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 using 60 partners from the Mineral egg group. Notable egg moves include Block, Destiny Bond, Wide Guard.

Egg Groups
Mineral
Gender
♂50.0%♀50.0%
Hatch Time
20 cycles·5,140 steps
Quick~5 min with Flame Body
Egg Moves
3moves
Breed With (best first)
avaluggglaliefroslasscrustleferrothorndwebblesnoruntferroseedcarbinkbergmitecofagrigusyamask
12 of 60·

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

Physical Tank
Ability
Noguard
Item
EvioliteBULK
Nature
Adamant+ATK
EVs

Best Doublade Moveset

  • Swords Dance
  • Shadow ClawSTAB
  • Close Combat
  • Shadow SneakSTAB

Recommended Teammates

Garbodor
GarbodorGood
Aerodactyl
AerodactylGood

Breeding opens up real options for Doublade. Block and Destiny Bond 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 coverage across 8 types.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1
Autotomize
——15Steel
Lv 1
Fury Cutter
409520Bug
Lv 1
Shadow Sneak+1
4010030Ghost
Lv 1
Tackle
4010035Normal
Lv 12
Aerial Ace
60—20Flying
Lv 16
Metal Sound
—8540Steel
Lv 20
Slash
7010020Normal
Lv 24
Night Slash
7010015Dark
Lv 28
Retaliate
701005Normal
Lv 32
Iron Defense
——15Steel
Lv 38
Iron Head
8010015Steel
Lv 44
Power Trick
——10Psychic
Lv 50
Swords Dance
——20Normal
Lv 56
Sacred Sword
9010015Fighting

TM Moves

Src
TM31
Attract
—10015Normal
TM43
Brick Break
7510015Fighting
TM97
Brutal Swing
6010020Dark
TR53
Close Combat
1201005Fighting
TR26
Endure+4
——10Normal
TM39
Facade
7010020Normal
TM94
False Swipe
4010040Normal
TR70
Flash Cannon
8010010Steel
TR52
Gyro Ball
—1005Steel
TR46
Iron Defense
——15Steel
TR74
Iron Head
8010015Steel
TM25
Protect+4
——10Normal
TM69
Psycho Cut
7010020Psychic
TM33
Rain Dance
——5Water
TM18
Reflect
——20Psychic
TM21
Rest
——10Psychic
TM79
Retaliate
701005Normal
TR21
Reversal
—10015Fighting
TM22
Rock Slide
759010Rock
TM76
Round
6010015Normal
TM16
Screech
—8540Normal
TM65
Shadow Claw
7010015Ghost
TR27
Sleep Talk
——10Normal
TM24
Snore
5010015Normal
TM12
Solar Blade
12510010Grass
TR20
Substitute
——10Normal
TM
Swords Dance
——20Normal

Egg Moves

Src
Egg
Block
——5Normal
Egg
Destiny Bond
——5Ghost
Egg
Wide Guard+3
——10Rock

Tutor Moves

Doublade can't learn any Tutor moves

2 encounter spots for Doublade at decent spawn rates starting from endgame routes. Best and Earliest sort options below help narrow down your approach based on odds vs. Accessibility.

Where To Catch Doublade in Sword & Shield

To get Doublade, start by catching Honedge through walking encounters at Lv. 28-52. The chain covers 2 catchable stages before reaching the final form.

  1. Honedge
    Step 1Catch Honedge
    Hammerlocke Hills
    ShieldOverworldLv.29-3144%MidHeavy Fog
    EFFORTLESS
    Hammerlocke Hills
    SwordOverworldLv.29-3144%MidHeavy Fog
    EFFORTLESS
    Hammerlocke Hills
    ShieldGrassLv.28-3015%MidSnowstorm
    EASY
    Hammerlocke Hills
    SwordGrassLv.28-3015%MidSnowstorm
    EASY
  2. Doublade
    Step 2Doublade ✓
    Lake of Outrage
    ShieldGrassLv.50-5225%PostWaterSnowstorm
    EASY
    Lake of Outrage
    SwordGrassLv.50-5225%PostWaterSnowstorm
    EASY
    or evolve from Honedge (Step 1)

  • 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.