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Stance Change
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バトルスイッチ
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Battle Switch
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Generation VI
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The Pokémon changes form depending on how it battles.
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Stance Change (Japanese: バトルスイッチ Battle Switch) is an Ability introduced in Generation VI. It is the signature Ability of Aegislash.
Effect
In battle
Stance Change allows Aegislash to switch between Shield Forme (high defensive stats, low offensive stats) and Blade Forme (high offensive stats, low defensive stats). Aegislash is always in Shield Forme if it is not battling, and as such, switching out reverts it to Shield Forme.
If Shield Forme Aegislash uses a damaging move, it changes to Blade Forme immediately before using the move. If Blade Forme Aegislash uses King's Shield, it changes to Shield Forme immediately before using the move. Status moves other than King's Shield will not change its Forme. Moves that call other moves, such as Sleep Talk, will not change its Forme, even if they call a damaging move or King's Shield.
The Ability activates prior to and independently of any checks for status conditions that may stop the execution of the Aegislash's move, such as sleep or confusion.
Stance Change cannot be copied with Trace or Role Play, suppressed with Gastro Acid, or replaced with Simple Beam, Worry Seed, Entrainment, Skill Swap, or Mummy. If a Pokémon other than Aegislash obtains Stance Change with Imposter or Transform, the Pokémon will not change Formes.
Outside of battle
It is unknown if Stance Change has an effect outside of battle.
Pokémon with Stance Change
In the anime
Aegislash
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The Pokémon changes form depending on how it battles.
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Pokémon
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Method
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User
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First Used In
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Notes
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Aegislash changes its form depending on the battle situation.
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Sawyer's Aegislash
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XY126
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Debut
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In the manga
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
In other languages