Axew in Pokémon GO: Best Moveset, Counters and Max CP

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Chandelure

Fraxure

Axew Pokédex

#610

Normal

Shiny

782

977

Type

Dragon

Weather boost

Attack

154

Top 62%

Defense

101

Top 78.9%

Stamina

130

Top 83.3%

Total

385

Attacker Rank

F Tier

F Tier

GO Battle LeaguePvP Rankings

Great LeagueGreat

10/15/14 · L50 · CP 1496

F Tier

#654

Ultra LeagueUltra

15/15/15 · L50 · CP 1547

Master LeagueMaster

15/15/15 · L50 · CP 1547

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How Axew stacks up as a raid attacker per type, alongside its best raid moveset for each role.

Attacker rank	DPS	Tier	Rank	Best raid moveset	DPS · TDO
Dragon	5.71 DPS Top 93.2%	F	#219	Scratch Dragon Claw	5.71 TDO 32
Overall
Overall	6.10 DPS Top 74.4%	F	#1217	Scratch Dragon Claw	6.10 TDO 42

Attacker rank

DPS

Tier

Rank

Best raid moveset

DPS · TDO

Dragon

5.71 DPS

Top 93.2%

#219

Scratch

Dragon Claw

5.71

TDO 32

Overall

6.10 DPS

Top 74.4%

#1217

Scratch

Dragon Claw

6.10

TDO 42

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Every fast and charged move combo Axew can learn, ranked by simulated raid DPS.

Fast Move

Charged Move

1
Scratch
Dragon Claw
6.35
33.7
2363.3s
4.32
2
Iron Tail
Dragon Claw
6.00
31.8
2500.1s
4.08
3
Scratch
Aqua Tail
5.99
31.8
2502.5s
4.08
4
Scratch
Dragon Pulse
5.91
31.3
2538.7s
4.02
5
Iron Tail
Aqua Tail
5.88
31.2
2552.6s
4.00
6
Iron Tail
Dragon Pulse
5.69
30.2
2634.3s
3.88

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These are the top ten counters to defeat Axew in a raid.

Pokémon

Fast Move

Charged Move

1
Eternatus
Dragon Tail
Dynamax Cannon
90.80
8858.3
0.1
6.6s
90.80
2
Mega Rayquaza
Dragon Tail
Breaking Swipe
88.92
8072.4
0.1
6.7s
88.92
3
Mega Dragonite
Dragon Tail
Outrage+
86.95
8792.8
0.1
6.9s
86.95
4
Kyurem Black
Dragon Tail
Freeze Shock
86.39
6650.0
0.1
6.9s
86.39
5
Shadow Haxorus
Dragon Tail
Breaking Swipe
81.50
4190.7
0.1
7.4s
81.50
6
Mega Garchomp
Dragon Tail
Breaking Swipe
80.42
7297.1
0.1
7.5s
80.42
7
Shadow Palkia
Dragon Tail
Draco Meteor
78.73
6288.5
0.1
7.6s
78.73
8
Shadow Salamence
Dragon Tail
Draco Meteor
78.36
4609.4
0.1
7.7s
78.36
9
Kyurem White
Ice Fang
Ice Burn
77.15
5928.7
0.1
7.8s
77.15
10
Shadow Garchomp
Dragon Tail
Breaking Swipe
75.78
5029.6
0.1
7.9s
75.78

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Recommended movesets, best IV spreads, and PvP traits for Axew in each Pokémon GO Battle League.

Best moveset

Scratch

Multipurpose

Aqua Tail

Spam/Bait

Dragon Claw

General

Rank 1 IVs

1496

10/15/14

IV (A/D/S) · Lv. 50

137.81

Attack

97.47

Defense

121

Stat Product · 1,625,384

Attack

Defense

Best Buddy (Level 51): 8/15/15 at CP 1492

Top IV spreads

IV (A/D/S)	Level	CP	% of Rank 1
10/15/14	50	1496	100.00%
11/15/13	50	1500	99.78%
11/14/14	50	1499	99.74%
11/15/15	49	1493	99.42%
10/15/15	49.5	1492	99.41%
9/15/15	50	1492	99.39%
9/15/14	50	1487	99.39%
12/15/14	49	1496	99.19%
11/15/14	49.5	1496	99.19%
10/15/13	50	1491	99.17%
12/14/15	49	1495	99.16%
11/14/15	49.5	1495	99.15%
10/14/15	50	1495	99.14%
10/14/14	50	1490	99.14%
13/15/13	49	1500	98.96%
14/15/13	48.5	1500	98.96%
12/15/13	49.5	1500	98.96%
11/15/12	50	1495	98.95%
13/14/14	49	1499	98.93%
12/14/14	49.5	1499	98.93%
11/14/13	50	1494	98.92%
13/13/15	49	1498	98.89%
12/13/15	49.5	1498	98.88%
11/13/15	50	1497	98.88%
11/13/14	50	1492	98.88%
8/15/15	50	1483	98.78%
8/15/14	50	1478	98.78%
13/15/11	49.5	1499	98.72%
12/15/11	50	1499	98.71%
12/14/12	50	1497	98.69%
12/13/13	50	1496	98.65%
13/12/15	49.5	1500	98.61%
14/12/15	49	1500	98.61%
12/12/15	50	1500	98.60%
12/12/14	50	1495	98.60%
12/15/15	48.5	1493	98.60%
13/15/15	48	1493	98.60%
14/15/15	47.5	1493	98.59%
9/15/13	50	1482	98.57%
9/14/15	50	1486	98.53%
9/14/14	50	1481	98.53%
13/13/12	50	1500	98.42%
13/12/13	50	1498	98.38%
13/15/14	48.5	1496	98.37%
14/15/14	48	1496	98.36%
15/15/14	47.5	1496	98.35%
10/15/12	50	1486	98.35%
13/14/15	48.5	1495	98.34%
14/14/15	48	1495	98.33%
15/14/15	47.5	1495	98.33%

Top 50 Great League spreads for wild-caught IVs, powered up to Level 50. Select a spread to preview its stats.

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Traits (4)

Every fast and charged attack Axew can learn in Pokémon GO, including legacy and elite TM moves.

Fast Attacks

Iron Tail
14
6
1.0s
14
Scratch
6
4
0.5s
12

Charged Attacks

Aqua Tail
50
-33
2.0s
25
Dragon Claw
45
-33
1.5s
30
Dragon Pulse
90
-50
3.5s
25.71

This Pokémon's evolution path, plus the requirements to trigger each stage.

Pokémon	Requires	Evolution
Axew	25 Candy	Fraxure
Fraxure	100 Candy	Haxorus

Ranges from 0.294 m to 1.05 m tall, averaging 0.6 m.

Size	Lower bound	Upper bound
XXS	0.294 m 1'00"	0.3 m 1'00"
XS	0.3 m 1'00"	0.45 m 1'06"
M	0.45 m 1'06"	0.75 m 2'06"
XL	0.75 m 2'06"	0.9 m 2'11"
XXL	0.9 m 2'11"	1.05 m 3'05"

Size

Lower bound

Upper bound

XXS

0.294 m

1'00"

0.3 m

1'00"

0.3 m

1'00"

0.45 m

1'06"

0.45 m

1'06"

0.75 m

2'06"

0.75 m

2'06"

0.9 m

2'11"

XXL

0.9 m

2'11"

1.05 m

3'05"

How this Pokémon moves and dodges on the catch screen.

Movement

Jump

Movement timer

10s

Jump time

0.8s

Attack probability

10%

Attack timer

29s

Dodge probability

15%

Dodge duration

Dodge distance

Min action frequency

0.2s

Max action frequency

1.6s

This chart shows the maximum Combat Power for Axew at each level, with perfect 15/15/15 Individual Values (IVs). See hundo odds by encounter type.

Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP
1	19 CP	27	1056 CP
2	60 CP	28	1095 CP
3	102 CP	29	1134 CP
4	143 CP	30	1173 CP
5	184 CP	31	1193 CP
6	225 CP	32	1212 CP
7	267 CP	33	1232 CP
8	308 CP	34	1251 CP
9	349 CP	35	1271 CP
10	391 CP	36	1290 CP
11	430 CP	37	1310 CP
12	469 CP	38	1329 CP
13	508 CP	39	1349 CP
14	547 CP	40	1368 CP
15	586 CP	41	1386 CP
16	625 CP	42	1403 CP
17	664 CP	43	1421 CP
18	704 CP	44	1439 CP
19	743 CP	45	1456 CP
20	782 CP	46	1474 CP
21	821 CP	47	1492 CP
22	860 CP	48	1511 CP
23	899 CP	49	1529 CP
24	938 CP	50	1547 CP
25	977 CP	51	1566 CP
26	1016 CP

Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP
1	19 CP	18	704 CP	35	1271 CP
2	60 CP	19	743 CP	36	1290 CP
3	102 CP	20	782 CP	37	1310 CP
4	143 CP	21	821 CP	38	1329 CP
5	184 CP	22	860 CP	39	1349 CP
6	225 CP	23	899 CP	40	1368 CP
7	267 CP	24	938 CP	41	1386 CP
8	308 CP	25	977 CP	42	1403 CP
9	349 CP	26	1016 CP	43	1421 CP
10	391 CP	27	1056 CP	44	1439 CP
11	430 CP	28	1095 CP	45	1456 CP
12	469 CP	29	1134 CP	46	1474 CP
13	508 CP	30	1173 CP	47	1492 CP
14	547 CP	31	1193 CP	48	1511 CP
15	586 CP	32	1212 CP	49	1529 CP
16	625 CP	33	1232 CP	50	1547 CP
17	664 CP	34	1251 CP	51	1566 CP

Total Stardust, Candy, and Candy XL to power Axew up to each level from level 1.


50.0	520,000	304	296
40.0	270,000	304	-
35.0	182,000	186	-
30.0	120,000	122	-
25.0	76,000	84	-
20.0	45,000	56	-
15.0	23,600	36	-
10.0	10,000	18	-
5.0	2,400	8	-

All of the Pokémon related to Axew including its evolutions, shadow versions, regional forms, and Dynamax and Gigantamax forms.

Axew

#610

Shadow Axew

#610

Fraxure

#611

Shadow Fraxure

#611

Haxorus

#612

Shadow Haxorus

#612

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These Mega and Primal Pokémon provide a 1.3× damage boost to Dragon-type attacks when active in raids. Catching Axew with one of these active will increase your XP and candy rewards.