
Is Elekid Good in Emerald Playthrough?
Transfer-only baby Electric. Elekid with AbilityStatic evolves into Electabuzz at 30. The Electabuzz endpoint handles Juan and Wallace. Same as Smoochum: importing the baby adds an evolution step for the same final product. Import Electabuzz directly if possible.
Roxanne's typing presses Elekid's defenses.
Elekid has the type edge here and should clean up Brawly's team.
Wattson's typing presses Elekid's defenses.
Elekid trades roughly evenly with Flannery's team.
Elekid trades roughly evenly with Norman's team.
Elekid has the type edge here and should clean up Winona's team.
Elekid trades roughly evenly with Tate & Liza's team.
Elekid has the type edge here and should clean up Juan's team.
Elekid has the type edge here and should clean up Sidney's team.
Elekid trades roughly evenly with Phoebe's team.
Elekid has the type edge here and should clean up Glacia's team.
Drake's team hits Elekid's weaknesses hard.
Elekid trades roughly evenly with Wallace's team.
Trade
Elekid cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. Cross-region trading typically becomes available after defeating the Elite Four.
Recommended Moves
- LV 9ElectricThunder PunchPower 113Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Brawly
- TM29PsychicPsychicPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10Mauville Game Corner
- After Wattson
- TM34ElectricShock WavePower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Wattson
- After Norman
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 20Route 115
- LV 41ElectricThunderboltPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Tate & Liza
- TUTORNormalDouble-EdgePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Sootopolis City
- LV 49ElectricThunderPower 180Accuracy 70%PP 10
- Post-Game
- TUTORNormalMega KickPower 120Accuracy 75%PP 5Battle Frontier
- TUTORNormalBody SlamPower 85Accuracy 100%PP 15Battle Frontier
- TUTORNormalMega PunchPower 80Accuracy 85%PP 20Battle Frontier
- TUTORFireFire PunchPower 75Accuracy 100%PP 15Battle Frontier
- TUTORIceIce PunchPower 75Accuracy 100%PP 15Battle Frontier
How to Get Elekid in Emerald
Electabuzz is absent from Emerald, so its baby Elekid has no local egg source. Transfer one in from a game that carries the line, raise it to level 30, and it grows into Electabuzz the usual way.
How to Obtain Elekid in E
Step 1Elekid ✓LATER APPEARANCEfrom CrystalNot TradeableAppears in Crystal via Gift · Route 34 · Hatch Odd Egg (random). Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Diamond & PearlNot TradeableAppears in Diamond & Pearl via Walking · Valley Windworks · Dual-slot: FireRed. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Black & WhiteNot TradeableAppears in Black & White via Walking · White Forest. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Black 2 & White 2Not TradeableAppears in Black 2 & White 2 via Walking · Virbank Complex. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCENot TradeableAppears in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire via Walking · Mirage Spots. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Sun & MoonNot TradeableAppears in Sun & Moon via Walking · Route 12. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.
Step 2Evolve into Electabuzz
How to Get Shiny Elekid in Emerald
Elekid makes zero showings across Emerald, so send one over from a Generation 3 game that produces its line; a shiny stays shiny the moment it lands on the other cartridge. See every game where Shiny Elekid can be hunted
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 |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
What is Elekid Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Elekid
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 130 total stats over Elekid. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
E Elekid Best Moveset
95 base Speed is surprisingly fast for a baby Pokemon, but Elekid needs evolution to back it up with real power. The moveset should run special Electric moves while leveling.
Best Build
Elekid best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed
Special Sweeper Moveset
- Thunderbolt
- Fire Punch
- Quick Attack
- Hidden Power Grass
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 7 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
All 21 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
If it touches metal and discharges the electricity it has stored in its body, an ELEKID begins swinging its arms in circles to recharge itself.
Elekid Emerald Guide
Elekid isn't catchable in Emerald. Obtain one in FireRed, then trade it to Emerald.
In Emerald, Elekid has 360 BST and evolves into Electabuzz. Compare the two forms before you give either one a team slot.
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

Winds & Waves
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