Is Aegislash viable in Gen 9 Balanced Hackmons?

Aegislash is ranked #48 in Gen 9 Balanced Hackmons with 1.71% usage according to Smogon May 2026 - Jul 2026 data.

Aegislash in Gen 9 Balanced Hackmons

Gen 9 Balanced Hackmons · Sorted by p − 4 standard errors · Smogon source period May 2026 - Jul 2026 · Generated 2026-08-05

#0681 Aegislash

SteelGhost

USAGE 1.7% #48

ABILITYMagic Guard

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

Strength Sap 46.2% Salt Cure 39.8% Teleport 31.9% Sticky Web 24.9% Mortal Spin 24.0% Knock Off 22.9% Dragon Tail 21.5% Spikes 18.3%

Items

Leftovers 22.7% Assault Vest 22.0% Heavy-Duty Boots 14.6% Eject Button 8.7% Covert Cloak 8.5% Sticky Barb 7.1% Rocky Helmet 4.9% Sitrus Berry 4.1%

Abilities

Magic Guard28.1%Prankster24.2%Regenerator22.7%Fur Coat15.2%Water Absorb4.1%Magic Bounce2.6%Ice Scales0.9%Earth Eater0.7%

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 #48 with 1.71% usage. Sorted by conservative score.