What does Electrike evolve into?

Get Electrike to Manectric at level 26. At 295 BST, Electrike is just the starting point.

At what level does Electrike evolve?

Level 26 gets you Manectric . Not the fastest evolution, so consider Exp. Share or route grinding to speed it up.

Should I use Electrike?

In Ruby & Sapphire, Electrike does the job early-game if you need a Electric type on your team. Evolve it into Manectric before the later gyms and it holds up fine through the story.

Where can you catch Electrike?

You can find Electrike in Ruby & Sapphire. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 14 other games across the series.

Electrike - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Special

Balanced

DTier

65Speed · Below Avg

Stats & Training

Electrike's stats barely vary. None sit in respectable range with no real gaps. It's a blank slate for EV investment. Worth 1 Speed EV, slow 1.25M XP grind to max.

Base Stats

Below

HP40

Attack45

Defense40

Sp. Atk65

Sp. Def40

Speed65

Total295

Details

Catch Rate

Moderate120 / 255

Growth Rate

Slow1.25M XP

Height0.6 m

Weight15.2 kg

Base XP59

Abilities

Static

Has a 30% chance of paralyzing attacking Pokémon on contact.

Lightning Rod

Redirects single-target electric moves to this Pokémon where possible. Absorbs Electric moves, raising Special Attack one stage.

MinusHANot in game

Increases Special Attack to 1.5× when a friendly Pokémon has plus or minus.

Lightning Rod grants Electric immunity

EV Yield

HPAtkDefSpASpDSpe+1

Speed training source

Pokedex Entries

ELECTRIKE stores electricity in its long body hair. This POKéMON stimulates its leg muscles with electric charges. These jolts of power give its legs explosive acceleration performance.

Electrike Weakness

Ground moves hit Electrike for super-effective damage. Its Electric typing keeps the defensive matchups simple. Lightning Rod grants an additional Electric immunity, reshaping the matchup chart.

Electrike Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Ground
0.5x (Resist)	Electric, Flying, Steel

Type ChartGood

1Weak

3Resist

1Immune

Score+1

Gen III Type Chart

Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Ground

½xResist

Electric Flying Steel

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

Electric

STAB (2)

Water Flying

How to Beat Electrike in Ruby & Sapphire (Best Counters)

Geodude RockGround	C
Upcoming Move Moves EarthquakeLv. 36 Learns Earthquake at Level 36 View Geodude builds →
Nincada BugGround	D
Upcoming Move Moves Mud-SlapLv. 31 Learns Mud-Slap at Level 31 View Nincada builds →

Ruby & Sapphire Evolution

Electrike evolves into Manectric. It's a two-stage chain with the method shown below. A massive partner pool for breeding via one egg group. Eggs are average hatch time. The evolved forms gain up to 180 total stats over Electrike. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

2 Forms

#309Electrike

Level 26

#310Manectric

Stat Comparison 2 Stages

Electrike

Electric

Manectric

Electric

70+30

ATK

75+30

DEF

60+20

SP.ATK

105+40

SP.DEF

60+20

SPE

105+40

BST

295D-Tier

475C-Tier+180

ROLE

Balanced

Sweeper

TYPE

Special

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed Electrike easily with 102 breeding partners from the Ground egg group. Pass egg moves like Crunch, Curse, Headbutt and 2 more to offspring.

Egg Groups

Ground

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

20 cycles·5,140 steps

Quick~5 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

5moves

Breed With (best first)

Ruby & Sapphire Electrike Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 3.

Try selecting a different game/generation filter, or check back later.

Moves

Without breeding, Electrike misses out on Crunch and Curse. That's 5 egg moves adding depth that the base kit lacks. STAB comes from Thunder and Thunderbolt, with Normal and Dark coverage rounding things out.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Tackle

—3510035Normal

Lv 4

Thunder Wave

C—10020Electric

Lv 9

Leer

——10030Normal

Lv 12

Howl

D——40Normal

Lv 17

Quick Attack+1

D4010030Normal

Lv 20

Spark

D6510020Electric

Lv 25

Odor Sleuth

——10040Normal

Lv 28

Roar-6

C——20Normal

Lv 33

Bite

D6010025Dark

Lv 36

Thunder

C1207010Electric

Lv 41

Charge

———20Electric

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

——10015Normal

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

HM05

Flash

——7020Normal

TM21

Frustration

——10020Normal

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM23

Iron Tail

D1007515Steel

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM05

Roar-6

C——20Normal

TM43

Secret Power

—7010020Normal

TM34

Shock Wave

—60—20Electric

HM04

Strength

—8010015Normal

TM46

Thief

D6010025Dark

TM25

Thunder

C1207010Electric

TM24

Thunderbolt

C9510015Electric

TM06

Toxic

C—8510Poison

Egg Moves

Egg

Crunch

D8010015Dark

Egg

Curse

C——10Ghost

Egg

Headbutt

D7010015Normal

Egg

Swift

—60—20Normal

Egg

Uproar

—9010010Normal

Tutor Moves

Electrike can't learn any Tutor moves

Ruby & Sapphire Electrike Locations

Easy grab on Electrike with high spawn rates across 4 locations in early-game routes. The sorted list below shows the full spread so you can pick the most convenient spot.

Best Locations to Catch Electrike in Ruby & Sapphire

Before you go hunting for Electrike, check which of the 4 spots belong to your version. Ruby and Sapphire each have different walking encounters at Lv. 12-26.

Route 110

RubyGrass Lv.12-13 Route

30%Early

Route 110

SapphireGrass Lv.12-13 Route

30%Early

Route 118

RubyGrass Lv.24-26 Route

30%Mid

Route 118

SapphireGrass Lv.24-26 Route

30%Mid

Electrike Guide

Get Electrike to Manectric at level 26. At 295 BST, Electrike is just the starting point.
Level 26 gets you Manectric. Not the fastest evolution, so consider Exp. Share or route grinding to speed it up.
In Ruby & Sapphire, Electrike does the job early-game if you need a Electric type on your team. Evolve it into Manectric before the later gyms and it holds up fine through the story.
You can find Electrike in Ruby & Sapphire. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 14 other games across the series.

Game Availability

Electrike first appeared in Ruby & Sapphire and has been available in 15 games across 8 generations. Obtainable through catching or hatching as a base form in most titles where it appears.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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Geodude RockGround	C
TM Move Moves DigTM28 Damage vs Electrike Dig 2x 125-148%KO View Geodude builds →
Trapinch Ground	C
Available Moves Moves DigTM28 Sand TombLv. 25 Damage vs Electrike Dig 2x 146-173%KO Sand Tomb 2x 68-80% View Trapinch builds →
Numel FireGround	D
TM Move Moves DigTM28 Damage vs Electrike Dig 2x 100-118%KO View Numel builds →
Sandshrew Ground	D
TM Move Moves DigTM28 Damage vs Electrike Dig 2x 121-144%KO View Sandshrew builds →
Baltoy GroundPsychic	D
Available Moves Moves DigTM28 Mud-SlapLv. 7 Damage vs Electrike Dig 2x 79-93% Mud-Slap 2x 24-30% View Baltoy builds →

Geodude RockGround	C
TM Move Moves DigTM28 Damage vs Electrike Dig 2x 128-152%KO View Geodude builds →
Trapinch Ground	C
Available Moves Moves DigTM28 Sand TombLv. 25 Damage vs Electrike Dig 2x 152-180%KO Sand Tomb 2x 71-84% View Trapinch builds →
Numel FireGround	D
TM Move Moves DigTM28 Damage vs Electrike Dig 2x 105-124%KO View Numel builds →
Sandshrew Ground	D
TM Move Moves DigTM28 Damage vs Electrike Dig 2x 125-148%KO View Sandshrew builds →
Baltoy GroundPsychic	D
Available Moves Moves DigTM28 Mud-SlapLv. 7 Damage vs Electrike Dig 2x 81-96% Mud-Slap 2x 23-28% View Baltoy builds →

Geodude RockGround	C
TM Move Moves DigTM28 Damage vs Electrike Dig 2x 132-156%KO View Geodude builds →
Trapinch Ground	C
Available Moves Moves DigTM28 Sand TombLv. 25 Damage vs Electrike Dig 2x 157-186%KO Sand Tomb 2x 71-84% View Trapinch builds →
Numel FireGround	D
TM Move Moves DigTM28 Damage vs Electrike Dig 2x 106-125%KO View Numel builds →
Sandshrew Ground	D
TM Move Moves DigTM28 Damage vs Electrike Dig 2x 125-148%KO View Sandshrew builds →
Baltoy GroundPsychic	D
Available Moves Moves DigTM28 Mud-SlapLv. 7 Damage vs Electrike Dig 2x 84-99% Mud-Slap 2x 25-30% View Baltoy builds →

Rhyhorn GroundRock	C
TM Move Moves DigTM28 Damage vs Electrike Dig 2x 138-163%KO View Rhyhorn builds →
Geodude RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves EarthquakeLv. 36 DigTM28 Damage vs Electrike Earthquake 2x 165-195%KO Dig 2x 132-156%KO View Geodude builds →
Numel FireGround	D
Available Moves Moves EarthquakeLv. 35 DigTM28 Damage vs Electrike Earthquake 2x 132-156%KO Dig 2x 109-128%KO View Numel builds →
Sandshrew Ground	D
TM Move Moves DigTM28 Damage vs Electrike Dig 2x 127-150%KO View Sandshrew builds →
Baltoy GroundPsychic	D
Available Moves Moves DigTM28 Mud-SlapLv. 7 Damage vs Electrike Dig 2x 81-96% Mud-Slap 2x 23-29% View Baltoy builds →

Rhyhorn GroundRock	C
Available Moves Moves EarthquakeTM26 DigTM28 Damage vs Electrike Earthquake 2x 173-204%KO Dig 2x 140-165%KO View Rhyhorn builds →
Geodude RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves EarthquakeTM26 DigTM28 Damage vs Electrike Earthquake 2x 165-195%KO Dig 2x 132-156%KO View Geodude builds →
Phanpy Ground	D
TM Move Moves EarthquakeTM26 Damage vs Electrike Earthquake 2x 132-156%KO View Phanpy builds →
Numel FireGround	D
Available Moves Moves EarthquakeTM26 DigTM28 Damage vs Electrike Earthquake 2x 132-156%KO Dig 2x 107-126%KO View Numel builds →
Sandshrew Ground	D
Available Moves Moves EarthquakeTM26 DigTM28 Damage vs Electrike Earthquake 2x 155-183%KO Dig 2x 124-147%KO View Sandshrew builds →

Flygon GroundDragon	B
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemLeftovers NatureImpish Moves EarthquakeSTAB Rock Slide ToxicUtility ProtectPriority Damage vs Electrike Earthquake 2x 198-233%KO Rock Slide 50-59% View Flygon builds →