Source: The Pokémon Company
Name: Elekid (Japanese: エレキッド Elekid)
Classification: Electric Pokémon
Type: Electric
Generation: Gen II Johto Region
Gender Ratio: 75% Male to 25% Female
Height: 2'
Weight: 51.8 lbs
Evolution:
- Evolves into Electabuzz at level 30.
- Evolves into Electabuzz with 25 Candies in Pokémon Go.
Alternate Formes: N/A
How to catch in Sword/Shield:
- Pokémon HOME
- Trade
- Breed from Electabuzz
- Giant's Bed
- Old Cemetery
- Giant's Foot
- Frigid Sea
- Three-Point Pass
- Ballimere Lake
How to catch in Go:
Description: Elekid has a small, egg shaped body, with no discernable neck and bulky, disproportionate arms. Its skin is yellow with black stripes and a black lightning bolt on its chest. It has a pair of horns that resemble the prongs of an electrical plug. Whenever a storm is on the horizon, Elekid grow restless and rowdy, eager to play in the storm. Elekid can generate electricity by rotating its arms, but is incapable of storing this electricity causing it to tire out quickly. This baby Pokémon is known for breaking into the homes of people to steal electricity from their outlets.
Core Games
Elekid in the core games
- Sword Pokédex: When a storm approaches, this Pokémon gets restless. Once Elekid hears the sound of thunder, it gets full-on rowdy.
- Shield Pokédex: It's not good at storing electricity yet. This Pokémon sneaks into people's homes, looking for electrical outlets to eat electricity from.
Source: The Pokémon Company
Base Stats
- 45 HP
- 63 Attack
- 37 Defense
- 65 Sp. Attack
- 55 Sp. Defense
- 95 Speed
- 360 Total
Moves by Level
- Quick Attack (lv 1)
- Leer (lv 1)
- Thunder Shock (lv 4)
- Charge (lv 8)
- Swift (lv 12)
- Shock Wave (lv 16)
- Thunder Wave (lv 20)
- Screech (lv 24)
- Thunder Punch (lv 28)
- Discharge (lv 32)
- Low Kick (lv 36)
- Thunderbolt (lv 40)
- Light Screen (lv 44)
- Thunder (lv 48)
Moves by TM/TR
- TM00 Mega Punch
- TM01 Mega Kick
- TM03 Fire Punch
- TM04 Ice Punch
- TM05 Thunder Punch
- TM14 Thunder Wave
- TM16 Screech
- TM17 Light Screen
- TM21 Rest
- TM23 Thief
- TM24 Snore
- TM25 Protect
- TM31 Attract
- TM33 Rain Dance
- TM39 Facade
- TM40 Swift
- TM41 Helping Hand
- TM43 Brick Break
- TM59 Fling
- TM76 Round
- TM80 Volt Switch
- TM82 Electroweb
- TR01 Body Slam
- TR07 Low Kick
- TR08 Thunderbolt
- TR09 Thunder
- TR11 Psychic
- TR20 Substitute
- TR26 Endure
- TR27 Sleep Talk
- TR35 Uproar
- TR80 Electro Ball
- TR86 Wild Charge
Moves by Breeding
- Cross Chop
- Dynamic Punch
- Feint
- Focus Punch
- Hammer Arm
Damaged normally by
- Normal 1×
- Fighting 1×
- Poison 1×
- Rock 1×
- Bug 1×
- Ghost 1×
- Fire 1×
- Water 1×
- Grass 1×
- Psychic 1×
- Ice 1×
- Dragon 1×
- Dark 1×
- Fairy 1×
Weak to
- Ground 2×
Immune to
- N/A
Resistant to
- Flying ½×
- Steel ½×
- Electric ½×
Pokémon Go
Elekid in Pokémon Go
Pokédex: 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.
Egg Distance: 2, 5, 7, and 10 KM
Buddy Distance: 5 KM
Source: Niantic
Base Stats
- 128 Stamina
- 135 Attack
- 101 Defense
Moves
- Fast Attacks: Thunder Shock, Low Kick
- Charged Attacks: Thunder Punch, Brick Break, Discharge, Thunderbolt*
Shiny:
Source: Niantic
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