Aegislash: Evolution, Shiny, Weaknesses and Abilities

⚡The Essentials on Aegislash

Types: Steel Ghost
Weaknesses: ×2 Fire, Ground, Ghost, Dark Table
Resistances: ×¼ Bug · ×½ Grass, Ice, Flying, Psychic, Rock, Dragon, Steel, Fairy · immune: Normal, Fighting, Poison
Evolution: Honedge → Doublade (Lv. 35) → Aegislash (Dusk Stone)
Shiny: Alternate, rare colors: in the main games since X and Y, an encounter has a 1 in 4,096 chance of being Shiny, excluding hunting bonuses. View
Stats: Total 520 · top stat: Defense (150) Detail
In Current Games: Pokémon Legends: Z-A: No. 73 in the Lumiose Pokédex, 20 Wild Zone
Pokémon Champions: playable
Pokémon GO: available
Competitive: Champions · Singles: tier B, No. 17 · GO · Great League: tier C, No. 74
Other Names: Exagide in French · ギルガルド, Gillgard in Japanese · Durengard in German All Languages

📋Overview

Aegislash is a Steel and Ghost-type Pokémon, No. 681 in the National Pokédex. Original generation: Generation 6. Category: Royal Sword Pokémon.

Aegislash evolves from Doublade and does not evolve further.

Ability: Stance Change. Aegislash is weak to Fire, Ground, Ghost and Dark-type moves (×2 damage). Aegislash takes no damage from Normal, Fighting and Poison-type moves.

Generation

Generation 6

X / Y

National No.

#681

National Pokédex

📊Base Stats

The total determines a Pokémon's overall power.

HP

60

255

Attack

50

255

Defense

150

255

Special Attack

50

255

Special Defense

150

255

Speed

60

255

Total

520

Min HP (Lv. 100)

230

0 IV, 0 EV, neutral nature

Max HP (Lv. 100)

324

31 IV, 252 EV, beneficial nature

Gen Changes

Stable

Unchanged recently

🛡️Type Effectiveness

Multipliers received depending on the type of the opposing move (Steel / Ghost). See the type chart

Weak (×2) — 4 types

Fire

×2

Ground

×2

Ghost

×2

Dark

×2

Normal (×1) — 2 types

Water

×1

Electric

×1

Resistant (×0.5) — 8 types

Grass

×½

Ice

×½

Flying

×½

Psychic

×½

Rock

×½

Dragon

×½

Steel

×½

Fairy

×½

Resistant (×0.25) — 1 type

Bug

×¼

Immune (×0) — 3 types

Normal

×0

Fighting

×0

Poison

×0

✨Abilities

Stance Change

Ability 1

The Pokémon changes its form to Blade Forme when it uses an attack move and changes to Shield Forme when it uses King’s Shield.

🌱Aegislash Evolution

Level 35 →

Dusk Stone →

🔮Aegislash Forms and Shiny

Standard Form

Steel · Ghost

Blade Aegislash

Steel · Ghost

Shiny Availability

Shiny form available

Base rate (Gen VI+): 1/4096. With Shiny Charm: 1/1365. Masuda Method: 1/683.

⚔️Aegislash Moves

Moves this Pokémon can learn, by method.

Lv.

Move

Type · Cat.

Accuracy

Pow.

PP

—

King’s Shield

Steel Stat

—

10

1

Aerial Ace

Flying Phys.

—

60

20

1

Autotomize

Steel Stat

—

15

1

Power Trick

Psychic Stat

—

10

1

Tackle

Normal Phys.

100%

40

35

1

Swords Dance

Normal Stat

—

20

1

Head Smash

Rock Phys.

80%

150

5

1

Sacred Sword

Fighting Phys.

100%

90

15

1

Iron Defense

Steel Stat

—

15

1

Shadow Sneak

Ghost Phys.

100%

40

30

1

Pursuit

Dark Phys.

100%

40

20

1

Metal Sound

Steel Stat

85%

—

40

1

Fury Cutter

Bug Phys.

95%

40

20

1

Iron Head

Steel Phys.

100%

80

15

1

Slash

Normal Phys.

100%

70

20

1

Night Slash

Dark Phys.

100%

70

15

1

Retaliate

Normal Phys.

100%

70

5

TM/HM

Move

Type · Cat.

Accuracy

Pow.

PP

TM01

Protect

Normal Stat

—

10

TM02

Aerial Ace

Flying Phys.

—

60

20

TM03

Attract

Normal Stat

100%

—

15

TM04

Shadow Ball

Ghost Spec.

100%

80

15

TM05

Sleep Talk

Normal Stat

—

10

TM06

Brick Break

Fighting Phys.

100%

75

15

TM07

Brutal Swing

Dark Phys.

100%

60

20

TM08

Round

Normal Spec.

100%

60

15

TM09

Substitute

Normal Stat

—

10

TM10

Close Combat

Fighting Phys.

100%

120

5

TM11

Confide

Normal Stat

—

20

TM12

Reversal

Fighting Phys.

100%

—

15

TM13

Cut

Normal Phys.

95%

50

30

TM14

Psycho Cut

Psychic Phys.

100%

70

20

TM15

Swords Dance

Normal Stat

—

20

TM16

Rain Dance

Water Stat

—

5

TM17

Rock Slide

Rock Phys.

90%

75

10

TM18

Rock Smash

Fighting Phys.

100%

40

15

TM19

Facade

Normal Phys.

100%

70

20

TM20

False Swipe

Normal Phys.

100%

40

TM21

Secret Power

Normal Phys.

100%

70

20

TM22

Frustration

Normal Phys.

100%

—

20

TM23

Giga Impact

Normal Phys.

90%

150

5

TM24

Shadow Claw

Ghost Phys.

100%

70

15

TM25

Screech

Normal Stat

85%

—

40

TM26

Gyro Ball

Steel Phys.

100%

—

5

TM27

Air Slash

Flying Spec.

95%

75

15

TM28

Solar Blade

Grass Phys.

100%

125

10

TM29

Flash Cannon

Steel Spec.

100%

80

10

TM30

Iron Defense

Steel Stat

—

15

TM31

Reflect

Psychic Stat

—

20

TM32

Hidden Power

Normal Spec.

100%

60

15

TM33

Double Team

Normal Stat

—

15

TM34

Rest

Psychic Stat

—

5

TM35

Return

Normal Phys.

100%

—

20

TM36

Snore

Normal Spec.

100%

50

15

TM37

Endure

Normal Stat

—

10

TM38

Iron Head

Steel Phys.

100%

80

15

TM39

Toxic

Poison Stat

90%

—

10

TM40

Hyper Beam

Normal Spec.

90%

150

5

TM41

Swagger

Normal Stat

85%

—

15

TM42

Retaliate

Normal Phys.

100%

70

5

TM43

Sunny Day

Fire Stat

—

5

No data available for this category.

Origin

Move

Type · Cat.

Accuracy

Pow.

PP

—

Laser Focus

Normal Stat

—

30

—

After You

Normal Stat

—

15

—

Barrage

Normal Stat

—

5

—

Spite

Ghost Stat

100%

—

10

—

Steel Beam

Steel Spec.

95%

140

5

—

Iron Defense

Steel Stat

—

15

—

Shock Wave

Electric Spec.

—

60

20

—

Snore

Normal Spec.

100%

50

15

—

Iron Head

Steel Phys.

100%

80

15

—

Magnet Rise

Electric Stat

—

10

No data available for this category.

🥚Advanced Breeding

Egg Groups

Mineral

Gender

♂ 100.0 / ♀ 0.0%

Ditto Compatibility

✓ Yes

Pokérus

Susceptible

EV ×2 if infected

Max Characteristic

Defense

Highest base stat

Hyper Training & Mints

Available from level 50. Cost: 1 Gold Bottle Cap per IV set to 31 or 3 Silver Bottle Caps per IV. Mints let you change the effect of a Nature without changing the base Nature.

🗺️Where to Find Aegislash

Available in 2 games, 2 recorded encounters. Click a game to see the details.

Natively obtainable: Shield Sword

Generation VIII

🛡️

Shield 1 encounter

Available ▼

Wild Area (1)

Wild Area / Galar

⚔️

Sword 1 encounter

Available ▼

Wild Area (1)

Wild Area / Galar

🔄Transfer to Pokémon HOME

How to bring this Pokémon to HOME depending on the game of origin.

Sword

→ Pokémon HOME HOME (direct)

Shield

→ Pokémon HOME HOME (direct)

Note: Some transfers are irreversible (Bank → HOME). Check the legality of moves in the target game — HOME may replace an illegal move with a basic move.

🏆Competitive & Meta

In Our Tier Lists

📱Aegislash in Pokémon GO

1,545Max CP (Lv. 40)
882Perfect CP in Raids
5 kmper Candy as Buddy

Pokémon GO entry: Aegislash →

📖Pokédex Entries

Description by game, with language selection.

X

“れきだいの　おうが　つれていた。れいりょくで　ひとや　ポケモンのこころを　あやつり　したがわせる。”

X

“역대 왕들이 데리고 있었다. 영험한 힘으로 사람이나 포켓몬의 마음을 조종하여 복종하게 한다.”

X

“Ils ont fait le bonheur de générations de rois. Leurs pouvoirs psychiques leur permettent de contrôler hommes et Pokémon.”

X

“Generationen von Königen hatten dieses Pokémon an ihrer Seite. Mit seiner mysteriösen Kraft kann es Menschen und Pokémon gleichermaßen kontrollieren.”

X

“Han permanecido junto a estirpes de reyes durante generaciones. Mediante su poder espectral pueden controlar a humanos y a Pokémon.”

X

“Ha accompagnato generazioni di re. È in grado di controllare e manipolare esseri umani e Pokémon col suo potere spettrale.”

X

“Generations of kings were attended by these Pokémon, which used their spectral power to manipulate and control people and Pokémon.”

X

“歴代の　王が　連れていた。霊力で　人や　ポケモンの心を　操り　従わせる。”

Y

“おうの　そしつを　もつ　にんげんをみぬくらしい。みとめられた　ひとはやがて　おうになると　いわれている。”

Y

“왕의 기질을 가진 인간을 간파하는 듯하다. 인정받은 자는 이윽고 왕이 된다고 한다.”

Y

“Il peut déceler les qualités régaliennes dans les âmes humaines. On raconte que celui ou celle qui obtient sa faveur deviendra à coup sûr roi ou reine.”

Y

“Angeblich erkennt es jene Menschen, die Potenzial zum Herrscher haben. Es heißt, von ihm anerkannte Personen seien bald darauf Könige geworden.”

Y

“Al parecer, puede intuir si un humano tiene madera de rey. Según se dice, las personas que obtuvieron su reconocimiento acabaron siendo reyes.”

Y

“Si dice che sia in grado di riconoscere chi possiede le qualità per diventare re e che le persone da lui indicate siano effettivamente destinate al trono.”

Y

“Apparently, it can detect the innate qualities of leadership. According to legend, whoever it recognizes is destined to become king.”

Y

“王の　素質を　持つ　人間を見抜くらしい。認められた　人はやがて　王になると　言われている。”

Omega Ruby

“れきだいの　おうが　つれていた。れいりょくで　ひとや　ポケモンのこころを　あやつり　したがわせる。”

Omega Ruby

“역대 왕들이 데리고 있었다. 영험한 힘으로 사람이나 포켓몬의 마음을 조종하여 복종하게 한다.”

Omega Ruby

“Ils ont fait le bonheur de générations de rois. Leurs pouvoirs psychiques leur permettent de contrôler hommes et Pokémon.”

Omega Ruby

“Generationen von Königen hatten dieses Pokémon an ihrer Seite. Mit seiner mysteriösen Kraft kann es Menschen und Pokémon gleichermaßen kontrollieren.”

Omega Ruby

“Han permanecido junto a estirpes de reyes durante generaciones. Mediante su poder espectral pueden controlar a humanos y a Pokémon.”

Omega Ruby

“Ha accompagnato generazioni di re. È in grado di controllare e manipolare esseri umani e Pokémon col suo potere spettrale.”

Omega Ruby

“Generations of kings were attended by these Pokémon, which used their spectral power to manipulate and control people and Pokémon.”

Omega Ruby

“歴代の　王が　連れていた。霊力で　人や　ポケモンの心を　操り　従わせる。”

Alpha Sapphire

“おうの　そしつを　もつ　にんげんをみぬくらしい。みとめられた　ひとはやがて　おうになると　いわれている。”

Alpha Sapphire

“왕의 기질을 가진 인간을 간파하는 듯하다. 인정받은 자는 이윽고 왕이 된다고 한다.”

Alpha Sapphire

“Il peut déceler les qualités régaliennes dans les âmes humaines. On raconte que celui ou celle qui obtient sa faveur deviendra à coup sûr roi ou reine.”

Alpha Sapphire

“Angeblich erkennt es jene Menschen, die Potenzial zum Herrscher haben. Es heißt, von ihm anerkannte Personen seien bald darauf Könige geworden.”

Alpha Sapphire

“Al parecer, puede intuir si un humano tiene madera de rey. Según se dice, las personas que obtuvieron su reconocimiento acabaron siendo reyes.”

Alpha Sapphire

“Si dice che sia in grado di riconoscere chi possiede le qualità per diventare re e che le persone da lui indicate siano effettivamente destinate al trono.”

Alpha Sapphire

“Apparently, it can detect the innate qualities of leadership. According to legend, whoever it recognizes is destined to become king.”

Alpha Sapphire

“王の　素質を　持つ　人間を見抜くらしい。認められた　人はやがて　王になると　言われている。”

Sword

“はがねの　からだと　れいりょくのバリアで　あらゆる　こうげきをよわめる　ぼうぎょの　たいせい。”

Sword

“강철로 된 몸과 영험한 힘을 가진 배리어로 모든 공격을 약하게 만드는 방어적인 태세.”

Sword

“處於防禦狀態時，會用鋼之身體和靈力的屏障來減弱一切的攻擊。”

Sword

“Grâce à son corps en acier et à sa barrière psychique, il peut se défendre en affaiblissant toutes sortes d’attaques.”

Sword

“Mit seinem stählernen Körper und der Barriere, die es durch eine mysteriöse Kraft erzeugt, vermag es jegliche Angriffe abzuschwächen.”

Sword

“Gracias a su cuerpo de acero y a una barrera de poder espectral, crea una defensa que le permite mitigar prácticamente cualquier ataque.”

Sword

“Con il suo corpo metallico e la sua barriera psichica può opporre una difesa in grado di indebolire qualsiasi tipo di attacco.”

Sword

“In this defensive stance, Aegislash uses its steel body and a force field of spectral power to reduce the damage of any attack.”

Sword

“鋼の　体と　霊力のバリアで　あらゆる　攻撃を弱める　防御の　体勢。”

Sword

“处于防御状态时，会用钢之身体和灵力的屏障来减弱一切的攻击。”

Shield

“きょうりょくな　れいりょくで　ひとやポケモンを　あやつり　ギルガルドにつごうの　よい　くにを　つくらせた。”

Shield

“강력한 영력으로 사람과 포켓몬을 조종해 킬가르도의 입맛에 맞는 나라를 만들게 했다.”

Shield

“堅盾劍怪曾經用強大的靈力控制人和寶可夢，建立了適合自己生活的國家。”

Shield

“Grâce à ses puissants pouvoirs spirituels, il a contrôlé des humains et des Pokémon pour créer un pays conforme à ses idéaux.”

Shield

“Mithilfe seiner mysteriösen Kräfte kontrollierte es Menschen und Pokémon und ließ sie ein Land nach seinen Vorstellungen erschaffen.”

Shield

“Mediante el control ejercido con su inmenso poder espectral, logró que humanos y Pokémon le forjaran un país a medida de sus necesidades.”

Shield

“Ha manipolato il pensiero di esseri umani e Pokémon con il suo potere spettrale facendogli costruire un paese adatto alle sue esigenze.”

Shield

“Its potent spectral powers allow it to manipulate others. It once used its powers to force people and Pokémon to build a kingdom to its liking.”

Shield

“強力な　霊力で　人やポケモンを　操り　ギルガルドに都合の　良い　国を　つくらせた。”

Shield

“坚盾剑怪曾经用强大的灵力控制人和宝可梦，建立了适合自己生活的国家。”

🌍Multilingual Names

🇫🇷 Français

Exagide

🇬🇧 English

Aegislash

🇯🇵 漢字

ギルガルド

🇯🇵 Kana

ギルガルド

🇯🇵 Romaji

Gillgard

🇩🇪 Deutsch

Durengard

🇪🇸 Español

Aegislash

🇮🇹 Italiano

Aegislash

🇰🇷 한국어

킬가르도

🇨🇳 ZH-Hans

坚盾剑怪

🇹🇼 ZH-Hant

堅盾劍怪

Category (Genus)

🇫🇷 FR

Pokémon Noble Lame

🇬🇧 EN

Royal Sword Pokémon

🇯🇵 JP

おうけんポケモン

🇩🇪 DE

Königsklingen-Pokémon

🎬Media & Gallery

Audio Cries

❓Frequently asked questions about Aegislash

What type is Aegislash?

Aegislash is a Steel and Ghost-type Pokémon.

Can Aegislash still evolve?

Aegislash is the final stage of its evolutionary line: coming from Doublade, it does not evolve further.

What are Aegislash's weaknesses?

Aegislash is weak to Fire, Ground, Ghost and Dark-type moves (×2 damage). Aegislash takes no damage from Normal, Fighting and Poison-type moves.

Where to find Aegislash in Pokémon Legends: Z-A?

In Pokémon Legends: Z-A, Aegislash appears in the wild in Wild Zone 20. Lumiose Pokédex number: 73. All Wild Zones

Is Aegislash available in Pokémon Champions?

Yes, Aegislash is playable in Pokémon Champions. In our Champions · Singles tier list, Aegislash is ranked tier B (No. 17).