No.0998

Baxcalibur

Ice Dragon Pokémon

DragonIce
Height: 2.1mWeight: 210kg(Power of Low Kick against it: 120)Egg Groups: Dragon / MineralSmogon Singles: UberSmogon Doubles: DUURegional Dex: Paldea #390

Description

It launches itself into battle by flipping upside down and spewing frigid air from its mouth. It finishes opponents off with its dorsal blade.

Raising data

Catch rate
10 / 255
Base friendship
50
Egg steps
5,248 steps
Gender ratio
♂ 50% / ♀ 50%
Growth rate
Slow (1,250,000)

Base StatsTotal 600

HP115
Atk145
Def92
SpA75
SpD86
Spe87

Actual stats

Max252 EV0 EVMin
HP222222190190
Atk216197165148
Def158144112100
SpA1391279585
SpD15113810695
Spe15213910796

Calculated at 31 IVs. Max = 252 EVs with a boosting nature, 252 EV = neutral nature, 0 EV = neutral nature, Min = 0 EVs with a hindering nature. HP is not affected by nature.

Run a damage calc with Baxcalibur

Abilities

  • Thermal Exchange

    Boosts the Attack stat when the Pokémon is hit by a Fire-type move. The Pokémon also cannot be burned.

  • Ice BodyHidden

    The Pokémon gradually regains HP in snow.

Competitive usage

How often this Pokémon is used in ranked battles, and within that, the share of its moves, items, abilities, Tera types, EV spreads and teammates. Listed per format.

Champions Singles11.3%#13 · 2026-09

Moves

  • Earthquake97.9%
  • Glaive Rush89.9%
  • Ice Shard88.7%
  • Icicle Crash54.4%
  • Swords Dance29.2%
  • Dragon Dance18.4%
  • Icicle Spear15.7%
  • Thunder Fang2.6%
  • Scale Shot0.9%
  • Iron Head0.7%

Items

  • Focus Sash74.7%
  • Choice Scarf9.2%
  • Life Orb7.3%
  • Haban Berry3.7%
  • Lum Berry1.8%
  • Chople Berry0.8%

Abilities

  • Thermal Exchange100%
  • Ice Body0%

EV spreads

  • Adamant HP1 / Atk32 / SpD1 / Spe3231%→ Calc
  • Adamant HP1 / Atk32 / Def1 / Spe3219.2%→ Calc
  • Jolly HP1 / Atk32 / SpD1 / Spe3218.5%→ Calc
  • Jolly HP1 / Atk32 / Def1 / Spe3211.8%→ Calc

Source: Smogon (Champions BSS reg.MC)

Doubles OU1.1%#64 · 2026-09Usage over time

Moves

  • Glaive Rush96.7%
  • Ice Shard95.3%
  • Protect72.8%
  • Swords Dance56.1%
  • Icicle Crash29.8%
  • Tera Blast22.2%
  • High Horsepower15.6%
  • Dragon Dance4.4%
  • Earthquake3.2%
  • Icicle Spear1.8%

Items

  • Clear Amulet67.2%
  • Assault Vest25.7%
  • Sitrus Berry2.4%
  • Life Orb1.9%
  • Loaded Dice1.7%
  • Leftovers0.4%

Abilities

  • Thermal Exchange98.9%
  • Ice Body1.1%

Tera types

  • steel28.7%
  • electric28.6%
  • ghost16.5%
  • fairy10.5%
  • dragon7.3%
  • bug2.7%

EV spreads

  • Adamant HP252 / Atk196 / Def8 / SpD40 / Spe1221.9%→ Calc
  • Adamant HP252 / Atk240 / SpD1619.3%→ Calc
  • Adamant HP56 / Atk252 / Spe20011.7%→ Calc
  • Adamant HP252 / Atk252 / Def48%→ Calc

Source: Smogon (Doubles OU)

Champions Doubles0.6%#86 · 2026-09

Moves

  • Glaive Rush95.8%
  • Protect78.3%
  • Ice Shard76.9%
  • Icicle Crash50.4%
  • High Horsepower40.8%
  • Dragon Dance14%
  • Swords Dance13.1%
  • Icicle Spear4.8%
  • Iron Head4.3%
  • Scale Shot4.3%

Items

  • Life Orb48.2%
  • Choice Scarf17.3%
  • Never-Melt Ice13%
  • Leftovers9.5%
  • Roseli Berry2%
  • White Herb1.8%

Abilities

  • Thermal Exchange93.6%
  • Ice Body6.4%

EV spreads

  • Adamant HP15 / Atk32 / Def8 / Spe118.7%→ Calc
  • Jolly HP2 / Atk32 / Spe328.2%→ Calc
  • Jolly HP1 / Atk32 / SpD1 / Spe328.1%→ Calc
  • Adamant HP2 / Atk32 / Spe327%→ Calc

Source: Smogon (Champions VGC reg.MC)

VGC 20260.1%#100 · 2026-09Usage over time

Moves

  • Protect100%
  • Icicle Spear99.9%
  • Ice Shard99.9%
  • Swords Dance99.8%
  • Glaive Rush0.2%
  • Dragon Dance0.1%
  • Icicle Crash0.1%
  • Scale Shot0%
  • Earthquake0%
  • Iron Head0%

Items

  • Loaded Dice99.9%
  • Never-Melt Ice0.1%
  • Life Orb0%
  • Dragon Fang0%

Abilities

  • Thermal Exchange100%

Tera types

  • poison99.8%
  • dragon0.1%
  • stellar0%
  • steel0%

EV spreads

  • Adamant HP84 / Atk252 / Def20 / SpD100 / Spe5299.8%→ Calc
  • Hardy Atk252 / Spe2520.1%→ Calc
  • Adamant HP252 / Atk252 / Def40.1%→ Calc
  • Jolly HP4 / Atk252 / Spe2520%→ Calc

Source: Smogon (VGC 2024 reg.G)

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Moves whose power depends on weight

Low Kick scales with the target's weight; Heavy Slam scales with the attacker-to-target weight ratio. Opponents listed are taken from the usage data, limited to Pokémon that actually run the move.

Evolution

Type Matchups

Weak to×2 / ×4
FightingRockDragonSteelFairy
Resists×½ / ×¼
WaterElectricGrass
Immune to×0

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Super-effective STAB coverage×2+
GrassGroundFlyingDragon

Moves

Level up

—DragonGlaive RushPhysical 120
Lv1DragonBreaking SwipePhysical 60
Lv1DragonDragon TailPhysical 60
Lv1IceIce ShardPhysical 40
Lv1NormalLeerStatus
Lv1IceSnowscapeStatus
Lv1NormalTacklePhysical 40
Lv6IceIcy WindSpecial 55
Lv12DragonDragon BreathSpecial 60
Lv18NormalFocus EnergyStatus
Lv24DarkBitePhysical 60
Lv29IceIce FangPhysical 65
Lv35DragonDragon ClawPhysical 80
Lv42NormalTake DownPhysical 90
Lv48IceIce BeamSpecial 90
Lv55DarkCrunchPhysical 80
Lv62IceIcicle CrashPhysical 85
TM (36)
Moves carried over from pre-evolutions (3)

FAQ

What kind of Pokémon is Baxcalibur?

Ice Dragon Pokémon It launches itself into battle by flipping upside down and spewing frigid air from its mouth. It finishes opponents off with its dorsal blade.

What type is Baxcalibur?

Baxcalibur is a Dragon / Ice-type Pokémon.

What is Baxcalibur weak to?

It takes heavy damage from Fighting / Rock / Dragon / Steel / Fairy-type moves.

What are Baxcalibur's base stats?

HP115 / Atk145 / Def92 / SpA75 / SpD86 / Spe87 (total 600)

What are Baxcalibur's abilities?

Thermal Exchange, Ice Body