[SET]
name: Belly Drum
move 1: Belly Drum
move 2: Aqua Jet
move 3: Play Rough
move 4: Knock Off
item: Normalium Z / Sitrus Berry
ability: Huge Power
nature: Adamant
evs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Courtesy of Huge Power doubling its Attack and priority Aqua Jet, Belly Drum Azumarill is a monstrous offensive powerhouse that is capable of flattening weakened teams with only a single turn of setup. After a Belly Drum, Aqua Jet blows through most fast targets that do not resist it, with only healthy, physically bulky Pokemon such as Buzzwole and Cobalion surviving. Even unboosted, Azumarill's Aqua Jet helps hyper offense teams keep threats such as Meteor Beam Nihlego and Terrakion in check, while its typing enables it to check Urshifu-R for them. Play Rough and Knock Off afford Azumarill coverage and immense wallbreaking ability, and they will demolish slower targets that resist Aqua Jet, with the former OHKOing Tangrowth at +6 and the latter OHKOing Amoonguss. Normalium Z is the preferred item so Azumarill can set up via Z-Belly Drum no matter its health, provided it can survive the turn at half health. However, if your team already has another Z-Move user, Sitrus Berry may also be used. The 4 HP EVs are particularly important with Sitrus Berry to ensure it activates after a Belly Drum. A Jolly nature may be considered to outspeed Pokemon invested to outspeed Adamant Azumarill, such as Seismitoad, but the loss in power generally makes it suboptimal.
Belly Drum Azumarill often finds itself on hyper offense teams, which appreciate it wallbreaking early-game for a teammate and cleaning late-game. Belly Drum Azumarill greatly appreciates entry hazard support to secure OHKOs at +6, such as against Celesteela, so teammates such as Deoxys-D and lead Azelf should be considered. Galarian Moltres is a good partner for Azumarill, as it can handle some of the Grass-types such as Zarude that Azumarill can struggle with. Azumarill and Fire Blast Mega Altaria can weaken and break down each other's checks, such as Skarmory, Celesteela, and Aegislash. Mega Altaria provides resistances to Grass and Electric and can also deal with Zarude. Swords Dance Bisharp is another hyper offense staple that synergizes well with Azumarill. Often Azumarill can KO or set up on the Fighting-type Pokemon that check Bisharp, especially a Keldeo locked into Secret Sword. In return, Bisharp can set up on a Choice Band Scizor that just locked itself into Bullet Punch to revenge kill Azumarill. Finally, Bisharp can use its boosted Sucker Punch to weaken Urshifu-R into +6 Aqua Jet range. Partners that can weaken other fast Water-resistant Pokemon such as Zarude and Rotom-W into +6 Aqua Jet range, such as Bulk Up Zeraora, are greatly appreciated as well.
[SET]
name: Choice Band
move 1: Liquidation
move 2: Aqua Jet
move 3: Play Rough
move 4: Knock Off / Ice Punch
item: Choice Band
ability: Huge Power
nature: Adamant
evs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Choice Band Azumarill forgoes sweeping potential for immediate wallbreaking power. Due to its perfect accuracy, Liquidation is the main move, and it slams almost anything that does not resist it for massive damage. Choice Band Azumarill also wields an incredibly strong Aqua Jet that can revenge kill Nihilego, as well as chipped frail Pokemon such as Mienshao and Azelf. Choice Band-boosted Aqua Jet can also clean up late-game. This powerful priority is one selling point of Azumarill that differentiates it from competing Water-type wallbreakers such as Keldeo, Primarina, and Urshifu-R. However, generally, these faster competitors are easier to fit onto a team. Play Rough is Azumarill's strongest move and pummels many Pokemon resistant to Water, such as Tangrowth, Mega Altaria, and Rotom-W. Play Rough also strongly discourages Fairy-weak Pokemon like Salamence and Rocky Helmet Buzzwole from switching in and absorbing Liquidation. Knock Off provides good coverage alongside Play Rough against targets such as Slowking, Galarian Slowbro, and Aegislash, and aids progress against the enemy team by removing the target's item. However, Ice Punch can be used instead to 2HKO Amoonguss and slightly chipped Tangrowth. An Adamant nature is preferred, as it enables Azumarill to almost always 2HKO Skarmory with Stealth Rock up.
Choice Band Azumarill often slots best on offense and bulky offense teams, particularly those with pivot support to enable it to hit the field many times and launch its powerful attacks. Therefore, pivots in Scizor, Mega Manectric, and Zeraora may be good teammates. Scizor also helps against Zarude, which forces Azumarill out, and may lure in Pokemon that punish U-Turn like Flame Body Moltres, which Azumarill can exploit. Zeraora provides a valuable Electric immunity to help patch up Azumarill's Electric weakness, especially against Volt Switch users such as Rotom-W and opposing Mega Manectric. In return, Azumarill greatly helps against bulky Ground-types like Hippowdon that would usually annoy Zeraora. Mega Manectric may lure in and destroy bulky Grass-types like Tangrowth and Amoonguss, which especially helps if Azumarill is not running Ice Punch. Moltres is another pivot that can deal with them, so it can be considered too. Moltres often lures in Rock-types such as Nihlego and Rhyperior, as well, which Azumarill can take advantage of. Swampert can check the Electric-types that attempt to revenge kill Azumarill, such as Zeraora and Mega Manectric, as well as provide momentum with Flip Turn.
[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============
An Assault Vest set with the same moves as the Choice Band set makes Azumarill a tank that can repeatedly check special attackers such as Keldeo. However, it lacks the wallbreaking power of Choice Band or Belly Drum Azumarill. A Sap Sipper set with Whirlpool, Protect, and Perish Song may be used to check some Grass-types such as Zarude that Azumarill normally cannot beat, as well as trapping and eliminating certain defensive Pokemon, but it is far less consistent than Huge Power Azumarill. SubToxic Aegislash is a good partner for Perish Song Azumarill that appreciates the removal of Zarude.
Checks and Counters
===================
**Grass-types:** Grass-type Pokemon such as Zarude, Amoonguss, Tangrowth, and Roserade resist Aqua Jet and can KO Azumarill with their STAB attacks. However, Amoonguss and Tangrowth cannot stomach Belly Drum Azumarill's Play Rough or Knock Off, while Roserade must remain healthy to take +6 Aqua Jet.
**Electric-types:** While they generally cannot switch into Azumarill, Electric-types such as Zeraora, Mega Manectric, and Rotom-W can easily revenge kill Azumarill with a STAB move or use Volt Switch to gain momentum as Azumarill is forced out. Rotom-W can even take a boosted Aqua Jet if healthy, but Volt Switch is commonly its only Electric-type attack, meaning it usually lacks the option to stay in after KOing Azumarill.
**Volcanion:** Volcanion deserves special mention among counters, as it outspeeds Azumarill, is immune to Water, and resists Fairy. It can either threaten a burn with Steam Eruption or deal serious damage with Sludge Bomb.
**Faster Water-resistant Pokemon:** Faster Pokemon that resist Water, such as Mega Altaria and Urshifu-R, can generally take a boosted Aqua Jet if healthy and retaliate.
**Physically Bulky Pokemon:** Some Pokemon with exceptional physical bulk, such as Mega Aggron and Mega Steelix, can survive any hit at full health from Azumarill and proceed to revenge kill it
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[nimzowitsch, 272785]]
- Quality checked by: [[Pubo, 535121]], [[Arishem, 546157]]
- Grammar checked by: [[Finland, 517429]]
name: Belly Drum
move 1: Belly Drum
move 2: Aqua Jet
move 3: Play Rough
move 4: Knock Off
item: Normalium Z / Sitrus Berry
ability: Huge Power
nature: Adamant
evs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Courtesy of Huge Power doubling its Attack and priority Aqua Jet, Belly Drum Azumarill is a monstrous offensive powerhouse that is capable of flattening weakened teams with only a single turn of setup. After a Belly Drum, Aqua Jet blows through most fast targets that do not resist it, with only healthy, physically bulky Pokemon such as Buzzwole and Cobalion surviving. Even unboosted, Azumarill's Aqua Jet helps hyper offense teams keep threats such as Meteor Beam Nihlego and Terrakion in check, while its typing enables it to check Urshifu-R for them. Play Rough and Knock Off afford Azumarill coverage and immense wallbreaking ability, and they will demolish slower targets that resist Aqua Jet, with the former OHKOing Tangrowth at +6 and the latter OHKOing Amoonguss. Normalium Z is the preferred item so Azumarill can set up via Z-Belly Drum no matter its health, provided it can survive the turn at half health. However, if your team already has another Z-Move user, Sitrus Berry may also be used. The 4 HP EVs are particularly important with Sitrus Berry to ensure it activates after a Belly Drum. A Jolly nature may be considered to outspeed Pokemon invested to outspeed Adamant Azumarill, such as Seismitoad, but the loss in power generally makes it suboptimal.
Belly Drum Azumarill often finds itself on hyper offense teams, which appreciate it wallbreaking early-game for a teammate and cleaning late-game. Belly Drum Azumarill greatly appreciates entry hazard support to secure OHKOs at +6, such as against Celesteela, so teammates such as Deoxys-D and lead Azelf should be considered. Galarian Moltres is a good partner for Azumarill, as it can handle some of the Grass-types such as Zarude that Azumarill can struggle with. Azumarill and Fire Blast Mega Altaria can weaken and break down each other's checks, such as Skarmory, Celesteela, and Aegislash. Mega Altaria provides resistances to Grass and Electric and can also deal with Zarude. Swords Dance Bisharp is another hyper offense staple that synergizes well with Azumarill. Often Azumarill can KO or set up on the Fighting-type Pokemon that check Bisharp, especially a Keldeo locked into Secret Sword. In return, Bisharp can set up on a Choice Band Scizor that just locked itself into Bullet Punch to revenge kill Azumarill. Finally, Bisharp can use its boosted Sucker Punch to weaken Urshifu-R into +6 Aqua Jet range. Partners that can weaken other fast Water-resistant Pokemon such as Zarude and Rotom-W into +6 Aqua Jet range, such as Bulk Up Zeraora, are greatly appreciated as well.
[SET]
name: Choice Band
move 1: Liquidation
move 2: Aqua Jet
move 3: Play Rough
move 4: Knock Off / Ice Punch
item: Choice Band
ability: Huge Power
nature: Adamant
evs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Choice Band Azumarill forgoes sweeping potential for immediate wallbreaking power. Due to its perfect accuracy, Liquidation is the main move, and it slams almost anything that does not resist it for massive damage. Choice Band Azumarill also wields an incredibly strong Aqua Jet that can revenge kill Nihilego, as well as chipped frail Pokemon such as Mienshao and Azelf. Choice Band-boosted Aqua Jet can also clean up late-game. This powerful priority is one selling point of Azumarill that differentiates it from competing Water-type wallbreakers such as Keldeo, Primarina, and Urshifu-R. However, generally, these faster competitors are easier to fit onto a team. Play Rough is Azumarill's strongest move and pummels many Pokemon resistant to Water, such as Tangrowth, Mega Altaria, and Rotom-W. Play Rough also strongly discourages Fairy-weak Pokemon like Salamence and Rocky Helmet Buzzwole from switching in and absorbing Liquidation. Knock Off provides good coverage alongside Play Rough against targets such as Slowking, Galarian Slowbro, and Aegislash, and aids progress against the enemy team by removing the target's item. However, Ice Punch can be used instead to 2HKO Amoonguss and slightly chipped Tangrowth. An Adamant nature is preferred, as it enables Azumarill to almost always 2HKO Skarmory with Stealth Rock up.
Choice Band Azumarill often slots best on offense and bulky offense teams, particularly those with pivot support to enable it to hit the field many times and launch its powerful attacks. Therefore, pivots in Scizor, Mega Manectric, and Zeraora may be good teammates. Scizor also helps against Zarude, which forces Azumarill out, and may lure in Pokemon that punish U-Turn like Flame Body Moltres, which Azumarill can exploit. Zeraora provides a valuable Electric immunity to help patch up Azumarill's Electric weakness, especially against Volt Switch users such as Rotom-W and opposing Mega Manectric. In return, Azumarill greatly helps against bulky Ground-types like Hippowdon that would usually annoy Zeraora. Mega Manectric may lure in and destroy bulky Grass-types like Tangrowth and Amoonguss, which especially helps if Azumarill is not running Ice Punch. Moltres is another pivot that can deal with them, so it can be considered too. Moltres often lures in Rock-types such as Nihlego and Rhyperior, as well, which Azumarill can take advantage of. Swampert can check the Electric-types that attempt to revenge kill Azumarill, such as Zeraora and Mega Manectric, as well as provide momentum with Flip Turn.
[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============
An Assault Vest set with the same moves as the Choice Band set makes Azumarill a tank that can repeatedly check special attackers such as Keldeo. However, it lacks the wallbreaking power of Choice Band or Belly Drum Azumarill. A Sap Sipper set with Whirlpool, Protect, and Perish Song may be used to check some Grass-types such as Zarude that Azumarill normally cannot beat, as well as trapping and eliminating certain defensive Pokemon, but it is far less consistent than Huge Power Azumarill. SubToxic Aegislash is a good partner for Perish Song Azumarill that appreciates the removal of Zarude.
Checks and Counters
===================
**Grass-types:** Grass-type Pokemon such as Zarude, Amoonguss, Tangrowth, and Roserade resist Aqua Jet and can KO Azumarill with their STAB attacks. However, Amoonguss and Tangrowth cannot stomach Belly Drum Azumarill's Play Rough or Knock Off, while Roserade must remain healthy to take +6 Aqua Jet.
**Electric-types:** While they generally cannot switch into Azumarill, Electric-types such as Zeraora, Mega Manectric, and Rotom-W can easily revenge kill Azumarill with a STAB move or use Volt Switch to gain momentum as Azumarill is forced out. Rotom-W can even take a boosted Aqua Jet if healthy, but Volt Switch is commonly its only Electric-type attack, meaning it usually lacks the option to stay in after KOing Azumarill.
**Volcanion:** Volcanion deserves special mention among counters, as it outspeeds Azumarill, is immune to Water, and resists Fairy. It can either threaten a burn with Steam Eruption or deal serious damage with Sludge Bomb.
**Faster Water-resistant Pokemon:** Faster Pokemon that resist Water, such as Mega Altaria and Urshifu-R, can generally take a boosted Aqua Jet if healthy and retaliate.
**Physically Bulky Pokemon:** Some Pokemon with exceptional physical bulk, such as Mega Aggron and Mega Steelix, can survive any hit at full health from Azumarill and proceed to revenge kill it
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[nimzowitsch, 272785]]
- Quality checked by: [[Pubo, 535121]], [[Arishem, 546157]]
- Grammar checked by: [[Finland, 517429]]
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