Is Electivire Good in HeartGold & SoulSilver Playthrough?
Electirizer trade on Electabuzz. Electric with AbilityMotor Drive absorbing Electric for Speed boost. The Gen 4 evolution pushes Electabuzz's Attack and coverage further. Handles Misty, Lance's Gyarados, and Red's Blastoise.
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.
Catch Electabuzz
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 Electivire in HeartGold & SoulSilver
Electivire's 3-stage chain starts with Elekid, which appears in the wild in the locations below. Level through 3 stages while you find a trade partner. Everything except the trade step is solo.
Wild Electivire may be holding when caught:
Electirizer (5% chance) A box packed with a tremendous amount of electric energy. It is loved by a certain Pokemon.Catch Electabuzz at any of these 1 spot to eventually evolve into Electivire.
Encountered via tall grass encounters
- 1Catch Elekid
- 2
- 3Evolve Electivireby trading
Badge 8How to Obtain Electivire in HGSS
- Step 1Breed Elekid from Electabuzz
Breed from Electabuzz at the Day Care.
- Step 2Catch or Evolve Electabuzzor evolve from Elekid (Step 1)
- Step 3Electivire ✓
How to Get Shiny Electivire in HeartGold & SoulSilver
Electivire takes an Electirizer trade, so breed an Electabuzz Masuda-style and evolve it up. Compare Shiny Electivire odds across every game
HeartGold & SoulSilver Shiny Electivire 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 Electivire already selected.
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 |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Electivire Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Electivire
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 Human-Like egg group. Notable egg moves include Barrier, Cross Chop, Dynamic Punch and 6 more.
HGSS Electivire Best Moveset
Wide physical coverage through MoveThunder Punch, MoveIce Punch, MoveCross Chop, and MoveEarthquake covers almost every type. 123 Attack at 95 Speed delivers those options fast. AbilityMotor Drive converts incoming Electric moves into Speed boosts.
Best Build
Electivire best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Sweeper Moveset
- Ice Punch
- Thunder Punch
- Earthquake
- Cross Chop
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
The egg pool carries weight here. Barrier and Cross Chop aren't available any other way for Electivire, and they meaningfully change what it threatens. Stack those on top of Thunder and Thunderbolt 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
All 29 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Reminder Moves
Base Stats
As its electric charge amplifies, blue sparks begin to crackle between its horns.
Electivire HeartGold & SoulSilver Guide
Electivire is obtained by trade-evolving Electabuzz. Catch or evolve an Electabuzz first, then trade. The Electirizer must be held during the trade. Bring one over from a sibling Gen 3 game if needed.
Yes. Electivire is not available during the main story. It can only be obtained after entering the Hall of Fame. Electivire becomes available after the main story is complete in HeartGold & SoulSilver.
In HeartGold & SoulSilver, Electivire plays as a wallbreaker. Speed is middling, so pick your spots carefully.
In HeartGold & SoulSilver, Adamant is the go-to nature for Electivire. That's +Attack / -Sp. Atk. Pair it with 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe EVs. Fits the wallbreaker role.
Game Availability
Obtainable through a trade evolution, Electivire appears in 13 titles across 6 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 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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