Haxorus best moveset in Pokémon GO

Haxorus's best moveset in Pokémon GO is Dragon Tail and Breaking Swipe, with 18.29 damage per second, and it can deal 470.1 damage before Haxorus faints. This is true when battling in neutral weather. You need an Elite Charge TM to get Breaking Swipe.

Best moves for Haxorus are:

Dragon Tail

Breaking Swipe *

DPS18.29

TDO470.08

Score41.2

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All Haxorus movesets ranked

Here is a complete list of Haxorus movesets in Pokémon GO, ranked by their DPS and TDO. You can change the weather and the opposing Pokémon.

Weather

Extreme↓

Opponent

#	Fast Attack	Charged Attack	DPS	TDO	Score 🔽
1.	Dragon Tail	Breaking Swipe *	18.29	470.1	41.2
2.	Dragon Tail	Dragon Claw	17.78	456.8	40.0
3.	Counter	Breaking Swipe *	17.03	437.5	38.3
4.	Dragon Tail	Surf	16.92	434.8	38.1
5.	Counter	Dragon Claw	16.76	430.6	37.7
6.	Dragon Tail	Earthquake	16.46	423.0	37.1
7.	Counter	Surf	15.69	403.1	35.3
8.	Counter	Earthquake	15.18	390.1	34.2
9.	Dragon Tail	Night Slash	14.67	376.8	33.0
10.	Counter	Night Slash	13.64	350.5	30.7

Haxorus fast moves guide

Moves

Counter128

Type effectiveness chart

• 160.0%
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• 62.5%
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• 39.1%
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Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	12
Energy	8
Weather boost	Cloudy
Duration	0.9s
Damage window	0.7s - 0.9s

Trainer Battles

Damage	8
Energy	7

Effects

Counter has no special effects.

See Counter details page ↗

Dragon Tail159

Type effectiveness chart

• 160.0%
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• 62.5%
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• 39.1%
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Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	15
Energy	9
Weather boost	Windy
Duration	1.1s
Damage window	0.8s - 1.1s

Trainer Battles

Damage	13
Energy	9

Effects

Dragon Tail has no special effects.

See Dragon Tail details page ↗

Tabular view

Fast Move	Raid Battles					Trainer Battles
Name 🔼	PWR	DPS	ENG	EPS	CD	PWR	ENG	DPT	EPT	CD
Counter	12	13.33	8	8.89	0.9s	8	7	4.00	3.50	1s
Dragon Tail	15	13.64	9	8.18	1.1s	13	9	4.33	3.00	2s

Legend - PWR stands for Power, DPS for damage per second, ENG for Energy generated per use, EPS for energy per second, CD for move duration, DPE for damage per energy point used. DPT and EPT stand for Damage and Energy per turn, and are only applicable in PvP.

Haxorus's Fast Moves Type Coverage

Fighting	×1.6	×1.0	×0.6	×0.6	×1.0	×1.6	×0.6	×0.4	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×1.6	×1.0	×1.6	×0.6
Dragon	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×0.4

Haxorus charge moves guide

Haxorus has access to 5 Charge moves (Earthquake, Night Slash, Dragon Claw, Surf, and Breaking Swipe), which cover Ground, Dark, Dragon, and Water-type attacks. When using Dragon Claw and Breaking Swipe you will benefit from STAB (Same-Type-Attack-Bonus), which increases the move damage by ×1.2.

Moves

Earthquake140100

Type effectiveness chart

• 160.0%
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• 62.5%
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• 39.1%
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Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	140
Energy	100
Weather boost	Sunny
Duration	3.6s
Damage window	2.7s - 3.5s

Trainer Battles

Damage	110
Energy	65

Effects

Earthquake has no special effects.

See Earthquake details page ↗

Night Slash5033

Type effectiveness chart

• 160.0%
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• 62.5%
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Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	50
Energy	33
Weather boost	Fog
Duration	2.2s
Damage window	1.3s - 2.0s

Trainer Battles

Damage	50
Energy	35

Effects

Special

Night Slash has a 12.5% chance to:

• Increase User's Attack by 50.0%

See Night Slash details page ↗

Dragon Claw5033

Type effectiveness chart

• 160.0%
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• 62.5%
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• 39.1%
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Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	50
Energy	33
Weather boost	Windy
Duration	1.7s
Damage window	1.1s - 1.3s

Trainer Battles

Damage	50
Energy	35

Effects

Dragon Claw has no special effects.

See Dragon Claw details page ↗

Surf6550

Type effectiveness chart

• 160.0%
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• 62.5%
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Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	65
Energy	50
Weather boost	Rainy
Duration	1.7s
Damage window	1.4s - 1.6s

Trainer Battles

Damage	65
Energy	40

Effects

Surf has no special effects.

See Surf details page ↗

Breaking Swipe *3533

Type effectiveness chart

• 160.0%
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• 62.5%
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• 39.1%
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Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	35
Energy	33
Weather boost	Windy
Duration	0.8s
Damage window	0.3s - 0.7s

Trainer Battles

Damage	50
Energy	35

Effects

Special

Breaking Swipe has a 50.0% chance to:

• Decrease Target's Attack by 20.0%

See Breaking Swipe details page ↗

Tabular view

Charge Move	Raid Battles					Trainer Battles
Name 🔼	PWR	DPS	ENG	DPE	CD	PWR	ENG	DPE
Breaking Swipe * Special Breaking Swipe has a 50.0% chance to: Decrease Target's Attack by 20.0%	35	43.75	33	1.43	0.8s	50	35	1.43
Dragon Claw	50	29.41	33	1.43	1.7s	50	35	1.43
Earthquake	140	38.89	100	1.69	3.6s	110	65	1.69
Night Slash Special Night Slash has a 12.5% chance to: Increase User's Attack by 50.0%	50	22.73	33	1.43	2.2s	50	35	1.43
Surf	65	38.24	50	1.63	1.7s	65	40	1.63

Legend - PWR stands for Power, DPS for damage per second, ENG for Energy used, CD for move duration, DPE for damage per energy point used.

Moves with Special Effects in PvP

Special

Night Slash has a 12.5% chance to:

• Increase User's Attack by 50.0%

Special

Breaking Swipe has a 50.0% chance to:

• Decrease Target's Attack by 20.0%

Haxorus's Charge Moves Type Coverage

Ground	×1.0	×1.0	×0.4	×1.6	×1.0	×1.6	×0.6	×1.0	×1.6	×1.6	×1.0	×0.6	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0
Dark	×1.0	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×0.6
Dragon	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×0.4
Water	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×0.6	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0