Is Electabuzz Good in Yellow Playthrough?
Found in the Power Plant, available to everyone in Yellow instead of Red-only. Electabuzz has strong speed and special output. Shows up late but contributes against Lorelei right away and handles any remaining Water trainers.
Brock's typing presses Electabuzz's defenses.
Electabuzz trades roughly evenly with Misty's team.
Electabuzz trades roughly evenly with 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 trades roughly evenly with Sabrina's team.
Electabuzz trades roughly evenly with 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 trades roughly evenly with Blue'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
- 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
How to Get Electabuzz in Yellow
Like Jynx, Electabuzz doesn't appear anywhere in Yellow. To fill its dex slot you'll need a Red or Blue cartridge and a friend to trade with.
Electabuzz cannot be caught in the wild in Yellow, but you can still get it via these paths:
Also Obtainable In:
Pokemon transfers only go forward through generations, never backward. Direct cross-gen trades aren't supported.
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
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Electabuzz 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
Y Electabuzz Best Moveset
MoveThunderbolt and MovePsychic provide Electric/Psychic coverage that hits most of the format without being resisted, and 105 Speed outspeeds the majority of relevant threats. 95 Special gives both moves genuine power. The move combination punishes slower teams that can't handle the speed-plus-coverage pressure.
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
If a major power outage occurs, it is certain that this POKéMON has eaten electricity at a power plant.
Electabuzz Yellow Guide
Electabuzz isn't catchable in Yellow. Catch one in Red, then trade it to Yellow.
In Yellow, Electabuzz has 480 BST, so weigh it against what your team already covers.
In Yellow, 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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