Honedge is weak to Ground, Ghost, Fire and Dark-type moves.
Honedge is resistant to Fighting, Flying, Rock, Steel, Grass, Psychic, Ice, Dragon and Fairy-type moves, doubly resistant to Bug-type moves, and triply resistant to Normal and Poison-type moves.
The best moves for Honedge are Psycho Cut and Iron Head when attacking Pokémon in Gyms. This move combination has the highest total DPS. This combination also deals the most damage per turn in Trainer Battles.
There are 3 Pokémon in the Honedge family. Honedge evolves into Doublade for 25 Candy, then into Aegislash (Shield Forme) for 100 Candy.
No evolutions:
Honedge, with the shiny version on the right. There is a very low chance of getting a shiny one.
Honedge is a Steel & Ghost Pokémon. It is weak to Ground, Ghost, Fire and Dark moves. Honedge's best moveset is Psycho Cut & Iron Head and it has a Max CP of 1,571. Honedge evolves into Doublade.
"Apparently this Pokémon is born when a departed spirit inhabits a sword. It attaches itself to people and drinks their life force."
Moves & Movesets
| Quick move | Damage | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Tackle | 5 | 10 |
| Psycho Cut | 4 | 8 |
| Main move | Damage | Energy | DPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gyro Ball | 85 | 2 | 2.04 |
| Iron Head | 60 | 2 | 1.44 |
The moves highlighted in green benefit from the Same Type Attack Bonus, and deal 20% more damage.
| Quick move | Main move | DPS | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Psycho Cut
8 DPS
|
Iron Head
36 DPS
|
6.7 | 100% |
|
Psycho Cut
8 DPS
|
Gyro Ball
29.1 DPS
|
6.7 | 100% |
|
Tackle
10 DPS
|
Gyro Ball
29.1 DPS
|
6.5 | 98% |
|
Tackle
10 DPS
|
Iron Head
36 DPS
|
6.5 | 98% |
Counters & Raids
Honedge is weak to Ground, Ghost, Fire and Dark moves.
The best counter to Honedge is Blacephalon with Incinerate and Mind Blown, followed by Mega Delphox, Mega Chandelure and Mega Blaziken.
The top Honedge counters, ranked by the damage each Pokémon and moveset does to it. Filter the list to see how your own Pokémon compare.
| Pokémon | Moveset | Effective damage |
|---|---|---|
| Blacephalon | 100% | |
| Blacephalon | 99% | |
| Mega Delphox | 99% | |
| Mega Chandelure | 98% | |
| Mega Delphox | 98% | |
| Mega Blaziken | 97% | |
| Mega Gengar | 96% | |
| Dawn Wings Necrozma | 96% | |
| Dawn Wings Necrozma | 96% | |
| Mega Charizard Y | 94% |
These moves are calculated using type advantages / disadvantages, and including STAB. Click here for more info »
Stats & IVs
| Attack |
|
135 |
| Defense |
|
139 |
| Stamina |
|
128 |
| Level 40 | 113 |
| Height | 0.8 m |
| Weight | 2 kg |
| Base capture rate | 0% |
| Base flee rate | 0% |
| Buddy walk distance | 5 km |
|
Level 15 Research encounters |
595 |
|
Level 20 Max hatched / raids |
794 |
|
Level 30 Max wild |
1,191 |
|
Level 40 |
1,390 |
|
Level 50 |
1,571 |
| Level 25 (raids) | 993 |
| Level 35 (wild) | 1,291 |
