# Honedge #21/39 — Kalos Starter Set

## Summary

Honedge is a Kalos Ghost-Steel favorite whose haunted-sword concept gives it more fan pull than its Basic frame suggests. This is a starter-set copy from 5ban Graphics, the studio behind the standard Pokémon card art of that stretch, so it is a cheap, nostalgic pickup rather than a chase. A $0.88 modelled guide, up 2% over 30 days on 1 copy traded, says bulk, with 121 days of inventory on the board, and the economics stop there: no PSA population is on file, and the same card plays for $0.07 out of Perfect Order.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | Kalos Starter Set |
| Number | 21/39 |
| Rarity | None |
| Era | XY |
| Illustrator | 5ban Graphics |
| Release date | 2013-11-08 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | Basic |
| HP | 60 |
| Types | Metal |
| Attack: Continuous Slash | cost Metal/Colorless — damage 30x — Flip a coin until you get tails. This attack does 30 damage times the number of heads. |
| Weakness | Fire ×2 |
| Resistance | Psychic -20 |
| Retreat | 2 |
| Legal | Standard no · Expanded yes |
| Pokédex entry | [Honedge #679](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/pokedex/honedge) |
| Finishes | Normal |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$0.88** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-10-20T22:16:49.636Z
- Headline basis: MODELLED_GUIDE — The venue’s published daily market guide, which the venue itself declares MODELLED. Nothing is confirmed to have traded at it, no copy is listed at it, and it is not our estimate — it is theirs.
- 24h change: n/a · 7d change: n/a — as of 2026-10-20T22:16:49.636Z
- Floor delivered ask: $2.34 — as of 2026-10-20T22:16:49.636Z
- Quant score: 49/100, regime ILLIQUID_UNKNOWN — as of 2026-10-20T22:16:49.636Z — 4 of 11 inputs · 38% weight · -31% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2013-11-08T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-10-19T15:21:43.077Z, confidence 90%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-10-20T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-10-19T15:21:42.069Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-10-13T04:22:13.700Z, confidence 85%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-10-19T15:21:42.068Z, confidence 70%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/kalos-starter-set/honedge-21)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Axy0-21%3AEN%3ANORMAL~NM)