Azelf Raid Guide

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Azelf

Azelf is a member of the Lake Trio along with Uxie and Mesprit, a legendary trio introduced in Generation 4 and has a Raid Boss CP of 44972. Azelf is a Psychic type, meaning it is weak to Dark, Bug, and Ghost types, while resisting Fighting and Psychic types. It is boosted by Windy weather, and leads to its capture CPs being in the following ranges:

  • 1752 – 1834 CP for a regular Level 20 encounter
  • 2190 – 2293 CP for a Windy weather boosted encounter (Level 25)

Azelf has a stat composition of 270 Attack, 151 Defense, and 181 Stamina leading to a Max CP of 3210. What this means is that in comparison to the middle of the road Mespirit and the defense-oriented Uxie, Azelf will be the easiest of the three to challenge and require the least amount of players.

It can be duoed fairly easily, but otherwise, we would suggest you take on Azelf in groups of 3-6, for high-level players, or 7-20, for lower level players.

Azelf Raid Counters

# Pokémon Fast Move Charge Move Time to win Deaths
1. Gengar (Mega) Lick
Ghost
Shadow Ball
Ghost
289.10s 17.17
2. Banette (Mega) Shadow Claw
Ghost
Shadow Ball
Ghost
304.06s 16.00
3. Houndoom (Mega) Snarl
Dark
Foul Play
Dark
350.53s 10.00
4. Gyarados (Mega) Bite
Dark
Crunch
Dark
393.94s 8.33
5. Absol (Mega) Snarl
Dark
Payback
Dark
362.45s 18.33
6. Beedrill (Mega) Bug Bite
Bug
X-Scissor
Bug
384.38s 29.83
7. Scizor (Mega) Fury Cutter
Bug
X-Scissor
Bug
427.98s 18.17
8. Alakazam (Mega) Psycho Cut
Psychic
Shadow Ball
Ghost
431.78s 18.67
9. Sceptile (Mega) Fury Cutter
Bug
Frenzy Plant
Grass
427.46s 20.17
10. Gardevoir (Mega) Charm
Fairy
Shadow Ball
Ghost
451.92s 15.17
11. Hydreigon Bite
Dark
Brutal Swing
Dark
478.20s 12.17
12. Ampharos (Mega) Volt Switch
Electric
Brutal Swing
Dark
467.22s 16.67
13. Charizard (Mega Y) Fire Spin
Fire
Blast Burn
Fire
468.32s 17.83
14. Swampert (Mega) Water Gun
Water
Hydro Cannon
Water
477.46s 15.67
15. Salamence (Mega) Bite
Dark
Draco Meteor
Dragon
491.49s 14.17
16. Giratina (Origin) Shadow Claw
Ghost
Shadow Force
Ghost
497.42s 13.00
17. Blaziken (Mega) Fire Spin
Fire
Blast Burn
Fire
461.65s 24.00
18. Darkrai Snarl
Dark
Shadow Ball
Ghost
492.23s 15.50
19. Gholdengo Hex
Ghost
Shadow Ball
Ghost
496.64s 14.80
20. Chandelure Hex
Ghost
Shadow Ball
Ghost
491.77s 22.33
21. Hoopa (Confined) Astonish
Ghost
Shadow Ball
Ghost
510.27s 17.50
22. Hoopa (Unbound) Astonish
Ghost
Shadow Ball
Ghost
519.41s 14.50
23. Blastoise (Mega) Bite
Dark
Hydro Cannon
Water
513.45s 17.50
24. Latios (Mega) Dragon Breath
Dragon
Dragon Claw
Dragon
525.03s 14.33
25. Pheromosa Bug Bite
Bug
Bug Buzz
Bug
433.67s 41.67
26. Gengar Shadow Claw
Ghost
Shadow Ball
Ghost
470.98s 32.33
27. Manectric (Mega) Snarl
Dark
Wild Charge
Electric
502.88s 23.83
28. Weavile Snarl
Dark
Foul Play
Dark
542.98s 17.25
29. Zoroark Snarl
Dark
Foul Play
Dark
528.85s 22.25
30. Latias (Mega) Dragon Breath
Dragon
Outrage
Dragon
559.70s 12.50
31. Charizard (Mega X) Dragon Breath
Dragon
Blast Burn
Fire
543.33s 18.67
32. Deoxys (Attack) Poison Jab
Poison
Dark Pulse
Dark
465.03s 42.50
33. Yveltal Snarl
Dark
Dark Pulse
Dark
553.67s 15.17
34. Guzzlord Snarl
Dark
Brutal Swing
Dark
566.40s 12.67
35. Mewtwo Psycho Cut
Psychic
Shadow Ball
Ghost
550.16s 19.00

As you can see, Azelf has a large range of different counters, including some good budget options. As an easier Legendary raid, you can really vary your team up so long as they are powered up with the correct movesets.

Azelf Stats

Azelf Psychic
Max CP at lvl 40 3210/at lvl 50 3629
ATK 270 DEF 151 HP 181
Weak to Resistances
Ghost Bug Dark Psychic Fighting

Azelf Sprites

Regular Sprite Shiny Sprite

Azelf Moveset

An important consideration in the counter picks is what moveset this psychic Lake Guardian has at its disposal. Azelf has access to:

Fast Move Charge Moved
  • Extrasensory Psychic
  • Confusion Psychic
  • Fire Blast Fire
  • Future Sight Psychic
  • Swift Normal

This lends to those counters changing rapidly, such as Gengar dropping in usage on the dual Psychic movesets, Weavile suffering when Fire Blast is in effect,  and Houndoom rising considerably when Fire Blast is in play. Due to the sheer power of the moves, Confusion or Extrasensory mixed with Fire Blast will be the hardest moveset you come across.

Weather Effects

Windy weather will allow for a boosted raid, although it will make it a bit harder to tackle. Otherwise, your best options will be to take Azelf in the Rainy and Fog where all the chips will be stacked in favor of your team.

Weather Pro Con
Sunny Boosts Azelf’s Fire Blast Fire move
Windy Allows a Level 25 Encounter from Weather Boost. Boosts Azelf’s Extrasensory, Confusion, and Future Sight Psychic moves
Partly Cloudy Boosts Azelf’s Swift Normal move
Cloudy
Snow
Rainy Boosts Bug types
Fog Boosts Dark and Ghost types

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