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Azelf Raid Duo Guide

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Tier 5 Raid Boss Guides
Azelf-Duo
Difficulty:

Doable at trainer level 30 with proper counters

HP15,000 ATK213.30 DEF119.30
CP Range
Lvl 20 1752 - 1834 Lvl 25 2190 - 2293

Notable Weather

Boosts Boss's Moves Boosts Counters' Moves
Sunny / Clear, Windy, Partly Cloudy Fog, Rain

Fast Move Difficulty

Move Difficulty
Confusion Challenging
Extrasensory Intermediate

Charge Move Difficulty

Move Difficulty
Future Sight Easy
Swift Easy
Fire Blast Intermediate

Overview

A member of Sinnoh's Lake Trio, Azelf is limited to the Northern and Southern Americas, meaning a lot of players will want to get in on Remote Raids whenever it drops by. As a pure Psychic Type, Azelf is weak to a number of the best types in the game... and Bug type.... so it's not a terribly hard raid. Among the three members of this trio, Azelf is the easiest to take down, but also hits the hardest.

Approach

Team composition

  • The top Dark Types make quick work of this raid, as they sport outstanding DPS and TDO for this raid.

Dodging strategy

  • Know when to dodge and when to let a Pokemon go. If your Pokemon is close to a Charged Move, then dodge. If your Pokemon is unlikely to get to the next Charged Move before fainting regardless, then let it faint.

Best Raid Boss Counters

Supreme Mega Evolution Counters

Mega Tyranitar Mega Tyranitar
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Arguably the absolute best counter to Azelf in the game, Mega Tyranitar sports solid DPS and absolutely crazy TDO, thanks in part to its resistance to everything that Azelf can throw its way save Thunder. 

Mega Gengar Mega Gengar
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The one real contender to the throne, Mega Gengar drops a lot of TDO when compared to Mega Tyranitar, but gains a lot of DPS in return. It's genuinely glassy, but it's going to leave a large cut in Azelf's HP bar in its short time on the field.

Good Mega Evolution Counters

Mega Banette Mega Banette
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Shadow Gengar, but worse. On the bright side, it's not weak to Azelf's STAB moves.

Mega Absol Mega Absol
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Mega Houndoom Mega Houndoom
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Mega Pinsir Mega Pinsir
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The top Bug Type Mega Evolution for this raid, but that's genuinely not saying much when its competition is Mega Tyranitar and Mega Gengar....

Supreme Counters

shadow_chandelure Shadow Chandelure
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A rather enlightening counter, Shadow Chandelure is the top Ghost in overall terms, sporting an outstanding average performance that trashes Azelf in pretty short order.

ShadowTyranitar Shadow Tyranitar
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Much like its Mega forme, Shadow Tyranitar is a hard-hitting Pokemon with outstanding average performance. It lasts a long time and resists everything save Thunder, so it's hard to call it anything but a supreme counter.

Good Counters

shadow-gengar Shadow Gengar
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Shadow Gengar holds up the grand tradition of its species as a glassy DPS power-house. It doesn't stand at the forefront like its ancestor once did, but it's still worth a team slot!

ShadowWeavile Shadow Weavile
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Hydreigon Hydreigon
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Shadow Mewtwo Shadow Mewtwo
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ShadowHoundoom Shadow Houndoom
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Tyranitar Tyranitar
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Chandelure Chandelure
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Giratina Origin Forme Pokemon GO Giratina (Origin Forme)
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Shadow-Honchkrow Shadow Honchkrow
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Shadow Absol Shadow Absol
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Pinsir Shadow Pinsir
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Gholdengo Gholdengo
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hoopa Hoopa (Confined)
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