Monotype Aegislash Steel (QC: 2/2 | GP 1/1)

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[SET]
name: Swords Dance (Steel)
move 1: Swords Dance
move 2: Shadow Claw
move 3: Shadow Sneak
move 4: Close Combat
item: Weakness Policy
ability: Stance Change
nature: Adamant
evs: 252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 SpD

[SET COMMENTS]

Aegislash acts as a powerful Sword Dance wallbreaker with incredible base stats, a wonderful Ghost / Steel typing, and an amazing ability that allows it to survive powerful hits and hit back hard, making it a staple on Steel-type teams. Shadow Claw is Aegislash's main STAB move and serves to hit Ghost- and Psychic-types. Shadow Sneak serves as a STAB priority move that helps to cover its horrendous Speed stat and revenge kill weakened foes. Close Combat is used in order to hit Steel-, Rock-, and Normal-types such as Ferrothorn, Tyranitar, and Indeedee. Weakness Policy takes advantage of Aegislash's ability to take powerful hits and boost its Attack to help it sweep more easily. Aegislash can be used early-game to weaken the opposing team to give its teammates the capability to sweep late-game, or as a late-game sweeper with its priority move in Shadow Sneak being able to KO weakened threats.

Entry hazard setters like Spikes Ferrothorn or Stealth Rock Duraludon helps Aegislash to sweep more easily late-game. Bisharp is also a good teammate, because the combination of both is very difficult for Ghost and Psychic teams to handle, as they can wear them down with their priority moves. Other late-game sweepers such as Choice Scarf Excadrill are also good partners for Aegislash, being able to clean remaining Pokemon after an Aegislash sweep. Aegislash fails to defeat Dark-type Pokemon such as Mandibuzz, so having a teammate that can take advantage of them like Bulk Up Corviknight is nice, too.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[DYA, 478724]]
- Steel analysis by: [[DYA, 478724]]
- Quality checked by: [[Moosical, 215618], [Maroon, 305839]]
- Grammar checked by: [[deetah, 297659]]
 
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- Add a little clarity around Shadow Claw about what it's hitting for Steel
- Add that Shadow Sneak lets it revenge kill weakened fast Pokemon
- Add what weakness policy actually does / enables Aegislash to do
- Add 4 SpD to the set

- Can add Bisharp as a teammates as the pairing of the two are very difficult for Ghost and Psychic to handle.

Looks good QC 1/2
 

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- make the set name Swords Dance
- close combat also hits normal, rock, and dark i would just list some examples maybe like tyranitar & indeedee
- with bisharp mention how they can weaken each others checks with priority spam

few other notes:
- make it 4 SpD
- your credits tag is [DYA, 478724]

QC 2/2
 

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[SET]
name:(Space)Swords Dance (Steel)
move 1: Swords Dance
move 2: Shadow Claw
move 3: Shadow Sneak
move 4: Close Combat
item: Weakness Policy
ability: Stance Change
nature: Adamant
evs: 252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 SpD

[SET COMMENTS]

Aegislash acts as a powerful Sword Dance wallbreaker, (RC) with incredible base stats, a wonderful Ghost / Steel typing, (AC) and an amazing ability that make it able allows it to live survive powerful hits and return them back makes hit back hard, making it a staple in on Steel-type teams. Shadow Claw is Aegislash's main STAB move and serves to hit Ghost- and Psychic-types. Shadow Sneak serves as a STAB priority move that helps to cover it's its horrendous Speed stat and revenge kill weakened foes. Close Combat is used in order to hit Steel-, Rock-, (AC) and Normal-types such as Ferrothorn, Tyranitar, (AC) and Indeedee. Weakness Policy takes advantage of Aegislash's ability of taking to take powerful hits and boosting his boost its Attack to help Aegislash it sweep more easily. Aegislash can be used in early-game to weak weaken the opposing team to give it's its teammates the capability to sweep late-game, (AC) or as a late-game sweeper with it's its priority move in Shadow Sneak being able to kill KO weakened threats.

Entry hazard setters like Spikes Ferrothorn or Stealth Rock Duraludon helps Aegislash to sweep more easily in late-game. Bisharp is also a good teammate, (RC) because the combination of both is very difficult for Ghost and Psychic teams to handle, worming down their checks as they can wear them down with their priority moves. Other late-game sweepers such as Choice Scarf Excadrill is also a are also good partners for Aegislash, being able to clean remaining Pokemon of foe's team after an Aegislash sweep. Aegislash fails in defeating to defeat Dark-type Pokemons Pokemon such as Mandibuzz, so a having a teammate that can take advantage of it them like Bulk Up Corviknight is nice, too.

[CREDITS] (Add spaces between the usernames and the numbers like I did below)
- Written by: [[DYA, 478724]]
- Steel analysis by: [[DYA, 478724]]
- Quality checked by: [[Moosical, 215618], [Maroon, 305839]]
- Grammar checked by: [[<username1>, <userid1>]]
 

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