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Type Electric

The Electric-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 possess electro kinetic abilities, being able to control, store, or even produce electricity.

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 (the Magnemite and Voltorb evolution lines and Rotom).

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; Clemont, the fifth Gym Leader of Kalos; and Sophocles, a Trial Captain of Ula'ula Island, Alola.

Electric-type moves

  • There are 31 Electric-type moves.
  • In battles: Special moves stand out.
    • 8 moves are of the Physical type.
    • 11 moves are of the Special type.
    • 8 moves are of the Other type.
  • In contests: Cool moves stand out.
    • 13 moves are of the Cool type type.
    • 6 moves are of the Clever type type.
    • 5 moves are of the Beautiful type type.
    • 1 move is of the Cute type type.
    • 1 move is of the Tough type type.

List of Electric-type moves

Name Category Contest Generation Power
Aura Wheel Physical type - Generation VIII 110
Bolt Beak Physical type - Generation VIII 85
Bolt Strike Physical type Beautiful type Generation V 130
Buzzy Buzz Special type Cool type Generation VII 90
Charge Other type Clever type Generation III -
Charge Beam Special type Beautiful type Generation IV 50
Discharge Special type Beautiful type[1] Generation IV 80
Eerie Impulse Other type Clever type Generation VI -
Electric Terrain Other type Clever type Generation VI -
Electrify Other type Clever type Generation VI -
Electro Ball Special type Cool type Generation V 60-150
Electroweb Special type Beautiful type Generation V 55
Fusion Bolt Physical type Cool type Generation V 100
Ion Deluge Other type Beautiful type Generation VI -
Magnetic Flux Other type Clever type Generation VI -
Magnet Rise Other type Clever type[2] Generation IV -
Nuzzle Physical type Cute type Generation VI 20
Overdrive Special type - Generation VIII 80
Parabolic Charge Special type Clever type Generation VI 50
Pika Papow Special type Cool type Generation VII Varies
Shock Wave Special type Cool type Generation III 60
Spark Physical type Cool type Generation III 65
Thunder Special type Cool type Generation I 110[3]
Thunder Fang Physical type Cool type[4] Generation IV 65
Thunder Punch Physical type Cool type Generation I 75
Thunder Shock Special type Cool type Generation I 40
Thunder Wave Other type Cool type Generation I -
Thunderbolt Special type Cool type Generation I 90[5]
Volt Switch Special type Cool type Generation V 70
Volt Tackle Physical type Cool type Generation III 120
Wild Charge Physical type Tough type Generation V 90
Zap Cannon Special type Cool type Generation II 120[6]
Zing Zap Physical type - Generation VII 80
Zippy Zap Physical type - Generation VII 90

Effectiveness of Electric-type moves

×2

Super effective against Pokémon of the types: Type Flying and Type Water.

½

Not very effective against Pokémon of the types: Type Dragon, Type Electric and Type Grass.

×0

Ineffective against Pokémon of the types: Type Ground.

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.

×4
Doubly super effective
×2
Super effective
½
Resistant
¼
Very resistant
×0
Immune
Type of the move
Bug type vertical Dark type vertical Dragon type vertical Electric type vertical Fairy type vertical Fighting type vertical Fire type vertical Flying type vertical Ghost type vertical Grass type vertical Ground type vertical Ice type vertical Normal type vertical Poison type vertical Psychic type vertical Rock type vertical Steel type vertical Water type vertical
Type Electric
½
½
×2
½
Type ElectricType Bug
½
½
×2
½
×2
½
Type ElectricType Dragon
×2
¼
×2
½
½
½
×2
×2
½
½
Type ElectricType Fairy
½
½
×0
½
½
½
×2
×2
Type ElectricType Fire
½
½
½
½
½
½
×4
½
×2
¼
×2
Type ElectricType Flying
½
½
½
½
×0
×2
×2
½
Type ElectricType Ghost
½
×2
½
×0
½
×2
×2
×0
½
½
Type ElectricType Grass
×2
¼
×2
½
×2
×2
½
½
Type ElectricType Ground
×0
½
×2
×2
×2
½
½
½
×2
Type ElectricType Ice
½
×2
×2
½
×2
½
×2
Type ElectricType Normal
½
×2
½
×0
×2
½
Type ElectricType Psychic
×2
×2
½
½
½
×2
×2
½
½
Type ElectricType Rock
½
×2
½
¼
×2
×4
½
½
×2
Type ElectricType Steel
½
[7]
½
½
½
×2
×2
¼
[8]
½
×4
½
½
×0
½
½
¼
Type ElectricType Water
½
½
×2
×2
½
¼
½

Electric-type-Pokémon Trainers

Electric-type-Pokémon Gym Leaders

Leader Location Badge
Lt surge lets go
Lt. Surge
Vermilion City, Kanto Thunder Badge
Thunder Badge
VSWattson
Wattson
Mauville City, Hoenn Dynamo Badge
Dynamo Badge
VSVolkner
Volkner
Sunyshore City, Sinnoh Beacon Badge
Beacon Badge
VSElesaB2W2
Elesa
Nimbasa City, Unova Bolt Badge
Bolt Badge
File:VSClemont.png
Clemont
Lumiose City, Kalos Voltage Badge
Voltage Badge

Electric-type-Pokémon Trial Captains

Leader Location Z-Crystal
VS Sophocles SM
Sophocles
Hokulani Observatory, Alola Electrium Z
Electrium Z

Electric-type-Pokémon Elite Four members

There are no Elite Four members that specialize in the Electric type.

Electric type records

  • Xurkitree is the tallest Electric type.
  • Joltik is the smallest Electric type.
  • Zekrom is the heaviest Electric type.
  • Rotom and Tynamo are the lightest Electric types.
  • Mareep and Shinx evolve at the lowest level (15)
  • Tynamo evolves at the highest level (39)
  • Lanturn has the most HP of all Electric types (125)
  • Zekrom has the most Attack of all Electric types (150)
  • Alolan Golem has the most Defense of all Electric types (130)
  • Xurkitree has the most Sp. Atk of all Electric types (173)
  • Mega Ampharos has the most Sp. Def of all Electric types (110)
  • Electrode has the most Speed of all Electric types (150)
  • Mega Ampharos has the highest base stat total of all Electric-types (610)

Electric-type Pokémon

53 Pokémon are Electric type. (6.48% of all Pokémon)

Pure Electric-type Pokémon

28 Pokémon are pure Electric type. (51.92% of the Electric-type Pokémon)

Pikachu Raichu Voltorb Electrode Electabuzz Jolteon
Pikachu
#025
----

Type Electric

Raichu
#026
----

Type Electric

Voltorb
#100
----

Type Electric

Electrode
#101
----

Type Electric

Electabuzz
#125
----

Type Electric

Jolteon
#135
----

Type Electric

Pichu Mareep Flaaffy Ampharos Elekid Raikou
Pichu
#172
----

Type Electric

Mareep
#179
----

Type Electric

Flaaffy
#180
----

Type Electric

Ampharos
#181
----

Type Electric

Elekid
#239
----

Type Electric

Raikou
#243
----

Type Electric

Electrike Manectric Plusle Minun Shinx Luxio
Electrike
#309
----

Type Electric

Manectric
#310
----

Type Electric

Plusle
#311
----

Type Electric

Minun
#312
----

Type Electric

Shinx
#403
----

Type Electric

Luxio
#404
----

Type Electric

Luxray Pachirisu Electivire Blitzle Zebstrika Tynamo
Luxray
#405
----

Type Electric

Pachirisu
#417
----

Type Electric

Electivire
#466
----

Type Electric

Blitzle
#522
----

Type Electric

Zebstrika
#523
----

Type Electric

Tynamo
#602
----

Type Electric

Eelektrik Eelektross Xurkitree Zeraora Yamper Boltund
Eelektrik
#603
----

Type Electric

Eelektross
#604
----

Type Electric

Xurkitree
#796
----

Type Electric

Zeraora
#807
----

Type Electric

Yamper
#835
----

Type Electric

Boltund
#836
----

Type Electric

Pincurchin
Pincurchin
#603
----

Type Electric

Primary Electric-type Pokémon

14 Pokémon are primary Electric type. (26.92% of Electric-type Pokémon)

Alolan Raichu Magnemite Magneton Zapdos Magnezone Rotom
Alolan Raichu
#026
----

Type ElectricType Psychic

Magnemite
#081
----

Type ElectricType Steel[9]

Magneton
#082
----

Type ElectricType Steel[9]

Zapdos
#145
----

Type ElectricType Flying

Magnezone
#462
----

Type ElectricType Steel

Rotom
#479
----

Type ElectricType Ghost

Emolga Thundurus Helioptile Heliolisk Dedenne Oricorio
Emolga
#587
----

Type ElectricType Flying

Thundurus
#642
----

Type ElectricType Flying

Helioptile
#694
----

Type ElectricType Normal

Heliolisk
#695
----

Type ElectricType Normal

Dedenne
#702
----

Type ElectricType Fairy

Oricorio Pom-Pom Style
#741
----

Type ElectricType Flying[10]

Togedemaru Tapu Koko Toxel Toxtricity Morpeko Dracozolt
Togedemaru
#777
----

Type ElectricType Steel

Tapu Koko
#785
----

Type ElectricType Fairy

Toxel
#848
----

Type ElectricType Poison

Toxtricity
#849
----

Type ElectricType Poison

Full Belly Mode Morpeko
#877
----

Type ElectricType Dark

Dracozolt
#880
----

Type ElectricType Dragon

Arctozolt
Arctozolt
#881
----

Type ElectricType Ice

Secondary Electric-type Pokémon

11 Pokémon are secondary Electric type. (21.15% of the Electric-type Pokémon)

Alolan Geodude Alolan Graveler Alolan Golem Chinchou Lanturn Joltik
Alolan Geodude
#074
----

Type RockType Electric

Alolan Graveler
#075
----

Type RockType Electric

Alolan Golem
#076
----

Type RockType Electric

Chinchou
#170
----

Type WaterType Electric

Lanturn
#171
----

Type WaterType Electric

Joltik
#595
----

Type BugType Electric

Galvantula Stunfisk Zekrom Charjabug Vikavolt
Galvantula
#596
----

Type BugType Electric

Stunfisk
#618
----

Type GroundType Electric

Zekrom
#644
----

Type DragonType Electric

Charjabug
#737
----

Type BugType Electric

Vikavolt
#738
----

Type BugType Electric

Pokémon with Electric-type alternate formes

The following alternate formes of some Pokémon are also of the Electric type.

Gigantamax Pikachu Mega Ampharos Mega Manectric Heat Rotom Wash Rotom Frost Rotom Fan Fan RotomRotom
Pikachu
#025
----

Type Electric

Mega Ampharos
#181
----

Type ElectricType Dragon

Mega Manectric
#310
----

Type Electric

Heat Rotom
#479
----

Type ElectricType Fire[11]

Wash Rotom
#479
----

Type ElectricType Water[11]

Frost Rotom
#479
----

Type ElectricType Ice[11]

Fan Rotom
#479
----

Type ElectricType Flying[11]

Mow Rotom Arceus Thundurus Silvally Low Key Toxtricity Gigantamax Toxtricity Hangry Mode Morpeko
Mow Rotom
#479
----

Type ElectricType Grass[11]

Arceus
#493
----

Type Electric[12]

Thundurus
#642
----

Type ElectricType Flying[13]

Silvally
#773
----

Type Electric[14]

849BToxtricity

#849
----

Type ElectricType Poison

849GToxtricity
#849
----

Type ElectricType Poison

Hangry Mode Morpeko
#877
----

Type ElectricType Dark

Relations with other types

  • They're weak against the Ground-type because in real life, the ground is a natural sink of electrons hence the term "grounded".
  • They're strong against the Flying-type because while in the air, they don't make contact with the ground, so they can't divert the electricity, so they're susceptible to strong electrical currents and it's easy for thunder to hit something that's flying.
  • They're strong against the Water-type because water is a natural electricity conductor, and if one is in the water, it gets electrocuted as well.
  • The Dragon-type resists them because in old legends, dragons were immune to the nature forces, electricity included.
  • The Grass-type resists them because plants and trees are made of materials that don't conduct electricity, like wood and rubber. Also, trees divert the electricity to the ground with their roots.
  • They resist the Steel-type because all kinds of metal alloys are electricity conductors. Something interesting about this is the Steel-type isn't weak to them.

Trivia

  • The Electric-type ties with the Ice-type for the least Mega Evolutions (2 each).
  • The Electric-type ties with the Normal-type for the least weaknesses (1 each).
  • In Generation I, every Electric-type move had the word thunder in it.
  • With Ash's Pikachu, Electric-type is is the first type of Pokémon he owns.
  • As of Generation VIII, there have been no Elite Four members or Champions that specialize in the Electric type.

Notes

  1. ^ Before Generation VI, this was a Cool type-type move.
  2. ^ Before Generation VI, this was a Cute type-type move.
  3. ^ 120 until Generation V.
  4. ^ Before Generation VI, this was a Clever type-type move.
  5. ^ 95 until Generation V.
  6. ^ 100 until Generation III.
  7. ^ Before Generation VI, Electric/Steel-type Pokémon were resistant to Dark-type moves.
  8. ^ Before Generation VI, Electric/Steel-type Pokémon were resistant to Ghost-type moves.
  9. ^ a b In Generation I, Magnemite and Magneton were pure Type Electric-type Pokémon.
  10. ^ Only in its Pom-Pom style.
  11. ^ a b c d e In Generation IV, all of Rotom's forms were Type Electric and Type Ghost type.
  12. ^ Thanks to the ability Multitype, equipped with the Zap Plate.
  13. ^ In its Therian Forme.
  14. ^ Thanks to the ability RKS System, equipped with the Electric Memory.
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