
Is Elekid Good in FireRed & LeafGreen Playthrough?
Electric baby with AbilityStatic. Breed from Electabuzz. Evolves at 30 into the Electabuzz you could have caught directly. The detour through Elekid adds nothing.
Elekid trades roughly evenly with Brock's team.
Elekid has the type edge here and should clean up Misty's team.
Lt. Surge's typing presses Elekid's defenses.
Elekid trades roughly evenly with Erika's team.
Elekid trades roughly evenly with Koga's team.
Elekid trades roughly evenly with Sabrina's team.
Elekid trades roughly evenly with Blaine's team.
Giovanni's team hits Elekid's weaknesses hard.
Electabuzz resists most of Lorelei's coverage and hits back hard.
Electabuzz trades roughly evenly with Bruno's team.
Electabuzz has the type edge here and should clean up Agatha's team.
Electabuzz has the type edge here and should clean up Lance's team.
Electabuzz has the type edge here and should clean up Terry's team.
Catch Elekid on Four Island (hatch from egg, Lv 5).
- LV 9ElectricThunder Punch113100%15
- After Brock
- TUTORNormalMega Kick12075%5
- After Lt. Surge
- TM34ElectricShock Wave90100%20
- LV 41ElectricThunderbolt135100%15
- After Koga
- TM01FightingFocus Punch150100%20
- After Sabrina
- TM29PsychicPsychic90100%10
- LV 49ElectricThunder16570%10
- After Giovanni
- TUTORNormalDouble-Edge120100%15
- Post-Game
- TUTORNormalBody Slam85100%15
- TM42NormalFacade70100%20
Your Elekid should hit Level 30 before you reach Lorelei, at typical leveling pace.
- STARTING (Lv 30)
- LV 30ElectricThunder Punch113100%15
- After Brock
- TUTORNormalMega Kick12075%5
- After Erika
- TM15NormalHyper Beam15090%5
- After Koga
- TM01FightingFocus Punch150100%20
- After Sabrina
- TM29PsychicPsychic90100%10
- LV 47ElectricThunderbolt135100%15
- After Giovanni
- TUTORNormalDouble-Edge120100%15
- LV 58ElectricThunder16570%10
- Post-Game
- TUTORNormalBody Slam85100%15
- TM42NormalFacade70100%20
How to Get Elekid in FireRed & LeafGreen
Elekid needs an Electabuzz parent. Catch one in the Power Plant, pair it with a Ditto at Four Island Day Care, and the egg hatches into Elekid at level 1.
Catch Electabuzz at any of these 1 spot to eventually evolve into Elekid.
Encountered via tall grass encounters
- 1Catch Elekid
- 2
How to Obtain Elekid in FRLG
Step 1Elekid ✓BREEDINGAvailableLeave Electabuzz with a compatible partner at the Four Island Pokemon Day Care to receive a Elekid egg. Requires the Rainbow Pass to access Four Island.HOME TRANSFERNot TradeablePokemon HOME on Switch FireRed & LeafGreen is permanently deposit-only — once it launches, Elekid can be sent from this game into HOME, but never transferred in.
Step 2Catch or Evolve into Electabuzzor evolve from Elekid (Step 1)
Elekid Weakness
Elekid's Electric typing leaves it vulnerable to Ground. Not many exploitable gaps in the Electric typing defensive chart. Elekid's Electric typing only leaves 1 gap to cover.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Ground |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Electric, Flying, Steel |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
What is Elekid Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Elekid
In FireRed & LeafGreen, Staryu's Hydro Pump hits Elekid for 56-66%. Carvanha's Hydro Pump hits Elekid for 39-46%.
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Recommended Build AbilityNatural Cure ItemFocusband NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Elekid View Staryu builds →Thunderbolt23-27% Psychic45-54% Hydro Pump56-66% | ||
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Recommended Build AbilityRough Skin ItemSalacberry NatureHasty Moves
Damage vs Elekid View Carvanha builds →Hydro Pump39-46% | ||
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Recommended Build AbilityDamp ItemSitrus Berry NatureHasty Moves
Damage vs Elekid View Poliwag builds →Surf28-33% | ||
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Recommended Build AbilitySturdy ItemLeftovers NatureCareful Moves
Damage vs Elekid View Pineco builds →Explosion117-138%KO Rapid Spin24-28% | ||
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Recommended Build AbilityWaterveil ItemLeftovers NatureCareful Moves
Damage vs Elekid View Wailmer builds →Earthquake 2x100-118%KO | ||
Elekid Evolutions
Elekid starts the chain as a baby form and evolves into Electabuzz at level 30. To get more eggs, breed the evolved versions. The evolved forms gain up to 130 total stats over Elekid. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
FRLG Elekid Best Moveset
Baby Electric with AbilityStatic for contact paralysis and 95 Speed, fast for the stage. Electabuzz brings the Sp. Atk to threaten.
Best Build
Elekid best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed
Special Sweeper Moveset
- Thunderbolt
- Fire Punch
- Quick Attack
- Hidden Power Grass
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
The natural movepool does the job, but Barrier and Cross Chop from the egg pool give Elekid something extra. Pair those with Thunder and Thunderbolt for STAB and Normal and Fighting coverage and more for reach, and the kit fills out nicely.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
Even in the most vicious storm, this POKéMON plays happily if thunder rumbles in the sky.
It rotates its arms to generate electricity, but it tires easily, so it charges up only a little bit.
Elekid FireRed & LeafGreen Guide
- Why can't I find Elekid in LeafGreen?
Elekid is exclusive to Pokemon FireRed. LeafGreen players have to trade for one.

See the Locations section above for where to find Elekid in FireRed.
How to trade in FireRed and LeafGreen
GBA cartridges: You need a Game Boy Advance Game Link Cable and both players' FireRed/LeafGreen cartridges. Trade at the Cable Club on the 2nd floor of any Pokemon Center, which opens up shortly after Oak gives you the Pokedex.Nintendo Switch (2026 release): Trading uses local wireless only. There is no online play, and no Nintendo Switch Online subscription is required. Both players head to the Pokemon Wireless Club on the 2nd floor of any Pokemon Center, then step into a Union Room. Up to four other players can join. Available once you have the Pokedex from Professor Oak.
Game Availability
Debuting in Gold & Silver, Elekid appears in 18 games across 9 generations. A reliable presence in most mainline games, typically found through catching or hatching as a base form.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB

Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GSDebut

Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS

Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG

FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP

Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS

HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW

Black & White - Gen 5B2W2

Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY

X & Y - Gen 6ORAS

Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM

Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM

Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE

Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh

Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP

Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV

Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW

Winds & Waves