As a baby Pokemon, Elekid is mostly a stepping stone. It eventually becomes Electivire, and that's where you want to end up. The Electric Pokémon — cute, but not battle-ready. Known as the Electric Pokemon.
Everything pushes toward mixed damage here. Elekid's Speed does the work, Defense pays the price. But you're still getting 1 Speed EV per KO. Tough to catch, on a medium-fast 1M XP curve.
It rotates its arms to generate electricity, but it tires easily, so it only charges up a little bit.
Even in the most vicious storm, this Pokémon plays happily if thunder rumbles in the sky.
Elekid Weakness
GoodElekid's Electric typing leaves it vulnerable to Ground moves. Not many exploitable gaps in the Electric typing defensive chart. Elekid's Electric typing only leaves 1 gap to cover.
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
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.
How to Evolve
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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 8 types for reach, and the kit fills out nicely.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Transfer Moves
Elekid can't be caught in HeartGold & SoulSilver. Bring it over from Crystal, Diamond, or Legends: Arceus instead. The encounter info below covers the source games.
Elekid is not available as a wild encounter in this game.
Catch in the wild in:
Then trade to HeartGold & SoulSilver.
Also found in:
At 360 BST, Elekid is firmly in pre-evolution territory. Evolve it into Electabuzz before bringing it to any serious fight.
Watch for Rhydon (Ground) when using Elekid. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Only 1 weakness means fewer dedicated counters to worry about.
Elekid evolves into Electabuzz at level 30. Elekid is the base form in a 3-stage evolutionary line.
Static has a 30% chance of paralyzing attacking Pokémon on contact — that's the one you want on Elekid. Vital Spirit is the hidden ability. Niche, but it has its uses.
Elekid is a special attacker with base 65 Sp. Atk. Fragile — can't afford to take many hits, too. But the speed tells the real story — base 95 Speed is workable — faster than some, slower than many.
Elekid appears in 18 games, including Gold & Silver, Crystal, and Ruby & Sapphire.
Debuting in Gold & Silver, Elekid appears in 18 games across 8 generations. A reliable presence in most mainline games, typically found through catching or hatching as a base form.
- Gen IY
Yellow - Gen IRB
Red & Blue - Gen IIGSDebut
Gold & Silver - Gen IIC
Crystal - Gen IIIRS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen IIIFRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen IIIE
Emerald - Gen IVPt
Platinum - Gen IVHGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen IVDP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen VBW
Black & White - Gen VB2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen VIXY
X & Y - Gen VIORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen VIIUSUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen VIISM
Sun & Moon - Gen VIILGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen VIIISwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen VIIIPLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen VIIIBDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen IXSV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen IXLZA
Legends: Z-A