Aegislash (Pokkén)

Aegislash ギルガルド Gillgard
Availability	Switch
Battle Style	Technical
HP	510
Burst Attack	Underworld Ruler

Aegislash (Japanese: ハッサム Gillgard) is a Battle Pokémon in the fighting game Pokkén Tournament DX, available by purchasing the Battle Pack DLC. It is a Technical style fighter.

Move list

Burst Attack

Move name	Command	Use	Notes	Type
Underworld Ruler	with Synergy Burst active: L + R	-	pierces counter attacks / increases your attack / increases your movement speed after performing a certain number of Form Changes	Normal Attack
Underworld Ruler	during Shield Forme with Synergy Burst active: L + R	-	pierces counter attacks / transitions into Form Change once complete	Counter Attack

Pokémon moves

Move name	Command	Use	Notes	Type
Fury Cutter	A	-	-	Normal Attack
Fury Cutter (enhanced)	with a positive status: A, A, A	Major damage dealer	perform Form Change a certain amount of times to power up / carefully time press of A, A, A to power up	Normal Attack
Fury Cutter (enhanced) to strong attack follow-up	with a positive status: A, X or A, A, X	-	pierces counter attacks / carefully time press of A, X or A, A, X to power up	Normal Attack
Iron Head	✚ forward + A	-	press R to transition into Form Change	Normal Attack
Iron Head: charge	✚ forward + A (hold)	-	pierces counter attacks / transition into Form Change with R	Normal Attack
King's Shield	✚ back + A	-	transitions into Form Change once complete	Counter Attack
King's Shield: success	during King's Shield: counter opponent's attack	-	pierces counter attacks / decreases opponent's attack / transitions into Form Change once complete	Counter Attack
Gyro Ball	midair A	For surprise attacks	changes attack properties if the opponent has increased or decreased movement speed / can change trajectory by pressing ✚	Normal Attack

Standard moves

Move name	Command	Use	Notes	Type
special effect	-	-	powers up all attacks when used with a positive status	-
Form Change (Shield Forme)	✚ back + A, etc.	-	recovers HP, removes positive statuses	-
grab attack	Y + B	Overcome blocks	increases movement speed during Field Phase	Grab Attack
counter attack	X + A	Counter	cancelable with ✚ + R / transitions into Form Change once complete	Counter Attack
counter attack: charge	X + A (hold)	-	pierces counter attacks / transitions into Form Change once complete	Counter Attack
Parry	✚ forward + R	Counter	parries opponent's attacks / parry with precise timing to increase your Synergy Gauge	Counter Attack
Synergy Burst	with Synergy Gauge MAX: L + R	-	during Synergy Burst enhanced moves can be used just like while in a positive status	-
Field Phase only
Ranged Attack	Y	Use to stop your opponent	cancelable with Ranged Attacks and Pokémon moves / press R to transition into Form Change	Normal Attack
chain Ranged Attack	Y, Y	-	-	Normal Attack
Poké Combo 1	✚ sideways + Y, Y	-	-	Normal Attack
side Ranged Attack	✚ sideways + Y	-	hold to change trajectory / can be canceled with Ranged Attacks and Pokémon moves / press R to transition into Form Change	Normal Attack
side Ranged Attack to dash step	✚ sideways + Y, ✚ + R	-	-	Normal Attack
forward Ranged Attack	✚ forward + Y	Use to shift phases	-	Normal Attack
backward Ranged Attack	✚ back + Y	-	cancelable with midair attacks	Normal Attack
Poké Combo 2	midair Y, Y	-	-	Normal Attack
jumping Ranged Attack	midair Y	Make an opening for more attacks	can change trajectory by pressing ✚ forward and backward / cancelable with midair attacks	Normal Attack
Poké Combo 3	midair ✚ sideways + Y, Y	-	-	Normal Attack
jumping side Ranged Attack	midair ✚ sideways + Y	Make an opening for more attacks	cancelable with midair attacks	Normal Attack
Homing Attack	X, X, X	Use to shift phases	cancelable with a Pokémon move / cancelable with R or B / can transition into Form Change once complete with R	Normal Attack
Homing Attack: charge	X, X, X (hold)	-	pierces counter attacks / Guard Break	Normal Attack
jumping attack	midair X	Use to shift phases	can change trajectory with ✚	Normal Attack
Duel Phase only
Poké Combo 4	Y, Y, Y, Y	Major damage dealer	-	Normal Attack
weak attack	Y, Y, Y	-	cancelable with a Pokémon move / transitions into Form Change once complete	Normal Attack
weak attack to strong attack follow-up	Y, X, X or Y, Y, X, X	-	carefully time press of Y, X, X or Y, Y, X, X to power up	Normal Attack
forward weak attack	✚ forward + Y, Y	-	powered up if the second hit is delayed	Normal Attack
back weak attack	✚ back + Y	-	-	Normal Attack
high stance weak attack	✚ up + Y	Effective against airborne opponents	transitions into Form Change once complete	Counter Attack
low stance weak attack	✚ down + Y	-	-	Normal Attack
low stance weak attack to strong attack follow-up	✚ down + Y, X	-	transitions into Form Change once complete	Counter Attack
midair weak attack	midair Y, Y	-	-	Normal Attack
midair weak attack to strong attack follow-up	midair Y, X	-	transitions into Form Change once complete	Normal Attack
Poké Combo 5	X, X	-	-	Normal Attack
strong attack	X	Make an opening for more attacks	cancelable with strong attacks or Pokémon moves	Normal Attack
strong attack to dash step	X, ✚ forward + R or ✚ back + R	-	-	Normal Attack
forward strong attack	✚ forward + X, X	Major damage dealer	carefully time press of ✚ forward + X, X to power up	Normal Attack
back strong attack	✚ back + X	-	pierces counter attacks	Normal Attack
high stance strong attack	✚ up + X	Effective against grab attacks	-	Normal Attack
low stance strong attack	✚ down + X	Knocks down opponent	-	Normal Attack
midair strong attack	midair X	-	can change trajectory with ✚	Normal Attack

Shield Forme moves

Move name	Command	Use	Notes	Type
special effect	-	-	performs Form Change during Phase Shift	-
Shield Forme standby	during Shield Forme: ✚ or take no action	-	transitions into Form Change after successfully performing a counter attack	Counter Attack
Form Change (Blade Forme)	during Shield Forme: B, etc.	-	transitions into Blade Forme / increases your attack power / increases your movement speed after performing a certain number of Form Changes / the positive statues may be effective for differing periods of time	-
Blade Shift	during Shield Forme: B	-	transitions into Form Change once complete	-
dash step	during Shield Forme: press ✚ in the same direction, or R, or ✚ + R	-	invincible while invisible / transitions into Form Change once complete	-
Synergy Burst	during Shield Forme with Synergy Gauge MAX: L + R	-	returns to Blade Forme once complete	-
Support Pokémon	during Shield Forme with a full Support Gauge: L	-	returns to Blade Forme once complete	-
Pokémon moves
Shadow Sneak	during Shield Forme: A	-	transitions into Form Change once complete	Counter Attack
Shadow Sneak: charge	during Shield Forme: A (hold)	-	pierces counter attacks / transitions into Form Change once complete	Counter Attack
Flash Cannon	during Shield Forme: ✚ forward + A	-	pierces counter attacks / transitions into Form Change once complete	Counter Attack
Sacred Sword	during Shield Forme: ✚ back + A	-	transitions into Form Change once complete / scatters mist once Form Change completes	Counter Attack
Field Phase only
Ranged Attack	during Shield Forme: Y	-	press R or ✚ sideways + R to transition into Form Change	Counter Attack
chain Ranged Attack	during Shield Forme: Y, Y	-	-	Counter Attack
side Ranged Attack	during Shield Forme: ✚ sideways + Y	Use to stop your opponent	press R or ✚ sideways + R to transition into Form Change	Counter Attack
side Ranged Attack: charge	during Shield Forme: ✚ sideways + Y (hold)	-	press R or ✚ sideways + R to transition into Form Change	Counter Attack
forward Ranged Attack	during Shield Forme: ✚ forward + Y	Use to shift phases	-	Counter Attack
backward Ranged Attack	during Shield Forme: ✚ back + Y	Effective against airborne opponents	press R or ✚ sideways + R to transition into Form Change	Counter Attack
Homing Attack	during Shield Forme: X, X	-	press ✚ twice in the same direction, or R, or ✚ + R, or B to transition into Form Change / cancelable with a Pokémon move / transitions into Form Change once complete	Normal Attack
Homing Attack: charge	during Shield Forme: X, X (hold)	-	pierces counter attacks / Guard Break / transitions into Form Change once complete	Normal Attack
Duel Phase only
Poké Combo 6	during Shield Forme: Y, Y	Major damage dealer	-	Counter Attack
weak attack	during Shield Forme: Y	-	cancelable with a Pokémon move / transition into Form Change with R	Counter Attack
forward weak attack	during Shield Forme: ✚ forward + Y	-	press R to transition into Form Change	Counter Attack
back weak attack	during Shield Forme: ✚ back + Y	Effective against airborne opponents	press R to transition into Form Change	Counter Attack
Poké Combo 7	during Shield Forme: X, X	-	-	Normal Attack
strong attack	during Shield Forme: X	Effective against grab attacks	cancelable with a Pokémon move / transition into Form Change with R	Normal Attack
forward strong attack	during Shield Forme: ✚ forward + X	-	can change trajectory by pressing ✚ and backward / transitions into Form Change once complete	Normal Attack

Recommended combos

Combo	Command	Type
Field Phase only
backward Ranged Attack ► cancel to Poké Combo 2	✚ back +Y ► cancel to midair Y, Y	Normal Attack
Duel Phase only
midair strong attack ► Poké Combo 4	midair X ► Y, Y, Y, Y	Normal Attack
counter attack: charge ► Poké Combo 6	X + A (hold) ► during Shield Forme: Y, Y	Counter Attack

Related articles

• For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Aegislash.

External links

• Pokkén Tournament DX | Pokemon.com/PokkenDX (US)
• Pokken Tournament DX/Aegislash - SuperCombo Wiki

Battle Pokémon in Pokkén Tournament

Darkrai • Blaziken • Pikachu • Lucario • Gardevoir • Pikachu Libre • Scizor • Aegislash • Croagunk • Sceptile • Gengar • Decidueye • Machamp • Braixen • Empoleon • Blastoise • Mewtwo • Chandelure • Suicune • Weavile • Charizard • Garchomp • Shadow Mewtwo

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