Is Electrode Good in Platinum Playthrough?
Level 30 from Voltorb. AbilityStatic paralyzes on contact. Electrode is one of the fastest Pokemon available, but speed without power doesn't earn a spot when Luxray and Magnezone exist.
Voltorb trades roughly evenly with Roark's team.
Gardenia's typing presses Voltorb's defenses.
Voltorb trades roughly evenly with Fantina's team.
Voltorb trades roughly evenly with Maylene's team.
Voltorb trades roughly evenly with Crasher Wake's team.
Byron's team hits Electrode's weaknesses hard.
Electrode trades roughly evenly with Candice's team.
Volkner's typing presses Electrode's defenses.
Electrode has the type edge here and should clean up Aaron's team.
Bertha's team hits Electrode's weaknesses hard.
Electrode trades roughly evenly with Flint's team.
Electrode trades roughly evenly with Lucian's team.
Electrode resists most of Jupiter's coverage and hits back hard.
Electrode has the type edge here and should clean up Mars's team.
Electrode has the type edge here and should clean up Saturn's team.
Electrode trades roughly evenly with Cynthia's team.
Catch Voltorb
Catch Voltorb on Route 218 (walking, Lv 28-29, common). Swarm (daily, announced in Sandgem Town).
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 28)
- LV 28ElectricSparkPower 98Accuracy 100%PP 20
- After Fantina
- TM25ElectricThunderPower 180Accuracy 70%PP 10Lake Valor
- TM24ElectricThunderboltPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15Veilstone Game Corner
- TM34ElectricShock WavePower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20Route 215
- LV 29NormalSelf-DestructPower 200Accuracy 100%PP 5
- After Maylene
- TUTORDarkSucker PunchPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 5Route 212
- LV 43NormalExplosionPower 250Accuracy 100%PP 5
- Post-Game
- TUTORBugSignal BeamPower 75Accuracy 100%PP 15Survival Area
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
Evolve Voltorb to Electrode
Voltorb evolves into Electrode at Level 30. Your Voltorb should hit Level 30 before you reach Byron, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 30)
- LV 30ElectricSparkPower 98Accuracy 100%PP 20
- LV 30NormalSelf-DestructPower 200Accuracy 100%PP 5
- After Fantina
- TM25ElectricThunderPower 180Accuracy 70%PP 10Lake Valor
- TM24ElectricThunderboltPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15Veilstone Game Corner
- TM68NormalGiga ImpactPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Game Corner
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Department Store
- LV 51NormalExplosionPower 250Accuracy 100%PP 5
- Post-Game
- TM73ElectricThunder WavePower —Accuracy 100%PP 20Exchange Service Corner counter at the Battle Frontier, which you enter from the Fight Area
- TUTORBugSignal BeamPower 75Accuracy 100%PP 15Survival Area
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
How to Get Electrode in Platinum
A Voltorb reaches Electrode at level 30, the only path since it never spawns wild. And because Voltorb shows up only on its Sandgem swarm day, that timing controls the whole pair.
Catch Voltorb at any of these 1 spot to eventually evolve into Electrode.
Encountered via tall grass encounters
- 1Catch Voltorb
- 2Evolve Electrodeat Lv.30
Badge 6How to Obtain Electrode in Pt
- Step 2Electrode ✓BREEDINGAvailableLeave a compatible parent at the Pokemon Day Care to receive a Voltorb egg.
How to Get Shiny Electrode in Platinum
Electrode comes only by leveling, so chain a Voltorb on Route 218 to 40 for a shiny and raise it up. Compare Shiny Electrode odds across every game
Platinum Shiny Electrode Calculator
3 MethodsThe best route is PokeRadar Chain at full boosts, about 1 in 200 on each try. Tune it below.
PokeRadar Chain: Chain shaking-grass patches without breaking the combo. The rate peaks at a chain of 40.
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 | 22-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 58-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 139-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 460-- | -- |
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 Platinum shiny odds calculator with Electrode already selected.
Electrode Weakness
Ground moves hit Electrode for super-effective damage. Not many exploitable gaps in the Electric typing defensive chart. Electrode's Electric typing only leaves 1 gap to cover.
| 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 Electrode Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Electrode
Electrode Evolutions
Electrode is what Voltorb becomes. Breed it for Voltorb eggs (average hatch time). No compatible partners for breeding via one egg group. Eggs take an average time to hatch. The evolution from Voltorb pushed Electrode to 480 total stats. Speed saw the largest single gain at +40. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Electrode is genderless — breed with Ditto to produce Voltorb eggs. Part of the Mineral egg group.
Ditto onlyPt Electrode Best Moveset
Nothing outspeeds it, and the moveset uses that 150 Speed for utility: MoveLight Screen, MoveRain Dance, or MoveExplosion before the opponent acts. 80 Sp. Atk on special Electric attacks isn't bad either. Fast support, not a damage dealer.
Best Build
Electrode best EVs are Sp. Def and Speed
Support Moveset
- Explosion
- Thunder Wave
- Taunt
- Thunderbolt
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
The level-up pool tells the story here. Electrode learns Self-Destruct and Explosion naturally, plus enough variety that TMs feel like bonuses. Normal and Rock coverage and more extends the reach beyond that.
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
27 of 29 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
It is known to drift on winds if it is bloated to bursting with stored electricity.
Electrode Platinum Guide
In Platinum, use Electrode as a pivot. Splits damage between physical and special. It outspeeds most threats, Thunderbolt is the primary attack.
Electrode has a Hisuian form that swaps the typing and reshuffles the stats. Introduced in Gen 8. Worth checking if the original version doesn't fit your team.
For Platinum, run Jolly on Electrode. +Speed is what matters, and the -Sp. Atk cut doesn't hurt this set. Fits the pivot role.
Game Availability
Available since Red & Blue, Electrode appears in 20 games spanning 9 generations. Beyond its original form, it gained a Hisuian form in Generation 8.
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 8PLAHisuian
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves
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