Game version
AppearanceStandard
- Height
- 0.8 m
- Weight
- 2.0 kg
Training & breeding details
Gender50.0% ♂ · 50.0% ♀
Catch rate180(33.8%)Moderate
Base friendship70Standard
Hatch time20 cycles · ~5,355 steps
Growth ratemedium
Base EXP65
Base stats
HP
45
Attack
80
Defense
100
Sp. Atk
35
Sp. Def
37
Speed
28
Total
325
Base Stat Total
Abilities
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Competitive movesets
Smogon UniversityBattle-ready sets by tier, straight from Smogon. Pick a generation and format — a “/” means either option works in that slot.
Source: Smogon (via pkmn) · Updated: Oct 6, 2026
Where to find Honedge
Recorded encounter locations across the games. Orre includes Snags, gifts and trades; evolution and other acquisition methods may not appear here.
Evolution
Dusk Stone
Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Honedge can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.
Moves
15 of 15
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| Lv. | Move & effect | Type | Class | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fury Cutter Power doubles every turn this move is used in succession after the first, maxing out after five turns. | Bug | Physical | 40 | 95 | 20 |
| 1 | Tackle Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| 4 | Shadow Sneak Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Ghost | Physical | 40 | 100 | 30 |
| 8 | Autotomize Raises the user’s Speed by two stages and halves the user’s weight. | Steel | Status | — | — | 15 |
| 12 | Aerial Ace Never misses. | Flying | Physical | 60 | — | 20 |
| 13 | Pursuit Has double power against, and can hit, Pokémon attempting to switch out. | Dark | Physical | 40 | 100 | 20 |
| 16 | Metal Sound Lowers the target’s Special Defense by two stages. | Steel | Status | — | 85 | 40 |
| 20 | Slash Has an increased chance for a critical hit. | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| 24 | Night Slash Has an increased chance for a critical hit. | Dark | Physical | 70 | 100 | 15 |
| 28 | Retaliate Has double power if a friendly Pokémon fainted last turn. | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 5 |
| 32 | Iron Defense Raises the user’s Defense by two stages. | Steel | Status | — | — | 15 |
| 36 | Iron Head Has a chance to make the target flinch. | Steel | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| 40 | Power Trick User swaps Attack and Defense. | Psychic | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 44 | Swords Dance Raises the user’s Attack by two stages. | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 48 | Sacred Sword Ignores the target’s stat modifiers. | Fighting | Physical | 90 | 100 | 15 |
Breeding & egg moves
Honedge can inherit these egg moves by breeding with a compatible parent that knows the move and shares an egg group.
Sprites & renders
13 sprites & renders for Honedge.
Across the games
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Cite this page
“Honedge”. Pokémonism. Retrieved [date] from pokemonism.com/pokedex/honedge.
Species data from PokéAPI.