Is Electabuzz Good in Red & Blue Playthrough?
Found in the Power Plant, Red version only. Electabuzz is one of the strongest Electric-types available, with good speed and special output. Shows up late in the game but contributes right away against Lorelei and any remaining Water trainers.
Electabuzz trades roughly evenly with Brock's team.
Electabuzz resists most of Misty's coverage and hits back hard.
Electabuzz trades roughly evenly with Lt. Surge's team.
Electabuzz trades roughly evenly with Erika's team.
Electabuzz has the type edge here and should clean up Koga's team.
Electabuzz has the type edge here and should clean up Sabrina's team.
Electabuzz has the type edge here and should clean up Blaine's team.
Electabuzz trades roughly evenly with Giovanni's team.
Electabuzz has the type edge here and should clean up Lorelei's team.
Electabuzz trades roughly evenly with Bruno's team.
Electabuzz has the type edge here and should clean up Agatha's team.
Electabuzz trades roughly evenly with Lance's team.
Electabuzz has the type edge here and should clean up Blue's team.
Catch Electabuzz on Power Plant (walking, Lv 33-36, rare).
- After Brock
- TM45ElectricThunder Wave—90%20
- After Lt. Surge
- TM24ElectricThunderbolt135100%15
- After Erika
- TM15NormalHyper Beam15090%5
- TM40NormalSkull Bash130100%10
- TM10NormalDouble-Edge120100%15
- TM29PsychicPsychic90100%10
- LV 42ElectricThunder Punch113100%15
- LV 54ElectricThunder16570%10
Red & Blue Electabuzz Locations
moderate rates for Electabuzz across 1 locations in late-game routes. Nothing complicated. Check the sorted list below, compare the top few options, and head to whichever is closest.
Best Locations to Catch Electabuzz in Red & Blue
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 Special) helps absorb special-type weaknesses, though physical moves exploit the lower Defense.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Ground |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Electric, Flying |
- Only 15 types exist — Dark, Steel, and Fairy are absent
- Ghost has no effect on Psychic (a known bug, fixed in Gen II)
- Special stat governs both offense and defense — no Sp.Atk / Sp.Def split
What is Electabuzz Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Electabuzz
In Red & Blue, Rhydon threatens a KO with Earthquake (104-123%).
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Recommended Build Moves
Damage vs Electabuzz View Starmie builds →Blizzard33-39% Psychic27-32% | ||
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Recommended Build Moves
Damage vs Electabuzz View Rhydon builds →Earthquake 2x104-123%KO Rock Slide39-46% Body Slam44-52% | ||
Electabuzz Evolutions
For whatever reason, Electabuzz sits in the Undiscovered egg group. A Electric type at 480 stats with no chain and no eggs. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
RB Electabuzz Best Moveset
105 Speed and 95 Special power solid MoveThunderbolt alongside MovePsychic for Psychic TermCoverage. Electric plus Psychic hits most of the meta at least without being resisted, and the Speed tier outspeeds key threats. Fast mixed attacker that punishes slower teams.
Best Build
Utility Moveset
- Thunderbolt
- Thunder Wave
- Psychic
- Submission
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
The level-up pool is slim, so TMs matter here. Electabuzz's Normal and Fighting coverage all comes from technical machines, built on top of Thunder and Thunderbolt for same-type damage. Thunder and Double-Edge are the payoff moves.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
Normally found near power plants, they can wander away and cause major blackouts in cities.
Electabuzz Red & Blue Guide
At 480 BST, Electabuzz is firmly in pre-evolution territory. Evolve it into Electivire before bringing it to any serious fight.
In Red & Blue, 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.
No. Electabuzz only evolves into Electivire through a real trade. There is no in-game alternative in Red & Blue. Trade needs a Game Boy Advance link cable and a second GBA running another Gen 3 game (FireRed, LeafGreen, Ruby, Sapphire, or Emerald). Trade Electabuzz to a friend, then have them trade it back. The 2026 Switch re-release supports the same trade through local wireless on the Pokemon Center 2F Wireless Club, with no cables required. The Electirizer must be held during the trade. Bring one over from a sibling Gen 3 game if needed.
Electabuzz is a special attacker with base 85 Special. 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.
In Red & Blue, For a casual playthrough, Electabuzz works as a placeholder. Electric coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Electivire. That's where the stats start mattering.
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
- Gen 1RBDebut
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves