Is Elekid Good in Platinum Playthrough?
Route 204 at level 8, freely available without Dual Slot in Platinum. A massive accessibility upgrade over Diamond and Pearl's FireRed requirement. AbilityStatic paralyzes on contact. Electabuzz at level 30 then Electivire through trade. One of Platinum's best early-game finds.
Elekid trades roughly evenly with Roark's team.
Gardenia's typing presses Elekid's defenses.
Elekid trades roughly evenly with Fantina's team.
Elekid trades roughly evenly with Maylene's team.
Elekid trades roughly evenly with Crasher Wake's team.
Elekid trades roughly evenly with Byron's team.
Elekid trades roughly evenly with Candice's team.
Volkner's typing presses Elekid's defenses.
Elekid has the type edge here and should clean up Aaron's team.
Bertha's team hits Elekid's weaknesses hard.
Elekid trades roughly evenly with Flint's team.
Elekid trades roughly evenly with Lucian's team.
Elekid has the type edge here and should clean up Jupiter's team.
Elekid has the type edge here and should clean up Mars's team.
Elekid has the type edge here and should clean up Saturn's team.
Elekid trades roughly evenly with Cynthia'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 19ElectricShock WavePower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20
- After Fantina
- TM29PsychicPsychicPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10Veilstone Game Corner
- LV 28ElectricThunder PunchPower 113Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Maylene
- TUTORIceIce PunchPower 75Accuracy 100%PP 15Route 212
- 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
- TUTORBugSignal BeamPower 75Accuracy 100%PP 15Survival Area
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
How to Get Elekid in Platinum
Elekid has no wild encounter in Platinum, so breeding is the way to one. Catch an Electabuzz out on its late route, put it in the Day Care, and its egg hatches into an Elekid.
Wild Elekid may be holding when caught:
Electirizer (5% chance) A box packed with a tremendous amount of electric energy. It is loved by a certain Pokemon.Catch Electabuzz at any of these 1 spot to eventually evolve into Elekid.
Encountered via tall grass encounters
- 1Catch Elekid
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Badge 8How to Obtain Elekid in Pt
- Step 1Elekid ✓BREEDINGAvailableLeave Electabuzz with a compatible partner at the Pokemon Day Care to receive a Elekid egg.
- Step 2Catch or Evolve into Electabuzzor evolve from Elekid (Step 1)
- Step 3Evolve into Electivire
How to Get Shiny Elekid in Platinum
Elekid isn't found in the wild, so hatch one by breeding an Electabuzz with a foreign Ditto; Electabuzz sparks along Route 222. Compare Shiny Elekid odds across every game
Platinum Shiny Elekid Calculator
1 MethodThe only route here is Masuda Method, about 1 in 1,639 on each try.
Masuda Method: Breed with a parent from a different-language game. Works on any breedable line.
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 173-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 472-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 1,136-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 3,773-- | -- |
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 Platinum 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 |
- 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
 Garchomp DragonGround | S | |
 Marowak Ground | C | |
 Torterra GrassGround | C | |
 Rhydon GroundRock | C | |
 Mamoswine IceGround | B | |
 Gliscor Ground | B | |
 Hippowdon Ground | B | |
 Sandslash Ground | B | |
 Gastrodon WaterGround | C | |
Obtain MethodCanalave City Surfing | ||
 Donphan Ground | B | |
 Camerupt FireGround | C | |
 Quagsire WaterGround | C | |
Obtain MethodGreat Marsh Surfing | ||
 Pupitar RockGround | C | |
 Steelix SteelGround | B | |
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
Pt Elekid Best Moveset
Outrunning most opponents at 95 Speed even at the baby stage. The moveset has 65 Sp. Atk for decent special Electric attacks and AbilityStatic for contact paralysis. Evolve to Electabuzz.
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 coverage across 8 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
28 of 30 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
A weak electric current flows between its horns. Sticking a hand there shocks the unwary.
Elekid Platinum Guide
In Platinum, 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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