can someone tell me how to aegislash? my aegislash sucks, it does almost no damage at level 70ish. it gets one shot by a lot of things. I use sacred sword > kings shield > repeat ..
There are many ways to run Aegislash, but this is what I'm going for
Aegislash @ Weakness Policy
Ability: Stance Change
EVs: 252 Atk / 252 HP / 4 Def
Brave Nature
- Shadow Sneak
- Sacred Sword
- King's Shield
- Swords Dance
Do not get hit while in Blade Form at all costs, setup if possible, and you can play dangerously and attempt to let Weakness Policy completely replace Swords Dance and free up a spot for an additional attack move like Iron Head
Shadow claw has 30 more power than sneak, and it has a higher chance of critical. I don't see how that's garbage to an increased priority move. Plus it's the move powerful physical Ghost move (excluding Shadow Force because only Giratina can learn that).
Having a priority move with a Pokemon that is meant to be as slow as possible is very good, if your initial attack doesn't take out the enemy you can Shadow Sneak the rest of their HP instead of otherwise predictably King's Shielding, a major part of Aegislash is acting unpredictably