Is Aeigislash good for online battles and Battle Tree?

I have been training a honedge I got from wonder trade and it just evolved into Doublade today. So I upgraded my Island Ahpun or whatever it’s called to Phase 2 and unlocked stone hunting and I’m hoping to get a Dusk Stone but I am not certain that Aegislash is good. It does seem cool but anyway I need answers.

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Here’s why:

There are some cons, however:

To conclude, Aegislash is like a double edged sword (haha) that is very effective, but only if you know how to use it to your advantage. While it can win battles by itself, it requires practice and planning to be as effective as possible. Should you choose to use it, you should focus on strategy rather than trying to brute force your way to victory. Otherwise, a faster sweeper will use Earthquake or Shadow Ball when you are in Swords Stance and your Aegislash will be KOed before you know it.

A couple of movesets I personally used to great success were:

or

The first is a simple approach, but the second requires a good deal of guessing and timing to keep your Sub up, specially as it lacks access to recovery.

Final warning: The reason Aegislash is so good is also why it is sometimes hard to use: Due to Stance Change, your Defenses and Offenses are interchanged, so all the EVs in that stat will prove to be of use in the other as well. With respect to the two sets I provided, the first needs EVs in Defense to help in Attack, whereas the second is benefited massively by Special Defense EVs which is converted to Special Attack on attacking.

Other sets to use can include the use of Gyro Ball (0 Speed IVs and Speed hindering nature required for maximum damage)