What is Plusle weak to?

In Emerald, watch for Swampert (Ground) when using Plusle. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Only 1 weakness means fewer dedicated counters to worry about.

For Emerald, it depends on your team. Plusle at 405 BST isn't a powerhouse, but the Electric coverage might be exactly what you're missing.

In Emerald, Plusle looks average on paper at 405 BST. But Lightning Rod is why it sees play. Build around that and it pulls its weight. D-Tier on our tier list.

What is the best ability for Plusle?

Plusle gets Lightning Rod and Plus. But Lightning Rod is the one that matters. It's the centerpiece of every viable set. Build around that.

What are Plusle's strengths?

Electric gives Plusle 3 resistances. Speed is the best stat at base 95. Pure Electric type with same-type attack bonus on Electric moves.

Plusle - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Special

Balanced

DTier

95Speed · Above Avg

Stats & Training

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

Base Stats

Above

HP60

Attack50

Defense40

Sp. Atk85

Sp. Def75

Speed95

Total405

Details

Catch Rate

Easy200 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Fast1M XP

Height0.4 m

Weight4.2 kg

Base XP142

Abilities

Plus

Increases Special Attack to 1.5× when a friendly Pokémon has plus or minus.

Lightning RodHANot in game

Redirects single-target electric moves to this Pokémon where possible. Absorbs Electric moves, raising Special Attack one stage.

Lightning Rod grants Electric immunity

EV Yield

HPAtkDefSpASpDSpe+1

Speed training source

Pokedex Entries

It has the trait of cheering on its fellow POKéMON. By shorting out the electricity it releases from its paws, it creates pom-poms for cheering.

Emerald

Plusle Weakness

Plusle's Electric typing leaves it vulnerable to Ground. Not many exploitable gaps in the Electric typing defensive chart. Lightning Rod grants an additional Electric immunity, reshaping the matchup chart. Plusle's special bulk (base 75 Sp.Def) helps absorb special-type weaknesses, though physical moves exploit the lower Defense.

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

Type ChartGood

1Weak

3Resist

1Immune

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

Electric

STAB (2)

Water Flying

How to Beat Plusle in Emerald (Best Counters)

Geodude RockGround	C
Upcoming Move Moves EarthquakeLv. 36 Learns Earthquake at Level 36 View Geodude builds →
Nincada BugGround	D
Upcoming Move Moves Mud-SlapLv. 31 Learns Mud-Slap at Level 31 View Nincada builds →

Emerald Evolution

No evolution chain to worry about here. Plusle is a standalone Pokemon with a decent partner pool for breeding through one egg group. Eggs come out average hatch time. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

No Evolution

#311PlusleDoes not evolve

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed Plusle easily with 27 breeding partners from the Fairy egg group. Pass egg moves like Substitute, Wish to offspring.

Egg Groups

Fairy

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

20 cycles·5,140 steps

Quick~5 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

2moves

Breed With (best first)

Emerald Plusle Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 3.

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Moves

The level-up pool is slim, so TMs matter here. Plusle's Normal and Steel coverage and more all comes from technical machines, built on top of Thunder and Thunderbolt for same-type damage. Thunder and Iron Tail are the payoff moves.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Growl

——10040Normal

Lv 4

Thunder Wave

C—10020Electric

Lv 10

Quick Attack+1

D4010030Normal

Lv 13

Helping Hand+5

———20Normal

Lv 19

Spark

D6510020Electric

Lv 22

Encore

C—1005Normal

Lv 28

Fake Tears

——10020Dark

Lv 31

Charge

———20Electric

Lv 37

Thunder

C1207010Electric

Lv 40

Baton Pass

C——40Normal

Lv 47

Agility

D——30Psychic

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

——10015Normal

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

HM05

Flash

——7020Normal

TM21

Frustration

——10020Normal

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM23

Iron Tail

D1007515Steel

TM16

Light Screen

C——30Psychic

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM43

Secret Power

—7010020Normal

TM34

Shock Wave

—60—20Electric

TM25

Thunder

C1207010Electric

TM24

Thunderbolt

C9510015Electric

TM06

Toxic

C—8510Poison

Egg Moves

Egg

Substitute

C——10Normal

Egg

Wish

C——10Normal

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Body Slam

D8510015Normal

Tutor

Counter-5

D—10020Fighting

Tutor

Defense Curl

———40Normal

Tutor

Double-Edge

C12010015Normal

Tutor

Dynamic Punch

D100505Fighting

Tutor

Endure+4

D——10Normal

Tutor

Mega Kick

—120755Normal

Tutor

Mega Punch

—808520Normal

Tutor

Metronome

D——10Normal

Tutor

Mimic

———10Normal

Tutor

Mud-Slap

D2010010Ground

Tutor

Rollout

—309020Rock

Tutor

Seismic Toss

D—10020Fighting

Tutor

Sleep Talk

D——10Normal

Tutor

Snore

—4010015Normal

Tutor

Substitute

C——10Normal

Tutor

Swagger

——9015Normal

Tutor

Swift

—60—20Normal

Tutor

Thunder Punch

D7510015Electric

Tutor

Thunder Wave

C—10020Electric

Emerald Plusle Locations

Plusle sits at low spawn rates across 1 spots in early-game routes. Pick one from the sorted list and commit to it. Jumping between areas wastes more time than waiting in the right location.

Best Locations to Catch Plusle in Emerald

Route 110

Grass Lv.12-13 Route

2%Early

Plusle Guide

In Emerald, watch for Swampert (Ground) when using Plusle. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Only 1 weakness means fewer dedicated counters to worry about.
For Emerald, it depends on your team. Plusle at 405 BST isn't a powerhouse, but the Electric coverage might be exactly what you're missing.
In Emerald, Plusle looks average on paper at 405 BST. But Lightning Rod is why it sees play. Build around that and it pulls its weight. D-Tier on our tier list.
Plusle gets Lightning Rod and Plus. But Lightning Rod is the one that matters. It's the centerpiece of every viable set. Build around that.
Electric gives Plusle 3 resistances. Speed is the best stat at base 95. Pure Electric type with same-type attack bonus on Electric moves.

Game Availability

Debuting in Ruby & Sapphire, Plusle appears in 14 games across 8 generations. A reliable presence in a solid number of games, typically found through wild encounters.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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Geodude RockGround	C
TM Move Moves DigTM28 Damage vs Plusle Dig 2x 109-128%KO View Geodude builds →
Trapinch Ground	C
Available Moves Moves DigTM28 Sand TombLv. 25 Damage vs Plusle Dig 2x 127-150%KO Sand Tomb 2x 59-70% View Trapinch builds →
Numel FireGround	D
TM Move Moves DigTM28 Damage vs Plusle Dig 2x 87-102%KO View Numel builds →
Sandshrew Ground	D
TM Move Moves DigTM28 Damage vs Plusle Dig 2x 105-124%KO View Sandshrew builds →
Baltoy GroundPsychic	D
Available Moves Moves DigTM28 Mud-SlapLv. 7 Damage vs Plusle Dig 2x 68-80% Mud-Slap 2x 21-26% View Baltoy builds →

Geodude RockGround	C
TM Move Moves DigTM28 Damage vs Plusle Dig 2x 110-131%KO View Geodude builds →
Trapinch Ground	C
Available Moves Moves DigTM28 Sand TombLv. 25 Damage vs Plusle Dig 2x 131-155%KO Sand Tomb 2x 61-72% View Trapinch builds →
Numel FireGround	D
TM Move Moves DigTM28 Damage vs Plusle Dig 2x 91-107%KO View Numel builds →
Sandshrew Ground	D
TM Move Moves DigTM28 Damage vs Plusle Dig 2x 108-128%KO View Sandshrew builds →
Baltoy GroundPsychic	D
Available Moves Moves DigTM28 Mud-SlapLv. 7 Damage vs Plusle Dig 2x 70-83% Mud-Slap 2x 20-24% View Baltoy builds →

Geodude RockGround	C
TM Move Moves DigTM28 Damage vs Plusle Dig 2x 113-134%KO View Geodude builds →
Trapinch Ground	C
Available Moves Moves DigTM28 Sand TombLv. 25 Damage vs Plusle Dig 2x 135-160%KO Sand Tomb 2x 61-72% View Trapinch builds →
Numel FireGround	D
TM Move Moves DigTM28 Damage vs Plusle Dig 2x 91-108%KO View Numel builds →
Sandshrew Ground	D
TM Move Moves DigTM28 Damage vs Plusle Dig 2x 108-127%KO View Sandshrew builds →
Baltoy GroundPsychic	D
Available Moves Moves DigTM28 Mud-SlapLv. 7 Damage vs Plusle Dig 2x 72-85% Mud-Slap 2x 22-26% View Baltoy builds →

Gligar GroundFlying	C
TM Move Moves DigTM28 Damage vs Plusle Dig 2x 108-128%KO View Gligar builds →
Rhyhorn GroundRock	C
TM Move Moves DigTM28 Damage vs Plusle Dig 2x 118-139%KO View Rhyhorn builds →
Geodude RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves EarthquakeLv. 36 DigTM28 Damage vs Plusle Earthquake 2x 141-166%KO Dig 2x 113-134%KO View Geodude builds →
Numel FireGround	D
Available Moves Moves EarthquakeLv. 35 DigTM28 Damage vs Plusle Earthquake 2x 113-134%KO Dig 2x 93-109%KO View Numel builds →
Sandshrew Ground	D
TM Move Moves DigTM28 Damage vs Plusle Dig 2x 108-128%KO View Sandshrew builds →

Gligar GroundFlying	C
Available Moves Moves EarthquakeTM26 DigTM28 Damage vs Plusle Earthquake 2x 134-158%KO Dig 2x 108-128%KO View Gligar builds →
Rhyhorn GroundRock	C
Available Moves Moves EarthquakeTM26 DigTM28 Damage vs Plusle Earthquake 2x 148-175%KO Dig 2x 118-139%KO View Rhyhorn builds →
Phanpy Ground	D
TM Move Moves EarthquakeTM26 Damage vs Plusle Earthquake 2x 113-134%KO View Phanpy builds →
Numel FireGround	D
Available Moves Moves EarthquakeTM26 DigTM28 Damage vs Plusle Earthquake 2x 113-134%KO Dig 2x 93-109%KO View Numel builds →
Sandshrew Ground	D
Available Moves Moves EarthquakeTM26 DigTM28 Damage vs Plusle Earthquake 2x 134-158%KO Dig 2x 108-128%KO View Sandshrew builds →

Flygon GroundDragon	B
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemLeftovers NatureImpish Moves EarthquakeSTAB Rock Slide ToxicUtility ProtectPriority Damage vs Plusle Earthquake 2x 168-198%KO Rock Slide 42-50% View Flygon builds →