Physical
Attacker
448Average
35Very Slow
CTier

Doublade is technically a pre-evolution of Aegislash, but it holds its own in formats where Eviolite is allowed. Normal, Fighting, and Poison moves can't touch it, which offsets the 4 weaknesses somewhat. Built to hit on the physical side.

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
448Above
HP59
D
Attack110
B
Defense150
S
Sp. Atk45
D
Sp. Def49
D
Speed35
F
Total448
Low <60
Avg 60-89
High 90-149
Top 150+
EV YieldDefeating Doublade yields +2 Def
HPAtkDef+2SpASpDSpe
Details
Catch90Challenging•Medium Fast1M XP•0.8m / 2'07"•4.5kg / 9.9 lbs•157Base XP
Pokedex Entries

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

Sword

The two swords employ a strategy of rapidly alternating between offense and defense to bring down their prey.

Shield

Doublade Weakness

Fortress

Doublade is weak to Fire, Ground, Ghost, and Dark-type moves. 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.

4xCriticali
None
2xWeaki
FireGroundGhostDark
½xResisti
GrassIceFlyingPsychicRockDragonSteelFairy
¼xResisti
Bug
0xImmunei
NormalFightingPoison
STAB (5)i
IceRockFairyPsychicGhost
4Weak
9Resist
3Immune
Scorei+11
SpikesGrounded — up to 25%
Abilities
No GuardEnsures all moves used by and against the Pokémon hit.

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.

How to Evolve

3 Forms
Honedge
#679Honedge
35
Level 35
Doublade
#680Doublade
Dusk Stone
Aegislash
#681Aegislash
Stat Comparison 3 Stages
Honedge
SteelGhost
Doublade
SteelGhost
Aegislash
SteelGhost
HP
45
59+14
60+1
ATK
80
110+30
50-60
DEF
100
150+50
140-10
SP.ATK
35
45+10
50+5
SP.DEF
37
49+12
140+91
SPE
28
35+7
60+25
BST
325C-Tier
448C-Tier+123
500A-Tier+52
ROLE
Trick Room
Attacker
Balanced
TYPE
Physical
Physical
Utility
Breeding
Very Easy

Breed with Doublade to get Honedge eggs easily 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

Eviolite turns Doublade into a wall that rivals fully evolved options. Noguard and Relaxed nature stack with max HP and Defense EVs to create a surprisingly tough defensive core.

Best Build

Bulky Support
Ability
Noguard
Item
EvioliteBULK
Nature
Relaxed+DEF
EVs

Best Doublade Moveset

  • Shadow SneakSTAB
  • Swords Dance
  • Gyro BallSTAB
  • Power Trick

Recommended Teammates

Gallade
GalladeDecent
Porygon2
Porygon2Decent

Most of Doublade's flexibility comes from TMs. Same-type output runs through Steel Beam and Iron Head, but Normal and Flying and the rest of the TM pool push it from predictable to genuinely threatening.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1
Screech
—8540Normal
Lv 1
Tackle
4010035Normal
Lv 4
Shadow Sneak+1
4010030Ghost
Lv 12
Aerial Ace
60—20Flying
Lv 16
Metal Sound
—8540Steel
Lv 20
Slash
7010020Normal
Lv 22
Psycho Cut
7010020Psychic
Lv 24
Shadow Claw
7010015Ghost
Lv 32
Iron Defense
——15Steel
Lv 38
Iron Head
8010015Steel
Lv 44
Swords Dance
——20Normal

TM Moves

Src
TM22
Aerial Ace
60—20Flying
TM10
Brick Break
7510015Fighting
TM107
Close Combat
1201005Fighting
TM132
Double Hit
359010Normal
TM135
Dual Chop
409015Dragon
TM35
Endure+4
——10Normal
TM109
Facade
7010020Normal
TM122
False Swipe
4010040Normal
TM84
Flash Cannon
8010010Steel
TM01
Headbutt
7010015Normal
TM80
Iron Defense
——15Steel
TM58
Iron Head
8010015Steel
TM34
Night Slash
7010015Dark
TM17
Protect+4
——10Normal
TM145
Razor Wind
8010010Normal
TM31
Reflect
——20Psychic
TM12
Rock Slide
759010Rock
TM61
Shadow Claw
7010015Ghost
TM152
Solar Blade
12510010Grass
TM157
Steel Beam
140955Steel
TM85
Substitute
——10Normal
TM30
Swords Dance
——20Normal
TM59
Zen Headbutt
809015Psychic

Egg Moves

Doublade doesn't have any Egg moves

Tutor Moves

Doublade can't learn any Tutor moves

No wild encounters for Doublade in Legends: Z-A. Bring Honedge over from X, Sun, or Sword, then level through the stages. Each step in the chain is laid out below.

How to Obtain Doublade in Legends: Z-A

  1. Honedge
    Step 1Obtain Honedge

    Also found in:

    XSunUltra SunSword
  2. Doublade
    Step 2Doublade ✓

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

  • 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.

  • 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. But the 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 appears in 6 games, including X & Y, Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, and Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon.

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.