Is Aegislash viable in Gen 8 OU?

Aegislash is ranked #44 in Gen 8 OU with 3.11% usage according to Smogon Apr 2026 - Jun 2026 data.

Aegislash in Gen 8 OU

Gen 8 OU · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Apr 2026 - Jun 2026

#0681 Aegislash

SteelGhost

USAGE 3.1% #44

BASE STATS

HP 60

ATK 50

DEF 140

SPA 50

SPD 140

SPE 60

BST500

TYPE MATCHUPS

2×

FireGroundGhostDark

½×

GrassIceFlyingPsychicRockDragonSteelFairy

¼×

Bug

0×

NormalFightingPoison

Moves

Shadow Ball 84.4% Flash Cannon 60.4% Close Combat 53.3% Shadow Sneak 50.9% King's Shield 40.3% Substitute 29.9% Toxic 22.2% Steel Beam 20.8%

Items

Choice Specs 43.3% Leftovers 33.3% Weakness Policy 13.3% Spell Tag 5.4% Air Balloon 3.6% Choice Band 0.9% Shuca Berry 0.1% Life Orb 0.0%

Common Teammates

This Pokémon doesn't have enough usage for Smogon to compute meaningful Checks & Counters. Only the most-used Pokémon in a format receive this data.

Ranked #44 with 3.11% usage. Sorted by reliability score.