Shadow Aggron

PVE Movesets Grades

Quick	Charge	ATK	DEF
Iron Tail	Heavy Slam	B	A
Dragon Tail	Heavy Slam	X	A
Iron Tail	Meteor Beam	B-	A-
Smack Down	Meteor Beam	A	A-
Dragon Tail	Meteor Beam	X	A-
Smack Down	Heavy Slam	X	A

PVE Offensive Moves Explanation

• Iron Tail shares typing with Heavy Slam to fulfill a niche Steel-type role.
• Smack Down pairs well with Meteor Beam if Aggron is ever needed for Rock-type coverage. 
• Stone Edge is worse than Meteor Beam.
• Rock Tomb is a downgrade. 
• Dragon Tail doesn't get STAB, and consequently performs worse. 
• Don’t use Thunder on offensive Aggron.

PVE Defensive Moves Explanation

• Iron Tail usually beats Dragon Tail on defense due to STAB, but they are close.
• Smack Down gets STAB and offers more coverage, but is resisted by Machamp. 
• Rock Tomb is quite slow and lacks damage, making it poor for defense despite being a 2-bar move. 
• Heavy Slam is a 2-bar Charge Move and can be tricky to dodge.
• Meteor Beam is strong and has a fairly early damage window, but it is a 1 bar move and is inconsistent at lower motivations.
• Stone Edge is very hard to react to, but a demotivated Aggron will struggle to use it against its counters.
• Thunder is like Stone Edge except with no STAB and a different effectiveness profile.

PVE Overview

PVP Movesets Grades

Quick	Charge	ATK
Smack Down	Meteor Beam Heavy Slam	A
Dragon Tail	Meteor Beam Heavy Slam	A

PvP Moveset Explanation

Smack Down or Dragon Tail + Meteor Beam and Heavy Slam

Smack Down is preferred for its high damage output backed by STAB, in addition to good coverage against common typings. Dragon Tail generally performs worse partly due to lack of STAB, though there may be niche cases where you'd want the Dragon-type damage and extra energy generation.

Meteor Beam is an incredible move - its superior DPE and guaranteed Attack boost is worth the slight cost increase over Stone Edge. Heavy Slam is Aggron's cheapest Charged Attack, although it doesn't provide much coverage and isn't exactly cheap or strong. Thunder is Aggron's strongest option against Steel- and Water-type targets, but a super effective Thunder is only 11% stronger than a neutral Meteor Beam. The addition of Rock Tomb following the GBL Season 10 update is unimpressive, as its poor damage output and high energy cost discourages its use despite its new debuff utility. 

PvP Rating Explanation

Great League: 2 / 5

Aggron...isn't great. With plenty of other strong anti-flying options (Bastiodon and Galarian Stunfisk being the two most prevalent ones), it's just not worth bringing Aggron out most of the time.

Ultra League: 2.5 / 5

Aggron's still not great in Ultra League, though it's arguably a little better? Your options for strong anti-flyings are a little more limited here, which lets Aggron shine very slightly more.

Master League: 0 / 5

It's Aggron, what more needs to be said? With Dialga, Kyogre, Groudon, and Melmetal running around constantly, and limited need to Smack Down anything, Aggron's utility is incredibly limited. You could use Aggron, but should you? (No. You probably shouldn't.)

Fast Moves

15

Iron Tail

More Info

Steel

1.6x Damage	VS
1.6x Damage	VS
1.6x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS

0.7 secs

CD	DW	EPS	EPU	DPS	DPS w/STAB	True DPS
1.10	0.20	6.36		13.64	17.05

15

Dragon Tail

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Dragon

1.6x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.51x Damage	VS

0.7 secs

CD	DW	EPS	EPU	DPS	DPS w/STAB	True DPS
1.10	0.20	8.18		13.64	17.05

16

Smack Down

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Rock

1.6x Damage	VS
1.6x Damage	VS
1.6x Damage	VS
1.6x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS

0.7 secs

CD	DW	EPS	EPU	DPS	DPS w/STAB	True DPS
1.20	0.30	6.67		13.33	16.67

Charge Moves

100

Stone Edge

1 Energy

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Rock

1.6x Damage	VS
1.6x Damage	VS
1.6x Damage	VS
1.6x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS

0.7 secs

CD	DW	EPS	DPE	DPS	DPS w/STAB	DPE*DPS
2.30	1.40	0.00	1.00	43.48	54.35		43.48

100

Thunder

1 Energy

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Electric

1.6x Damage	VS
1.6x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.51xDamage	VS

0.7 secs

CD	DW	EPS	DPE	DPS	DPS w/STAB	DPE*DPS
2.40	1.00	0.00	1.00	41.67	52.08		41.67

70

Heavy Slam

2 Energy

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Steel

1.6x Damage	VS
1.6x Damage	VS
1.6x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS

0.7 secs

CD	DW	EPS	DPE	DPS	DPS w/STAB	DPE*DPS
2.10	0.40	0.00	1.40	33.33	41.67		46.67

70

Rock Tomb

2 Energy

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Rock

1.6x Damage	VS
1.6x Damage	VS
1.6x Damage	VS
1.6x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS

0.7 secs

CD	DW	EPS	DPE	DPS	DPS w/STAB	DPE*DPS
3.20	0.75	0.00	1.40	21.88	27.34		30.63

140

Meteor Beam

1 Energy

More Info

Rock

1.6x Damage	VS
1.6x Damage	VS
1.6x Damage	VS
1.6x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS

0.7 secs

CD	DW	EPS	DPE	DPS	DPS w/STAB	DPE*DPS
1.90	0.90	0.00	1.40	73.68	92.11		103.16

Purification Cost

Pokemon Type Chart

Vulnerable

	256% damage
	256% damage
	160% damage

Resistant

	62.5% damage
	62.5% damage
	62.5% damage
	39.1% damage
	62.5% damage
	39.1% damage
	24.4% damage
	62.5% damage
	62.5% damage

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