Is Azelf Good in Platinum Playthrough?
Lake Valor at level 50 after the Distortion World. Psychic-type with AbilityLevitate. The offensive member of the trio with the highest Attack and Sp. Atk. Handles Maylene and hits hard across the E4. The best of the three for combat.
Azelf has the type edge here and should clean up Roark's team.
Azelf has the type edge here and should clean up Gardenia's team.
Azelf has the type edge here and should clean up Fantina's team.
Azelf resists most of Maylene's coverage and hits back hard.
Azelf has the type edge here and should clean up Crasher Wake's team.
Azelf has the type edge here and should clean up Byron's team.
Azelf has the type edge here and should clean up Candice's team.
Azelf trades roughly evenly with Volkner's team.
Azelf trades roughly evenly with Aaron's team.
Azelf has the type edge here and should clean up Bertha's team.
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 Jupiter's team.
Azelf has the type edge here and should clean up Mars's team.
Azelf resists most of Saturn's coverage and hits back hard.
Azelf has the type edge here and should clean up Cynthia's team.
Catchable
Catch Azelf on Lake Valor (interact, Lv 50, limited). Interact with Azelf in the cavern at the center of Lake Valor after resolving Team Galactic at Spear Pillar.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 50)
- LV 50PsychicFuture SightPower 120Accuracy 90%PP 15
- After Fantina
- TM29PsychicPsychicPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10Veilstone Game Corner
- TM68NormalGiga ImpactPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Game Corner
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Department Store
- After Candice
- TM85PsychicDream EaterPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 15Valor Lakefront
- LV 51PsychicExtrasensoryPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 30
- LV 61NormalLast ResortPower 130Accuracy 100%PP 5
- LV 76NormalExplosionPower 250Accuracy 100%PP 5
- Post-Game
- TM53GrassEnergy BallPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 226
- TUTORBugSignal BeamPower 75Accuracy 100%PP 15Survival Area
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
How to Get Azelf in Platinum
Azelf sits in a cave beneath Lake Valor, a one-time static catch at level 50. Like the other lake guardians it carries a catch rate of 3 and will not return if it faints, so prepare before you reach it.
1 location to catch Azelf
Badge 6How to Get Azelf in Platinum
How to Get Shiny Azelf in Platinum
Azelf rests in the cavern beneath Lake Valor, so save before waking it and soft reset the battle until it shines. Compare Shiny Azelf odds across every game
Shiny Azelf Evolution
Does Not EvolvePlatinum Shiny Azelf Calculator
1 MethodThe only route here is Soft Reset, about 1 in 8,192 on each try.
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 | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 864-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 2,357-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 5,678-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 18,862-- | -- |
Time assumes -- at your pace and does not change your shiny odds.
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 Platinum 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 |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Azelf Weak Against
VulnerableBest Pokemon Against Azelf
 Absol Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Azelf View Absol builds →Sucker Punch 2x102-120%KO X-Scissor 2x68-80% Shadow Claw 2x60-71% | ||
 Drapion PoisonDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Azelf View Drapion builds →Crunch 2x76-90% X-Scissor 2x51-60% Shadow Ball 2x37-44% | ||
 Weavile DarkIce | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Azelf View Weavile builds →Night Slash 2x83-98% X-Scissor 2x63-75% Shadow Claw 2x55-65% | ||
 Spiritomb GhostDark | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 209 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Azelf View Spiritomb builds →Sucker Punch 2x76-90% Shadow Ball 2x76-90% Silver Wind 2x38-45% | ||
 Armaldo RockBug | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Anorith (Oreburgh City Gift) | ||
 Shiftry GrassDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Azelf View Shiftry builds →Feint Attack 2x63-74% X-Scissor 2x54-64% Shadow Ball 2x51-60% | ||
 Scyther Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Azelf View Scyther builds →X-Scissor 2x88-104%KO Night Slash 2x52-61% | ||
 Giratina GhostDragon | S | |
Obtain MethodDistortion World Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Azelf View Giratina builds →Shadow Force 2x122-144%KO Silver Wind 2x41-49% Payback 2x35-41% | ||
 Gengar GhostPoison | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Azelf View Gengar builds →Shadow Ball 2x102-120%KO Dark Pulse 2x68-80% | ||
 Parasect BugGrass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Azelf View Parasect builds →X-Scissor 2x78-92% Thief 2x27-32% | ||
 Houndoom DarkFire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Azelf View Houndoom builds →Shadow Ball 2x59-69% Bite 2x57-68% | ||
 Kricketune Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Azelf View Kricketune builds →X-Scissor 2x73-86% Night Slash 2x41-49% | ||
 Sableye DarkGhost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Azelf View Sableye builds →Shadow Claw 2x57-68% Feint Attack 2x49-58% | ||
 Beedrill BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Azelf View Beedrill builds →X-Scissor 2x76-90% Assurance 2x31-37% | ||
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
Pt Azelf Best Moveset
125 in both offensive stats at 115 Speed behind AbilityLevitate creates one of the most dangerous setup leads available. The moveset sets MoveStealth Rock, fires at devastating power, and MoveExplosion exits when the job is done. 70 defenses mean it doesn't last long.
Best Build
Azelf best EVs are HP and Speed
Pivot Moveset
- Explosion
- Stealth Rock
- Taunt
- U Turn
Recommended Teammates
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
44 of 49 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
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Azelf Platinum Guide
Azelf is a static encounter at Lake Valor in Platinum. Azelf appears at level 50. Save before the encounter. These one-shot Pokemon don't respawn if you knock them out or run out of Poke Balls.
In Platinum, Azelf plays as a sweeper. It outspeeds most threats, so it can pressure opponents before they move.
In Platinum, Jolly is the go-to nature for Azelf. That's +Speed / -Sp. Atk. Pair it with 252 HP / 4 Def / 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
Winds & Waves
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