Competitive Information for Azelf [X/Y]
Psychic
Abilities:
This Pokemon is immune to Ground; Gravity/Ingrain/Smack Down/Iron Ball nullify it.
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Note: Pokemon with the Levitate ability are immune to Ground attacks.
Movesets for Singles
Looking for a competitive moveset for Azelf? These builds are optimized for X/Y Single Battles. The movesets and EVs are designed to maximize damage against common opponents and threats in the X/Y metagame. Check out the expert movesets below to boost your battle performance and dominate your opponents!
Get hyped for Azelf, a dazzling Pokémon with Psychic typing! It's to see Azelf show up as a X/Y opponent. It is weak to Bug, Dark, and Ghost-typed attacks. Curious about Azelf's movesets? Check our suggestions listed below!
Item: Focus Sash / Choice Band
Ability: Levitate
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 132 Hp / 252 Atk / 124 Spe
Moveset:
- Zen Headbutt
- Return / Secret Power
- Knock Off
- Fire Punch
Azelf excels as a famous Physical Sweeper during single battles. This approach seeks to take down the opponent's team with destructive 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 damaging Ground-typed moves (except Thousand Arrows). Levitate also makes Azelf unaffected by the effects of Spikes, Arena Trap, Toxic Spikes, Sticky Web, Rototiller or terrain effects. Keep in mind that Ingrain, Gravity, Smack down and the Iron ball item will nullify Levitate's effect.
◆ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
◆ Secret Power is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (effect varies with terrain. (30% paralysis chance)).
◆ Knock Off is a physical 65-base power Dark-type move (1.5x damage if foe holds an item; Note: This will also remove that item).
◆ Fire Punch is a physical 75-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
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Item: Focus Sash / Choice Specs
Ability: Levitate
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 132 Hp / 252 SpA / 124 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Psychic / Psyshock
- Energy Ball
- Flamethrower
- Thunderbolt
Ready for single battles? Azelf is a esteemed Special Sweeper. This moveset is formulated to crush rivals using destructive special moves. 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 damaging Ground-typed moves (except Thousand Arrows). Levitate also makes Azelf unaffected by the effects of Spikes, Arena Trap, Toxic Spikes, Sticky Web, Rototiller or terrain effects. Keep in mind that Ingrain, Gravity, Smack down and the Iron ball item will nullify Levitate's effect.
◆ Psyshock is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Psychic-type move (damages target based on defense, not special defense).
◆ Energy Ball is a special 90-base power Grass-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Flamethrower is a special 90-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
◆ Thunderbolt is a special 90-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
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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
Prepare for single battles with Azelf as a heroic Special Tank. The intention of this moveset is to absorb special attacks and counter with decent force. 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 damaging Ground-typed moves (except Thousand Arrows). Levitate also makes Azelf unaffected by the effects of Spikes, Arena Trap, Toxic Spikes, Sticky Web, Rototiller or terrain effects. Keep in mind that Ingrain, Gravity, Smack down and the Iron ball item will nullify Levitate's effect.
◆ Trick Room is a status move (goes last. For 5 turns, turn order is reversed).
◆ Energy Ball is a special 90-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; Note: Poison types can't miss with Toxic).
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Movesets for Doubles
Need a strong doubles moveset for Azelf? These builds are perfect for VGC (Pokémon Video Game Championship) and other competitive X/Y Double Battles. The VGC is the ultimate test of strategy and skill, and these movesets and EVs are designed to excel against multiple opponents at once while providing essential support to your team. Dominate the X/Y metagame with these expert-crafted setups!
Item: Focus Sash / Choice Band
Ability: Levitate
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 132 Hp / 252 Atk / 124 Spe
Moveset:
- Zen Headbutt
- Return / Secret Power
- Knock Off
- Fire Punch
Ready for double battles? Azelf is a legendary Physical Sweeper. The purpose of this moveset is to overwhelm foes with intense 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 damaging Ground-typed moves (except Thousand Arrows). Levitate also makes Azelf unaffected by the effects of Spikes, Arena Trap, Toxic Spikes, Sticky Web, Rototiller or terrain effects. Keep in mind that Ingrain, Gravity, Smack down and the Iron ball item will nullify Levitate's effect.
◆ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
◆ Secret Power is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (effect varies with terrain. (30% paralysis chance)).
◆ Knock Off is a physical 65-base power Dark-type move (1.5x damage if foe holds an item; Note: This will also remove that item).
◆ Fire Punch is a physical 75-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
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Item: Focus Sash / Choice Specs
Ability: Levitate
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 132 Hp / 252 SpA / 124 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Dazzling Gleam
- Psychic / Psyshock
- Incinerate / Flamethrower
- Energy Ball
Azelf is a acclaimed Special Sweeper to use for double battles. This technique aims to take down the opponent's team with destructive 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 damaging Ground-typed moves (except Thousand Arrows). Levitate also makes Azelf unaffected by the effects of Spikes, Arena Trap, Toxic Spikes, Sticky Web, Rototiller or terrain effects. Keep in mind that Ingrain, Gravity, Smack down and the Iron ball item will nullify Levitate's effect.
◆ Psychic is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Psyshock is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Psychic-type move (damages target based on defense, not special defense).
◆ Incinerate is a special 60-base power Fire-type move (destroys the foes berry/gem).
◆ Flamethrower is a special 90-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
◆ Energy Ball is a special 90-base power Grass-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
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Item: Focus Sash / Twisted Spoon
Ability: Levitate
Nature: Brave (+Atk, -Spe)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Zen Headbutt
- Return / Secret Power
- Knock Off
- Trick Room
Dominating single battles, Azelf is a legendary Offensive Trick Roomer. 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 damaging Ground-typed moves (except Thousand Arrows). Levitate also makes Azelf unaffected by the effects of Spikes, Arena Trap, Toxic Spikes, Sticky Web, Rototiller or terrain effects. Keep in mind that Ingrain, Gravity, Smack down and the Iron ball item will nullify Levitate's effect. With a Twisted Spoon equipped to it, Azelf's psychic-type attacks have 1.2x power.
◆ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
◆ Secret Power is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (effect varies with terrain. (30% paralysis chance)).
◆ Knock Off is a physical 65-base power Dark-type move (1.5x damage if foe holds an item; Note: This will also remove that item).
◆ Trick Room is a status move (goes last. For 5 turns, turn order is reversed).
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Movepool
Want to know what moves Azelf can learn? Check out the full list of moves available in the Pokemon X/Y generation.
Sort and organize the learnset by type, category, accuracy, and power. Moves in bold get the same-type attack bonus (STAB) when used by Azelf.
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Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Azelf can perform in X/Y. 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 XY 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
- Move: Acrobatics + Item: Red Card
- Move: Acrobatics + Item: Flying Gem
- 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
- Power-Up Punch
Most notable and possible best moves for Azelf
- Knock Off
- Light Screen
- Protect
- Reflect
- Rest
- Stealth Rock
- Taunt
- Toxic
- U-turn
Common Effort Values for Azelf in X and Y
- Adamant Nature ( 0/252/0/0/0/252 )
- Modest Nature ( 0/0/0/252/0/252 )
- Jolly Nature ( 0/252/0/0/0/252 )
- Timid Nature ( 0/0/0/252/0/252 )
- Bold Nature ( 252/0/252/0/0/4 )
- Calm Nature ( 252/0/0/0/252/4 )
- Relaxed Nature ( 252/0/88/0/168/0 )
- Sassy Nature ( 252/0/4/0/252/0 )
- Optimize Azelf's Defensive EV-spread for Pokemon X and Y
Usage Data
Explore the latest analytical usage data for this Pokémon from various VGC and online competitions. We use this data to develop our strategies and movesets. The data is categorized by competition and skill level: top-ranking trainers, mid-level players, and entry-level players.
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