Pokemon Scarlet And Violet: Baxcalibur Guide

One of the most powerful and popular new Pokemon which was launched in Scarlet and Violet is Baxcalibur. If you are a fan and would like to know more about Balxcalibur, then, you came to the right place.In this article, we shall provide you useful information about the mentioned Pokemon, Baxcalibur.

Baxcalibur is a pseudo-legendary Pokemon which has been launched in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet. It is popular with its base stat total of 600 which makes it a practical move set and is considered as one of the most competitive Pokemon.

Baxcalibur is a Dragon/Ice type of Pokemon which makes it a dual type of Pokemon. This means, it comes with great utility and at the same time it has the ability to counter different types of Pokemon.

Key Takeaways

• Dual Dragon/Ice-type Pokemon
• Has a base stat of 600
• Could be obtained by evolving Frigibax to level 54
• Strong against water, electric and grass type Pokemon
• Weak to Fairy and steel type moves
• Best natures are Jolly and Adamant natures and best Tera types are Fire, Dragon and Ice.

Basic Info of Baxcalibur

• Generation: IX
• Type: Dragon/Ice
• Gender Ratio: 50% male, 50% female
• Catch rate: 10 (3.9%)

In Generation IX, 109 new Pokemon were introduce and Baxcalibur is one of them. Baxcalibur is a dragon/ice type of Pokemon which would make it similar to bipedal theropod-like monster. What is great about Baxcalibur is that it is very competitive and it is a pseudo legendary as well.

As this Pokemon is competitive, it is not wise to use it as a defense but rather with its incredible HP and attack, it would be better to use it in the offense. In fact, it comes with a stunning ode concept of traditional Kaiju genres.

Base Stats

• HP: 115
• Defense: 92
• Attack:145
• Special Attack: 75
• Speed: 87
• Base Stat Total: 600

As you could see, the base stats of Baxcalibur is very impressive. It comes with high base HP and Attack and not only that, it also comes with high defense power. Though this Pokemon might seem perfect in all aspects, it also lacks in some areas like Special Attack and Special Defense. Hence, it not good to use it for attacking with special moves. Furthermore, keep in mind as well that the base speed is not that great as well.

Baxcalibur Pokemon Scarlet and Violet Evolution

Baxcalibur has been evolved from Arctibax wherein the full evolution to Baxcalibur would occur at level 54. Keep in mind that if you try to evolve Baxcalibur at another level, it would do so once you gain another level.

Type of Effectiveness

• Resists: Electric, Water, Grass
• Takes typical damage (1x): bug, ground, ghost, normal, fire, ice, flying, psychic, poison and dark
• Weak to: Rock, dragon, fighting, fairy and steel

With Baxcalibur being a dragon/ice type Pokemon, it would be perfect to use to counter against water, electric and grass type of moves. It could also easily put down Volt Tackle and Water Spout.

Keep in mind, that though Baxcalibur is a very strong Pokemon, it would definitely have a hard time going against Fairy and Steel type of Pokemon. This means, it is not wise to put this Pokemon against Clefairy and Tinkaton.

Abilities and Hidden Abilities

• Thermal Exchange which is the signature move of Baxcalibur. Its attack stats increase by one level when attacked by fire type like Blaziken and Cinderance. It is also immune to burns.
• Ice Body which allows Baxcalibur to regenerate 1/16th of its maximum HP after snowing and hailing. Furthermore, it could learn moves like Snowscape as well.

Breeding

Baxcalibur has the ability to breed with some of the other Pokemon. Hence, if you use this Pokemon and have the right breeding strategy, then, you would definitely have a very powerful Baxcalibur.

Egg Group

Baxcalibur falls under two egg groups which are Dragon and Mineral. This means, you could breed it with other Dragon Pokemon such as Salamence and Charizard or you could breed it with Mineral group like Froslass and Duraludon.

Hatch Time

For you to be able to hatch Baxcalibur Egg, you would need to take it around 10,280 to 10,536 steps.

Egg Moves

For a Pokemon to learn egg moves, one of its parents must know the move itself. Hence, it could not be learned via TM, HMs or leveling up. Here are the Egg Moves which Baxcalibur has:

Aqua Tail

• Type: water
• Category: physical
• Accuracy: 90%
• Power: 90
• PP:10
• STAB: no

Dragon Rush

• Type: dragon
• Category: physical
• Power: 100
• PP:10
• Accuracy: 75%
• STAB: yes

Freeze-Dry

• Type: ice
• Category: Special
• Power: 70
• Accuracy: 100%
• PP: 20
• STAB: yes

Icicle Spear

• Type: ice
• Category: physical
• Power: 25
• Accuracy: 100%
• PP: 30
• STAB: yes

Baxcalibur Pokemon Scarlet and Violet Pokedex Entries

• Pokemon Scarlet – could blast cryogenic air out of its mouth which could freeze anything even liquid hot lava.
• Pokemon Violet – launches into battle through flipping upside down and spewing frigid air from its mouth.

How to Acquire Baxcalibur in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet

For you to be able to get Baxcalibur in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet, you would need to evolve Frigibax. However, and unfortunately, Baxcalibur cannot be found in the wild. This means, you would have to level up your Frigibax to Arctibax until it evolves to Baxcalibur.

Baxcalibur Best Nature

The best nature of Baxcalibur for competitive battling is Adamant Nature which would boost Attack and would lower special attack. It is an offensive type of nature and it would complement the bast attack of Baxcalibur. You could also try Jolly Nature which lowers special attack stats just like Adamant Nature. The only difference is it would boost your speed. If you do not have the mentioned natures, you could also try Nature Mints.

Best Tera Types for Baxcalibur

The best Tera Types for you to use on Baxcalibur are the following:

Fire Tera Type

It is recommended for you to use Fire Tera Type especially if you wish to expand your coverage and in dealing with more Pokemon types. In fact, it would give your Fire type moves STAB.

Ice or Dragon Tera Type

If you wish to have more STAB damage, we recommend for you to go with either Ice or Dragon Tera type. It would definitely provide you more power especially to your offensive moves. Keep in mind that the ice or dragon tera type cannot be usef for expanding your coverage.

Counter Tera Types

If you wish for defense, then, we suggest Terastalize. It allows you to Terastalize into Steel type for you to get rid of the weakness. It could also be good for countering poison, flying, water, electric and fighting.

Recommended Movesets and Builds

Build 1

• Level: 100
• Gender: Any
• Ability: Thermal Exchange
• Item: Heavy- Duty boots
• Nature: Jolly +speed – special attack
• Tera Type: Dragon

Moves

• Dragon Dance
• Glaive Rush
• Icicle Crash
• Earthquake
• Tera Blast (situational)

EVs and IVs

Stat	Base	EV	IV	Final Value
HP	115	Any	31	371
Attack	145	252	31	389
Defense	92	Any	31	220
Special Attack	75	Any	31	167
Special Defense	86	4	31	209
Speed	87	252	31	300

Strategy

Since Baxcalibur is an offensive type of Pokemon, which makes this build perfect. It could boost speed stat. The attack and speed stats are maxed out EVs and every stat has max IVs as well. This means you will have the fastest and the best offensive version of Baxcalibur. Furthermore, this version would help you counter Choice Scarf Gholdengo.

The mentioned build utilizes Baxcalibur as a Dragon Tera Type which moves like Dragon Dance in terms of STABs. Also, what is great about this build is that it could resist fire and it could not be burned. This means you do not have to worry in case Bacalibur has to go against Will o’ Wisp or Flamethrower.

The item that is recommended for this mentioned build is the heavy-duty boots as it allows you to counter Stealth Rock, Spikes, Stick Web and Toxic Spikes. As for its move set, this build comes with Dragon Dance which is a powerful move which increases speed and attack stats of Baxcalibur. Another very impressive move that this build has is its Glaive Rush which is considered as a damaging move. However, it has a downside as the next move towards you will never miss and you will get double damage.

For you to be able to counter steel, you could change Tera Type to Fire. However, keep in mind that when you do this, you wouldn’t have enough moves left that would STAB well with. Do not worry as you could also replace any move with Tera Blast which would change its type to Fire type and would deal with physical and special damage.

Build 2

• Level: 100
• Gender: Any
• Item: Never-Melt Ice
• Ability: Thermal Exchange Tera
• Type: Ice

Moves

• Icicle Crash
• Swords Dance
• Ice Shard
• Earthquake

Stat	Base	EV	IV	Final Value
HP	115	Any	31	371
Attack	145	252	31	389
Defense	92	4	31	221
Special Attack	75	Any	31	167
Special Defense	86	Any	31	208
Speed	87	252	31	300

Strategy

This build is another perfect option for the offensive side. It has maxed out EVs for Attack and Speed while its IVs are maxed for all stats. You could use Tera Type Ice which it STABs well with Ice Shard and Icicle Crash. Furthermore, it is highly recommended for you to use the item, Never-Melt Ice. Through this item will boost the power of Ice Type attacks. Also, when you pair this with STAB from Tera type you would have a high damaging Ice-type moves.

This build is perfect to counter Breloom’s Mach Punch and could go against Dragapult. Keep in mind that it is best to hit before doing other moves.

Build 3

• Level: 100
• Gender: Any
• Ability: Thermal Exchange
• Item: Loaded Dice
• Nature: Jolly (+Speed, -Special Attack)
• Tera Type: Ice

Moves

• Earthquake
• Icicle Spear
• Glaive Rush
• Dragon Dance

Stat	Base	EV	IV	Final Value
HP	115	4	31	372
Attack	145	252	31	389
Defense	92	Any	31	220
Special Attack	75	Any	31	167
Special Defense	86	Any	31	208
Speed	87	252	31	300

Strategy

This build is like the previous builds except for the Loaded Dice which is a new item in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet. This item allows you to be able to hit multiple times. In fact, if you pair it with Icicle Spear, you would be able to give more damage. If you use it with Tera Type Ice, you would be able to get 2x STAB bonus which would a deadly damage output. Keep in mind that the Loaded Dice is a one-time held item.

Best Baxcalibur Pokemon Team

• Wash Rotom- First line of defense
• Baxcalibur – Main offense
• Hippowdon – Tank

Baxcalibur as mentioned in this article comes with impressive attack and HP stats which makes it perfect to be used as a main attacker. This means you would not get much using it as a defense. Instead we recommend Wash Rotom and Hippowdow as your defense.

Wash Rotom is an electric/water type of Pokemon. It has high base defense, special attack and special defense which makes it perfect to be used as defense. In fact, it could counter against rock type Pokemon.

Pairing Wash Rotom with Hippowdon would definitely provide you a great defense as both Pokemon have high base attack and base defense.

Best Counter Pokemon for Baxcalibur

• Magnezone – this Pokemon could withstand Baxcalibur’s STAB combos which means it could take down Baxcalibur with Flash Cannon and Steel typing.
• Tinkaton – this is a good counter against Baxcalibur due to it being a Fairy/Steel type. It could defeat Baxcalibur with its Gigaton or Play Rough.
• Azumarill – It could give huge damage to Baxcalibur through its Play Rough moves.

Conclusion

We hope that through this article you were able to find useful information about Baxcalibur in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet.