Honedge: Evolution, Shiny, Weaknesses and Abilities

⚡The Essentials on Honedge

Types: Steel Ghost
Weaknesses: ×2 Fire, Ground, Ghost, Dark Table
Resistances: ×¼ Bug · ×½ Grass, Ice, Flying, Psychic, Rock, Dragon, Steel, Fairy · immune: Normal, Fighting, Poison
Evolution: Honedge → Doublade (Lv. 35) → Aegislash (Dusk Stone)
Shiny: Alternate, rare colors: in the main games since X and Y, an encounter has a 1 in 4,096 chance of being Shiny, excluding hunting bonuses. View
Stats: Total 325 · top stat: Defense (100) Detail
In Current Games: Pokémon Legends: Z-A: No. 71 in the Lumiose Pokédex, 4 Wild Zone
Pokémon GO: available
Other Names: Monorpale in French · ヒトツキ, Hitotsuki in Japanese · Gramokles in German All Languages

📋Overview

Honedge is a Steel and Ghost-type Pokémon, No. 679 in the National Pokédex. Original generation: Generation 6. Category: Sword Pokémon. Height: 0.8 m, weight: 2 kg.

Honedge evolves into Doublade (Lv. 35).

Ability: No Guard. Honedge is weak to Fire, Ground, Ghost and Dark-type moves (×2 damage). Honedge takes no damage from Normal, Fighting and Poison-type moves.

Generation

Generation 6

X / Y

National No.

#679

National Pokédex

📊Base Stats

The total determines a Pokémon's overall power.

HP

45

255

Attack

80

255

Defense

100

255

Special Attack

35

255

Special Defense

37

255

Speed

28

255

Total

325

Min HP (Lv. 100)

200

0 IV, 0 EV, neutral nature

Max HP (Lv. 100)

294

31 IV, 252 EV, beneficial nature

Gen Changes

Stable

Unchanged recently

🛡️Type Effectiveness

Multipliers received depending on the type of the opposing move (Steel / Ghost). See the type chart

Weak (×2) — 4 types

Fire

×2

Ground

×2

Ghost

×2

Dark

×2

Normal (×1) — 2 types

Water

×1

Electric

×1

Resistant (×0.5) — 8 types

Grass

×½

Ice

×½

Flying

×½

Psychic

×½

Rock

×½

Dragon

×½

Steel

×½

Fairy

×½

Resistant (×0.25) — 1 type

Bug

×¼

Immune (×0) — 3 types

Normal

×0

Fighting

×0

Poison

×0

✨Abilities

No Guard

Ability 1

The Pokémon employs no-guard tactics to ensure incoming and outgoing attacks always land.

🌱Honedge Evolution

Level 35 →

Dusk Stone →

🔮Honedge Forms and Shiny

Standard Form

Steel · Ghost

Shiny Availability

Shiny form available

Base rate (Gen VI+): 1/4096. With Shiny Charm: 1/1365. Masuda Method: 1/683.

⚔️Honedge Moves

Moves this Pokémon can learn, by method.

Lv.

Move

Type · Cat.

Accuracy

Pow.

PP

1

Tackle

Normal Phys.

100%

40

35

1

Fury Cutter

Bug Phys.

95%

40

20

4

Shadow Sneak

Ghost Phys.

100%

40

30

8

Autotomize

Steel Stat

—

15

12

Aerial Ace

Flying Phys.

—

60

20

13

Pursuit

Dark Phys.

100%

40

20

16

Metal Sound

Steel Stat

85%

—

40

20

Slash

Normal Phys.

100%

70

20

24

Night Slash

Dark Phys.

100%

70

15

28

Retaliate

Normal Phys.

100%

70

5

32

Iron Defense

Steel Stat

—

15

36

Iron Head

Steel Phys.

100%

80

15

40

Power Trick

Psychic Stat

—

10

44

Swords Dance

Normal Stat

—

20

48

Sacred Sword

Fighting Phys.

100%

90

15

TM/HM

Move

Type · Cat.

Accuracy

Pow.

PP

TM01

Protect

Normal Stat

—

10

TM02

Aerial Ace

Flying Phys.

—

60

20

TM03

Attract

Normal Stat

100%

—

15

TM04

Sleep Talk

Normal Stat

—

10

TM05

Brick Break

Fighting Phys.

100%

75

15

TM06

Brutal Swing

Dark Phys.

100%

60

20

TM07

Round

Normal Spec.

100%

60

15

TM08

Substitute

Normal Stat

—

10

TM09

Close Combat

Fighting Phys.

100%

120

5

TM10

Confide

Normal Stat

—

20

TM11

Reversal

Fighting Phys.

100%

—

15

TM12

Cut

Normal Phys.

95%

50

30

TM13

Psycho Cut

Psychic Phys.

100%

70

20

TM14

Swords Dance

Normal Stat

—

20

TM15

Rain Dance

Water Stat

—

5

TM16

Rock Slide

Rock Phys.

90%

75

10

TM17

Rock Smash

Fighting Phys.

100%

40

15

TM18

Facade

Normal Phys.

100%

70

20

TM19

False Swipe

Normal Phys.

100%

40

TM20

Secret Power

Normal Phys.

100%

70

20

TM21

Frustration

Normal Phys.

100%

—

20

TM22

Shadow Claw

Ghost Phys.

100%

70

15

TM23

Screech

Normal Stat

85%

—

40

TM24

Gyro Ball

Steel Phys.

100%

—

5

TM25

Solar Blade

Grass Phys.

100%

125

10

TM26

Flash Cannon

Steel Spec.

100%

80

10

TM27

Iron Defense

Steel Stat

—

15

TM28

Reflect

Psychic Stat

—

20

TM29

Hidden Power

Normal Spec.

100%

60

15

TM30

Double Team

Normal Stat

—

15

TM31

Rest

Psychic Stat

—

5

TM32

Return

Normal Phys.

100%

—

20

TM33

Snore

Normal Spec.

100%

50

15

TM34

Endure

Normal Stat

—

10

TM35

Iron Head

Steel Phys.

100%

80

15

TM36

Toxic

Poison Stat

90%

—

10

TM37

Swagger

Normal Stat

85%

—

15

TM38

Retaliate

Normal Phys.

100%

70

5

Origin

Move

Type · Cat.

Accuracy

Pow.

PP

—

Barrage

Normal Stat

—

5

—

Wide Guard

Rock Stat

—

10

—

Destiny Bond

Ghost Stat

—

5

—

Shadow Sneak

Ghost Phys.

100%

40

30

—

Metal Sound

Steel Stat

85%

—

40

Origin

Move

Type · Cat.

Accuracy

Pow.

PP

—

Laser Focus

Normal Stat

—

30

—

After You

Normal Stat

—

15

—

Spite

Ghost Stat

100%

—

10

—

Steel Beam

Steel Spec.

95%

140

5

—

Iron Defense

Steel Stat

—

15

—

Shock Wave

Electric Spec.

—

60

20

—

Snore

Normal Spec.

100%

50

15

—

Iron Head

Steel Phys.

100%

80

15

—

Magnet Rise

Electric Stat

—

10

No data available for this category.

🥚Advanced Breeding

Egg Groups

Mineral

Gender

♂ 100.0 / ♀ 0.0%

Ditto Compatibility

✓ Yes

Pokérus

Susceptible

EV ×2 if infected

Max Characteristic

Defense

Highest base stat

Hyper Training & Mints

Available from level 50. Cost: 1 Gold Bottle Cap per IV set to 31 or 3 Silver Bottle Caps per IV. Mints let you change the effect of a Nature without changing the base Nature.

🗺️Where to Find Honedge

Available in 8 games, 10 recorded encounters. Click a game to see the details.

Natively obtainable: X Y Moon Sun Ultra Moon Ultra Sun Shield Sword

Generation VI

❎

X 2 encounters

Available ▼

Rough terrain (2)

Route 6 Lv. 11 10%

Route 6 Lv. 12 5%

🟥

Y 2 encounters

Available ▼

Rough terrain (2)

Route 6 Lv. 11 10%

Route 6 Lv. 12 5%

Generation VII

🌙

Moon 1 encounter

Available ▼

Island scan (1)

Akala Outskirts Lv. 23 100%

☀️

Sun 1 encounter

Available ▼

Island scan (1)

Akala Outskirts Lv. 23 100%

🌒

Ultra Moon 1 encounter

Available ▼

Island scan (1)

Akala Outskirts Lv. 24 100%

🌞

Ultra Sun 1 encounter

Available ▼

Island scan (1)

Akala Outskirts Lv. 24 100%

Generation VIII

🛡️

Shield 1 encounter

Available ▼

Wild Area (1)

Wild Area / Galar

⚔️

Sword 1 encounter

Available ▼

Wild Area (1)

Wild Area / Galar

🔄Transfer to Pokémon HOME

How to bring this Pokémon to HOME depending on the game of origin.

X

→ Pokémon Bank Pokémon Bank

→ Pokémon HOME Bank → HOME

Y

→ Pokémon Bank Pokémon Bank

→ Pokémon HOME Bank → HOME

Sun

→ Pokémon Bank Pokémon Bank

→ Pokémon HOME Bank → HOME

Moon

→ Pokémon Bank Pokémon Bank

→ Pokémon HOME Bank → HOME

Ultra Sun

→ Pokémon Bank Pokémon Bank

→ Pokémon HOME Bank → HOME

Ultra Moon

→ Pokémon Bank Pokémon Bank

→ Pokémon HOME Bank → HOME

Sword

→ Pokémon HOME HOME (direct)

Shield

→ Pokémon HOME HOME (direct)

Note: Some transfers are irreversible (Bank → HOME). Check the legality of moves in the target game — HOME may replace an illegal move with a basic move.

🏆Competitive & Meta

📱Honedge in Pokémon GO

1,390Max CP (Lv. 40)
794Perfect CP in Raids
5 kmper Candy as Buddy
25 🍬to evolve into Doublade

Pokémon GO entry: Honedge →

📖Pokédex Entries

Description by game, with language selection.

X

“ししゃの　たましいが　こだいのつるぎに　やどって　うまれたらしい。ひとに　とりつき　いのちを　すう。”

X

“죽은 자의 혼이 고대의 검에 깃들어 태어났다고 한다. 사람에게 씌어 생명을 빨아들인다.”

X

“Ce Pokémon naît quand l’âme d’un défunt prend possession d’une épée ancienne. Il s’accroche aux humains pour absorber leur énergie vitale.”

X

“Dieses Pokémon wird geboren, wenn die Seele eines Verstorbenen sich in einem Schwert festsetzt. Es heftet sich an Menschen und saugt deren Lebenskraft aus.”

X

“Cuentan que este Pokémon nace cuando el espíritu de un difunto toma posesión de una espada antigua. Se aferra a las personas y absorbe su energía.”

X

“Sembra sia nato quando uno spirito si impossessò di un’antica spada. Si lega agli esseri umani per assorbirne la forza vitale.”

X

“Apparently this Pokémon is born when a departed spirit inhabits a sword. It attaches itself to people and drinks their life force.”

X

“死者の　魂が　古代の　剣に宿って　生まれたらしい。人に　とりつき　命を　吸う。”

Y

“つるぎの　つかを　にぎった　ひとのうでに　あおい　ぬのを　まきつけてたおれるまで　いのちを　すいとる。”

Y

“검의 자루를 잡은 사람의 팔에 파란 천을 감아서 쓰러질 때까지 목숨을 빨아들인다.”

Y

“Si quelqu’un s’aventure à l’empoigner, il enroule son étoffe bleue autour du bras de l’infortuné et aspire son énergie vitale jusqu’à ce que ce dernier s’écroule.”

Y

“Es wickelt ein blaues Tuch um den Arm von Menschen, die seinen Schwertgriff ergreifen, und absorbiert deren Lebensenergie, bis sie zusammenbrechen.”

Y

“Si alguien osa empuñarlo, se enrolla en el brazo del desafortunado con su paño azul y le absorbe toda la energía hasta que pierde el sentido.”

Y

“Avvolge il drappo blu attorno al braccio di chiunque si azzardi a impugnarne l’elsa e assorbe la sua energia fino a fargli perdere i sensi.”

Y

“If anyone dares to grab its hilt, it wraps a blue cloth around that person’s arm and drains that person’s life energy completely.”

Y

“剣の　柄を　握った　人の　腕に青い　布を　巻きつけて倒れるまで　命を　吸い取る。”

Omega Ruby

“ししゃの　たましいが　こだいのつるぎに　やどって　うまれたらしい。ひとに　とりつき　いのちを　すう。”

Omega Ruby

“죽은 자의 혼이 고대의 검에 깃들어 태어났다고 한다. 사람에게 씌어 생명을 빨아들인다.”

Omega Ruby

“Ce Pokémon naît quand l’âme d’un défunt prend possession d’une épée ancienne. Il s’accroche aux humains pour absorber leur énergie vitale.”

Omega Ruby

“Dieses Pokémon wird geboren, wenn die Seele eines Verstorbenen sich in einem Schwert festsetzt. Es heftet sich an Menschen und saugt deren Lebenskraft aus.”

Omega Ruby

“Cuentan que este Pokémon nace cuando el espíritu de un difunto toma posesión de una espada antigua. Se aferra a las personas y absorbe su energía.”

Omega Ruby

“Sembra sia nato quando uno spirito si impossessò di un’antica spada. Si lega agli esseri umani per assorbirne la forza vitale.”

Omega Ruby

“Apparently this Pokémon is born when a departed spirit inhabits a sword. It attaches itself to people and drinks their life force.”

Omega Ruby

“死者の　魂が　古代の　剣に宿って　生まれたらしい。人に　とりつき　命を　吸う。”

Alpha Sapphire

“つるぎの　つかを　にぎった　ひとのうでに　あおい　ぬのを　まきつけてたおれるまで　いのちを　すいとる。”

Alpha Sapphire

“검의 자루를 잡은 사람의 팔에 파란 천을 감아서 쓰러질 때까지 목숨을 빨아들인다.”

Alpha Sapphire

“Si quelqu’un s’aventure à l’empoigner, il enroule son étoffe bleue autour du bras de l’infortuné et aspire son énergie vitale jusqu’à ce que ce dernier s’écroule.”

Alpha Sapphire

“Es wickelt ein blaues Tuch um den Arm von Menschen, die seinen Schwertgriff ergreifen, und absorbiert deren Lebensenergie, bis sie zusammenbrechen.”

Alpha Sapphire

“Si alguien osa empuñarlo, se enrolla en el brazo del desafortunado con su paño azul y le absorbe toda la energía hasta que pierde el sentido.”

Alpha Sapphire

“Avvolge il drappo blu attorno al braccio di chiunque si azzardi a impugnarne l’elsa e assorbe la sua energia fino a fargli perdere i sensi.”

Alpha Sapphire

“If anyone dares to grab its hilt, it wraps a blue cloth around that person’s arm and drains that person’s life energy completely.”

Alpha Sapphire

“剣の　柄を　握った　人の　腕に青い　布を　巻きつけて倒れるまで　命を　吸い取る。”

Sword

“おおむかし　この　つるぎに　よってころされた　にんげんの　たましいがヒトツキの　たましいに　なっている。”

Sword

“먼 옛날에 이 검에 의해 죽은 인간의 영혼이 단칼빙의 영혼이 되었다.”

Sword

“很久以前因這把劍而喪命之人的靈魂成為了獨劍鞘的靈魂。”

Sword

“L’âme de Monorpale est celle d’un humain qui a été tué il y a fort longtemps, par la même lame qui forme maintenant son corps.”

Sword

“Seine Seele ist die eines Menschen, der vor langer Zeit durch dieses Schwert getötet wurde.”

Sword

“Su alma es la de un ser humano que poseyó la misma espada que lo abatió en tiempos remotos.”

Sword

“La sua anima è quella di un essere umano ucciso tanto tempo fa dalla spada che ora forma il suo corpo.”

Sword

“Honedge’s soul once belonged to a person who was killed a long time ago by the sword that makes up Honedge’s body.”

Sword

“大昔　この　剣に　よって殺された　人間の　魂がヒトツキの　魂に　なっている。”

Sword

“很久以前因这把剑而丧命之人的灵魂成为了独剑鞘的灵魂。”

Shield

“つるぎの　つばの　あおい　めだまがヒトツキの　ほんたい。　ふるびたぬので　ひとの　せいきを　すいとる。”

Shield

“검의 가드 부분에 있는 푸른 눈동자가 단칼빙의 본체다. 낡은 천으로 사람의 생기를 빨아들인다.”

Shield

“獨劍鞘護手上的藍色眼珠是牠的本體。會用陳舊的布吸取人類的精氣。”

Shield

“L’œil bleu sur la garde de la lame est le véritable corps de Monorpale. Il aspire l’énergie vitale des gens avec son étoffe usée par le temps.”

Shield

“Das blaue Auge auf der Parierstange ist sein wahrer Körper. Mithilfe eines alten Tuchs absorbiert es die Lebenskraft von Menschen.”

Shield

“El ojo azul de la empuñadura es su verdadero cuerpo. Absorbe la energía vital de las personas con su paño de aspecto andrajoso.”

Shield

“L’occhio blu sull’elsa della spada è il suo vero corpo. Usa il drappo consunto per assorbire la forza vitale degli uomini.”

Shield

“The blue eye on the sword’s handguard is the true body of Honedge. With its old cloth, it drains people’s lives away.”

Shield

“剣の　鍔の　青い　目玉がヒトツキの　本体。　古びた布で　人の　生気を　吸い取る。”

Shield

“独剑鞘剑格上的蓝色眼珠是它的本体。会用陈旧的布吸取人类的精气。”

🌍Multilingual Names

🇫🇷 Français

Monorpale

🇬🇧 English

Honedge

🇯🇵 漢字

ヒトツキ

🇯🇵 Kana

ヒトツキ

🇯🇵 Romaji

Hitotsuki

🇩🇪 Deutsch

Gramokles

🇪🇸 Español

Honedge

🇮🇹 Italiano

Honedge

🇰🇷 한국어

단칼빙

🇨🇳 ZH-Hans

独剑鞘

🇹🇼 ZH-Hant

獨劍鞘

Category (Genus)

🇫🇷 FR

Pokémon Glaive

🇬🇧 EN

Sword Pokémon

🇯🇵 JP

とうけんポケモン

🇩🇪 DE

Klingenkraft-Pokémon

🎬Media & Gallery

Audio Cries

❓Frequently asked questions about Honedge

What type is Honedge?

Honedge is a Steel and Ghost-type Pokémon.

How do you evolve Honedge?

Honedge evolves into Doublade (Lv. 35).

What are Honedge's weaknesses?

Honedge is weak to Fire, Ground, Ghost and Dark-type moves (×2 damage). Honedge takes no damage from Normal, Fighting and Poison-type moves.

Where to find Honedge in Pokémon Legends: Z-A?

In Pokémon Legends: Z-A, Honedge appears in the wild in Wild Zone 4 (Lv. 10-11). Lumiose Pokédex number: 71. All Wild Zones