Utility
Balanced
20Speed · Very Slow

Stats & Training

HP and Defense carry most of Azurill's stat budget. Attack's the obvious dump stat. Common in the wild and yields 1 HP EV. Follows a fast 800K XP curve.

Base Stats
Low
HP50
D
Attack20
F
Defense40
D
Sp. Atk20
F
Sp. Def40
D
Speed20
F
Total190
Details
Catch Rate
Moderate150 / 255
Growth Rate
Fast800,000 XP
Height0.2 m
Weight2.0 kg
Base XP38
Abilities
Thick Fat
Halves damage from fire and ice moves.
Huge Power
Doubles Attack in battle.
Sap SipperHANot in game
Absorbs grass moves, raising Attack one stage.
Thick Fat reduces Fire/Ice to ½x · Sap Sipper grants Grass immunity
EV Yield
HP+1AtkDefSpASpDSpe
HP training source
Pokedex Entries

A Pokémon that lives by water. It moves quickly on land by bouncing on its big tail.

Azurill Weakness

Type-wise, Azurill takes extra damage from Fighting. Ghost moves do nothing thanks to a full immunity. Thick Fat reduces Fire/Ice damage, further improving the defensive spread.

Azurill Weakness and Resistance Chart
DamageTypes
2x (Weak)Fighting
0x (Immune)Ghost
Type ChartGood
1Weak
0Resist
2Immune
Score+1
Gen IV Type Chart
  • Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
  • Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
4xCritical
None
2xWeak
½xResist
None
¼xResist
None
0xImmune
STAB
No super-effective STAB
How to Beat Azurill in Diamond & Pearl (Best Counters)
Heracross
Heracross
BugFighting
B
Available Moves
Moves
  • Focus PunchTM01
  • Focus BlastTM52
  • Brick BreakTM31
  • Rock SmashHM06
Damage vs Azurill
Focus Punch 2x
323-380%KO
Focus Blast 2x
113-133%KO
Brick Break 2x
165-194%KO
Rock Smash 2x
90-106%KO
View Heracross builds →

Diamond & Pearl Evolution

This is the baby stage. Azurill grows into Marill by leveling up. Want more? Breed the adults. Baby Pokemon sit in the Undiscovered egg group. Evolving adds up to 230 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

3 Forms
Azurill
#298Azurill
High Friendship
Marill
#183Marill
18
Level 18
Azumarill
#184Azumarill
Stat Comparison 3 Stages
Azurill
Normal
Marill
Water
HP
50
70+20
100+30
ATK
20
20
50+30
DEF
40
50+10
80+30
SP.ATK
20
20
60+40
SP.DEF
40
50+10
80+30
SPE
20
40+20
50+10
BST
190C-Tier
250D-Tier+60
420B-Tier+170
ROLE
Balanced
Balanced
Balanced
TYPE
Utility
Utility
Utility

Breeding

Unavailable
Undiscovered egg group

Diamond & Pearl Azurill Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 4.

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Moves

The egg pool carries weight here. Encore and Fake Tears aren't available any other way for Azurill, and they meaningfully change what it threatens. Stack those on top of Double-Edge and Slam for solid options.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1
Splash
40Normal
Lv 2
Charm
10020Normal
Lv 7
Tail Whip
10030Normal
Lv 10
Bubble
2010030Water
Lv 15
Slam
807520Normal
Lv 18
Water Gun
4010025Water

TM Moves

TM
TM45
Attract
10015Normal
TM14
Blizzard
D120705Ice
TM78
Captivate
10020Normal
TM32
Double Team
15Normal
TM58
Endure+4
10Normal
TM42
Facade
D7010020Normal
TM21
Frustration
D10020Normal
TM07
Hail
D10Ice
TM10
Hidden Power
6010015Normal
TM13
Ice Beam
D9510010Ice
TM23
Iron Tail
D1007515Steel
TM83
Natural Gift
D10015Normal
TM17
Protect+4
C10Normal
TM18
Rain Dance
C5Water
TM44
Rest
C10Psychic
TM27
Return
D10020Normal
TM43
Secret Power
7010020Normal
TM82
Sleep Talk
C10Normal
TM90
Substitute
C10Normal
HM03
Surf
D9510015Water
TM87
Swagger
9015Normal
TM06
Toxic
C8510Poison
TM03
Water Pulse
D6010020Water
HM07
Waterfall
D8010015Water

Egg Moves

Egg
Egg
Encore
C1005Normal
Egg
Fake Tears
10020Dark
Egg
Refresh
D20Normal
Egg
Sing
5515Normal
Egg
Slam
807520Normal
Egg
Tickle
10020Normal

Tutor Moves

Azurill can't learn any Tutor moves

Transfer Moves

Gen
Gen 3
Defense Curl
40Normal
Gen 3
Double-Edge
D12010015Normal
Gen 3
Mimic
10Normal

Diamond & Pearl Azurill Locations

moderate rates across 14 encounter spots for Azurill. That's the kind of hunt where you pick one location and settle in. Sort by Best below to see where the odds are highest.

Best Locations to Catch Azurill in Diamond & Pearl

Which version you're playing matters for Azurill. 14 walking spots at Lv. 16-24 spread across Diamond and Pearl, and some routes only appear in one cartridge. Check the version badges below.

Trophy Garden - Daily Pokemon
DiamondGrass Lv.16-18 Forest
RareMid
Trophy Garden - Daily Pokemon
PearlGrass Lv.16-18 Forest
RareMid
Great Marsh - Area 5
PearlGrass Lv.20 Facility
RareMid
Great Marsh - Area 5
DiamondGrass Lv.20 Facility
RareMid
Great Marsh - Area 6
DiamondGrass Lv.20 Facility
RareMid
Great Marsh - Area 6
PearlGrass Lv.20 Facility
RareMid
Great Marsh - Area 3
PearlGrass Lv.22 Facility
RareMid
Great Marsh - Area 3
DiamondGrass Lv.22 Facility
RareMid
Great Marsh - Area 4
PearlGrass Lv.22 Facility
RareMid
Great Marsh - Area 4
DiamondGrass Lv.22 Facility
RareMid
Great Marsh - Area 1
DiamondGrass Lv.24 Facility
RareMid
Great Marsh - Area 1
PearlGrass Lv.24 Facility
RareMid
Great Marsh - Area 2
DiamondGrass Lv.24 Facility
RareMid
Great Marsh - Area 2
PearlGrass Lv.24 Facility
RareMid

Azurill Guide

  • Azurill becomes Marill by leveling up, then Azumarill at level 18. Straight three-stage line with no branching.

  • Azurill is catchable in Diamond & Pearl. Check the Locations section above for specific routes, encounter rates, and methods. It also appears in 14 other games across the series.

  • Azurill is available in Diamond & Pearl. Across the full series, it appears in 15 games total.

  • For Diamond & Pearl, you can run Azurill through the first few routes without issues. 190 BST won't carry you far though. Get it to Marill as fast as you can.

Game Availability

Available in 15 titles since its debut in Ruby & Sapphire, Azurill spans 8 generations of Pokemon games. It's accessible through catching or hatching as a base form in most mainline games.

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