Opponent's ATK didn't drop after using an attack on Aegislash's King Shield?

Here’s what happened:

Opponent sends out PangoroAegislash is in Blade formAegislash uses King’s ShieldAegislash turns into Shield formPangoro uses Slash (for whatever reason I don’t know but that’s what they used)Text says: Aegislash protected itself!Turn ends.

Pangoro’s attack did not fall. Pangoro did not have Mold Breaker, although I don’t think that would’ve changed anything regardless. The only possible reason I could think of for why his attack didn’t fall is because Slash can’t do any damage to Aegislash. But if that’s the case then that’s stupid because the opponent still technically tries to slash me with its claws, so it should still make contact to the shield that is up, especially since the shield is not a ghost-type shield. Anyway, if someone could definitively explain this, please and thank you!

Pleaselog inorregisterto add a comment.

The reason King’s Shield didn’t affect Pangoro is because Slash never connected in the first place. Yes, Aegislash did “protect itself,” but because Normal-type moves have no effect on Ghost-types, Slash never actually made contact with Aegislash. Since King’s Shield only lowers the Attack of opponents who land a contact move, and Slash never made contact, it did not lower Pangoro’s Attack.