Electric type

The  type (でんきタイプ Denki taipu in Japanese) is one of the eighteen Pokémon elemental types.

The Electric type is a type of Pokémon that have electricity-oriented powers. They control electricity, store it, or even produce it.

Electric-type Pokémon have varied habitats, from forests, praries, cities and power plants. Electric-type Pokémon are usually fast, and many of their attacks may paralyze the target. Some Electric-type Pokémon also resemble artifical objects used by humans that can relate to electricity.

Some of the Electric-type Pokémon Trainers are Lt. Surge, the third Gym Leader of Kanto; Wattson, the third Gym Leader of Hoenn; Volkner, the last Sinnoh Gym Leader; Elesa the fourth Gym Leader of Unova; and Clemont, the fifth Gym Leader of Kalos.

ELectric-type moves

 * There are 27 Electric-type moves (4.05% of the total).
 * In Generation I, 5 moves (3%) were introduced.
 * In Generation II, 2 moves (2.8%) were introduced.
 * In Generation III, 3 moves (2.8%) were introduced.
 * In Generation IV, 5 moves (3%) were introduced.
 * In Generation V, 2 moves (3.6%) were introduced.
 * In Generation VI, 6 moves were introduced.
 * In battles: Special moves stand out.
 * 8 moves are of the Physical type.gif type.
 * 11 moves are of the Special type.gif type.
 * 8 moves are of the Other type.gif type.
 * In contests: Cool moves stand out.
 * 10 moves are of the [[File:Type Cool.gif]] type.
 * 2 moves are of the [[File:Type Smart.gif]] type.
 * 1 move is of the [[File:Type Beauty.gif]] type.
 * 1 move is of the [[File:Type Cute.gif]] type.
 * There are no moves of the [[File:Type Tough.gif]] type.
 * 13 moves don't have this categorization.

Effectiveness of Electric-type moves
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Weaknesses and resistances of the Electric type
A type chart displaying the weaknesses and resistances of a Pokémon when damaged by a move. Empty fields are moves that do normal damage.

Other

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Delta Species Electric Pokémon

 * Charmander - Charmeleon - Charizard (Steel)
 * Pidgey - Pidgeotto - Pidgeot (Steel)
 * Fearow
 * Psyduck - Golduck
 * Gyarados (Steel)
 * Kabuto - Kabutops
 * Dratini - Dragonair - Dragonite (Steel)
 * Mewtwo
 * Totodile - Croconaw - Feraligatr
 * Gligar
 * Mantine
 * Larvitar - Pupitar - Tyranitar
 * Pelipper
 * Beldum - Metang - Metagross (Steel)
 * Rayquaza (Electric or Electric/Steel)
 * Deoxys