The Axe Jaw Pokemon. Fraxure has Mold Breaker and Rivalry, both useful offensive abilities. A Dragon mid-stage before the devastating Haxorus.
Ability 1RivalryAbility 1Increases damage inflicted to 1.25× against Pokémon of the same gender, but decreases damage to 0.75× against the opposite gender.Ability 2Mold BreakerAbility 2Bypasses targets' abilities if they could hinder or prevent a move.
410HP66Attack117Defense70Speed67Sp.Def50Sp.Atk40
Axew
Fraxure
Haxorus
Weak to
Mixed
Cannon
67Speed · Below Avg

Fraxure Best Moveset

117 Attack at 67 Speed on Dragon. AbilityMold Breaker ignores abilities like Sturdy and Levitate. Held ItemEviolite adds bulk since Haxorus exists. The moveset has serious physical power for a middle-stage. One evolution from 147 Attack and B-Tier dominance.

Evolution family tier history
SABCDEFE+E+E+E+E+Black & White / B2W2VBW/B2W2PEAKX & Y / ORASVIXY/ORASSun & Moon / USUMVIISM/USUMSword & Shield / BDSPVIIISS/BDSPScarlet & Violet / Legends Z-AIXSV/LZACURRENT
Consistently E-Tier across all generations
★Gen V — Black & White / B2W2E+

Fraxure saw minimal competitive use in Gen V (Black & White / B2W2). This was Fraxure's competitive peak. Its most popular set ran Mold Breaker with Eviolite, favoring a Adamant nature.

Hidden Abilities became available

Best Moves

SRCMOVETYPECATPWRPOPROLE
Lv 60
Outrage
Dragon120COMMONSTAB
Lv 32
Dragon Dance
Dragon—COMMONSTAB
Tutor
Superpower
Fighting120COMMONCoverage
Lv 28
Dragon Claw
Dragon80COMMONSTAB
Lv 36
Taunt
Dark—RAREUtility
Tutor
Low Kick
Fighting—RARECoverage

Best Build

Experimental
Physical Setup Sweeper
Ability
Mold Breaker
Item
EvioliteBULK
Best Nature for Fraxure

Fraxure best EVs are Attack and Speed

EVs

Physical Setup Sweeper Moveset

  • OutrageSTAB
  • Dragon DanceSTAB
  • SuperpowerCoverage
  • Dragon ClawSTAB
→Gen VI — X & Y / ORASE+

Fraxure saw minimal competitive use in Gen VI (X & Y / ORAS). Fraxure maintained its position from the previous generation. Its most popular set ran Mold Breaker with Eviolite, favoring a Jolly nature.

Fairy type added to the gameMega Evolution became available
SRCMOVETYPECATPWRPOPROLE
Lv 60
Outrage
Dragon120POPULARSTAB
Lv 32
Dragon Dance
Dragon—POPULARSTAB
Tutor
Superpower
Fighting120POPULARCoverage
Egg
Iron Tail
Steel100COMMONCoverage
Lv 28
Dragon Claw
Dragon80RARESTAB
Experimental
Physical Setup Sweeper
Ability
Mold Breaker
Item
EvioliteBULK
Best Nature for Fraxure
Jolly+SPE
EVs

Physical Setup Sweeper Moveset

  • OutrageSTAB
  • Dragon DanceSTAB
  • SuperpowerCoverage
  • Iron Tail
→Gen VII — Sun & Moon / USUME+

Fraxure saw minimal competitive use in Gen VII (Sun & Moon / USUM). Fraxure maintained its position from the previous generation. Its most popular set ran Mold Breaker with Eviolite, favoring a Adamant nature.

Z-Moves became available
SRCMOVETYPECATPWRPOPROLE
Lv 32
Dragon Dance
Dragon—COMMONSTAB
TM84
Poison Jab
Poison80COMMONCoverage
Lv 60
Outrage
Dragon120COMMONSTAB
Lv 28
Dragon Claw
Dragon80COMMONSTAB
Tutor
Stomping Tantrum
Ground75COMMONCoverage
Tutor
Superpower
Fighting120RARECoverage
Experimental
Physical Setup Sweeper
Ability
Mold Breaker
Item
EvioliteBULK
Best Nature for Fraxure
EVs

Physical Setup Sweeper Moveset

  • Dragon DanceSTAB
  • Poison Jab
  • OutrageSTAB
  • Dragon ClawSTAB
→Gen VIII — Sword & Shield / BDSPE+

Fraxure saw minimal competitive use in Gen VIII (Sword & Shield / BDSP). Fraxure maintained its position from the previous generation. Its most popular set ran Mold Breaker with Eviolite, favoring a Adamant nature.

Gigantamax became availableDynamax became available
SRCMOVETYPECATPWRPOPROLE
Lv 27
Dragon Dance
Dragon—POPULARSTAB
Lv 18
Dragon Claw
Dragon80POPULARSTAB
TR57
Poison Jab
Poison80POPULARCoverage
Lv 24
Crunch
Dark80POPULARCoverage
Experimental
Physical Setup Sweeper
Ability
Mold Breaker
Item
EvioliteBULK
Best Nature for Fraxure
EVs

Physical Setup Sweeper Moveset

  • Dragon DanceSTAB
  • Dragon ClawSTAB
  • Poison Jab
  • CrunchCoverage
→Gen IX — Scarlet & Violet / Legends Z-AE+

Fraxure saw minimal competitive use in Gen IX (Scarlet & Violet / Legends Z-A). Fraxure maintained its position from the previous generation. Its most popular set ran Mold Breaker with Eviolite, favoring a Adamant nature.

Terastallization became available
SRCMOVETYPECATPWRPOPROLE
Lv 27
Dragon Dance
Dragon—COMMONSTAB
TM84
Stomping Tantrum
Ground75COMMONCoverage
TM99
Iron Head
Steel80COMMONCoverage
Lv 46
Outrage
Dragon120COMMONSTAB
Lv 18
Dragon Claw
Dragon80COMMONSTAB
TM171
Tera Blast
Normal80RARECoverage
Egg
Iron Tail
Steel100RARECoverage
Experimental
Physical Setup Sweeper
Ability
Mold Breaker
Item
EvioliteBULK
Best Nature for Fraxure
EVs

Physical Setup Sweeper Moveset

  • Dragon DanceSTAB
  • Stomping Tantrum
  • Iron Head
  • OutrageSTAB

Fraxure Weakness

Fraxure's Dragon typing leaves it vulnerable to Ice, Dragon, and Fairy. The Dragon typing picks up 4 resistances to work with.

Fraxure Weakness and Resistance Chart
DamageTypes
2x (Weak)Ice, Dragon, Fairy
0.5x (Resist)Fire, Water, Electric, Grass

What is Fraxure Weak Against

Avg
3Weak
4Resist
0Immune
Score-2
4xCritical
None
¼xResist
None
0xImmune
None

What is Fraxure Strong Against

1Strong
1Resisted
1Immune
Score-1
2xStrong
½xResisted
0xImmune

Best Pokemon Against Fraxure

Dragapult can KO Fraxure with Draco Meteor (224-264%). Mimikyu deals 75-89% with Play Rough.

Dragapult
Dragapult
DragonGhost
S
Baxcalibur
Baxcalibur
DragonIce
B
Mimikyu
Mimikyu
GhostFairy
B

Evolution

Fraxure sits between Axew and Haxorus in this three-stage line. Not the final form yet. For breeding, takes forever to hatch with plenty of partners via two egg groups. So far, Attack got the biggest boost (+30 from Axew). The final form adds another 130 stats on top. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

3 Forms
Axew
#610Axew
38
Level 38
Fraxure
#611Fraxure
48
Level 48
Haxorus
#612Haxorus
Stat Comparison 3 Stages
Axew
Dragon
Fraxure
Dragon
Haxorus
Dragon
HP
46
66+20
76+10
ATK
87
117+30
147+30
DEF
60
70+10
90+20
SP.ATK
30
40+10
60+20
SP.DEF
40
50+10
70+20
SPE
57
67+10
97+30
BST
320E-Tier
410E-Tier+90
540B-Tier+130
ROLE
Balanced
Cannon
Wallbreaker
TYPE
Physical
Physical
Physical

Breeding

Easy

Breed with Fraxure to get Axew eggs easily using 72 partners from the Dragon and Monster egg groups.

Egg Groups
DragonMonster
Gender
♂50.0%♀50.0%
Hatch Time
40 cycles·10,280 steps
Slow~10 min with Flame Body
Breed With (best first)
gyaradoscharizardkingdrasceptileflygonmiloticnoivernvenusaurblastoisenidokingmeganiumferaligatr

Shiny Fraxure

The green shifts toward olive, which is at least more visible than Axew's change. Still not the kind of shiny anyone gets excited about finding.

Normal vs Shiny
Normal FraxureNormal
Shiny Fraxure Shiny
Color ShiftGreentoBlue
Shiny TierC Tier Shiny

Shiny Fraxure Evolution

3 Forms
Showing shiny artworkView Full Evolution Chart

Shiny Fraxure Odds & Hunting Methods

8 of 8 Verified
GameBest MethodOddsDifficulty
More dots = harder hunt1/200 Green = best verified rate
How do we research these odds?

We check every game where a shiny is possible, then rank each one by the best method available in that game, so the row at the top is the fastest route overall.

Odds marked verified are cross-checked against multiple independent sources before we publish them. Where a rate is not yet confirmed we mark the row pending rather than guess a number.

Read our full methodology

How to Get Fraxure

All 8 games

Moderate rates across 7 locations for Fraxure in late-game routes. Scroll the sorted list below and pick whichever spot sits closest to your current route. The rate differences between locations are worth comparing.

Where To Catch Fraxure in SV

The path to Fraxure starts with Axew at Lv. 16-80 via walking encounters. 3 catchable stages total, with locations listed for each one below.

  1. Axew
    Step 1Catch Axew
    North Province (Area One) - Mountain
    Lv.16-50Overworld
    Rate 30%
    South Province (Area Five) - Mountain
    Lv.16-42Overworld
    Rate 30%
    North Province (Area One) - River
    Lv.16-50Overworld
    Rate 10%
    South Province (Area Five) - River
    Lv.16-42Overworld
    Rate 10%
    Glaseado Mountain
    Lv.34-42Overworld
    Canyon Biome
    Lv.50-80Overworld
    Polar Biome
    Lv.50-80Overworld
  2. Fraxure
    Step 2Fraxure ✓
    Glaseado Mountain
    Lv.38-42Overworld
    North Province (Area One) - Mountain
    Lv.38-50Overworld
    Rate 6%
    South Province (Area Five) - Mountain
    Lv.38-50Overworld
    Rate 6%
    North Province (Area One) - River
    Lv.38-50Overworld
    Rate 2%
    South Province (Area Five) - River
    Lv.38-50Overworld
    Rate 2%
    Canyon Biome
    Lv.50-80Overworld
    Polar Biome
    Lv.50-80Overworld
    or evolve from Axew (Step 1)
  3. Haxorus
    Step 3Catch or Evolve into Haxorus
    Canyon Biome
    Lv.50-80Overworld
    or evolve from Fraxure (Step 2)

Not landing the catch? Calculate Fraxure catch rates for Scarlet & Violet by ball, status, and HP.

Base Stats

Nothing fancy in Fraxure's spread. It leans physical with Attack out front. And you'll get 2 Attack EVs per KO for it. Follows a slow 1.25M XP grind.

Base Stats
Above
HP66
C
Attack117
B
Defense70
C
Sp. Atk40
D
Sp. Def50
D
Speed67
C
Total410
Details
Catch Rate
Challenging60 / 255
Growth Rate
Slow1.25M XP
Height1.0 m
Weight36.0 kg
Base XP144
Abilities
Rivalry
Increases damage inflicted to 1.25× against Pokémon of the same gender, but decreases damage to 0.75× against the opposite gender.
Mold Breaker
Bypasses targets' abilities if they could hinder or prevent a move.
UnnerveHidden Ability
Prevents opposing Pokémon from eating held Berries.
EV Yield
HPAtk+2DefSpASpDSpe
Attack training target
Pokedex Entry

Fraxure uses its thick tusks to neatly cut prey into two portions—one to eat now and one to save for later.

Pokemon Violet

Fraxure Guide

  • For a casual playthrough, Fraxure works as a placeholder. Dragon coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Haxorus. That's where the stats start mattering.

  • Unnerve is the hidden ability. Prevents opposing Pokémon from eating held Berries. Not always the best choice. Compare it to Fraxure's regular abilities before committing.

  • Use Fraxure as a cannon. Splits damage between physical and special. Not the fastest, Outrage is the primary attack.

  • Run Adamant on Fraxure. +Attack is what matters, and the -Sp. Atk cut doesn't hurt this set. Fits the cannon role.

  • Build your team around Overqwil, Inteleon, and Hitmonlee. These have the highest co-usage rates with Fraxure in competitive formats. They cover each other's weaknesses.

Game Availability

Since Black & White, Fraxure has been obtainable in 8 games. A Generation 5 debut means a shorter history, but Fraxure has appeared steadily across every generation since.

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