Mixed
Wallbreaker
CTier
95Speed · Above Avg

Stats & Training

The stat budget goes to damage. Attack and Sp. Atk carry the offense, Defense doesn't even come close. A Thunderbolt Pokemon on a medium-fast 1M XP curve, worth 3 Attack EVs per KO.

Base Stats
High
HP75
C
Attack123
A
Defense67
C
Sp. Atk95
B
Sp. Def85
C
Speed95
B
Total540
Details
Catch Rate
Difficult30 / 255
Growth Rate
Medium Fast1M XP
Height1.8 m
5'11"Average
Weight138.6 kg
305.6 lbsHeavy
Base XP243
High Yield
Abilities
Motor DriveTop Pick
Absorbs electric moves, raising Speed one stage.
Vital SpiritHARare
Prevents sleep.
Motor Drive grants Electric immunity
EV Yield
HPAtk+3DefSpASpDSpe
Strong Attack training target
Pokedex Entries

It pushes the tips of its two tails against the foe, then lets loose with over 20,000 volts of electricity.

Electivire Weakness

Type-wise, Electivire takes extra damage from Ground. Few weaknesses and 3 resistances make the typing clean. Motor Drive grants an additional Electric immunity, reshaping the matchup chart. With 75 HP and balanced defenses, Electivire can afford to eat a neutral hit or two.

Electivire Weakness and Resistance Chart
DamageTypes
2x (Weak)Ground
0.5x (Resist)Electric, Flying, Steel
Type ChartGood
1Weak
3Resist
1Immune
Score+1
4xCritical
None
2xWeak
Ground
½xResist
ElectricFlyingSteel
¼xResist
None
0xImmune
Electric
STAB (2)
WaterFlying
How to Beat Electivire in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl (Best Counters)

In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Excadrill can KO Electivire with Earthquake (119-140%).

Excadrill
Excadrill
GroundSteel
A
Recommended Build
AbilityMold Breaker
ItemLeftovers
NatureJolly
Moves
  • EarthquakeSTAB
  • Rapid Spin
  • Iron Head
  • Swords Dance
Damage vs Electivire
Earthquake 2x
119-140%KO
Rapid Spin
20-24%
View Excadrill builds →

Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Evolution

Getting Electivire requires a trade, not just grinding levels. The chain starts at Elekid. Breed this form to get Elekid eggs (average hatch time). Attack grew the most through evolution (+60 over Elekid), and Electivire peaks at 540 total stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

3 Forms
Elekid
#239Elekid
30
Level 30
Electabuzz
#125Electabuzz
Trade + Electirizer
Trade + Electirizer
Electivire
#466Electivire
Stat Comparison 3 Stages
Elekid
Electric
Electabuzz
Electric
Electivire
Electric
HP
45
65+20
75+10
ATK
63
83+20
123+40
DEF
37
57+20
67+10
SP.ATK
65
95+30
95
SP.DEF
55
85+30
85
SPE
95
105+10
95-10
BST
360A-Tier
490C-Tier+130
540B-Tier+50
ROLE
Balanced
Pivot
Wallbreaker
TYPE
Utility
Mixed
Physical

Breeding

Moderate

Breed with Electivire to get Elekid eggs using 39 partners from the Humanshape egg group. Notable egg moves include Cross Chop, Dynamic Punch, Feint and 3 more.

Egg Groups
Humanshape
Gender
♂75.0%♀25.0%
Hatch Time
25 cycles·6,425 steps
Moderate~6 min with Flame Body
Egg Moves
6moves
Breed With (best first)
gardevoirinfernapegalladelopunnycacturnevolbeatillumisemonfernospindabunearycacneachimchar
12 of 39·

Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Electivire Best Moveset

Click Volt Switch, bring in a teammate, repeat. Electivire's pivot game is backed by Assault Vest for a special bulk boost with no status moves allowed and spread EVs. Motordrive works in the background while Ground coverage covers bad matchups.

Best Build

Experimental
Ability
Motor Drive
Item
Assault VestBULK
Best Nature for Electivire
Adamant+ATK

Electivire best EVs are Attack and Speed

EVs

Physical Sweeper Moveset

  • EarthquakeCoverage
  • Wild ChargeSTAB
  • Darkest Lariat
  • Rock Tomb

Recommended Teammates

Weavile
WeavileDecent
Milotic
MiloticDecent
Clefable
ClefableDecent

Moves

The egg pool carries weight here. Cross Chop and Dynamic Punch aren't available any other way for Electivire, and they meaningfully change what it threatens. Stack those on top of Thunder and Wild Charge for solid options.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1
Charge
D——20Electric
Lv 1
Leer
D—10030Normal
Lv 1
Quick Attack+1
D4010030Normal
Lv 1
Thunder Shock
—4010030Electric
Lv 1
Wild Charge
S9010015Electric
Lv 12
Swift
D60—20Normal
Lv 16
Shock Wave
C60—20Electric
Lv 20
Thunder Wave
S—9020Electric
Lv 24
Screech
D—8540Normal
Lv 28
Thunder Punch
B7510015Electric
Lv 34
Discharge
S8010015Electric
Lv 40
Low Kick
D—10020Fighting
Lv 46
Thunderbolt
B9010015Electric
Lv 52
Light Screen
C——30Psychic
Lv 58
Thunder
C1107010Electric
Lv 64
Giga Impact
B150905Normal

TM Moves

TM
TM45
Attract
C—10015Normal
TM31
Brick Break
C7510015Fighting
TM83
Bulldoze
C6010020Ground
TM57
Charge Beam
C509010Electric
TM28
Dig
C8010010Ground
TM32
Double Team
———15Normal
TM26
Earthquake
S10010010Ground
TM58
Endure+4
C——10Normal
TM42
Facade
C7010020Normal
TM35
Flamethrower
C9010015Fire
TM70
Flash
——10020Normal
TM56
Fling
——10010Dark
TM52
Focus Blast
S120705Fighting
TM01
Focus Punch-3
B15010020Fighting
TM68
Giga Impact
B150905Normal
TM15
Hyper Beam
B150905Normal
TM23
Iron Tail
C1007515Steel
TM16
Light Screen
C——30Psychic
TM27
Low Sweep
—6510020Fighting
TM17
Protect+4
C——10Normal
TM29
Psychic
C9010010Psychic
TM18
Rain Dance
C——5Water
TM44
Rest
C——10Psychic
TM100
Rock Climb
—908520Normal
TM80
Rock Slide
C759010Rock
TM98
Rock Smash
D4010015Fighting
TM39
Rock Tomb
A609515Rock
TM34
Shock Wave
C60—20Electric
TM82
Sleep Talk
C——10Normal
TM96
Strength
—8010015Normal
TM90
Substitute
C——10Normal
TM87
Swagger
D—8515Normal
TM12
Taunt
C—10020Dark
TM46
Thief
C6010025Dark
TM25
Thunder
C1107010Electric
TM73
Thunder Wave
S—9020Electric
TM24
Thunderbolt
B9010015Electric
TM41
Torment
D—10015Dark
TM43
Volt Switch
C7010020Electric

Egg Moves

Egg
Egg
Cross Chop
C100805Fighting
Egg
Dynamic Punch
C100505Fighting
Egg
Feint+2
—3010010Normal
Egg
Fire Punch
C7510015Fire
Egg
Hammer Arm
C1009010Fighting
Egg
Ice Punch
A7510015Ice

Tutor Moves

Electivire can't learn any Tutor moves

How to Get Electivire in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

A trade step sits in Electivire's 3-stage chain from Elekid. The step cards below map each stage with catch locations and evolution methods. Elekid shows up at decent rates, so the starting catch is the easy part.

Trade Evolution Required — Requires trading with another player

How to Obtain Electivire in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

The path to Electivire starts with Elekid at Lv. 16-63 via walking encounters. 1 catchable stage total, with locations listed for each one below.

  1. Elekid
    Step 1Catch Elekid
    Dazzling Cave
    Grass Lv.16-63 Cave
    15%Mid
    Unique encounter
    Stargleam Cavern
    Grass Lv.16-63 Cave
    15%Mid
    Unique encounter
    Whiteout Cave
    Grass Lv.16-63 Cave
    15%Mid
    Unique encounter
    Glacial Cavern
    Grass Lv.16-63 Cave
    10%Mid
    Unique encounter
    Dazzling Cave
    Grass Lv.58-63 Cave
    Post
    Post-game
    Stargleam Cavern
    Grass Lv.58-63 Cave
    Post
    Post-game
    Whiteout Cave
    Grass Lv.58-63 Cave
    Post
    Post-game
  2. Electabuzz
    Step 2Evolve into Electabuzz
  3. Electivire
    Step 3Electivire ✓

Electivire Guide

  • For Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, we rate Electivire C-Tier: a niche pick in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl's meta. At 540 BST, it fits the wallbreaker role. Icepunch with Assault Vest is the standard set.

  • In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Electivire's biggest threats include Swampert (Ground), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Only 1 weakness means fewer dedicated counters to worry about.

  • Motor Drive is the go-to ability for Electivire. It absorbs electric moves, raising Speed one stage. Its hidden ability Vital Spirit can work in specific setups.

  • Base 95 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many. On offense, Electivire is a mixed attacker with base 123 Attack and 95 Sp. Atk. Defensively? Enough bulk to take a hit or two. Best used as a wallbreaker.

  • In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, the best way to handle Electivire: Status moves (Toxic, Will-O-Wisp) wear it down. Setup sweepers can use it as a boost opportunity. Special attackers bypass its physical bulk.

Game Availability

Obtainable through a trade evolution, Electivire appears in 13 titles across 7 generations since Diamond & Pearl. The evolution method adds a barrier that wild-catchable Pokemon don't have.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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