Is Azelf Good in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Playthrough?
Lake Valor after the Galactic story. The most offensive of the lake trio with 125 in both Attack and Sp. Atk. AbilityLevitate gives Ground immunity. Arrives late but hits harder than Uxie or Mesprit. Worth adding if you catch it before the E4.
Azelf resists most of Roark's coverage and hits back hard.
Azelf resists most of Gardenia's coverage and hits back hard.
Azelf resists most of Maylene's coverage and hits back hard.
Azelf resists most of Crasher Wake's coverage and hits back hard.
Azelf has the type edge here and should clean up Fantina's team.
Azelf trades roughly evenly with Byron's team.
Azelf resists most of Candice's coverage and hits back hard.
Azelf has the type edge here and should clean up Volkner's team.
Azelf has the type edge here and should clean up Aaron's team.
Azelf resists most of Bertha's coverage and hits back hard.
Azelf has the type edge here and should clean up Flint's team.
Azelf trades roughly evenly with Lucian's team.
Azelf has the type edge here and should clean up Cynthia's team.
How to Get Azelf in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl
No wild encounters for Azelf in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl. It's available in Diamond & Pearl, Platinum, or Legends: Arceus and can be transferred over. The details below show where to find it.
Azelf cannot be caught in the wild in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, but you can still get it via these paths:
Obtain and trade from these games:
Then trade to Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl.
Also Obtainable In:
Pokemon transfers only go forward through generations, never backward. Direct cross-gen trades aren't supported.
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.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Bug, Ghost, Dark |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fighting, Psychic |
What is Azelf Weak Against
VulnerableBest Pokemon Against Azelf
 Kricketune Bug | C | |
 Surskit BugWater | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Azelf View Surskit builds →Shadow Ball 2x37-45% Thief 2x22-29% | ||
 Beautifly Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Azelf View Beautifly builds →Bug Buzz 2x98-115%KO Shadow Ball 2x58-69% Thief 2x35-42% | ||
Kricketune Bug | C | |
Surskit BugWater | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Azelf View Surskit builds →Shadow Ball 2x38-46% Thief 2x21-27% | ||
 Masquerain Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Azelf View Masquerain builds →Bug Buzz 2x95-112%KO Shadow Ball 2x55-66% Thief 2x30-36% | ||
Kricketune Bug | C | |
Beautifly Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Azelf View Beautifly builds →Bug Buzz 2x95-112%KO Shadow Ball 2x55-66% Thief 2x32-38% | ||
 Haunter GhostPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Azelf View Haunter builds →Shadow Ball 2x95-112%KO Dark Pulse 2x63-74% | ||
 Absol Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Azelf View Absol builds →Night Slash 2x91-109%KO X-Scissor 2x68-81% Shadow Claw 2x61-72% | ||
Masquerain Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Azelf View Masquerain builds →Bug Buzz 2x95-112%KO Shadow Ball 2x55-66% Thief 2x30-36% | ||
Haunter GhostPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Azelf View Haunter builds →Shadow Ball 2x95-112%KO Dark Pulse 2x63-74% | ||
Kricketune Bug | C | |
Beautifly Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Azelf View Beautifly builds →Bug Buzz 2x95-112%KO Shadow Ball 2x55-66% Thief 2x32-38% | ||
Absol Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Azelf View Absol builds →Night Slash 2x86-103%KO X-Scissor 2x67-79% Shadow Claw 2x58-68% | ||
Masquerain Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Azelf View Masquerain builds →Bug Buzz 2x92-108%KO Shadow Ball 2x55-65% Thief 2x29-34% | ||
Haunter GhostPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Azelf View Haunter builds →Shadow Ball 2x92-108%KO Dark Pulse 2x61-72% | ||
Kricketune Bug | C | |
Beautifly Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Azelf View Beautifly builds →Bug Buzz 2x92-108%KO Shadow Ball 2x55-65% Thief 2x32-38% | ||
Absol Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Azelf View Absol builds →Night Slash 2x87-103%KO X-Scissor 2x66-79% Shadow Claw 2x58-69% | ||
 Skuntank PoisonDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Azelf View Skuntank builds →Sucker Punch 2x66-78% Shadow Claw 2x44-52% | ||
Masquerain Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Azelf View Masquerain builds →Bug Buzz 2x90-106%KO Shadow Ball 2x54-64% Thief 2x29-34% | ||
Haunter GhostPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Azelf View Haunter builds →Shadow Ball 2x90-106%KO Dark Pulse 2x60-71% | ||
Kricketune Bug | C | |
Absol Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Azelf View Absol builds →Night Slash 2x88-103%KO X-Scissor 2x66-78% Shadow Claw 2x58-69% | ||
Skuntank PoisonDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Azelf View Skuntank builds →Sucker Punch 2x66-77% Shadow Claw 2x44-52% | ||
 Weavile DarkIce | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Azelf View Weavile builds →Assurance 2x70-82% X-Scissor 2x61-72% Shadow Claw 2x54-64% | ||
Masquerain Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Azelf View Masquerain builds →Bug Buzz 2x89-105%KO Shadow Ball 2x53-63% Thief 2x27-33% | ||
Beautifly Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Azelf View Beautifly builds →Bug Buzz 2x89-105%KO Shadow Ball 2x53-63% Thief 2x30-36% | ||
Absol Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Azelf View Absol builds →Night Slash 2x88-103%KO X-Scissor 2x66-78% Shadow Claw 2x58-69% | ||
Skuntank PoisonDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Azelf View Skuntank builds →Sucker Punch 2x66-77% Shadow Claw 2x44-52% | ||
Weavile DarkIce | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Azelf View Weavile builds →Assurance 2x70-82% X-Scissor 2x61-72% Shadow Claw 2x54-64% | ||
Masquerain Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Azelf View Masquerain builds →Bug Buzz 2x89-105%KO Shadow Ball 2x53-63% Thief 2x27-33% | ||
Beautifly Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Azelf View Beautifly builds →Bug Buzz 2x89-105%KO Shadow Ball 2x53-63% Thief 2x30-36% | ||
Absol Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Azelf View Absol builds →Night Slash 2x89-105%KO X-Scissor 2x67-79% Shadow Claw 2x59-70% | ||
Skuntank PoisonDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Azelf View Skuntank builds →Sucker Punch 2x67-78% Shadow Claw 2x44-52% | ||
 Cacturne GrassDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Azelf View Cacturne builds →Dark Pulse 2x90-106%KO Pin Missile 2x20-24% | ||
Weavile DarkIce | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Azelf View Weavile builds →Night Slash 2x82-97% X-Scissor 2x63-74% Shadow Claw 2x55-65% | ||
 Banette Ghost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Azelf View Banette builds →Phantom Force 2x102-120%KO Sucker Punch 2x53-63% | ||
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Dragapult can KO Azelf with Shadow Ball (152-178%). Genesect threatens a KO with U-turn (101-119%). Hydreigon's Dark Pulse also KOs at 176-207%.
 Dragapult DragonGhost | S | |
Recommended Build AbilityInfiltrator ItemChoice Specs NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Azelf View Dragapult builds →Draco Meteor122-144%KO U Turn 2x49-58% Shadow Ball 2x152-178%KO Flamethrower56-67% | ||
 Genesect BugSteel | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityDownload ItemChoice Scarf NatureHasty Moves
Damage vs Azelf View Genesect builds →U Turn 2x101-119%KO | ||
 Hydreigon DarkDragon | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemChoice Specs NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Azelf View Hydreigon builds →Dark Pulse 2x176-207%KO Draco Meteor143-168%KO Flamethrower66-78% | ||
Azelf Evolutions
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
Breeding
BDSP Azelf Best Moveset
Dropped from S-tier as 125 in both Attack and Sp. Atk at 115 Speed couldn't maintain dominance. AbilityLevitate adds Ground immunity. The moveset runs devastating mixed or pure special offense at elite pace. A-tier because the Speed and offensive combination still outperform most of the format, even if the format grew stronger around it.
Best Build
Azelf best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Stallbreaker Moveset
- Stealth Rock
- Taunt
- Explosion
- Thunder Wave
Moves List
Hard to wall, honestly. Azelf threatens 11 types beyond its own STAB, with Normal and Electric standing out. Pair that with Future Sight and Dream Eater and switchins need to think twice.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
It is known as the Being of Willpower. It sleeps at the bottom of a lake to keep the world in balance.
It is thought that Uxie, Mesprit, and Azelf all came from the same egg.
Azelf Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Guide
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, 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.
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 Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, the core moveset is Stealth Rock, Taunt, Explosion, and Thunder Wave. Stealth Rock leads at 0% 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
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DPDebut
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves