Honedge

Honedge carves itself a niche in Little Cup thanks to its fantastic Steel / Ghost typing that lets it check or Pursuit trap major threats such as Abra, Porygon, and Fletchling. Honedge's typing is complemented by its high physical stats and good movepool, containing STAB priority in Shadow Sneak and coverage options such as Sacred Sword and Rock Slide to hit its counters. However, Honedge is slow and can be either extremely useful or complete deadweight depending on team matchup. A lack of recovery outside of Berry Juice combined with a Knock Off weakness makes it easy to wear down. In addition, it can barely make use of No Guard offensively and is left unable to dodge low-accuracy moves.