|pearldex=It is thought that Uxie, Mesprit and Azelf all came from the same egg.
|pearldex=It is thought that Uxie, Mesprit and Azelf all came from the same egg.
|platinumdex=When Azelf flew, people gained the determination to do things. It was the birth of willpower.
|platinumdex=When Azelf flew, people gained the determination to do things. It was the birth of willpower.
|heartgolddex={{tt|あらゆる こんなんに たちむかう つよい こころを ひとびとに あたえたと いわれる ポケモン。|A Pokémon that is said to have given humans the strength to face all kinds of difficulties.}}
|heartgolddex=This Pokémon is said to have endowed humans with the determination needed to face any of life's difficulties.
|soulsilverdex={{tt|あらゆる こんなんに たちむかう つよい こころを ひとびとに あたえたと いわれる ポケモン。|A Pokémon that is said to have given humans the strength to face all kinds of difficulties.}}
|soulsilverdex=This Pokémon is said to have endowed humans with the determination needed to face any of life's difficulties.
Azelf is a small, grayish blue, fairy-like Pokémon. It has two tails that each have a red jewel on them. These are, presumably, two of the jewels which complement the Red Chain. Azelf has a partially cyan face with another red gem encrusted into its forehead. Azelf has a cone-shaped head with elf ear-like protrusions on each side.
Azelf's spirit can leave its body without dying. Its spirit can return to the body at will. Azelf has the ability to control one's will, according to the Sinnoh Pokémon Handbook.
It can also enter the body of another Pokémon or a human. According to legend, if Azelf is harmed it can cause humans to lose all will inside of them, making them completely immobile for all eternity. It was also shown in The Needs of Three! and DP152 that Azelf has the ability to teleport itself, as well as other Pokémon and humans.
Behavior
Azelf can be very cautious around people and Pokémon but when it feels threatened it will reveal its bold side.
Azelf first appeared in its physical form in The Needs of Three!, where it was the first to be captured by J and Team Galactic. It was then controlled by the team to help fulfill its goal. In DP152, after breaking from their control with the help of Ash's Pikachu and Staraptor, it helped in stopping Cyrus's plot to use Dialga and Palkia.
On the Spear Pillar stage, occasionally the lake guardians make surprising "cameo" appearances during the fight; however, they do nothing.
Trophy Information
A Willpower Pokémon. Born from the same Egg as Uxie and Mesprit, this Pokémon maintains the balance of things in the world from the bottom of Lake Valor. Some say that anyone who injures it will become unable to perform any kind of action after seven days. It wields many strong attacks, like the devastating Last Resort It can also protect itself from sleep attacks with Uproar.
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Azelf appears to be a pixie or a fairy, although its name suggests that it's an elf. Azelf and the rest of the trio could possibly have originated from the Imperial Regalia of Japan, which are also called the Three Sacred Treasures. Azelf would be the Kusanagi, which embodies valor.
Name origin
Azelf comes from azure and elf or us and elf. The first part of its Japanese name may come from the Japanese verb 倦ねる aguneru, meaning to lose interest in and gnome.
This Pokémon article is part of Project Pokédex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each Pokémon species, as well as Pokémon groups and forms.
For other sprites and images, please see Azelf images on Bulbagarden Archives.
