Doublade
Doublade is a Steel/Ghost-type Pokémon, the Sword Pokémon, number 680 (#0680) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 6 and comes from the Kalos region. It is 0.8 m tall and weighs 4.5 kg.
Doublade is the Sword Pokémon that appears when Honedge splits in two: a pair of swords that talk to each other by telepathy and switch between attack and defence. The Pokédex says even an expert swordsman cannot stop the intricate attack patterns of its two blades.
How to pronounce Doublade
Doublade is pronounced DUB-layd. The capital letters show the stressed syllable.
Listen to Doublade said out loud:
In Japanese it is ニダンギル (Nidangill).
Hear every other name on the Pokémon pronunciation guide.
Lore
Biology
Doublade is two swords with silver blades, light grey hilts and a pink gem eye in each, standing 0.8 m tall and weighing 4.5 kg together. Long purple sashes with pink swirls grip two brown sheaths that are joined to a shared plaque, and Bulbapedia says the pair's lines form a triquetra pattern.
Behaviour
Honedge divides into the pair as it evolves, and the Pokédex says the two blades cooperate by telepathy to coordinate attacks that slash enemies to ribbons, rapidly alternating between offence and defence to bring down prey. When the blades are rubbed together, the metallic sound they make unnerves opponents.
Habitat
The Pokédex names no habitat. Doublade is unobtainable in Scarlet and Violet, but in Legends: Z-A it is found in Lysandre Labs in Magenta District.
Powers
Like Honedge, its only Ability is No Guard. With 150 base Defense and 110 base Attack but just 35 Speed, it is a sturdy, hard-hitting and slow fighter. It learns Shadow Sneak, Sacred Sword, Iron Head and Swords Dance.
Name origin
Doublade may combine 'double' and 'blade'. The Japanese name is Nidangill (ニダンギル), which may blend ni ('two'), nidan ('second stage'), dan ('to sever'), and kiru ('to cut') or 'kill'.
Design inspiration
Bulbapedia credits Hitoshi Ariga with the design of the whole line. The crossed swords and the shield-like plaque joining them suggest a coat of arms, and, like Honedge, the pair may echo the possessed blades of Japanese samurai tales. These are fan readings.
Evolution notes
Doublade evolves from Honedge at level 35 and becomes Aegislash when a Dusk Stone is used.
In the games
In X and Y Doublade can only be had by evolving Honedge. In Sword and Shield's Crown Tundra it can show up in Max Lair Dynamax Adventures, and Legends: Z-A's Mega Dimension DLC adds it to the Steel zones of Hyperspace Lumiose.
In the anime
Argus Steel's Doublade debuted in the film 'Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction', where his daughter Millis often uses it for transport. Sawyer's Honedge was revealed to have evolved into Doublade in 'A Full-Strength Battle Surprise!', where it lost to Ash's Noivern.
Fun facts
- Doublade is the only Ghost type in Bulbapedia's shape category for Pokémon made of multiple bodies.
- In Pokémon UNITE, the Honedge line starts as Honedge, becomes Doublade at level 5 and Aegislash at level 7.
- In Pokémon Adventures, Celosia's Doublade was beaten by Shauna's Skitty, Neko, which dulled its edges with Play Rough.
Base stats
- HP: 59
- Attack: 110
- Defense: 150
- Sp. Atk: 45
- Sp. Def: 49
- Speed: 35
Doublade’s base stat total is 448. Its highest stat is Defense.
Type matchups
What is Doublade weak to?
Doublade takes extra damage from Fire (2×), Ground (2×), Ghost (2×), Dark (2×) moves.
It resists Bug (¼×), Grass (½×), Ice (½×), Flying (½×), Psychic (½×), Rock (½×), Dragon (½×), Steel (½×), Fairy (½×).
It is immune to Normal, Fighting, Poison moves.
Evolution
What does Doublade evolve from?
Doublade evolves from Honedge at level 35.
How does Doublade evolve?
Doublade evolves into Aegislash (Dusk Stone).
The whole family: Honedge, Doublade, Aegislash.
Abilities
- No Guard: Ensures all moves used by and against the Pokémon hit.
Moves
Moves Doublade learns by level up in Sword / Shield
| Level | Move | Type | Category | Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tackle | Normal | Physical | 40 |
| 1 | Fury Cutter | Bug | Physical | 40 |
| 1 | Shadow Sneak | Ghost | Physical | 40 |
| 1 | Autotomize | Steel | Status | — |
| 12 | Aerial Ace | Flying | Physical | 60 |
| 16 | Metal Sound | Steel | Status | — |
| 20 | Slash | Normal | Physical | 70 |
| 24 | Night Slash | Dark | Physical | 70 |
| 28 | Retaliate | Normal | Physical | 70 |
| 32 | Iron Defense | Steel | Status | — |
| 38 | Iron Head | Steel | Physical | 80 |
| 44 | Power Trick | Psychic | Status | — |
| 50 | Swords Dance | Normal | Status | — |
| 56 | Sacred Sword | Fighting | Physical | 90 |
TM moves (27)
Doublade can learn 27 moves from TMs in Sword / Shield: Solar Blade, Screech, Reflect, Rest, Rock Slide, Snore, Protect, Attract, Rain Dance, Facade, Brick Break, Shadow Claw, Psycho Cut, Round, Retaliate, False Swipe, Brutal Swing, Swords Dance, Substitute, Reversal, Endure, Sleep Talk, Iron Defense, Gyro Ball, Close Combat, Flash Cannon, Iron Head.
Egg moves (3), which Honedge can hatch knowing:Block, Destiny Bond, Wide Guard.
Move tutor moves (1): Steel Beam.
Breeding & training
- Gender: 50% male, 50% female.
- Egg groups: Mineral.
- Egg cycles: 20 (steps to hatch, Scarlet/Violet: 2,560).
- Catch rate: 90 out of 255.
- Base friendship (Gen 8 onward): 50.
- Growth rate: Medium (1,000,000 experience points to reach level 100).
- Defeating it gives 2 Defense effort values.
- Base experience yield: 157.
Pokédex entries
The two swords employ a strategy of rapidly alternating between offense and defense to bring down their prey. (Shield)
Honedge evolves into twins. The two blades rub together to emit a metallic sound that unnerves opponents. (Sword)
The complex attack patterns of its two swords are unstoppable, even for an opponent greatly accomplished at swordplay. (Y, Alpha Sapphire)
When Honedge evolves, it divides into two swords, which cooperate via telepathy to coordinate attacks and slash their enemies to ribbons. (X, Omega Ruby)
Names around the world
| Japanese | ニダンギル |
|---|---|
| Romaji | Nidangill |
| French | Dimoclès |
| German | Duokles |
| Spanish | Doublade |
| Italian | Doublade |
| Korean | 쌍검킬 |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 双剑鞘 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 雙劍鞘 |
Trivia
- Highest Attack among Ghost types in Gen 6: 110, shared with 2 others.
- Highest Defense among Ghost types in Gen 6: 150.
- Highest Attack among Steel types in Gen 6: 110.
- Highest Defense among Steel types in Gen 6: 150.
- Taller than 39% of all Pokémon (0.8 m).
- Heavier than 14% of all Pokémon (4.5 kg).
- Base stat total 448, ranked #522 of 1,025.
- Its best stat is Defense, ranked #12 of 1,025.
- One of 4 Pokémon that are both Steel and Ghost.
- One of 147 brown Pokémon.
- Number 31 of 72 Pokémon introduced in Generation 6 (Kalos).
- Part of an evolution family of 3 Pokémon.
- Can learn 41 different moves in Sword / Shield.
- Catch rate 90: about 11.8% per Poké Ball at full health.
- Appears in 4 distinct Pokédex entries.
Sources and fact-checking
- Stats, types, abilities, moves, evolutions, forms and Pokédex entries: PokéAPI open game data.
- Lore: written by pokee.si in our own words, researched from Bulbapedia: Doublade (Pokémon), Serebii: Doublade (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex).
- Pronunciation (DUB-layd): it follows how the English anime, games or official videos say it.
Last checked: . Every sentence of the lore was checked against Bulbapedia, Serebii and the game data.
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