Is Electabuzz Good in HeartGold & SoulSilver Playthrough?
Route 10 encounter in Kanto. Electric-type with AbilityStatic. HGSS introduces Electivire through Electirizer trade, pushing the line to a new level. Even without the trade, Electabuzz handles Misty and any Water trainer in Kanto. Postgame timing is the catch.
Electabuzz resists most of Falkner's coverage and hits back hard.
Electabuzz has the type edge here and should clean up Bugsy's team.
Electabuzz has the type edge here and should clean up Whitney's team.
Electabuzz has the type edge here and should clean up Morty's team.
Electabuzz trades roughly evenly with Chuck's team.
Electabuzz trades roughly evenly with Jasmine's team.
Electabuzz has the type edge here and should clean up Pryce's team.
Electabuzz trades roughly evenly with Clair's team.
Electabuzz has the type edge here and should clean up Brock's team.
Electabuzz has the type edge here and should clean up Misty's team.
Electivire has the type edge here and should clean up Lt. Surge's team.
Electivire trades roughly evenly with Erika's team.
Electivire has the type edge here and should clean up Janine's team.
Electivire has the type edge here and should clean up Sabrina's team.
Electivire has the type edge here and should clean up Blaine's team.
Electivire has the type edge here and should clean up Blue's team.
Electivire resists most of Will's coverage and hits back hard.
Electivire resists most of Koga's coverage and hits back hard.
Electivire trades roughly evenly with Bruno's team.
Electivire resists most of Karen's coverage and hits back hard.
Electivire resists most of Lance's coverage and hits back hard.
Catchable
Catch Electabuzz on Route 10 (walking, Lv 15, rare).
Recommended Moves
- After Bugsy
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Goldenrod Department Store
- TM52FightingFocus BlastPower 120Accuracy 70%PP 5Goldenrod Department Store
- LV 19ElectricShock WavePower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20
- LV 28ElectricThunder PunchPower 113Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Chuck
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Chuck
- LV 37ElectricDischargePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
- LV 43ElectricThunderboltPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15
- LV 58ElectricThunderPower 180Accuracy 70%PP 10
Evolve Electabuzz to Electivire
Electabuzz evolves into Electivire when traded. Most players are ready to trade before reaching Lt. Surge.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 54)
- LV 54ElectricThunderboltPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15
- LV 54ElectricDischargePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
- LV 54ElectricThunder PunchPower 113Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Bugsy
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Goldenrod Department Store
- After Chuck
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Chuck
- After Clair
- TM26GroundEarthquakePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 10Victory Road
- LV 58ElectricThunderPower 180Accuracy 70%PP 10
- LV 67NormalGiga ImpactPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5
How to Get Electabuzz in HeartGold & SoulSilver
Electabuzz only appears at one spot, and the time window is narrow, daytime and morning-into-night. Levels stay low around 15 to 18, but the rare odds mean you will work for it.
1 location to catch Electabuzz
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Badge 8Where To Catch Electabuzz in HGSS
- Step 1Breed Elekid from Electabuzz
Breed from Electabuzz at the Day Care.
- Step 2Electabuzz ✓or evolve from Elekid (Step 1)
- Step 3Evolve into Electivire
To plan your throws, open the HeartGold & SoulSilver catch rate calculator with Electabuzz preloaded.
How to Get Shiny Electabuzz in HeartGold & SoulSilver
Electabuzz sparks along Route 10, so breed it Masuda-style with a foreign parent at 1 in 1,638. Compare Shiny Electabuzz odds across every game
HeartGold & SoulSilver Shiny Electabuzz Calculator
2 MethodsThe best route is Masuda Method, about 1 in 1,639 on each try.
Masuda Method: Breed with a parent from a different-language game. Works on any breedable line.
Full Odds: Walk through grass, surf, or fish. Every encounter is its own independent shiny roll.
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 173-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 472-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 1,136-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 3,773-- | -- |
Time assumes -- at your pace and does not change your shiny odds.
How is this calculated?
Every encounter has the same shiny chance, the Shiny Odds Per Try shown above. Each one is a separate roll that does not care how many you have already done, so the more you hunt, the higher your overall chance of at least one shiny. The formula below turns your odds and your number of tries into that combined chance.
chance after N tries = 1 − (1 − p)^N, where p = 1 / odds per try
Example at 1 in 8,192 (classic full odds): about 864 encounters for a 10 percent chance, 5,678 for 50 percent, and 18,862 for 90 percent.
The table above flips that around: it shows how many encounters it takes to reach a 10, 25, 50, and 90 percent chance at your current odds. Turning on boosts like the Shiny Charm, sandwiches, or chains improves your odds, so the encounter numbers drop.
These are estimates, not promises. Most games have no pity counter, meaning no guaranteed shiny no matter how many you hunt, so even Very Likely is not guaranteed: some hunters find one early, others go well past that point.
For time estimates and charm math, open the HeartGold & SoulSilver shiny odds calculator with Electabuzz already selected.
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 |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Electabuzz Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Electabuzz
Electabuzz Evolutions
Electabuzz connects Elekid to Electivire in this chain. At least one evolution here needs a trade. So far, Sp.Atk got the biggest boost (+30 from Elekid). The final form adds another 50 stats on top. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Electabuzz to get Elekid eggs using 39 partners from the Human-Like egg group. Notable egg moves include Barrier, Cross Chop, Dynamic Punch and 6 more.
HGSS Electabuzz Best Moveset
Fast special Electric attacker at 95 Sp. Atk and 105 Speed with 83 Attack giving some physical options. The moveset fires from both sides and outruns most of the field. AbilityStatic paralyzes on contact. Evolve to Electivire for full mixed power.
Best Build
Electabuzz best EVs are Attack and Defense
Physical Attacker Moveset
- Hidden Power Water
- Discharge
- Thunder Wave
- Thunder
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Without breeding, Electabuzz misses out on Barrier and Cross Chop. That's 9 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
Reminder Moves
Base Stats
Electricity runs across the surface of its body. In darkness, its entire body glows a whitish-blue.
Its body constantly discharges electricity. Getting close to it will make your hair stand on end.
Electabuzz HeartGold & SoulSilver Guide
No. Electabuzz only evolves into Electivire through a real trade. There is no in-game alternative in HeartGold & SoulSilver. The Electirizer must be held during the trade. Bring one over from a sibling Gen 3 game if needed.
Yes. Electabuzz is a post-game Pokemon. You need to defeat the Elite Four and enter the Hall of Fame first. Electabuzz becomes available after the main story is complete in HeartGold & SoulSilver.
In HeartGold & SoulSilver, Electabuzz has 490 BST and evolves into Electivire. Compare the two forms before you give either one a team slot.
In HeartGold & SoulSilver, use Electabuzz as a pivot. Special attacks are the main output. It outspeeds most threats, Discharge is the primary attack.
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
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