King's Shield (move)

King's Shield (Japanese: キングシールド King Shield) is a non-damaging move introduced in Generation VI. It is the signature move of .
==Effect==
King's Shield protects the user from all effects of physical and special moves that target it during the turn it is used. If King's Shield blocks an attack that would make contact with the user, the attacker's stat is lowered—in Generation VI and VII, it is lowered by 2 stages; in Generation VIII, it is lowered by 1 stage.
If a contact multistrike move is blocked by King's Shield, the resulting Attack drop will only apply once. King's Shield causes the Attack stat to drop even if the user of King's Shield was immune to that contact move. Moves that are blocked do not activate other effects that require making contact, like Rocky Helmet or .
King's Shield also triggers 's . If Aegislash has and uses King's Shield while in Blade Forme, it will change to Shield Forme before using King's Shield. If King's Shield is , such as , Aegislash's form will not change.
If the user goes last in the turn, the move will fail. The chance that King's Shield will succeed also drops each time the user successfully and consecutively uses , any protection move that only affects the user, , or . Each time, the chance of success is divided by 3.
Some moves will . Most damaging Z-Moves and Max Moves will only do 25% of their original damage, except and which do full damage. , like , will do their full damage and remove the effects of King's Shield. The Ability allows contact moves to bypass King's Shield.
King's Shield is an increased priority move that will go before most attacks in a turn.
===Generation VI===
In this generation only, if the user of King's Shield is immune to a move, that move will not be blocked by King's Shield (and cannot trigger its stat drop).
Also in this generation only, Aegislash will change form if King's Shield was selected but fails to execute. This may occur if it goes last or it is prevented by a status condition.
King's Shield can also be used as part of a Contest Spectacular combination, with the user gaining an extra three appeal points if the move , , or was used in the prior turn.
===Generation VII===
If powered up by a Steelium Z into Z-King's Shield, all of the user's lowered stats are reset.
===Generation VIII===
====Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl====
King's Shield cannot be selected in a battle.
===Generation IX===
King's Shield cannot be selected in a battle.
==Description==
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==Learnset==
===By leveling up===
==In other games==
===Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series===
The user gains the status for one turn. During this turn the Pokémon takes no damage from attacks or moves. When the Pokémon evades a contact move from an opponent, the opponent's Attack will decrease by one stage. Aegislash will also change into its Shield Forme if it was in its Blade Forme. 
The chance of the move failing rises if the user's most recently used move was King's Shield or a move that evades enemies' attacks (such as ).
===Pokémon Masters EX===
Name 	 	Move gauge cost	MP(uses)	Base	Max	 	Target	Effect tag 	Description	Playable
King's Shield	2	2 	— 	— 	—% 	Self	— 	The user takes up a defensive posture. Using this move again will make the user leave this defensive posture. No other actions can be taken when in this defensive posture. Nullifies an attack move that targets the user while it is in this defensive posture, then the user leaves the defensive posture. If the move was a physical attack move, lowers the Attack of the opponent that used it by two stat ranks.	 	
* Description prior to Version 2.10.0 (from June 28, 2021): [...] Nullifies moves that target the user while it is in this defensive posture. Sharply lowers the Attack of opponents that use physical moves to attack the user while it is in this defensive posture.
===Description===
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==In animation==
===Pokémon animated series===
==In the manga==
===Pokémon Adventures===
==In other generations==
===Core series games===
===Spin-off series games===
==Trivia==
* King's Shield is the only move introduced in Generation VI.
==In other languages==
Category:Cool moves
Category:Increased priority moves
Category:Moves that can lower the target's Attack
Category:Protection moves
Category:Moves that can fail
Category:Form-changing moves
Category:Signature moves
Category:Moves usable in Pokémon Sword and Shield
de:Königsschild
es:Escudo real
fr:Bouclier Royal
it:Scudo Reale
ja:キングシールド
zh:王者盾牌（招式）