At 490 BST, Electabuzz is firmly in pre-evolution territory. Evolve it into Electivire before bringing it to any serious fight.

What is Electabuzz weak to?

In Ruby & Sapphire, watch for Rhydon (Ground) when using Electabuzz. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Only 1 weakness means fewer dedicated counters to worry about. Electabuzz's base 105 Speed lets it outpace many threats and strike first, which matters more than trying to tank hits.

How do you evolve Electabuzz?

In Ruby & Sapphire, Elekid evolves into Electabuzz at level 30. Electabuzz evolves into Electivire while holding a Electirizer. Electabuzz is a middle-stage evolution in the Elekid line.

What is the best ability for Electabuzz?

Static has a 30% chance of paralyzing attacking Pokémon on contact. That's the one you want on Electabuzz. Vital Spirit is the hidden ability. Niche, but it has its uses.

What role does Electabuzz play in battle?

Electabuzz is a special attacker with base 95 Sp. Atk. Enough bulk to take a hit or two, too. Speed tells the real story. Base 105 Speed lets it outrun most of the field. Fits the pivot role.

Electabuzz - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Special

Pivot

CTier

105Speed · Fast

Stats & Training

Everything pushes toward mixed damage here. Electabuzz's Speed does the work, Defense pays the price. But you're still getting 2 Speed EVs per KO. Tough to catch, on a medium-fast 1M XP curve.

Base Stats

Above

HP65

Attack83

Defense57

Sp. Atk95

Sp. Def85

Speed105

Total490

Details

Catch Rate

Challenging45 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Fast1M XP

Height1.1 m

Weight30.0 kg

Base XP172

Abilities

StaticTop Pick

Has a 30% chance of paralyzing attacking Pokémon on contact.

Vital SpiritHANot in game

Prevents sleep.

EV Yield

HPAtkDefSpASpDSpe+2

Speed training target

Pokedex Entries

When a storm arrives, gangs of this POKéMON compete with each other to scale heights that are likely to be stricken by lightning bolts. Some towns use ELECTABUZZ in place of lightning rods.

Electabuzz Weakness

Ground moves hit Electabuzz for super-effective damage. Not many exploitable gaps in the Electric typing defensive chart. Electabuzz's special bulk (base 85 Sp.Def) helps absorb special-type weaknesses, though physical moves exploit the lower Defense.

Electabuzz Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Ground
0.5x (Resist)	Electric, Flying, Steel

Type ChartGood

1Weak

3Resist

0Immune

Score+1

Gen III Type Chart

Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Ground

½xResist

Electric Flying Steel

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

None

STAB (2)

Water Flying

How to Beat Electabuzz in Ruby & Sapphire (Best Counters)

In Ruby & Sapphire, Claydol can KO Electabuzz with Earthquake (134-158%).

Claydol GroundPsychic	A
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemLeftovers NatureAdamant Moves Rapid Spin EarthquakeSTAB Explosion PsychicSTAB Damage vs Electabuzz Rapid Spin 22-26% Earthquake 2x 134-158%KO Explosion 111-131%KO Psychic 29-34% View Claydol builds →

Ruby & Sapphire Evolution

Electabuzz connects Elekid to Electivire in this chain. At least one evolution here needs a trade. So far, Sp.Atk got the biggest boost (+30 from Elekid). The final form adds another 50 stats on top. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

2 Forms

#239Elekid

Level 30

#125Electabuzz

Stat Comparison 2 Stages

Elekid

Electric

Electabuzz

Electric

65+20

ATK

83+20

DEF

57+20

SP.ATK

95+30

SP.DEF

85+30

SPE

105+10

BST

360A-Tier

490B-Tier+130

ROLE

Balanced

Pivot

TYPE

Utility

Mixed

Breeding

Moderate

Breed with Electabuzz to get Elekid eggs using 28 partners from the Humanshape egg group. Notable egg moves include Barrier, Cross Chop, Fire Punch and 4 more.

Egg Groups

Humanshape

Gender

♂75.0%♀25.0%

Hatch Time

25 cycles·6,425 steps

Moderate~6 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

7moves

Breed With (best first)

Ruby & Sapphire Electabuzz Best Moveset

Start with max Sp. Atk and Speed EVs. Timid nature gives Electabuzz the right fast special lean, Lum Berry adds one-time status cleanse, and Static works in the background. Thunderbolt is the main damage option.

Best Build

Situational pick

Special Sweeper

Ability

Static

Item

Lum BerryRECOVERY

Best Nature for Electabuzz

Timid+SPE

Electabuzz best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed

EVs

SpA

Spe

Special Sweeper Moveset

ThunderboltSTAB
Ice Punch
Hidden Power Grass
Cross Chop

Recommended Teammates

Porygon2Decent

SalamenceDecent

CelebiDecent

Moves

Without breeding, Electabuzz misses out on Barrier and Cross Chop. That's 7 egg moves adding depth that the base kit lacks. STAB comes from Thunder and Thunderbolt, with coverage across 7 types rounding things out.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Leer

——10030Normal

Lv 1

Quick Attack+1

D4010030Normal

Lv 1

Thunder Punch

C7510015Electric

Lv 9

Thunder Punch

C7510015Electric

Lv 17

Light Screen

C——30Psychic

Lv 25

Swift

—60—20Normal

Lv 36

Screech

D—8540Normal

Lv 47

Thunderbolt

S9510015Electric

Lv 58

Thunder

C1207010Electric

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

——10015Normal

TM31

Brick Break

C7510015Fighting

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

HM05

Flash

——7020Normal

TM01

Focus Punch-3

B15010020Fighting

TM21

Frustration

——10020Normal

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM15

Hyper Beam

B150905Normal

TM23

Iron Tail

C1007515Steel

TM16

Light Screen

C——30Psychic

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM29

Psychic

C9010010Psychic

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

HM06

Rock Smash

—2010015Fighting

TM43

Secret Power

—7010020Normal

TM34

Shock Wave

—60—20Electric

HM04

Strength

—8010015Normal

TM46

Thief

D6010025Dark

TM25

Thunder

C1207010Electric

TM24

Thunderbolt

S9510015Electric

TM06

Toxic

C—8510Poison

Egg Moves

Egg

Barrier

D——30Psychic

Egg

Cross Chop

A100805Fighting

Egg

Fire Punch

A7510015Fire

Egg

Ice Punch

S7510015Ice

Egg

Karate Chop

—5010025Fighting

Egg

Meditate

———40Psychic

Egg

Rolling Kick

—608515Fighting

Tutor Moves

Electabuzz can't learn any Tutor moves

How to Get Electabuzz in Ruby & Sapphire

Electabuzz can't be caught in Ruby & Sapphire. Transfer Elekid from Crystal, Diamond, or Legends: Arceus and evolve through the 2-stage line to get it. The step cards below map the full chain.

How to Obtain Electabuzz in Ruby & Sapphire

Step 1Breed Elekid from Electabuzz
Also found in:
Crystal Diamond White White 2 Omega Ruby Sun
Train until Level 30
Step 2Electabuzz ✓

Electabuzz Guide

At 490 BST, Electabuzz is firmly in pre-evolution territory. Evolve it into Electivire before bringing it to any serious fight.
In Ruby & Sapphire, watch for Rhydon (Ground) when using Electabuzz. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Only 1 weakness means fewer dedicated counters to worry about. Electabuzz's base 105 Speed lets it outpace many threats and strike first, which matters more than trying to tank hits.
In Ruby & Sapphire, Elekid evolves into Electabuzz at level 30. Electabuzz evolves into Electivire while holding a Electirizer. Electabuzz is a middle-stage evolution in the Elekid line.
Static has a 30% chance of paralyzing attacking Pokémon on contact. That's the one you want on Electabuzz. Vital Spirit is the hidden ability. Niche, but it has its uses.
Electabuzz is a special attacker with base 95 Sp. Atk. Enough bulk to take a hit or two, too. Speed tells the real story. Base 105 Speed lets it outrun most of the field. Fits the pivot role.

Game Availability

Present since Red & Blue, Electabuzz appears in 21 games spanning 10 generations. Gen 1 originals like Electabuzz have the longest track record of availability in the series.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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