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doublade
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Doublade

Sword Pokémon

SteelGhost

Honedge evolves into twins. The two blades rub together to emit a metallic sound that unnerves opponents.

Base Stats

HP 59
Attack 110
Defense 150
Sp. Atk 45
Sp. Def 49
Speed 35
Total 448

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Evolution Chain

Moves

Details

Category Sword Pokémon
Height 0.8 m
Weight 4.5 kg
Base Exp 157
Growth Rate Medium
Capture Rate 90
Base Happiness 70
Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Habitat
Egg Groups Mineral

Sprites

doublade Front Front
doublade Back Back
doublade Front Shiny Front Shiny
doublade Back Shiny Back Shiny
doublade Official Art Official Art
doublade Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

pu Usage: 16.8%
Swords Dance
Moves
Shadow Claw / Iron Head / Rock Slide
Item
Eviolite
Nature
Adamant
EVs
HP 248
Atk 252
Spe 8

Strategy Overview

Doublade's outstanding Eviolite-boosted physical bulk and great defensive typing let it check the many physical attackers in the PU tier, such as Gallade, Silvally-Fairy, and Cinccino. In a pinch, full-health Doublade can even handle strong Dark-types such as +2 Sneasel and Choice Band Absol, surviving Knock Off and hitting back hard with Close Combat, which outright OHKOs the latter. Doublade also possesses a solid Attack stat, which, in conjunction with Shadow Sneak, enables it to revenge kill weakened threats such as Galarian Articuno. Doublade's typing and priority Shadow Sneak also enable it to check Ribombee, a critical role that makes it a staple on offensive teams. Swords Dance allows Doublade to set up and sweep late-game provided its checks are weakened. However, Doublade's low Speed often forces it to take a hit before doing anything, and its poor special bulk can be taken advantage of by special attackers such as Charizard, especially if its Eviolite has been lost to Knock Off.

Most Used Moves

Iron Head
42.5%

Most Used Items

Eviolite
96.7%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc