Haxorus Pokemon Go – Counters, How To Beat, Moves and More
Haxorus is in an unusual situation. This Pokemon has a fantastic attack but a subpar attacking moveset in one of the most competitive types in the game. This would put it in the category of “budget attacker,” but it’s also extremely rare right now, so it’s not in that category. It has a few great defensive features, and at the very least, looks fantastic!
Haxorus
- Type – Dragon
- Weakness – Fairy, Dragon, Ice

Haxorus Counters
- Kyurem
- Darnanitan (Zen)
- Palkia
- Rayquaza
- Salamence
Best Moves
- Dragon Tail (16.4 DPS) and Dragon Claw (35.3 DPS)
- Boosted by Windy Weather
How To Beat
- Haxorus is strong against Electric, Fire, Grass, and Water-type moves. Avoid Pokemons like Dratini, Dragonair, Kingdra, Bagon, Sheldon, Latias, Axew, Druddigon. Haxorus has 87% effective damage against them!
How To Get
- Axew can be caught and evolved into Haxorus instead. The Route 6 area is a popular spawn location for Axew, with a 5% chance of spawning during any weather condition.
- Axew –> Fraxure (25 Axew candies) Fraxure –> Haxorus (100 Axew candies)
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Marcus Kade
Marcus Kade is Managing Editor at Spiel Times, covering breaking gaming news with a focus on the industry's business side. When not writing, he's probably losing a co-op game to his partner.
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