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Honedge

Battle Styles / #105/163

Honedge

Printed language: English · Pokémon

Set (printed edition)
Battle Styles
Rarity (source)
Common
Illustrator
sowsow
Source reference
swsh5-105

CARDEX BACKGROUND

The Pokémon’s story

Honedge takes the appearance of an old sword, but its blue eye on the guard is said to be its true body. The Pokédex relates that an ancient human soul inhabits the blade. Anyone grasping it as a weapon risks having the blue cloth wrap around their arm and drain their life energy. This trap reverses the expected action: the person believes they are wielding a sword, while the Pokémon has already taken hold of them.

Background on the species in the video games; its forms and card versions may have appeared later.

A detail worth noticing

Pokémon Sword goes further than other entries: Honedge’s soul is said to be that of a human killed by the blade now forming its body. Pokémon Shield locates its true body in the eye on the guard, rather than in the entire metal part.

Sources for this background

Card details

HP
60
Type (source)
Metal
Stage (source)
Basic
Pokédex number
679
Regulation mark
E
Retreat cost
2 Energy
Weakness (source)
Fire ×2
Resistance (source)
Grass -30

Printed card text — English

Quoted source text is retained in the card’s printed language so this exact printing can be identified. The CarDex background above is translated into English.

Description from the source

The blue eye on the sword's handguard is the true body of Honedge. With its old cloth, it drains people's lives away.

Attacks

Ambush

Cost: Metal

Damage: 10+

Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 30 more damage.

Documented variants

Versions reported by the source; identification for sales still needs verification.

  • Normal
  • Reverse
  • normal · standard
  • reverse · standard

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