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honedge
🎯 Nature Recommendations
Adamant
Primary
+Attack -Sp. Atk
Attack higher than Sp. Atk, Adamant maximizes damage
Jolly
Alternative
+Speed -Sp. Atk
If speed advantage needed
#679

honedge

Steel Ghost

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

Height
0.8m
Weight
2kg
Generation
Gen VI (XY/ORAS)
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📊 Stats ⚡ Abilities 🛡️ Type Matchup ✨ Evolution 💥 Moves

Base Stats

HP
45
45
Attack
80
80
Defense
100
100
Sp. Atk
35
35
Sp. Def
37
37
Speed
28
28
Total
325

Abilities (Click for details)

no-guard
Normal Ability

Type Matchups

Weaknesses (×2)

Fire Ground Ghost Dark

Resistances (×½)

Grass Ice Flying Psychic Bug Rock Dragon Steel Fairy

Immunities (×0)

Poison Normal Fighting

Evolution Chain

honedge
honedge
#679
→
doublade
doublade
#680
→
aegislash-shield
aegislash-shield
#681

Moves

Level Move Type Category Power Accuracy PP
Lv.1 swords-dance normal status - - 20
Lv.1 tackle normal physical 40 100 35
Lv.5 fury-cutter bug physical 40 95 20
Lv.8 metal-sound steel status - 85 40
Lv.13 pursuit dark physical 40 100 20
Lv.18 autotomize steel status - - 15
Lv.20 shadow-sneak ghost physical 40 100 30
Lv.22 aerial-ace flying physical 60 - 20
Lv.29 slash normal physical 70 100 20
Lv.32 iron-defense steel status - - 15
Lv.35 night-slash dark physical 70 100 15
Lv.39 power-trick psychic status - - 10
Lv.42 iron-head steel physical 80 100 15
Move Type Category Power Accuracy PP
swords-dance normal status - - 20
cut normal physical 50 95 30
toxic poison status - 90 10
double-team normal status - - 15
reflect psychic status - - 20
rest psychic status - - 5
rock-slide rock physical 75 90 10
substitute normal status - - 10
protect normal status - - 10
false-swipe normal physical 40 100 40
swagger normal status - 85 15
attract normal status - 100 15
sleep-talk normal status - - 10
return normal physical - 100 20
frustration normal physical - 100 20
hidden-power normal special 60 100 15
rain-dance water status - - 5
rock-smash fighting physical 40 100 15
facade normal physical 70 100 20
brick-break fighting physical 75 100 15
secret-power normal physical 70 100 20
aerial-ace flying physical 60 - 20
gyro-ball steel physical - 100 5
shadow-claw ghost physical 70 100 15
flash-cannon steel special 80 100 10
Move Type Category Power Accuracy PP
destiny-bond ghost status - - 5
metal-sound steel status - 85 40
shadow-sneak ghost physical 40 100 30
wide-guard rock status - - 10
Move Type Category Power Accuracy PP
snore normal special 50 100 15
spite ghost status - 100 10
iron-defense steel status - - 15
shock-wave electric special 60 - 20
magnet-rise electric status - - 10
iron-head steel physical 80 100 15
after-you normal status - - 15

Moveset & Team Recommendations

⚔️ Recommended Movesets
Physical Attacker Moveset Physical
iron-tail meteor-mash flare-blitz swords-dance
honedge's physical attacker moveset, STAB moveiron-tail high power, paired with flare-blitz better coverage.
Sand Team Core Moveset Weather
earthquake stone-edge stone-edge rest
honedgeas a Sand Team core, Maximize power with weather ability.
👥 Team Recommendations
Sand Team Core Sand
tyranitar excadrill garchomp gliscor ferrothorn
honedgeas a Sand Team core member, with other weather setters maximize power.
Balanced Team Core Balance
landorus-incarnate togekiss ferrothorn scizor gyarados
honedgeas a Balanced Team attacker core, Cover weaknesses with teammates.
Hyper Offense Team Core Hyper Offense
dragonite garchomp gyarados dragapult talonflame
honedgeas a Hyper Offense team core, fast sweeping is the main goal.
Stall Team Core Stall
blissey ferrothorn gliscor togekiss mimikyu
honedgeas a Stall team core wearing down opponents with Toxic and recovery.