What is a good competitive moveset for Axew? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Black/White Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the Black/White generation metagame.
Axew is a phenomenal Dragon-typed Pokemon. Axew is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Axew can be quite a contender in the LC tier (Little Cup). Axew's only type-related weaknesses are Dragon and Ice.
Axew is popular Physical Sweeper. This moveset attempts to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. White Herb will reset Axew's negative stat changes once (specifically for when it uses Superpower). Focus Sash helps protect Axew from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Life Orb boosts the power of Axew's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Mold Breaker, Axew's moves and their effects ignore the abilities of other pokemon.
♦ Outrage is a physical STAB-boosted 120-base power Dragon-type move (lasts 2-3 turns. confuses your Axew afterwards). ♦ Dragon Claw is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Dragon-type move that deals a hefty amount of damage. ♦ Superpower is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Axew's attack and defense by 1 stage). ♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness). ♦ Frustration is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at minimum happiness). ♦ Aqua Tail is a physical 90-base power Water-type move that deals a great amount of damage.
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Axew? These builds have been optimized for Black/White Double Battles. They have movesets and EVs specifically calibrated to generally work best versus multiple Pokemon at once as well as helping to support other team members and allys in the Black/White generation metagame.
Axew is a spectacular Physical Sweeper. It was designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. White Herb will reset Axew's negative stat changes once (specifically for when it uses Superpower). Focus Sash helps protect Axew from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Life Orb boosts the power of Axew's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Mold Breaker, Axew's moves and their effects ignore the abilities of other pokemon.
♦ Outrage is a physical STAB-boosted 120-base power Dragon-type move (lasts 2-3 turns. confuses your Axew afterwards). ♦ Dragon Claw is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Dragon-type move that deals a great amount of damage. ♦ Superpower is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Axew's attack and defense by 1 stage). ♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness). ♦ Frustration is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at minimum happiness). ♦ Aqua Tail is a physical 90-base power Water-type move that deals a considerable amount of damage.
No additional EV spread were found for this set at this time.Array
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Axew learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation. Sort and organize the learnset by move type, category, accuracy, and power. Bolded moves will gain the same-type attack bonus (STAB) if this Pokemon uses them.
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Note: The damage listed here under Versus is not actually calculated using the in-game damage formula. It is simply calculated using typing weaknesses and resistances from the selected type-matchup modifier along with STAB (if applied) to help sort through and give a general idea as to how powerful certain moves might be towards that selected typing after modifiers are applied. Several moves listed here may have additional effects that might alter actual damage output which are not factored on this specific list. Use damage calculators to find actual damage amounts.
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Axew can perform in Black/White. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
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