Competitive Information for Haxorus [X/Y]
Dragon
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Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Haxorus? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in X/Y 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 X/Y generation metagame.
Haxorus is an interesting Dragon-typed Pokemon. It's frequent to find yourself dealing with Haxorus when battling in the 6th generation meta. Haxorus is typically seen in the UU tier (Underused). Haxorus is weak to Dragon, Fairy, and Ice-typed attacks.
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
- Superpower
- Return / Slash
- Earthquake
Physical Sweeper Haxorus (Mold Breaker)
Haxorus is popular Physical Sweeper. 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 great amount of damage.
♦ Superpower is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Haxorus's attack and defense by 1 stage).
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Slash is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
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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 a phenomenal Physical Sweeper. It attempts 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 a sensational Physical Tank. It's meant to take a large amount of physical hits while dealing some decent damage. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Haxorus last longer regaining it's it's vitality 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 substantial 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 X/Y 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 X/Y generation metagame.
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
- Earthquake
- Rock Slide
- Superpower
Doubles Physical Sweeper Haxorus (Mold Breaker)
Haxorus is an astounding Physical Sweeper. This moveset attempts 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 good amount of damage.
♦ 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 flinch the foes).
♦ Superpower is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Haxorus's attack and 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 X/Y. 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 XY 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
- Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic
Moves that boost Haxorus's stats
- Dragon Dance
- Harden
- Hone Claws
- Swords Dance
Most notable and possible best moves for Haxorus
- Earthquake
- Protect
- Rest
- Taunt
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Haxorus in X and Y
- Adamant Nature ( 0/252/0/0/0/252 )
- Modest Nature ( 0/0/0/252/0/252 )
- Optimize Haxorus's EV spread for Pokemon X and Y
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