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 Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, 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 Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon. 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

No Ultrasun Ultramoon entries available

This Pokémon lives in nests that are made in the ground. People in ancient times used its tusks as cooking knives.

Axew Weakness

Type-wise, Axew takes extra damage from Ice, Dragon, and Fairy. 4 resistances help offset the weaknesses. Standard number of weaknesses for the Dragon typing.

Axew 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 Axew in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon (Best Counters)

Tapu Lele PsychicFairy	A
Obtain MethodRuins Of Life Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves MoonblastLv. 58 Draining KissLv. 1 Damage vs Axew Moonblast 2x 223-263%KO Draining Kiss 2x 120-141%KO View Tapu Lele builds →
Primarina WaterFairy	A
Available Moves Moves MoonblastLv. 44 Ice BeamTM13 Icy WindLv. 16 Disarming VoiceLv. 9 Damage vs Axew Moonblast 2x 217-255%KO Ice Beam 2x 137-162%KO Icy Wind 2x 84-99% Disarming Voice 2x 93-109%KO View Primarina builds →
Gardevoir PsychicFairy	B
Available Moves Moves MoonblastLv. 1 Draining KissLv. 23 Disarming VoiceLv. 11 Damage vs Axew Moonblast 2x 217-255%KO Draining Kiss 2x 116-136%KO Disarming Voice 2x 93-109%KO View Gardevoir builds →
Florges Fairy	C
Available Moves Moves MoonblastLv. 1 Disarming VoiceLv. 1 Damage vs Axew Moonblast 2x 196-231%KO Disarming Voice 2x 84-99% View Florges builds →
Carbink RockFairy	C
Available Move Moves MoonblastLv. 50 Damage vs Axew Moonblast 2x 105-124%KO View Carbink builds →

Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon 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 plenty of partners 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 57 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)

Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Axew Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 7.

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Moves

Hard to wall, honestly. Axew threatens 12 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

D6010010Dark

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

C8010015Dragon

Lv 32

Dragon Dance

C——20Dragon

Lv 36

Taunt

C—10020Dark

Lv 41

Dragon Pulse

D8510010Dragon

Lv 46

Swords Dance

C——20Normal

Lv 50

Guillotine

——305Normal

Lv 56

Outrage

B12010010Dragon

Lv 61

Giga Impact

C150905Normal

TM Moves

TM40

Aerial Ace

D60—20Flying

TM45

Attract

C—10015Normal

TM100

Confide

D——20Normal

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM02

Dragon Claw

C8010015Dragon

TM42

Facade

C7010020Normal

TM54

False Swipe

—4010040Normal

TM56

Fling

D—10010Dark

TM21

Frustration

D—10020Normal

TM68

Giga Impact

C150905Normal

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

D609515Rock

TM48

Round

D6010015Normal

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

Aqua Tail

C909010Water

Tutor

Draco Meteor

D130905Dragon

Tutor

Dragon Pulse

D8510010Dragon

Tutor

Dual Chop

—409015Dragon

Tutor

Endeavor

D—1005Normal

Tutor

Iron Tail

C1007515Steel

Tutor

Outrage

B12010010Dragon

Tutor

Shock Wave

—60—20Electric

Tutor

Snore

—5010015Normal

Tutor

Superpower

C1201005Fighting

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

Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Axew Locations

moderate rates for Axew across 2 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 Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon

Mount Hokulani

Ultra SunGrass Lv.30 Route

Mid

Island Scan (Saturday)

Mount Hokulani

Ultra MoonGrass Lv.30 Route

Mid

Island Scan (Saturday)

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 Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, 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 Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon. 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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