Is Doublade Good in Sword & Shield Playthrough?
Doublade with Eviolite is actually a strong option on its own. 150 Defense walls physical attacks. AbilityNo Guard ensures every hit lands. Dusk Stone into Aegislash whenever ready, though Doublade alone handles several gyms. Both forms of this line are good.
Honedge has the type edge here and should clean up Milo's team.
Honedge trades roughly evenly with Nessa's team.
Honedge trades roughly evenly with Kabu's team.
Honedge trades roughly evenly with Bea's team.
Doublade trades roughly evenly with Opal's team.
Doublade has the type edge here and should clean up Gordie's team.
Aegislash trades roughly evenly with Piers's team.
Aegislash trades roughly evenly with Raihan's team.
Aegislash trades roughly evenly with Bede's team.
Aegislash trades roughly evenly with Leon's team.
Catch Honedge on Hammerlocke Hills (walking, Lv 28-30). Snowstorm.
Your Honedge should hit Level 35 before you reach Opal, at typical leveling pace.
You can pick up the Dusk Stone in Lake of Outrage. 2 other locations are also available.
How to Get Doublade in Sword & Shield
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 SwSh
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.
Step 1Catch HonedgeHammerlocke HillsLv.29-31OverworldRate 44%Heavy FogHammerlocke HillsLv.28-30GrassRate 15%Snowstorm
Step 2Doublade ✓Lake of OutrageLv.50-52GrassRate 25%Snowstormor evolve from Honedge (Step 1)
Step 3Evolve into AegislashBREEDINGAvailableLeave a compatible parent at the Pokemon Day Care to receive a Aegislash egg.
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.
| 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
FortressBest Pokemon Against Doublade
 Mudbray Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Doublade View Mudbray builds →Bulldoze 2x42-51% Payback 2x25-31% | ||
 Golett GroundGhost | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Doublade View Golett builds →Phantom Force 2x51-61% Mud-Slap 2x20-25% | ||
 Diggersby NormalGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Doublade View Diggersby builds →Mud Shot 2x56-66% Brutal Swing 2x19-24% | ||
 Drifloon Ghost | C | |
Obtain MethodChallenge Beach Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Doublade View Drifloon builds →Shadow Ball 2x86-102%KO Brutal Swing 2x19-24% | ||
 Growlithe Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Doublade View Growlithe builds →Flame Wheel 2x34-41% Bite 2x22-27% | ||
 Thievul Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Doublade View Thievul builds →Snarl 2x74-87% Mud Shot 2x49-58% | ||
 Stunfisk GroundElectric | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Doublade View Stunfisk builds →Mud Shot 2x70-83% Payback 2x16-20% | ||
 Shedinja BugGhost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Doublade View Shedinja builds →Phantom Force 2x51-61% Dig 2x32-38% | ||
Mudbray Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Doublade View Mudbray builds →Bulldoze 2x41-48% Payback 2x22-26% | ||
 Gastly GhostPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Doublade View Gastly builds →Hex 2x96-113%KO Payback 2x12-14% | ||
Stunfisk GroundElectric | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Doublade View Stunfisk builds →Mud Shot 2x69-82% Sucker Punch 2x22-26% | ||
 Haunter GhostPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Doublade View Haunter builds →Hex 2x105-125%KO Payback 2x14-18% | ||
 Pawniard DarkSteel | C | |
Thievul Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Doublade View Thievul builds →Snarl 2x73-86% Mud Shot 2x48-57% | ||
Shedinja BugGhost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Doublade View Shedinja builds →Phantom Force 2x52-62% Dig 2x30-36% | ||
 Excadrill GroundSteel | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Doublade View Excadrill builds →Dig 2x64-76% Brutal Swing 2x32-38% | ||
 Arcanine Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Doublade View Arcanine builds →Flare Blitz 2x80-94% Crunch 2x35-42% Dig 2x35-42% | ||
 Pangoro FightingDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Doublade View Pangoro builds →Crunch 2x59-70% Dig 2x39-46% | ||
 Hippowdon Ground | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Doublade View Hippowdon builds →Dig 2x54-64% Crunch 2x35-42% Fire Fang 2x30-36% | ||
 Mudsdale Ground | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Doublade View Mudsdale builds →High Horsepower 2x69-82% Payback 2x25-30% | ||
Excadrill GroundSteel | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Doublade View Excadrill builds →Dig 2x63-75% Brutal Swing 2x33-38% | ||
Arcanine Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Doublade View Arcanine builds →Flare Blitz 2x81-95% Crunch 2x36-42% Dig 2x36-42% | ||
Pangoro FightingDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Doublade View Pangoro builds →Crunch 2x61-72% Dig 2x40-48% | ||
Hippowdon Ground | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Doublade View Hippowdon builds →Dig 2x56-66% Crunch 2x38-44% Fire Fang 2x31-37% | ||
Mudsdale Ground | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Doublade View Mudsdale builds →High Horsepower 2x70-84% Payback 2x26-31% | ||
Excadrill GroundSteel | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Doublade View Excadrill builds →Dig 2x62-74% Brutal Swing 2x31-37% | ||
 Darmanitan Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Doublade View Darmanitan builds →Fire Punch 2x60-71% Dig 2x43-51% Bite 2x32-39% | ||
Arcanine Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Doublade View Arcanine builds →Flare Blitz 2x78-92% Crunch 2x35-42% Dig 2x35-42% | ||
Pangoro FightingDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Doublade View Pangoro builds →Crunch 2x58-68% Dig 2x39-46% | ||
 Crawdaunt WaterDark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Doublade View Crawdaunt builds →Night Slash 2x49-58% Dig 2x37-44% | ||
Darmanitan Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Doublade View Darmanitan builds →Flare Blitz 2x94-111%KO Dig 2x43-50% Bite 2x33-39% | ||
Hippowdon Ground | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Doublade View Hippowdon builds →Earthquake 2x66-78% Crunch 2x35-42% Fire Fang 2x29-35% | ||
Excadrill GroundSteel | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Doublade View Excadrill builds →Dig 2x61-73% Brutal Swing 2x31-37% | ||
Arcanine Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Doublade View Arcanine builds →Flare Blitz 2x76-91% Crunch 2x35-42% Dig 2x35-42% | ||
Crawdaunt WaterDark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Doublade View Crawdaunt builds →Night Slash 2x49-58% Dig 2x38-45% | ||
Darmanitan Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Doublade View Darmanitan builds →Flare Blitz 2x96-114%KO Dig 2x43-51% Bite 2x33-39% | ||
Hippowdon Ground | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Doublade View Hippowdon builds →Earthquake 2x67-79% Crunch 2x36-43% Fire Fang 2x30-36% | ||
Crawdaunt WaterDark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Doublade View Crawdaunt builds →Crunch 2x57-67% Dig 2x38-45% | ||
Excadrill GroundSteel | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Doublade View Excadrill builds →Dig 2x63-74% Shadow Claw 2x36-43% Brutal Swing 2x33-39% | ||
Arcanine Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Doublade View Arcanine builds →Flare Blitz 2x79-93% Crunch 2x35-42% Dig 2x35-42% | ||
Darmanitan Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Doublade View Darmanitan builds →Flare Blitz 2x95-113%KO Dig 2x43-51% Bite 2x32-38% | ||
 Chandelure GhostFire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Doublade View Chandelure builds →Overheat 2x263-310%KO Shadow Ball 2x162-191%KO Thief 2x15-18% | ||
 Bisharp DarkSteel | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Doublade View Bisharp builds →Throat Chop 2x58-68% Dig 2x39-46% Shadow Claw 2x34-40% | ||
 Turtonator FireDragon | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Doublade View Turtonator builds →Shell Trap 2x203-240%KO Stomping Tantrum 2x24-29% Brutal Swing 2x20-24% | ||
 Torkoal Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Doublade View Torkoal builds →Eruption 2x192-227%KO Stomping Tantrum 2x27-32% | ||
Darmanitan Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Doublade View Darmanitan builds →Flare Blitz 2x95-113%KO Earthquake 2x53-63% Bite 2x32-38% | ||
Chandelure GhostFire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Doublade View Chandelure builds →Overheat 2x263-310%KO Shadow Ball 2x162-191%KO Dark Pulse 2x108-127%KO | ||
Bisharp DarkSteel | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Doublade View Bisharp builds →Throat Chop 2x58-68% Dig 2x39-46% Shadow Claw 2x34-40% | ||
Turtonator FireDragon | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Doublade View Turtonator builds →Shell Trap 2x203-240%KO Earthquake 2x33-39% Brutal Swing 2x20-24% | ||
Torkoal Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Doublade View Torkoal builds →Eruption 2x192-227%KO Earthquake 2x35-41% | ||
Darmanitan Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Doublade View Darmanitan builds →Flare Blitz 2x95-113%KO Earthquake 2x53-63% Bite 2x32-38% | ||
Chandelure GhostFire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Doublade View Chandelure builds →Overheat 2x263-310%KO Shadow Ball 2x162-191%KO Dark Pulse 2x108-127%KO | ||
Bisharp DarkSteel | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Doublade View Bisharp builds →Throat Chop 2x58-68% Dig 2x39-46% Shadow Claw 2x34-40% | ||
Turtonator FireDragon | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Doublade View Turtonator builds →Shell Trap 2x203-240%KO Earthquake 2x33-39% Brutal Swing 2x20-24% | ||
Torkoal Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Doublade View Torkoal builds →Eruption 2x192-227%KO Earthquake 2x35-41% | ||
In Sword & Shield, Dragapult can KO Doublade with Shadow Ball (148-174%). Charizard threatens a KO with Flamethrower (118-140%).
 Dragapult DragonGhost | S | |
Recommended Build AbilityInfiltrator ItemChoice Specs NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Doublade View Dragapult builds →Draco Meteor60-70% U Turn2-2% Shadow Ball 2x148-174%KO Flamethrower 2x111-131%KO | ||
 Charizard Fire | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityBlaze ItemHeavy-Duty Boots NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Doublade View Charizard builds →Flamethrower 2x118-140%KO Air Slash25-29% Dragon Pulse18-22% | ||
 Landorus Ground | B | |
Recommended Build AbilitySheerforce ItemLife Orb NatureNaive Moves
Damage vs Doublade View Landorus builds →Rock Slide7-8% | ||
 Hydreigon DarkDragon | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemChoice Specs NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Doublade View Hydreigon builds →Dark Pulse 2x172-203%KO Draco Meteor70-82% Flamethrower 2x129-152%KO | ||
Doublade Evolutions
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
SwSh Doublade Best Moveset
Held ItemEviolite pushes 150 Defense even higher, and 110 Attack gives serious physical power behind Steel/Ghost TermStab. AbilityNo Guard guarantees hits both ways. The moveset actually functions as a competitive Held ItemEviolite user. E-tier but one of the strongest middle evolutions in the game.
Best Build
Doublade best EVs are Attack and Defense
Physical Tank Moveset
- Shadow Sneak
- Iron Head
- Shadow Claw
- Sacred Sword
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
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.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
Honedge evolves into twins. The two blades rub together to emit a metallic sound that unnerves opponents.
The two swords employ a strategy of rapidly alternating between offense and defense to bring down their prey.
Doublade Sword & Shield Guide
At 448 BST, Doublade is firmly in pre-evolution territory. Evolve it into Aegislash before bringing it to any serious fight.
In Sword & Shield, 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.
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. Speed tells the real story. Base 35 Speed is low. Priority moves or Trick Room are the way to go. Fits the attacker role.
In Sword & Shield, 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.
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
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XYDebut
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves