How to evolve Frigibax into Arctibax and Baxcalibur in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet

How to evolve Frigibax into Arctibax and Baxcalibur in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet
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Are you wondering how to evolve Frigibax in Arctibax and Baxcalibur in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet? This new Pokemon is a powerful dragon and ice-type that makes for a great addition to your team.

There are many factors that contribute to its rise in popularity. Baxcalibur’s cool design, the fact that it’s a pseudo legendary, much like Dragonite, and how it’s an absolute powerhouse in battle, being able to wield dragon, ice, dark, and normal attacks with ease.

Before being able to have a Baxcalibur on your party, however, you first need to catch the adorable Frigibax, evolve it into Artibax, and then finally evolve it into Baxcalibur.

Where to find Frigibax in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet – Frigibax locations

As with the first evolution of every pseudo-legendary Pokemon, Frigibax is a relatively rare encounter. Fortunately, we do have some information on where it’s most likely to be found.

Frigibax is known to make dark and cold places its home. This means that it’s more likely to be found in caves or in areas with deep snow. Which area in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet meets all these requirements?

You guessed it, Glaseado Mountains. Located near the city of Montenevera, this ice-type and dragon-type Pokemon is most commonly found around the Glaseado Mountains area of the Paldea region, though even then the chances of it spawning are quite low. It is best to check caves and snowy areas.

It may take a while before you can add this Pokemon to your Scarlet and Violet pokedex. You can occasionally get lucky and have mass outbreaks to make things easier. Another difficult-to-obtain Pokemon is Ditto.

How to evolve Frigibax into Arctibax and Baxcalibur in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet

Now that you’ve gotten yourself a Frigibax, the first step to getting a Baxcalibur is getting yourself an Arctibax. Fortunately, evolving a Frigibax is faulty simple, and straightforward. All you have to do is get it to level 35. This is a relief thanks to other new Pokemon like Gimmighoul that can be annoying to evolve.

As soon as your Frigibax hits level 35, it’ll evolve into Arctibax. There are no item or other requirements, and the average level of a wild Frigibax is already in the mid 20s, which means you’ll most likely have to level it up less than 10 times.

A screenshot of a Pokemon game displaying Frigibax, along with an explanation on how to evolve it.
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Getting your newly evolved Arctibax to evolve into Baxcalibur, however, is a completely different story. While Arctibax’s evolution doesn’t have any special requirements either, you have to get it to a whopping level 54.

This means that you have to battle wild or enemy Pokemon using Arctibax until it levels up almost 20 times. Fortunately, EXP candies and Rare Candy can be used to significantly reduce the time needed to grind all that experience. 

If you don’t have enough EXP candies, you can earn more by participating in Tera Raid battles, with the harder raids giving better EXP candies.

Stat comparison of Frigibax, Arctibax, and Baxcalibur

StatsFrigibaxActibaxBaxcalibur
HP6590115
Attack7595145
Special Attack354575
Defense456692
Special Defense456586
Speed556287
Sub-total320423600

Although getting a Frigibax to evolve into a Baxcalibur requires a lot of time and dedication, the fact of the matter is that it’s completely worth it! Baxcalibur is one of the best additions to the Pokemon franchise in a while, and we fully expect it to be a favorite, even in future games. Make sure to grab this new Pokemon.

Now that you know how to evolve Frigibax in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet, you might also want to know how to evolve Tinkatink into Tinkatuff and Tinkaton. You might also be interested in evolving Bramblin into Brambleghast.

How to evolve Frigibax FAQ

Where can I find Frigibax in Pokemon Scarlet And Violet?

Located near the city of Montenevera, Frigibax is most commonly found around the Glaseado Mountains area.

How can I evolve my Frigibax into an Articbax and Baxcalibur?

As soon as your Frigibax hits level 35, it’ll evolve into Arctibax. Baxcalibur, however, requires you to get your Frigibax to a whopping level 54.