--- title: "Azurill (#0298): Stats, Weaknesses, Moves & Lore | pokee.si" url: "https://pokee.si/pokemon/azurill" description: "Azurill (#0298): Normal/Fairy-type Polka Dot Pokémon from Hoenn. Base stat total 190. Stats, matchups, evolutions, moves, every Pokédex entry and lore on pokee.si." last_updated: "2026-10-21" publisher: "pokee.si: a Pokédex for families (unofficial fan site)" last_checked: "2026-10-20" --- #0298 · Hoenn · Generation 3 · baby # Azurill Polka Dot Pokémon · Normal/Fairy-type ![Azurill official artwork](https://pokee.si/img/art/298.webp) Azurill is a [Normal](https://pokee.si/types/normal)/[Fairy](https://pokee.si/types/fairy)-type Pokémon, the Polka Dot Pokémon, number 298 (#0298) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 3 and comes from the [Hoenn](https://pokee.si/guide/regions/hoenn) region. It is 0.2 m tall and weighs 2 kg. Azurill is the Polka Dot Pokémon, a baby whose bouncy tail ball is as big as its body. It uses the ball as a trampoline, a float and a weapon, and the Pokédex says it can even throw itself by spinning the tail like a lasso. ## How to pronounce Azurill Azurill is pronounced **uh-ZOO-ril**. The capital letters show the stressed syllable. Listen to Azurill said out loud: [Listen](https://pokee.si/audio/names/298.mp3) In Japanese it is ルリリ (Ruriri). Hear every other name on the [Pokémon pronunciation guide](https://pokee.si/pronounce). ## Lore ### Biology Azurill is a round blue mouse, 0.2 m tall and 2 kg, with pink-lined circular ears, two white dots on its cheeks, black eyes and no visible arms. Its thin zigzag tail ends in a ball about as big as its body, bouncy like rubber and full of the nutrition it needs to grow. In water the ball is a float. ### Behaviour Azurill is normally docile, but an angry one swings the ball to smash opponents bigger than itself. The Pokédex says it spins its tail like a lasso and throws it, and the throw carries the body too: one Azurill flung itself a record 10 m (33 ft). On sunny days Azurill gather at the water's edge to splash about. ### Habitat The Pokédex lists the water's edge. In Scarlet and Violet it is found in Paldea's South and East Provinces, and it is not available in Legends: Z-A. ### Powers Azurill has the family's Abilities: Thick Fat, Huge Power and the hidden Sap Sipper. It knows Tail Whip, Water Gun and Splash, then learns Helping Hand, Bubble Beam, Charm and Bounce. Its stats are tiny: a base total of 190, with 20 Attack. ### Name origin Azurill may combine 'azure' or azul ('blue' in Spanish and Portuguese) with 'rill', a small stream. The Japanese name is Ruriri (ルリリ), which may come from ruri, the deep-blue stone lapis lazuli. ### Design inspiration Azurill appears to be a mouse mixed with a beach ball or lifebuoy. Bulbapedia says its nutrient-filled tail may come from the fat-tailed dunnart, a marsupial that stores fat in its tail, and that being Normal rather than Water may hint that a baby cannot yet swim. These are fan readings. ### Evolution notes Azurill evolves into Marill with high friendship; Bulbapedia says it is the only Pokémon that evolves by friendship into a form that then evolves by level. ### In the games Azurill is a Treasure Town resident in Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness, kidnapped by Drowzee and rescued by the player's team. It also appears in Scarlet and Violet's 1-star Tera Raid Battles, and first appeared in Ruby and Sapphire. ### In the anime Misty is revealed to own an Azurill in 'The Scheme Team'. Azurill's series debut was in 'A Ruin with a View', where May failed to catch one. ### Fun facts - Before Generation VI, one in three female Azurill evolved into a male Marill, because Azurill is 75% female and its evolutions 50%; Bulbapedia says no other Pokémon did this. - Azurill was shown to the public on 7 March 2001, in the earliest announcements of Generation III. - Polka dots are called mizutama, 'water balls', in Japan, which Bulbapedia suggests may explain its category. Sources: [Bulbapedia: Azurill (Pokémon)](https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Azurill_(Pok%C3%A9mon)) · [Serebii: Azurill (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex)](https://www.serebii.net/pokedex-sv/azurill/) ## Base stats - HP: **50** - Attack: **20** - Defense: **40** - Sp. Atk: **20** - Sp. Def: **40** - Speed: **20** Azurill’s base stat total is **190**. Its highest stat is HP. ## Type matchups ### What is Azurill weak to? Azurill takes extra damage from [Poison](https://pokee.si/types/poison) (2×), [Steel](https://pokee.si/types/steel) (2×) moves. It resists [Bug](https://pokee.si/types/bug) (½×), [Dark](https://pokee.si/types/dark) (½×). It is immune to [Ghost](https://pokee.si/types/ghost), [Dragon](https://pokee.si/types/dragon) moves. ## Evolution ### How does Azurill evolve? Azurill evolves into [Marill](https://pokee.si/pokemon/marill) (Friendship). The whole family: **Azurill**, [Marill](https://pokee.si/pokemon/marill), [Azumarill](https://pokee.si/pokemon/azumarill). - [Marill](https://pokee.si/pokemon/marill) evolves into [Azumarill](https://pokee.si/pokemon/azumarill) at level 18. ## Abilities - [Thick Fat](https://pokee.si/abilities/thick-fat): Halves damage from Fire and Ice moves. - [Huge Power](https://pokee.si/abilities/huge-power): Doubles Attack in battle. - [Sap Sipper](https://pokee.si/abilities/sap-sipper) (hidden ability): Absorbs Grass moves, raising Attack one stage. ## Moves ### Moves Azurill learns by level up in Scarlet / Violet | Level | Move | Type | Category | Power | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | [Tail Whip](https://pokee.si/moves/tail-whip) | Normal | Status | — | | 1 | [Water Gun](https://pokee.si/moves/water-gun) | Water | Special | 40 | | 1 | [Splash](https://pokee.si/moves/splash) | Normal | Status | — | | 3 | [Helping Hand](https://pokee.si/moves/helping-hand) | Normal | Status | — | | 6 | [Bubble Beam](https://pokee.si/moves/bubble-beam) | Water | Special | 65 | | 9 | [Charm](https://pokee.si/moves/charm) | Fairy | Status | — | | 12 | [Slam](https://pokee.si/moves/slam) | Normal | Physical | 80 | | 15 | [Bounce](https://pokee.si/moves/bounce) | Flying | Physical | 85 | ### TM moves (25) Azurill can learn 25 moves from TMs in Scarlet / Violet: [Take Down](https://pokee.si/moves/take-down), [Charm](https://pokee.si/moves/charm), [Fake Tears](https://pokee.si/moves/fake-tears), [Mud-Slap](https://pokee.si/moves/mud-slap), [Protect](https://pokee.si/moves/protect), [Facade](https://pokee.si/moves/facade), [Icy Wind](https://pokee.si/moves/icy-wind), [Mud Shot](https://pokee.si/moves/mud-shot), [Draining Kiss](https://pokee.si/moves/draining-kiss), [Endure](https://pokee.si/moves/endure), [Rain Dance](https://pokee.si/moves/rain-dance), [Body Slam](https://pokee.si/moves/body-slam), [Sleep Talk](https://pokee.si/moves/sleep-talk), [Light Screen](https://pokee.si/moves/light-screen), [Waterfall](https://pokee.si/moves/waterfall), [Rest](https://pokee.si/moves/rest), [Substitute](https://pokee.si/moves/substitute), [Hyper Voice](https://pokee.si/moves/hyper-voice), [Encore](https://pokee.si/moves/encore), [Surf](https://pokee.si/moves/surf), [Helping Hand](https://pokee.si/moves/helping-hand), [Ice Beam](https://pokee.si/moves/ice-beam), [Blizzard](https://pokee.si/moves/blizzard), [Tera Blast](https://pokee.si/moves/tera-blast), [Alluring Voice](https://pokee.si/moves/alluring-voice). Egg moves (9):[Aqua Jet](https://pokee.si/moves/aqua-jet), [Belly Drum](https://pokee.si/moves/belly-drum), [Copycat](https://pokee.si/moves/copycat), [Perish Song](https://pokee.si/moves/perish-song), [Present](https://pokee.si/moves/present), [Sing](https://pokee.si/moves/sing), [Soak](https://pokee.si/moves/soak), [Supersonic](https://pokee.si/moves/supersonic), [Tickle](https://pokee.si/moves/tickle). ## Breeding & training - Gender: 25% male, 75% female. - Egg groups: Undiscovered. - Egg cycles: 10 (steps to hatch, Scarlet/Violet: 1,280). - Catch rate: 150 out of 255. - Base friendship (Gen 8 onward): 50. - Growth rate: Fast (800,000 experience points to reach level 100). - Defeating it gives 1 HP effort value. - Base experience yield: 38. ## Pokédex entries Although Azurill are normally docile, an angry one will swing around the big ball on its tail and try to smash its opponents. *(Shield)* The ball on Azurill's tail bounces like a rubber ball, and it's full of the nutrients the Pokémon needs to grow. *(Sword)* Azurill's tail is large and bouncy. It is packed full of the nutrients this Pokémon needs to grow. Azurill can be seen bouncing and playing on its big, rubbery tail. *(Sapphire, Alpha Sapphire)* Azurill spins its tail as if it were a lasso, then hurls it far. The momentum of the throw sends its body flying, too. Using this unique action, one of these Pokémon managed to hurl itself a record 33 feet. *(Ruby, Omega Ruby)* It swings its large, nutrient-filled tail around to fight opponents bigger than itself. *(Black 2, White 2, Y)* A Pokémon that lives by water. It moves quickly on land by bouncing on its big tail. *(Diamond, X)* ## Names around the world - **Japanese**: ルリリ - **Romaji**: Ruriri - **French**: Azurill - **German**: Azurill - **Spanish**: Azurill - **Italian**: Azurill - **Korean**: 루리리 - **Chinese (Simplified)**: 露力丽 - **Chinese (Traditional)**: 露力麗 ## Trivia - Shortest Normal type: 0.2 m, shared with 2 others. - Lowest base stat total among Normal types: 190. - Lowest base stat total among Fairy types: 190. - Shortest Pokémon in Gen 3: 0.2 m. - Lowest base stat total among Gen 3 Pokémon: 190. - Shortest Normal type in Gen 3: 0.2 m. - Slowest Normal type in Gen 3: 20 Speed. - Lowest base stat total among Normal types in Gen 3: 190. - Lightest Fairy type in Gen 3: 2 kg. - Shortest Fairy type in Gen 3: 0.2 m. - Slowest Fairy type in Gen 3: 20 Speed. - Lowest base stat total among Fairy types in Gen 3: 190. - Taller than 1% of all Pokémon (0.2 m). - Heavier than 7% of all Pokémon (2 kg). - Base stat total 190, ranked #1021 of 1,025. - One of 4 Pokémon that are both Normal and Fairy. - One of 170 blue Pokémon. - Number 47 of 135 Pokémon introduced in Generation 3 (Hoenn). - Part of an evolution family of 3 Pokémon. - Can learn 40 different moves in Scarlet / Violet. - Catch rate 150: about 19.6% per Poké Ball at full health. - Appears in 11 distinct Pokédex entries. ## Sources and fact-checking - Stats, types, abilities, moves, evolutions, forms and Pokédex entries: [PokéAPI](https://pokeapi.co) open game data. - Lore: written by pokee.si in our own words, researched from [Bulbapedia: Azurill (Pokémon)](https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Azurill_(Pok%C3%A9mon)), [Serebii: Azurill (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex)](https://www.serebii.net/pokedex-sv/azurill/). - Pronunciation (uh-ZOO-ril): it follows how the English anime, games or official videos say it. **Last checked:** 20 October 2026. 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