
Is Electabuzz Good in Red & Blue Playthrough?
Found in the Power Plant, Red version only. Electabuzz is one of the strongest Electric-types available, with good speed and special output. Shows up late in the game but contributes right away against Lorelei and any remaining Water trainers.
Brock's typing presses Electabuzz's defenses.
Electabuzz has the type edge here and should clean up Misty's team.
Electabuzz has the type edge here and should clean up Lt. Surge's team.
Electabuzz trades roughly evenly with Erika's team.
Electabuzz has the type edge here and should clean up Koga's team.
Electabuzz has the type edge here and should clean up Sabrina's team.
Electabuzz has the type edge here and should clean up Blaine's team.
Electabuzz trades roughly evenly with Giovanni's team.
Electabuzz has the type edge here and should clean up Lorelei's team.
Electabuzz has the type edge here and should clean up Bruno's team.
Electabuzz has the type edge here and should clean up Agatha's team.
Electabuzz trades roughly evenly with Lance's team.
Electabuzz has the type edge here and should clean up Blue's team.
Catchable
Catch Electabuzz in the Power Plant (walking, Lv 33-36, rare).
Recommended Moves
- After Brock
- TM45ElectricThunder WavePower —Accuracy 100%PP 20Route 24
- After Lt. Surge
- TM24ElectricThunderboltPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15Prize for defeating Vermilion Gym Leader Lt. Surge
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Rocket Game Corner
- TM10NormalDouble-EdgePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 15Rocket Hideout
- After Erika
- TM40NormalSkull BashPower 100Accuracy 100%PP 15Safari Zone
- LV 42ElectricThunder PunchPower 113Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Koga
- TM29PsychicPsychicPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10Saffron City
- LV 54ElectricThunderPower 180Accuracy 70%PP 10
Red & Blue Electabuzz Locations
One wild spot, the Power Plant, rare at levels 33 to 36, is the whole story for Electabuzz. It is Red-only, the slot where Blue houses Magmar instead, so a Blue save needs a trade.
1 location to catch Electabuzz
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Best Locations to Catch Electabuzz in Red & Blue
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 Special) helps absorb special-type weaknesses, though physical moves exploit the lower Defense.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Ground |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Electric, Flying |
- Only 15 types exist — Dark, Steel, and Fairy are absent
- Ghost has no effect on Psychic (a known bug, fixed in Gen II)
- Special stat governs both offense and defense — no Sp.Atk / Sp.Def split
What is Electabuzz Weak Against
AvgElectabuzz Evolutions
For whatever reason, Electabuzz sits in the Undiscovered egg group. A Electric type at 480 stats with no chain and no eggs. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
RB Electabuzz Best Moveset
105 Speed and 95 Special power solid MoveThunderbolt alongside MovePsychic for Psychic TermCoverage. Electric plus Psychic hits most of the meta at least without being resisted, and the Speed tier outspeeds key threats. Fast mixed attacker that punishes slower teams.
Best Build
Utility Moveset
- Thunderbolt
- Thunder Wave
- Psychic
- Submission
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
The level-up pool is slim, so TMs matter here. Electabuzz's Normal and Fighting coverage all comes from technical machines, built on top of Thunder and Thunderbolt for same-type damage. Thunder and Double-Edge are the payoff moves.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- 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.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM 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 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 28 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
Normally found near power plants, they can wander away and cause major blackouts in cities.
Electabuzz Red & Blue Guide
In Red & Blue, Electabuzz has 480 BST, so weigh it against what your team already covers.
In Red & Blue, use Electabuzz as a pivot. Special attacks are the main output. It outspeeds most threats, Thunderbolt 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

Winds & Waves
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Where to go next after Electabuzz.