Is Electabuzz Good in Emerald Playthrough?
Trade-only Electric. Electabuzz with AbilityStatic paralyzes on contact and hits hard on Special. Handles Juan's gym and Wallace's Water Champion team. Manectric is the native choice, but Electabuzz brings a different Speed tier and slightly better bulk.
Roxanne's typing presses Electabuzz's defenses.
Electabuzz has the type edge here and should clean up Brawly's team.
Electabuzz trades roughly evenly with Wattson's team.
Electabuzz trades roughly evenly with Flannery's team.
Electabuzz has the type edge here and should clean up Norman's team.
Electabuzz has the type edge here and should clean up Winona's team.
Electabuzz has the type edge here and should clean up Tate & Liza's team.
Electabuzz has the type edge here and should clean up Juan's team.
Electabuzz has the type edge here and should clean up Sidney's team.
Electabuzz has the type edge here and should clean up Phoebe's team.
Electabuzz has the type edge here and should clean up Glacia's team.
Electabuzz trades roughly evenly with Drake's team.
Electabuzz has the type edge here and should clean up Wallace's team.
Trade
Electabuzz cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. Cross-region trading typically becomes available after defeating the Elite Four. Alternatively, transfer the pre-evolution and level it up to Lv 30.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 5)
- LV 5ElectricThunder PunchPower 113Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Brawly
- TM29PsychicPsychicPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10Mauville Game Corner
- After Norman
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 20Route 115
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Lilycove Department Store
- After Tate & Liza
- TUTORNormalDouble-EdgePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Sootopolis City
- LV 47ElectricThunderboltPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15
- LV 58ElectricThunderPower 180Accuracy 70%PP 10
- Post-Game
- TUTORNormalMega KickPower 120Accuracy 75%PP 5Battle Frontier
- TUTORNormalBody SlamPower 85Accuracy 100%PP 15Battle Frontier
- TUTORNormalMega PunchPower 80Accuracy 85%PP 20Battle Frontier
- TUTORFireFire PunchPower 75Accuracy 100%PP 15Battle Frontier
- TUTORIceIce PunchPower 75Accuracy 100%PP 15Battle Frontier
How to Get Electabuzz in Emerald
No Emerald route or power plant produces a wild Electabuzz, so the electric brawler has to be imported from another game.
How to Obtain Electabuzz in E
- Step 1Breed Elekid from ElectabuzzLATER APPEARANCEfrom CrystalNot TradeableAppears in Crystal via Gift · Route 34 · Hatch Odd Egg (random). Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Diamond & PearlNot TradeableAppears in Diamond & Pearl via Walking · Valley Windworks · Dual-slot: FireRed. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Black & WhiteNot TradeableAppears in Black & White via Walking · White Forest. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Black 2 & White 2Not TradeableAppears in Black 2 & White 2 via Walking · Virbank Complex. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCENot TradeableAppears in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire via Walking · Mirage Spots. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Sun & MoonNot TradeableAppears in Sun & Moon via Walking · Route 12. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.
- Step 2Electabuzz ✓
How to Get Shiny Electabuzz in Emerald
Electabuzz appears only in FireRed among the pair, sparking around the abandoned Power Plant, so catch or trade one there and send it into Emerald with its shine intact. See every game where Shiny Electabuzz can be hunted
Electabuzz Weakness
Ground moves hit Electabuzz for super-effective damage. Not many exploitable gaps in the Electric typing defensive chart. Electabuzz's special bulk (base 85 Sp.Def) helps absorb special-type weaknesses, though physical moves exploit the lower Defense.
| 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 Electabuzz Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Electabuzz
Electabuzz Evolutions
Electabuzz is what Elekid becomes. Breed it for Elekid eggs (average hatch time). A decent partner pool for breeding via one egg group. Eggs take an average time to hatch. The evolution from Elekid pushed Electabuzz to 490 total stats. Sp.Atk saw the largest single gain at +30. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Electabuzz to get Elekid eggs using 28 partners from the Human-Like egg group. Notable egg moves include Barrier, Cross Chop, Fire Punch and 4 more.
E Electabuzz Best Moveset
Electabuzz fills the fast Electric attacker role with 105 Speed outrunning most offensive threats and 95 Sp. Atk powering MoveThunderbolt for Electric TermStab. The moveset adds MoveIce Punch for Grass and Dragon coverage, both hitting from the special side in Gen 3. AbilityStatic punishes physical attackers that make contact with paralysis, giving Electabuzz a defensive deterrent alongside its offensive moveset.
Best Build
Electabuzz best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed
Special Sweeper Moveset
- Thunderbolt
- Ice Punch
- Hidden Power Grass
- Cross Chop
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Without breeding, Electabuzz misses out on Barrier and Cross Chop. That's 7 egg moves adding depth that the base kit lacks. STAB comes from Thunder and Thunderbolt, with coverage across 8 types rounding things out.
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
All 24 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
When a storm approaches, it competes with others to scale heights that are likely to be stricken by lightning. Some towns use ELECTABUZZ in place of lightning rods.
Electabuzz Emerald Guide
Electabuzz isn't catchable in Emerald. Catch one in FireRed, then trade it to Emerald.
In Emerald, Electabuzz has 490 BST, so weigh it against what your team already covers.
In Emerald, use Electabuzz as a pivot. Special attacks are the main output. It outspeeds most threats, Thunderbolt is the primary attack.
For Emerald, run Timid on Electabuzz. +Speed is what matters, and the -Attack cut doesn't hurt this set. Fits the pivot role.
Game Availability
Present since Red & Blue, Electabuzz appears in 21 games spanning 9 generations. Gen 1 originals like Electabuzz have the longest track record of availability in the series.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RBDebut
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
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 7Let's Go
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
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