Haxorus have long had a reputation for being far more powerful, or perhaps far more lucky, than the official understanding of their abilites could explain. Where good and bad luck balanced out for most species of pokemon, opposing trainers always claimed that battles against Haxorus went a little more in their foe's favor. Haxorus' attacks scored far too many critical hits, and they were clear sighted in battle even when confused, while opposing pokemon found their techniques missing far more often than expected, and paralysis acting up at precisely the wrong time.

For this reason, losses in battle due to unfortunate happenstance and devastating combinations of bad luck, regardless of the opponent, were frequently attributed to "hax". This latter term entered into the computer industry, where "hacking" became first the art of altering a program unfairly in one's favor, and eventually altering it when unauthorized at all. Those who surpassed all safeguards to gain an unexplained, unfair mastery of everything from computer games to global financial systems were likewise referred to as haxors, and many took the label in stride, turning this powerful pokemon into an icon that was claimed to alter reality the way they altered computers.

Perhaps this reputation is excessive – Haxorus' ability has always been a matter more of reputation than science, and only time will tell if statistical analysis can back up the claims of their foes – their trainers, after all, rarely ascribe their own victories to dumb luck. Yet their high attack, middling speed, and deadliness after using swords dance have kept this pokemon at the highest ranks of battle, regardless of whether they are lucky. Even if Haxorus are not truly haxors, there is no doubting that they are elite.