Is Azelf Good in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Playthrough?
Mirage Cave soaring encounter. 125 in both Attack and Special Attack with 115 Speed. The offensive Lake Trio member. Faster and harder-hitting than most Psychic options in ORAS. A genuine postgame pickup.
Azelf has the type edge here and should clean up Roxanne's team.
Azelf resists most of Brawly's coverage and hits back hard.
Azelf has the type edge here and should clean up Wattson's team.
Azelf has the type edge here and should clean up Flannery's team.
Azelf has the type edge here and should clean up Norman's team.
Azelf resists most of Winona's coverage and hits back hard.
DragonPsychicImmune to 11% of Gym 6 attacksLatios becomes yours at Southern Island once Steven Stone... (Omega Ruby only)
DragonPsychicSuper-effective Dragon on AltariaLatias becomes yours at Southern Island once Steven Stone... (Alpha Sapphire only)
RockPsychicMeteor Falls (Omega Ruby only)
RockPsychicMeteor Falls (Alpha Sapphire only)
Azelf has the type edge here and should clean up Tate & Liza's team.
Azelf resists most of Wallace's coverage and hits back hard.
Azelf trades roughly evenly with Sidney's team.
Azelf has the type edge here and should clean up Phoebe's team.
Azelf has the type edge here and should clean up Glacia's team.
Azelf has the type edge here and should clean up Drake's team.
Azelf trades roughly evenly with Steven's team.
Catchable
Catch Azelf on Mirage Spots (interact, Lv 50). Nameless Cavern via Soaring near Sootopolis; 3 max-happiness Pokemon in party; 21:00-03:59. Soar near Sootopolis City to find Nameless Cavern. Requires 3 Pokemon with max happiness in your party. Appears between 21:00-03:59.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 50)
- LV 50PsychicFuture SightPower 180Accuracy 100%PP 10
- LV 50PsychicExtrasensoryPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 20
- LV 50NormalLast ResortPower 140Accuracy 100%PP 5
- After Winona
- TM85PsychicDream EaterPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 15Gift from a man in the Safari Zone building on Route 121
- TM68NormalGiga ImpactPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Lilycove Department Store
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Lilycove Department Store
- After Wallace
- TM29PsychicPsychicPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10Ledge on the east side of Ever Grande City, reached through a hidden Victory Road exit and Surf
- LV 76NormalExplosionPower 250Accuracy 100%PP 5
- Post-Game
- TM53GrassEnergy BallPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10Safari Zone
How to Get Azelf in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire
Azelf waits inside the Nameless Cavern, a Mirage cave you reach by Soaring near Sootopolis City with three high-happiness Pokemon, appearing at level 50 after dark.
How to Get Azelf in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire
How to Get Shiny Azelf in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire
Azelf sits on a far Mirage spot you Soar to; face it, save, and reset repeatedly hoping the sparkle lands. Compare Shiny Azelf odds across every game
Shiny Azelf Evolution
Does Not EvolveOmega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Shiny Azelf Calculator
1 MethodThe only route here is Soft Reset, about 1 in 1,366 on each try. Tune it below.
Soft Reset: Save in front of a static, gift, or legendary encounter, then reset until it sparkles.
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters |
|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 144 |
| 25%one in four | 393 |
| 50%coin flip | 947 |
| 90%very likely | 3,145 |
How is this calculated?
Every encounter has the same shiny chance, the Shiny Odds Per Try shown above. Each one is a separate roll that does not care how many you have already done, so the more you hunt, the higher your overall chance of at least one shiny. The formula below turns your odds and your number of tries into that combined chance.
chance after N tries = 1 − (1 − p)^N, where p = 1 / odds per try
Example at 1 in 8,192 (classic full odds): about 864 encounters for a 10 percent chance, 5,678 for 50 percent, and 18,862 for 90 percent.
The table above flips that around: it shows how many encounters it takes to reach a 10, 25, 50, and 90 percent chance at your current odds. Turning on boosts like the Shiny Charm, sandwiches, or chains improves your odds, so the encounter numbers drop.
These are estimates, not promises. Most games have no pity counter, meaning no guaranteed shiny no matter how many you hunt, so even Very Likely is not guaranteed: some hunters find one early, others go well past that point.
Want exact numbers for your session? Calculate your shiny odds in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire with Azelf preloaded.
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
 Krookodile GroundDark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Azelf View Krookodile builds →Foul Play 2x110-129%KO Shadow Claw 2x54-64% | ||
 Hydreigon DarkDragon | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Azelf View Hydreigon builds →Dark Pulse 2x98-115%KO U-turn 2x49-58% | ||
 Absol Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Azelf View Absol builds →Sucker Punch 2x101-119%KO X-Scissor 2x68-79% Shadow Claw 2x59-70% | ||
 Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Azelf View Heracross builds →Megahorn 2x146-172%KO Night Slash 2x57-68% Shadow Claw 2x57-68% | ||
 Giratina GhostDragon | S | |
Obtain MethodMirage Spots Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Azelf View Giratina builds →Shadow Force 2x121-142%KO Dark Pulse 2x53-63% | ||
 Volcarona BugFire | B | |
 Zoroark Dark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Azelf View Zoroark builds →Foul Play 2x100-118%KO Shadow Ball 2x63-74% U-turn 2x49-58% | ||
 Cacturne GrassDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Azelf View Cacturne builds →Sucker Punch 2x91-108%KO Pin Missile 2x19-23% | ||
 Drapion PoisonDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Azelf View Drapion builds →Crunch 2x74-87% X-Scissor 2x49-58% Shadow Ball 2x36-43% | ||
 Scrafty DarkFighting | C | |
 Banette Ghost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Azelf View Banette builds →Phantom Force 2x102-121%KO Sucker Punch 2x61-72% Infestation 2x12-15% | ||
 Mandibuzz Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Azelf View Mandibuzz builds →Dark Pulse 2x51-60% U-turn 2x33-39% Shadow Ball 2x34-40% | ||
 Spiritomb GhostDark | C | |
Obtain MethodSea Mauville Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Azelf View Spiritomb builds →Sucker Punch 2x76-90% Shadow Ball 2x76-90% Infestation 2x14-16% | ||
 Shiftry GrassDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Azelf View Shiftry builds →Dark Pulse 2x74-87% X-Scissor 2x53-63% Shadow Ball 2x49-58% | ||
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
ORAS Azelf Best Moveset
125 Attack and 125 Sp. Atk at 115 Speed fire Psychic TermStab from both sides fast. AbilityLevitate blocks Ground. The moveset earns S-tier through offensive speed and power that Uxie and Mesprit sacrifice for bulk, filling the aggressive Lake Guardian role.
Best Build
Azelf best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed
Special Stallbreaker Moveset
- Stealth Rock
- Taunt
- Explosion
- Psychic
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Hard to wall, honestly. Azelf threatens 14 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.
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
45 of 48 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
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 Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Guide
Azelf is a static encounter at Mirage Spots in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire. Azelf appears at level 50. Prerequisite: Nameless Cavern via Soaring near Sootopolis; 3 max-happiness Pokemon in party; 21:00-03:59. Save before the encounter. These one-shot Pokemon don't respawn if you knock them out or run out of Poke Balls.
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Azelf plays as a sweeper. It outspeeds most threats, so it can pressure opponents before they move. Psychic is the primary attack.
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Azelf pairs best with Excadrill. Excadrill has Decent synergy and covers what Azelf can't handle on its own.
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Timid is the go-to nature for Azelf. That's +Speed / -Attack. Pair it with 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe EVs. Fits the sweeper role.
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 7Let's Go
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
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