Is Azumarill Good in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Playthrough?
Water/Fairy with AbilityHuge Power is absurd. The doubled Attack makes Azumarill hit like a pseudo-legendary. Fairy typing blocks Cynthia's Garchomp's Dragon moves entirely. Play Rough and Aqua Tail cover most of the E4. One of the best Pokemon in the game, period. Didn't have Fairy type in the original DP.
Azurill trades roughly evenly with Roark's team.
Azurill has the type edge here and should clean up Gardenia's team.
Maylene's team hits Azurill's weaknesses hard.
Crasher Wake's typing presses Azurill's defenses.
Azumarill trades roughly evenly with Fantina's team.
Azumarill has the type edge here and should clean up Byron's team.
Azumarill has the type edge here and should clean up Candice's team.
Azumarill trades roughly evenly with Volkner's team.
Azumarill has the type edge here and should clean up Aaron's team.
Azumarill has the type edge here and should clean up Bertha's team.
Azumarill has the type edge here and should clean up Flint's team.
Azumarill trades roughly evenly with Lucian's team.
Azumarill trades roughly evenly with Cynthia's team.
Catch Marill on Great Marsh (walking, Lv 25-26, uncommon).
Your Azurill should hit Level 18 before you reach Fantina, at typical leveling pace.
How to Get Azumarill in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl
Azumarill doesn't appear wild. Catch Azurill instead, it shows up at moderate rates. Evolve it at level 18 to get Azumarill. The 3-stage chain is mapped in the step cards below.
How to Obtain Azumarill in BDSP
To get Azumarill, start by catching Azurill through walking and surfing encounters at Lv. 20-30. The chain covers 2 catchable stages before reaching the final form.
Step 1Catch AzurillGreat Marsh - Area 5Lv.20FloorRate 5%Great Marsh - Area 6Lv.20FloorRate 1%Great Marsh - Area 3Lv.22FloorRate 1%Great Marsh - Area 4Lv.22FloorRate 1%Great Marsh - Area 1Lv.24FloorRate 1%Great Marsh - Area 2Lv.24FloorRate 1%
Step 2Catch or Evolve MarillGreat Marsh - Area 1Lv.20-30Surfing on waterRate 30%Great Marsh - Area 2Lv.20-30Surfing on waterRate 30%Great Marsh - Area 3Lv.20-30Surfing on waterRate 30%Great Marsh - Area 4Lv.20-30Surfing on waterRate 30%Great Marsh - Area 6Lv.20-30Surfing on waterRate 30%Great Marsh - Area 5Lv.21-22FloorRate 15%Great Marsh - Area 6Lv.21-22FloorRate 15%Great Marsh - Area 3Lv.23-24FloorRate 15%Great Marsh - Area 4Lv.23-24FloorRate 15%Great Marsh - Area 1Lv.25-26FloorRate 15%Great Marsh - Area 2Lv.25-26FloorRate 15%or evolve from Azurill (Step 1)
Step 3Azumarill ✓
Azumarill Weakness
Azumarill is weak to Electric, Grass, and Poison. On the flip side, it's immune to Dragon-type moves entirely. With 6 resistances, the defensive profile is strong. Thick Fat reduces Fire/Ice damage, further improving the defensive spread. With 100 HP and balanced defenses, Azumarill can afford to eat a neutral hit or two.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Electric, Grass, Poison |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fire, Water, Ice, Fighting, Bug, Dark |
| 0x (Immune) | Dragon |
What is Azumarill Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Azumarill
 Budew GrassPoison | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Azumarill View Budew builds →Energy Ball 2x50-59% Sludge Bomb 2x50-59% | ||
 Zubat Poison | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Azumarill View Zubat builds →Sludge Bomb 2x36-43% Giga Drain 2x20-25% | ||
 Shinx Electric | C | |
Budew GrassPoison | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Azumarill View Budew builds →Energy Ball 2x51-61% Sludge Bomb 2x51-61% | ||
 Dustox BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Azumarill View Dustox builds →Sludge Bomb 2x51-61% Energy Ball 2x34-41% | ||
 Electrike Electric | C | |
 Pachirisu Electric | C | |
 Luxio Electric | D | |
 Manectric Electric | C | |
Budew GrassPoison | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Azumarill View Budew builds →Solar Beam 2x58-69% Sludge Bomb 2x44-52% | ||
 Luxray Electric | C | |
 Haunter GhostPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Azumarill View Haunter builds →Sludge Bomb 2x82-96% Thunderbolt 2x54-64% Energy Ball 2x54-64% | ||
 Golbat Poison | C | |
Obtain MethodMt Coronet Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Azumarill View Golbat builds →Sludge Bomb 2x53-63% Giga Drain 2x29-35% | ||
Manectric Electric | C | |
Budew GrassPoison | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Azumarill View Budew builds →Solar Beam 2x58-69% Sludge Bomb 2x44-52% | ||
Luxray Electric | C | |
Haunter GhostPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Azumarill View Haunter builds →Sludge Bomb 2x82-96% Thunderbolt 2x54-64% Energy Ball 2x54-64% | ||
Golbat Poison | C | |
Obtain MethodMt Coronet Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Azumarill View Golbat builds →Sludge Bomb 2x53-63% Giga Drain 2x29-35% | ||
Manectric Electric | C | |
Budew GrassPoison | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Azumarill View Budew builds →Solar Beam 2x57-67% Sludge Bomb 2x43-51% | ||
Luxray Electric | C | |
Haunter GhostPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Azumarill View Haunter builds →Sludge Bomb 2x79-93% Thunderbolt 2x53-62% Energy Ball 2x53-62% | ||
Golbat Poison | C | |
Obtain MethodMt Coronet Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Azumarill View Golbat builds →Sludge Bomb 2x51-60% Giga Drain 2x29-34% | ||
 Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Azumarill View Roserade builds →Petal Dance 2x111-130%KO Sludge Bomb 2x84-99% | ||
 Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Azumarill View Vileplume builds →Petal Dance 2x99-117%KO Sludge Bomb 2x75-88% | ||
 Victreebel GrassPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Azumarill View Victreebel builds →Solar Beam 2x92-108%KO Sludge Bomb 2x69-82% | ||
 Cacturne GrassDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Azumarill View Cacturne builds →Solar Beam 2x103-121%KO Poison Jab 2x46-54% | ||
 Abomasnow GrassIce | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Azumarill View Abomasnow builds →Wood Hammer 2x85-100%KO | ||
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Jolteon can KO Azumarill with Thunderbolt (139-163%). Venusaur's Giga Drain also KOs at 104-122%.
 Jolteon Electric | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityVoltabsorb ItemChoice Specs NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Azumarill View Jolteon builds →Thunderbolt 2x139-163%KO Shadow Ball41-48% Volt Switch 2x108-127%KO | ||
 Nidoking PoisonGround | B | |
Recommended Build AbilitySheerforce ItemLife Orb NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Azumarill View Nidoking builds →Ice Beam17-20% Flamethrower17-20% | ||
 Venusaur GrassPoison | C | |
Recommended Build AbilityChlorophyll ItemLife Orb NatureModest Moves
Damage vs Azumarill View Venusaur builds →Giga Drain 2x104-122%KO | ||
Azumarill Evolutions
End of the line. Azumarill caps a three-stage chain that started at Azurill. Breeding produces the base form, and eggs are quick to hatch. HP grew the most through evolution (+50 over Azurill), and Azumarill peaks at 420 total stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Azumarill to get Azurill eggs easily using 35 partners from the Fairy and Water1 egg groups. Notable egg moves include Aqua Jet, Belly Drum, Body Slam and 11 more.
BDSP Azumarill Best Moveset
Held A-tier with AbilityHuge Power doubling 50 base Attack to an effective 100, and the Fairy typing added in Gen 6 gives Water/Fairy dual TermStab with Dragon immunity. The moveset runs physical Water and Fairy attacks at that doubled power. A-tier because AbilityHuge Power turns modest stats into a serious physical threat behind one of the best defensive typings in the game.
Best Build
Azumarill best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Sweeper Moveset
- Aqua Jet
- Knock Off
- Belly Drum
- Play Rough
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Breeding opens up real options for Azumarill. Aqua Jet and Belly Drum come exclusively from egg moves, and they're worth the effort. The rest of the kit covers basics through Hydro Pump and Aqua Tail and coverage across 9 types.
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 lives in rivers and lakes. In water, its coloring and patterns trick the vision of foes.
Its long ears are superb sensors. It can distinguish the movements of living things on riverbeds.
Azumarill Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Guide
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Azumarill can work for a story run. 420 BST is average, but Water/Fairy typing fills a niche depending on your team composition.
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Huge Power changes the entire equation for Azumarill. The 420 BST doesn't tell the full story. Ranked C-Tier. Aqua Jet with Sitrus Berry is the standard set.
Huge Power is what you want on Azumarill. Every competitive set worth running is built with that ability in mind. The alternatives (Thick Fat, Sap Sipper) work on paper but Huge Power is what makes Azumarill worth using.
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Sap Sipper is the hidden ability. It absorbs grass moves, raising Attack one stage. Worth hunting for if you want Azumarill to compete at a higher level.
Game Availability
Available in 17 titles since its debut in Gold & Silver, Azumarill spans 9 generations of Pokemon games. It's accessible through wild encounters in most mainline games.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GSDebut
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
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