Video Games

Pokémon Go Azelf counters: How to defeat the raid boss

Find the best Pokémon to deal with Azelf’s 5-Star Raid

Marco Wutz

Pokémon Go Azelf counters: How to defeat the raid boss
Pokémon Go Azelf counters: How to defeat the raid boss /

Contents

  1. Pokémon Go Azelf counters: best Pokémon to beat the boss
  2. Pokémon Go Azelf counters: best Mega Evolutions to support

Azelf is a Pokémon Go 5-Star Raid Boss and an esteemed member of the Lake Guardians, a mysterious trio of Legendary Pokémon. In the popular mobile game, Azelf is also a regional Pokémon, which means that only Gyms in certain parts of the globe will feature battles with the creature – Azelf only appears in the Americas. As such, you’ll need to get yourself an invite to an Azelf raid through a friend, a chat group, or an app, and take part in the action remotely, if you’re outside the area.

A Raid Hour featuring Azelf will take place on February 21, 2024, from 6 to 7pm local time and will have the Shiny version of the monster activated.

Pokémon Azelf on Psychic-type background.
Azelf is the Lake Guardian exclusive to the Americas :: The Pokémon Company / Niantic

Azelf is a Psychic-type Pokémon, which means you’ll need to call on your arsenal of Bug-, Dark-, and Ghost-types to battle it effectively. This is pretty straightforward, even with the handicap of the Remote Raid damage reduction.

We’ve collected the best Pokémon Go Azelf counters below to ensure you’re on the right track.

Pokémon Go Azelf counters: best Pokémon to beat the boss

This list of the best Pokémon Go Azelf counters won’t feature Shadow Pokémon, as they are less widely available and more difficult to build than regular forms. For the Mega Evolutions best suited to support your team against Azelf, we recommend you to take a look at the extra list below, which details those.

  1. Tyranitar (Bite, Brutal Swing)
  2. Hydreigon (Bite, Brutal Swing)
  3. Darkrai (Snarl, Shadow Ball)
  4. Giratina (Origin Forme) (Shadow Claw, Shadow Force)
  5. Hoopa (Unbound Forme) (Astonish, Shadow Ball)
  6. Chandelure (Hex, Shadow Ball)
  7. Volcarona (Bug Bite, Bug Buzz)
  8. Hoopa (Confined Forme) (Astonish, Shadow Ball)
  9. Gholdengo (Hex, Shadow Ball)
  10. Yveltal (Snarl, Dark Pulse)
  11. Guzzlord (Snarl, Brutal Swing)
  12. Hisuian Typhlosion (Hex, Shadow Ball)
  13. Mewtwo (Psycho Cut, Shadow Ball)
  14. Lunala (Air Slash, Shadow Ball)
  15. Giratina (Altered Forme) (Shadow Claw, Shadow Force)

Pokémon Go Azelf counters: best Mega Evolutions to support

Here are the best Mega Evolutions to use against Azelf, as stated above.

  1. Mega Tyranitar (Bite, Brutal Swing)
  2. Mega Gengar (Shadow Claw, Shadow Ball)
  3. Mega Houndoom (Snarl, Foul Play)
  4. Mega Banette (Shadow Claw, Shadow Ball)
  5. Mega Gyarados (Bite, Crunch)

For a schedule of upcoming raids, check out our overview for the current Pokémon Go 5-Star Raid Battles.

Pokémon Go: all Spotlight Hours in February 2024

Published
Marco Wutz
MARCO WUTZ

Marco Wutz is a writer from Parkstetten, Germany. He has a degree in Ancient History and a particular love for real-time and turn-based strategy games like StarCraft, Age of Empires, Total War, Age of Wonders, Crusader Kings, and Civilization as well as a soft spot for Genshin Impact and Honkai: Star Rail. He began covering StarCraft 2 as a writer in 2011 for the largest German community around the game and hosted a live tournament on a stage at gamescom 2014 before he went on to work for Bonjwa, one of the country's biggest Twitch channels. He branched out to write in English in 2015 by joining tl.net, the global center of the StarCraft scene run by Team Liquid, which was nominated as the Best Coverage Website of the Year at the Esports Industry Awards in 2017. He worked as a translator on The Crusader Stands Watch, a biography in memory of Dennis "INTERNETHULK" Hawelka, and provided live coverage of many StarCraft 2 events on the social channels of tl.net as well as DreamHack, the world's largest gaming festival. From there, he transitioned into writing about the games industry in general after his graduation, joining GLHF, a content agency specializing in video games coverage for media partners across the globe, in 2021. He has also written for NGL.ONE, kicker, ComputerBild, USA Today's ForTheWin, The Sun, Men's Journal, and Parade. Email: marco.wutz@glhf.gg

Home/Guides