Appearance
Aegislash has the body of a golden sword, with a purple eye in the blade. Two cloth-like arms rise from the hilt, and it always carries an ornate golden shield.
#681
Aegislash
Royal Sword Pokémon
SteelGhost
- Height
- 1.7 m
- Weight
- 53 kg
- GenGeneration
- 6
- Region
- Kalos
« Its potent spectral powers allow it to manipulate others. It once used its powers to force people and Pokémon to build a kingdom to its liking. »
Aegislash is a Steel / Ghost-type Pokémon, No. 681 in the National Pokédex, introduced in Generation 6 (Kalos region).
Its story
Lifestyle
Its spectral power can manipulate people and Pokémon alike. In Shield Forme it lessens blows; in Blade Forme its blade cuts through anything. It evolves from Doublade.
In the anime
On screen it is Argus Steel’s main Pokémon, often used for transportation. In the series, Sawyer uses it at the Lumiose Conference against Tierno and Ash.
Name origin
Designed by Hitoshi Ariga, it suggests a possessed sword and shield that recognize a king. Aegislash may blend Aegis, Zeus’s shield, and slash.
Did you know?
- Long ago it forced people and Pokémon to build a kingdom.
- Legend says that anyone it judges worthy will become king.
- One Aegislash drained a king’s life, and the kingdom fell.
Found in the Pokédex of:
KalosGalar
In other languages
Exagide
Durengard
ギルガルド킬가르도堅盾劍怪