Is Voltorb Good in Red & Blue Playthrough?
Fast and not much else. Voltorb is a filler Electric-type that exists to become Electrode. The speed is nice early on but the damage output is low.
Brock's typing presses Voltorb's defenses.
Misty's typing presses Voltorb's defenses.
Voltorb trades roughly evenly with Lt. Surge's team.
Erika's typing presses Voltorb's defenses.
Electrode has the type edge here and should clean up Koga's team.
Electrode has the type edge here and should clean up Sabrina's team.
Electrode has the type edge here and should clean up Blaine's team.
Giovanni's team hits Electrode's weaknesses hard.
Electrode resists most of Lorelei's coverage and hits back hard.
Electrode trades roughly evenly with Bruno's team.
Electrode has the type edge here and should clean up Agatha's team.
Electrode trades roughly evenly with Lance's team.
Electrode has the type edge here and should clean up Blue's team.
Catch Voltorb on Route 10 (walking, Lv 14-17, common).
- STARTING (Lv 14)
- LV 14NormalTackle40100%35
- After Brock
- TM45ElectricThunder Wave—90%20
- LV 22NormalSelf-Destruct200100%5
- After Lt. Surge
- TM24ElectricThunderbolt135100%15
- LV 36NormalSwift60100%20
- LV 43NormalExplosion250100%5
- After Sabrina
- TM25ElectricThunder16570%10
- After Koga
- TM09NormalTake Down9085%20
Your Voltorb should hit Level 30 before you reach Koga, at typical leveling pace.
- STARTING (Lv 30)
- LV 30NormalSelf-Destruct200100%5
- After Brock
- TM45ElectricThunder Wave—90%20
- After Lt. Surge
- TM24ElectricThunderbolt135100%15
- After Erika
- TM15NormalHyper Beam15090%5
- TM40NormalSkull Bash130100%10
- After Sabrina
- TM25ElectricThunder16570%10
- After Koga
- TM09NormalTake Down9085%20
- LV 50NormalExplosion250100%5
How to Get Voltorb in Red & Blue
Voltorb is available from early-game routes onward at high spawn rates. 4 encounter spots give you plenty of options. Grab one early and it'll be ready to evolve or train by mid-game.
Where To Catch Voltorb in RB
To get Voltorb, start by catching Voltorb through walking and trade encounters at Lv. 14-55. The chain covers 2 catchable stages before reaching the final form.
Step 1Voltorb ✓Route 10Lv.14-17GrassRate 35%Power PlantLv.21-23FloorRate 30%
Step 2Catch or Evolve into ElectrodeCerulean Cave - 2FLv.52CaveRate 10%Cerulean Cave - B1FLv.55CaveRate 10%Cinnabar IslandIn-game tradeLimitedTrade for (give Raichu)or evolve from Voltorb (Step 1)
Voltorb Weakness
Voltorb is weak to Ground. Few weaknesses and 2 resistances make the typing clean. At base 100 Speed, Voltorb outspeeds most threats and doesn't need to tank what it can outrun.
| 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 Voltorb Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Voltorb
Voltorb Evolutions
Voltorb evolves into Electrode, but can't breed. At 330 stats as a Electric type, evolution is the only path. Evolving adds up to 160 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
RB Voltorb Best Moveset
100 Speed and 55 Special for MoveThunderbolt at small damage levels. MoveExplosion is the surprise option, dealing massive physical damage from something expected to just throw weak Electric moves. Outspeeds and either chips or detonates.
Best Build
Utility Moveset
- Explosion
- Thunderbolt
- Thunder Wave
- Thunder
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
TMs carry this one. Voltorb learns Thunder and Thunderbolt naturally for STAB, but the offensive range comes almost entirely from technical machines. Normal and beyond give it real matchup play.
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
Usually found in power plants. Easily mistaken for a POKé BALL, they have zapped many people.
Voltorb Red & Blue Guide
For Red & Blue, you can run Voltorb through the first few routes without issues. 330 BST won't carry you far though. Get it to Electrode as fast as you can.
Yes. Hisuian Voltorb is a regional variant with different typing and a reworked stat spread. Introduced in Gen 8. Plays completely differently from the original.
Game Availability
Since debuting in Red & Blue, Voltorb has appeared in 20 titles over 10 generations. Along the way, it received a Hisuian form in Generation 8, keeping it relevant across different competitive metas.
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- 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 8PLAHisuian
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves