Stats & Training
Defense and Attack carry most of Honedge's stat budget. Speed's the obvious dump stat. Common in the wild and yields 1 Defense EV. Follows a medium-fast 1M XP curve.
Honedge’s soul once belonged to a person who was killed a long time ago by the sword that makes up Honedge’s body.
The blue eye on the sword’s handguard is the true body of Honedge. With its old cloth, it drains people’s lives away.
Honedge Weakness
Honedge's Steel/Ghost typing leaves it vulnerable to Fire, Ground, Ghost, and Dark. It shrugs off Normal, Fighting, and Poison-type attacks completely. With 9 resistances, the defensive profile is strong. Honedge's physical bulk (base 100 Def) helps cushion physical weakness hits, but special attackers are the bigger threat.
| 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 |
 Incineroar FireDark | A | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Litten (Iki Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Honedge View Incineroar builds →Flare Blitz 2x129-153%KO Flamethrower 2x151-178%KO Darkest Lariat 2x93-110%KO Throat Chop 2x87-103%KO | ||
 Arcanine Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Honedge View Arcanine builds →Fire Fang 2x68-80% Bite 2x43-50% Thief 2x43-50% Flame Charge 2x53-63% | ||
 Typhlosion Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Honedge View Typhlosion builds →Eruption 2x321-378%KO Burn Up 2x278-328%KO Inferno 2x214-253%KO Flamethrower 2x193-228%KO | ||
 Flareon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Honedge View Flareon builds →Flare Blitz 2x144-170%KO Lava Plume 2x155-183%KO Fire Fang 2x78-93% Bite 2x49-58% | ||
 Talonflame Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Honedge View Talonflame builds →Flare Blitz 2x98-115%KO Thief 2x33-40% Flame Charge 2x43-50% Ember 2x66-78% | ||
In Sun & Moon, Volcanion can KO Honedge with Fire Blast (500-588%). Chandelure threatens a KO with Flamethrower (297-349%). Swampert's Earthquake also KOs at 201-236%.
 Volcanion FireWater | A | |
Recommended Build AbilityWaterabsorb ItemChoice Specs NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Honedge View Volcanion builds →Fire Blast 2x500-588%KO | ||
 Chandelure GhostFire | A | |
Recommended Build AbilityFlame Body ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Honedge View Chandelure builds →Shadow Ball 2x264-310%KO Flamethrower 2x297-349%KO | ||
 Swampert WaterGround | A | |
Recommended Build AbilityTorrent ItemLife Orb NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Honedge View Swampert builds →Earthquake 2x201-236%KO Scald82-97% Waterfall80-94% | ||
 Hydreigon DarkDragon | A | |
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemChoice Scarf NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Honedge View Hydreigon builds →Draco Meteor96-113%KO Dark Pulse 2x237-279%KO U Turn6-6% | ||
Sun & Moon Evolution
Three stages ahead. Honedge grows into Doublade, then pushes on to Aegislash. Check the evolution methods below. For breeding, average hatch time with plenty of partners via one egg group. The evolved forms gain up to 175 total stats over Honedge. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed Honedge easily with 58 breeding partners from the Mineral egg group. Pass egg moves like Destiny Bond, Metal Sound, Shadow Sneak and 1 more to offspring.
Sun & Moon Honedge Best Moveset
the remaining moves gives Honedge answers even while choice-locked. Choice Scarf provides speed patching through item lock, and max Attack and Speed EVs with Noguard mean every prediction that lands hits hard.
Best Build
Honedge best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Revenge Killer Moveset
- Power Trick
- Rock Slide
- Protect
- Wide Guard
Recommended Teammates
Moves
The natural movepool does the job, but Destiny Bond and Metal Sound from the egg pool give Honedge something extra.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Transfer Moves
Sun & Moon Honedge Locations
Honedge starts showing up in mid-game routes at moderate rates across 2 encounter spots. The list below is sorted so you can pick what fits your current progress without scrolling through everything.
Best Locations to Catch Honedge in Sun & Moon
Honedge Guide
Level 35 gets you Doublade. Not the fastest evolution, so consider Exp. Share or route grinding to speed it up.
For Sun & Moon, you can run Honedge through the first few routes without issues. 325 BST won't carry you far though. Get it to Doublade as fast as you can.
You can find Honedge in Sun & Moon. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 5 other games across the series.
Game Availability
Honedge joined the series in X & Y and has been available in 6 titles so far. With 5 generations of appearances, it's established itself despite the later start.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XYDebut
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves