Electric (type)

Types

Normal

Fire

Fighting

Water

Flying

Grass

Poison

Electric

Ground

Psychic

Rock

Ice

Bug

Dragon

Ghost

Dark

Steel

Fairy

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Stellar

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The Electric type (Japanese: でんきタイプ Electric type) is one of the seventeen types. Notable Trainers that specialize in Electric-type Pokémon are Lt. Surge of Vermilion City, Wattson of Mauville City, Volkner of Sunyshore City, and Elesa of Nimbasa City. Prior to Generation IV, where moves are designated physical or special based on the move itself rather than its type, all Electric-type moves were special.

Statistical averages

Overall

Stat
HP: 62.45
Attack: 69.32
Defense: 66.11
Sp.Atk: 80.61
Sp.Def: 72.73
Speed: 81.27
Total: 432.50

Fully evolved

Stat
HP: 71.41
Attack: 78.11
Defense: 78.07
Sp.Atk: 90.33
Sp.Def: 86.26
Speed: 90.85
Total: 495.04

Battle properties

Offensive			Defensive
Power	Types		Power	Types
2×			½×
½×			2×
0×			0×	None

Characteristics

Offense

Electric-type Pokémon often have high Speed and Special Attack stats making many of them good Special sweepers. Electric-type's ability to hit the very common Water-type and Flying-type types Super Effectively is important for many offensive Pokémon. Despite a lack of reliable powerful moves, Thunderbolt is one of the most commonly used moves due to its mix of power, accuracy and type coverage. Thunder also sees common usage on Rain Dance based teams due to its perfect accuracy in rain. Additionally, Thunder Wave, being one of the most reliable forms of inducing paralysis, is commonly seen on a wide variety of defensive Pokémon. The resistances to the Electric-type are also largely redundant, with the obvious exception of the Ground-type type's immunity.

Defense

On average, Electric types have average Defense and above average Special Defense. As a single type, Electric is one of only two types to have only one weakness, the other being Normal-type. The downside to this is that Ground attacks are very common types offensively. While they also have a small number of resistances, many dual typed Electrics have secondary types giving them a large total number of resistances, such as Magnezone who, along with its pre-evolved forms, has the most resistances of all Pokémon. Also Eelektross and its family, pure Electric-type Pokémon, have the Ability Levitate effectively giving them no weaknesses. Regardless, the two resistances (other than themselves) are rarely used offensively.

Contest Properties

In Contests, Electric-type moves are usually Cool; no Electric-type move is considered Tough.

Pokémon

As of Generation V, there are 39 Electric-type Pokémon or 6.01% of all Pokémon, making it tied with the Dark type as the twelfth most common type.

Pure Electric-type Pokémon

# Name 025 Pikachu 026 Raichu 081 Magnemite* 082 Magneton* 100 Voltorb 101 Electrode 125 Electabuzz 135 Jolteon 172 Pichu 179 Mareep 180 Flaaffy 181 Ampharos 239 Elekid 243 Raikou 309 Electrike 310 Manectric 311 Plusle 312 Minun 403 Shinx 404 Luxio 405 Luxray 417 Pachirisu 466 Electivire 522 Blitzle 523 Zebstrika 602 Tynamo 603 Eelektrik 604 Eelektross

Half Electric-type Pokémon

Primary Electric-type Pokémon

# Name Type 1 Type 2 081 Magnemite* Electric Steel 082 Magneton* Electric Steel 145 Zapdos Electric Flying 462 Magnezone Electric Steel 479 Rotom Electric Ghost Rotom* Electric Ghost Electric Ghost Electric Ghost Electric Ghost Electric Ghost Rotom* Electric Fire Electric Water Electric Ice Electric Flying Electric Grass 587 Emolga Electric Flying 642 Thundurus Electric Flying

Secondary Electric-type Pokémon

# Name Type 1 Type 2 170 Chinchou Water Electric 171 Lanturn Water Electric 595 Joltik Bug Electric 596 Galvantula Bug Electric 618 Stunfisk Ground Electric 644 Zekrom Dragon Electric

Moves

Gen	Move	Category	Contest	Power	Accuracy	PP	Range	Description
V	Bolt Strike	Physical		130130	08585%	055 (max 8)	Normal	The user charges at its target, surrounding itself with a great amount of electricity. It may leave the target with paralysis.
III	Charge	Status	Smart	000—	000—%	2020 (max 32)	Self	The user boosts the power of the Electric move it uses on the next turn. It also raises the user's Sp. Def stat.
IV	Charge Beam	Special	Beauty	05050	09090%	1010 (max 16)	Normal	The user attacks with an electric charge. The user may use any remaining electricity to raise its Sp. Atk stat.
IV	Discharge	Special	Cool	08080	100100%	1515 (max 24)	All Others	A flare of electricity is loosed to strike the area around the user. It may also cause paralysis.
V	Electro Ball	Special		VariesVaries	100100%	1010 (max 16)	Normal	The user hurls an electric orb at the target. The faster the user is than the target, the greater the damage.
V	Electroweb	Special		05555	09595%	1515 (max 24)	Many Others	The user captures and attacks opposing Pokémon by using an electric net. It reduces the targets' Speed stat.
V	Fusion Bolt	Physical		100100	100100%	055 (max 8)	Normal	The user throws down a giant thunderbolt. This attack does greater damage when influenced by an enormous flame.
IV	Magnet Rise	Status	Cute	000—	000—%	1010 (max 16)	Self	The user levitates using electrically generated magnetism for five turns.
III	Shock Wave	Special	Cute	06060	000—%	2020 (max 32)	Normal	The user strikes the target with a quick jolt of electricity. This attack cannot be evaded.
II	Spark	Physical	Cool	06565	100100%	2020 (max 32)	Normal	The user throws an electrically charged tackle at the target. It may also leave the target with paralysis.
I	Thunder	Special	Cool	120120	07070%	1010 (max 16)	Normal	A wicked thunderbolt is dropped on the target to inflict damage. It may also leave the target with paralysis.
IV	Thunder Fang	Physical	Smart	06565	09595%	1515 (max 24)	Normal	The user bites with electrified fangs. It may also make the target flinch or leave it with paralysis.
I	Thunder Wave	Status	Cool	000—	100100%	2020 (max 32)	Normal	A weak electric charge is launched at the target. It causes paralysis if it hits.
I	Thunderbolt	Special	Cool	09595	100100%	1515 (max 24)	Normal	A strong electric blast is loosed at the target. It may also leave the target with paralysis.
I	ThunderPunch	Physical	Cool	07575	100100%	1515 (max 24)	Normal	The target is punched with an electrified fist. It may also leave the target with paralysis.
I	ThunderShock	Special	Cool	04040	100100%	3030 (max 48)	Normal	A jolt of electricity is hurled at the target to inflict damage. It may also leave the target with paralysis.
V	Volt Switch	Special		07070	100100%	2020 (max 32)	Normal	After making its attack, the user rushes back to switch places with a party Pokémon in waiting.
III	Volt Tackle	Physical	Cool	120120	100100%	1515 (max 24)	Normal	The user electrifies itself, then charges. It causes considerable damage to the user and may leave the target with paralysis.
V	Wild Charge	Physical		09090	100100%	1515 (max 24)	Normal	The user shrouds itself in electricity and smashes into its target. It also damages the user a little.
II	Zap Cannon	Special	Cool	120120	05050%	055 (max 8)	Normal	The user fires an electric blast like a cannon to inflict damage and cause paralysis.
All details are accurate to Generation VII games. For details that have changed between generations, please see an individual move's page. Target data assumes user is in the lower left.

Trivia

• Every generation has introduced at least one Electric-type Pokémon whose name begins with the letter E.
• The only type combination that is doubly weak to Electric-type attacks, Water/Flying, has had at least one Pokémon introduced every generation: Gyarados, Mantine, Wingull, Pelipper, Mantyke, Ducklett, and Swanna.
• The three Pokémon that have had their types changed between generations (Magnemite, Magneton, and Rotom's alternate forms) are all part Electric type.
• There is an Electric-type Gym Leader in every region except for Johto, which lacks an Electric-specialist Gym due to Kanto also being accessible in games featuring Johto.
• Generation III is the only generation in which all new Electric types are single-type Pokémon.
  • However, in Generation I, all non-legendary Electric-type Pokémon had pure Electric typing, as Magnemite and Magneton did not adopt a secondary type until Generation II.
• Prior to Generation V, there were no Pokémon that 4× resisted Electric-type attacks. Zekrom and Rotom's mow form are the only Pokémon to do so, making Electric the type with the least amount of Pokémon that 4x resist it.
• Generation V introduced the most Electric-type Pokémon of any Generation, with 11 and Generation III introduced the least Electric-type Pokémon, with four.

In other languages

Language Title Japanese でんき (電気) Denki Mandarin Chinese 電 / 电 Diàn 電氣 / 电气 Diànqì Danish Elektrisk Dutch Elektrisch Finnish Sähkö French Electrik German Elektro Greek Ηλεκτρισμού Ilektrismou Hebrew חשמל Hashmal Indonesian Listrik Italian Elettro Korean 전기 Jeon'gi Norwegian Elektrisk Polish Elektryczny Portuguese Brazil Elétrico Portugal Eléctrico Romanian Electricitate Russian Электрический Elektricheskii Spanish Eléctrico