Azelf
Azelf is a Psychic-type Pokémon, the Willpower Pokémon, number 482 (#0482) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 4 and comes from the Sinnoh region. It is 0.3 m tall and weighs 0.3 kg.
Azelf is the Willpower Pokémon, a tiny Psychic type that Sinnoh legend says gave humans the determination to face life's difficulties. The Pokédex also warns that it was dreaded for its power to turn the will of its enemies into puppets of its own.
How to pronounce Azelf
Azelf is pronounced AZ-elf. The capital letters show the stressed syllable.
Listen to Azelf said out loud:
In Japanese it is アグノム (Agnome).
Hear every other name on the Pokémon pronunciation guide.
Lore
Biology
Azelf is a small, grey, fairy-like Pokémon, 0.3 m tall and 0.3 kg, with a pale blue face and a cone-shaped head whose forehead flares out at the sides like a star. It has two leaf-tipped tails with red jewels, another red jewel on its forehead and yellow-irised, almond-shaped eyes. Bulbapedia says its spirit can leave its body and return at will.
Behaviour
The Pokédex says Azelf rests on a lake floor and so helps keep the world in balance. Bulbapedia calls it cautious around people and Pokémon, but bold if it is threatened. Legends say that harming Azelf can leave humans without any will, immobile for ever.
Habitat
Bulbapedia places it in the Valor Cavern at the centre of Lake Valor. In the games the cavern is where it waits in Diamond, Pearl and Platinum, and in the Crimson Mirelands in Legends: Arceus.
Powers
Azelf's Ability is Levitate. It learns Psychic, Extrasensory, Future Sight and Nasty Plot. Bulbapedia says it can control a person's will or even enter their body. With base Attack and Special Attack of 125 and Speed of 115, but only 70 in each defence, it is a fast, fragile attacker.
Name origin
Azelf may combine the A of 'UMA' (a Japanese term for cryptids, short for unidentified mysterious animal) with 'elf', and may also involve 'azure'. The Japanese name is Agnome (アグノム), which instead suggests a gnome.
Design inspiration
Azelf looks like a pixie or fairy, though its Japanese name points to a gnome. Bulbapedia suggests the lake guardians may come from Japan's Three Sacred Treasures, with Azelf matching the sword Kusanagi, a symbol of valour. It may also nod to the Thrones, angels known as the valiant ones. These are fan readings, not official statements.
In the games
Azelf is one of the three lake guardians of Diamond and Pearl, where it debuted. In Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Darkness it guards a Time Gear at Crystal Crossing. In Scarlet and Violet it arrives only by transfer from Pokémon HOME or an event, and Bulbapedia lists it as unobtainable in Legends: Z-A.
In the anime
Ash sees Azelf's projected soul in 'Pruning a Passel of Pals!'. Azelf debuted physically in 'The Needs of the Three!', where it is the first of the trio that J and Team Galactic capture.
Fun facts
- A Pokémon Pearl Pokédex entry says Uxie, Mesprit and Azelf are thought to have come from the same egg.
- Pokémon GO treats Azelf as a region-exclusive Legendary, generally found in the Americas.
- In Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Darkness, Azelf raises a barrier around its Time Gear even after being beaten.
- Azelf learns Explosion by levelling up, at level 77, an unusual move for a Legendary Pokémon.
Base stats
- HP: 75
- Attack: 125
- Defense: 70
- Sp. Atk: 125
- Sp. Def: 70
- Speed: 115
Azelf’s base stat total is 580. Its highest stat is Attack and Sp. Atk.
Type matchups
What is Azelf weak to?
Azelf takes extra damage from Bug (2×), Ghost (2×), Dark (2×) moves.
It resists Fighting (½×), Psychic (½×).
Evolution
Azelf does not evolve, and it does not evolve from any other Pokémon.
Abilities
- Levitate: Evades Ground moves.
Moves
Moves Azelf learns by level up in Scarlet / Violet
| Level | Move | Type | Category | Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Confusion | Psychic | Special | 50 |
| 1 | Rest | Psychic | Status | — |
| 7 | Swift | Normal | Special | 60 |
| 14 | Detect | Fighting | Status | — |
| 21 | Psybeam | Psychic | Special | 65 |
| 28 | Imprison | Psychic | Status | — |
| 35 | Extrasensory | Psychic | Special | 80 |
| 42 | Nasty Plot | Dark | Status | — |
| 49 | Psychic | Psychic | Special | 90 |
| 56 | Uproar | Normal | Special | 90 |
| 63 | Future Sight | Psychic | Special | 120 |
| 70 | Last Resort | Normal | Physical | 140 |
| 77 | Explosion | Normal | Physical | 250 |
| 84 | Mystical Power | Psychic | Special | 70 |
TM moves (60)
Azelf can learn 60 moves from TMs in Scarlet / Violet: Mud-Slap, Protect, Water Pulse, Acrobatics, Psybeam, Charge Beam, Facade, Swift, Draining Kiss, Stored Power, Fling, Endure, Sunny Day, Rain Dance, Sandstorm, Psyshock, Zen Headbutt, U-turn, Fire Punch, Thunder Punch, Ice Punch, Sleep Talk, Drain Punch, Reflect, Light Screen, Dazzling Gleam, Metronome, Grass Knot, Thunder Wave, Rest, Taunt, Imprison, Skill Swap, Substitute, Trick, Shadow Ball, Stealth Rock, Energy Ball, Psychic, Encore, Flamethrower, Thunderbolt, Play Rough, Calm Mind, Helping Hand, Baton Pass, Nasty Plot, Fire Blast, Giga Impact, Trick Room, Hyper Beam, Thunder, Tera Blast, Knock Off, Uproar, Psych Up, Double-Edge, Endeavor, Future Sight, Expanding Force.
Breeding & training
- Gender: genderless.
- Egg groups: Undiscovered.
- Egg cycles: 80 (steps to hatch, Scarlet/Violet: 10,240).
- Catch rate: 3 out of 255.
- Base friendship (Gen 8 onward): 140.
- Growth rate: Slow (1,250,000 experience points to reach level 100).
- Defeating it gives 2 Attack and 1 Sp. Atk effort values.
- Base experience yield: 261.
Pokédex entries
The dreaded Being of Willpower. Legends tell of this Pokémon manipulating the will of its adversaries and turning them into puppets of its own. (Legends: Arceus)
It is thought that Uxie, Mesprit and Azelf all came from the same egg. (Pearl, Y, Alpha Sapphire)
Known as “The Being of Willpower.” It sleeps at the bottom of a lake to keep the world in balance. (Diamond, X, Omega Ruby)
When Azelf flew, people gained the determination to do things. It was the birth of willpower. (Platinum, Black, White, Black 2, White 2)
This Pokémon is said to have endowed humans with the determination needed to face any of life's difficulties. (HeartGold, SoulSilver)
Names around the world
| Japanese | アグノム |
|---|---|
| Romaji | Agnome |
| French | Créfadet |
| German | Tobutz |
| Spanish | Azelf |
| Italian | Azelf |
| Korean | 아그놈 |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 亚克诺姆 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 亞克諾姆 |
Trivia
- Lightest Psychic type in Gen 4: 0.3 kg, shared with 2 others.
- Fastest Psychic type in Gen 4: 115 Speed.
- Highest Attack among Psychic types in Gen 4: 125, shared with 1 other.
- Highest Sp. Atk among Psychic types in Gen 4: 125.
- Taller than 4% of all Pokémon (0.3 m).
- Heavier than 1% of all Pokémon (0.3 kg).
- Base stat total 580, ranked #69 of 1,025.
- Its best stat is Sp. Atk, ranked #52 of 1,025.
- One of 102 Psychic-type Pokémon (counting dual types).
- One of 170 blue Pokémon.
- Number 96 of 107 Pokémon introduced in Generation 4 (Sinnoh).
- Can learn 66 different moves in Scarlet / Violet.
- Catch rate 3: about 0.4% per Poké Ball at full health.
- Appears in 5 distinct Pokédex entries.
Sources and fact-checking
- Stats, types, abilities, moves, evolutions, forms and Pokédex entries: PokéAPI open game data.
- Lore: written by pokee.si in our own words, researched from Bulbapedia: Azelf (Pokémon), Serebii: Azelf (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex).
- Pronunciation (AZ-elf): it follows how the English anime, games or official videos say it.
Last checked: . Every sentence of the lore was checked against Bulbapedia, Serebii and the game data.
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