Azelf counters

Gen 7 OU · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Feb 2026 - Apr 2026

Azelf
#0482 Azelf
Psychic
USAGE 1.7% #64
BASE STATS
HP 75
ATK 125
DEF 70
SPA 125
SPD 70
SPE 115
BST580
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
BugGhostDark
½×
FightingPsychic
Moves
Stealth Rock 99.4% Taunt 97.5% Explosion 96.6% Knock Off 56.6% Skill Swap 40.9% Thunder Wave 2.3% Fire Blast 1.9% Hidden Power Ice 1.6%
Items
Focus Sash 99.4% Light Clay 0.3% Fightinium Z 0.2% Life Orb 0.1% Mental Herb 0.0% Choice Specs 0.0% Grassium Z 0.0% Choice Band 0.0%
Common Teammates
Dragonite90.3%Manaphy85.7%Pinsir-Mega55.5%Excadrill54.4%Mimikyu54.3%Diancie-Mega35.9%Kartana33.0%Mamoswine26.8%

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 #64 with 1.75% usage. Sorted by reliability score.