What does Honedge evolve into?

Doublade at level 35 is the mid-stage. Push through to Aegislash using a Dusk Stone for the final form. 325 BST right now won't cut it long-term.

At what level does Honedge evolve?

Level 35 gets you Doublade . Not the fastest evolution, so consider Exp. Share or route grinding to speed it up.

Should I use Honedge?

For Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, you can run Honedge through the first few routes without issues. 325 BST won't carry you far though. Get it to Doublade as fast as you can.

Where can you catch Honedge?

You can find Honedge in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 5 other games across the series.

Honedge - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Physical

Trick Room

DTier

28Speed · Very Slow

Stats & Training

Defense and Attack carry most of Honedge's stat budget. Speed's the obvious dump stat. Common in the wild and yields 1 Defense EV. Follows a medium-fast 1M XP curve.

Base Stats

Avg

HP45

Attack80

Defense100

Sp. Atk35

Sp. Def37

Speed28

Total325

Details

Catch Rate

Moderate180 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Fast1M XP

Height0.8 m

Weight2.0 kg

Base XP65

Abilities

No Guard

Ensures all moves used by and against the Pokémon hit.

EV Yield

HPAtkDef+1SpASpDSpe

Defense training source

Pokedex Entries

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

Honedge Weakness

Honedge's Steel/Ghost typing leaves it vulnerable to Fire, Ground, Ghost, and Dark. It shrugs off Normal, Fighting, and Poison-type attacks completely. With 9 resistances, the defensive profile is strong. Honedge's physical bulk (base 100 Def) helps cushion physical weakness hits, but special attackers are the bigger threat.

Honedge 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

Type ChartFortress

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

STAB (5)

Ice Rock Fairy Psychic Ghost

How to Beat Honedge in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire (Best Counters)

In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Garchomp can KO Honedge with Earthquake (142-168%). Weavile threatens a KO with Knock Off (131-155%).

Garchomp DragonGround	A
Recommended Build AbilityRough Skin ItemRocky Helmet NatureJolly Moves EarthquakeSTAB Stealth Rock Swords Dance Dragon Claw Damage vs Honedge Earthquake 2x 142-168%KO View Garchomp builds →
Weavile DarkIce	A
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemChoice Band NatureJolly Moves Knock Off Icicle Crash Ice Shard PursuitSTAB Damage vs Honedge Knock Off 2x 131-155%KO Ice Shard 20-24% Pursuit 2x 81-96% View Weavile builds →
Heatran FireSteel	A
Recommended Build AbilityFlashfire ItemLeftovers NatureCalm Moves Stealth Rock Lava Plume Earth Power TauntUtility View Heatran builds →
Gengar GhostPoison	B
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemChoice Specs NatureTimid Moves Shadow Ball Sludge Bomb Focus Blast Sludge Wave Damage vs Honedge Shadow Ball 2x 364-429%KO View Gengar builds →

Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Evolution

Three stages ahead. Honedge grows into Doublade, then pushes on to Aegislash. Check the evolution methods below. For breeding, average hatch time with plenty of partners via one egg group. The evolved forms gain up to 175 total stats over Honedge. 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

500A-Tier+52

ROLE

Trick Room

Attacker

Balanced

TYPE

Physical

Utility

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed Honedge easily with 56 breeding partners from the Mineral egg group. Pass egg moves like Destiny Bond, Metal Sound, Shadow Sneak and 1 more to offspring.

Egg Groups

Mineral

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

20 cycles·5,140 steps

Quick~5 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

4moves

Breed With (best first)

Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Honedge Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 6.

Try selecting a different game/generation filter, or check back later.

Moves

The natural movepool does the job, but Destiny Bond and Metal Sound from the egg pool give Honedge something extra.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Swords Dance

C——20Normal

Lv 1

Tackle

D5010035Normal

Lv 5

Fury Cutter

D409520Bug

Lv 8

Metal Sound

——8540Steel

Lv 13

Pursuit

D4010020Dark

Lv 18

Autotomize

D——15Steel

Lv 20

Shadow Sneak+1

D4010030Ghost

Lv 22

Aerial Ace

D60—20Flying

Lv 26

Retaliate

—701005Normal

Lv 29

Slash

D7010020Normal

Lv 32

Iron Defense

D——15Steel

Lv 35

Night Slash

D7010015Dark

Lv 39

Power Trick

D——10Psychic

Lv 42

Iron Head

C8010015Steel

Lv 47

Sacred Sword

C9010015Fighting

TM Moves

TM40

Aerial Ace

D60—20Flying

TM45

Attract

D—10015Normal

TM31

Brick Break

C7510015Fighting

TM100

Confide

———20Normal

HM01

Cut

D509530Normal

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM54

False Swipe

—4010040Normal

TM91

Flash Cannon

D8010010Steel

TM21

Frustration

D—10020Normal

TM74

Gyro Ball

D—1005Steel

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM33

Reflect

C——20Psychic

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM67

Retaliate

—701005Normal

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM80

Rock Slide

D759010Rock

HM06

Rock Smash

—4010015Fighting

TM94

Secret Power

—7010020Normal

TM65

Shadow Claw

C7010015Ghost

TM88

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM87

Swagger

——9015Normal

TM75

Swords Dance

C——20Normal

TM06

Toxic

C—9010Poison

Egg Moves

Egg

Destiny Bond

C——5Ghost

Egg

Metal Sound

——8540Steel

Egg

Shadow Sneak+1

D4010030Ghost

Egg

Wide Guard+3

C——10Rock

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

After You

———15Normal

Tutor

Iron Defense

D——15Steel

Tutor

Iron Head

C8010015Steel

Tutor

Magnet Rise

D——10Electric

Tutor

Shock Wave

—60—20Electric

Tutor

Snore

—5010015Normal

Tutor

Spite

——10010Ghost

How to Get Honedge in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire

No wild encounters for Honedge in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire. It's available in X, Sun, or Sword and can be transferred over. The details below show where to find it.

Honedge is not available as a wild encounter in this game.

Catch in the wild in:

XWalking · Route 6 · Tall grass only

Then trade to Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire.

Also found in:

Sun Ultra Sun Sword

Honedge Guide

Doublade at level 35 is the mid-stage. Push through to Aegislash using a Dusk Stone for the final form. 325 BST right now won't cut it long-term.
Level 35 gets you Doublade. Not the fastest evolution, so consider Exp. Share or route grinding to speed it up.
For Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, you can run Honedge through the first few routes without issues. 325 BST won't carry you far though. Get it to Doublade as fast as you can.
You can find Honedge in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 5 other games across the series.

Game Availability

Honedge joined the series in X & Y and has been available in 6 titles so far. With 5 generations of appearances, it's established itself despite the later start.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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