Competitive Information for Azelf [Diamond/Pearl]
Psychic
Abilities:
Note: Pokemon with the Levitate ability are immune to Ground attacks.
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Azelf? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Diamond/Pearl Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the Diamond/Pearl generation metagame.
Azelf is popular Psychic-typed Pokemon. It's a almost common sight to see Azelf out in the 4th generation battlefield. Azelf can usually be found in the OU tier (Overused). Azelf is weak to Bug, Dark, and Ghost-typed attacks.
Item: Colbur Berry / Focus Sash
Ability: Levitate
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Explosion
- U-turn
- Stealth Rock
- Taunt
Physical Sweeper Azelf (Popular/Trending)
Azelf is a legendary Physical Sweeper. The purpose of this moveset is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Focus Sash helps protect Azelf from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. With Levitate, Azelf is immune to ground; gravity/ingrain/smack down/iron ball nullify it.
♦ U-turn is a physical 70-base power Bug-type move (Azelf switches out after damaging the target).
♦ Stealth Rock is a status move (hurts foes on switch-in. factors rock weakness).
♦ Taunt is a status move (for 3-5 turns, the target can't use status moves).
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Item: Focus Sash / Choice Band
Ability: Levitate
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 132 Hp / 252 Atk / 124 Spe
Moveset:
- Zen Headbutt
- Return / Headbutt
- Fire Punch
- Ice Punch
Physical Sweeper Azelf (Levitate)
Azelf is a legendary Physical Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Focus Sash helps protect Azelf from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Choice Band will increase the damage of Azelf's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. With Levitate, Azelf is immune to ground; gravity/ingrain/smack down/iron ball nullify it.
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Headbutt is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Fire Punch is a physical 75-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
♦ Ice Punch is a physical 75-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
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Item: Focus Sash / Choice Specs
Ability: Levitate
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 132 Hp / 252 SpA / 124 Spe
Moveset:
- Psychic / Extrasensory
- Flamethrower
- Thunderbolt
- Shadow Ball
Special Sweeper Azelf (Levitate)
Azelf is a legendary Special Sweeper. It attempts to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Focus Sash helps protect Azelf from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Azelf's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. With Levitate, Azelf is immune to ground; gravity/ingrain/smack down/iron ball nullify it.
♦ Extrasensory is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Flamethrower is a special 95-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
♦ Thunderbolt is a special 95-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Shadow Ball is a special 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
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Item: Focus Sash
Ability: Levitate
Nature: Quiet (+SpA, -Spe)
EVs: 8 Hp / 250 SpA / 250 SpD
Moveset:
- Charge Beam
- Trick Room
- Energy Ball
- Toxic
Azelf Special Tank (Special Lead)
Azelf is a legendary Special Tank. It was designed to take a decent amount of hits from special attacks while dealing some decent damage. Focus Sash helps protect Azelf from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. With Levitate, Azelf is immune to ground; gravity/ingrain/smack down/iron ball nullify it.
♦ Trick Room is a status move (goes last. for 5 turns, turn order is reversed).
♦ Energy Ball is a special 80-base power Grass-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Toxic is a status move (badly poisons the target).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Azelf? These builds have been optimized for Diamond/Pearl Double Battles. They have movesets and EVs specifically calibrated to generally work best versus multiple Pokemon at once as well as helping to support other team members and allys in the Diamond/Pearl generation metagame.
Item: Focus Sash / Choice Band
Ability: Levitate
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 132 Hp / 252 Atk / 124 Spe
Moveset:
- Zen Headbutt
- Return / Headbutt
- Fire Punch
- Ice Punch
Doubles Physical Sweeper Azelf (Levitate)
Azelf is a legendary Physical Sweeper. It's purpose is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Focus Sash helps protect Azelf from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Choice Band will increase the damage of Azelf's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. With Levitate, Azelf is immune to ground; gravity/ingrain/smack down/iron ball nullify it.
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Headbutt is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Fire Punch is a physical 75-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
♦ Ice Punch is a physical 75-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
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Item: Focus Sash / Choice Specs
Ability: Levitate
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 132 Hp / 252 SpA / 124 Spe
Moveset:
- Psychic / Extrasensory
- Flamethrower
- Thunderbolt
- Shadow Ball
Doubles Special Sweeper Azelf (Levitate)
Azelf is a legendary Special Sweeper. It is primarily designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Focus Sash helps protect Azelf from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Azelf's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. With Levitate, Azelf is immune to ground; gravity/ingrain/smack down/iron ball nullify it.
♦ Extrasensory is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Flamethrower is a special 95-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
♦ Thunderbolt is a special 95-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Shadow Ball is a special 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
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Item: Focus Sash / Twisted Spoon
Ability: Levitate
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Zen Headbutt
- Return / Headbutt
- Fire Punch
- Trick Room
Offensive Trick Room Azelf (Levitate)
Azelf is a legendary Offensive Trick Room. Focus Sash helps protect Azelf from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. With Levitate, Azelf is immune to ground; gravity/ingrain/smack down/iron ball nullify it.
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Headbutt is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Fire Punch is a physical 75-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
♦ Trick Room is a status move (goes last. for 5 turns, turn order is reversed).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Azelf learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
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Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Azelf can perform in Diamond/Pearl. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive DP Move and Ability Combos for Azelf
- Moves: Swagger + Psych up
- Moves: Rain dance + Thunder
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Fling + Item: King's Rock
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Detect, Endure, Helping Hand, Magic Coat, Protect
- Moves that inflict status: Thunder Wave, Toxic
Moves that boost Azelf's stats
- Calm Mind
- Charge Beam
- Nasty Plot
Most notable and possible best moves for Azelf
- Explosion
- Fire Blast
- Flamethrower
- Knock Off
- Light Screen
- Protect
- Psychic
- Reflect
- Rest
- Sleep Talk
- Stealth Rock
- Taunt
- Thunder Wave
- Toxic
- Trick
- U-turn
- Zen Headbutt
Common Effort Values for Azelf in Diamond and Pearl
- Adamant Nature ( 0/252/0/0/4/252/ )
- Jolly Nature ( 252/4/0/0/0/252/ )
- Optimize Azelf's EV spread for Pokemon Diamond and Pearl
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