What is Azumarill weak to?

In Crystal, Azumarill's biggest threats include Jolteon (Electric) and Exeggutor (Grass), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Only 2 weaknesses means fewer dedicated counters to worry about.

How do you evolve Azumarill?

In Crystal, Marill evolves into Azumarill at level 18. Azumarill is the final evolution in a 3-stage line starting from Azurill . It sits at 420 BST in its evolved form.

Should I use Azumarill?

In Crystal, Azumarill can work for a story run. 420 BST is average, but water typing fills a niche depending on your team composition.

For Crystal, we rate Azumarill C-Tier: a niche pick in Crystal's meta. At 420 BST, the stats are spread pretty evenly. Whirlpool with Leftovers is the standard set.

What are Azumarill's strengths?

Azumarill's best stat is HP at base 100. water gives decent defensive coverage with 4 resistances.

Azumarill - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Special

Balanced

CTier

50Speed · Slow

Stats & Training

Bulk defines Azumarill's stat line. HP and Defense anchor the defensive side, but Attack can't keep up offensively. Moderately hard to find and worth 3 HP stat exp.

Base Stats

Above

HP100

Attack50

Defense80

Sp. Atk60

Sp. Def80

Speed50

Total420

Details

Catch Rate

Challenging75 / 255

Growth Rate

Fast800,000 XP

Height0.8 m

Weight28.5 kg

Base XP210

Abilities

Abilities were introduced in Generation III. Shown below for reference.

Thick Fat

Halves damage from fire and ice moves.

Huge Power

Doubles Attack in battle.

Sap SipperHA

Absorbs grass moves, raising Attack one stage.

Thick Fat reduces Fire/Ice to ½x · Sap Sipper grants Grass immunity

EV Yield

HP+3AtkDefSpASpDSpe

Strong HP training target

Pokedex Entries

The bubble-like pattern on its stomach helps it camouflage itself when it’s in the water.

Crystal

Azumarill Weakness

Azumarill is weak to Electric and Grass. 4 resistances help offset the weaknesses. With 100 HP and balanced defenses, Azumarill can afford to eat a neutral hit or two.

Azumarill Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Electric, Grass
0.5x (Resist)	Fire, Water, Ice, Steel

Type ChartGood

2Weak

4Resist

0Immune

Score0

Gen II Type Chart

Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
Special stat split into Sp.Atk and Sp.Def

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Electric Grass

½xResist

Fire Water Ice Steel

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

None

STAB (3)

Fire Ground Rock

How to Beat Azumarill in Crystal (Best Counters)

In Crystal, Jolteon's Thunderbolt hits Azumarill for 75-88%. Venusaur's Giga Drain hits Azumarill for 57-68%.

Jolteon Electric	A
Recommended Build ItemLeftovers Moves ThunderboltSTAB Baton Pass Thunder Wave GrowthSetup Damage vs Azumarill Thunderbolt 2x 75-88% View Jolteon builds →
Venusaur GrassPoison	C
Recommended Build ItemLeftovers Moves Leech Seed Sleep Powder Giga Drain SynthesisRecovery Damage vs Azumarill Giga Drain 2x 57-68% View Venusaur builds →

Crystal Evolution

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

2 Forms

#183Marill

Level 18

#184Azumarill

Stat Comparison 2 Stages

Marill

Water

Azumarill

Water

100+30

ATK

50+30

DEF

80+30

SP.ATK

60+40

SP.DEF

80+30

SPE

50+10

BST

250D-Tier

420B-Tier+170

ROLE

Balanced

TYPE

Utility

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed with Azumarill to get Azurill eggs easily using 16 partners from the Fairy and Water1 egg groups. Notable egg moves include Amnesia, Belly Drum, Foresight and 5 more.

Egg Groups

FairyWater1

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

10 cycles·2,570 steps

Fast~3 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

8moves

Breed With (best first)

Crystal Azumarill Best Moveset

Best Build

Experimental

Utility

Ability

Not in Gen 2

Item

LeftoversSUSTAIN

Nature

Not in Gen 2

Utility Moveset

WhirlpoolSTAB
Perish Song
Belly Drum
ReturnCoverage

Recommended Teammates

MiltankGood

ForretressDecent

ElectrodeDecent

Moves

Breeding opens up real options for Azumarill. Amnesia and Belly Drum come exclusively from egg moves, and they're worth the effort. The rest of the kit covers basics through Surf and Waterfall and coverage across 7 types.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Defense Curl

D——40Normal

Lv 1

Tackle

D3510035Normal

Lv 1

Tail Whip

——10030Normal

Lv 1

Water Gun

D4010025Water

Lv 3

Defense Curl

D——40Normal

Lv 6

Tail Whip

——10030Normal

Lv 10

Water Gun

D4010025Water

Lv 15

Rollout

D309020Rock

Lv 25

Bubble Beam

—6510020Water

Lv 36

Double-Edge

C12010015Normal

Lv 48

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

D—10015Normal

TM14

Blizzard

D120705Ice

TM03

Curse

C——10Ghost

TM40

Defense Curl

D——40Normal

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM01

Dynamic Punch

D100505Fighting

TM20

Endure+4

D——10Normal

TM21

Frustration

D—10020Normal

TM02

Headbutt

D7010015Normal

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM15

Hyper Beam

C150905Normal

TM33

Ice Punch

D7510015Ice

TM16

Icy Wind

D559515Ice

TM23

Iron Tail

D1007515Steel

TM31

Mud-Slap

D2010010Ground

TM17

Protect+4

B——10Normal

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

A—10020Normal

TM08

Rock Smash

—2010015Fighting

TM04

Rollout

D309020Rock

TM35

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM13

Snore

—4010015Normal

HM04

Strength

D8010015Normal

HM03

Surf

B9510015Water

TM34

Swagger

C—8515Normal

TM39

Swift

D60—20Normal

TM06

Toxic

B—8510Poison

HM07

Waterfall

—8010015Water

HM06

Whirlpool

S358515Water

Egg Moves

Egg

Amnesia

D——20Psychic

Egg

Belly Drum

S——10Normal

Egg

Foresight

——10040Normal

Egg

Future Sight

—12010010Psychic

Egg

Light Screen

C——30Psychic

Egg

Perish Song

S——5Normal

Egg

Present

D—9015Normal

Egg

Supersonic

——5520Normal

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Ice Beam

D9510010Ice

How to Get Azumarill in Crystal

You're catching Marill first, not Azumarill. Marill appears at solid rates in the encounters below. The step cards map the full 2-stage line with evolution methods between each stage.

How to Obtain Azumarill in Crystal

Marill is your first catch on the way to Azumarill. You'll find walking and surfing encounters from Lv. 4-29 across 9 total spots in the chain.

Step 1Catch Marill
Mt. Mortar - 1F North
Grass Lv.15 Cave
20%Early
Night
Mt. Mortar - 1F South
Grass Lv.14 Cave
5%Early
Night
Route 42
Grass Lv.15 Route
5%Early
Night
Route 30
Grass Lv.4 Route
1%Early
Day
Mt. Mortar - 1F South
Surfing on water Lv.20-24 Cave
30%Mid
Mt. Mortar - B1F
Surfing on water Lv.20-24 Cave
30%Mid
Mt. Mortar - 2F
Surfing on water Lv.25-29 Cave
30%Mid
Mt. Mortar - B1F
Grass Lv.16 Cave
10%Mid
Night
Mt. Mortar - 2F
Grass Lv.28 Cave
5%Mid
Night
Train until Level 18
Step 2Azumarill ✓

Azumarill Guide

In Crystal, Azumarill's biggest threats include Jolteon (Electric) and Exeggutor (Grass), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Only 2 weaknesses means fewer dedicated counters to worry about.
In Crystal, Marill evolves into Azumarill at level 18. Azumarill is the final evolution in a 3-stage line starting from Azurill. It sits at 420 BST in its evolved form.
In Crystal, Azumarill can work for a story run. 420 BST is average, but water typing fills a niche depending on your team composition.
For Crystal, we rate Azumarill C-Tier: a niche pick in Crystal's meta. At 420 BST, the stats are spread pretty evenly. Whirlpool with Leftovers is the standard set.
Azumarill's best stat is HP at base 100. water gives decent defensive coverage with 4 resistances.

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

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