In Black & White, Azelf is a Legendary Pokemon rated B-Tier. At 580 BST, it hits hard. It excels as a sweeper. Stealth Rock with Focus Sash is the standard set.

What is Azelf weak to?

In Black & White, Azelf's biggest threats include Heracross (Bug), Gengar (Ghost), and Tyranitar (Dark), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Azelf's base 115 Speed lets it outpace many threats and strike first, which matters more than trying to tank hits.

What is the best ability for Azelf?

Azelf gets Levitate. But Levitate is the one that matters. It's the centerpiece of every viable set. Build around that. With base 115 Speed, Levitate gives Azelf an edge before opponents can react.

What role does Azelf play in battle?

Azelf is a mixed attacker with base 125 Attack and 125 Sp. Atk. Enough bulk to take a hit or two, too. Speed tells the real story. Base 115 Speed lets it outrun most of the field. Fits the sweeper role.

What are the best moves for Azelf?

For Black & White, the core moveset is Stealth Rock, Explosion, Taunt, and Flamethrower. Stealth Rock leads at 20% usage. This set covers the sweeper role with a mix of damage and utility.

Azelf - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Mixed

Sweeper

BTier

115Speed · Fast

Stats & Training

Everything pushes toward mixed damage here. Azelf's Attack does the work, Defense pays the price. But you're still getting 3 Attack and Sp. Atk EVs per KO. Near-impossible to catch, on a slow 1.25M XP grind.

Base Stats

Pseudo

HP75

Attack125

Defense70

Sp. Atk125

Sp. Def70

Speed115

Total580

Details

Catch Rate

Legendary3 / 255

Growth Rate

Slow1.25M XP

Height0.3 m

Weight0.3 kg

Base XP290

Abilities

LevitateTop Pick

Evades ground moves.

Levitate grants Ground immunity

EV Yield

HPAtk+2DefSpA+1SpDSpe

Strong Attack training target

Pokedex Entries

When Azelf flew, people gained the determination to do things. It was the birth of willpower.

Azelf Weakness

Type-wise, Azelf takes extra damage from Bug, Ghost, and Dark. Levitate grants an additional Ground immunity, reshaping the matchup chart. Azelf leans offensive (base 125 Atk) rather than trying to tank its weaknesses.

Azelf Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Bug, Ghost, Dark
0.5x (Resist)	Fighting, Psychic

Type ChartVulnerable

3Weak

2Resist

1Immune

Score-4

Gen V Type Chart

Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Bug Ghost Dark

½xResist

Fighting Psychic

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

Ground

STAB (2)

Fighting Poison

How to Beat Azelf in Black & White (Best Counters)

In Black & White, Scizor threatens a KO with U-turn (151-178%).

FerrothornResists Psychic, threatens with Knock Off, excellent bulk GrassSteel	A
Recommended Build AbilityIron Barbs ItemLeftovers NatureCareful Moves SpikesHazard Power Whip Stealth Rock Gyro Ball View Ferrothorn builds →
Scizor BugSteel	A
Recommended Build AbilityTechnician ItemLife Orb NatureAdamant Moves Bullet Punch Superpower Pursuit U Turn Damage vs Azelf Bullet Punch 44-52% Superpower 43-51% Pursuit 2x 58-69% U Turn 2x 151-178%KO View Scizor builds →
Genesect BugSteel	A
Bug is super effective against AzelfView Genesect →
Jellicent WaterGhost	B
Recommended Build AbilityWaterabsorb ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves RecoverRecovery Will O Wisp TauntUtility ScaldSTAB Damage vs Azelf Scald 39-46% View Jellicent builds →

Black & White Evolution

No breeding, no evolution. Azelf is a Psychic legendary with 580 base stat total that you obtain once and build around. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

No Evolution

#482AzelfDoes not evolve

Breeding

Unavailable

Undiscovered egg group

Black & White Azelf Best Moveset

The Sash lets Azelf ignore defensive shortcomings for one turn. Use that turn to get Stealth Rock up, and Levitate squeezes extra value from the position. Flexible EVs push damage output.

Best Build

Solid pick

Physical Stallbreaker

Ability

Levitate

Item

Focus SashSURVIVAL

Best Nature for Azelf

Naive+SPE

Azelf best EVs are Speed and Attack

EVs

Atk

SpA

Spe

Physical Stallbreaker Moveset

Stealth Rock
ExplosionCoverage
TauntUtility
FlamethrowerCoverage

Recommended Teammates

DragoniteGood

GarchompGood

StarmieGood

Moves

Hard to wall, honestly. Azelf threatens 10 types beyond its own STAB, with Normal and Flying standing out. Pair that with Future Sight and Dream Eater and switchins need to think twice.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Confusion

C5010025Psychic

Lv 1

Rest

C——10Psychic

Lv 6

Imprison

———10Psychic

Lv 16

Detect+4

D——5Fighting

Lv 21

Swift

—60—20Normal

Lv 31

Uproar

—9010010Normal

Lv 36

Future Sight

B10010010Psychic

Lv 46

Nasty Plot

C——20Dark

Lv 51

Extrasensory

B8010030Psychic

Lv 61

Last Resort

B1401005Normal

Lv 66

Natural Gift

——10015Normal

Lv 76

Explosion

S2501005Normal

TM Moves

TM62

Acrobatics

C5510015Flying

TM04

Calm Mind

C——20Psychic

TM57

Charge Beam

D509010Electric

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM85

Dream Eater

—10010015Psychic

TM53

Energy Ball

C8010010Grass

TM64

Explosion

S2501005Normal

TM42

Facade

C7010020Normal

TM38

Fire Blast

C120855Fire

TM35

Flamethrower

A9510015Fire

TM70

Flash

D—10020Normal

TM56

Fling

——10010Dark

TM21

Frustration

——10020Normal

TM68

Giga Impact

B150905Normal

TM86

Grass Knot

D—10020Grass

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM15

Hyper Beam

B150905Normal

TM59

Incinerate

—3010015Fire

TM16

Light Screen

C——30Psychic

TM66

Payback

C5010010Dark

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM77

Psych Up

———10Normal

TM29

Psychic

B9010010Psychic

TM03

Psyshock

B8010010Psychic

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM33

Reflect

C——20Psychic

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM48

Round

—6010015Normal

TM20

Safeguard

D——25Normal

TM37

Sandstorm

D——10Rock

TM30

Shadow Ball

C8010015Ghost

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM87

Swagger

——9015Normal

TM12

Taunt

S—10020Dark

TM19

Telekinesis

———15Psychic

TM25

Thunder

C1207010Electric

TM73

Thunder Wave

C—10020Electric

TM24

Thunderbolt

C9510015Electric

TM41

Torment

——10015Dark

TM06

Toxic

C—9010Poison

TM92

Trick Room-7

C——5Psychic

TM89

U-turn

C7010020Bug

Egg Moves

Azelf doesn't have any Egg moves

Tutor Moves

Azelf can't learn any Tutor moves

Transfer Moves

Gen

Gen 4

Endure+4

D——10Normal

Gen 4

Headbutt

C7010015Normal

Gen 4

Mud-Slap

D2010010Ground

Gen 4

Secret Power

—7010020Normal

Gen 4

Shock Wave

—60—20Electric

Gen 4

Water Pulse

C6010020Water

How to Get Azelf in Black & White

Azelf can't be caught in Black & White. Bring it over from Diamond, Platinum, or Legends: Arceus instead. The encounter info below covers the source games.

Azelf is not available as a wild encounter in this game.

Special encounter in:

Black 2Special encounter · Route 23 · Encounter at Cave of Being

Then trade to Black & White.

Also found in:

Diamond Platinum Ultra Sun Legends: Arceus

Azelf Guide

In Black & White, Azelf is a Legendary Pokemon rated B-Tier. At 580 BST, it hits hard. It excels as a sweeper. Stealth Rock with Focus Sash is the standard set.
In Black & White, Azelf's biggest threats include Heracross (Bug), Gengar (Ghost), and Tyranitar (Dark), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Azelf's base 115 Speed lets it outpace many threats and strike first, which matters more than trying to tank hits.
Azelf gets Levitate. But Levitate is the one that matters. It's the centerpiece of every viable set. Build around that. With base 115 Speed, Levitate gives Azelf an edge before opponents can react.
Azelf is a mixed attacker with base 125 Attack and 125 Sp. Atk. Enough bulk to take a hit or two, too. Speed tells the real story. Base 115 Speed lets it outrun most of the field. Fits the sweeper role.
For Black & White, the core moveset is Stealth Rock, Explosion, Taunt, and Flamethrower. Stealth Rock leads at 20% usage. This set covers the sweeper role with a mix of damage and utility.

Game Availability

Since Diamond & Pearl, Azelf has appeared in 13 games. Legendary Pokemon like Azelf are usually found through story events or special post-game areas rather than random encounters.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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