Should I use Doublade?

For a casual playthrough, Doublade works as a placeholder. Steel/Ghost coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Aegislash . That's where the stats start mattering.

How do you use Doublade in battle?

Doublade plays as a attacker. It's slow, so Trick Room or priority moves are key. so pick your spots carefully.

What is the best nature for Doublade?

Adamant is the go-to nature for Doublade. That's +Attack / -Sp. Atk. Pair it with 252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 SpD EVs. Fits the attacker role.

Doublade - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

The Sword Pokemon. Doublade has No Guard and can run Eviolite for bulk. Steel/Ghost mid-stage that's surprisingly viable without evolving into Aegislash.

Ability 1No Guard

Weak to

Immune to

How to evolve

Honedge
Doublade
This page
Level 35
Aegislash
Use Dusk Stone

Physical

Attacker

UTier

35Speed · Very Slow

Doublade Best Moveset

Elite physical bulk at 150 Defense with 110 Attack behind it. Steel and Ghost TermStab fires hard on slow 35 Speed cooldowns. The moveset is a fortress that retaliates. Aegislash's passive form-switching between 140 Attack and 140 Defense waits one evolution ahead.

Evolution family tier history

★Gen VI — X & Y / ORASA

Eviolite on a pre-evolution with 150 Defense in Gen VI (X & Y). Steel/Ghost typing hit hard with Shadow Sneak priority. Bulkier than some fully evolved Pokemon.

Fairy type added to the gameMega Evolution became available

Best Moves

SRCMOVETYPECATPWRPOPROLE

Lv 1

Swords Dance

Normal—COMMONUtility

Lv 20

Shadow Sneak

Ghost40COMMONSTAB

Lv 51

Sacred Sword

Fighting90COMMONCoverage

Lv 45

Iron Head

Steel80COMMONSTAB

TM74

Gyro Ball

Steel—RARESTAB

TM6

Toxic

Poison—RAREUtility

Doublade X & Y Moves Doublade ORAS Moves

Best Build

Experimental

Physical Tank

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

→Gen VII — Sun & Moon / USUMA

Same Eviolite formula in Gen VII (Sun & Moon). Swords Dance plus Shadow Sneak swept from behind 150 Defense. Two gens of the pre-evolution outperforming expectations.

Z-Moves became available

SRCMOVETYPECATPWRPOPROLE

Lv 20

Shadow Sneak

Ghost40COMMONSTAB

Lv 51

Sacred Sword

Fighting90COMMONCoverage

Lv 1

Swords Dance

Normal—COMMONUtility

TM74

Gyro Ball

Steel—COMMONSTAB

Lv 45

Iron Head

Steel80RARESTAB

TM6

Toxic

Poison—RAREUtility

Doublade Sun & Moon Moves Doublade Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Moves

Experimental

Physical Tank

EVs

Atk

SpD

Physical Tank Moveset

Shadow SneakSTAB
Sacred Sword
Swords Dance
Gyro BallSTAB

Recommended Teammates

Rotom-WashDecent

SerperiorDecent

GarchompDecent

↓Gen VIII — Sword & Shield / BDSPE+

Dropped in Gen VIII (Sword & Shield). Aegislash was available and strictly better. The same Eviolite trick that worked for Dusclops didn't work here because the evolution was too good.

Gigantamax became availableDynamax became available

SRCMOVETYPECATPWRPOPROLE

Lv 1

Shadow Sneak

Ghost40COMMONSTAB

Lv 38

Iron Head

Steel80COMMONSTAB

TM65

Shadow Claw

Ghost70COMMONSTAB

Lv 56

Sacred Sword

Fighting90COMMONCoverage

TR53

Close Combat

Fighting120COMMONCoverage

TM22

Rock Slide

Rock75RARECoverage

TR52

Gyro Ball

Steel—RARESTAB

Lv 50

Swords Dance

Normal—RAREUtility

Doublade Sword & Shield Moves

Experimental

Physical Tank

EVs

Atk

Def

Physical Tank Moveset

Shadow SneakSTAB
Iron HeadSTAB
Shadow ClawSTAB
Sacred Sword

Recommended Teammates

BisharpDecent

DragapultDecent

WeavileDecent

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

What is Doublade Weak Against

Fortress

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

What is Doublade Strong Against

5Strong

0Resisted

0Immune

Score+5

2xStrong

Ice Psychic Rock Ghost Fairy

½xResisted

None

0xImmune

None

Best Pokemon Against Doublade

Dragapult can KO Doublade with Shadow Ball (120-141%).

Dragapult DragonGhost	S
Recommended Build AbilityInfiltrator ItemChoice Specs NatureTimid Moves U Turn Dragon Darts Draco Meteor Shadow Ball Damage vs Doublade U Turn 2-2% Draco Meteor 48-57% Shadow Ball 2x 120-141%KO View Dragapult builds →
Alomomola	A
Recommended Build AbilityRegenerator ItemHeavy-Duty Boots NatureRelaxed Moves Flip Turn WishRecovery ProtectPriority ScaldSTAB Damage vs Doublade Flip Turn 5-6% Scald 11-12% View Alomomola builds →
Zamazenta	A
Recommended Build AbilityDauntlessshield ItemLeftovers NatureJolly Moves Crunch Body Press Iron Defense Close Combat Damage vs Doublade Crunch 2x 25-29% View Zamazenta builds →
Corviknight	B
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemRocky Helmet NatureImpish Moves RoostRecovery DefogUtility U Turn Body Press Damage vs Doublade U Turn 2-2% View Corviknight builds →
Charizard FireFlying	B
Recommended Build AbilitySolarpower ItemChoice Specs NatureTimid Moves FlamethrowerSTAB Solar Beam Air Slash Scorching Sands Damage vs Doublade Flamethrower 2x 142-167%KO Air Slash 30-35% Scorching Sands 2x 74-87% View Charizard builds →
Landorus GroundFlying	B
Recommended Build AbilitySheerforce ItemLife Orb NatureTimid Moves Earth Power Earth Power Sludge Wave Sludge Wave View Landorus builds →
Hydreigon DarkDragon	B
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves Dark Pulse Draco Meteor Flash Cannon Nasty Plot Damage vs Doublade Dark Pulse 2x 93-110%KO Draco Meteor 38-44% Flash Cannon 16-18% View Hydreigon builds →
Venusaur-Mega
Recommended Build AbilityThickfat ItemVenusaurite NatureTimid Moves Sludge Bomb Giga Drain Earth Power Leech Seed View Venusaur-Mega builds →
Landorus-Therian
Recommended Build AbilityIntimidate ItemRocky Helmet NatureJolly Moves U Turn Earthquake Stealth Rock TauntUtility View Landorus-Therian builds →

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

500B-Tier+52

ROLE

Trick Room

Attacker

Balanced

TYPE

Physical

Utility

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed with Doublade to get Honedge eggs easily using 84 partners from the Mineral egg group.

Egg Groups

Mineral

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

20 cycles·5,140 steps

Quick~5 min with Flame Body

Breed With (best first)

Shiny Doublade

Two red blades are better than one. Doublade's shiny doubles down on the crimson color shift, and the pink-red tones against the dark scabbards create a striking silhouette. Carries the Honedge promise forward nicely.

Normal vs Shiny

Color ShiftBrown

Shiny TierA Tier Shiny

Shiny Doublade Evolution

3 Forms

Stage 1Honedge

Lv. 35

Stage 2Doublade

Dusk Stone

Stage 3Aegislash

Showing shiny artworkView Full Evolution Chart

Shiny Doublade Odds & Hunting Methods

6 of 6 Verified

GameBest MethodOddsDifficulty

GameSword & Shield

MethodDynamax Adventure (Max Lair)Lake of Outrage · 25%Best odds require Crown Tundra DLC

GameUltra Sun & Ultra Moon

MethodWild EncounterHyperspace Lumiose (Steel 3-Star) +2 moreBest odds require Mega Dimension DLC

Odds1/586

Difficulty

GameX & Y

MethodPoke Radar Chaining

Odds1/100

Difficulty

Shiny via transfer only

Not obtainable here — bring a shiny in from a game where it can be caught or bred.

GameOmega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire

Method—

Odds—

Difficulty—

More dots = harder hunt1/200 Green = best verified rate

How do we research these odds?

We check every game where a shiny is possible, then rank each one by the best method available in that game, so the row at the top is the fastest route overall.

Odds marked verified are cross-checked against multiple independent sources before we publish them. Where a rate is not yet confirmed we mark the row pending rather than guess a number.

Read our full methodology

How to Get Doublade

All 6 games

Doublade, the twin-blade Steel and Ghost type, drifts through Lumiose's Wild Zones from level 35, while Alpha ones guard Lysandre Labs near level 60.

Where To Catch Doublade in LZA

Honedge is your first catch on the way to Doublade. You'll find walking encounters from Lv. 10-65 across 12 total spots in the chain.

Step 1Catch Honedge
Wild Zone 4
Lv.10-11Overworld
Legends: Z-A
Hyperspace Lumiose - Steel 2-Star
Lv.20-22Grass
Legends: Z-A
Wild Zone 4
Lv.22-23Overworld
Legends: Z-A
Hyperspace Lumiose - Steel 3-Star
Lv.24-26Grass
Legends: Z-A
Lysandre Labs
Lv.47-48Overworld
Legends: Z-A
Lysandre Labs
Lv.57-58Overworld
Legends: Z-A
Train until Level 35 to evolve into Doublade
Step 2Doublade ✓
Hyperspace Lumiose - Steel 3-Star
Lv.35-37Grass
Legends: Z-A
Hyperspace Lumiose - Steel 4-Star
Lv.41-43Grass
Legends: Z-A
Lysandre Labs
Lv.49-50Overworld
Legends: Z-A
Lysandre Labs
Lv.59-60Overworld
Legends: Z-A
or evolve from Honedge (Step 1)
Use Dusk Stone to evolve into Aegislash
Step 3Catch or Evolve into Aegislash
Hyperspace Lumiose - Steel 4-Star
Lv.40-42Grass
Legends: Z-A
Wild Zone 20
Lv.64-65Overworld
Legends: Z-A
or evolve from Doublade (Step 2)

Base Stats

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 Guard

Ensures all moves used by and against the Pokémon hit.

EV Yield

HPAtkDef+2SpASpDSpe

Defense training target

Pokedex Entry

Honedge evolves into twins. The two blades rub together to emit a metallic sound that unnerves opponents.

Pokemon Legends: Z-A

Doublade Guide

For a casual playthrough, Doublade works as a placeholder. Steel/Ghost coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Aegislash. That's where the stats start mattering.
Doublade plays as a attacker. It's slow, so Trick Room or priority moves are key. so pick your spots carefully.
Adamant is the go-to nature for Doublade. That's +Attack / -Sp. Atk. Pair it with 252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 SpD EVs. 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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Where to go next after Doublade.

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Doublade

How to evolve

Doublade Best Moveset

Best Moves

Best Build

Doublade Weakness

What is Doublade Weak Against

Best Pokemon Against Doublade

Evolution

How to Evolve

Breeding

Shiny Doublade

Shiny Doublade Evolution

Shiny Doublade Odds & Hunting Methods

How to Get Doublade

Where To Catch Doublade in LZA

Where To Catch Doublade in SwSh

How to Obtain Doublade in USUM

How to Obtain Doublade in SM

Base Stats