Playthrough tier listRuby & Sapphire
Best Electric Pokémon in Ruby & Sapphire
Wattson's Mauville Gym, the third badge, uses Magnemite, Voltorb and Magneton, and Magnemite and Voltorb are found in New Mauville, which needs Surf. We graded 13 Electric Pokémon you can get in Ruby & Sapphire, S to D, for beating the game. Manectric leads.
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SClick any Pokémon for its gradeTap a card for its grade
ZapdosTrade-in onlyA
Manectric
JolteonTrade-in only
RaikouTrade-in only
ElectabuzzTrade-in only
AmpharosTrade-in onlyB
Magneton
PlusleC
Electrode
Minun
Electrike
ElekidTrade-in only
FlaaffyTrade-in onlyD
Raichu
Lanturn
Magnemite
Voltorb
Pikachu
Pichu
Chinchou
MareepTrade-in onlyWhat each tier means
- STop Carries a Ruby & Sapphire run against most of the bosses
- AStrong A strong pick for most of the game
- BSolid Does the job with some help
- CSituational Struggles against several bosses
- DBottom Hard to use for beating the game
2 reads blended into one listreblend in Showing21 13 in Ruby & Sapphire + 8 trade-ins
Board breakdown
Every Electric Pokémon you can get is checked here against the 13 Ruby & Sapphire gym leader, Elite Four and Champion fights, Roxanne to Steven. Manectric does well in 6 of them, 4 fights have no Electric answer, and both versions play out the same.
Raise Manectric, which matches Raichu at 6 of 13 fights but joins 4 badges earlier.
Each row is one Electric pick and its 13 boxes are the fights in order. A filled box means it does well there: Manectric has 6, first at Flannery.
Gym 1, Roxanne
Gym 2, Brawly
Gym 3, Wattson
Gym 4, Flannery
Gym 5, Norman
Gym 6, Winona
Gym 7, Tate & Liza
Gym 8, Wallace
Elite Four, Sidney
Elite Four, Phoebe
Elite Four, Glacia
Elite Four, Drake
Champion, StevenGym 1 RoxanneGym 2 BrawlyGym 3 WattsonGym 4 FlanneryGym 5 NormanGym 6 WinonaGym 7 Tate & LizaGym 8 WallaceElite Four SidneyElite Four PhoebeElite Four GlaciaElite Four DrakeChampion Steven- ManectricGym 1 Roxanne: not on your team yetGym 2 Brawly: not on your team yetGym 3 Wattson: has troubleGym 4 Flannery: does wellGym 5 Norman: no clear edgeGym 6 Winona: does wellGym 7 Tate & Liza: does wellGym 8 Wallace: does wellSidney: no clear edgePhoebe: does wellGlacia: does wellDrake: no clear edgeSteven: no clear edgeAfter badge 2ElectrikeRoute 11030% of encounters
#078ElectrikeLevel 26
#079Manectricfinal form by FlanneryNot yet: Roxanne, BrawlyDoes wellFlanneryWinonaTate & LizaWallacePhoebeGlaciaHas troubleWattsonNo clear edgeNorman, Sidney, Drake, Steven - RaichuGym 1 Roxanne: not on your team yetGym 2 Brawly: not on your team yetGym 3 Wattson: not on your team yetGym 4 Flannery: not on your team yetGym 5 Norman: not on your team yetGym 6 Winona: not on your team yetGym 7 Tate & Liza: does wellGym 8 Wallace: does wellSidney: does wellPhoebe: does wellGlacia: does wellDrake: no clear edgeSteven: does wellAfter badge 6PikachuSafari Zone southeast5% of encounters
#156PikachuThunder Stone
#157RaichuThunder Stone in New MauvilleNot yet: Roxanne to WinonaDoes wellTate & LizaWallaceSidneyPhoebeGlaciaStevenNo clear edgeDrake - ElectrodeGym 1 Roxanne: not on your team yetGym 2 Brawly: not on your team yetGym 3 Wattson: not on your team yetGym 4 Flannery: not on your team yetGym 5 Norman: not on your team yetGym 6 Winona: does wellGym 7 Tate & Liza: does wellGym 8 Wallace: does wellSidney: no clear edgePhoebe: does wellGlacia: does wellDrake: no clear edgeSteven: no clear edgeAfter badge 5VoltorbNew Mauville50% of encounters
#084VoltorbLevel 30
#085Electrodefinal form by WinonaNot yet: Roxanne to NormanDoes wellWinonaTate & LizaWallacePhoebeGlaciaNo clear edgeSidney, Drake, Steven - MagnetonGym 1 Roxanne: not on your team yetGym 2 Brawly: not on your team yetGym 3 Wattson: not on your team yetGym 4 Flannery: not on your team yetGym 5 Norman: not on your team yetGym 6 Winona: does wellGym 7 Tate & Liza: no clear edgeGym 8 Wallace: does wellSidney: no clear edgePhoebe: does wellGlacia: does wellDrake: has troubleSteven: no clear edgeAfter badge 5MagnemiteNew Mauville50% of encounters
#082MagnemiteLevel 30
#083Magnetonfinal form by WinonaNot yet: Roxanne to NormanDoes wellWinonaWallacePhoebeGlaciaHas troubleDrakeNo clear edgeTate & Liza, Sidney, Steven - PlusleGym 1 Roxanne: not on your team yetGym 2 Brawly: not on your team yetGym 3 Wattson: has troubleGym 4 Flannery: does wellGym 5 Norman: no clear edgeGym 6 Winona: does wellGym 7 Tate & Liza: no clear edgeGym 8 Wallace: does wellSidney: no clear edgePhoebe: no clear edgeGlacia: does wellDrake: has troubleSteven: no clear edgeAfter badge 2Route 110Ruby: 2% of encountersSapphire: 15% of encountersNot yet: Roxanne, BrawlyDoes wellFlanneryWinonaWallaceGlaciaHas troubleWattson, DrakeNo clear edgeNorman, Tate & Liza, Sidney, Phoebe, Steven
- MinunGym 1 Roxanne: not on your team yetGym 2 Brawly: not on your team yetGym 3 Wattson: has troubleGym 4 Flannery: does wellGym 5 Norman: no clear edgeGym 6 Winona: does wellGym 7 Tate & Liza: no clear edgeGym 8 Wallace: does wellSidney: no clear edgePhoebe: no clear edgeGlacia: does wellDrake: has troubleSteven: no clear edgeAfter badge 2Route 110Ruby: 15% of encountersSapphire: 2% of encountersNot yet: Roxanne, BrawlyDoes wellFlanneryWinonaWallaceGlaciaHas troubleWattson, DrakeNo clear edgeNorman, Tate & Liza, Sidney, Phoebe, Steven
- LanturnGym 1 Roxanne: not on your team yetGym 2 Brawly: not on your team yetGym 3 Wattson: not on your team yetGym 4 Flannery: not on your team yetGym 5 Norman: not on your team yetGym 6 Winona: not on your team yetGym 7 Tate & Liza: not on your team yetGym 8 Wallace: does wellSidney: no clear edgePhoebe: no clear edgeGlacia: does wellDrake: does wellSteven: does wellAfter badge 7ChinchouRoute 124 underwaterDive30% of encounters
#181ChinchouLevel 27
#182Lanturnfinal form by WallaceNot yet: Roxanne to Tate & LizaDoes wellWallaceGlaciaDrakeStevenNo clear edgeSidney, Phoebe
Best pair
Manectric + Raichu8/13 togetherall Electric picks: 9
No Electric Pokemon you can get does well against Roxanne, Brawly, Wattson and Norman.
One row per fight, Roxanne to Steven, with the best Electric pick you can have by then. Tap a fight for its team and every pick. First with none: Roxanne.
Gyms
League
Only 1 of the 4: Jolteon fills Norman.
Of the 13 fights, Electric picks found in Ruby & Sapphire cover 9, trade-ins raise that to 10, and 3 stay open. Jolteon fills the most.
This game9 of 13With trade-ins10 of 13Still openRoxanneBrawlyWattson
- JolteonFireRed or LeafGreenNational DexCelio's Network Machine fixedCeladon Eevee giftEvolve it with a Thunder StoneLv 25 to 30Obeys from badge 2FillsNormanYour team then: about Lv 21 to 26Won't obey: Roxanne, BrawlyDoes wellFlanneryNormanWinonaTate & LizaWallaceSidneyPhoebeGlacia
What each trade needs
- From FireRed or LeafGreenIts National DexCelio's Network Machine fixedRuby and Sapphire gems found
- Your Ruby or SapphireA PokedexOne other Pokemon in party