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Some notable trainers that specialize in the Electric-type include Lt. Surge of Vermilion City, Wattson of Mauville City and Volkner of Sunyshore City.
Statistical averages
Overall
Fully evolved
Battle properties
Electric-type moves:
Electric-type Pokémon:
Characteristics
Defensively, the Electric-type is a mixed bag. Some outliers benefit from their typing (Magnezone, Zapdos and Lanturn) and can be incredibly bulky. But the problem is the prevalence of Earthquake which is a very common Physical move. Many Electric types can use Magnet Rise, thus giving them temporary immunity to Template:Type2 moves.
Offensively, the Electric-type is also pretty well off. Flying and Water are fairly common types, while what resists it doesn't cause a problem. Ground-type Pokémon can be covered by a Hidden Power of the right type.
Also, Pokémon like Pikachu can learn the move Grass Knot which applies more damage to heavier foes and, as Ground-types are typically heavy, this should be extremely effective.
When used in contests, Electric-type moves typically become Cool moves, but can be of three other contest types. None are of the Tough type.
In total, there are 29 Pokémon with the Electric-type.
Pokémon
Pure Electric-type Pokémon
Half Electric-type Pokémon
Primary Electric-type Pokémon
Secondary Electric-type Pokémon
Moves
Damage-dealing moves
Non-damaging moves
Trivia
- The three Electric-type Gym Leaders all have light colored hair. Lt. Surge and Volkner both have blond hair, and Wattson has white hair.
- In the anime, the Electric-type has had some degree of exclusivity with Ash, as his Pikachu was the only Electric-type Pokémon owned by a main character up until Dawn captured Pachirisu in Twice Smitten, Once Shy.
- Each Electric-type Gym Leader is seen wearing a military-style outfit; Lt. Surge wears a uniform reminiscent of that of Vietnam soldiers, Wattson wears what appears to be an aviator's jacket, and Volkner wears what appears to be a military uniform similar to that of the dress uniform of Turkish troops.
- Every generation has introduced Electric-type Pokémon whose names begin with the letters E, M, and P. In fact, the names beginning with E all start with the three letters ele.
- In Generation III, all damaging Electric moves were of the Cool contest type. The only non Cool move was Charge.
- There is yet to be a Pokémon with double resistance to the Electric-type, though there are multiple types which do resist it.
- Magnemite and Magneton were originally exclusively Electric-type in Generation I until Generation II and on, when they became Electric-type and Template:Type2.
- Zapdos is the only Electric Pokemon with a subtype that erases the Ground weakness.
In other languages
- Dutch: Elektrisch
- French: Electrik
- German: Elektro
- Italian: Elettro
- Japanese: でんき (電気) denki
- Korean: 전기 jeon'gi
- Polish: Elektryczny
- Spanish: Eléctrico