What does Axew evolve into?

Axew becomes Fraxure at level 38, then Haxorus at level 48. Straight three-stage line with no branching.

At what level does Axew evolve?

Axew evolves into Fraxure at level 38. Takes some grinding. Plan your team around the mid-game wait.

For Black & White, you can run Axew through the first few routes without issues. 320 BST won't carry you far though. Get it to Fraxure as fast as you can.

Where can you catch Axew?

Axew is catchable in Black & White. Check the Locations section above for specific routes, encounter rates, and methods. It also appears in 7 other games across the series.

Axew - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Physical

Balanced

DTier

57Speed · Slow

Stats & Training

Attack and Defense carry most of Axew's stat budget. Sp. Atk's the obvious dump stat. Moderately hard to find and yields 1 Attack EV. Follows a slow 1.25M XP grind.

Base Stats

Avg

HP46

Attack87

Defense60

Sp. Atk30

Sp. Def40

Speed57

Total320

Details

Catch Rate

Challenging75 / 255

Growth Rate

Slow1.25M XP

Height0.6 m

Weight18.0 kg

Base XP64

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+1DefSpASpDSpe

Attack training source

Pokedex Entries

They use their tusks to crush the berries they eat. Repeated regrowth makes their tusks strong and sharp.

Axew Weakness

Type-wise, Axew takes extra damage from Ice and Dragon. 4 resistances help offset the weaknesses. Just 2 weak spots to worry about, which keeps teambuilding straightforward.

Axew Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Ice, Dragon
0.5x (Resist)	Fire, Water, Electric, Grass

Type ChartAvg

2Weak

4Resist

0Immune

Score0

Gen V Type Chart

Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Ice Dragon

½xResist

Fire Water Electric Grass

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

None

STAB (1)

Dragon

How to Beat Axew in Black & White (Best Counters)

Cryogonal Ice	C
Available Moves Moves BlizzardTM14 Ice BeamLv. 33 Aurora BeamLv. 25 Frost BreathTM79 Damage vs Axew Blizzard 2x 191-225%KO Ice Beam 2x 159-188%KO Aurora Beam 2x 114-134%KO Frost Breath 2x 106-125%KO View Cryogonal builds →
Beartic Ice	C
Available Moves Moves BlizzardTM14 Icicle CrashLv. 37 Frost BreathTM79 Icy WindLv. 13 Damage vs Axew Blizzard 2x 151-178%KO Icicle Crash 2x 148-175%KO Frost Breath 2x 84-100%KO Icy Wind 2x 76-91% View Beartic builds →
Druddigon Dragon	C
Available Move Moves Dragon ClawLv. 27 Damage vs Axew Dragon Claw 2x 129-153%KO View Druddigon builds →
Vanillish Ice	D
Available Moves Moves BlizzardTM14 Ice BeamLv. 36 AvalancheLv. 19 Frost BreathTM79 Damage vs Axew Blizzard 2x 167-197%KO Ice Beam 2x 138-163%KO Avalanche 2x 60-72% Frost Breath 2x 93-109%KO View Vanillish builds →

Black & White Evolution

Three stages ahead. Axew grows into Fraxure, then pushes on to Haxorus. Check the evolution methods below. For breeding, takes forever to hatch with a decent partner pool via two egg groups. Evolving adds up to 220 stat points total. 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 Axew easily with 39 breeding partners from the Dragon and Monster egg groups. Pass egg moves like Counter, Dragon Pulse, Endeavor and 7 more to offspring.

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)

Black & White Axew Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 5.

Try selecting a different game/generation filter, or check back later.

Moves

Hard to wall, honestly. Axew threatens 10 types beyond its own STAB, with Normal and Dark standing out. Pair that with Draco Meteor and Outrage and switchins need to think twice.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Scratch

—4010035Normal

Lv 4

Leer

——10030Normal

Lv 7

Assurance

—5010010Dark

Lv 10

Dragon Rage

——10010Dragon

Lv 13

Dual Chop

D409015Dragon

Lv 16

Scary Face

——10010Normal

Lv 20

Slash

—7010020Normal

Lv 24

False Swipe

—4010040Normal

Lv 28

Dragon Claw

C8010015Dragon

Lv 32

Dragon Dance

C——20Dragon

Lv 36

Taunt

C—10020Dark

Lv 41

Dragon Pulse

D9010010Dragon

Lv 46

Swords Dance

C——30Normal

Lv 51

Guillotine

——305Normal

Lv 56

Outrage

B12010010Dragon

Lv 61

Giga Impact

C150905Normal

TM Moves

TM40

Aerial Ace

D60—20Flying

TM45

Attract

C—10015Normal

HM01

Cut

—509530Normal

TM28

Dig

C8010010Ground

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM02

Dragon Claw

C8010015Dragon

TM42

Facade

C7010020Normal

TM54

False Swipe

—4010040Normal

TM56

Fling

——10010Dark

TM21

Frustration

——10020Normal

TM68

Giga Impact

C150905Normal

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM01

Hone Claws

D——15Dark

TM59

Incinerate

—3010015Fire

TM66

Payback

D5010010Dark

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—10020Normal

TM94

Rock Smash

D4010015Fighting

TM39

Rock Tomb

—609510Rock

TM48

Round

—6010015Normal

HM04

Strength

C8010015Normal

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM87

Swagger

——9015Normal

TM75

Swords Dance

C——30Normal

TM12

Taunt

C—10020Dark

TM06

Toxic

C—9010Poison

TM81

X-Scissor

C8010015Bug

Egg Moves

Egg

Counter-5

D—10020Fighting

Egg

Dragon Pulse

D9010010Dragon

Egg

Endeavor

D—1005Normal

Egg

Endure+4

D——10Normal

Egg

Focus Energy

———30Normal

Egg

Harden

———30Normal

Egg

Iron Tail

C1007515Steel

Egg

Night Slash

C7010015Dark

Egg

Razor Wind

—8010010Normal

Egg

Reversal

D—10015Fighting

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Draco Meteor

D140905Dragon

Black & White Axew Locations

decent spawn rates for Axew across 6 locations in mid-game routes. Nothing complicated. Check the sorted list below, compare the top few options, and head to whichever is closest.

Best Locations to Catch Axew in Black & White

Before you go hunting for Axew, check which of the 6 spots belong to your version. Black and White each have different walking encounters at Lv. 30-31.

Mistralton Cave - 1F

BlackGrass Lv.30-31 Cave

UncommonMid

Any

Mistralton Cave - 1F

WhiteGrass Lv.30-31 Cave

UncommonMid

Any

Mistralton Cave - 2F

BlackGrass Lv.30-31 Cave

UncommonMid

Any

Mistralton Cave - 2F

WhiteGrass Lv.30-31 Cave

UncommonMid

Any

Mistralton Cave - 3F

WhiteGrass Lv.30-31 Cave

UncommonMid

Any

Mistralton Cave - 3F

BlackGrass Lv.30-31 Cave

UncommonMid

Any

Axew Guide

Axew becomes Fraxure at level 38, then Haxorus at level 48. Straight three-stage line with no branching.
Axew evolves into Fraxure at level 38. Takes some grinding. Plan your team around the mid-game wait.
For Black & White, you can run Axew through the first few routes without issues. 320 BST won't carry you far though. Get it to Fraxure as fast as you can.
Axew is catchable in Black & White. Check the Locations section above for specific routes, encounter rates, and methods. It also appears in 7 other games across the series.

Game Availability

Axew joined the series in Black & White and has been available in 8 titles so far. With 6 generations of appearances, it's established itself despite the later start.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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Vanillite Ice	D
Available Moves Moves Ice BeamLv. 35 AvalancheLv. 19 Icy WindLv. 13 Icicle SpearLv. 1 Damage vs Axew Ice Beam 2x 122-143%KO Avalanche 2x 51-61% Icy Wind 2x 75-89% Icicle Spear 2x 25-31% View Vanillite builds →
Cubchoo Ice	D
Available Moves Moves Icy WindLv. 13 Powder SnowLv. 1 Damage vs Axew Icy Wind 2x 72-85% Powder Snow 2x 51-61% View Cubchoo builds →

Garchomp DragonGround	S
Recommended Build AbilityRough Skin ItemFocus Sash NatureJolly Moves EarthquakeSTAB OutrageSTAB Swords Dance Stealth Rock Damage vs Axew Earthquake 106-125%KO Outrage 2x 255-300%KO View Garchomp builds →
Salamence DragonFlying	B
Recommended Build AbilityMoxie ItemChoice Scarf NatureJolly Moves Earthquake OutrageSTAB Dragon Claw Dragon Dance Damage vs Axew Earthquake 73-86% Outrage 2x 263-309%KO View Salamence builds →
Mamoswine IceGround	B
Recommended Build AbilityThickfat ItemChoice Band NatureAdamant Moves EarthquakeSTAB Ice Shard Icicle Crash Superpower Damage vs Axew Earthquake 175-206%KO Ice Shard 2x 141-166%KO Superpower 139-164%KO View Mamoswine builds →
Kyurem DragonIce	B
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves Earth Power RoostRecovery Ice Beam SubstituteUtility Damage vs Axew Ice Beam 2x 248-292%KO View Kyurem builds →