Is Voltorb Good in Platinum Playthrough?
Fast Electric-type without wild encounters in Platinum. Luxray and Magnezone cover the type far better. AbilitySoundproof blocks sound moves, a niche perk that rarely matters in the story.
Voltorb trades roughly evenly with Roark's team.
Gardenia's typing presses Voltorb's defenses.
Voltorb trades roughly evenly with Fantina's team.
Voltorb trades roughly evenly with Maylene's team.
Voltorb trades roughly evenly with Crasher Wake's team.
Byron's team hits Electrode's weaknesses hard.
Electrode trades roughly evenly with Candice's team.
Volkner's typing presses Electrode's defenses.
Electrode has the type edge here and should clean up Aaron's team.
Bertha's team hits Electrode's weaknesses hard.
Electrode trades roughly evenly with Flint's team.
Electrode trades roughly evenly with Lucian's team.
Electrode resists most of Jupiter's coverage and hits back hard.
Electrode has the type edge here and should clean up Mars's team.
Electrode has the type edge here and should clean up Saturn's team.
Electrode trades roughly evenly with Cynthia's team.
Catchable
Catch Voltorb on Route 218 (walking, Lv 28-29, common). Swarm (daily, announced in Sandgem Town).
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 28)
- LV 28ElectricSparkPower 98Accuracy 100%PP 20
- After Fantina
- TM25ElectricThunderPower 180Accuracy 70%PP 10Lake Valor
- TM24ElectricThunderboltPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15Veilstone Game Corner
- TM34ElectricShock WavePower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20Route 215
- LV 29NormalSelf-DestructPower 200Accuracy 100%PP 5
- After Maylene
- TUTORDarkSucker PunchPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 5Route 212
- LV 43NormalExplosionPower 250Accuracy 100%PP 5
- Post-Game
- TUTORBugSignal BeamPower 75Accuracy 100%PP 15Survival Area
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
Evolve Voltorb to Electrode
Voltorb evolves into Electrode at Level 30. Your Voltorb should hit Level 30 before you reach Byron, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 30)
- LV 30ElectricSparkPower 98Accuracy 100%PP 20
- LV 30NormalSelf-DestructPower 200Accuracy 100%PP 5
- After Fantina
- TM25ElectricThunderPower 180Accuracy 70%PP 10Lake Valor
- TM24ElectricThunderboltPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15Veilstone Game Corner
- TM68NormalGiga ImpactPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Game Corner
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Department Store
- LV 51NormalExplosionPower 250Accuracy 100%PP 5
- Post-Game
- TM73ElectricThunder WavePower —Accuracy 100%PP 20Exchange Service Corner counter at the Battle Frontier, which you enter from the Fight Area
- TUTORBugSignal BeamPower 75Accuracy 100%PP 15Survival Area
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
How to Get Voltorb in Platinum
Voltorb is a swarm-only catch, common at levels 28 to 29 but present on a single route just one day at a time. Plan around the swarm announcement, or you will find that route empty of them.
1 location to catch Voltorb
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Badge 6Where To Catch Voltorb in Pt
- Step 2Evolve into ElectrodeBREEDINGAvailableLeave a compatible parent at the Pokemon Day Care to receive a Voltorb egg.
To plan your throws, open the Platinum catch rate calculator with Voltorb preloaded.
How to Get Shiny Voltorb in Platinum
Voltorb rolls through the Route 218 grass, so run a Poké Radar chain to 40 there for a shiny. Compare Shiny Voltorb odds across every game
Platinum Shiny Voltorb 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.
For time estimates and charm math, open the Platinum 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 |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Voltorb Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Voltorb
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 onlyPt Voltorb Best Moveset
Fastest in this range at 100 Speed, but the moveset has no damage to back it up. 55 Sp. Atk fires weak Electric attacks, and AbilitySoundproof blocks sound-based moves. Evolve to Electrode.
Best Build
Voltorb best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed
Special Stallbreaker Moveset
- Explosion
- Thunder
- Rain Dance
- Taunt
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Leveling does the heavy lifting. Voltorb picks up Self-Destruct and Explosion along the way, building toward a complete offensive set. TMs add Normal and Rock coverage and more, but the foundation's already strong by then.
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
25 of 27 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
It looks just like a Poké Ball. It is dangerous because it may electrocute or explode on touch.
Voltorb Platinum Guide
For Platinum, 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.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- 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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