Is Azumarill Good in FireRed & LeafGreen Playthrough?
Huge Power doubles Attack, but Water is Special in Gen 3. Azumarill's best stat doesn't power its Water moves. Pure Water in FRLG, no Fairy. AbilityThick Fat is the safer ability. The phys/spec mismatch limits what Huge Power can actually do.
Azurill has the type edge here and should clean up Brock's team.
Misty's typing presses Azurill's defenses.
Azurill trades roughly evenly with Lt. Surge's team.
Erika's typing presses Azurill's defenses.
Koga's typing presses Azurill's defenses.
Sabrina's typing presses Azurill's defenses.
Azurill trades roughly evenly with Blaine's team.
Azurill trades roughly evenly with Giovanni's team.
Azumarill trades roughly evenly with Lorelei's team.
Azumarill has the type edge here and should clean up Bruno's team.
Azumarill has the type edge here and should clean up Agatha's team.
Azumarill trades roughly evenly with Lance's team.
Azumarill trades roughly evenly with Terry's team.
Catch Marill on Four Island (Surf, Lv 5-25, common).
- After Brock
- TUTORNormalMega Kick12075%5
- LV 21WaterBubble Beam98100%20
- LV 28NormalDouble-Edge120100%15
- After Erika
- TM13IceIce Beam90100%10
- After Koga
- HM03WaterSurf135100%15
- TM01FightingFocus Punch150100%20
- LV 45WaterHydro Pump16580%5
- Post-Game
- HM07WaterWaterfall120100%15
- TUTORNormalBody Slam85100%15
- TM42NormalFacade70100%20
Your Azurill should hit Level 18 before you reach Lorelei, at typical leveling pace.
- LV 24WaterBubble Beam98100%20
- After Erika
- TM15NormalHyper Beam15090%5
- TM13IceIce Beam90100%10
- LV 34NormalDouble-Edge120100%15
- After Koga
- HM03WaterSurf135100%15
- TM01FightingFocus Punch150100%20
- LV 57WaterHydro Pump16580%5
- Post-Game
- HM07WaterWaterfall120100%15
- TUTORNormalBody Slam85100%15
- TM42NormalFacade70100%20
How to Get Azumarill in FireRed & LeafGreen
Catch a LeafGreen Marill at Ruin Valley, Four Island, or Icefall Cave, then evolve at level 18 to get Azumarill. FireRed players need a trade for the whole chain.
Catch Marill at any of these 3 spots to eventually evolve into Azumarill.
Encountered via Surfing, tall grass encounters
Badge 8How to Obtain Azumarill in FRLG
To get Azumarill, start by catching Azurill through surfing and walking encounters at Lv. 5-25. The chain covers 1 catchable stage before reaching the final form.
Step 1Breed Azurill from MarillBREEDINGAvailableLeave Marill with a compatible partner at the Four Island Pokemon Day Care to receive a Azurill egg. Requires the Rainbow Pass to access Four Island.HOME TRANSFERNot TradeablePokemon HOME on Switch FireRed & LeafGreen is permanently deposit-only — once it launches, Azurill can be sent from this game into HOME, but never transferred in.
Step 2Catch or Evolve MarillRuin ValleyLv.5-25Surfing on waterLeafGreenRate 100%Four IslandLv.5-25Surfing on waterLeafGreenRate 70%Ruin ValleyLv.15GrassLeafGreenRate 10%Icefall Cave - 1F Room 1Lv.5-15Surfing on waterLeafGreenRate 5%or evolve from Azurill (Step 1)
Step 3Azumarill ✓
Azumarill Weakness
Azumarill is weak to Electric and Grass. 4 resistances help offset the weaknesses. 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 |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fire, Water, Ice, Steel |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
What is Azumarill Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Azumarill
In FireRed & LeafGreen, Jolteon's Thunderbolt hits Azumarill for 79-93%. Glalie's Explosion hits Azumarill for 40-47%. Raichu deals 55-65% with Thunder.
 Jolteon Electric | A | |
Recommended Build AbilityVoltabsorb ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Azumarill View Jolteon builds →Thunderbolt 2x79-93% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityInnerfocus ItemSalacberry NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Azumarill View Glalie builds →Explosion40-47% Ice Beam8-9% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityStatic ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Azumarill View Raichu builds →Surf11-13% Thunderbolt 2x45-53% Thunder 2x55-65% | ||
 Venusaur GrassPoison | C | |
Recommended Build AbilityOvergrow ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Azumarill View Venusaur builds →Giga Drain 2x59-69% Sludge Bomb22-26% | ||
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 27 partners from the Fairy and Water1 egg groups. Notable egg moves include Amnesia, Belly Drum, Encore and 10 more.
FRLG Azumarill Best Moveset
Water type (no Fairy in this format) with AbilityHuge Power doubling Attack from 50 to an effective 100. All Water moves use the Special stat, but the doubled Attack fires MoveReturn for physical Normal damage. The moveset hits hard physically through Huge Power while Water TermStab runs through the weaker 60 Sp. Atk.
Best Build
Azumarill best EVs are HP and Attack
Physical Tank Moveset
- Focus Punch
- Brick Break
- Substitute
- Hidden Power Ghost
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
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 Hydro Pump and Surf and coverage across 7 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
Reminder Moves
Base Stats
When it plays in water, it rolls up its elongated ears to prevent their insides from getting wet.
By keeping still and listening intently, it can even tell what is in wild, fast-moving rivers.
Azumarill FireRed & LeafGreen Guide
- Is Azumarill exclusive to LeafGreen or FireRed?
Azumarill is exclusive to Pokemon LeafGreen. FireRed players have to trade for one.
See the Locations section above for where to find Azumarill in LeafGreen.
How to trade in FireRed and LeafGreen
GBA cartridges: You need a Game Boy Advance Game Link Cable and both players' FireRed/LeafGreen cartridges. Trade at the Cable Club on the 2nd floor of any Pokemon Center, which opens up shortly after Oak gives you the Pokedex.Nintendo Switch (2026 release): Trading uses local wireless only. There is no online play, and no Nintendo Switch Online subscription is required. Both players head to the Pokemon Wireless Club on the 2nd floor of any Pokemon Center, then step into a Union Room. Up to four other players can join. Available once you have the Pokedex from Professor Oak.
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