Azelf counters

Gen 6 OU · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Apr 2026 - Jun 2026

Azelf
#0482 Azelf
Psychic
USAGE 3.8% #44
BASE STATS
HP 75
ATK 125
DEF 70
SPA 125
SPD 70
SPE 115
BST580
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
BugGhostDark
½×
FightingPsychic
Moves
Taunt 64.2% Stealth Rock 63.8% Explosion 63.5% Fire Blast 41.0% Flamethrower 35.8% Psychic 34.5% U-turn 32.2% Thunderbolt 32.0%
Items
Focus Sash 58.7% Expert Belt 32.2% Colbur Berry 4.4% Life Orb 3.1% Light Clay 0.8% Rocky Helmet 0.6% Choice Specs 0.2% Leftovers 0.1%
Common Teammates
Excadrill57.0%Pinsir-Mega54.0%Dragonite52.9%Manaphy51.4%Talonflame50.7%Landorus-Therian35.7%Scizor-Mega34.0%Raikou33.3%

Checks & Counters

Ranked by reliability — blends KO rate with how often each Pokémon is matched up.

This Pokémon doesn't have enough usage for Smogon to compute meaningful Checks & Counters. Only the most-used Pokémon in a format receive this data.

Ranked #44 with 3.77% usage. Sorted by reliability score.