At 410 BST, Fraxure is firmly in pre-evolution territory. Evolve it into Haxorus before bringing it to any serious fight.

What is Fraxure weak to?

In Sun & Moon, watch for Cloyster (Ice), Salamence (Dragon), and Gardevoir (Fairy) when using Fraxure. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB.

How do you evolve Fraxure?

In Sun & Moon, Axew evolves into Fraxure at level 38. Fraxure evolves into Haxorus at level 48. Fraxure is a middle-stage evolution in the Axew line.

What is the best ability for Fraxure?

Fraxure gets Mold Breaker, Rivalry, and Unnerve. But Mold Breaker is the one that matters. It's the centerpiece of every viable set. Build around that.

What role does Fraxure play in battle?

Fraxure is a physical attacker with base 117 Attack. Speed tells the real story. At base 67 Speed, it won't be moving first often. Fits the cannon role.

Fraxure - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Physical

Cannon

DTier

67Speed · Below Avg

Stats & Training

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

Attack117

Defense70

Sp. Atk40

Sp. Def50

Speed67

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.

UnnerveHA

Prevents opposing Pokémon from eating held Berries.

EV Yield

HPAtk+2DefSpASpDSpe

Attack training target

Pokedex Entries

No Sun Moon entries available

Because its tusks don’t grow back once they break, this Pokémon apparently won’t use them unless truly necessary.

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
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Ice, Dragon, Fairy
0.5x (Resist)	Fire, Water, Electric, Grass

Type ChartAvg

3Weak

4Resist

0Immune

Score-2

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Ice Dragon Fairy

½xResist

Fire Water Electric Grass

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

None

STAB (1)

Dragon

How to Beat Fraxure in Sun & Moon (Best Counters)

Tapu Lele PsychicFairy	A
Obtain MethodRuins Of Life Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves MoonblastLv. 58 Draining KissLv. 1 Damage vs Fraxure Moonblast 2x 165-194%KO Draining Kiss 2x 88-104%KO View Tapu Lele builds →
Mimikyu GhostFairy	A
Available Move Moves Play RoughLv. 46 Damage vs Fraxure Play Rough 2x 90-106%KO View Mimikyu builds →
Whimsicott GrassFairy	B
Available Move Moves MoonblastLv. 50 Damage vs Fraxure Moonblast 2x 106-126%KO View Whimsicott builds →
Carbink RockFairy	C
Available Move Moves MoonblastLv. 50 Damage vs Fraxure Moonblast 2x 77-91% View Carbink builds →
Comfey Fairy	C
Available Moves Moves Play RoughLv. 49 Draining KissLv. 7 Damage vs Fraxure Play Rough 2x 60-70% Draining Kiss 2x 61-72% View Comfey builds →

Sun & Moon 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

#610Axew

Level 38

#611Fraxure

Level 48

#612Haxorus

Stat Comparison 3 Stages

Axew

Dragon

Fraxure

Dragon

Haxorus

Dragon

66+20

76+10

ATK

117+30

147+30

DEF

70+10

90+20

SP.ATK

40+10

60+20

SP.DEF

50+10

70+20

SPE

67+10

97+30

BST

320C-Tier

410C-Tier+90

540B-Tier+130

ROLE

Balanced

Cannon

Wallbreaker

TYPE

Physical

Breeding

Easy

Breed with Fraxure to get Axew eggs easily using 57 partners from the Dragon and Monster egg groups. Notable egg moves include Counter, Dragon Pulse, Endeavor and 7 more.

Egg Groups

DragonMonster

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

40 cycles·10,280 steps

Slow~10 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

10moves

Breed With (best first)

Sun & Moon Fraxure Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 7.

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Moves

STAB runs through Draco Meteor and Outrage for the basics, but Fraxure's real strength is the 11-type coverage spread. Dark and Normal hit common defensive types, and the movepool keeps going.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Assurance

C6010010Dark

Lv 1

Dragon Rage

——10010Dragon

Lv 1

Leer

——10030Normal

Lv 1

Scratch

—4010035Normal

Lv 4

Leer

——10030Normal

Lv 7

Assurance

C6010010Dark

Lv 10

Dragon Rage

——10010Dragon

Lv 13

Dual Chop

—409015Dragon

Lv 16

Scary Face

——10010Normal

Lv 20

Slash

C7010020Normal

Lv 24

False Swipe

—4010040Normal

Lv 28

Dragon Claw

B8010015Dragon

Lv 32

Dragon Dance

C——20Dragon

Lv 36

Taunt

C—10020Dark

Lv 42

Dragon Pulse

D8510010Dragon

Lv 48

Swords Dance

C——20Normal

Lv 54

Guillotine

——305Normal

Lv 60

Outrage

B12010010Dragon

Lv 66

Giga Impact

B150905Normal

TM Moves

TM40

Aerial Ace

C60—20Flying

TM45

Attract

C—10015Normal

TM100

Confide

D——20Normal

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM02

Dragon Claw

B8010015Dragon

TM82

Dragon Tail-6

C609010Dragon

TM42

Facade

C7010020Normal

TM54

False Swipe

—4010040Normal

TM56

Fling

D—10010Dark

TM21

Frustration

D—10020Normal

TM68

Giga Impact

B150905Normal

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM66

Payback

—5010010Dark

TM84

Poison Jab

C8010020Poison

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM05

Roar-6

C——20Normal

TM39

Rock Tomb

C609515Rock

TM48

Round

D6010015Normal

TM65

Shadow Claw

C7010015Ghost

TM88

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM87

Swagger

D—8515Normal

TM75

Swords Dance

C——20Normal

TM12

Taunt

C—10020Dark

TM06

Toxic

C—9010Poison

TM81

X-Scissor

C8010015Bug

Egg Moves

Egg

Counter-5

D—10020Fighting

Egg

Dragon Pulse

D8510010Dragon

Egg

Endeavor

D—1005Normal

Egg

Endure+4

C——10Normal

Egg

Focus Energy

D——30Normal

Egg

Harden

D——30Normal

Egg

Iron Tail

C1007515Steel

Egg

Night Slash

C7010015Dark

Egg

Razor Wind

—8010010Normal

Egg

Reversal

D—10015Fighting

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Draco Meteor

C130905Dragon

Transfer Moves

Gen

Gen 6

Cut

—509530Normal

Gen 6

Dig

C8010010Ground

Gen 6

Hone Claws

C——15Dark

Gen 6

Incinerate

—6010015Fire

Gen 6

Rock Smash

D4010015Fighting

Gen 6

Secret Power

—7010020Normal

Gen 6

Strength

—8010015Normal

How to Get Fraxure in Sun & Moon

You're catching Axew first, not Fraxure. Axew appears at moderate rates in the encounters below. The step cards map the full 2-stage line with evolution methods between each stage.

How to Obtain Fraxure in Sun & Moon

Step 1Catch Axew
Mount Hokulani
SunGrass Lv.28 Route
Mid
Island Scan (Saturday)
Mount Hokulani
MoonGrass Lv.28 Route
Mid
Island Scan (Saturday)
Train until Level 38
Step 2Fraxure ✓

Fraxure Guide

At 410 BST, Fraxure is firmly in pre-evolution territory. Evolve it into Haxorus before bringing it to any serious fight.
In Sun & Moon, watch for Cloyster (Ice), Salamence (Dragon), and Gardevoir (Fairy) when using Fraxure. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB.
In Sun & Moon, Axew evolves into Fraxure at level 38. Fraxure evolves into Haxorus at level 48. Fraxure is a middle-stage evolution in the Axew line.
Fraxure gets Mold Breaker, Rivalry, and Unnerve. But Mold Breaker is the one that matters. It's the centerpiece of every viable set. Build around that.
Fraxure is a physical attacker with base 117 Attack. Speed tells the real story. At base 67 Speed, it won't be moving first often. Fits the cannon role.

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.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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Tapu Koko ElectricFairy	A
Recommended Build AbilityElectric Surge ItemChoice Specs NatureTimid Moves ThunderboltSTAB Hidden Power Ice Volt Switch Dazzling Gleam Damage vs Fraxure Thunderbolt 56-66% Volt Switch 44-52% Dazzling Gleam 2x 201-236%KO View Tapu Koko builds →
Mamoswine IceGround	A
Recommended Build AbilityThickfat ItemLife Orb NatureAdamant Moves EarthquakeSTAB Icicle Crash Ice Shard Knock Off Damage vs Fraxure Earthquake 115-136%KO Ice Shard 2x 93-110%KO Knock Off 50-59% View Mamoswine builds →
Hydreigon DarkDragon	A
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemChoice Scarf NatureTimid Moves Draco Meteor DefogUtility Dark Pulse U Turn Damage vs Fraxure Draco Meteor 2x 263-310%KO Dark Pulse 81-96% U Turn 23-27% View Hydreigon builds →