Aegislash Movesets

[DarkestMidnight]

Here are some of my personal favorite Aegislash movesets. I hope you enjoy, please give me some honest feedback. If possible, please share your Aegislash movesets as well, I want this to be a community discussion.

Aegislash @ Rocky Helmet
Ability: Stance Change
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Wide Guard
- Substitute
- Sacred Sword
- Swords Dance

Aegislash @ Focus Sash
Ability: Stance Change
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- King's Shield
- Sacred Sword
- Iron Head
- Toxic

Aegislash @ Sitrus Berry
Ability: Stance Change
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpD / 252 Spe
Bold Nature
- King's Shield
- Wide Guard
- Destiny Bond
- Reflect

Well, here you go. I hope I gave you some good moveset ideas!

-Tempest

 

[IsaacTwentySeven]

I run the standard wall Aegislash:
Aegislash @ Leftovers
Ability: Stance Change
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpD / 252 HP
Sassy Nature
- King's Shield
- Pursuit
- Toxic
- Gyro Ball
+IV spread of 31/31/31/31/31/0 for lowest speed possible -> maximum Gyro Ball damage

 

[PlatinumDude]

Here are some of my personal favorite Aegislash movesets. I hope you enjoy, please give me some honest feedback. If possible, please share your Aegislash movesets as well, I want this to be a community discussion.

Aegislash @ Rocky Helmet
Ability: Stance Change
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Wide Guard
- Substitute
- Sacred Sword
- Swords Dance

Aegislash @ Focus Sash
Ability: Stance Change
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- King's Shield
- Sacred Sword
- Iron Head
- Toxic

Aegislash @ Sitrus Berry
Ability: Stance Change
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpD / 252 Spe
Bold Nature
- King's Shield
- Wide Guard
- Destiny Bond
- Reflect

Well, here you go. I hope I gave you some good moveset ideas!

-Tempest

The first set is rather terrible, IMO. Having a non-STAB Sacred Sword as Aegislash's lone offensive attack is asking for trouble and it will end up being walled by its fellow Ghosts. This is the more effective Wide Guard support set:
-Shadow Ball
-Flash Cannon/Sacred Sword
-Wide Guard
-King's Shield
Nature: Quiet
EVs: 252 HP/100 SAtk/156 SDef
Item: Leftovers/Weakness Policy

Aegislash one of those Pokemon that relies on moving last. If it were to strike first (starting from its Shield Forme), it will get hit very hard after it attacks because its Blade Forme is very frail. The above set has Shadow Ball as a primary STAB. The secondary attack is rather flexible here: Flash Cannon for secondary STAB or Sacred Sword with unresisted coverage with Shadow Ball. The above set is only usable in doubles, as Wide Guard is rather useless in singles.

Shield Forme Aegislash is too bulky for Focus Sash. Substitute is a more reliable attack over Sacred Sword to let Aegislash avoid status problems. Aegislash has enough time to set up a Substitute, as it forces switches very easily:
-Substitute
-Toxic
-King's Shield
-Shadow Ball/Flash Cannon
Nature: Modest
EVs: 252 HP/252 SAtk/4 SDef
Item: Leftovers

The final set is complete and utter Taunt bait. Aegislash is also way too slow to use Destiny Bond. Refer to the first set I posted for a Wide Guard support set.

 

[Soopa Derp Cat]

Never used an Aegislash before, but I managed to get completely walled out and swept by an Aegislash using this set in a 3-Pokemon random online battle:


Item: Leftovers
- Substitute
- Toxic
- King's Shield
- Shadow Ball


It was so fast. I just couldn't hit it. I...I don't want to talk about it any longer...I don't...no...no....