Azelf

#482 · Azelf · 5★ · Sinnoh

Psychic

104HP

×1.39Attack multiplier

126Movement speed

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How to unlock

Use the matching region banner. Rarity pity guarantees a tier, not this specific Pokémon.

How to unlock	Details	What to do
Starter selection	No	This route does not apply to this Pokémon in the current version.
Region gacha	Yes	Pull its matching region banner. The rarity roll and uniform species selection both matter; use the target-species calculator.
Rescue event	No	This route does not apply to this Pokémon in the current version.
Wild shiny collection	No	This route does not apply to this Pokémon in the current version.
Rift encounter	Yes	Win its legendary arena to record the defeat and earn a Bond. A normal rift victory is separate from playable ownership.
Shiny rift collection	Yes	Defeat its shiny rift version to collect both shiny and normal variants. Arena selection, shiny generation and winning are separate conditions.
Normal rift victory grants playable ownership	No	Use its region gacha or defeat its shiny rift version to obtain playable ownership.

Gacha · Sinnoh Gacha Calculator Collection Tracker

A rift victory, a defeat record and a playable collection unlock are separate events. Check the actual acquisition route.

Starting move

Confusion · Projectile · Damage 13 · 0.58 s

Only the selected slot attacks. Bonded moves in that slot can fire together.

Move evolution: Psyshock · Reflexes

Learnable moves

Normal moves and moves matching this Pokémon’s types are available in its run pool.

Moves	Types	Attack behavior	Damage	Cooldown	Move evolution
Tackle	Normal	Melee arc	16	0.5 s	Take Down · Vigor
Quick Attack	Normal	Dash	20	0.75 s	Extreme Speed · Sprint
Swords Dance	Normal	Support buff	0.13	0.85 s	—
Agility	Normal	Support buff	0.1	0.85 s	—
Harden	Normal	Support buff	0.07	0.85 s	—
Body Slam	Normal	Melee arc	36	0.95 s	Giga Impact · Power
Hyper Voice	Normal	Radial burst	12	1.15 s	Uproar · Reflexes
Substitute	Normal	Turret	14	4 s	Double Team · Armor
Confusion	Psychic	Projectile	13	0.58 s	Psyshock · Reflexes
Psybeam	Psychic	Piercing beam	17	1.15 s	Future Sight · Power
Psychic	Psychic	Radial burst	10	1.35 s	Expanding Force · Magnet
Psycho Cut	Psychic	Boomerang	9	0.8 s	Psychic Fangs · Reflexes

Build direction

Azelf starts with Confusion, a Projectile attack. Build the early run around this actual starting behavior, then choose alternatives from its legal pool.

Start at range and align enemies for the projectile path. Projectile count is emitted shots, not guaranteed hits on a boss.

Strengths & limits from its stats

Base HP 104 versus dataset median 99; movement 126 versus 105; attack multiplier ×1.39 versus ×1.17. Medians use all 966 entries and describe base stats, not win rates.

Its HP is at or above the dataset median, giving a larger base health buffer than lower-HP entries; this does not remove type weaknesses or incoming warnings.

Movement is at or above the median, which helps repositioning under equal modifiers. Liquids, snow and traps can still reduce effective speed.

Move choices & active slots

Its regular learn pool contains 12 moves across 8 behavior families. Choose a different behavior or attack type for a real target problem; learning extra ordinary slots does not add simultaneous damage.

For a different damage pattern, inspect Psybeam / Psychic. These are legal alternatives from its pool; compare their level, evolution and target conditions before replacing the active attack.

Upgrade & evolution route

A practical first budget shortlist is Reflexes / Critical Hit, based on the stat comparison above. Compare costs and your actual failure point; these are recommendations, not a universally optimal purchase order. Permanent levels belong to this Pokémon.

For Confusion → Psyshock, reach move level 5, take the Reflexes card in this run and select the evolution offer. Buying a similarly named permanent upgrade does not satisfy that condition.

This analysis is derived from the displayed source stats and combat rules. It does not claim playtesting, measured win rate or guaranteed run length.

Plan a build

In-game stats, not main-series battle stats.

Only the selected slot attacks. Bonded moves in that slot can fire together.

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Shiny

Shiny	Details
Shiny sprite available	Yes
Gacha generation	1/100
Rift legendary selection	1/512

These are generation odds for an eligible source, not a guaranteed capture. A wild or rift shiny must be defeated to join the collection; gacha also applies its collected-shiny re-selection rule.

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Legendary rifts

After 75 seconds, valid checks occur every 30 seconds with 20%, 40%, 60%, 80% and 100% conditional chances. A live boss skips a check; existing portals and arenas also change eligibility.

Unbeaten legendaries have weight 4; beaten ones have weight 1. The selected legendary chooses one of its types for the arena.