Pokémon GO Honedge Tier 1 Raid: Best Counters & DPS Ranking

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Recommended Counter Teams vs Honedge

Switch counter team panel (Pattern / Weather / XL Candy Bonus)

Top 6 recommended attackers across 4 sort axes (DPS / TDO x Legendaries inclusion) with an XL Candy Bonus toggle. XL Candy Bonus ON includes a type-matching Mega in the party (at natural rank or 6th slot). Selecting weather re-ranks Top 6.

Pattern: DPS (Legendaries allowed) DPS (no Legendaries) TDO (Legendaries allowed) TDO (no Legendaries)

Include a Mega that triggers XL Candy Bonus Include a Mega that triggers XL Candy Bonus

Weather:

Note: When XL Candy Bonus is on, only slot 6 may change.

Pattern: DPS (Legendaries allowed) / Weather: None / XL Candy Bonus: Off

Necrozma Dawn WingsDPS 63.7

Shadow Claw

Moongeist Beam

Mega BlazikenDPS 63.3

Fire Spin

Blast Burn

BlacephalonDPS 62.6

Astonish

Surprise Attack

Shadow ChandelureDPS 59.0

Fire Spin

Shadow Ball

Shadow DarmanitanDPS 57.4

Fire Fang

Overheat

Shadow DarkraiDPS 57.1

Snarl

Shadow Ball

Note: a non-Mega and its Mega form may appear together (e.g., Rayquaza + Mega Rayquaza). With JavaScript enabled, radio + checkbox + weather buttons let you switch dynamically.

🏆 Recommended Counters Ranking (Top 20)

Ranked by DPS vs Boss. Click the "DPS" or "TDO" column header in each table to re-sort. Consider both DPS and TDO (cumulative damage = DPS × Time To Faint) for a balanced view. The DPS Rank / TDO Rank columns are fixed annotations showing original rank in the source data even after sorting.

Honedge — ⚡ Top 9 aura-matched Megas

Megas whose aura type overlaps with this boss's type. Top pick: Mega Gengar.

⚡ Mega-Evolution raid bonuses:
・Damage: while a Mega is on the field, all allies get +10% damage (regardless of type). Moves whose type matches the Mega's type are upgraded to +30% instead.
・Catch candy bonus: while you have a Mega evolved, every Pokémon caught gives +1 candy at Base Mega level, or +2 candies at High / Max Mega level (regardless of type).
・Candy XL chance: only triggers when your Mega is at High level or above AND you catch a Pokémon that shares a type with the Mega (type-matched only).
⚡-badged Megas trigger the same-type +30% damage bonus / XL Candy chance against this boss.
Primal Kyogre (Water/Electric/Bug), Primal Groudon (Fire/Ground/Grass) and Mega Rayquaza (Dragon/Flying/Psychic) emit a 3-type aura instead of the standard own-types only.

DPS Rank ?	TDO Rank ?	Pokémon	Moveset	DPS vs Boss ?	TDO (Total Damage Output) ?
1	3	Mega Gengar Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Ghost)	Lick* / Shadow Ball	61.6	1562.0
2	6	Mega Banette Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Ghost)	Shadow Claw / Shadow Ball	54.7	1265.8
3	1	Mega Metagross Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Steel)	Shadow Claw* / Earthquake	41.9	2705.0
4	4	Mega Lucario Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Steel)	Force Palm* / Shadow Ball	40.7	1410.0
5	2	Mega Steelix Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Steel)	Thunder Fang / Earthquake	31.8	2174.8

Show ranks 6-9 (remaining 4)

6	8	Mega Sableye Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Ghost)	Feint Attack / Foul Play	26.0	773.9
7	5	Mega Scizor Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Steel)	Fury Cutter / Night Slash	24.9	1395.6
8	9	Mega Mawile Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Steel)	Fire Fang / Play Rough	20.3	605.2
9	7	Mega Aggron Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Steel)	Iron Tail / Thunder	17.5	1144.0

Honedge — Top 20 Mega counters (with Mega Aura badges)

All Mega-tier counters. Top pick: Mega Blaziken. ⚡ badge marks Megas whose aura matches this boss's type.

DPS Rank ?	TDO Rank ?	Pokémon	Moveset	DPS vs Boss ?	TDO (Total Damage Output) ?
1	11	Mega Blaziken Mega	Fire Spin / Blast Burn*	63.3	2331.7
2	17	Mega Gengar Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Ghost)	Lick* / Shadow Ball	61.6	1562.0
3	2	Mega Charizard Y Mega	Fire Spin / Blast Burn*	60.8	3194.2
4	1	Primal Groudon Mega	Mud Shot / Precipice Blades*	60.7	4227.3
5	19	Mega Absol Mega	Snarl / Brutal Swing*	56.6	1375.0

Show ranks 6-20 (remaining 15)

6	20	Mega Banette Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Ghost)	Shadow Claw / Shadow Ball	54.7	1265.8
7	7	Mega Garchomp Mega	Mud Shot / Earthquake	54.5	2720.7
8	6	Mega Mewtwo Y Mega	Psycho Cut / Shadow Ball*	54.4	2791.7
9	5	Mega Charizard X Mega	Fire Spin / Blast Burn*	52.6	2883.3
10	9	Mega Mewtwo X Mega	Psycho Cut / Shadow Ball*	51.9	2659.8
11	13	Mega Tyranitar Mega	Bite / Brutal Swing	51.9	2004.1
12	10	Mega Houndoom Mega	Snarl / Foul Play	51.0	2509.2
13	18	Mega Alakazam Mega	Psycho Cut / Shadow Ball	46.6	1428.9
14	12	Mega Salamence Mega	Fire Fang / Brutal Swing	46.3	2324.7
15	3	Mega Swampert Mega	Mud Shot / Earthquake	46.0	3015.0
16	15	Mega Manectric Mega	Snarl / Overheat	45.9	1590.2
17	16	Mega Camerupt Mega	Incinerate / Overheat	45.5	1574.2
18	4	Mega Gyarados Mega	Bite / Crunch	43.7	2892.4
19	14	Mega Sharpedo Mega	Bite / Crunch	42.3	1659.0
20	8	Mega Metagross Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Steel)	Shadow Claw* / Earthquake	41.9	2705.0

Honedge — Top 20 counters (Normal + Shadow, excluding Mega)

Honedge is a tier 1 raid boss. Weak to Fire, Ground, Ghost, Dark. Top DPS counters sorted by per-second damage against this boss. Attackers assumed at Level 50 IV15, including Shadow attack bonus; no weather/aura boost applied. Best overall: Necrozma Dawn Wings. Megas are excluded in this section. Top pick: Necrozma Dawn Wings.

DPS Rank ?	TDO Rank ?	Pokémon	Moveset	DPS vs Boss ?	TDO (Total Damage Output) ?
1	3	Necrozma Dawn Wings Legendary	Shadow Claw / Moongeist Beam	63.7	2686.4
2	14	Blacephalon Legendary	Astonish / Surprise Attack*	62.6	1661.5
3	13	Shadow Chandelure Shadow	Fire Spin / Shadow Ball	59.0	1698.2
4	8	Shadow Darmanitan Shadow	Fire Fang / Overheat	57.4	1866.7
5	12	Shadow Darkrai Shadow	Snarl / Shadow Ball	57.1	1725.3

Show ranks 6-20 (remaining 15)

6	20	Shadow Gengar Shadow	Lick* / Shadow Ball	56.3	936.3
7	10	Shadow Groudon Shadow	Mud Shot / Precipice Blades*	56.0	1797.2
8	17	Shadow Blaziken Shadow	Fire Spin / Blast Burn*	55.6	1433.9
9	6	Shadow Moltres Shadow	Fire Spin / Overheat	54.6	2059.5
10	1	Shadow Heatran Shadow	Fire Spin / Magma Storm*	54.0	3807.0
11	2	Reshiram Legendary	Fire Fang / Fusion Flare*	53.6	3084.5
12	4	Shadow Delphox Shadow	Fire Spin / Blast Burn*	53.6	2353.6
13	15	Landorus Therian Legendary	Mud Shot / Sandsear Storm*	53.3	1633.7
14	7	Shadow Excadrill Shadow	Mud-Slap / Earthquake	53.2	1950.6
15	18	Shadow Absol Shadow	Snarl / Brutal Swing*	53.2	1061.6
16	11	Shadow Charizard Shadow	Fire Spin / Blast Burn*	52.1	1727.7
17	19	Shadow Mamoswine Shadow	Mud-Slap / High Horsepower	52.0	1048.1
18	16	Shadow Emboar Shadow	Ember / Blast Burn*	52.0	1582.1
19	9	Shadow Hydreigon Shadow	Bite / Brutal Swing*	51.7	1831.8
20	5	Shadow Entei Shadow	Fire Fang / Overheat	51.4	2263.9

Honedge — Top 20 additional picks (no Mega, no Shadow; legendaries OK)

Other strong picks (legendaries included) not already listed in the sections above. Top pick: Chandelure.

DPS Rank ?	TDO Rank ?	Pokémon	Moveset	DPS vs Boss ?	TDO (Total Damage Output) ?
1	13	Chandelure	Fire Spin / Shadow Ball	49.8	1559.2
2	11	Cinderace	Fire Spin / Pyro Ball	48.6	1740.5
3	7	Volcarona	Fire Spin / Overheat	48.4	1957.0
4	10	Darmanitan	Fire Fang / Overheat	48.3	1752.7
5	12	Darkrai Legendary	Snarl / Shadow Ball	47.9	1657.4

Show ranks 6-20 (remaining 15)

6	19	Gengar	Lick* / Shadow Ball	47.7	876.5
7	20	Zoroark Hisuian	Snarl / Shadow Ball	47.6	875.8
8	6	Groudon Legendary	Mud Shot / Precipice Blades*	46.9	2087.8
9	16	Blaziken	Fire Spin / Blast Burn*	46.5	1304.8
10	8	Moltres Legendary	Fire Spin / Overheat	46.5	1907.9
11	1	Heatran Legendary	Fire Spin / Magma Storm*	46.0	3603.3
12	15	Dragapult	Astonish / Shadow Ball	45.4	1362.9
13	17	Absol	Snarl / Brutal Swing*	45.4	1035.4
14	3	Lunala Legendary	Shadow Claw / Shadow Ball	45.4	2274.9
15	2	Volcanion Legendary	Incinerate / Overheat	45.3	3248.9
16	14	Flareon	Fire Spin / Overheat	45.3	1489.3
17	5	Delphox	Fire Spin / Blast Burn*	44.7	2201.1
18	4	Excadrill	Mud-Slap / Earthquake	44.6	2246.4
19	9	Hydreigon	Bite / Brutal Swing*	44.5	1800.7
20	18	Zoroark	Snarl / Foul Play	44.3	1004.6

Honedge — Top 20 additional picks (no Mega, no Shadow, no Legendary)

Alternatives if you don't have a Mega, Shadow, or Legendary roster. Top pick: Gholdengo.

DPS Rank ?	TDO Rank ?	Pokémon	Moveset	DPS vs Boss ?	TDO (Total Damage Output) ?
1	3	Gholdengo	Hex / Shadow Ball	44.3	2418.0
2	4	Charizard	Fire Spin / Blast Burn*	44.0	1584.0
3	18	Mamoswine	Mud-Slap / High Horsepower	43.9	997.6
4	12	Emboar	Ember / Blast Burn*	43.8	1440.2
5	2	Incineroar	Snarl / Blast Burn*	43.7	2447.4

Show ranks 6-20 (remaining 15)

6	17	Polteageist	Hex / Shadow Ball	43.7	1082.7
7	16	Infernape	Fire Spin / Blast Burn*	43.3	1197.0
8	19	Weavile	Snarl / Foul Play	43.0	920.6
9	7	Krookodile	Snarl / Earthquake	42.7	1553.1
10	13	Tyranitar	Bite / Brutal Swing	42.6	1338.4
11	9	Magmortar	Fire Spin / Fire Blast	42.6	1495.8
12	1	Kingambit	Snarl / Foul Play	42.5	2669.5
13	15	Rhyperior	Mud-Slap / Earthquake	42.4	1201.6
14	5	Garchomp	Mud Shot / Earthquake	42.3	1572.7
15	6	Ceruledge	Ember / Shadow Ball	42.1	1570.1
16	11	Typhlosion Hisuian	Ember / Shadow Ball	42.0	1449.0
17	14	Salamence	Fire Fang / Brutal Swing	41.8	1323.2
18	8	Typhlosion	Ember / Blast Burn*	41.8	1503.5
19	20	Haunter	Lick* / Shadow Ball	40.9	533.9
20	10	Pyroar	Fire Fang / Overheat	40.9	1491.4