How GREAT was Aegislash ACTUALLY? - History of Aegislash in Competitive Pokemon

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@krosshair450
@krosshair450 Жыл бұрын
It’s really a testament to how insane Aegislash was that it was the first Pokémon since GSC to get its stats reduced between generations LOL
@davidfelez7575
@davidfelez7575 Жыл бұрын
You mean GSC because of the special Split right?
@IgnitedQuils
@IgnitedQuils Жыл бұрын
@@davidfelez7575Yes, since for example, Gyarados lost 40 points in its Special Attack stat since the special stat was split into 2.
@ElCouch
@ElCouch Жыл бұрын
TWICE, which is sad because even with 150 he prob wouldnt have been banned to ubers in sword and shield
@davidfelez7575
@davidfelez7575 Жыл бұрын
@@IgnitedQuils yeah I remember that because of Ninetales and Arcanine, they went for almost equal bst (only 10 points difference) to 50 points difference, despite being counterparts
@indiradevi8136
@indiradevi8136 Жыл бұрын
​@@IgnitedQuilsmeanwhile tangela be like...
@brandontherabboat4850
@brandontherabboat4850 Жыл бұрын
I swear to God, the King’s Shield-Swords Dance-Shadow Sneak is a true combo. It’s insane how good use of Aegislash means that it effectively has no weaknesses.
@joshuakim5240
@joshuakim5240 Жыл бұрын
Back when X/Y first game out and everyone was mindlessly spamming banded Talonflame, i just used King's Shield + Swords Dance to exploit that brainlet play and then just Shadow Sneak sweep since i usually got away with 3 Dances (1 for the first weakened Flare Blitz, 1 for the super weakened Flare Blitz, and 1 on the switch when my opponent finally realized what was happening). It astounds me how long and often that worked, almost like clockwork.
@bigmo2117
@bigmo2117 Жыл бұрын
Bro I’ve never laughed so hard 😂😂
@marcorossi2854
@marcorossi2854 Жыл бұрын
In gen 6 it was basically the "perfect" Pokemon.
@Solokeys-g7o
@Solokeys-g7o Жыл бұрын
​@joshuakim5240 being fair that is also a pretty brain dead play too soooo. No offence but both mons were pretty brain dead
@nitro5247
@nitro5247 Жыл бұрын
This is why Aegislash is far and away my favorite Pokémon
@vaporterra
@vaporterra Жыл бұрын
When I first saw Honedge in the wild in X and Y, I expected it to be a solid contributor to my playthrough team. Aegislash exceeded all expectations.
@williamcox632
@williamcox632 Жыл бұрын
As someone who also used Aegislash in x and y recently, that turns out has very bad IVs, it exceeded my expectations
@marzbar5877
@marzbar5877 Жыл бұрын
It also completely counters Korrina. She can’t touch it and it gets Aerial Ace through level up lmao
@nousername191
@nousername191 Жыл бұрын
@@marzbar5877 What Honedge can do to Korrina should count as war crimes. Utter violation.
@Ang3lUki
@Ang3lUki Жыл бұрын
Same! I was just like "Awe, what a cute sword, I wanna level it"
@WiiMote070
@WiiMote070 5 ай бұрын
Bro, freaking DOUBLADE exceeded all my expectations like to the point where I genuinely almost considered not evolving it. I don't regret evolving it one bit, but I think that goes to show just how monstrous these guys are (getting the Shadow Claw TM not long after Gym 1 doesn't hurt, either)!
@swagzagoon2596
@swagzagoon2596 Жыл бұрын
I've never seen a pokemon that came out at such a perfect time in competitive, Fairy types, mega Kangaskhan, the current state of steel types overall. Aegislash was literally honed to perfection around X and Y competitive.
@ang3lx_xdvst
@ang3lx_xdvst Жыл бұрын
honed... honedge? ;)
@beebobber546
@beebobber546 Жыл бұрын
Imagine if it came out in Gen 5 where it would be neutral to ghost and dark attacks
@JustinObi54
@JustinObi54 Жыл бұрын
I shudder at that thought
@GM.Nobody
@GM.Nobody Жыл бұрын
fighting immunity and poison immunity. Can hit hard, lack of resistance to dual stab. Probably ubers.
@kuma6572
@kuma6572 Жыл бұрын
@@GM.Nobody”Probably” Ubers?
@teddyhaines6613
@teddyhaines6613 Жыл бұрын
@@GM.Nobody Only probably? With max HP it lives an Adamant max attack Excadrill EQ and KOs back with Sacred Sword. If Gen 6 and Gen 7 OU couldn't stop this thing, no way Gen 5 could either. Sand immunity too of course because why not, and you can pursuit trap all the psychics.
@Deadflower019
@Deadflower019 Жыл бұрын
I'm 90% sure that Steel no longer resisting Dark and Ghost was _entirely_ because of Aegislash. So in that situation, the change would've been made a generation earlier 🤣
@mythology2467
@mythology2467 11 ай бұрын
Garchomp: "nooo you can't put me in UU, I'll have you know I was in ubers in my own generation!" Aegislash: "first time?"
@neduegeh5859
@neduegeh5859 Жыл бұрын
As much as I love Aegislash , it(as well as Gholdengo) is a *big* testament to why I always make sure that a Pokemon I’m planning to use has a way to hit steel types for at least neutral damage, because the Steel/Ghost type combination can absolutely ruin you if you don’t have a way to deal with it.
@IgnitedQuils
@IgnitedQuils Жыл бұрын
Especially when you’re running Fighting coverage but they’re immune to it due to the Ghost typing.
@orange6259
@orange6259 Жыл бұрын
Tbf skill issue, 99% of teams are running ground and at least two knock offs
@nitro5247
@nitro5247 Жыл бұрын
Special attacking fire types deserve a place on every team (Volcarona moment)
@AlexandroGarcia6492
@AlexandroGarcia6492 Жыл бұрын
Fire types?
@ne0n1nja247
@ne0n1nja247 Жыл бұрын
Glad I always have a fire starter
@jakegiller3356
@jakegiller3356 Жыл бұрын
Insider reporting say the nerf to Aegislash was orchestrated by the sinister paradox Pokémon “Old Money”. Perhaps this sabotage’s purpose was to set the stage for Old Money’s gen 9 prodigy “Gholdengo” to become the premier ghost/steel Pokémon.
@alexdrake4081
@alexdrake4081 Жыл бұрын
I love this comment
@batatino8805
@batatino8805 Жыл бұрын
this is insane
@thegreatscribbles960
@thegreatscribbles960 Жыл бұрын
Should've named it dirty deeds done dirt cheap
@jamesgiles4517
@jamesgiles4517 Жыл бұрын
Jimothy cool 😏
@scrp6638
@scrp6638 Жыл бұрын
@@thegreatscribbles960D4C! LOVE TRAIN!
@clash_king1025
@clash_king1025 Жыл бұрын
Gamefreak really said “what if we made a slow Deoxys, but it also has the defenses of registeel”
@MrJohnReviews
@MrJohnReviews Жыл бұрын
Gotta love how Aegislash's Sword Stance has 60 Base Speed and yet it doesn't suffer the Rampardos Theorem, how unique and lucky.
@brandontherabboat4850
@brandontherabboat4850 Жыл бұрын
It helps that Aegislash can literally shield its weak points the instant its enemy tries to attack it.
@cosmictrainer2919
@cosmictrainer2919 Жыл бұрын
Shadow sneak helps a lot
@teddyhaines6613
@teddyhaines6613 Жыл бұрын
It has an amazing defensive type and movepool.
@raghavpant3251
@raghavpant3251 Жыл бұрын
It's got priority to get around it. And the ability to tank hits thanks to shield forme.
@Wreckbot_
@Wreckbot_ Жыл бұрын
not only does it not suffer from low speed, instead it benefits from it by tanking hits with 150/150 defenses (or 140/140 post SWSH) and then being able to retaliate back with 150/150 (140/140) offenses. insane mon
@RANDM2DAY
@RANDM2DAY Жыл бұрын
Not mentioned in the video, but when aegislash dropped to UU the first time, doublade was already running the tier. Definitely not a mime/rime situation, but it was still funny that father and son were in UU at one point.
@deltalord6969
@deltalord6969 Жыл бұрын
The entire line of honedge doublade and aegislash has to be one of the coolest designed pokemon ever. I always thought it paved the way for other possibilities when it came to possessed weapon pokemon like maybe a fire rod or scythe.
@blu6295
@blu6295 Жыл бұрын
I once drew many alternate evos for honedge, like for example Hexcalibur or cursaber
@tipaps
@tipaps Жыл бұрын
Its funny to me how fans can in the same breath be like “this pokemon sucks its literally just keys” and “this pokemon is awesome it’s literally a possessed sword!”
@MrInternetHermit
@MrInternetHermit Жыл бұрын
@@tipaps Two guys are running at you, which one is more scary? The one with just a set of keys in his hand or the one with a sword that has blood running off it & a mouth that's screaming at you?
@enderluckjarmg985
@enderluckjarmg985 Жыл бұрын
​@@MrInternetHermit and then the key proceeds to wall a literal god of life Be fr
@tipaps
@tipaps Жыл бұрын
@@MrInternetHermit do the keys have prankster twave?
@chrisdrums1910
@chrisdrums1910 Жыл бұрын
Kevin is such a great writer, that never ending nightmare line was incredible
@TheAdministrator19
@TheAdministrator19 Жыл бұрын
He doesn't do the writing, he has writers
@chrisdrums1910
@chrisdrums1910 Жыл бұрын
@@TheAdministrator19 kevin is the name of false swipe’s writer
@mikau2123
@mikau2123 Жыл бұрын
​@@TheAdministrator19Kevin (BKC) is the primary writer.
@TheAdministrator19
@TheAdministrator19 Жыл бұрын
@@chrisdrums1910 oh yeah I confused it with Kellen, my bad
@badsolja1
@badsolja1 3 ай бұрын
@mikau2123Mare you sure bkc is the writer ?
@fandoms25
@fandoms25 Жыл бұрын
Aegislash being introduced in gen 6 and being overpowered is crazy. Imagine how it and the other steel ghosts Gholdengo would have done in the generations before the steel nerf
@SJrad
@SJrad Жыл бұрын
Instant quick ban to ubers for both of them.
@1stCallipostle
@1stCallipostle Жыл бұрын
​@@SJradI kinda wouldn't mind removing the latter as it is.
@susear5939
@susear5939 Жыл бұрын
​@@1stCallipostle agreed. An annoyance to battle against.
@copperface3574
@copperface3574 Жыл бұрын
I think Aegislash was the reason steel was nerfed in the first place (that and the introduction of fairy) no way we're they releasing this mon without significant counterplay to it in gen 6.
@copperface3574
@copperface3574 Жыл бұрын
I think Aegislash was the reason steel was nerfed in the first place (that and the introduction of fairy) no way we're they releasing this mon without significant counterplay to it in gen 6.
@mcdonnell-douglasdc-1056
@mcdonnell-douglasdc-1056 Жыл бұрын
After 5 years, the mascot gets its spotlight.
@gutsmasterson2488
@gutsmasterson2488 Жыл бұрын
Aegislash has been the scariest Pokémon to me since I learned how it was in competitive. When I played Pokémon X, it was ON SIGHT even if it couldn’t hurt me the same way.
@sephikong8323
@sephikong8323 Жыл бұрын
The channel mascot (and my favorite pokemon in the process) is finally here. All hail the unofficial mascot of Gen 8
@CapmanOSPG
@CapmanOSPG Жыл бұрын
Honestly you just had to be there. This thing was absolutely monstrous when X&Y dropped
@rainbowturtle
@rainbowturtle Жыл бұрын
Aegislash's lack of VGC placements also was partially due to dynamax not being as favorable for it. Heatran wasn't good in generation 8, because things could output too much power with dynamax for its liking, and aegislash may have just been a victim of that as well.
@znerd3664
@znerd3664 Жыл бұрын
Max Guard also didn't put Aegislash back into shield form for reasons science can't explain(even if the base move you used was king's shield) Aegislash was horrible in dynamax formats
@Louismagnata
@Louismagnata Жыл бұрын
That's what happened. It wasnt a dynamax sweeper and Max quake was too much for It to be a defensive or support mon. It could Still came back to vgc. But It also could gain back its stats, due to not being as oppresive.
@1peidu
@1peidu Жыл бұрын
​@@znerd3664technically you could form some miniscule niche vs swordfish vs this because it hard walls the dog and it can help vs ogre with wide guard but even in restricted I agree Aegis was doodoo
@kungfuzing1018
@kungfuzing1018 Жыл бұрын
There's something hilarious about the fact that Aegislash, a sword Pokémon, can be run as a special attacker extremely effectively.
@slimestudios9748
@slimestudios9748 Жыл бұрын
better than it having 140 in any of its other stats tbh
@tommaw3204
@tommaw3204 Жыл бұрын
Some of the most fun I ever had on Showdown was in the early days of X and Y OU and you’d get the Aegislash mirror. With you and your opponent trying to out predict one another with King’s Shield, Swords Dance and Shadow Sneak. It actually felt like participating in an actual sword fight to some degree. Constantly predicting as to weather you should strike, parry or power up!
@hideyochest8964
@hideyochest8964 Жыл бұрын
I pray everyday for more Pokémon to have as cool of a stance swap as this. This was a beautifully hype pokemon I loved getting destroyed by.
@CreaturGiratina
@CreaturGiratina Жыл бұрын
Happy Halloween! I always loved this spooky sword. Im sure it scares competitive players too
@ALDO_GOODENS
@ALDO_GOODENS Жыл бұрын
Players: How do we kill you? Aegislash: That’s the best part. You don’t.
@Cotton_Mouth
@Cotton_Mouth Жыл бұрын
I am legitimately confused as to why there were people who didn't want Aegislash in Ubers. Yeah, it's that good. It deserves to go against legendaries.
@BlueAizu_
@BlueAizu_ Жыл бұрын
If it's in Ubers, it's not in the standard metagame anymore so you can't use it in normal battles under Smogon's rules
@cristhianmlr
@cristhianmlr Жыл бұрын
Because is a regular ass Pokémon, it's like wanting a Uber Butterfree
@cheddarcheese4159
@cheddarcheese4159 Жыл бұрын
Except not really because butterfree is miserably bad and aegislash can 1v1 god
@kayramah2531
@kayramah2531 Жыл бұрын
​@@cristhianmlrwhat a horrible comparison
@mikaelcrucible
@mikaelcrucible Жыл бұрын
​@cristhianmlr pls abolish the idea of only legendary good/overpowered, some legendaries are actually really bad and some non legendaries are insanely strong the label is meaningless for gameplay
@ShinyHydrapplTheSyrpent
@ShinyHydrapplTheSyrpent Жыл бұрын
I really want to bring back aegislash to gen 6 power level in gen 9. The current format could use an op aegislash right now. We need it back
@Iceblade269
@Iceblade269 Жыл бұрын
My man Aegislash dodging those UU bans and causing mayhem in UU lol. He's one of my favorite pokemon!
@SomeAsian
@SomeAsian Жыл бұрын
Aegislash in UU really went "I'm not stuck in here with you.... YOU'RE ALL STUCK IN HERE WITH ME."
@poppinpineapples3481
@poppinpineapples3481 Жыл бұрын
I love these vids, because the more of them you watch, the more you see Pokémon from these videos, and that has made it so much easier to genuinely be able to see how all these different Pokémon interacted and defined the metas of their time, please keep up the incredible work man ❤️
@tomatogenesis
@tomatogenesis Жыл бұрын
Ahhh, finally, it only took a couple years of wait, but at last, THE menace of X and Y has finally made his debut into the series! Keep it up!
@nsgbranden8343
@nsgbranden8343 Жыл бұрын
Best part is it's such a Menace but everyone loves it because it's so fun and has a fantastic design, a damn near perfect pokemon imo
@HMZeroTwo
@HMZeroTwo Жыл бұрын
In essence, Aegislash is the Brawl Meta Knight of competitive Pokèmon
@bdt2002gaming
@bdt2002gaming Жыл бұрын
Nah that’s GSC Snorlax
@aldwych285
@aldwych285 Жыл бұрын
Fitting since both have swords
@thel-iteralone4592
@thel-iteralone4592 Жыл бұрын
At last, FSG's mascot mon takes the center stage! And it says a lot that its stats were outright nerfed in future generations. Edit: it's also incredibly ironic that Aegislash's stats were first nerfed in Sword and Shield.
@BlueAizu_
@BlueAizu_ Жыл бұрын
The first time people saw Honedge it was a target of the tired old meme defense "huhuhuh, gen wunn had dezighns like magnet", but once it turned into Aegislash _no one_ was laughing. It's absolutely one of XY's best new Pokémon both design wise and usage wise. If _Game Freak_ saw fit to balance something by directly reducing its stats, you just know it's a force to be reckoned with.
@MasterAbeer101
@MasterAbeer101 Жыл бұрын
What a treat for Halloween, the video they finally cover my boy Aegislash. The channel mascot of FSG and my favourite Pokemon along with Swampert :)
@sonofhades57
@sonofhades57 Жыл бұрын
I genuinely adore this 'Mon. It did so much work for me in Pokemon Y from its very introduction into my team. Shame about the nerf, but it's still a hell of a Pokemon.
@ram_apologist
@ram_apologist Жыл бұрын
My favorite pokemon. The fact that THE Sword and Shield pokemon got a historic bst reduction in Pokemon Sword and Shield ironically is a travesty I'll never forgive
@Aburner960
@Aburner960 Жыл бұрын
Been waiting for this one for YEARS! Happy halloween everyone!
@Conics98
@Conics98 Жыл бұрын
Of note, Aegislash and hydreigon made an excellent pairing in Gen 6 VGC formats because together, they resisted or were immune to every single type in the game (including ground due to hydreigon's levitate ability)
@AscendedKaitra
@AscendedKaitra Жыл бұрын
Aegi has been my favorite since x and y, still is my favorite and my favorite shiny pokemon, seeing "how great" in the title makes me so damn happy 😭
@birdiementlegen226
@birdiementlegen226 11 ай бұрын
Usually, it's better to be faster than your opponent's pokemon. But in Aegislash's case, being slower actually benefits it.
@BlastHeart96
@BlastHeart96 Жыл бұрын
Ghost is my favorite type and Aegislash is one of if not my favorite. Most not only due to viability, but just due to theme, lore, ability, and aesthetic.
@Spanish_Mapper_200-2
@Spanish_Mapper_200-2 Жыл бұрын
One of my favorite gen 6 pokémon, its finally in this channel. Great way to end the spooky month btw
@christopherballero866
@christopherballero866 Жыл бұрын
Aegislash is crazy great I think it's one of maybe 20 Pokemon that got into Ubers. This was in Gen 6 where power was really high with a lot of options unlike early generations
@gregorymirabella1423
@gregorymirabella1423 Жыл бұрын
Alas, our king has fallen before Paldea. Fortunately, a successor was left in his wake.
@DjPrimeVideos
@DjPrimeVideos Жыл бұрын
"A good defense is a great offense" -A damn sword
@1peidu
@1peidu Жыл бұрын
One thing that idk was covered in the XY section was how well aegis paired with keldeo. This was a pursuiter that fully beat the lati twins, slowtwins, mega lucario, any deoxys, jellicent, celebi, medi, gard, basically anything that beat keldeo through bulk or revenge killing aegis could trap for fear of losing ur keldeo checks and getting scald funnied later in the game. It could also subtoxic and aegis all over everybody who the hell allowed this for so damn long
@Cobalt957
@Cobalt957 Жыл бұрын
4:28 Both pursuit and subtoxic were mentioned here
@gio9255
@gio9255 Жыл бұрын
Happy Halloween False Swipe Gaming! There is no better way to celebrate it than to analyze how amazing Aegislash was and still is. The 1st Honedge I encountered on Route 6 in Y ended up being a shiny. I was so dang happy to have Shiny Aegislash for my ingame team. Aeglislash has perfect offensive and defensive typing. Aegislash is so dang good that steel types had to be nerfed just to account for its existence. Even when it was given a stat nerf in SS, it still was incredible. It's sub/toxic sets and ability to check the Slowtwins, Slowtwins Galarian counterparts, Buzzswole, Rillaboom, and others ensured it would never be dead weight even in metagame extremely hostile to its traits. When it's reintroduced in SV, it will have to compete with the amazing Gholdengo but will be able to establish a niche all of its own thanks to its stance dance abilities in conjunction with tera. If Aegislash gained Poltergheist and knock off, it would have the offensive and utility prowess comparable to SM. Here's hoping Aegislash returns better than ever in Indigo Disk.
@spectrophobia4042
@spectrophobia4042 Жыл бұрын
I never played pokemon competitively but I remember loving aegislash with a weakness policy, purposefully switching in on a super effective move or tanking one during swords dance to blow through teams
@Mr._Sherwood
@Mr._Sherwood Жыл бұрын
The fact that a Mon with an effective BST of 680 ended up in UU is frankly ridiculous. This franchise's metagame never fails to astound me with how complex it is sometimes.
@daks_7122
@daks_7122 Жыл бұрын
Finally! My favourite pokemon of all time, I've been watching this channel for over a year now just waiting for How Good was Aegislash Actually. Turns out even better than I could have hoped. Thanks again for another great video.
@talonitex6441
@talonitex6441 Жыл бұрын
Aegislash is absolutely Goated an example of a phenomenal designed Pokémon with a fun ability I hope Pokémon design more Pokémon like this
@陳嘉宇-y4q
@陳嘉宇-y4q Жыл бұрын
Gen 8 is basically Aegislash trying his absolute best getting away from the ban, while enjoying himself cosplaying Gen 3 Mence
@Glitchhead
@Glitchhead Жыл бұрын
I see that the Halloween episode ended up being the scariest ghost type of all in Aegislash. Seeing him sent out in battle at a certain point of the game’s competitive scene was tantamount to a jump scare for sure.
@playersnake
@playersnake Жыл бұрын
I think a cool video could be explaining the effects of field conditions (entry hazards, terrain, weather, trick room, etc)
@enoyna1001
@enoyna1001 Жыл бұрын
So basically reading Bulbapedia entries?
@theherohartmut
@theherohartmut Жыл бұрын
​@@enoyna1001In the context of how they impacted the competitive scene. The weather wars of Gen 5 alone would probably have enough material for a beefy video.
@LionsEatNoobs
@LionsEatNoobs Жыл бұрын
Oh hey, your channel mascot finally gets a turn!
@renegade6578
@renegade6578 Жыл бұрын
An Aegislash behind a Substitute is an avengers level threat.
@jordanclark4102
@jordanclark4102 Жыл бұрын
Do you not know how busted a Pokémon has to be to have its stats nerfed?…
@foodmr2022
@foodmr2022 Жыл бұрын
The 1st pokemon to be nerfed
@Brawneteer
@Brawneteer 11 ай бұрын
I wish Aegislash made it in to gen 9. I have my shiny one I bred and nicknamed after one of my late friends that I'd love to use.
@Akechi_The_Phantom_Detective
@Akechi_The_Phantom_Detective 2 ай бұрын
Bless you mate that's really sweet. I hope your journey with him continues.
@ElectroBlastLuigi
@ElectroBlastLuigi Жыл бұрын
Remember how hated Aegislash was during gen 6? Now people wanted this pokemon as Leon's ace and returned in gen 9 after seeing how GREAT Aegislash was since its debut.
@RealShades7
@RealShades7 Жыл бұрын
You ever notice how gen 6 Pokemon became so insanely meta defining that GameFreak felt the need to go overboard with the nerfs.? For e.g, Greninja, Talonflame, Aegislash, Sylveon etc
@MaahirMomtaz12
@MaahirMomtaz12 Жыл бұрын
The Pixilate nerf wasn't that drastic, all its similar abilities got equally nerfed
@grizzlyscalp9506
@grizzlyscalp9506 Жыл бұрын
Mega salamence in vgc was the sole reason for that. Megas aren't even around anymore and the others still have to deal with that nerf.
@GameMaster-sh7tr
@GameMaster-sh7tr Жыл бұрын
Lets go the Channel Mascot finally got their video!
@FriendofFantasy
@FriendofFantasy Жыл бұрын
If my Pfp is anything to go off of, Ive been looking forward to this.
@spacebar-vx7ck
@spacebar-vx7ck 10 ай бұрын
Aegislash has been my favorite Pokemon ever since i got into Pokemon during Gen 7. I always knew it was awesome, but i never knew it was THIS crazy!
@thepaintingbanjo8894
@thepaintingbanjo8894 Жыл бұрын
That's the funny thing about most fully evolved Ghost types; a lot of them know how to scare you (competitively) and Aegislash is the highest up there. Happy Halloween
@parasgupta8411
@parasgupta8411 Жыл бұрын
I would like to add to the gen 8 vgc section that aegislash was never used because of dynamax being very bad for it. It was a terrible user of dynamax and got hit really by the extra powerfull dynamax moves. I still have hope for its returns (if it does) in gen 9
@skeetermania3202
@skeetermania3202 Жыл бұрын
Yeah, that ain’t happening. Sorry.
@theyammi437
@theyammi437 Жыл бұрын
A bit late for that, unfortunately
@TheIandian
@TheIandian Жыл бұрын
I watch every single one of your videos and I love them, but it would be great if you spoke more on some of the counters it came up against during its dominant eras too. Keep up the great work!
@mr.lantern1111
@mr.lantern1111 Жыл бұрын
That’s the thing with Aegislash, though: it had next to zero reliable counters.
@DoctorSpacebar
@DoctorSpacebar Жыл бұрын
I'm playing Emerald Rogue and Aegislash consistently puts in the numbers. Protecting against moves is *vital* in a game where fainting is extremely punishing, and the attack drop from King's Shield can open up opportunities to switch in allies that can set up on the weakened opponent.
@michaelscott9846
@michaelscott9846 Жыл бұрын
I have been waiting for this vid for years. Such a cool mon
@oofjeff3735
@oofjeff3735 Жыл бұрын
Im so happy that you finally made a video on such a cool pokemon!
@NanaKyoto
@NanaKyoto Жыл бұрын
The irony is not lost on me that the sword and shield Pokémon got knocked down a peg in Sword and Shield. Still terrifying nonetheless.
@dokucroe3865
@dokucroe3865 Жыл бұрын
Here's to looking forward to How Great was Gengar next Halloween. I've been wanting this for a long time now.
@marcelosandoval8719
@marcelosandoval8719 Жыл бұрын
This is the first Pokémon ever who got his stats nerfed! (If you dont count the physical/special split on gen 2) Aegislash is so good and i love using him in Sun and Moon i use him with Malamar and Brutal Swing to play offense while on defense Incineroar on the back and competitive Milotic and Mimikyu as trick room setter
@ernestorodriguez7211
@ernestorodriguez7211 Жыл бұрын
One of my favorite pokemons, such a cool design and concept
@Lunari_wolph
@Lunari_wolph Жыл бұрын
AHHHHHHHHH, I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS
@lordlucario8828
@lordlucario8828 Жыл бұрын
toxic, king's shield, substitute, and shadow sneak. leftovers, max ev's on both defenses, adament for the ss damage. it was a PAIN to deal with!! i also tried a choice band variant with iron head, head smash, sacred sword, and shadow claw. it would pretty much one shot and then switch out. it got so many by surprise!!
@godofwar2011
@godofwar2011 Жыл бұрын
Aegislash has one of the coolest designs. One of my absolute favorite Pokemon of all time. Ghost/steel is such cool typing.
@Zentai_Kun
@Zentai_Kun Жыл бұрын
Difficulty rom hacks made me fall in love with aegislash even more than i alrdy did
@Ryano35
@Ryano35 Жыл бұрын
Especially radical red
@FarCritical
@FarCritical Жыл бұрын
Hope they consider undoing the nerf to Aegislash's stats at some point considering the newer stuff they've allowed to wreak havoc
@MaahirMomtaz12
@MaahirMomtaz12 Жыл бұрын
Highly doubt it
@unknown443-dr1qg
@unknown443-dr1qg Жыл бұрын
Hear me out… make stance change defensive variant half dmg taken and change the offensive variant to give an adaptability boost
@ExcalibeonSwordofEeveelutions
@ExcalibeonSwordofEeveelutions Жыл бұрын
150 was too much. 140 is not enough. How about we compromise with 145?
@unknown443-dr1qg
@unknown443-dr1qg Жыл бұрын
You’re right… but compared to the last 2 gens powercreep? 150 wouldn’t be enough in ou
@Labyrinth6000
@Labyrinth6000 Жыл бұрын
Nope, that marketing team don’t like old Pokémon unless it’s nostalgic Charizard and Mewtwo to take away the attention of the new generation, otherwise it will impact sales
@YesImJoeKing
@YesImJoeKing Жыл бұрын
It's about time the channel did their mascot!
@greenmoon8075
@greenmoon8075 Жыл бұрын
What a drop dude , LETSGO
@GAMEFAN27
@GAMEFAN27 Жыл бұрын
Aegislash isn't in lets go.
@lennydickson8845
@lennydickson8845 10 ай бұрын
Bro, Aegislash was that “Him”energy. The mind games on King’s shield alone was crazy, it was definitely the core of my team
@Akechi_The_Phantom_Detective
@Akechi_The_Phantom_Detective 2 ай бұрын
Still a cool Pokemon but and can still do the mind games I'm just glad not the degenerate toy it used to be.
@aurelia_the_jelly
@aurelia_the_jelly Жыл бұрын
Been a long time coming. Can't wait to see good my favourite mon was.
@huehue7736
@huehue7736 Жыл бұрын
YESSSSSSS!! I’VE WAITED FOR THIS MOMENT
@SemiHypercube
@SemiHypercube Жыл бұрын
If you consider its defense stats from Shield form and offense stats from Blade form, then prior to gen 8 Aegislash had a BST of 720 (same as Arceus) because it could effectively have 60/150/150/150/150/60 stats
@marcorossi2854
@marcorossi2854 Жыл бұрын
Goat
@gibleEKvids
@gibleEKvids Жыл бұрын
he already said that multiple times...
@esconde9922
@esconde9922 Жыл бұрын
My goat and one of my favorite shinies (managed to get one during XY wondertrades, though it probably is hacked/genned, i still treasure it).
@ZillerMax
@ZillerMax Жыл бұрын
At 9:33 is that a shield stance Aegislash using Shadow Ball? How did this happen?
@phyllotaxis
@phyllotaxis Жыл бұрын
That was a Smeargle that had used Transform, apparently Stance Change doesn't work with transformed mons.
@snapclub8751
@snapclub8751 Жыл бұрын
Hope everyone had a great Halloween.
@teriso1793
@teriso1793 Жыл бұрын
When I heard there was a delay and then checked the date on my phone, I predicted either gengar remake or aegislash Was it too easy or am I smart
@GeorgeCowsert
@GeorgeCowsert Жыл бұрын
Ay, my favorite mon! Now all I need is a "ZapMolCuno Theorum aka Why Gimmicks Are Everything" video where you talk about Infinite Fusions and I'll be complete.
@yuvalwh
@yuvalwh Жыл бұрын
My favorite mon! Such an awesome both in design and in competetive!
@lucassilvateixeira3730
@lucassilvateixeira3730 Жыл бұрын
LET'S GOOOOOOO! MY FAVOURITE MON EVER!
@YesImJoeKing
@YesImJoeKing Жыл бұрын
Am I a part of history for suggesting this mon for months and false swipe finally did it?! I also felt this way when I was also suggesting Heatran for months and then he finally did in a month or so ago. I hope I'm getting a shout out for these things by the video uploader. 😉
@dylanogg347
@dylanogg347 9 ай бұрын
Almost seven years later, and Kellen is finally covering the mascot. Talk about playing the Long Game.
@empoleon621
@empoleon621 Жыл бұрын
I’ve been waiting for this one for ages yes
@DarkShadowOblivion
@DarkShadowOblivion Жыл бұрын
Aegislash is just amazing in whatever game it ends up in. Mainlike Pokemon? Great. Pokken? One of the best characters Unite? A solid All-Rounder
@venosho2167
@venosho2167 Жыл бұрын
THE VIDEO I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR
@mcdonnell-douglasdc-1056
@mcdonnell-douglasdc-1056 Жыл бұрын
1 HP shirt. The first thing in my mind is the low HP theme from Gen 5.
@enoyna1001
@enoyna1001 Жыл бұрын
Best low HP theme
@incorporealnuance
@incorporealnuance Жыл бұрын
The fact that I could play Doublade -its pre-evo- in OU just fine is really a testament to how powerful the whole line is.
@RedMagicA52
@RedMagicA52 Жыл бұрын
Hey, you finally did the mascot!
@StickMaster500
@StickMaster500 Жыл бұрын
Whatever meta is currently happening, Aegislash is always there to make sure to dominate it
@AlexaRobin21
@AlexaRobin21 Жыл бұрын
Aegislash's bad performance in Gen 8 VGC is more because King's Shield doesn't work in Dynamax.
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