Electivire (Pokémon)

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This article is about the species. For a specific instance of this species, see Electivire (disambiguation).

Electivire エレキブル Elekible #466 Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
Type Electric Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
Abilities Motor Drive Cacophony Cacophony Vital Spirit Hidden Ability Cacophony Hidden Ability Cacophony Cacophony
Gender ratio Unknown 75% male, 25% female	Catch rate 30 (8.8%)
Breeding Egg Group Human-Like Hatch time 26 cycles
Height 5'11" 1.8 m Electivire 0'0" 0 m {{{form2}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form3}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form4}}}	Weight 305.6 lbs. 138.6 kg Electivire 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form2}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form3}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form4}}}
Mega Stone [[|]] [[|]]
Base experience yield 199 Gen. IV Unknown IV 243 V+	Leveling rate Medium Fast
EV yield Total: 3 Electivire 0 HP 3 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed
Shape	Footprint {{{form2}}}
Pokédex color   Yellow	Base friendship 70
External Links On Smogon Pokédex: Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Electivire (Japanese: エレキブル Elekible) is an Electric-type Pokémon.

It evolves from Electabuzz when traded holding an Electirizer. It is the final form of Elekid.

Biology

Electivire is a humanoid creature covered in yellow fur with black stripes. It appears to lack a neck, and has red eyes, a black spot on its forehead, and a pair of antennae with bulbous tips. A pattern on Electivire’s back resembles an electric outlet. The fur on its cheeks and shoulders is spiky and ruffled. Its two black tails have red tips. Electivire has black feet with three, clawed toes, and five black fingers on each of its hands.

Electivire is known to be recklessly careless regarding enemy attacks. It uses its tails to make contact with its opponents, and shocks them with over 20,000 volts. Blue sparks fly between its antennae as its electric charge amplifies. Electivire usually feed off electric currents. In the anime Electivire has been seen eating fruits from trees.

In the anime

Electivire in the anime

Major appearances

Gary's Electivire

Gary Oak used an Electivire to battle against Ash's Pikachu in Home is Where the Start Is!. It appeared again in Ill-Will Hunting! where it helped Gary protect four Shieldon.

Paul's Electivire

Paul had an Electabuzz which evolved into Electivire prior to Casting a Paul on Barry!.

Other

Volkner used an Electivire in The Eighth Wonder of the Sinnoh World! during his Gym battle with Ash. It defeated Ash's Torterra but lost to Ash's Pikachu.

Minor appearances

An Electivire made a cameo appearance in Giratina and the Sky Warrior.

Another Electivire appeared in Zoroark: Master of Illusions under the ownership of a Pokémon Baccer participant.

Pokédex entries

In the manga

Electivire in Diamond and Pearl Adventure!

In the Phantom Thief Pokémon 7 manga

Electivire was used by a Galactic Grunt that attacked Hiori and Rocco in their search for Lily. It fought Hiori's Lucario and almost defeated it until Lucario became enraged and defeated it with a powered up Water Pulse.

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Mars of Team Galactic is shown in possession of an Electivire. However, it is only present in the graphic novel releases, replacing the Luxray that occupied the role of transferring electric power needed for the completion of the Galactic Bomb.

Like in Pokémon Platinum, Volkner is also seen owning an Electivire.

In the Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure!

Mitsumi used Electivire to battle Hareta in Clash! Hareta vs. Mitsumi!!.

In the TCG

Main article: Electivire (TCG)

Other appearances

Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Electivire appears on the Electric terrain of Pokémon Stadium 2.

Trophy Information

"A Thunderbolt Pokémon that attacks by pressing its two tails against a foe and delivering a shock of over 20,000 volts. When hit with an Electric-type attack, it takes no damage, and its Speed increases. Electabuzz evolves into Electivire if you trade it while it's holding an Electirizer. Electivire is famed for having the strongest physical attacks of Electric-type Pokémon."

Game data

NPC appearances

• Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness: Electivire runs the link shop in Treasure Town.
• Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia: Electivire is used by Heath and is a boss of the game. It was used as a distraction so Team Dim Sun could attack the Ranger Union.

Pokédex entries

Game locations

In side games

In events

In-game events

Held items

Game		Held Item(s)
Battle Revolution		Magnet (100%)
Events*		Magnet (100%)

Stats

Base stats

Pokéathlon stats

Type effectiveness

Learnset

By leveling up

By TM/HM

Generation V Other generations: IV - VI - VII - VIII - IX
TM		Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
	TM06	Toxic	Poison	Status	0000—	090}}90%	10
	TM10	Hidden Power	Normal	Special	0000—	100}}100%	15
	TM12	Taunt	Dark	Status	0000—	100}}100%	20
	TM15	Hyper Beam	Normal	Special	150150	090}}90%	5
	TM16	Light Screen	Psychic	Status	0000—	—}}—%	30
	TM17	Protect	Normal	Status	0000—	—}}—%	10
	TM18	Rain Dance	Water	Status	0000—	—}}—%	5
	TM21	Frustration	Normal	Physical	0000—	100}}100%	20
	TM24	Thunderbolt	Electric	Special	09595	100}}100%	15
	TM25	Thunder	Electric	Special	120120	070}}70%	10
	TM26	Earthquake	Ground	Physical	100100	100}}100%	10
	TM27	Return	Normal	Physical	0000—	100}}100%	20
	TM28	Dig	Ground	Physical	08080	100}}100%	10
	TM29	Psychic	Psychic	Special	09090	100}}100%	10
	TM31	Brick Break	Fighting	Physical	07575	100}}100%	15
	TM32	Double Team	Normal	Status	0000—	—}}—%	15
	TM35	Flamethrower	Fire	Special	09595	100}}100%	15
	TM39	Rock Tomb	Rock	Physical	05050	080}}80%	10
	TM41	Torment	Dark	Status	0000—	100}}100%	15
	TM42	Facade	Normal	Physical	07070	100}}100%	20
	TM44	Rest	Psychic	Status	0000—	—}}—%	10
	TM45	Attract	Normal	Status	0000—	100}}100%	15
	TM46	Thief	Dark	Physical	04040	100}}100%	10
	TM47	Low Sweep	Fighting	Physical	06060	100}}100%	20
	TM48	Round	Normal	Special	06060	100}}100%	15
	TM52	Focus Blast	Fighting	Special	120120	070}}70%	5
	TM56	Fling	Dark	Physical	0000—	100}}100%	10
	TM57	Charge Beam	Electric	Special	05050	090}}90%	10
	TM68	Giga Impact	Normal	Physical	150150	090}}90%	5
	TM70	Flash	Normal	Status	0000—	100}}100%	20
	TM72	Volt Switch	Electric	Special	07070	100}}100%	20
	TM73	Thunder Wave	Electric	Status	0000—	100}}100%	20
	TM78	Bulldoze	Ground	Physical	06060	100}}100%	20
	TM80	Rock Slide	Rock	Physical	07575	090}}90%	10
	TM87	Swagger	Normal	Status	0000—	090}}90%	15
	TM90	Substitute	Normal	Status	0000—	—}}—%	10
	TM93	Wild Charge	Electric	Physical	09090	100}}100%	15
	TM94	Rock Smash	Fighting	Physical	04040	100}}100%	15
	HM04	Strength	Normal	Physical	08080	100}}100%	15
Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Electivire Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Electivire Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations

By breeding

Generation VI Other generations: IV - V - VII - VIII - IX

Parent   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP   Contest   Appeal   Jamming  Rolling Kick Fighting Physical 60 85% 15

Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Electivire in Generation VI Moves marked with a double dagger (‡) can only be bred from a Pokémon who learned the move in an earlier generation. Moves marked with a superscript game abbreviation can only be bred onto Electivire in that game. Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Electivire Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Electivire Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Egg moves from other generations

By tutoring

By a prior evolution

Generation V Other generations: IV - VI - VII - VIII - IX
Stage	Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
*	UproarB2W2	Normal	Special	90	100%	10
‡	Magnet RiseBW	Electric	Status	—	—%	10
Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Electivire Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Electivire Click on the generation numbers at the top to see moves from other generations

Side game data

Pokémon Pinball  N/A  Not available		Pokémon Pinball RS  N/A  Not available		Pokémon Trozei!  N/A  Not available
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team Body size: 1 Recruit rate: 0% Friend Area: Beau Plains Phrases 51%-100% HP My HP is between 51% and 100%. 26%-50% HP My HP is between 26% and 50%. 1%-25% HP My HP is between 1% and 25%. Level up I leveled up. Partner phrases 51%-100% HP <name>, my HP is between 51% and 100%. 26%-50% HP <name>, my HP is between 26% and 50%. 1%-25% HP <name>, my HP is between 1% and 25%. Level up I leveled up.
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time, Explorers of Darkness, and Explorers of Sky Body size: 1 Recruit rate: -12% IQ group: C
Pokémon Ranger Group:  Normal  Poké Assist: None Field move: None Loops: 0 Min. exp.: 0 Max. exp.: 0 Browser entry   This Pokémon does not have a browser entry.
Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia Group:  Electric  Poké Assist: ( Electric ) Field move: (Electrify ×3) Browser entry   It discharges electricity from its body. It protects itself with an electric barrier.
Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs Group: Poké Assist: Field move:  Electric  ( Electric ) Past ( Normal ) (Electrify ×3) Past (Electrify ×1) Browser entry   It creates waves of electricity around it that make Pokémon Stopped.
Pokémon Rumble Attack ●●●● Defense ●●● Speed ●●● Attack Not Available Defense Speed			Pokémon Rumble Blast Attack ●●●● Defense ●●● Speed ●●● Attack Not Available Defense Speed Attack Not Available Defense Speed Attack Not Available Defense Speed
PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure PokéPark Pad entry: Electivire left for the Cavern Zone. The Attraction he likes most is Bastiodon's Block Barrage. Another favorite is Rotom's Spooky Shoot-'em-Up
PokéPark 2: Wonders Beyond Strong: Weak: PokéPark Pad entry: He planned to go to the Crag Area, but he took a wrong turn and ended up in the Tech Area. He is Magmortar's childhood friend.
Pokémon Conquest HP: Move: {{{ConquestMove}}} Attack: Ability 1: {{{ConquestAbility1}}} Defense: Ability 2: {{{ConquestAbility2}}} Speed: Ability 3: {{{ConquestAbility3}}} Does not evolve. Range: 0 Perfect Links: {{{ConquestLink}}}

Evolution

Baby form Elekid  Electric

Breed ← Level 30 →

First evolution Electabuzz  Electric

Trade holding Electirizer →

Second evolution Electivire  Electric

Sprites

Gen	Game
I	Red	Blue	Yellow		Red (Ja)	Green	Back
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation I.
II	Gold	Silver	Crystal				Back
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation II.
III	Ruby	Sapphire	Emerald		FireRed	LeafGreen	Back
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation III.
IV	Diamond	Pearl	Platinum		HeartGold	SoulSilver	Back
V	Black	White	Black 2	White 2			Back

For other sprites and images, please see Electivire images on Bulbagarden Archives.

Trivia

Voldon's Electivire Costume

• Electivire has the highest Attack base stat and base stat total of all non-legendary Electric-type Pokémon.
• Electivire shares its species name with Zebstrika. They are both known as the Thunderbolt Pokémon.
  • It is one of a few Pokémon whose species name in English is the same as the name of a move.
• Electivire, along with Magmortar, Gliscor, and Tangrowth, are the only Generation IV Pokémon that explicitly required the use of a Generation III game in order to be available until the release of Pokémon Platinum. In this case, both the Electirizer and Elekid are only available through dual-slot mode with Pokémon FireRed.
  • This excludes the special Electivire available through Battle Revolution.
• An Electivire Costume is worn by Voldon in Pokémon Battle Revolution.
• Electivire was the only Generation IV Pokémon in the anime that debuted before the Diamond & Pearl series not to have debuted in a movie first.

Origin

Electivire was likely based on a gorilla due to it being two-legged and its hairy features. It may also be based on a Yeti, an ape-like cryptid that was said to inhabit the Himalaya Mountains. Unlike a gorilla, it can walk with its large bare-feet much like how an Electivire can. Its Motor Drive Ability is similar to an electric motor.

Name origin

Electivire is a combination of electric or electricity and wire (referring to its cord-like tails). It may also derive from live wire, a wire in which electric current flows.

Elekible may be a combination of electric or electricity and cable.

In other languages

Language Title Meaning Japanese エレキブル Elekible From エレキ eleki and kid French Élekable From électrique and câble Spanish Electivire Same as English name German Elevoltek From elektrisch, Volt, Technik, and possibly Elektrotechnik Italian Electivire Same as English name Korean 에레키블 Elekible Transliteration of its Japanese name Mandarin Chinese 電擊魔獸 / 电击魔兽 Diànjímóshòu Literally "Electric shock magical beast" Cantonese Chinese

More languages

Related articles

• Gary's Electivire
• Paul's Electivire

External links

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