At 448 BST, Doublade is firmly in pre-evolution territory. Evolve it into Aegislash before bringing it to any serious fight.

What is Doublade weak to?

In X & Y, Doublade's biggest threats include Charizard (Fire), Garchomp (Ground), and Dusknoir (Ghost), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Dark-type attackers are also a problem. At base 35 Speed, Doublade won't outrun any of these threats so switching to a resist is usually the safer play.

How do you evolve Doublade?

In X & Y, Honedge evolves into Doublade at level 35. Doublade evolves into Aegislash using a Dusk Stone. Doublade is a middle-stage evolution in the Honedge line.

What is the best ability for Doublade?

No Guard is the go-to ability for Doublade. It ensures all moves used by and against the Pokémon hit. It's Doublade's only ability.

What role does Doublade play in battle?

Doublade is a physical attacker with base 110 Attack. Enough bulk to take a hit or two, too. Speed tells the real story. Base 35 Speed is low. Priority moves or Trick Room are the way to go. Fits the attacker role.

Doublade - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Physical

Attacker

CTier

35Speed · Very Slow

Stats & Training

The stat bars tell the story: Defense carries everything and Speed's dead weight. But this Sword Pokemon still yields 2 Defense EVs per fight on a medium-fast 1M XP curve.

Base Stats

Above

HP59

Attack110

Defense150

Sp. Atk45

Sp. Def49

Speed35

Total448

Details

Catch Rate

Challenging90 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Fast1M XP

Height0.8 m

Weight4.5 kg

Base XP157

Abilities

No GuardTop Pick

Ensures all moves used by and against the Pokémon hit.

EV Yield

HPAtkDef+2SpASpDSpe

Defense training target

Pokedex Entries

When Honedge evolves, it divides into two swords, which cooperate via telepathy to coordinate attacks and slash their enemies to ribbons.

Doublade Weakness

Doublade is weak to Fire, Ground, Ghost, and Dark. On the flip side, it's immune to Normal, Fighting, and Poison-type moves entirely. It resists 9 types, so it can switch into a lot of moves safely. Doublade's physical bulk (base 150 Def) helps cushion physical weakness hits, but special attackers are the bigger threat.

Doublade Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Fire, Ground, Ghost, Dark
0.5x (Resist)	Grass, Ice, Flying, Psychic, Rock, Dragon, Steel, Fairy
0.25x (Resist)	Bug
0x (Immune)	Normal, Fighting, Poison

Type ChartFortress

4Weak

9Resist

3Immune

Score+11

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Fire Ground Ghost Dark

½xResist

Grass Ice Flying Psychic Rock Dragon Steel Fairy

¼xResist

Bug

0xImmune

Normal Fighting Poison

STAB (5)

Ice Rock Fairy Psychic Ghost

How to Beat Doublade in X & Y (Best Counters)

In X & Y, Garchomp's Earthquake hits Doublade for 48-57%. Weavile's Knock Off hits Doublade for 45-53%.

Garchomp DragonGround	A
Recommended Build AbilityRough Skin ItemRocky Helmet NatureJolly Moves EarthquakeSTAB Stealth Rock Swords Dance Dragon Claw Damage vs Doublade Earthquake 2x 48-57% View Garchomp builds →
Weavile DarkIce	A
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemChoice Band NatureJolly Moves Knock Off Icicle Crash Ice Shard PursuitSTAB Damage vs Doublade Knock Off 2x 45-53% Ice Shard 7-8% Pursuit 2x 28-33% View Weavile builds →
Heatran FireSteel	A
Recommended Build AbilityFlashfire ItemLeftovers NatureCalm Moves Stealth Rock Lava Plume Earth Power TauntUtility View Heatran builds →
Gengar GhostPoison	B
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemChoice Specs NatureTimid Moves Shadow Ball Sludge Bomb Focus Blast Sludge Wave Damage vs Doublade Shadow Ball 2x 143-168%KO View Gengar builds →
Charizard FireFlying	C
Recommended Build AbilityBlaze ItemPetayaberry NatureTimid Moves Heat Wave ProtectPriority Air Slash OverheatSTAB Damage vs Doublade Heat Wave 2x 100-118%KO Air Slash 20-23% Overheat 2x 137-161%KO View Charizard builds →

X & Y Evolution

Doublade connects Honedge to Aegislash in this chain. At least one evolution here needs an evolution item. Defense has grown the most so far (+50), but there's still another 52 stats to gain in the final evolution. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

3 Forms

#679Honedge

Level 35

#680Doublade

Dusk Stone

#681Aegislash

Stat Comparison 3 Stages

Honedge

SteelGhost

Doublade

SteelGhost

Aegislash

SteelGhost

59+14

60+1

ATK

110+30

50-60

DEF

100

150+50

140-10

SP.ATK

45+10

50+5

SP.DEF

49+12

140+91

SPE

35+7

60+25

BST

325C-Tier

448C-Tier+123

500A-Tier+52

ROLE

Trick Room

Attacker

Balanced

TYPE

Physical

Utility

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed with Doublade to get Honedge eggs easily using 56 partners from the Mineral egg group. Notable egg moves include Destiny Bond, Metal Sound, Shadow Sneak and 1 more.

Egg Groups

Mineral

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

20 cycles·5,140 steps

Quick~5 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

4moves

Breed With (best first)

X & Y Doublade Best Moveset

One boost from Swords Dance and Doublade gets dangerous fast. The Adamant nature targets max HP and Attack, and Noguard backs the whole approach. Swords Dance and the remaining moves handle most of what's left standing.

Best Build

Experimental

Ability

No Guard

Item

EvioliteBULK

Best Nature for Doublade

Adamant+ATK

Doublade best EVs are HP and Attack

EVs

Atk

SpD

Physical Tank Moveset

Swords Dance
Shadow SneakSTAB
Sacred Sword
Iron HeadSTAB

Recommended Teammates

ShuckleGood

ChanseyGood

NidokingDecent

Moves

Breeding opens up real options for Doublade. Destiny Bond and Metal Sound come exclusively from egg moves, and they're worth the effort. The rest of the kit covers basics through Iron Head and Flash Cannon and Normal and Bug coverage and more.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Swords Dance

S——20Normal

Lv 1

Tackle

D5010035Normal

Lv 5

Fury Cutter

D409520Bug

Lv 8

Metal Sound

——8540Steel

Lv 13

Pursuit

D4010020Dark

Lv 18

Autotomize

D——15Steel

Lv 20

Shadow Sneak+1

S4010030Ghost

Lv 22

Aerial Ace

C60—20Flying

Lv 26

Retaliate

—701005Normal

Lv 29

Slash

C7010020Normal

Lv 32

Iron Defense

D——15Steel

Lv 36

Night Slash

C7010015Dark

Lv 41

Power Trick

D——10Psychic

Lv 45

Iron Head

S8010015Steel

Lv 51

Sacred Sword

S9010015Fighting

TM Moves

TM40

Aerial Ace

C60—20Flying

TM45

Attract

D—10015Normal

TM31

Brick Break

C7510015Fighting

TM100

Confide

———20Normal

HM01

Cut

D509530Normal

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM42

Facade

C7010020Normal

TM54

False Swipe

—4010040Normal

TM91

Flash Cannon

D8010010Steel

TM21

Frustration

D—10020Normal

TM74

Gyro Ball

B—1005Steel

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM33

Reflect

C——20Psychic

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM67

Retaliate

—701005Normal

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM80

Rock Slide

C759010Rock

TM94

Rock Smash

—4010015Fighting

TM65

Shadow Claw

C7010015Ghost

TM88

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM87

Swagger

——9015Normal

TM75

Swords Dance

S——20Normal

TM06

Toxic

B—9010Poison

Egg Moves

Egg

Destiny Bond

C——5Ghost

Egg

Metal Sound

——8540Steel

Egg

Shadow Sneak+1

S4010030Ghost

Egg

Wide Guard+3

C——10Rock

Tutor Moves

Doublade can't learn any Tutor moves

How to Get Doublade in X & Y

Can't catch Doublade directly. Start with Honedge at decent rates from the locations below, then evolve at level 35. The 2-stage line from Honedge to Doublade is where the leveling time goes.

How to Obtain Doublade in X & Y

Step 1Catch Honedge
Route 6
YGrass Lv.11-12 Route
UncommonEarly
Tall grass only
Route 6
XGrass Lv.11-12 Route
UncommonEarly
Tall grass only
Train until Level 35
Step 2Doublade ✓

Doublade Guide

At 448 BST, Doublade is firmly in pre-evolution territory. Evolve it into Aegislash before bringing it to any serious fight.
In X & Y, Doublade's biggest threats include Charizard (Fire), Garchomp (Ground), and Dusknoir (Ghost), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Dark-type attackers are also a problem. At base 35 Speed, Doublade won't outrun any of these threats so switching to a resist is usually the safer play.
In X & Y, Honedge evolves into Doublade at level 35. Doublade evolves into Aegislash using a Dusk Stone. Doublade is a middle-stage evolution in the Honedge line.
No Guard is the go-to ability for Doublade. It ensures all moves used by and against the Pokémon hit. It's Doublade's only ability.
Doublade is a physical attacker with base 110 Attack. Enough bulk to take a hit or two, too. Speed tells the real story. Base 35 Speed is low. Priority moves or Trick Room are the way to go. Fits the attacker role.

Game Availability

Since X & Y, Doublade has been obtainable in 6 games. A Generation 6 debut means a shorter history, but Doublade has appeared steadily across every generation since.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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