King's Shield
Description
The user protects itself from incoming attacks for the turn and changes into its Shield Forme. Any attackers that use contact moves against the user during this turn will have their Attack stats lowered by 1 stage. With each consecutive use, this move’s chance of success becomes 1/3 of what it was before.
Battle Flow
| Priority | +4 |
| Makes Contact | No |
| Blocked by Protect | No |
Target: Self Opponents Opponent Opponent Your Side Self Ally Click a slot in the bottom row to set your position (Self). Choose One Affects All Opponent Ally Self | |
Secondary Effects
| Status Inflicted | None |
| Flinch Chance | 0% |
| Recoil / Crash | 0% |
| Healing | 0% |
Game Availability
| Status | Discontinued |
| Debut | Black & White (Gen 5) |
| Latest Usable | Champions |
Greyed-out game icons indicate the move is unavailable in those games.
Description History
“The user protects itself from incoming attacks for the turn and changes into its Shield Forme. Any attackers that use contact moves against the user during this turn will have their Attack stats lowered by 1 stage. With each consecutive use, this move’s chance of success becomes 1/3 of what it was before.”
“The user takes a defensive stance while it protects itself from damage. It also lowers the Attack stat of any attacker that makes direct contact.”
“The user takes a defensive stance while it protects itself from damage. It also harshly lowers the Attack stat of any attacker who makes direct contact.”
Stat History
This move has not changed since its introduction.
Pokémon that learn this move
NatID | Pokémon | Learning Methods by Game |
|---|---|---|
| #0681 |  Aegislash Shield Forme | |
| #0681 |  Aegislash Blade Forme |