Ability profile
Stance Change Pokemon Ability
Generation
Generation VI
Pokémon with ability
2
Effect
Changes Aegislash to Blade Forme before using a damaging move, or Shield Forme before using King’s Shield.
Flavor text
The Pokémon changes form depending on how it battles.
Quick summary
Stance Change is a main-series ability from Generation VI. Open species profiles below to see typings, moves, and community fan rank where available.
Battle context
Generation debut
Generation VI
Stance Change first appeared in Generation VI. Compare how newer releases reuse or power up the effect when building themed teams.
Main series
Yes
Stance Change is used in main-series battles and links to 2 species profiles below.
2 Pokémon can have Stance Change in the official dataset.
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