Is Elekid Good in Crystal Playthrough?
One of the better Odd Egg outcomes. Crystal gives Elekid access before the second gym, which means Electabuzz is available mid-Johto instead of postgame Kanto. Gold and Silver locked the entire line behind breeding or the Power Plant. The early access transforms Electabuzz from a postgame trophy into a story team member.
Elekid trades roughly evenly with Falkner's team.
Elekid has the type edge here and should clean up Bugsy's team.
Elekid trades roughly evenly with Whitney's team.
Elekid has the type edge here and should clean up Morty's team.
Elekid trades roughly evenly with Chuck's team.
Electabuzz trades roughly evenly with Jasmine's team.
Elekid has the type edge here and should clean up Pryce's team.
Electabuzz trades roughly evenly with Clair's team.
Electabuzz trades roughly evenly with Lt. Surge's team.
Electabuzz trades roughly evenly with Sabrina's team.
Electabuzz has the type edge here and should clean up Erika's team.
Electabuzz has the type edge here and should clean up Janine's team.
Electabuzz has the type edge here and should clean up Misty's team.
Electabuzz trades roughly evenly with Brock's team.
Electabuzz has the type edge here and should clean up Blaine's team.
Electabuzz trades roughly evenly with Blue's team.
Electabuzz has the type edge here and should clean up Will's team.
Electabuzz has the type edge here and should clean up Koga's team.
Electabuzz trades roughly evenly with Bruno's team.
Electabuzz has the type edge here and should clean up Karen's team.
Elekid is given to you as a gift on Route 34 at Lv 5. Hatch Odd Egg received from Day-Care Man (random). Hatch the Odd Egg received from the Day-Care Man on Route 34. The Egg randomly hatches into one of seven baby Pokemon, with a 14% chance of being Shiny
- LV 9ElectricThunder Punch113100%15
- After Falkner
- TM02NormalHeadbutt70100%15
- After Bugsy
- TM48FireFire Punch75100%15
- TM33IceIce Punch75100%15
- After Jasmine
- TM07ElectricZap Cannon18050%5
- TM46DarkThief60100%25
- LV 41ElectricThunderbolt135100%15
- LV 49ElectricThunder16570%10
Your Elekid should hit Level 30 before you reach Jasmine, at typical leveling pace.
- STARTING (Lv 30)
- LV 30ElectricThunder Punch113100%15
- After Bugsy
- TM48FireFire Punch75100%15
- TM33IceIce Punch75100%15
- After Whitney
- HM04NormalStrength80100%15
- After Jasmine
- TM07ElectricZap Cannon18050%5
- TM23SteelIron Tail10075%15
- LV 47ElectricThunderbolt135100%15
- LV 58ElectricThunder16570%10
How to Get Elekid in Crystal
Elekid is a gift in this game. Pick it up at Route 34 — no wild encounters or spawn rates to deal with. The details below cover exactly when it becomes available.
How to Obtain Elekid in C
To get Elekid, start by catching Elekid through walking and gift encounters at Lv. 5-18. The chain covers 2 catchable stages before reaching the final form.
Step 1Elekid ✓Route 34Lv.5Gift from NPCHatch Odd Egg (random)
Step 2Catch or Evolve into ElectabuzzRoute 10Lv.16GrassRate 5%Morning/nightRoute 10Lv.18GrassRate 5%Dayor evolve from Elekid (Step 1)
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.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Ground |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Electric, Flying, Steel |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
- Special stat split into Sp.Atk and Sp.Def
What is Elekid Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Elekid
In Crystal, Mantine deals 38-45% with Surf.
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Recommended Build ItemLeftovers Moves
Damage vs Elekid View Wartortle builds →Surf32-38% | ||
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Recommended Build ItemNothing Moves
Damage vs Elekid View Delibird builds →Thief22-26% Ice Beam32-38% | ||
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Recommended Build ItemLeftovers Moves
Damage vs Elekid View Mantine builds →Surf38-45% Ice Beam38-45% | ||
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Recommended Build ItemLeftovers Moves
Damage vs Elekid View Murkrow builds →Drill Peck23-27% Thief27-32% Pursuit18-21% | ||
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Recommended Build ItemQuickclaw Moves
Damage vs Elekid View Seadra builds →Ice Beam44-52% Surf44-52% | ||
Elekid Evolutions
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 130 total stats over Elekid. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
C Elekid Best Moveset
Baby Electric pre-evolution. MoveThunderbolt from low Sp. Atk chips rather than threatens. Electabuzz brings the Speed and Sp. Atk to competitive levels.
Best Build
Utility Moveset
- Thunder
- Psychic
- Ice Punch
- Thunderbolt
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
The natural movepool does the job, but Barrier and Cross Chop from the egg pool give Elekid something extra. Pair those with Zap Cannon and Thunder for STAB and coverage across 7 types for reach, and the kit fills out nicely.
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
It loves violent thunder. The space between its horns flickers bluish-white when it is charging energy.
Elekid Crystal Guide
In Crystal, For a casual playthrough, Elekid works as a placeholder. Electric coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Electabuzz. That's where the stats start mattering.
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
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GSDebut
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