[SET]
name: Dragon Dance
move 1: Dual Chop / Outrage
move 2: Close Combat / Earthquake
move 3: Iron Tail
move 4: Dragon Dance
item: Lum Berry / Life Orb
ability: Mold Breaker
nature: Jolly
evs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Dual Chop allows Haxorus to break Focus Sashes, while also dealing strong damage when Dynamaxed. Outrage is Haxorus's strongest STAB move, dealing significant damage to threats. Close Combat allows Haxorus to hit Steel-types for super-effective damage and provides an Attack boost when Dynamaxed. Earthquake allows Haxorus to hit the Rotom formes for super effective damage thanks to Mold Breaker and can also raise its Special Defense when Dynamaxed. Iron Tail deals super effective damage to Fairy-Types, most notable OHKOing Mimikyu thanks to Mold Breaker, and also provides a Defense boost after Dynamxing. Dragon Dance allows Haxorus to boost its Attack and Speed, allowing it to Dynamax and sweep. Life Orb allows Haxorus to have a higher damage otuput at the cost of some of its HP while a Lum Berry allows Haxorus to be unaffected by a status move. The EV spread allows Haxorus to be as fast as possible, notably outspeeding maximum Speed Mimikyu, while also outputting as much damage as possible.
Haxorus is an excellent Dynamax user, being able to sweep teams after one or two Dragon Dance boosts. Its moveset benefits from Dynamaxing by removing the downsides from its damaging moves, such as Outrage's confusion and Iron Tail's accuracy. With Max Knuckle Haxorus is able to boost its Attack to even higher levels, while Max Steelspike boosts its Defense, making it harder to KO.
Teammates with Volt Switch or U-Turn, can switch Haxorus in safely and allow it to start sweeping. Haxorus appreciates paralysis support from Pokemon such as Grimmsnarl and the Rotom formes. FHaxorus also appreciates Dual Screens support, letting it set up with Dragon Dance while being able to shrug off hits, so Pokemon like Grimmsnarl make good teammates. Bulky Steel-types make great partners for Haxorus, as they deal with Fairy-types that can give it trouble and also help against Dragapult, which can revenge kill a Haxorus without many Speed Boosts. Mimikyu is another great teammate for Haxorus as it can revenge kill Dragapult with ease, while Haxorus can defeat bulky Steel-types that give Mimikyu trouble.
name: Dragon Dance
move 1: Dual Chop / Outrage
move 2: Close Combat / Earthquake
move 3: Iron Tail
move 4: Dragon Dance
item: Lum Berry / Life Orb
ability: Mold Breaker
nature: Jolly
evs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Dual Chop allows Haxorus to break Focus Sashes, while also dealing strong damage when Dynamaxed. Outrage is Haxorus's strongest STAB move, dealing significant damage to threats. Close Combat allows Haxorus to hit Steel-types for super-effective damage and provides an Attack boost when Dynamaxed. Earthquake allows Haxorus to hit the Rotom formes for super effective damage thanks to Mold Breaker and can also raise its Special Defense when Dynamaxed. Iron Tail deals super effective damage to Fairy-Types, most notable OHKOing Mimikyu thanks to Mold Breaker, and also provides a Defense boost after Dynamxing. Dragon Dance allows Haxorus to boost its Attack and Speed, allowing it to Dynamax and sweep. Life Orb allows Haxorus to have a higher damage otuput at the cost of some of its HP while a Lum Berry allows Haxorus to be unaffected by a status move. The EV spread allows Haxorus to be as fast as possible, notably outspeeding maximum Speed Mimikyu, while also outputting as much damage as possible.
Haxorus is an excellent Dynamax user, being able to sweep teams after one or two Dragon Dance boosts. Its moveset benefits from Dynamaxing by removing the downsides from its damaging moves, such as Outrage's confusion and Iron Tail's accuracy. With Max Knuckle Haxorus is able to boost its Attack to even higher levels, while Max Steelspike boosts its Defense, making it harder to KO.
Teammates with Volt Switch or U-Turn, can switch Haxorus in safely and allow it to start sweeping. Haxorus appreciates paralysis support from Pokemon such as Grimmsnarl and the Rotom formes. FHaxorus also appreciates Dual Screens support, letting it set up with Dragon Dance while being able to shrug off hits, so Pokemon like Grimmsnarl make good teammates. Bulky Steel-types make great partners for Haxorus, as they deal with Fairy-types that can give it trouble and also help against Dragapult, which can revenge kill a Haxorus without many Speed Boosts. Mimikyu is another great teammate for Haxorus as it can revenge kill Dragapult with ease, while Haxorus can defeat bulky Steel-types that give Mimikyu trouble.
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