Is Azumarill Good in Ruby & Sapphire Playthrough?
AbilityHuge Power doubles the Attack stat. In Gen 3, this primarily buffs physical moves like MoveDouble-Edge and MoveReturn since Water is still a Special type. Azumarill hits hard physically but can't leverage it for Water damage yet. Better than Gen 2 but still a generation away from its peak.
Marill has the type edge here and should clean up Roxanne's team.
Marill trades roughly evenly with Brawly's team.
Azumarill trades roughly evenly with Wattson's team.
Azumarill has the type edge here and should clean up Flannery's team.
Azumarill trades roughly evenly with Norman's team.
Azumarill trades roughly evenly with Winona's team.
Azumarill has the type edge here and should clean up Tate & Liza's team.
Wallace's typing presses Azumarill's defenses.
Azumarill trades roughly evenly with Sidney's team.
Azumarill trades roughly evenly with Phoebe's team.
Azumarill trades roughly evenly with Glacia's team.
Azumarill trades roughly evenly with Drake's team.
Azumarill trades roughly evenly with Steven's team.
Catch Marill
Catch Marill on Route 117 (walking, Lv 13, uncommon).
Recommended Moves
- After Brawly
- TM13IceIce BeamPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 10Abandoned Ship
- LV 21WaterBubble BeamPower 98Accuracy 100%PP 20
- LV 28NormalDouble-EdgePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Norman
- HM03WaterSurfPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15Petalburg City
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 20Route 115
- After Winona
- HM08WaterDivePower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10Mossdeep City
- After Tate & Liza
- HM07WaterWaterfallPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Cave of Origin
- LV 45WaterHydro PumpPower 180Accuracy 80%PP 5
Evolve Marill to Azumarill
Marill evolves into Azumarill at Level 18. Your Marill should hit Level 18 before you reach Wattson, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- After Brawly
- TM13IceIce BeamPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 10Abandoned Ship
- LV 24WaterBubble BeamPower 98Accuracy 100%PP 20
- After Norman
- HM03WaterSurfPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15Petalburg City
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 20Route 115
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Lilycove Department Store
- LV 34NormalDouble-EdgePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Tate & Liza
- HM07WaterWaterfallPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Cave of Origin
- LV 57WaterHydro PumpPower 180Accuracy 80%PP 5
How to Get Azumarill in Ruby & Sapphire
Catch a Marill surfing the central routes and level it to 18 for Azumarill. No wild ones swim on their own here.
Catch Marill at any of these 6 spots to eventually evolve into Azumarill.
Encountered via Surfing, tall grass encounters
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Badge 6How to Obtain Azumarill in RS
- Step 2Catch or Evolve MarillPetalburg CityLv.5-35Surfing on waterRate 100%Route 102Lv.5-35Surfing on waterRate 99%Route 111 - SouthLv.5-35Surfing on waterRate 99%Route 114Lv.5-35Surfing on waterRate 99%or evolve from Azurill (Step 1)
- Step 3Azumarill ✓
How to Get Shiny Azumarill in Ruby & Sapphire
Azumarill is the payoff for evolving a shiny Marill, so Surf to find Marill and level your sparkly catch up. Compare Shiny Azumarill odds across every game
Shiny Azumarill Evolution
3 Forms
Ruby & Sapphire Shiny Azumarill Calculator
2 MethodsBoth methods here share the same odds, about 1 in 8,192 on each try. Pick whichever fits how you play.
Full Odds: Walk through grass, surf, or fish. Every encounter is its own independent shiny roll.
Breeding: Hatch eggs of this line; each egg rolls at the base shiny rate (no Masuda before Gen IV).
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.
Planning a longer hunt? Set up Azumarill in the Ruby & Sapphire Shiny Odds Calculator to compare every method side by side.
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
Good
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 410 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 Water 1 egg groups. Notable egg moves include Amnesia, Belly Drum, Encore and 10 more.
RS Azumarill Best Moveset
Doubled Attack through AbilityHuge Power turns 50 base into an effective 100 that powers MoveReturn and physical moves competitively. MoveFocus Punch adds Fighting coverage. Held ItemChoice Band stacks with Huge Power for massive physical output. The ability transforms a weak base into genuine power.
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
All 25 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
AZUMARILL’s long ears are indispensable sensors. By focusing its hearing, this POKéMON can identify what kinds of prey are around, even in rough and fast-running rivers.
AZUMARILL can make balloons out of air. It makes these air balloons if it spots a drowning POKéMON. The air balloons enable the POKéMON in trouble to breathe.
Azumarill Ruby & Sapphire Guide
Azumarill is obtained in Pokemon Ruby & Sapphire by evolving Marill under specific conditions.
Game Availability
Available in 17 titles since its debut in Gold & Silver, Azumarill spans 8 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 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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