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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 8 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
0010
Evades damage, and sharply reduces Attack if struck.
Kings ShieldLevel: 1steel
0010
Evades damage, and sharply reduces Attack if struck.
TackleLevel: 1normal
35035
Charges the foe with a full- body tackle.
Fury CutterLevel: 1bug
109520
An attack that intensifies on each successive hit.
Shadow SneakLevel: 1ghost
4010030
Extends the user's shadow to strike first.
AutotomizeLevel: 1steel
0015
Sheds additional weight to sharply boost Speed.
Aerial AceLevel: 12flying
60020
An extremely speedy and unavoidable attack.
Metal SoundLevel: 16steel
08540
Emits a horrible screech that sharply lowers Sp. Def.
SlashLevel: 20normal
7010020
Slashes with claws, etc. Has a high critical-hit ratio.
Night SlashLevel: 24dark
7010015
Hits as soon as possible. High critical-hit ratio.
RetaliateLevel: 28normal
701005
An attack that does more damage if an ally fainted.
Iron DefenseLevel: 32steel
0015
Hardens the body's surface to sharply raise Defense.
Iron HeadLevel: 38steel
8010015
Slams the foe with a hard head. May cause flinching.
Power TrickLevel: 44psychic
0010
The user swaps its Attack and Defense stats.
Swords DanceLevel: 48normal
000
A fighting dance that sharply raises Attack.
Head SmashLevel: 53rock
150805
A life-risking headbutt that seriously hurts the user.
Sacred SwordLevel: 57fighting
901000
Strikes through the foe's stat changes.

Egg Moves (4)

Metal Soundsteel
08540
Emits a horrible screech that sharply lowers Sp. Def.
Shadow Sneakghost
4010030
Extends the user's shadow to strike first.
Destiny Bondghost
005
If the user faints, the foe is also made to faint.
Wide Guardrock
0010
Evades wide-ranging attacks for one turn.

TM/HM Moves (28)

Aerial Aceflying
60020TM40
An extremely speedy and unavoidable attack.
Attractnormal
010015TM45
Makes the opposite gender less likely to attack.
Brick Breakfighting
7510015TM31
Destroys barriers such as REFLECT and causes damage.
Brutal Swingdark
6010020TM59
Violently swings around to hurt everyone nearby.
Cutsteel
509530HM01
Cuts the foe with sharp scythes, claws, etc.
Double Teamnormal
0015TM32
Creates illusory copies to raise evasiveness.
Facadenormal
7010020TM42
Boosts power when burned, paralyzed, or poisoned.
False Swipenormal
4010040TM54
An attack that leaves the foe with at least 1 HP.
Flash Cannonsteel
8010010TM91
Releases a blast of light that may lower Sp. Def.
Frustrationnormal
110020TM21
An attack that is stronger if the Trainer is disliked.
Giga Impactnormal
150905TM68
Leaves the user immobile if target is not KO'd.
Gyro Ballsteel
11005TM74
A high-speed spin that does more damage to faster foes.
Hidden Powernormal
010015TM10
The type varies with the user.The type and effectiveness vary with the user.
Hyper Beamnormal
150905TM15
Leaves the user immobile if target is not KO'd.
Protectnormal
0010TM17
Evades attack, but may fail if used in succession.
Rain Dancewater
005TM18
Boosts the power of Water- type moves for 5 turns.
Reflectpsychic
0020TM33
Wall of light cuts physical damage for 5 turns.
Restpsychic
000TM44
The user sleeps for 2 turns, restoring HP and status.
Returnnormal
110020TM27
An attack that increases in power with friendship.
Rock Sliderock
759010TM80
Hits the foe with an avalanche of rocks.
Rock Smashfighting
010015HM06
A rock-crushing attack that may lower Defense.
Roundnormal
6010015TM48
A song that inflicts damage. Others can join in too.
Shadow Ballghost
8010015TM30
Hurls a black blob that may lower the foe's Sp. Def.
Shadow Clawghost
7010015TM65
Strikes with a shadow claw. High critical-hit ratio.
Substitutenormal
0010TM90
Creates a decoy using 1/4 of the user's maximum HP.
Sunny Dayfire
005TM11
Boosts the power of Fire- type moves for 5 turns.
Swords Dancenormal
000TM75
A fighting dance that sharply raises Attack.
Toxicpoison
0010TM06
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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