Is Elekid Good in Diamond & Pearl Playthrough?
FireRed Dual Slot on Route 204. Baby Electric that evolves into Electabuzz at 30 and then Electivire via trade with Electirizer. Early Dual Slot access makes Elekid one of the best baby Pokemon in Sinnoh. The Electivire payoff handles Crasher Wake and Aaron.
Elekid trades roughly evenly with Roark's team.
Gardenia's typing presses Elekid's defenses.
Elekid has the type edge here and should clean up Maylene's team.
Elekid trades roughly evenly with Crasher Wake's team.
Electabuzz has the type edge here and should clean up Fantina's team.
Electabuzz has the type edge here and should clean up Byron's team.
Electivire has the type edge here and should clean up Candice's team.
Electivire has the type edge here and should clean up Volkner's team.
Electivire has the type edge here and should clean up Aaron's team.
Electivire trades roughly evenly with Bertha's team.
Electivire has the type edge here and should clean up Flint's team.
Electivire has the type edge here and should clean up Lucian's team.
Electivire resists most of Mars's coverage and hits back hard.
Electivire resists most of Jupiter's coverage and hits back hard.
Electivire resists most of Saturn's coverage and hits back hard.
Electivire trades roughly evenly with Cynthia's team.
Catchable
Catch Elekid on Route 205 (walking, Lv 10, rare). Pokémon FireRed in GBA slot.
Recommended Moves
- LV 19ElectricShock WavePower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20
- After Gardenia
- TM29PsychicPsychicPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10Veilstone Game Corner
- TM31FightingBrick BreakPower 75Accuracy 100%PP 15Oreburgh Gate (basement)
- LV 28ElectricThunder PunchPower 113Accuracy 100%PP 15
- LV 34ElectricDischargePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
- LV 37ElectricThunderboltPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Byron
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 20Oreburgh Gate
- LV 46ElectricThunderPower 180Accuracy 70%PP 10
- Post-Game
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
Evolve Elekid to Electabuzz
Elekid evolves into Electabuzz at Level 30. Your Elekid should hit Level 30 before you reach Fantina, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 30)
- LV 30ElectricThunder PunchPower 113Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Gardenia
- TM68NormalGiga ImpactPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Game Corner
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Department Store
- TM29PsychicPsychicPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10Veilstone Game Corner
- LV 37ElectricDischargePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Byron
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 20Oreburgh Gate
- LV 43ElectricThunderboltPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15
- LV 58ElectricThunderPower 180Accuracy 70%PP 10
- Post-Game
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
Evolve Electabuzz to Electivire
Electabuzz evolves into Electivire when traded. Most players are ready to trade before reaching Candice.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 39)
- LV 39ElectricDischargePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
- LV 39ElectricThunder PunchPower 113Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Gardenia
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Department Store
- After Byron
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 20Oreburgh Gate
- TM26GroundEarthquakePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 10Wayward Cave (secret entrance under bike path)
- LV 43ElectricThunderboltPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15
- LV 58ElectricThunderPower 180Accuracy 70%PP 10
- LV 67NormalGiga ImpactPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5
- Post-Game
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
How to Get Elekid in Diamond & Pearl
Elekid needs a FireRed cart in the GBA port to appear, a rare level 9 catch on two early areas. With that dual-slot link off, the electric baby stays out of Sinnoh entirely.
Wild Elekid may be holding when caught:
Electirizer (50% chance) A box packed with a tremendous amount of electric energy. It is loved by a certain Pokemon.2 locations to catch Elekid
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Badge 1Where To Catch Elekid in DP
Elekid is the chain's first catch. You'll find walking encounters from Lv. 9-10 across 4 total spots in the chain.
- Step 2Evolve into ElectabuzzBREEDINGAvailableLeave Electivire with a compatible partner at the Pokemon Day Care to receive a Elekid egg.
- Step 3Evolve into Electivire
Not landing the catch? Calculate Elekid catch rates for Diamond & Pearl by ball, status, and HP.
How to Get Shiny Elekid in Diamond & Pearl
Elekid sparks around Route 205 and the Valley Windworks, where a PokeRadar chain brings its shiny into range. Compare Shiny Elekid odds across every game
Diamond & Pearl Shiny Elekid 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.
Want exact numbers for your session? Calculate your shiny odds in Diamond & Pearl with Elekid preloaded.
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 |
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
DP Elekid Best Moveset
95 Speed is fast for a baby Pokemon, and 65 Sp. Atk gives some Electric damage output. But the moveset is outclassed by Electabuzz and Electivire in every way. Electabuzz, then Electivire.
Best Build
Elekid best EVs are Speed and Sp. Atk
Utility Moveset
- Ice Punch
- Thunderbolt
- Hidden Power Grass
- Cross Chop
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 Normal and Fighting coverage and more 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
28 of 30 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
It generates electricity by whirling its arms. However, it can’t store the energy it makes.
Elekid Diamond & Pearl Guide
Yes. Wild Elekid in Diamond & Pearl can hold Electirizer (50%). Use Thief (TM46) or Covet to swipe the held item without affecting your catch chance. Quickest way to farm rare items like Electirizer.
In Diamond & Pearl, 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 8 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 7Let's Go
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
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