Honedge

#679 in the Scarlet and Violet Pokédex • Sword Pokémon

Honedge

#679 in the Scarlet and Violet Pokédex • Sword Pokémon

Stats

Base stat spread shown as a hex chart and supporting stat bars.

Attack

Defense

100

Sp. Atk

Sp. Def

Speed

Total

325

Meowstic

Doublade

Normal

Shiny

Honedge

Sword Pokémon

#679

Steel Ghost

Height

0.1 m (0'04")

Weight

0.2 kg (0.4 lbs)

Abilities

No Guard

It's Super Effective

Damage multipliers Honedge takes from each attacking type, sorted from worst weakness to best resistance.

Weak to

Fire

2×

Ground

2×

Ghost

2×

Dark

2×

Resists

Normal

0×

Fighting

0×

Poison

0×

Bug

0.25×

Grass

0.5×

Ice

0.5×

Flying

0.5×

Psychic

0.5×

Rock

0.5×

Dragon

0.5×

Steel

0.5×

Fairy

0.5×

Evolution

Evolution requirements shown in a compact table or chain view.

Pokémon	Requires	Evolution
Honedge #679	Level 35	Doublade #680
Doublade #680	Use Dusk Stone	Aegislash #681

Moves

Moves this Pokémon learns naturally by reaching specific levels.

			Class				Description
Start	Swords Dance	Normal	Status	-	-	20	A dance that in creases ATTACK.
Start	Tackle	Normal	Physical	40	100	35	A full-body charge attack.
5	Fury Cutter	Bug	Physical	40	95	20	Successive hits raise power.
8	Metal Sound	Steel	Status	-	85	40	Emits a horrible screech that sharply lowers SP. DEF.
13	Pursuit	Dark	Physical	40	100	20	Heavily strikes switching POKéMON.
18	Autotomize	Steel	Status	-	-	15	The user sheds part of its body to make itself lighter and sharply raise its Speed stat.
20	Shadow Sneak	Ghost	Physical	40	100	30	The user extends its shadow and attacks the foe from behind. This move always goes first.
22	Aerial Ace	Flying	Physical	60	-	20	An extremely speedy and unavoidable attack.
26	Retaliate	Normal	Physical	70	100	5	The user gets revenge for a fainted ally. If an ally fainted in the previous turn, this attack’s damage increases.
29	Slash	Normal	Physical	70	100	20	Has a high criti cal hit ratio.
32	Iron Defense	Steel	Status	-	-	15	Hardens the body’s surface to sharply raise DEFENSE.
35	Night Slash	Dark	Physical	70	100	15	The user slashes the foe the instant an opportunity arises. It has a high critical-hit ratio.
39	Power Trick	Psychic	Status	-	-	10	The user employs its psychic power to switch its Attack with its Defense stat.
42	Iron Head	Steel	Physical	80	100	15	The foe slams the target with its steel-hard head. It may also make the target flinch.
47	Sacred Sword	Fighting	Physical	90	100	15	The user attacks by slicing with its long horns. The target’s stat changes don’t affect this attack’s damage.

Machines

Moves this Pokémon can learn from Technical Machines in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet.

		Class				Description
Cut	Normal	Physical	50	95	30	Cuts using claws, scythes, etc.
Toxic	Poison	Status	-	90	10	A poison move with increasing damage.
Double Team	Normal	Status	-	-	15	Heightens evasive ness.
Reflect	Psychic	Status	-	-	20	Raises DEFENSE with a barrier.
Rest	Psychic	Status	-	-	10	Sleep for 2 turns to fully recover.
Rock Slide	Rock	Physical	75	90	10	An attack that may cause flinching.
Substitute	Normal	Status	-	-	10	Makes a decoy with 1/4 user's max HP.
Protect	Normal	Status	-	-	10	Foils attack that turn. It may fail.
False Swipe	Normal	Physical	40	100	40	Leaves the foe with at least 1HP.
Swagger	Normal	Status	-	85	15	Causes confusion and raises ATTACK.
Attract	Normal	Status	-	100	15	Makes the opposite gender infatuated.
Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	-	-	10	Randomly attacks while asleep.
Return	Normal	Physical	-	100	20	An attack that is based on loyalty.
Frustration	Normal	Physical	-	100	20	An attack based on lack of loyalty.
Hidden Power	Normal	Special	60	100	15	The power varies with the POKéMON.
Rain Dance	Water	Status	-	-	5	Boosts water-type moves for 5 turns.
Rock Smash	Fighting	Physical	40	100	15	An attack that may lower DEFENSE.
Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100	20	Boosts ATTACK when burned, paralyzed, or poisoned.
Brick Break	Fighting	Physical	75	100	15	Destroys barriers such as REFLECT and causes damage.
Gyro Ball	Steel	Physical	-	100	5	The user tackles the foe with a high-speed spin. The slower the user, the greater the damage.
Shadow Claw	Ghost	Physical	70	100	15	The user slashes with a sharp claw made from shadows. It has a high critical-hit ratio.
Flash Cannon	Steel	Special	80	100	10	The user gathers all its light energy and releases it at once. It may also lower the foe’s Sp. Def stat.
Confide	Normal	Status	-	-	20	The user tells the target a secret, and the target loses its ability to concentrate. This lowers the target’s Sp. Atk stat.
Secret Power	Normal	Physical	70	100	20	An attack with effects that vary by location.
Brutal Swing	Dark	Physical	60	100	20	The user swings its body around violently to inflict damage on everything in its vicinity.
Screech	Normal	Status	-	85	40	Sharply reduces the foe's DEFENSE.
Reversal	Fighting	Physical	-	100	15	Stronger if the user's HP is low.
Endure	Normal	Status	-	-	10	Always leaves at least 1HP.
Close Combat	Fighting	Physical	120	100	5	The user fights the foe in close without guarding itself. It also cuts the user’s Defense and Sp. Def.
Psycho Cut	Psychic	Physical	70	100	20	The user tears at the foe with blades formed by psychic power. It has a high critical-hit ratio.
Round	Normal	Special	60	100	15	The user attacks the target with a song. Others can join in the Round and make the attack do greater damage.
Solar Blade	Grass	Physical	125	100	10	In this two-turn attack, the user gathers light and fills a blade with the light’s energy, attacking the target on the next turn.

Breeding

Moves this Pokémon can inherit through breeding or similar methods.

		Class				Description
Block	Normal	Status	-	-	5	Blocks the foe’s way to prevent escape.
Destiny Bond	Ghost	Status	-	-	5	The foe faints if the user does.
Wide Guard	Rock	Status	-	-	10	The user and its allies are protected from wide-ranging attacks for one turn. If used in succession, its chance of failing rises.

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Resists

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