

The fast-moving amphibian, who rocks one of if not the highest base Speed in the game, basically deals 1.5x damage with, well, everything its arsenal. It's an Ability which changes Greninja's typing to fit any move it currently is using. Protean is, to put it mildly, totally bonkers.

Greninja is a crowd favorite not because he's the frog ninja with a tongue scarf but because of one crucial ability: Protean. There is unpleasant and there is so absolutely offensive you need to kill it on sight. Greninja Yes, that's his TONGUE / Image credit There's more to Aegislash, of course, but everything else is pretty much window dressing at this point. Best of all? King's Shield always goes first in every round. A Steel-type move, King's Shield protects from all physical and special moves, drops the opposition's Attack should they come within contact with the Aegislash, and reverts Aegislash back to Shield Form. King's Shield makes things even more interesting for Aegislash. It is only when you choose to have Aegislash go on the offensive does it switch to Sword Form, swapping its high defense for high attacks. In a nutshell, Aegislash begins every match in Shield Form, which provides an impressive 150 base defense and 150 special defense. Which, all things taken into consideration, sort of makes up for the fact it's susceptible to attacks from Ground, Ghost, Fire and Dark.īut while it has laudable typing, Aegislash's popularity primarily hinges on its stances and King's Shield. Additionally, it takes a quarter damage from Bug types and is resistant to Flying, Rock, Steel, Grass, Psychic, Ice, Dragon AND Fairy. Sure, it might yet be another sapient piece of equipment but a haunted sword? Who wouldn't want that accompanying them on their Pokemon journey? The Steel/Ghost type is immune to Normal, Poison and Fighting. The Best Pokemon Aegislash Aegislash is sword-a cool.īefore anyone asks, I actually love Aegislash's design. If you're playing Pokemon Sun and Moon, head over to our Pokemon Sun and Moon guide hub for loads of useful articles. Anyway, here's my list of the top 10 best Pokemon you can use for pulverizing other unsuspecting cotton-candy monstrosities. Be advised: I'm keeping the legendaries exempt from the list because, god damn, they can be infuriating to snag. Which ones exactly? Well, depending on the time of day or who you ask, the list could vary but since you're here, I'm going to assume you want to know which Pokemon I think are the best.

But there are, however, Pokemon which are way more popular than others, Pokemon many see as far superior than the rest. Because Game Freak's clientele is so vast and varied, chances are you could probably make any combination work at least once - if you're artful enough, at least. The god honest truth to that question is an unpopular one: there is no top 10 Pokemon.
