Competitive Information for Azurill [Ruby/Sapphire]
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Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Azurill? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Ruby/Sapphire 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 Ruby/Sapphire generation metagame.
Azurill is a pretty decent Normal-typed Pokemon. Azurill is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Azurill can be quite a contender in the LC tier (Little Cup). Azurill's only type-related weakness is Fighting.
Item: Silk Scarf
Ability: Huge Power
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Frustration
- Rollout
- Mud-Slap
- Defense Curl
Physical Sweeper Azurill (Huge Power)
Azurill is an extraordinary Physical Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Don't forget back before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. With Huge Power, Azurill's attack is doubled.
♦ Frustration is a physical STAB-boosted 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at minimum happiness).
♦ Rollout is a physical 30-base power Rock-type move (power doubles with each hit. repeats for 5 turns).
♦ Mud-Slap is a physical 20-base power Ground-type move (100% chance to lower the target's accuracy by 1 stage).
♦ Defense Curl is a status move (raises your Azurill's defense by 1 stage).
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Item: Mystic Water
Ability: Thick Fat
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Surf / Waterfall
- Ice Beam / Icy Wind
- Defense Curl
- Toxic
Special Sweeper Azurill (Thick Fat)
Azurill is a sensational Special Sweeper. It's designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Don't forget before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. With Thick Fat, the power of fire- and ice-type attacks against Azurill is halved.
♦ Waterfall is a special 80-base power Water-type move that deals a good amount of damage.
♦ Ice Beam is a special 95-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Icy Wind is a special 55-base power Ice-type move (100% chance to lower the foes speed by 1 stage).
♦ Defense Curl is a status move (raises your Azurill's 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 Azurill? These builds have been optimized for Ruby/Sapphire 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 Ruby/Sapphire generation metagame.
Item: Silk Scarf
Ability: Huge Power
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Frustration
- Rollout
- Mud-Slap
- Defense Curl
Doubles Physical Sweeper Azurill (Huge Power)
Azurill is a stupendous Physical Sweeper. It was designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. With Huge Power, Azurill's attack is doubled.
♦ Frustration is a physical STAB-boosted 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at minimum happiness).
♦ Rollout is a physical 30-base power Rock-type move (power doubles with each hit. repeats for 5 turns).
♦ Mud-Slap is a physical 20-base power Ground-type move (100% chance to lower the target's accuracy by 1 stage).
♦ Defense Curl is a status move (raises your Azurill's defense by 1 stage).
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Item: Mystic Water
Ability: Thick Fat
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Surf / Waterfall
- Icy Wind / Ice Beam
- Defense Curl
- Toxic
Doubles Special Sweeper Azurill (Thick Fat)
Azurill is a spectacular Special Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Years before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. With Thick Fat, the power of fire- and ice-type attacks against Azurill is halved.
♦ Waterfall is a special 80-base power Water-type move that deals a nice amount of damage.
♦ Icy Wind is a special 55-base power Ice-type move (100% chance to lower the foes speed by 1 stage).
♦ Ice Beam is a special 95-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Defense Curl is a status move (raises your Azurill's defense by 1 stage).
♦ Toxic is a status move (badly poisons the target).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Azurill learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
Sort and organize the learnset by move type, category, accuracy, and power. Bolded moves will gain the same-type attack bonus (STAB) if this Pokemon uses them.
Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Azurill can perform in Ruby/Sapphire. 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 RS Move and Ability Combos for Azurill
- Moves: Defense curl + Rollout
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic
Moves that boost Azurill's stats
- Defense Curl
Most notable and possible best moves for Azurill
- Ice Beam
- Protect
- Rest
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Azurill in Ruby and Sapphire
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