Is Electabuzz Good in Ruby & Sapphire Playthrough?
Not native to Hoenn. Trade from FireRed or LeafGreen. AbilityStatic paralyzes on contact. Electabuzz is fast with strong Electric offense but RS has Manectric natively for the same role. The import adds nothing Hoenn can't already provide.
Electabuzz trades roughly evenly with Roxanne's team.
Electabuzz has the type edge here and should clean up Brawly's team.
Electabuzz trades roughly evenly with Wattson's team.
Electabuzz has the type edge here and should clean up Flannery's team.
Electabuzz trades roughly evenly with 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 Wallace'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 resists most of Glacia's coverage and hits back hard.
Electabuzz trades roughly evenly with Drake's team.
Electabuzz trades roughly evenly with Steven'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 Wattson
- TM34ElectricShock WavePower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Wattson
- HM04NormalStrengthPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Rusturf Tunnel
- After Norman
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 20Route 115
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Lilycove Department Store
- LV 47ElectricThunderboltPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15
- LV 58ElectricThunderPower 180Accuracy 70%PP 10
How to Get Electabuzz in Ruby & Sapphire
With the Power Plant it haunted in Kanto gone, Electabuzz has nowhere to spawn in Hoenn. Only a trade brings it into this game.
How to Obtain Electabuzz in RS
- 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 Ruby & Sapphire
Electabuzz gets left off Hoenn's map, so charge up a shiny in the Power Plant in FireRed and trade it across. 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
Good
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.
RS Electabuzz Best Moveset
105 Speed outspeeds most threats, and 95 Sp. Atk fires MoveThunderbolt with MoveIce Punch for coverage. AbilityStatic paralyzes on physical contact. MoveCross Chop from 83 Attack adds Fighting on the physical side. Held ItemLeftovers sustains. Fast Electric with contact punishment.
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 7 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 arrives, gangs of this POKéMON compete with each other to scale heights that are likely to be stricken by lightning bolts. Some towns use ELECTABUZZ in place of lightning rods.
Electabuzz Ruby & Sapphire Guide
Electabuzz isn't catchable in Ruby & Sapphire. Catch one in FireRed, then trade it to Ruby & Sapphire.
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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