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Ability · Gen 6 · 1 Pokémon

Stance Change

If Aegislash, changes Forme to Blade before attacks and Shield before King's Shield.

If this Pokemon is an Aegislash, it changes to Blade Forme before using an attacking move, and changes to Shield Forme before using King's Shield.

Stance Change was introduced in Generation 6. 1 Pokémon and forms can have it.

Best Pokémon with Stance Change

Ranked by usage in public Pokémon Showdown battles (Champions VGC first, then National Dex OU, SV OU and Champions Singles), with how many of each Pokémon's sets actually run Stance Change.

  1. Aegislash1. Aegislash#78 in Champions VGC · 100% run Stance Change

Pokémon with Stance Change

As a regular ability (1)

Stance Change FAQ

What does Stance Change do?

If this Pokemon is an Aegislash, it changes to Blade Forme before using an attacking move, and changes to Shield Forme before using King's Shield.

Which Pokémon have Stance Change?

1 Pokémon and forms can have Stance Change: Aegislash.

What are the best Pokémon with Stance Change?

By competitive usage, the most used Pokémon that can have Stance Change are Aegislash (#78 in Champions VGC, 100% run Stance Change).

Effect text from Pokémon Showdown (MIT); which Pokémon have it from Showdown's Pokédex, cross-checked against PokéAPI. Unofficial fan site.