At 410 BST, Fraxure is firmly in pre-evolution territory. Evolve it into Haxorus before bringing it to any serious fight.

What is Fraxure weak to?

In Black & White, watch for Cloyster (Ice) and Salamence (Dragon) when using Fraxure. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Only 2 weaknesses means fewer dedicated counters to worry about.

How do you evolve Fraxure?

In Black & White, Axew evolves into Fraxure at level 38. Fraxure evolves into Haxorus at level 48. Fraxure is a middle-stage evolution in the Axew line.

What is the best ability for Fraxure?

Fraxure gets Mold Breaker, Rivalry, and Unnerve. But Mold Breaker is the one that matters. It's the centerpiece of every viable set. Build around that.

What role does Fraxure play in battle?

Fraxure is a physical attacker with base 117 Attack. Speed tells the real story. At base 67 Speed, it won't be moving first often. Fits the cannon role.

Fraxure - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Physical

Cannon

DTier

67Speed · Below Avg

Stats & Training

Nothing fancy in Fraxure's spread. It leans physical with Attack out front. And you'll get 2 Attack EVs per KO for it. Follows a slow 1.25M XP grind.

Base Stats

Above

HP66

Attack117

Defense70

Sp. Atk40

Sp. Def50

Speed67

Total410

Details

Catch Rate

Challenging60 / 255

Growth Rate

Slow1.25M XP

Height1.0 m

Weight36.0 kg

Base XP144

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+2DefSpASpDSpe

Attack training target

Pokedex Entries

Since a broken tusk will not grow back, they diligently sharpen their tusks on river rocks after they’ve been fighting.

Fraxure Weakness

Fraxure's Dragon typing leaves it vulnerable to Ice and Dragon. The Dragon typing picks up 4 resistances to work with. Fraxure's Dragon typing only leaves 2 gaps to cover.

Fraxure 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 Fraxure in Black & White (Best Counters)

Cryogonal Ice	C
Available Moves Moves BlizzardTM14 Ice BeamLv. 33 Aurora BeamLv. 25 Frost BreathTM79 Damage vs Fraxure Blizzard 2x 145-171%KO Ice Beam 2x 120-141%KO Aurora Beam 2x 87-102%KO Frost Breath 2x 80-95% View Cryogonal builds →
Beartic Ice	C
Available Moves Moves BlizzardTM14 Icicle CrashLv. 37 Frost BreathTM79 Icy WindLv. 13 Damage vs Fraxure Blizzard 2x 114-134%KO Icicle Crash 2x 114-134%KO Frost Breath 2x 64-76% Icy Wind 2x 58-68% View Beartic builds →
Druddigon Dragon	C
Available Moves Moves Dragon ClawLv. 27 Dragon TailTM82 Damage vs Fraxure Dragon Claw 2x 101-120%KO Dragon Tail 2x 76-90% View Druddigon builds →
Vanillish Ice	D
Available Moves Moves BlizzardTM14 Ice BeamLv. 36 AvalancheLv. 19 Frost BreathTM79 Damage vs Fraxure Blizzard 2x 126-149%KO Ice Beam 2x 103-122%KO Avalanche 2x 47-56% Frost Breath 2x 70-83% View Vanillish builds →
Axew Dragon	D
Available Moves Moves Dragon PulseLv. 41 Dragon ClawLv. 28 Dual ChopLv. 13 Damage vs Fraxure Dragon Pulse 2x 51-61% Dragon Claw 2x 78-93% Dual Chop 2x 41-49% View Axew builds →

Black & White Evolution

Fraxure sits between Axew and Haxorus in this three-stage line. Not the final form yet. For breeding, takes forever to hatch with a decent partner pool via two egg groups. So far, Attack got the biggest boost (+30 from Axew). The final form adds another 130 stats on top. 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 with Fraxure to get Axew eggs easily using 39 partners from the Dragon and Monster egg groups. Notable egg moves include Counter, Dragon Pulse, Endeavor and 7 more.

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 Fraxure Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 5.

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Moves

STAB runs through Draco Meteor and Outrage for the basics, but Fraxure's real strength is the 11-type coverage spread. Dark and Normal hit common defensive types, and the movepool keeps going.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Assurance

—5010010Dark

Lv 1

Dragon Rage

——10010Dragon

Lv 1

Leer

——10030Normal

Lv 1

Scratch

—4010035Normal

Lv 4

Leer

——10030Normal

Lv 7

Assurance

—5010010Dark

Lv 10

Dragon Rage

——10010Dragon

Lv 13

Dual Chop

C409015Dragon

Lv 16

Scary Face

——10010Normal

Lv 20

Slash

—7010020Normal

Lv 24

False Swipe

—4010040Normal

Lv 28

Dragon Claw

B8010015Dragon

Lv 32

Dragon Dance

C——20Dragon

Lv 36

Taunt

C—10020Dark

Lv 42

Dragon Pulse

D9010010Dragon

Lv 48

Swords Dance

C——30Normal

Lv 54

Guillotine

——305Normal

Lv 60

Outrage

B12010010Dragon

Lv 66

Giga Impact

B150905Normal

TM Moves

TM40

Aerial Ace

C60—20Flying

TM45

Attract

C—10015Normal

HM01

Cut

—509530Normal

TM28

Dig

C8010010Ground

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM02

Dragon Claw

B8010015Dragon

TM82

Dragon Tail-6

C609010Dragon

TM42

Facade

C7010020Normal

TM54

False Swipe

—4010040Normal

TM56

Fling

——10010Dark

TM21

Frustration

——10020Normal

TM68

Giga Impact

B150905Normal

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

TM65

Shadow Claw

C7010015Ghost

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

C140905Dragon

How to Get Fraxure in Black & White

decent spawn rates for Fraxure across 2 locations in late-game routes. Nothing complicated. Check the sorted list below, compare the top few options, and head to whichever is closest.

Where To Catch Fraxure in Black & White

The path to Fraxure starts with Axew at Lv. 30-40 via walking encounters. 2 catchable stages total, with locations listed for each one below.

Step 1Catch Axew
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
Train until Level 38
Step 2Fraxure ✓
Victory Road - Outside
WhiteGrass Lv.40 Cave
UncommonLate
Any
Victory Road - Outside
BlackGrass Lv.40 Cave
UncommonLate
Any
or evolve from Axew (Step 1)

Fraxure Guide

At 410 BST, Fraxure is firmly in pre-evolution territory. Evolve it into Haxorus before bringing it to any serious fight.
In Black & White, watch for Cloyster (Ice) and Salamence (Dragon) when using Fraxure. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Only 2 weaknesses means fewer dedicated counters to worry about.
In Black & White, Axew evolves into Fraxure at level 38. Fraxure evolves into Haxorus at level 48. Fraxure is a middle-stage evolution in the Axew line.
Fraxure gets Mold Breaker, Rivalry, and Unnerve. But Mold Breaker is the one that matters. It's the centerpiece of every viable set. Build around that.
Fraxure is a physical attacker with base 117 Attack. Speed tells the real story. At base 67 Speed, it won't be moving first often. Fits the cannon role.

Game Availability

Since Black & White, Fraxure has been obtainable in 8 games. A Generation 5 debut means a shorter history, but Fraxure has appeared steadily across every generation since.

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 Fraxure Ice Beam 2x 92-109%KO Avalanche 2x 42-50% Icy Wind 2x 57-68% Icicle Spear 2x 20-24% View Vanillite builds →
Cubchoo Ice	D
Available Moves Moves Icy WindLv. 13 Powder SnowLv. 1 Damage vs Fraxure Icy Wind 2x 55-65% Powder Snow 2x 39-47% View Cubchoo builds →

Dragonite DragonFlying	A
Recommended Build AbilityMultiscale ItemLum Berry NatureAdamant Moves Dragon Dance Extreme Speed OutrageSTAB Fire Punch Damage vs Fraxure Extreme Speed 48-57% Outrage 2x 216-255%KO View Dragonite builds →
Mamoswine IceGround	B
Recommended Build AbilityThickfat ItemChoice Band NatureAdamant Moves EarthquakeSTAB Ice Shard Icicle Crash Superpower Damage vs Fraxure Earthquake 133-156%KO Ice Shard 2x 106-125%KO Superpower 106-125%KO View Mamoswine builds →