Aegislash

Aegislash

Steel / Ghost. Rank 72 by usage, on 1.2% of teams, leads 17.3% of the time.

Usage, lead rate and teammates from 2099 public Showdown replays uploaded 2026-09-15 to 2026-09-16, average rating 1149. Moves, items, abilities and Stat Point spreads from in-game ranked data (championsbattledata.com, M6/16_09_2026); each spread is paired with the most common nature because the game reports them separately.

Before this regulation

Doubles, Reg M-B (older), Smogon ladder 2026-08: rank 71, on 0.9% of teams, now 1.2% unchanged.

Then: Life Orb or White Herb, King's Shield, Poltergeist, Shadow Sneak, Iron Head, Brave 32/32/2/0/0/0.

Moves

  • King's Shield76.9%
  • Poltergeist59.0%
  • Wide Guard58.4%
  • Iron Head54.9%
  • Shadow Sneak41.0%
  • Sacred Sword31.1%
  • Close Combat18.9%
  • Shadow Ball18.3%

Items

  • Leftovers24.9%
  • Focus Sash22.1%
  • Life Orb16.4%
  • Spell Tag11.6%
  • Sitrus Berry5.9%
  • Colbur Berry3.8%
  • Occa Berry2.9%
  • Expert Belt2.3%

Abilities

  • Stance Change100.0%

Spreads

  • Adamant 2/32/0/0/0/3215.9%
  • Adamant 32/32/2/0/0/013.6%
  • Adamant 32/32/0/0/2/010.1%
  • Adamant 32/32/1/0/1/06.0%
  • Adamant 32/0/0/32/2/03.9%
  • Adamant 32/32/0/0/0/23.5%

HP / Atk / Def / SpA / SpD / Spe in Stat Points

Partners

MiloticMilotic 36.5%Indeedee-FIndeedee-F 26.9%GarchompGarchomp 25.0%MeganiumMeganium 19.2%MeowsticMeowstic 19.2%SalamenceSalamence 15.4%RillaboomRillaboom 15.4%IncineroarIncineroar 13.5%

Share of this Pokémon's teams that also carry the partner.

Most common set, used for the calcs below

Leftovers, Stance Change, Adamant 2/32/0/0/0/32. King's Shield, Poltergeist, Wide Guard, Iron Head.

Stats 137 / 112 / 160 / 63 / 160 / 112. Weak to Dark, Fire, Ghost, Ground. Resists Bug, Dragon, Fairy, Fighting, Flying, Grass, Ice, Normal, Poison, Psychic, Rock, Steel.

Good against, and why

  • Ninetales-Alola
    Ninetales-Alola 6.4% usage
    Iron Head 272–320%, guaranteed OHKO
    OHKO on all 3 of their common spreads (47% of usage)
  • Gardevoir-Mega
    Gardevoir-Mega 10.5% usage
    Poltergeist 212.4–252.4%, guaranteed OHKO
    OHKO on all 3 of their common spreads (37% of usage)
  • Froslass-Mega
    Froslass-Mega 5.1% usage
    Poltergeist 197.3–234%, guaranteed OHKO
    OHKO on all 3 of their common spreads (39% of usage)
  • Basculegion
    Basculegion 22.6% usage
    Poltergeist 156.3–185.8%, guaranteed OHKO
    OHKO on all 3 of their common spreads (53% of usage)
  • Gholdengo
    Gholdengo 18.0% usage
    Poltergeist 139–164.6%, guaranteed OHKO
    OHKO on all 3 of their common spreads (37% of usage)
  • Whimsicott
    Whimsicott 13.2% usage
    Iron Head 132.8–157.7%, guaranteed OHKO
    OHKO on all 3 of their common spreads (66% of usage)
  • Raichu-Mega-Y
    Raichu-Mega-Y 10.1% usage
    Poltergeist 127.7–151.1%, guaranteed OHKO
    On their common spreads: OHKO (20%), 31.3% to OHKO (6%), OHKO (5%)
  • Floette-Mega
    Floette-Mega 8.1% usage
    Iron Head 119.2–140.4%, guaranteed OHKO
    On their common spreads: OHKO (17%), OHKO (4%), 31.3% to OHKO (3%)
  • Armarouge
    Armarouge 6.9% usage
    Poltergeist 113.5–135.4%, guaranteed OHKO, and it moves first
    OHKO on all 3 of their common spreads (41% of usage)
  • Sylveon
    Sylveon 13.7% usage
    Iron Head 107.9–128.7%, guaranteed OHKO, and it moves first
    On their common spreads: OHKO (11%), OHKO (6%), 81.3% to OHKO (6%)
  • Sneasler
    Sneasler 36.3% usage
    Poltergeist 103.8–122.9%, guaranteed OHKO
    On their common spreads: OHKO (47%), OHKO (8%), 75% to OHKO (5%)
  • Sinistcha
    Sinistcha 6.7% usage
    Poltergeist 95.5–114.6%, 75% chance to OHKO, and it moves first
    On their common spreads: 75% to OHKO (19%), OHKO (16%), OHKO (7%)
  • Excadrill
    Excadrill 5.3% usage
    Poltergeist 87.2–103.2%, 25% chance to OHKO
    On their common spreads: 25% to OHKO (64%), 12.5% to OHKO (17%), 25% to OHKO (7%)
  • Charizard-Mega-Y
    Charizard-Mega-Y 14.4% usage
    Poltergeist 87.1–102.6%, 12.5% chance to OHKO
    On their common spreads: 12.5% to OHKO (25%), 2HKO (7%), 12.5% to OHKO (4%)
  • Pelipper
    Pelipper 11.9% usage
    Poltergeist 79.6–94.9%, guaranteed 2HKO
    2HKO on all 3 of their common spreads (39% of usage)
  • Arcanine-Hisui
    Arcanine-Hisui 12.0% usage
    Poltergeist 76.7–90.7%, guaranteed 2HKO
    2HKO on all 3 of their common spreads (81% of usage)
  • Baxcalibur-Mega
    Baxcalibur-Mega 6.1% usage
    Iron Head 72.9–87.5%, guaranteed 2HKO
    2HKO on all 3 of their common spreads (28% of usage)
  • Garchomp
    Garchomp 17.8% usage
    Poltergeist 68.1–80%, guaranteed 2HKO
    2HKO on all 3 of their common spreads (43% of usage)
  • Tyranitar-Mega
    Tyranitar-Mega 7.5% usage
    Iron Head 64.4–75.7%, guaranteed 2HKO
    2HKO on all 3 of their common spreads (28% of usage)
  • Rillaboom
    Rillaboom 38.7% usage
    Poltergeist 57–68.1%, guaranteed 2HKO, and it moves first
    2HKO on all 3 of their common spreads (25% of usage)
  • Staraptor-Mega
    Staraptor-Mega 10.6% usage
    Poltergeist 56.8–67.7%, guaranteed 2HKO
    2HKO on all 3 of their common spreads (38% of usage)
  • Salamence-Mega
    Salamence-Mega 22.8% usage
    Poltergeist 51.2–61%, guaranteed 2HKO
    2HKO on all 3 of their common spreads (52% of usage)

Threatened by, and why

  • Armarouge
    Armarouge 6.9% usage
    Armor Cannon 159.1–187.6%, guaranteed OHKO
    OHKO on all 3 of its common spreads (40% of usage)
  • Tyranitar-Mega
    Tyranitar-Mega 7.5% usage
    Knock Off 119.7–141.6%, guaranteed OHKO, and they move first
    On its common spreads: OHKO (16%), 81.3% to OHKO (14%), 87.5% to OHKO (10%)
  • Gholdengo
    Gholdengo 18.0% usage
    Shadow Ball 110.2–130.7%, guaranteed OHKO, and they move first
    On its common spreads: OHKO (16%), 31.3% to OHKO (14%), 31.3% to OHKO (10%)
  • Arcanine-Hisui
    Arcanine-Hisui 12.0% usage
    Flare Blitz 105.1–124.1%, guaranteed OHKO, and they move first
    On its common spreads: OHKO (16%), 6.3% to OHKO (14%), 12.5% to OHKO (10%)
  • Torkoal
    Torkoal 6.1% usage
    Eruption 105.1–124.1%, guaranteed OHKO
    On its common spreads: OHKO (16%), 12.5% to OHKO (14%), 6.3% to OHKO (10%)
  • Excadrill
    Excadrill 5.3% usage
    High Horsepower 100.7–119.7%, guaranteed OHKO, and they move first
    On its common spreads: OHKO (16%), 2HKO (14%), 2HKO (10%)
  • Kingambit
    Kingambit 24.1% usage
    Kowtow Cleave 89.1–106.6%, 43.8% chance to OHKO
    On its common spreads: 43.8% to OHKO (16%), 2HKO (14%), 2HKO (10%)
  • Incineroar
    Incineroar 26.7% usage
    Flare Blitz 84.7–100.7%, 6.3% chance to OHKO
    On its common spreads: 6.3% to OHKO (16%), 2HKO (14%), 2HKO (10%)
  • Charizard-Mega-Y
    Charizard-Mega-Y 14.4% usage
    Heat Wave 84.7–100.7%, 6.3% chance to OHKO, and they move first
    On its common spreads: 6.3% to OHKO (16%), 2HKO (14%), 2HKO (10%)
  • Froslass-Mega
    Froslass-Mega 5.1% usage
    Shadow Ball 80.3–96.4%, guaranteed 2HKO after Leftovers recovery, and they move first
    2HKO on all 3 of its common spreads (40% of usage)
  • Basculegion
    Basculegion 22.6% usage
    Wave Crash 74.5–89.1%, guaranteed 2HKO after Leftovers recovery, and they move first
    2HKO on all 3 of its common spreads (40% of usage)
  • Raichu-Mega-Y
    Raichu-Mega-Y 10.1% usage
    Zap Cannon 65.7–77.4%, guaranteed 2HKO after Leftovers recovery, and they move first
    2HKO on all 3 of its common spreads (40% of usage)