Is Honedge Good in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Playthrough?
Wild Steel/Ghost with AbilityNo Guard making every move hit. Doublade at level 35, then Dusk Stone for Aegislash. The evolution chain leads to one of the best Pokemon in the entire game.
Honedge trades roughly evenly with Ilima's team.
Honedge trades roughly evenly with Hala's team.
Honedge trades roughly evenly with Lana's team.
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Honedge trades roughly evenly with Kiawe's team.
Honedge trades roughly evenly with Mallow's team.
Honedge trades roughly evenly with Olivia's team.
Honedge trades roughly evenly with Sophocles's team.
Honedge has the type edge here and should clean up Acerola's team.
Nanu's team hits Honedge's weaknesses hard.
Aegislash has the type edge here and should clean up Mina's team.
Hapu's team hits Honedge's weaknesses hard.
Aegislash trades roughly evenly with Molayne's team.
Aegislash has the type edge here and should clean up Olivia's team.
Aegislash has the type edge here and should clean up Acerola's team.
Aegislash trades roughly evenly with Kahili's team.
Aegislash trades roughly evenly with Kukui's team.
Catch Honedge on Akala Outskirts (walking, Lv 24). Island Scan; LIMITED; Wednesday.
You can pick up the Dusk Stone in Malie City. 1 other location is also available.
How to Get Honedge in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon
2 encounter spots for Honedge at moderate rates starting from mid-game routes. Best and Earliest sort options below help narrow down your approach based on odds vs. Accessibility.
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.
| 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 Honedge Weak Against
FortressBest Pokemon Against Honedge
 Vullaby Dark | C | |
 Litten Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 1 Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Honedge View Litten builds →Fire Fang 2x49-60% Lick 2x18-22% | ||
 Sableye DarkGhost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Honedge View Sableye builds →Thief 2x49-60% Shadow Sneak 2x38-47% | ||
 Inkay DarkPsychic | D | |
 Murkrow Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Honedge View Murkrow builds →Thief 2x56-67% Astonish 2x22-27% | ||
 Flareon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Honedge View Flareon builds →Fire Fang 2x78-93% Bite 2x48-59% | ||
 Arcanine Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Honedge View Arcanine builds →Fire Fang 2x69-83% Bite 2x43-52% | ||
 Torracat Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Litten (Route 1 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Honedge View Torracat builds →Fire Fang 2x57-67% Lick 2x19-24% | ||
 Magmar Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Honedge View Magmar builds →Flame Burst 2x126-150%KO Feint Attack 2x38-45% | ||
 Mudbray Ground | C | |
Flareon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Honedge View Flareon builds →Fire Fang 2x83-100%KO Bite 2x50-59% | ||
Arcanine Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Honedge View Arcanine builds →Fire Fang 2x74-89% Bite 2x43-52% | ||
Torracat Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Litten (Route 1 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Honedge View Torracat builds →Fire Fang 2x61-72% Lick 2x20-26% | ||
Mudbray Ground | C | |
Vullaby Dark | C | |
Flareon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Honedge View Flareon builds →Fire Fang 2x76-90% Bite 2x48-57% | ||
Mudbray Ground | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Honedge View Mudbray builds →High Horsepower 2x89-105%KO | ||
Arcanine Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Honedge View Arcanine builds →Fire Fang 2x68-81% Bite 2x43-51% | ||
 Salazzle PoisonFire | B | |
Obtain MethodHeahea Beach Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Honedge View Salazzle builds →Flame Burst 2x141-167%KO Thief 2x29-35% | ||
Torracat Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Litten (Route 1 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Honedge View Torracat builds →Fire Fang 2x56-67% Bite 2x35-41% Lick 2x17-22% | ||
Flareon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Honedge View Flareon builds →Fire Fang 2x82-97% Bite 2x49-59% | ||
 Marowak Ground | C | |
Obtain MethodHeahea Beach Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Honedge View Marowak builds →Bulldoze 2x54-63% Brutal Swing 2x35-42% | ||
Arcanine Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Honedge View Arcanine builds →Fire Fang 2x72-85% Bite 2x42-51% Bulldoze 2x42-51% | ||
Mudbray Ground | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Honedge View Mudbray builds →High Horsepower 2x93-110%KO | ||
Salazzle PoisonFire | B | |
Obtain MethodHeahea Beach Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Honedge View Salazzle builds →Flame Burst 2x151-177%KO Thief 2x31-37% | ||
 Incineroar FireDark | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Litten (Route 1 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Honedge View Incineroar builds →Darkest Lariat 2x93-110%KO Overheat 2x216-255%KO Shadow Claw 2x52-62% Bulldoze 2x45-53% | ||
 Houndoom DarkFire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Honedge View Houndoom builds →Overheat 2x278-328%KO Shadow Ball 2x115-136%KO Snarl 2x120-141%KO | ||
Salazzle PoisonFire | B | |
Obtain MethodHeahea Beach Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Honedge View Salazzle builds →Overheat 2x280-331%KO Shadow Claw 2x32-39% Thief 2x29-34% | ||
 Turtonator FireDragon | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Honedge View Turtonator builds →Overheat 2x240-283%KO Bulldoze 2x32-39% Brutal Swing 2x32-39% | ||
Flareon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Honedge View Flareon builds →Overheat 2x248-293%KO Bite 2x48-57% Shadow Ball 2x103-122%KO | ||
 Volcarona BugFire | A | |
Incineroar FireDark | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Litten (Route 1 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Honedge View Incineroar builds →Darkest Lariat 2x90-107%KO Overheat 2x209-247%KO Shadow Claw 2x49-58% Bulldoze 2x42-50% | ||
Houndoom DarkFire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Honedge View Houndoom builds →Overheat 2x269-317%KO Shadow Ball 2x111-131%KO Snarl 2x116-137%KO | ||
 Charizard Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Honedge View Charizard builds →Overheat 2x266-314%KO Shadow Claw 2x39-47% Brutal Swing 2x33-39% Bulldoze 2x33-39% | ||
 Blaziken FireFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Honedge View Blaziken builds →Overheat 2x269-317%KO Shadow Claw 2x52-62% Bulldoze 2x44-52% | ||
 Pyroar FireNormal | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Honedge View Pyroar builds →Overheat 2x272-321%KO Snarl 2x78-91% Bulldoze 2x29-34% | ||
Volcarona BugFire | A | |
 Chandelure GhostFire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Honedge View Chandelure builds →Overheat 2x347-409%KO Shadow Ball 2x215-253%KO Thief 2x25-29% | ||
Incineroar FireDark | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Litten (Route 1 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Honedge View Incineroar builds →Darkest Lariat 2x88-105%KO Overheat 2x211-249%KO Shadow Claw 2x50-59% Bulldoze 2x43-51% | ||
Flareon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Honedge View Flareon builds →Flare Blitz 2x140-165%KO Bite 2x47-56% Shadow Ball 2x100-118%KO | ||
Incineroar FireDark | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Litten (Route 1 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Honedge View Incineroar builds →Flare Blitz 2x128-151%KO Darkest Lariat 2x92-108%KO Earthquake 2x71-84% Shadow Claw 2x51-60% | ||
Marowak Ground | C | |
Obtain MethodHeahea Beach Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Honedge View Marowak builds →Earthquake 2x80-94% Brutal Swing 2x32-38% Fire Blast 2x85-101%KO | ||
Pyroar FireNormal | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Honedge View Pyroar builds →Overheat 2x278-327%KO Dark Pulse 2x114-135%KO Bulldoze 2x29-34% | ||
Volcarona BugFire | A | |
Chandelure GhostFire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Honedge View Chandelure builds →Overheat 2x356-420%KO Shadow Ball 2x220-259%KO Dark Pulse 2x146-173%KO | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemEviolite NatureBold Moves View Bronzor builds →
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C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityAromaveil ItemEviolite NatureCalm Moves
Damage vs Honedge View Spritzee builds →Moonblast12-14% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityLimber ItemAssault Vest NatureJolly Moves View Buneary builds →
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C | ||
Recommended Build AbilitySturdy ItemShellbell NatureHardy Moves View Aron builds →
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C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityMagic Guard ItemFocus Sash NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Honedge View Abra builds →Psychic20-24% Dazzling Gleam18-21% | ||
Honedge Evolutions
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
Breeding
Breed Honedge easily with 58 breeding partners from the Mineral egg group. Pass egg moves like Destiny Bond, Metal Sound, Shadow Sneak and 1 more to offspring.
USUM Honedge Best Moveset
Steel/Ghost at 80 Attack and 100 Defense with AbilityNo Guard making all moves 100%% accurate. The moveset at pre-evolution stats does nothing offensively. Doublade one evolution away adds 110 Attack and 150 Defense with Held ItemEviolite access. Aegislash earns S-tier.
Best Build
Honedge best EVs are HP and Defense
Bulky Support Moveset
- Shadow Sneak
- Sacred Sword
- Gyro Ball
- Swords Dance
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
The natural movepool does the job, but Destiny Bond and Metal Sound from the egg pool give Honedge something extra.
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 Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Guide
For Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, 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.
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
- 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