Is Voltorb Good in Emerald Playthrough?
New Mauville encounter. Voltorb evolves into Electrode at 30 for raw Electric speed. AbilitySoundproof blocks sound moves or AbilityStatic paralyzes on contact. Electric handles Juan's gym and Wallace's Water Champion team. Pure speed with enough power to matter.
Roxanne's typing presses Voltorb's defenses.
Voltorb has the type edge here and should clean up Brawly's team.
Wattson's typing presses Voltorb's defenses.
Voltorb trades roughly evenly with Flannery's team.
Voltorb trades roughly evenly with Norman's team.
Electrode has the type edge here and should clean up Winona's team.
Electrode has the type edge here and should clean up Tate & Liza's team.
Electrode has the type edge here and should clean up Juan's team.
Electrode trades roughly evenly with Sidney's team.
Electrode has the type edge here and should clean up Phoebe's team.
Electrode has the type edge here and should clean up Glacia's team.
Electrode trades roughly evenly with Drake's team.
Electrode has the type edge here and should clean up Wallace's team.
Catchable
Catch Voltorb in New Mauville (walking, Lv 22-26, common).
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 22)
- LV 22ElectricSparkPower 98Accuracy 100%PP 20
- After Brawly
- TM24ElectricThunderboltPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15Gift from Wattson after clearing New Mauville
- After Wattson
- TM34ElectricShock WavePower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Wattson
- TM43NormalSecret PowerPower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Route 111
- LV 27NormalSelf-DestructPower 200Accuracy 100%PP 5
- After Norman
- TM25ElectricThunderPower 180Accuracy 70%PP 10Lilycove Department Store
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Norman
- LV 46NormalExplosionPower 250Accuracy 100%PP 5
Evolve Voltorb to Electrode
Voltorb evolves into Electrode at Level 30. Your Voltorb should hit Level 30 before you reach Winona, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 30)
- LV 30ElectricSparkPower 98Accuracy 100%PP 20
- LV 30NormalSelf-DestructPower 200Accuracy 100%PP 5
- After Brawly
- TM24ElectricThunderboltPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15Gift from Wattson after clearing New Mauville
- After Wattson
- TM34ElectricShock WavePower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Wattson
- After Norman
- TM25ElectricThunderPower 180Accuracy 70%PP 10Lilycove Department Store
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Lilycove Department Store
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Norman
- LV 54NormalExplosionPower 250Accuracy 100%PP 5
How to Get Voltorb in Emerald
Voltorb guards New Mauville, common on foot at levels 22 to 26. Three more sit disguised as Pokeballs on the generator switches inside, so watch which balls you reach for in that power plant.
1 location to catch Voltorb
Badge 5Where To Catch Voltorb in E
The line opens with Voltorb at Lv. 22-26 via walking and fixed encounters. 2 catchable stages total, with locations listed for each one below.
- Step 2Catch or Evolve into Electrodeor evolve from Voltorb (Step 1)
To plan your throws, open the Emerald catch rate calculator with Voltorb preloaded.
How to Get Shiny Voltorb in Emerald
Voltorb hides among the machinery of New Mauville, common in the corridors and even posing as stray items you switch on; roll through wild encounters and those disguised orbs alike, waiting on the odd color through the usual grind. Compare Shiny Voltorb odds across every game
Emerald Shiny Voltorb Calculator
3 MethodsEvery method here shares the same odds, about 1 in 8,192 on each try. Pick whichever fits how you play.
Full Odds: Walk through grass, surf, or fish. Every encounter is its own independent shiny roll.
Soft Reset: Save in front of a static, gift, or legendary encounter, then reset until it sparkles.
Breeding: Hatch eggs of this line; each egg rolls at the base shiny rate (no Masuda before Gen IV).
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 864-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 2,357-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 5,678-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 18,862-- | -- |
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.
For time estimates and charm math, open the Emerald shiny odds calculator with Voltorb already selected.
Voltorb Weakness
Voltorb is weak to Ground. Few weaknesses and 3 resistances make the typing clean. At base 100 Speed, Voltorb outspeeds most threats and doesn't need to tank what it can outrun.
| 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 Voltorb Weak Against
Good
Voltorb Evolutions
One evolution ahead. Voltorb grows into Electrode through a straightforward two-stage chain. No compatible partners for breeding via one egg group. Eggs take an average time to hatch. Evolving adds up to 160 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Voltorb is genderless and can only breed with Ditto. Part of the Mineral egg group.
Ditto onlyE Voltorb Best Moveset
Electric pre-evolution with 100 Speed and AbilitySoundproof blocking sound-based moves. The moveset chips with MoveThunderbolt but lacks the Sp. Atk to threaten. Electrode takes the same tools to competitive levels.
Best Build
Voltorb best EVs are Speed and Sp. Atk
Utility Moveset
- Explosion
- Thunder
- Rain Dance
- Thunderbolt
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
TMs carry this one. Voltorb learns Thunder and Thunderbolt naturally for STAB, but the offensive range comes almost entirely from technical machines. Normal and Rock and beyond give it real matchup play.
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 18 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
It bears an uncanny and unexplained resemblance to a POKé BALL. Because it explodes at the slightest shock, even veteran TRAINERS treat it with caution.
Voltorb Emerald Guide
Voltorb is a static encounter at New Mauville in Emerald. Voltorb appears at level 25. Save before the encounter. These one-shot Pokemon don't respawn if you knock them out or run out of Poke Balls.
For Emerald, you can run Voltorb through the first few routes without issues. 330 BST won't carry you far though. Get it to Electrode as fast as you can.
Yes. Hisuian Voltorb is a regional variant with different typing and a reworked stat spread. Introduced in Gen 8. Plays completely differently from the original.
Game Availability
Since debuting in Red & Blue, Voltorb has appeared in 20 titles over 9 generations. Along the way, it received a Hisuian form in Generation 8, keeping it relevant across different competitive metas.
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- Gen 1RBDebut
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
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 8PLAHisuian
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
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