Is Electivire Good in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Playthrough?
Electirizer trade from Electabuzz. 123 Attack with AbilityMotor Drive absorbing Electric moves for a Speed boost. Handles Wake, Byron, and Cynthia's Milotic. BD's premium Electric-type that hits the physical side harder than Luxray. Requires trade access.
Elekid trades roughly evenly with Roark's team.
Elekid trades roughly evenly with Gardenia's team.
Elekid trades roughly evenly with Maylene's team.
Elekid has the type edge here and should clean up Crasher Wake's team.
Elekid trades roughly evenly with Fantina's team.
Elekid has the type edge here and should clean up Byron's team.
Elekid has the type edge here and should clean up Candice's team.
Elekid trades roughly evenly with Volkner's team.
Elekid has the type edge here and should clean up Aaron's team.
Bertha's team hits Elekid's weaknesses hard.
Elekid trades roughly evenly with Flint's team.
Elekid trades roughly evenly with Lucian's team.
Elekid trades roughly evenly with Cynthia's team.
Electivire 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.
How to Get Electivire in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl
A trade step sits in Electivire's 3-stage chain from Elekid. The step cards below map each stage with catch locations and evolution methods. Elekid shows up at moderate rates, so the starting catch is the easy part.
How to Obtain Electivire in BDSP
The path to Electivire starts with Elekid at Lv. 16-63 via walking encounters. 1 catchable stage total, with locations listed for each one below.
Step 1Catch ElekidGlacial CavernLv.16-63CaveBrilliant DiamondRate 10%Unique encounterDazzling CaveLv.58-63CaveBrilliant DiamondPost-gameStargleam CavernLv.58-63CaveBrilliant DiamondPost-gameWhiteout CaveLv.58-63CaveBrilliant DiamondPost-game
Step 2Evolve into Electabuzz
Step 3Electivire ✓
Electivire Weakness
Type-wise, Electivire takes extra damage from Ground. Few weaknesses and 3 resistances make the typing clean. Motor Drive grants an additional Electric immunity, reshaping the matchup chart. With 75 HP and balanced defenses, Electivire can afford to eat a neutral hit or two.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Ground |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Electric, Flying, Steel |
What is Electivire Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Electivire
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Excadrill can KO Electivire with Earthquake (161-189%).
 Excadrill GroundSteel | B | |
Recommended Build AbilitySandrush ItemLeftovers NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Electivire View Excadrill builds →Earthquake 2x161-189%KO Rapid Spin27-32% | ||
Electivire Evolutions
Getting Electivire requires a trade, not just grinding levels. The chain starts at Elekid. Breed this form to get Elekid eggs (average hatch time). Attack grew the most through evolution (+60 over Elekid), and Electivire peaks at 540 total stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Electivire to get Elekid eggs using 39 partners from the Humanshape egg group. Notable egg moves include Cross Chop, Dynamic Punch, Feint and 3 more.
BDSP Electivire Best Moveset
Crashed from S-tier as 123 Attack at 95 Speed behind Electric TermStab with AbilityMotor Drive absorbing Electric for Speed boosts couldn't compete with faster and stronger alternatives. The moveset has physical power and coverage. D-tier because the format moved past what these offensive numbers accomplish, and 75/67/85 bulk is ordinary.
Best Build
Electivire best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Sweeper Moveset
- Earthquake
- Wild Charge
- Darkest Lariat
- Rock Tomb
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
The egg pool carries weight here. Cross Chop and Dynamic Punch aren't available any other way for Electivire, and they meaningfully change what it threatens. Stack those on top of Thunder and Wild Charge for solid options.
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
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
It pushes the tips of its two tails against the foe, then lets loose with over 20,000 volts of electricity.
Electivire Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Guide
For Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, we rate Electivire B-Tier: a solid option in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl for the right team. At 540 BST, it fits the wallbreaker role. Earthquake with Assault Vest is the standard set.
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Electivire's biggest threats include Swampert (Ground), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Only 1 weakness means fewer dedicated counters to worry about.
Electivire is obtained by trade-evolving Electabuzz. Catch or evolve a Electabuzz first, then trade. Trade needs a Game Boy Advance link cable and a second GBA running another Gen 3 game (FireRed, LeafGreen, Ruby, Sapphire, or Emerald). Trade Electabuzz to a friend, then have them trade it back. The 2026 Switch re-release supports the same trade through local wireless on the Pokemon Center 2F Wireless Club, with no cables required. The Electirizer must be held during the trade. Bring one over from a sibling Gen 3 game if needed.
Motor Drive is the go-to ability for Electivire. It absorbs electric moves, raising Speed one stage. Its hidden ability Vital Spirit can work in specific setups.
Base 95 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many. On offense, Electivire is a physical attacker with base 123 Attack. Defensively? Enough bulk to take a hit or two. Best used as a wallbreaker.
Game Availability
Obtainable through a trade evolution, Electivire appears in 13 titles across 7 generations since Diamond & Pearl. The evolution method adds a barrier that wild-catchable Pokemon don't have.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DPDebut
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 7LGPE
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