Aegislash counters

Gen 9 Champions VGC 2026 Regulation MA · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Mar 2026 - May 2026

Aegislash
#0681 Aegislash
SteelGhost
USAGE 7.9% #19
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
King's Shield 84.0% Shadow Sneak 81.9% Poltergeist 79.9% Iron Head 38.7% Close Combat 29.6% Sacred Sword 26.7% Wide Guard 26.5% Shadow Ball 12.9%
Items
Spell Tag 47.5% Focus Sash 23.4% Leftovers 10.6% Colbur Berry 5.9% White Herb 2.5% Kasib Berry 2.2% Sitrus Berry 2.0% Occa Berry 1.7%
Tera Types
Steel 0.0%
Common Teammates
Garchomp58.6%Incineroar35.8%Floette-Mega34.0%Charizard-Mega-Y33.7%Rotom-Wash23.1%Sneasler21.6%Basculegion20.1%Sinistcha18.8%
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Checks & Counters

Ranked by reliability — blends KO rate with how often each Pokémon is matched up.

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Ranked #19 with 7.90% usage. Sorted by reliability score.