Is Elekid Good in Black 2 & White 2 Playthrough?
Electric with AbilityStatic. Wild in Virbank Complex in White 2 only. Black 2 needs a transfer. Electabuzz at level 30, then Electivire at Electirizer trade. The White 2 version-exclusive Electric option from the very start of the game.
Elekid has the type edge here and should clean up Cheren's team.
Elekid has the type edge here and should clean up Roxie's team.
Elekid trades roughly evenly with Burgh's team.
Elekid trades roughly evenly with Elesa's team.
Electabuzz trades roughly evenly with Clay's team.
Electabuzz resists most of Skyla's coverage and hits back hard.
Electivire trades roughly evenly with Drayden's team.
Electivire resists most of Marlon's coverage and hits back hard.
Electivire has the type edge here and should clean up Shauntal's team.
Electivire has the type edge here and should clean up Grimsley's team.
Electivire has the type edge here and should clean up Caitlin's team.
Electivire trades roughly evenly with Marshal's team.
Electivire has the type edge here and should clean up Iris's team.
Catch Elekid on Virbank Complex (walking, Lv 10-12, uncommon).
Your Elekid should hit Level 30 before you reach Clay, at typical leveling pace.
Most players are ready to trade before reaching Drayden.
How to Get Elekid in Black 2 & White 2
The chain to Elekid requires a trade evolution through a trade. Catch Elekid in the wild and level through the stages, but line up the trade first. The rest of the chain runs on levels alone.
Where To Catch Elekid in B2W2
Step 1Elekid ✓Virbank Complex - InsideLv.10-12FloorWhite 2Rate 10%AnyVirbank Complex - OutsideLv.10-11FloorWhite 2Rate 10%Any
Step 2Evolve into Electabuzz
Step 3Evolve into Electivire
Elekid Weakness
Elekid's Electric typing leaves it vulnerable to Ground. Not many exploitable gaps in the Electric typing defensive chart. Elekid'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 Elekid Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Elekid
 Excadrill GroundSteel | A | |
 Sandslash Ground | C | |
 Gliscor Ground | B | |
 Krookodile GroundDark | B | |
 Camerupt FireGround | C | |
Excadrill GroundSteel | A | |
Sandslash Ground | C | |
Gliscor Ground | B | |
Krookodile GroundDark | B | |
Camerupt FireGround | C | |
Excadrill GroundSteel | A | |
Krookodile GroundDark | B | |
 Flygon GroundDragon | C | |
 Mamoswine IceGround | B | |
Gliscor Ground | B | |
In Black 2 & White 2, Landorus can KO Elekid with Earthquake (284-334%).
 Landorus Ground | B | |
Recommended Build AbilitySheerforce ItemLife Orb NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Elekid View Landorus builds →Earthquake 2x284-334%KO U Turn66-78% Stone Edge94-111%KO | ||
Elekid Evolutions
Elekid starts the chain as a baby form and evolves into Electabuzz at level 30. To get more eggs, breed the evolved versions. The evolved forms gain up to 180 total stats over Elekid. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
B2W2 Elekid Best Moveset
95 Speed and 65 Sp. Atk fire Electric TermStab faster than most pre-evolutions. AbilityVital Spirit prevents sleep. The moveset answers Water types at low tiers but can't threaten anything that resists Electric. Electabuzz one evolution away adds the Sp. Atk.
Best Build
Elekid best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed
Special Sweeper Moveset
- Volt Switch
- Thunderbolt
- Hidden Power Grass
- Psychic
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
The natural movepool does the job, but Barrier and Cross Chop from the egg pool give Elekid something extra. Pair those with Thunder and Thunderbolt for STAB and coverage across 9 types for reach, and the kit fills out nicely.
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
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
Spinning its arms around to generate electricity makes the area between its horns shine light blue.
Elekid Black 2 & White 2 Guide
In Black 2 & White 2, For a casual playthrough, Elekid works as a placeholder. Electric coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Electabuzz. That's where the stats start mattering.
Game Availability
Debuting in Gold & Silver, Elekid appears in 18 games across 9 generations. A reliable presence in most mainline games, typically found through catching or hatching as a base form.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GSDebut
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 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