What does Elekid evolve into?

Electabuzz at level 30 is the mid-stage. Push through to Electivire while holding a Electirizer for the final form. 360 BST right now won't cut it long-term.

At what level does Elekid evolve?

Level 30 gets you Electabuzz . Not the fastest evolution, so consider Exp. Share or route grinding to speed it up.

Where can you catch Elekid?

You can find Elekid in Ruby & Sapphire. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 17 other games across the series.

What games is Elekid in?

Yes, Elekid is in Ruby & Sapphire. It shows up in 18 games across the series.

Elekid - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Special

Balanced

DTier

95Speed · Above Avg

Stats & Training

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

Base Stats

Avg

HP45

Attack63

Defense37

Sp. Atk65

Sp. Def55

Speed95

Total360

Details

Catch Rate

Challenging45 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Fast1M XP

Height0.6 m

Weight23.5 kg

Base XP72

Abilities

Static

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

Vital SpiritHANot in game

Prevents sleep.

EV Yield

HPAtkDefSpASpDSpe+1

Speed training source

Pokedex Entries

ELEKID stores electricity in its body. If it touches metal and accidentally discharges all its built-up electricity, this POKéMON begins swinging its arms in circles to recharge itself.

Elekid Weakness

Elekid's Electric typing leaves it vulnerable to Ground. Not many exploitable gaps in the Electric typing defensive chart. Elekid's Electric typing only leaves 1 gap to cover.

Elekid 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 Elekid in Ruby & Sapphire (Best Counters)

In Ruby & Sapphire, Flygon can KO Elekid with Earthquake (201-236%).

Flygon GroundDragon	B
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemLeftovers NatureImpish Moves EarthquakeSTAB Rock Slide ToxicUtility ProtectPriority Damage vs Elekid Earthquake 2x 201-236%KO Rock Slide 50-59% View Flygon builds →

Ruby & Sapphire Evolution

Elekid starts the chain as a baby form and evolves into Electabuzz at level 30. To get more eggs, breed the evolved versions. The evolved forms gain up to 180 total stats over Elekid. 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

Unavailable

Undiscovered egg group

Ruby & Sapphire Elekid Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 3.

Try selecting a different game/generation filter, or check back later.

Moves

The natural movepool does the job, but Barrier and Cross Chop from the egg pool give Elekid something extra. Pair those with Thunder and Thunderbolt for STAB and Normal and Fighting coverage and more for reach, and the kit fills out nicely.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Leer

——10030Normal

Lv 1

Quick Attack+1

D4010030Normal

Lv 9

Thunder Punch

C7510015Electric

Lv 17

Light Screen

C——30Psychic

Lv 25

Swift

—60—20Normal

Lv 33

Screech

D—8540Normal

Lv 41

Thunderbolt

C9510015Electric

Lv 49

Thunder

C1207010Electric

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

——10015Normal

TM31

Brick Break

D7510015Fighting

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

HM05

Flash

——7020Normal

TM01

Focus Punch-3

C15010020Fighting

TM21

Frustration

——10020Normal

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM16

Light Screen

C——30Psychic

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM29

Psychic

D9010010Psychic

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

TM46

Thief

D6010025Dark

TM25

Thunder

C1207010Electric

TM24

Thunderbolt

C9510015Electric

TM06

Toxic

C—8510Poison

Egg Moves

Egg

Barrier

D——30Psychic

Egg

Cross Chop

D100805Fighting

Egg

Fire Punch

D7510015Fire

Egg

Ice Punch

D7510015Ice

Egg

Karate Chop

—5010025Fighting

Egg

Meditate

———40Psychic

Egg

Rolling Kick

—608515Fighting

Tutor Moves

Elekid can't learn any Tutor moves

How to Get Elekid in Ruby & Sapphire

Elekid can't be caught in Ruby & Sapphire. Bring it over from Crystal, Diamond, or Legends: Arceus instead. The encounter info below covers the source games.

Elekid is not available as a wild encounter in this game.

Also found in:

Crystal Diamond White White 2 Omega Ruby Sun

Elekid Guide

Electabuzz at level 30 is the mid-stage. Push through to Electivire while holding a Electirizer for the final form. 360 BST right now won't cut it long-term.
Level 30 gets you Electabuzz. Not the fastest evolution, so consider Exp. Share or route grinding to speed it up.
You can find Elekid in Ruby & Sapphire. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 17 other games across the series.
Yes, Elekid is in Ruby & Sapphire. It shows up in 18 games across the series.

Game Availability

Debuting in Gold & Silver, Elekid appears in 18 games across 9 generations. A reliable presence in most mainline games, typically found through catching or hatching as a base form.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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