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Usage · September 2026
2.3%
Azelf is ranked #61 in Gen 9 UU, carried by 950 teams
TierD · outside the top 60
Ladder rank#61 of 204
Raw count950
Viability ceiling86
Month on month+0.10pp
13 month peak2.3%
FormatGen 9 UU
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 580
HP
75
Atk
125
Def
70
SpA
125
SpD
70
Spe
115
Usage over time2.3%▲ 0.10pppeak 2.3% · Sep '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history
Most used set
76.7% of Azelf teamsHP
52
Atk
0
Def
0
SpA
216
SpD
0
Spe
240
NatureNaive
AbilityLevitate · 100.0%
ItemLeftovers · 77.7%
Tera typeSteel · 79.5%
Moves
95.6%
91.6%
83.4%
78.6%
Alternative spreads
over 5% usageTimid100 HP / 156 SpA / 252 Spe13.5%
Moves
7 tracked95.6%
91.6%
83.4%
78.6%
14.9%
14.9%
7.2%
Best Azelf build for Gen 9 UU
The set above is the one Gen 9 UU players run most often, taken from 33,671 battles in September 2026. Azelf sits at rank #61 with 2.3% usage, which puts it in D tier, up 0.10 points on the month before.
These are usage numbers, not a recommendation from a council. A move at 90% is close to mandatory; anything under 30% is a tech pick that answers a specific matchup. Read the spreads the same way: the top spread is the safe default, and the alternatives usually trade bulk for speed or the other way round.
The checks and counters table is generated from real games rather than a type chart, so it accounts for items, Tera choices, and how often the matchup ends in a switch instead of a knockout.