- Attack
- 135
- Defense
- 139
- HP
- 128
100% CP
- RaidsLv20
- 794
- min 742
- Weather boostLv25
- 993
- min 927
- MaxLv50
- 1,571
- Lv40 1,390
At a glance
Basics
Honedge is a Steel/Ghost-type Pokémon. Its 100% IV CP is 794 at level 20 (raids, eggs and research), 993 at weather-boosted level 25 and up to 1,571 at level 50. It is weak to Fire/Ground/Ghost/Dark attacks (1.6×). It resists Grass/Ice/Fighting/Flying/Psychic/Rock/Dragon/Steel/Fairy/Bug/Normal/Poison attacks. In raids, Psycho Cut + Iron Head is its strongest moveset (level 40, 100% IVs). It evolves into Doublade with 25 Candy. As your buddy, it earns 1 Candy every 5 km you walk together.
- Category
- Sword Pokémon
- Buddy distance
- 5 km
- Second Charged Attack
- 75,000 Stardust · 75 Candy
- Max CP · Lv50 / Lv51 (Best Buddy)
- 1,571 / 1,590
Apparently this Pokémon is born when a departed spirit inhabits a sword. It attaches itself to people and drinks their life force.
All values are for Pokémon GO; main-series values are not listed. The Pokédex entry is the game's own English text.
Related tips
- How to read IVs and appraisalsIVs run from 0 to 15 for each of Attack, Defense and HP, and appraisal stars are set by the sum of the three (0–45).
- What to power up first (power-up priorities for beginners)Stardust is limited, so first power up strong counters you'll use for a long time across many raids.
- Choosing IVs for PvP (low Attack wins in Great and Ultra League)In leagues with a CP cap, the lower the Attack IV, the higher you can level up within the same CP, which makes Defense and HP bigger.
Best movesetsLv40 · 15/15/15 IVs
- 1
Psycho Cut
Iron HeadBest100% efficiency7.7TDO 117 - 2Psycho CutGyro Ball98% efficiency7.5TDO 115
- 3
TackleGyro Ball92% efficiency7.1TDO 108 - 4TackleIron Head92% efficiency7.1TDO 108
Raid and Gym efficiency against an ordinary neutral 5-star boss. DPS is damage per second, TDO is total damage dealt before fainting, and efficiency compares (DPS³ × TDO)^¼ with the top moveset. Against a specific boss, moves of the types it's weak to do more.
Learnable moves
Fast Attack2
| Moves | Power | Energy | DPS | EPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psycho CutBestPsychic · 0.5s | 4 | +7 | 8 | 14 |
| TackleNormal · 0.5s | 5 | +5 | 10 | 10 |
Charged Attack2
| Moves | Power | Energy | DPS | DPE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iron HeadBestSteel · 2s · STAB | 60 | 50 | 36 | 1.44 |
| Gyro BallSteel · 3.5s · STAB | 85 | 50 | 29.1 | 2.04 |
- DPS is damage per second, EPS energy per second and DPE damage per energy. A Charged Attack costing 100 energy uses 1 bar, 50 uses 2 bars and 33 uses 3 bars.
- STAB (same-type attack bonus) applies to moves of the Pokémon's own type, which deal 1.2× damage (included in DPS, DPT and DPE).
Calculate with your Pokémon
Move the sliders or enter a CP and Honedge's stats, move performance and power-up cost update instantly.
Enter the CP shown in the game to find the closest level for these IVs.
- Actual Attack
- 89.6
- Actual Defense
- 92.0
- Actual HP
- 85
Actual stat = (base stat + IV) × level multiplier. Level 51 is the Best Buddy boost.
Move performance at these stats
Psycho CutIron HeadBest100% efficiencyThis is the best moveset at these stats. That's 81% of the same moveset's DPS at Lv40 with 15/15/15.
Raid calculation against a neutral 5-star boss. * Exclusive moves need an Elite TM.
Power-up cost
- Stardust
- 225,000
- Candy
- 248
- Candy XL
- 0
Lv 20 → 40: 40 power-ups, CP 1,390 after
Based on the game's power-up cost table. Shadow costs 1.2× and purified 0.9× (rounded up per power-up); Lucky Pokémon pay half the Stardust. Event bonuses are not included.
IV rankings by leagueBy stat product
| Rank | Attack | Defense | HP | Level | CP | vs. #1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 50 | 1,498 | 100.0% |
| 2 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 50 | 1,499 | 99.4% |
| 3 | 8 | 14 | 15 | 50 | 1,493 | 99.4% |
| 4 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 50 | 1,487 | 99.3% |
| 5 | 9 | 15 | 15 | 49.5 | 1,499 | 99.3% |
| 6 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 50 | 1,498 | 99.2% |
| 7 | 8 | 15 | 14 | 50 | 1,493 | 99.2% |
| 8 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 49.5 | 1,499 | 99.1% |
| 9 | 9 | 15 | 13 | 50 | 1,498 | 99.0% |
| 10 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 48.5 | 1,497 | 98.8% |
Stat product = Attack × Defense × HP (up to level 50, excluding Best Buddy). It shows how long a Pokémon lasts under the same CP cap and doesn't include move matchups.
EvolutionFrom game data
- Base
- HonedgeViewingBest movesPsycho CutIron Head
From Honedge to the final evolution125 Candy
- Best moves are the top raid moveset at level 40 with 15/15/15 IVs.
Damage takenGO multipliers
- ×1.6
Fire
Ground
Ghost
Dark - ×0.625
Grass
Ice
Fighting
FlyingPsychic
Rock
DragonSteel
Fairy - ×0.39
Bug - ×0.244Normal
Poison
Show all 18 types
- Normal×0.244
- Fire×1.6
Water×1
Electric×1- Grass×0.625
- Ice×0.625
- Fighting×0.625
- Poison×0.244
- Ground×1.6
- Flying×0.625
- Psychic×0.625
- Bug×0.39
- Rock×0.625
- Ghost×1.6
- Dragon×0.625
- Dark×1.6
- Steel×0.625
- Fairy×0.625
Offensive matchupsBased on learnable moves