega Charizard X and Volcarona, but this sacrifices the sheer power provided by Ghostium Z and is overall less consistent, Occa Berry especially against Substitute variants. Laser Focus bypasses stat boosts and is perfectly accurate, but offers less overall damage output compared to Metal Sound.

Checks and Counters
===================

**Dark-types**: The likes of Mega Gyarados, Mega Tyranitar, (AC) and Greninja possess a resistance to Aegislash's Ghost-type moves, and can retaliate with their respective super effective (remove hyphen) STAB moves. Mega Gyarados and base form Greninja that has not changed its typing with Protean resist both Shadow Ball and Flash Cannon, and the former can comfortably take Never-Ending Nightmare thanks to its immense special bulk.

**Normal-types**: Normal-types like Mega Lopunny and Meloetta are immune to Aegislash's mono-Ghost coverage, and slowly whittle away at it in return. Mention how some of the bulkier ones will shrug off Flash Cannon's damage as well, and be able to easily beat you before you beat it, like Type: Null. (fix this?)

**Fire-types**: Both Mega Charizards X and Y, Heatran, and Volcarona all annihilate Aegislash with their respective powerful Fire-type STAB moves. Mega Charizard X must be cautious of King's Shield, however.

**Ground-types**: Pokemon like Landorus-Therian, Zygarde-C, and Donphan can KO Aegislash with ease, even potentially bursting through King's Shield with a Tectonic Rage.

**Substitute**: Users of Substitute such as Mega Charizard X and Mega Pinsir can burn Aegislash's Z-Crystal and ease prediction with King's Shield, and Aegislash has to constantly predict attacking in its favor in order to successfully break through Substitute.

**Slower Pokemon**: Mega Sableye and Avalugg aren't common, but can withstand a Never-Ending Nightmare and retaliate with Metal Burst and Mirror Coat, respectively.

**Taunt Users**: Pokemon such as Tapu Fini and Kommo-o can prevent the use of Metal Sound and King Shield through Taunt, which are imperative to Aegislash's success.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[tondas, 442732]]
- Quality checked by: [[motogp, 412409], dom, 280380], [TDA, 276708]]
- Grammar checked by: [[<username1>, <userid1>], [<username2>, <userid2>]]

 

[JockeMS]

Add
Remove

Hide

[OVERVIEW]

Aegislash holds a notable place in the 1v1 metagame thanks to its high stats courtesy of Stance Change and a fantastic dual typing, enabling it to easily take hits from common Steel-, Fairy-, and Psychic- types such as Magearna, Kartana, and Mega Gardevoir before attacking. In Blade Forme, Aegislash's immense bulk carries over to attacking power, allowing it to punch holes through walls like Mega Venusaur and Ferrothorn when powered through with Metal Sound and Never-Ending Nightmare. Access to King's Shield allows Aegislash to punish physical Pokemon, which even allows it to survive super effect contact moves from Pokemon such as Choice Band Victini and Darmanitan, and is an incredibly useful tool for sponging users of Z-Crystals such as Tapu Fini and Magnezone. Furthermore, access to Shadow Sneak allows Aegislash to pick off targets that survive on low health, namely users of Sturdy like Magnezone and Crustle. Unfortunately, Aegislash struggles between picking moves; as useful as Metal Sound is for weakening bulky Pokemon like Ferrothorn and Mega Altaria, being dependent on Ghost-type moves to deal damage means that Normal-types such as Meloetta and Porygon2 are guaranteed to beat it. Running Flash Cannon also means that Aegislash struggles to break past walls like Mega Venusaur without the aid of Metal Sound. The omnipresence of powerful Ground- and Fire-types like Zygarde-C, Landorus-Therian, Heatran, Mega Charizard Y, and Donphan can make it tricky for Aegislash to take hits and retaliate back, and are notably unaffected by King's Shield. Stance Change can additionally be exploited by Substitute users such as Mega Metagross and Zeraora by leaving Aegislash far more vulnerable to attacks. Metal Sound's low accuracy can prove troublesome against bulkier Pokemon like Ferrothorn and Mega Venusaur, possibly being detrimental if it fails to connect. Lastly, Aegislash is hard countered by Mega Gyarados, one of the most common Pokemon in the 1v1 metagame, due to its resistance to both of Aegislash's dual STAB moves and immense special bulk.

[SET]
name: Bulky Attacker
move 1: King's Shield
move 2: Shadow Ball
move 3: Metal Sound
move 4: Shadow Sneak
item: Ghostium Z
ability: Stance Change
nature: Quiet
evs: 252 HP / 252 SpA / 4 SpD
ivs: 0 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Moves
========

King's Shield provides protection from attacks, scouts for Z-Moves, reverts Aegislash back into Shield Forme, and punishes physical attackers that make contact,[add] like Victini. Shadow Ball is a powerful STAB move that hits most of the metagame neutrally,[remove] and is turned into a devastating nuke though through Ghostium Z. Metal Sound lowers the target's special defense, strengthening Aegislash's matchups versus bulky Pokemon like Mega Venusaur, as well as powering through users of Calm Mind like Magearna and Tapu Fini. Shadow Sneak picks off targets that survive at low health, particularly users of Sturdy such as Magnezone, as well as targets that survive Never-Ending Nightmare such as Magearna. Flash Cannon is a viable alternative, operating as a secondary STAB move that deals decent damage to Pokemon that resist or are immune to Shadow Ball such as Meloetta and Choice Scarf Porygon-Z.


Set Details
========

Maximum HP and Special Attack investment allows Aegislash to stomach attacks and hit back as hard as possible with Shadow Ball. 4 Special Defense investment ensures that Genesect doesn't receive a Special Attack boost from Download. A Quiet Nature with 0 Speed IVs is preferred as to increase Aegislash's chance of attacking last, preserving its Shield Forme and enabling it to be outpaced by uninvested base 50s Speed Pokemon such as Mega Mawile and Azumarill. Ghostium Z converts Shadow Ball into Never-Ending Nightmare, dealing heavy damage in tandem with Metal Sound. Stance Change is the only legal ability on Aegislash, but is crucial for allowing Aegislash to change forms when attacking and defending.

Usage Tips
========

Keep Aegislash far away from the likes of Mega Gyarados, Mega Charizards X and Y, and Heatran, as these Pokemon outspeed and obliterate Aegislash with their powerful moves. Watch out for Substitute users like Mega Metagross, as they can leave leave Aegislash open to attacks in Blade Forme. Exercise caution when using King's Shield against Pokemon with setup set-up moves, as mispredicting can result in the foe setting up on this turn and beating Aegislash. Feel free to use Metal Sound in advantageous matchups,[add] like Ferrothorn and Mega Heracross, as these Pokemon have little to hit Aegislash back with, and maintaining Shield Forme before attacking increases its chances of surviving. This can also be used against bulkier foes like Mega Venusaur and Magearna, ensuring that Never-Ending Nightmare can net a OHKO. While uncommon, be cautious of slower attackers like Avalugg and Mega Sableye, which can live any one hit and fire back with Mirror Coat or Metal Burst, respectively. Use Never-Ending Nightmare turn one against powerful, frail threats that don't resist it,[add] such as Genesect and Necrozma, as Aegislash possesses the bulk to survive one attack from such Pokemon. Shadow Sneak can be used to pick off a target that survives on low health. Metal Sound's high PP count bolsters Aegislash's matchups against passive Normal-types like Chansey and Type: Null, as it's perfectly capable of PP stalling them despite only running mono-Ghost attacks.

Team Options
========

Answers to offensive Normal-types are mandatory, as Aegislash has no way of dealing damage to them. The likes of Mega Lopunny, Blaziken, and Sawk put immense offensive pressure on such Pokemon. These Pokemon are also solid picks against fast, frail threats to Aegislash such as Porygon-Z and Greninja. Bulky Pokemon like Mega Venusaur and Mega Altaria match up well against Mega Gyarados, a common and otherwise threatening prospect for Aegislash. Mega Gyarados is not only one of Aegislash's greatest counters but also one of its best partners, able to break through troubling users of Sturdy like Donphan and Golem, as well as taking on Fire-types such as Mega Charizard Y and Blaziken lacking Electric-type coverage. Golem, Donphan, Garchomp, and Crustle additionally fare well against the likes of both Mega Charizards, Volcarona, and Heatran. Tapu Lele and Tapu Fini possess the ability to beat Pokemon that threaten Aegislash such as Z-Conversion Porygon-Z and the previously mentioned Mega Charizards.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============

Physical Swords Dance sets have the option of running moves such as Shadow Claw and Gyro Ball,[add] as well as Sacred Sword for coverage to target Pokemon like Mega Lopunny and Mega Tyranitiar. However, this Swords Dance is generally inferior to Metal Sound, as this is it's unaffected by Intimidate and moves like Charm and Will-O-Wisp. Using Steelium Z with Flash Cannon offers solid damage output against Pokemon that take either little or nothing from Shadow Ball and Never-Ending Nightmare,[add] like Porygon-Z and Mega Tyranitar, but this trades off doing significant damage to more viable Pokemon like Magnezone and Mega Slowbro. Magnet Rise with 252 Speed EVs allow Aegislash to win over against Golem and Donphan, but having to run Speed investment takes away Aegislash's bulk. Moreover, Zygarde-C and Landorus-T are still capable of outspeeding Aegislash and can OHKO it with Tectonic Rage. Occa Berry or Choice Scarf with Head Smash functions as a lure to Pokemon like Mega Charizard X and Volcarona, but this sacrifices the sheer power provided by Ghostium Z and is overall less consistent, Occa Berry especially against Substitute variants. Laser Focus bypasses stat boosts and is perfectly accurate, but offers less overall damage output compared to Metal Sound.

Checks and Counters
===================

**Dark-types**: The likes of Mega Gyarados, Mega Tyranitar,[add] and Greninja possess a resistance to Aegislash's Ghost-type moves, and can retaliate with their respective super-effective STAB moves. Mega Gyarados and base form Greninja resist both Shadow Ball and Flash Cannon, and the former can comfortably take Never-Ending Nightmare thanks to its immense special bulk.

**Normal-types**: Normal-types like Mega Lopunny and Meloetta are immune to Aegislash's mono-ghost coverage, and slowly whittle away at it in return. Mention how some of the bulkier ones will shrug off Flash Cannon's damage as well, and be able to easily beat you before you beat it, like Type: Null [you're gonna have to rephrase this, looks like something left over from QC]

**Fire-types**: Both Mega Charizards, Heatran, and Volcarona all annihilate Aegislash with their respective STAB moves. Mega Charizard X must be cautious of King's Shield, however.

**Ground-types**: Pokemon like Landorus-Therian, Zygarde-C, and Donphan can KO Aegislash with ease, even potentially bursting through King's Shield with a Tectonic Rage.

**Substitute**: Users of Substitute,[add] such as Mega Charizard X and Mega Pinsir,[add] can burn Aegislash's Z-Crystal and ease prediction with King's Shield.[add], and Aegislash also has to constantly predict attacking in its favor in order to successfully break through Substitute.

**Slower Pokemon**: Mega Sableye and Avalugg aren't common, but can withstand a Never-Ending Nightmare and retaliate with Metal Burst and Mirror Coat, respectively.

**Taunt Users**: Pokemon such as Tapu Fini and Kommo-o can prevent the use of Metal Sound and King's Shield through Taunt, which are imperative to Aegislash's success.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[tondas, 442732]]
- Quality checked by: [[motogp, 412409], dom, 280380], [TDA, 276708]]
- Grammar checked by: [[<username1>, <userid1>], [<username2>, <userid2>]]

GP 1/2

 

[tondas]

much obliged dude. bumping so we can get this out soon hopefully

 

[Lumari]

remove add / fix (comments); (AC=add comma; RC=remove comma; SC=semicolon)
GP 2/2

check

[OVERVIEW]

Aegislash holds a notable place in the 1v1 metagame thanks to its high stats courtesy of Stance Change and a its fantastic dual typing, enabling it to easily take hits from common Steel-, Fairy-, and Psychic- types such as Magearna, Kartana, and Mega Gardevoir. In Blade forme, Aegislash's immense bulk carries over to attacking power, allowing it to punch holes through walls like Mega Venusaur and Ferrothorn with Metal Sound and Never-Ending Nightmare. Access to King's Shield allows Aegislash to punish physical Pokemon, which even allows it to survive super effect contact moves from Pokemon such as Choice Band Victini and Darmanitan, and is an incredibly useful tool for sponging users of Z-Crystals such as Tapu Fini and Magnezone. Furthermore, access to Shadow Sneak allows Aegislash to pick off targets that survive on low health, namely users of Sturdy like Magnezone and Crustle. Unfortunately, Aegislash struggles between picking moves; as useful as Metal Sound is for weakening bulky Pokemon like Ferrothorn and Mega Altaria, being dependent on Ghost-type moves to deal damage means that Normal-types such as Meloetta and Porygon2 are guaranteed to beat it. Running Flash Cannon also means that Aegislash struggles to break past walls like Mega Venusaur without the aid of Metal Sound. The omnipresence of powerful Ground- and Fire-types like Zygarde-C, Landorus-Therian, Heatran, Mega Charizard Y, and Donphan can make it tricky for Aegislash to take hits and retaliate back, and they are notably unaffected by King's Shield. Stance Change can additionally be exploited by Substitute users such as Mega Metagross and Zeraora by leaving to leave Aegislash far more vulnerable to attacks. Metal Sound's low accuracy can prove troublesome against bulkier Pokemon like Ferrothorn and Mega Venusaur, possibly being detrimental if it fails to connect. Lastly, Aegislash is hard countered by Mega Gyarados, one of the most common Pokemon in the 1v1 metagame, due to its resistance to both of Aegislash's STAB moves and immense special bulk.

[SET]
name: Bulky Attacker
move 1: King's Shield
move 2: Shadow Ball
move 3: Metal Sound
move 4: Shadow Sneak
item: Ghostium Z
ability: Stance Change
nature: Quiet
evs: 252 HP / 252 SpA / 4 SpD
ivs: 0 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Moves
========

King's Shield provides protection from attacks, scouts for Z-Moves, reverts Aegislash back into Shield Forme, and punishes physical attackers that make contact, like Victini. Shadow Ball is a powerful STAB move that hits most of the metagame neutrally and is turned into a devastating nuke through Ghostium Z. Metal Sound lowers the target's Special Defense, strengthening Aegislash's matchups versus bulky Pokemon like Mega Venusaur, as well as powering through users of Calm Mind like Magearna and Tapu Fini. Shadow Sneak picks off targets that survive Aegislash's attacks at low health, particularly users of Sturdy such as Magnezone, as well as targets that survive Never-Ending Nightmare such as Magearna. ("bulky targets such as Magearna"? to cut down on repetitiveness) Flash Cannon is a viable alternative, operating as a secondary STAB move that deals decent damage to Pokemon that resist or are immune to Shadow Ball such as Meloetta and Choice Scarf Porygon-Z.


Set Details
========

Maximum HP and Special Attack investment allows Aegislash to stomach attacks and hit back as hard as possible with Shadow Ball. 4 Special Defense investment ensures that Genesect doesn't receive a Special Attack boost from Download. A Quiet Nature with 0 Speed IVs is preferred as to increase Aegislash's chance of attacking last, preserving its Shield forme and enabling it to be outpaced by uninvested base 50 Speed Pokemon such as Mega Mawile and Azumarill. Ghostium Z converts Shadow Ball into Never-Ending Nightmare, dealing heavy damage in tandem with Metal Sound.

Usage Tips
========

Keep Aegislash far away from the likes of Mega Gyarados, Mega Charizard X and Y, and Heatran, as these Pokemon outspeed and obliterate Aegislash with their powerful moves. Watch out for Substitute users like Mega Metagross, as they can leave leave Aegislash open to attacks in Blade forme. Exercise caution when using King's Shield against Pokemon with set-up setup moves, as mispredicting can result in the foe setting up on this turn and beating Aegislash. Feel free to use Metal Sound in advantageous matchups, like against Ferrothorn and Mega Heracross, as these Pokemon have little to hit Aegislash back with, and maintaining Shield forme before attacking increases its chances of surviving. This can also be used against bulkier foes like Mega Venusaur and Magearna, ensuring that Never-Ending Nightmare can net a an OHKO. While they're uncommon, be cautious of slower attackers like Avalugg and Mega Sableye, which can live take any one hit and fire back with Mirror Coat or Metal Burst, respectively. Use Never-Ending Nightmare turn one against powerful, frail threats that don't resist it, such as Genesect and Necrozma, as Aegislash possesses the bulk to survive one attack from such Pokemon. Shadow Sneak can be used to pick off a target that survives on low health. Metal Sound's high PP count bolsters Aegislash's matchups against passive Normal-types like Chansey and Type: Null, as it's perfectly capable of PP stalling them despite only running mono-Ghost attacks.

Team Options
========

Answers to offensive Normal-types are mandatory, as Aegislash has no way of dealing damage to them. The likes of Mega Lopunny, Blaziken, and Sawk put immense offensive pressure on such Pokemon. These Pokemon are also solid picks against fast, frail threats to Aegislash such as Porygon-Z and Greninja. Bulky Pokemon like Mega Venusaur and Mega Altaria match up well against Mega Gyarados, a common and otherwise threatening prospect for Aegislash. Mega Gyarados is not only one of Aegislash's greatest counters but also one of its best partners, able to break through troubling users of Sturdy like Donphan and Golem, as well as taking on Fire-types such as Mega Charizard Y and Blaziken lacking Electric-type coverage. Golem, Donphan, Garchomp, and Crustle additionally fare well against the likes of both Mega Charizards, Volcarona, and Heatran. Tapu Lele and Tapu Fini possess the ability to beat Pokemon that threaten Aegislash such as Z-Conversion Porygon-Z and the previously mentioned Mega Charizards.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============

Physical Swords Dance sets have the option of running moves such as Shadow Claw and Gyro Ball, as well as Sacred Sword for coverage to target Pokemon like Mega Lopunny and Mega Tyranitiar Tyranitar. However, Swords Dance is generally inferior to Metal Sound, as it's unaffected by Intimidate and moves like Charm and Will-O-Wisp. Using Steelium Z with Flash Cannon offers solid damage output against Pokemon that take either little or nothing from Shadow Ball and Never-Ending Nightmare, like Porygon-Z and Mega Tyranitar and Porygon-Z, but this trades off doing significant damage to more viable Pokemon like Magnezone and Mega Slowbro. Magnet Rise with 252 Speed EVs allow allows Aegislash to win against Golem and Donphan, but having to run Speed investment takes away Aegislash's bulk. Moreover, Zygarde-C and Landorus-T are still capable of outspeeding Aegislash and can OHKO it with Tectonic Rage. Occa Berry or Choice Scarf with Head Smash functions as a lure to Pokemon like Mega Charizard X and Volcarona, but this sacrifices the sheer power provided by Ghostium Z and is overall less consistent, Occa Berry especially against Substitute variants. Laser Focus bypasses stat boosts and is perfectly accurate, but it offers less overall damage output compared to Metal Sound.

Checks and Counters
===================

**Dark-types**: The likes of Mega Gyarados, Mega Tyranitar, and Greninja possess a resistance to Aegislash's Ghost-type moves (RC) and can retaliate with their respective super effective (RH) STAB moves. Mega Gyarados and Greninja resist both Shadow Ball and Flash Cannon, and the former can comfortably take Never-Ending Nightmare thanks to its immense special bulk.

**Normal-types**: Normal-types like Mega Lopunny and Meloetta are immune to Aegislash's mono-Ghost coverage (RC) and slowly whittle away at it in return. Type: Null can also shrug off Flash Cannon sets by virtue of Confide and immense special bulk.

**Fire-types**: Mega Charizard X and Y, Heatran, and Volcarona all annihilate Aegislash with their respective STAB moves. Mega Charizard X must be cautious of King's Shield, however.

**Ground-types**: Pokemon like Landorus-Therian, Zygarde-C, and Donphan can KO Aegislash with ease, even potentially bursting through King's Shield with a Tectonic Rage.

**Substitute**: Users of Substitute, such as Mega Charizard X and Mega Pinsir,(space)can burn Aegislash's Z-Crystal and ease prediction with King's Shield. Aegislash also has to constantly predict attacking in its favor in order to successfully break through Substitute.

**Slower Pokemon**: Mega Sableye and Avalugg aren't common (RC) but can withstand a Never-Ending Nightmare and retaliate with Metal Burst and Mirror Coat, respectively.

**Taunt Users**: Pokemon such as Tapu Fini and Kommo-o can prevent the use of Metal Sound and King's Shield through Taunt, which are imperative to Aegislash's success.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[tondas, 442732]]
- Quality checked by: [[motogp, 412409], dom, 280380], [TDA, 276708]]
- Grammar checked by: [[JockeMS, 53214], [<username2>, <userid2>]]

 

[tondas]

thank you to everyone who helped finish this with me, though lets make sure something like this never happens again LOL

 

[Ginger Princess]

https://www.smogon.com/dex/sm/pokemon/aegislash/1v1/

Uploaded!