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Aegislashin Pokémon SoulGold

steelghost

Pokédex Entry

Royal Sword Pokémon

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

Aegislash in Pokémon SoulGold

Aegislash is #681 in the Pokédex for Pokémon SoulGold. This page covers its steel/ghost typing, base stats, abilities, level-up and TM/HM moves, evolution chain, and where to find it across 4 encounter locations.

Type
SteelGhost
Dex
#681
Abilities

Transforms as it battles.

Growth Rate
mediumfast
Gender Ratio
50% Male, 50% Female
Egg Groups
mineral
Hatch Rate
Medium Fast (20 cycles)
Catch Rate
45
pokeball
Poké Ball5.3%
greatball
Great Ball7.5%
ultraball
Ultra Ball8.9%
Base Exp
250
EV Yield
2 Defense1 SpecialDefense
Wild Held Items
None
Weak To
fire ×2ground ×2ghost ×2dark ×2
Resists
grass ×0.5ice ×0.5flying ×0.5psychic ×0.5bug ×0.25rock ×0.5dragon ×0.5steel ×0.5fairy ×0.5
Immune To
normalfightingpoison

How to Obtain

You can catch Aegislash in Nameless Cave (rare), in Nameless Cave (rare), and in Nameless Cave (rare), among one other area. Wild ones range from level 55 to 68.

Wild Encounters (4)

Level Up Moves (17)

Kings ShieldLevel: 0steel
PWR0ACC0PP10
Evades damage, and sharply reduces Attack if struck.
Kings ShieldLevel: 1steel
PWR0ACC0PP10
Evades damage, and sharply reduces Attack if struck.
TackleLevel: 1normal
PWR35ACC0PP35
Charges the foe with a full- body tackle.
Fury CutterLevel: 1bug
PWR10ACC95PP20
An attack that intensifies on each successive hit.
Shadow SneakLevel: 1ghost
PWR40ACC100PP30
Extends the user's shadow to strike first.
AutotomizeLevel: 1steel
PWR0ACC0PP15
Sheds additional weight to sharply boost Speed.
Aerial AceLevel: 12flying
PWR60ACC0PP20
An extremely speedy and unavoidable attack.
Metal SoundLevel: 16steel
PWR0ACC85PP40
Emits a horrible screech that sharply lowers Sp. Def.
SlashLevel: 20normal
PWR70ACC100PP20
Slashes with claws, etc. Has a high critical-hit ratio.
Night SlashLevel: 24dark
PWR70ACC100PP15
Hits as soon as possible. High critical-hit ratio.
RetaliateLevel: 28normal
PWR70ACC100PP5
An attack that does more damage if an ally fainted.
Iron DefenseLevel: 32steel
PWR0ACC0PP15
Hardens the body's surface to sharply raise Defense.
Iron HeadLevel: 38steel
PWR80ACC100PP15
Slams the foe with a hard head. May cause flinching.
Power TrickLevel: 44psychic
PWR0ACC0PP10
The user swaps its Attack and Defense stats.
Swords DanceLevel: 48normal
PWR0ACC0PP0
A fighting dance that sharply raises Attack.
Head SmashLevel: 53rock
PWR150ACC80PP5
A life-risking headbutt that seriously hurts the user.
Sacred SwordLevel: 57fighting
PWR90ACC100PP0
Strikes through the foe's stat changes.

Egg Moves (4)

Metal Soundsteel
PWR0ACC85PP40
Emits a horrible screech that sharply lowers Sp. Def.
Shadow Sneakghost
PWR40ACC100PP30
Extends the user's shadow to strike first.
Destiny Bondghost
PWR0ACC0PP5
If the user faints, the foe is also made to faint.
Wide Guardrock
PWR0ACC0PP10
Evades wide-ranging attacks for one turn.

TM/HM Moves (28)

Aerial Aceflying
PWR60ACC0PP20TM40
An extremely speedy and unavoidable attack.
Attractnormal
PWR0ACC100PP15TM45
Makes the opposite gender less likely to attack.
Brick Breakfighting
PWR75ACC100PP15TM31
Destroys barriers such as REFLECT and causes damage.
Brutal Swingdark
PWR60ACC100PP20TM59
Violently swings around to hurt everyone nearby.
Cutsteel
PWR50ACC95PP30HM01
Cuts the foe with sharp scythes, claws, etc.
Double Teamnormal
PWR0ACC0PP15TM32
Creates illusory copies to raise evasiveness.
Facadenormal
PWR70ACC100PP20TM42
Boosts power when burned, paralyzed, or poisoned.
False Swipenormal
PWR40ACC100PP40TM54
An attack that leaves the foe with at least 1 HP.
Flash Cannonsteel
PWR80ACC100PP10TM91
Releases a blast of light that may lower Sp. Def.
Frustrationnormal
PWR1ACC100PP20TM21
An attack that is stronger if the Trainer is disliked.
Giga Impactnormal
PWR150ACC90PP5TM68
Leaves the user immobile if target is not KO'd.
Gyro Ballsteel
PWR1ACC100PP5TM74
A high-speed spin that does more damage to faster foes.
Hidden Powernormal
PWR0ACC100PP15TM10
The type varies with the user.The type and effectiveness vary with the user.
Hyper Beamnormal
PWR150ACC90PP5TM15
Leaves the user immobile if target is not KO'd.
Protectnormal
PWR0ACC0PP10TM17
Evades attack, but may fail if used in succession.
Rain Dancewater
PWR0ACC0PP5TM18
Boosts the power of Water- type moves for 5 turns.
Reflectpsychic
PWR0ACC0PP20TM33
Wall of light cuts physical damage for 5 turns.
Restpsychic
PWR0ACC0PP0TM44
The user sleeps for 2 turns, restoring HP and status.
Returnnormal
PWR1ACC100PP20TM27
An attack that increases in power with friendship.
Rock Sliderock
PWR75ACC90PP10TM80
Hits the foe with an avalanche of rocks.
Rock Smashfighting
PWR0ACC100PP15HM06
A rock-crushing attack that may lower Defense.
Roundnormal
PWR60ACC100PP15TM48
A song that inflicts damage. Others can join in too.
Shadow Ballghost
PWR80ACC100PP15TM30
Hurls a black blob that may lower the foe's Sp. Def.
Shadow Clawghost
PWR70ACC100PP15TM65
Strikes with a shadow claw. High critical-hit ratio.
Substitutenormal
PWR0ACC0PP10TM90
Creates a decoy using 1/4 of the user's maximum HP.
Sunny Dayfire
PWR0ACC0PP5TM11
Boosts the power of Fire- type moves for 5 turns.
Swords Dancenormal
PWR0ACC0PP0TM75
A fighting dance that sharply raises Attack.
Toxicpoison
PWR0ACC0PP10TM06
Poisons the foe with an intensifying toxin.

Type Summary

4
Weaknesses
9
Resistances
3
Immunities
2
Neutral

Weaknesses

Types that deal increased damage to Aegislash. Use these types to counter it effectively.

Resistances & Immunities

Types that Aegislash resists or is immune to. Avoid using these types against it.

Immunities (0×)

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