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Azelf, a Psychic type Pokémon, official artwork

#0482

Azelf: Weakness, Best Moveset & Builds

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Azelf is a fast, hard-hitting attacker, led by its Attack (125) and Sp. Atk (125), with a base stat total of 580. Competitively it is banned from NeverUsed for overperforming there.

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What is Azelf weak to?

How much damage Azelf takes from each attacking type.

2×Weak toDarkBugGhost
0.5×ResistsFightingPsychic

With Levitate, Ground attacks do nothing instead of normal damage.

Azelf takes super-effective damage from Dark, Bug, Ghost. It resists Fighting, Psychic. That is by type alone: with Levitate, Ground attacks do nothing instead of normal damage.

Best moveset for Azelf

Azelf has no significant ranked usage this month, so here are its strongest attacking options by type coverage:

  • ExplosionNormal250
  • Future SightPsychic120
  • Fire BlastFire110
  • ThunderElectric110

Best nature for Azelf

Careful or Bold. Azelf's mixed stats mean the best nature depends on the set: boost whichever defense or attacking stat your build leans on.

Abilities

  • LevitateThis Pokemon is immune to Ground; Gravity/Ingrain/Smack Down/Iron Ball nullify it.
Full learnset (78 moves; tap to expand)
MoveTypePowerAcc.Category
ExplosionNormal250100%Physical
Self-DestructNormal200100%Physical
Giga ImpactNormal15090%Physical
Hyper BeamNormal15090%Special
Last ResortNormal140100%Physical
Double-EdgeNormal120100%Physical
Future SightPsychic120100%Special
Fire BlastFire11085%Special
ThunderElectric11070%Special
Iron TailSteel10075%Physical
Energy BallGrass90100%Special
FlamethrowerFire90100%Special
Play RoughFairy9090%Physical
PsychicPsychic90100%Special
ThunderboltElectric90100%Special
UproarNormal90100%Special
Dazzling GleamFairy80100%Special
Expanding ForcePsychic80100%Special
ExtrasensoryPsychic80100%Special
PsyshockPsychic80100%Special
Shadow BallGhost80100%Special
Tera BlastNormal80100%Special
Tri AttackNormal80100%Special
Zen HeadbuttPsychic8090%Physical
Drain PunchFighting75100%Physical
Fire PunchFire75100%Physical
Ice PunchIce75100%Physical
Thunder PunchElectric75100%Physical
FacadeNormal70100%Physical
Mystical PowerPsychic7090%Special
Psycho CutPsychic70100%Physical
U-turnBug70100%Physical
Knock OffDark65100%Physical
PsybeamPsychic65100%Special
AssuranceDark60100%Physical
RoundNormal60100%Special
SwiftNormal60-Special
Water PulseWater60100%Special
AcrobaticsFlying55100%Physical
Charge BeamElectric5090%Special
ConfusionPsychic50100%Special
Draining KissFairy50100%Special
PaybackDark50100%Physical
SnoreNormal50100%Special
Mud-SlapGround20100%Special
Stored PowerPsychic20100%Special
EndeavorNormal?100%Physical
FlingDark?100%Physical
Grass KnotGrass?100%Special
Ally SwitchPsychic--Status
Baton PassNormal--Status
Calm MindPsychic--Status
DetectFighting--Status
EncoreNormal-100%Status
EndureNormal--Status
Helping HandNormal--Status
ImprisonPsychic--Status
Light ScreenPsychic--Status
Magic RoomPsychic--Status
MetronomeNormal--Status
Nasty PlotDark--Status
ProtectNormal--Status
Psych UpNormal--Status
Rain DanceWater--Status
ReflectPsychic--Status
RestPsychic--Status
SafeguardNormal--Status
SandstormRock--Status
Skill SwapPsychic--Status
Sleep TalkNormal--Status
Stealth RockRock--Status
SubstituteNormal--Status
Sunny DayFire--Status
TauntDark-100%Status
Thunder WaveElectric-90%Status
TrickPsychic-100%Status
Trick RoomPsychic--Status
Wonder RoomPsychic--Status