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Pokemon Ratings

Attacker Tier List See all B+
Great League PVP Rating See all 2 / 5
Ultra League PVP Rating See all 3 / 5
Master League PVP Rating See all 3.5 / 5

Pokemon Stats

Type
210.00 kg Weight
2.10 m Height
Pokemon Max CP
Level 50: 4,013
Level 40: 3,550
Level 25: 2,535 (Raid + Weather)
Level 20: 2,028 (Raid)
Level 15: 1,521 (Research Tasks)
ATK 254
DEF 168
STA 229

Pokemon Family

PVE Movesets Grades

Quick Charge ATK DEF
Ice Fang
Avalanche
A
B
Ice Fang
Blizzard
B
X
Ice Fang
Dragon Claw
X
A
Ice Fang
Outrage
A-
A-
Dragon Breath
Outrage
B
C
Dragon Breath
Dragon Claw
C
B-
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PVE Offensive Moves Explanation

  • Ice Fang and Avalanche makes Baxcalibur a genuinely strong Ice Type attacker, and should even be used over either of its top Dragon options.
  • Dragon Breath and Outrage is the moveset of choice if you want to use Baxcalubur for Dragon damage, but its Ice Type moveset is always going to be superior.
  • Blizzard and Dragon Claw fall behind.

PVE Defensive Moves Explanation

  • Ice Fang is the defensive Fast Move of choice, and it pairs best with Dragon Claw.
  • Outrage is very strong as well, but it's easier to dodge and takes more energy to launch, making it a good but inferior choice.
  • Dragon Breath is substantially weaker on defense
  • Avalanche is a great move, but combining it with Ice Fang makes Baxcalibur that much easier to wall on defense.
  • Blizzard is way too slow.

PVE Overview

Baxcalibur definitely lucked out! While it had almost no shot at being good as a Dragon type due to its competition, it managed to get a great moveset for Ice, which means it's one of the best non-Shadow/Mega Ice Type attackers in the entire game. That said, its Dragon typing is something of a double-edged sword for Baxcalibur; yes, it grants it a plethora of strong resistances that can be extremely helpful against many raids with a double-weakness to Ice, but among those types is Dragon itself, meaning it's going to have lower average performance against monsters like Rayquaza that are preyed on by Baxcalibur and its icy compatriots. For this reason, Baxcalibur is a bit of a trade-off Pokemon that can find genuine utility, but won't always be the optimal choice.

It's also worth mentioning that Baxcalibur may have additional Dragon utility in the power, as in the main series it has a Dragon Type Signature Move by the name of Glaive Rush.

PVP Movesets Grades

Quick Charge ATK
Dragon Breath
Dragon Claw
Avalanche
A

PvP Moveset Explanation

Dragon Breath + Dragon Claw and Avalanche

Dragon Breath + Dragon Claw is a classic spammy combination and serves as the bread and butter of Baxcalibur's damage output. Avalanche is one of the best Charged Attacks in the game thanks to its incredible DPE and moderately low cost; it also benefits from Baxcalibur's secondary STAB and provides coverage against various Fairy-, Flying- and Ground-type Pokemon. Outrage is a good move, but it can't viably replace either Dragon Claw's spamminess or Avalanche's coverage. Blizzard is just too expensive and is practically inferior to Avalanche in every way

Baxcalibur's other fast attack, Ice Fang, can see play in certain limited formats due to it providing consistent Ice-type damage. In the vast majority of cases, though, Dragon Breath's superior energy generation for the same DPT makes Ice Fang an inferior option

PvP Rating Explanation

Great League: 2 / 5

Generally speaking, Arctibax is a superior choice in this league due to it sporting a superior stat product than Baxcalibur while maintaining the same moveset.

Ultra League: 3 / 5

Baxcalibur's matchups vs top threats aren't ideal; its strong moveset is held back by Baxcalibur's overall glassiness, weaknesses, and competition from other Dragon-type threats such as Dragonite, Giratina-A, and Zygarde-C. It also competes with Kyurem, whose access to Glaciate arguably makes it a better overall Pokemon. With that said, Avalanche is still a crazy strong move, and Baxcalibur packs more closing power as a result.

Master League: 3.5 / 5

With the removal of the CP cap, Baxcalibur can shine brightest in this league. Although the numerous Dragon-type competitors in the Master League don't make it easy for Baxcalibur, its access to the powerful Avalanche can work wonders in a metagame filled with Ice weak Pokemon. Unfortunately for Baxcalibur, Kyurem remains a competitor in this league, and Baxcalibur doesn't have the greatest future once Kyurem's stronger formes are released. Issues vs Steel- and Fairy-type Pokemon further plague Baxcalibur's potential.

What Baxcalibur does have over Kyurem (other than Avalanche's more potent closing power), is that it is not a Legendary Pokemon and therefore can be used in the Master League Premier Cup. Its issues vs Steel- and Fairy-type Pokemon remain, and although Xerneas, Zacian, and Solgaleo are no longer present, it'll instead run into Metagross, Florges, and Primarina.

Fast Moves

6
Dragon Breath
More Info

Dragon

1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.51x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS EPU DPS DPS w/STAB True DPS
0.50
0.20
8.00
12.00
15.00
12
Ice Fang
More Info

Ice

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS EPU DPS DPS w/STAB True DPS
1.50
0.60
13.33
8.00
10.00

Charge Moves

90
Avalanche
More Info

Ice

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
2.70
0.40
0.00
 1.80
33.33
41.67
 60.00
130
Blizzard
More Info

Ice

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
3.10
1.40
0.00
 1.30
41.94
52.42
 54.52
50
Dragon Claw
More Info

Dragon

1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.51x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
1.70
0.20
0.00
 1.52
29.41
36.76
 44.56
110
Outrage
More Info

Dragon

1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.51x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
3.90
1.20
0.00
 2.20
28.21
35.26
 62.05

Secondary Charge Move Unlock Cost

Candy 75
Stardust 75,000

Pokemon Type Chart

Vulnerable

160% damage
160% damage
160% damage
160% damage
160% damage

Resistant

62.5% damage
62.5% damage
62.5% damage

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