Competitive Information for Haxorus [Sword/Shield]
Dragon
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Haxorus? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Sword/Shield 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 Sword/Shield generation metagame.
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Haxorus is an extraordinary Dragon-typed Pokemon. Haxorus is a almost common Pokemon to see in Generation 8. Haxorus is weak to Dragon, Fairy, and Ice-typed attacks.
Item: Life Orb / Lum Berry
Ability: Mold Breaker
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Close Combat
- Earthquake / Stomping Tantrum
- Dragon Claw / Breaking Swipe
- Dragon Dance
Physical Sweeper Haxorus (Popular/Trending)
Haxorus is an astounding Physical Sweeper for single battles. It's meant to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Haxorus's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Mold Breaker, Haxorus's moves and their effects ignore the abilities of other pokemon. With a Lum Berry equipped to it, Haxorus cures itself if it has a non-volatile status or is confused then the Lum Berry gets consumed.
◆ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
◆ Stomping Tantrum is a physical 75-base power Ground-type move (power doubles if your Haxorus's last move failed).
◆ Dragon Claw is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Dragon-type move that deals a good amount of damage.
◆ Breaking Swipe is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Dragon-type move (100% chance to lower the foes attack by 1 stage).
◆ Dragon Dance is a status move (raises your Haxorus's attack and speed by 1 stage).
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Item: Focus Sash / Choice Band
Ability: Mold Breaker
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 92 Hp / 252 Atk / 164 Spe
Moveset:
- Outrage / Dragon Claw
- Close Combat
- Earthquake
- Slash
Physical Sweeper Haxorus (Mold Breaker)
Haxorus is a stupendous Physical Sweeper for single battles. It was designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Focus Sash helps protect Haxorus from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Choice Band will increase the damage of Haxorus's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. With Mold Breaker, Haxorus's moves and their effects ignore the abilities of other pokemon.
◆ Dragon Claw is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Dragon-type move that deals a large amount of damage.
◆ Close Combat is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Haxorus's defense and special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
◆ Slash is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (high critical hit ratio).
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Item: Life Orb
Ability: Mold Breaker
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
EVs: 36 Hp / 252 Atk / 220 Spe
Moveset:
- Dragon Dance / Swords Dance
- Brick Break / Taunt
- Outrage
- Earthquake
Haxorus Physical Sweeper (Jolly Good Dancing Hax)
Haxorus is an extraordinary Physical Sweeper for single battles. It's goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Haxorus's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Mold Breaker, Haxorus's moves and their effects ignore the abilities of other pokemon.
◆ Swords Dance is a status move (raises your Haxorus's attack by 2 stages).
◆ Brick Break is a physical 75-base power Fighting-type move (destroys screens, unless the target is immune).
◆ Taunt is a status move (target can't use status moves its next 3 turns).
◆ Outrage is a physical STAB-boosted 120-base power Dragon-type move (lasts 2-3 turns. Confuses your Haxorus afterwards).
◆ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
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Item: Leftovers
Ability: Mold Breaker
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 230 Hp / 230 Atk / 50 Spe
Moveset:
- Dragon Tail / Brick Break
- Aqua Tail
- Earthquake
- Roar
Haxorus Physical Tank (Hear Me Rawr)
Haxorus is an astounding Physical Tank for single battles. It is designed to take a good amount of physical hits while dealing some decent damage. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Haxorus last longer regaining it's HP every turn. With Mold Breaker, Haxorus's moves and their effects ignore the abilities of other pokemon.
◆ Brick Break is a physical 75-base power Fighting-type move (destroys screens, unless the target is immune).
◆ Aqua Tail is a physical 90-base power Water-type move that deals a nice amount of damage.
◆ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
◆ Roar is a status move (forces the target to switch to a random ally).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Haxorus? These builds have been optimized for Sword/Shield 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 Sword/Shield generation metagame.
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Item: Focus Sash / Choice Band
Ability: Mold Breaker
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 92 Hp / 252 Atk / 164 Spe
Moveset:
- Breaking Swipe / Outrage
- Earthquake
- Rock Slide
- Close Combat
Doubles Physical Sweeper Haxorus (Mold Breaker)
Haxorus is a spectacular Physical Sweeper for double battles. It's goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Focus Sash helps protect Haxorus from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Choice Band will increase the damage of Haxorus's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. With Mold Breaker, Haxorus'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 Haxorus afterwards).
◆ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
◆ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to make the foes flinch).
◆ Close Combat is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Haxorus's defense and special defense by 1 stage).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Haxorus 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.
Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Haxorus can perform in Sword/Shield. 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.
Competitive SS Move and Ability Combos for Haxorus
- Moves: Endure + Reversal
- Moves: Endure + Endeavor
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Substitute + Reversal
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Assurance + Item: Rocky Helmet
- Move: Fling + Item: King's Rock
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Move: Endeavor + Item: Focus Sash
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect, First Impression
- Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic
Moves that boost Haxorus's stats
- Dragon Dance
- Harden
- Hone Claws
- Scale Shot
- Swords Dance
Most notable and possible best moves for Haxorus
- Breaking Swipe
- Close Combat
- Dragon Claw
- Dragon Dance
- Earthquake
- First Impression
- Guillotine
- Poison Jab
- Protect
- Rest
- Rock Slide
- Snarl
- Stomping Tantrum
- Taunt
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Haxorus in Sword and Shield
- Jolly Nature ( 4/252/0/0/0/252 )
- Adamant Nature ( 0/252/0/0/4/252 )
- Optimize Haxorus's EV spread for Pokemon Sword and Shield
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