Honedge (Pokémon)

Total: 1
Honedge
0 HP	0 Atk	1 Def	0 Sp.Atk	0 Sp.Def	0 Speed

0 HP	0 Atk	0 Def	0 Sp.Atk	0 Sp.Def	0 Speed

0 HP	0 Atk	0 Def	0 Sp.Atk	0 Sp.Def	0 Speed

0 HP	0 Atk	0 Def	0 Sp.Atk	0 Sp.Def	0 Speed

Shape

Footprint

Pokédex color

Brown

Base friendship

70

External Links

On Smogon Pokédex:
- Generation VI
- Generation VII
Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

It evolves into Doublade starting at level 35, which evolves into Aegislash when exposed to a Dusk Stone.

Biology

Honedge with its sheath removed

Honedge is a Pokémon that resembles a sword from medieval times. Its body is a silver sword with a light gray hilt. Embedded in the hilt is a blue gem with a dark center that appears to be its eye. The blue eye is said to be the true form of Honedge. Attached to the pommel is a long, dark blue cloth with a swirl design in lighter blue at the tip; the tip of the sash splits into four tassels. The sash is known to suck the life energy out of anyone who dares to grab it by the hilt. Honedge's sheath is dark brown with curved lines resembling a triquetra across its surface. Near the top of the sheath are two rings and a hole that in conjunction with the shape of Honedge's blade create the illusion of a face, with eyes and a mouth. A third ring extends onto the hilt and encircles its actual eye. Honedge is said to have been born from a person's soul after they were killed by the sword that it resides in.

In the anime

Main series

Honedge in the anime

Major appearances

Honedge debuted in Diancie — Princess of the Diamond Domain, under the ownership of Argus Steel. It is his main Pokémon. Honedge reappeared in Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction.

A Honedge appeared in A Meeting of Two Journeys!, under the ownership of Sawyer. It was used in his battle against Ash, but was defeated by Pikachu. It evolved into Doublade sometime before A Full-Strength Battle Surprise!, and it evolved again into Aegislash sometime before Valuable Experience for All!.

A Honedge appeared in Searching for Chivalry!, under the ownership of Wikstrom.

Minor appearances

Honedge made its main series debut in Performing with Fiery Charm!, under the ownership of a Performer. She used it during the Rookie Class Pokémon Showcase in Dendemille Town. It appeared again in Master Class is in Session!, being used by its Trainer in the Master Class Showcase in Gloire City.

A Trainer's Honedge appeared in Settling the Scorbunny!.

Pokédex entries

Episode	Pokémon	Source	Entry
XY106	Honedge	Ash's Pokédex	Honedge, the Sword Pokémon. It is said that Honedge is actually a spirit living inside a sword.

Pokémon Generations

Honedge in Pokémon Generations

Two soldiers' Honedge appeared in The Redemption, during a fantasy of a story from the past. They were some of the many Pokémon fighting in the great war of Kalos 3,000 years previously.

In the manga

Honedge in Pokémon Adventures

Pokémon Adventures

Celosia owns a Honedge, which she used in conjunction with her Aegislash to possess Shauna. It first appeared in Kangaskhan...Kangascan't.

In the TCG

Main article: Honedge (TCG)

Other appearances

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U

Honedge makes a cameo appearance in the Kalos Pokémon League stage. When the stage transitions to the Ironworks Chamber, it can be seen in the background along with Steelix, Scizor, and Klinklang.

Trophy information

NA: The origin of this Pokémon is a great ghost tale: it's said that Honedge are ancient swords possessed by a departed spirit. Should people try to grab the sword, Honedge will attack them or wrap its sash around their arm, slowly draining the life energy from their body. Moral of the story: be careful around ancient swords.

PAL: There's a rather spooky tale behind this Pokémon's origins: apparently, it's an ancient sword possessed by a departed spirit. Honedge won't let anyone grip its hilt. If they try, it will attack them or wrap its sash around their arm and drain the life energy from their body! Yikes!

Game data

Pokédex entries

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VI.

Generation VI

Kalos
Central #117

Hoenn
#—

X	Apparently this Pokémon is born when a departed spirit inhabits a sword. It attaches itself to people and drinks their life force.
Y	If anyone dares to grab its hilt, it wraps a blue cloth around that person's arm and drains that person's life energy completely.
Omega Ruby	Apparently this Pokémon is born when a departed spirit inhabits a sword. It attaches itself to people and drinks their life force.
Alpha Sapphire	If anyone dares to grab its hilt, it wraps a blue cloth around that person's arm and drains that person's life energy completely.

Generation VII

Alola
#—

Kanto
#—

This Pokémon has no Pokédex entries in Generation VII.

Generation VIII

Galar
#330

Sinnoh
#—

Hisui
#—

This Pokémon has no Pokédex entries in Brilliant Diamond, Shining Pearl, and Legends: Arceus.
Sword	Honedge's soul once belonged to a person who was killed a long time ago by the sword that makes up Honedge's body.
Shield	The blue eye on the sword's handguard is the true body of Honedge. With its old cloth, it drains people's lives away.

Game locations

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VI.

Generation VI

Generation VII

Akala Outskirts (Island Scan)^We

Ultra Sun

Ultra Moon

Akala Outskirts (Island Scan)^We

Let's Go Pikachu

Let's Go Eevee

Unobtainable

Generation VIII

Sword

Shield

Hammerlocke Hills
Watchtower Ruins, Stony Wilderness^Sh, Giant's Seat, Dusty Bowl (Max Raid Battle)

Brilliant Diamond

Shining Pearl

Unobtainable

Legends: Arceus

Unobtainable

In side games

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VI.

Generation VI

Battle Trozei

Blade-and-Shield Path: Stage 4

Shuffle

Wacky Workshop: Stage 167
Marron Trail: Stage 672

Rumble World

Dark Land: Royal Armory (All Areas)

Generation VII

Rumble Rush

Aegislash Sea, Greninja Sea, Zygarde Sea^Final

Base stats

Stat		Range
Stat		At Lv. 50	At Lv. 100
HP: 45		105 - 152	200 - 294
Attack: 80		76 - 145	148 - 284
Defense: 100		94 - 167	184 - 328
Sp. Atk: 35		36 - 95	67 - 185
Sp. Def: 37		37 - 97	71 - 190
Speed: 28		29 - 88	54 - 170
Total: 325	Other Pokémon with this total
Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and (if applicable) a hindering nature. Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.

Type effectiveness

Under normal battle conditions in Generation VIII, this Pokémon is:

Damaged
normally by:

Water

1×

Electric

1×

Weak to:

Ground

2×

Ghost

2×

Fire

2×

Dark

2×

Immune to:

Normal

0×

Fighting

0×

Poison

0×

Resistant to:

Flying

½×

Rock

½×

Bug

¼×

Steel

½×

Grass

½×

Psychic

½×

Ice

½×

Dragon

½×

Fairy

½×

Notes:

If Foresight or Odor Sleuth is used by an opponent, the opponent has Scrappy, or this Pokémon is given a Ring Target, the effectiveness of Normal-type moves is ½× and the effectiveness of Fighting-type moves is 2×.
If this Pokémon is given a Ring Target, the effectiveness of Poison-type moves is ½×.

Learnset

Honedge is available in Sword and Shield.

By leveling up

Generation VIII

Other generations:
VI - VII

Level	Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
011	Tackle	Normal	Physical	04040	100100%	35
011	Fury Cutter	Bug	Physical	04040	09595%	20
044	Shadow Sneak	Ghost	Physical	04040	100100%	30
088	Autotomize	Steel	Status	0000—	00——%	15
1212	Aerial Ace	Flying	Physical	06060	00——%	20
1616	Metal Sound	Steel	Status	0000—	08585%	40
2020	Slash	Normal	Physical	07070	100100%	20
2424	Night Slash	Dark	Physical	07070	100100%	15
2828	Retaliate	Normal	Physical	07070	100100%	5
3232	Iron Defense	Steel	Status	0000—	00——%	15
3636	Iron Head	Steel	Physical	08080	100100%	15
4040	Power Trick	Psychic	Status	0000—	00——%	10
4444	Swords Dance	Normal	Status	0000—	00——%	20
4848	Sacred Sword	Fighting	Physical	09090	100100%	15

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Honedge
Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Honedge
Click on the generation numbers at the top to see level-up moves from other generations

By TM/TR

Generation VIII

Other generations:
VI - VII

	TM	Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
TM12	TM12	Solar Blade	Grass	Physical	125125	100}}100%	10
TM16	TM16	Screech	Normal	Status	0000—	085}}85%	40
TM18	TM18	Reflect	Psychic	Status	0000—	00—}}—%	20
TM21	TM21	Rest	Psychic	Status	0000—	00—}}—%	10
TM22	TM22	Rock Slide	Rock	Physical	07575	090}}90%	10
TM24	TM24	Snore	Normal	Special	05050	100}}100%	15
TM25	TM25	Protect	Normal	Status	0000—	00—}}—%	10
TM31	TM31	Attract	Normal	Status	0000—	100}}100%	15
TM33	TM33	Rain Dance	Water	Status	0000—	00—}}—%	5
TM39	TM39	Facade	Normal	Physical	07070	100}}100%	20
TM43	TM43	Brick Break	Fighting	Physical	07575	100}}100%	15
TM65	TM65	Shadow Claw	Ghost	Physical	07070	100}}100%	15
TM69	TM69	Psycho Cut	Psychic	Physical	07070	100}}100%	20
TM76	TM76	Round	Normal	Special	06060	100}}100%	15
TM79	TM79	Retaliate	Normal	Physical	07070	100}}100%	5
TM94	TM94	False Swipe	Normal	Physical	04040	100}}100%	40
TM97	TM97	Brutal Swing	Dark	Physical	06060	100}}100%	20
TR00	TR00	Swords Dance	Normal	Status	0000—	00—}}—%	20
TR20	TR20	Substitute	Normal	Status	0000—	00—}}—%	10
TR21	TR21	Reversal	Fighting	Physical	0000—	100}}100%	15
TR26	TR26	Endure	Normal	Status	0000—	00—}}—%	10
TR27	TR27	Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	0000—	00—}}—%	10
TR46	TR46	Iron Defense	Steel	Status	0000—	00—}}—%	15
TR52	TR52	Gyro Ball	Steel	Physical	0000—	100}}100%	5
TR53	TR53	Close Combat	Fighting	Physical	120120	100}}100%	5
TR70	TR70	Flash Cannon	Steel	Special	08080	100}}100%	10
TR74	TR74	Iron Head	Steel	Physical	08080	100}}100%	15

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Honedge
Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Honedge
Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations

By breeding

Generation VIII

Other generations:
VI - VII

Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
Block	Normal	Status	—	—%	5
Destiny Bond	Ghost	Status	—	—%	5
Wide Guard	Rock	Status	—	—%	10

Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Honedge in Generation VIII
Moves marked with a double dagger (‡) can only be bred from a Pokémon who learned the move in an earlier generation.
Moves marked with a superscript game abbreviation can only be bred onto Honedge in that game.
Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Honedge
Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Honedge
Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Egg moves from other generations

By tutoring

Generation VIII

Other generations:
VI - VII

Game					Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
Sw	Sh	EP	BD	SP	Steel Beam	Steel	Special	140	95%	5

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Honedge
Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Honedge
Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Move Tutor moves from other generations

By transfer from another generation

Generation VIII

Other generations:
VII

Gen.		Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
VI	VII	After You	Normal	Status	0000—	00—}}—%	15
VI	VII	Confide	Normal	Status	0000—	00—}}—%	20
VI	VII	Cut	Normal	Physical	05050	095}}95%	30
VI	VII	Double Team	Normal	Status	0000—	00—}}—%	15
VI	VII	Frustration ×	Normal	Physical	0000—	100}}100%	20
VI	VII	Hidden Power ×	Normal	Special	06060	100}}100%	15
VI	VII	Laser Focus	Normal	Status	0000—	00—}}—%	30
VI	VII	Magnet Rise	Electric	Status	0000—	00—}}—%	10
VI	VII	Pursuit ×	Dark	Physical	04040	100}}100%	20
VI	VII	Return ×	Normal	Physical	0000—	100}}100%	20
VI	VII	Rock Smash	Fighting	Physical	04040	100}}100%	15
VI	VII	Secret Power ×	Normal	Physical	07070	100}}100%	20
VI	VII	Shock Wave	Electric	Special	06060	00—}}—%	20
VI	VII	Spite	Ghost	Status	0000—	100}}100%	10
VI	VII	Swagger	Normal	Status	0000—	085}}85%	15
VI	VII	Toxic	Poison	Status	0000—	090}}90%	10

A striped background indicates a generation in which the move can only be obtained via event or as a special move
Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Honedge
Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Honedge
× indicates a move that cannot be used in Generation VIII
Click on the generation numbers at the top to see transfer-only moves for other generations

Side game data

Pokémon Rumble Rush

	Walking Speed: 1.67 seconds	Base HP: 46
	Base Attack: 70	Base Defense: 53	Base Speed: 60

Pokémon Battle Trozei

Steel

Attack Power:

★★★★★

Pokémon Shuffle

Steel

Attack Power: 50 - 120

15

#203

Steely Resolve

Increases damage when things are looking desperate.

Skill Swapper: Risk-Taker

Pokémon GO

Base Stamina: 128	Base Attack: 135	Base Defense: 139
Egg Distance: N/A	Buddy Distance: 5 km	Evolution Requirement: 25
Fast Attacks: Tackle, Fury Cutter
Charged Attacks: Gyro Ball, Iron Head

Evolution

Unevolved

Honedge
Steel Ghost

Level 35
→

First evolution

Doublade
Steel Ghost

Dusk Stone
→

Second evolution

Aegislash
Steel Ghost

Sprites

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VI.

Generation VI

X	Y	Omega Ruby	Alpha Sapphire


Front	Back	Front	Back

Generation VII

Sun	Moon	Ultra Sun	Ultra Moon


Front	Back	Front	Back

Generation VIII

Sword	Shield


HOME

For other sprites and images, please see Honedge images on the Bulbagarden Archives.

Trivia

No other Pokémon has the same type combination as Honedge or its evolved forms.
- Honedge and its evolved forms are also the only Steel-type Pokémon unaffected by Magnet Pull due to this unique typing.
Honedge and its evolved forms were designed by Hitoshi Ariga.[1]

Origin

Honedge appears to be based conceptually on a fully sentient, possessed magical sword. The fact that it starts off as an ordinary sword may mean it could be based on the bushido mythos behind katana use; katanas possessed the user samurai's soul and attacked of its own free will. In Japanese legends, any object left behind or forgotten by its owner can and will after a while become a tsukumogami, and most commonly in legends, swords or umbrellas were the ones to attack humans. Considering it drains the life of those who wield it, it may have also been based on the cursed tyrfing. Visually, considering its build and hilt, Honedge seems to be based on either a spatha, claymore, or possibly jian sword, with its own scabbard and tassel-like prehensile limb. The design on both Honedge and Doublade's sheath resembles that of a triquetra, clearly depicted on Honedge and more ornately designed on Doublade's. Its shiny form resembles a blood-soaked sword.

Name origin

Honedge may be a combination of hone, one, and edge.

Hitotsuki may be a combination of 一つ hitotsu (one) and 突き tsuki (stab, lunge, or thrust) or 憑き tsuki (spirit possession).

In other languages

Language	Title	Meaning
Japanese	ヒトツキ Hitotsuki	From 一つ hitotsu and 突き tsuki or 憑き tsuki
French	Monorpale	From mono-, empaler, and vorpale
Spanish	Honedge	Same as English name
German	Gramokles	From Gram and Damoklesschwert
Italian	Honedge	Same as English name
Korean	단칼빙 Dankalbing	From 단 (單) dan, 칼 kal, and 빙의 (憑依) bing-ui
Cantonese Chinese	獨劍鞘 Duhkgimchiu	From 獨 duhk, 劍 gim, and 鞘 chiu
Mandarin Chinese	獨劍鞘 Dújiànqiào	From 獨 dú, 劍 jiàn, and 鞘 qiào

More languages
Hindi	हॉनएड्ज Honedge	Transcription of English name
Russian	Хонедж Khonedzh	Transcription of English name
Thai	ฮิโตทซึกิ Hitotsueki	Transcription of Japanese name

Notes

Pocket Monsters XY by HitoshiAriga on deviantART

External links

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[1] Pocket Monsters XY by HitoshiAriga on deviantART