Stance Change
Pokémon Champions
If Aegislash, changes Forme to Blade before attacks and Shield before King's Shield.
- Who has it
- 1 Pokémon
- 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.
- Gen VII
… it changes to Blade Forme before
dropped: attempting to useadded: using an attacking move, and changes to Shield Forme beforedropped: attempting to useadded: 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
Who runs Stance Change on Showdown
Smogon · Showdown Champions VGC · Sep 2026: Smogon’s usage stats from Pokémon Showdown; the ranks are from today’s in-game ladder.