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Stance Change

In Pokémon ChampionsGen VISignature ability of Aegislash
Game

Pokémon Champions

If Aegislash, changes Forme to Blade before attacks and Shield before King's Shield.

Pokémon
1
On Showdown
0.9% of Champions VGC teams bring it
Showdown rating

How it works in Champions

If this Pokémon is an Aegislash, it changes to Blade Forme before using an attacking move, and changes to Shield Forme before using King's Shield.

Changes over time

How Stance Change changed from game to game, newest first.

  1. Gen VII

    … it changes to Blade Forme before dropped: attempting to use added: using an attacking move, and changes to Shield Forme before dropped: attempting to use added: using King's Shield.

Descriptions: Pokémon Showdown’s for each generation, and PokéAPI’s notes on the changes they don’t show. Champions: Pokémon Showdown.

Good to know

  • Neutralizing Gas and Gastro Acid can't stop it.
  • Can't be copied or swapped by: Role Play, Skill Swap, Trace, Receiver and Power of Alchemy, Entrainment.

Works with or against it

King’s Shield

Who runs Stance Change on Showdown

  1. Aegislash#103 on the Doubles ladder · 100% of its sets

Smogon · Showdown Champions VGC · Sep 2026: Smogon’s usage stats from Pokémon Showdown; the ranks are from today’s in-game ladder.

Pokémon with Stance Change

Aegislash