Honedge #0679

The Sword Pokémon

Typing	SteelGhost
Abilities	No Guard
Classification	The Sword Pokémon
National ID	#0679
Regional ID	#0330

Type Effectiveness

Weak x2

GroundGhostFireDark

Resists x½

FlyingRockSteelGrassPsychicIceDragonFairy

Resists x¼

Bug

Immune x0

NormalFightingPoison

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This page displays data from Shield (the most recent standard appearance of this Pokémon). To view data from other games, use the game selector in the sidebar.

Official Artwork

Base Stats

Stat	Amount	Stat Range
HP	45	105—152
Attack	80	76—145
Defense	100	94—167
Sp. Attack	35	36—95
Sp. Defense	37	37—97
Speed	28	29—88
Total	325	Calculated Stat Range

Calculated stats: Lv. 50

Lv. 100Nature details:

Evolutionary Family

At Level 35

Use Dusk Stone

Aegislash (Shield Forme)

SteelGhost

Breeding and Species Information

Egg Group(s)	Mineral
Egg Cycles	20
Egg Steps	5120 - Generations II, III, and VII 5100 - Generations IV 5140 - Generations V and VI 5100 - Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl 2560 - Sword, Shield, Scarlet, and Violet
Gender Ratio	50.20% 49.80%
Height	0.8 m (2'7")
Weight	2.0 kg (4.4 lbs.)

Battle Information

EV Yield	1 Defense
Base Exp. Yield	65
Catch Rate	180
Catch Chance	~33.77% Success (Poké Ball, Lvl. 50, Full HP)
Exp. Growth Rate	Medium Fast
Base Friendship	50

Pokédex Entries

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

Learnset

Level-up Egg Tutor TM TR Transfer

Learnset via Level-up

The following moves are learned by Honedge via level-up in Pokémon Shield:

Level	Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
1	Fury Cutter	40	95	Bug	Phys.
1	Tackle	40	100	Normal	Phys.
4	Shadow Sneak	40	100	Ghost	Phys.
8	Autotomize	—	—	Steel	Stat.
12	Aerial Ace	60	—	Flying	Phys.
16	Metal Sound	—	85	Steel	Stat.
20	Slash	70	100	Normal	Phys.
24	Night Slash	70	100	Dark	Phys.
28	Retaliate	70	100	Normal	Phys.
32	Iron Defense	—	—	Steel	Stat.
36	Iron Head	80	100	Steel	Phys.
40	Power Trick	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
44	Swords Dance	—	—	Normal	Stat.
48	Sacred Sword	90	100	Fighting	Phys.

Egg Moves

The following moves are learned by Honedge as Egg Moves in Pokémon Shield:

Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
Block	—	—	Normal	Stat.
Destiny Bond	—	—	Ghost	Stat.
Wide Guard	—	—	Rock	Stat.

Tutor Moves

The following moves are learned by Honedge as Tutor Moves in Pokémon Shield:

Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
Steel Beam	140	95	Steel	Spec.

Tutor moves can only be learned by visiting a special Move Tutor.

Learnset via TM

The following moves are learned by Honedge via TM in Pokémon Shield:

TM	Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
TM012	Solar Blade	125	100	Grass	Phys.
TM016	Screech	—	85	Normal	Stat.
TM018	Reflect	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
TM021	Rest	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
TM022	Rock Slide	75	90	Rock	Phys.
TM024	Snore	50	100	Normal	Spec.
TM025	Protect	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM031	Attract	—	100	Normal	Stat.
TM033	Rain Dance	—	—	Water	Stat.
TM039	Facade	70	100	Normal	Phys.
TM043	Brick Break	75	100	Fighting	Phys.
TM065	Shadow Claw	70	100	Ghost	Phys.
TM069	Psycho Cut	70	100	Psychic	Phys.
TM076	Round	60	100	Normal	Spec.
TM079	Retaliate	70	100	Normal	Phys.
TM094	False Swipe	40	100	Normal	Phys.
TM097	Brutal Swing	60	100	Dark	Phys.

Learnset via TR

The following moves are learned by Honedge via TR in Pokémon Shield:

TR	Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
TR00	Swords Dance	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TR20	Substitute	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TR21	Reversal	1	100	Fighting	Phys.
TR26	Endure	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TR27	Sleep Talk	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TR46	Iron Defense	—	—	Steel	Stat.
TR52	Gyro Ball	1	100	Steel	Phys.
TR53	Close Combat	120	100	Fighting	Phys.
TR70	Flash Cannon	80	100	Steel	Spec.
TR74	Iron Head	80	100	Steel	Phys.

Transfer Moves

The following moves are learned by Honedge via Transfer from an older game:

Name	Origin Games	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
After You	ORAS USUM	—	—	Normal	Stat.
Confide	ORAS XY SM USUM	—	—	Normal	Stat.
Cut	ORAS XY	50	95	Normal	Phys.
Double Team	ORAS XY SM USUM	—	—	Normal	Stat.
Frustration	ORAS XY SM USUM	1	100	Normal	Phys.
Hidden Power	ORAS XY SM USUM	60	100	Normal	Spec.
Laser Focus	USUM	—	—	Normal	Stat.
Magnet Rise	ORAS USUM	—	—	Electric	Stat.
Pursuit	ORAS XY SM USUM	40	100	Dark	Phys.
Return	ORAS XY SM USUM	1	100	Normal	Phys.
Rock Smash	ORAS XY	40	100	Fighting	Phys.
Secret Power	ORAS	70	100	Normal	Phys.
Shock Wave	ORAS USUM	60	—	Electric	Spec.
Spite	ORAS USUM	—	100	Ghost	Stat.
Swagger	ORAS XY SM USUM	—	85	Normal	Stat.
Toxic	ORAS XY SM USUM	—	90	Poison	Stat.

Transfer moves require transferring the Pokémon from a previous generation where it could learn the move.

How to Obtain

Available In

Generation VI

X

Catchable

Y

Catchable

Alpha Sapphire

Transfer

Omega Ruby

Transfer

Generation VII

Sun

Catchable

Moon

Catchable

Ultra Sun

Catchable

Ultra Moon

Catchable

Generation VIII

Sword

Catchable

Shield

Catchable

Generation IX

Legends: Z-A

Catchable

What does each category mean?

Catchable Can be caught in the base game without special requirements. It spawns somewhere in game.

Obtainable Available only through an in-game gift, such as a starter or in-game trade with an NPC.

Evolve Only available through evolution. A pre-evolution is available for catching or obtaining.

Event Only available through some sort of event or distribution.

Transfer Exists within the game's data, but can only be obtained via a trade with another player (version exclusive) or transfer through another means like Pokémon HOME.

In-Game Images

Standard Sprites

Main Sprite

Shiny Sprites

Main Sprite

Meowstic(#0678)

Doublade(#0680)

Legends: Z-A

Scarlet and Violet

Other Games

Catch Calculators

Shiny Rates

Shiny Hunting Tools

Honedge #0679

The Sword Pokémon

Type Effectiveness

Official Artwork

Base Stats

Evolutionary Family

Breeding and Species Information

Battle Information

Pokédex Entries

Learnset

Learnset via Level-up

Egg Moves

Tutor Moves

Learnset via TM

Learnset via TR

Transfer Moves

How to Obtain

Available In

Generation VI

Generation VII

Generation VIII

Generation IX

In-Game Images

Standard Sprites

Shiny Sprites