Is Electrode Good in Red & Blue Playthrough?
The fastest Pokemon in Red and Blue. Nothing else comes close. Electrode always goes first and hits respectably on the special side. The problem is it doesn't hit hard enough to capitalize on that speed in most fights. Great for specific matchups, forgettable otherwise.
Brock's typing presses Voltorb's defenses.
Misty's typing presses Voltorb's defenses.
Voltorb trades roughly evenly with Lt. Surge's team.
Erika's typing presses Voltorb's defenses.
Electrode has the type edge here and should clean up Koga's team.
Electrode trades roughly evenly with Sabrina's team.
Electrode has the type edge here and should clean up Blaine's team.
Giovanni's team hits Electrode's weaknesses hard.
Electrode has the type edge here and should clean up Lorelei's team.
Electrode trades roughly evenly with Bruno's team.
Electrode has the type edge here and should clean up Agatha's team.
Electrode trades roughly evenly with Lance's team.
Electrode trades roughly evenly with Blue's team.
Catch Voltorb
Catch Voltorb on Route 10 (walking, Lv 14-17, common).
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 14)
- LV 14NormalTacklePower 35Accuracy 95%PP 35
- After Brock
- TM45ElectricThunder WavePower —Accuracy 100%PP 20Route 24
- LV 22NormalSelf-DestructPower 130Accuracy 100%PP 5
- After Lt. Surge
- TM24ElectricThunderboltPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15Prize for defeating Vermilion Gym Leader Lt. Surge
- TM09NormalTake DownPower 90Accuracy 85%PP 20Silph Co.
- LV 36NormalSwiftPower 60Accuracy 100%PP 20
- LV 43NormalExplosionPower 170Accuracy 100%PP 5
- After Koga
- TM25ElectricThunderPower 180Accuracy 70%PP 10Kanto Power Plant
Evolve Voltorb to Electrode
Voltorb evolves into Electrode at Level 30. Your Voltorb should hit Level 30 before you reach Koga, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 30)
- LV 30NormalSelf-DestructPower 130Accuracy 100%PP 5
- 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
- TM09NormalTake DownPower 90Accuracy 85%PP 20Silph Co.
- After Erika
- TM40NormalSkull BashPower 100Accuracy 100%PP 15Safari Zone
- After Koga
- TM25ElectricThunderPower 180Accuracy 70%PP 10Kanto Power Plant
- LV 50NormalExplosionPower 170Accuracy 100%PP 5
How to Get Electrode in Red & Blue
Three ways to one Electrode: uncommon in high-level Cerulean Cave, a Cinnabar trade for a Raichu, or just leveling a Voltorb to 30. That last option is what most players use.
3 locations to catch Electrode2 locations to catch Voltorb
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Badge 7
Badge 8Catch Voltorb at any of the 2 locations below, then level it up to 30 — it evolves into Electrode.
Badge 3
Badge 4
Badge 5
Badge 6 Badge 7Where To Catch Electrode in RB
Available earlier: catch Voltorb (before Badge 4) and evolve it at Lv 30. Wild Electrode first appears at Cinnabar Island (after Badge 6).
To plan your throws, open the Red & Blue catch rate calculator with Electrode preloaded.
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 |
- 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 Electrode Weak Against
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Electrode Evolutions
You get Electrode from Voltorb at level 30. This Electric type hits 480 total but remains in the Undiscovered group. 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
RB Electrode Best Moveset
Fastest Pokemon available at 140 Speed, but 80 Special limits MoveThunderbolt damage. MoveExplosion is the real surprise, dealing massive physical damage from something nobody expects to self-destruct. Outspeeds everything and either chips or detonates.
Best Build
Screens Setter Moveset
- Explosion
- Thunder Wave
- Thunderbolt
- Light Screen
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
The level-up pool is slim, so TMs matter here. Electrode's Normal coverage all comes from technical machines, built on top of Thunder and Thunderbolt for same-type damage. Self-Destruct and Explosion 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 19 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
It stores electric energy under very high pressure. It often explodes with little or no provocation.
Electrode Red & Blue Guide
Electrode is a static encounter at Power Plant in Red & Blue. Electrode appears at level 43. Prerequisite: Disguised as an item ball in the Power Plant. Save before the encounter. These one-shot Pokemon don't respawn if you knock them out or run out of Poke Balls.
Trade a Raichu to the NPC on Cinnabar Island to receive Electrode.. This is an NPC trade, so the Electrode you receive is yours immediately, no transfer cable needed.
In Red & Blue, use Electrode as a pivot. Special attacks are the main output. 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.
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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