Electivire (Pokémon)

Electivire エレキブル Elekible

Artwork from Diamond/Pearl

Type Species  Electric  Thunderbolt Pokémon Ability Exp. at 100 Motor Drive 1,000,000 Pokédex National #466 Johto #— Hoenn #— Sinnoh #199Pt Browser Fiore R— Almia R-072 Height Weight 5'11" 305.6 lbs. Pokédex color Body style Footprint Catch rate Yellow 30 Gender ratio   75% male   25% female Egg groups Egg cycles Humanshape 26 (6630 steps) EV yield HP 0 Atk 3 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 Exp. 199 External links On Legendary Pokémon Pokédex On Smogon Pokédex On Eevee's Pokédex On Psypoke Pokédex On Pokecharms Pokédex On Marriland Pokédex On Serebii's Pokédex: Generation IV (Spin-Off games) On Ultimate Pokémon Center Pokédex 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 Electrizer. It is the final form of Elekid.

Biology

Physiology

Electivire is a humanoid creature covered in yellow fur with black stripes, and five black fingers on each of its hands. It lacks a neck, similarly to its baby form, Elekid, and has red eyes, a black spot on its forehead and the same antennae as Electabuzz. There is a pattern on Electivire's back that resembles an electric outlet, and it has two black tails that each have a red tip. Electivire has black feet with three toes in the front.

Gender differences

None.

Special abilities

Electivire can use attacks that its pre-evolutions can use, except that Electivire's attacks will be more powerful. However, Electivire is also capable of knowing Flamethrower, Earthquake and Rock Slide. Electrical attacks are unable to do any damage to Electivire, but they will instead sharply increase its speed.

Behavior

Electivire are cruel creatures that enjoy bullying younger, weaker Pokémon simply for enjoyment. Other Pokémon such as Ambipom, Tyranitar and Rapidash usually fight back to protect their young and fend Electivire off.

Electivire can be hard to tame by trainers, so it is considered best to evolve one from its baby stage, Elekid.

Habitat

Electivire hide away in complex power plants. Some also live atop cliffs and mountains, while some nest in dark, dense forests.

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

Electivire usually feed off of electric currents. In the last episode of the Advanced Generation series, when Team Rocket first saw Gary's Electivire, it was eating fruits that it got off of the trees.

In the anime

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! wherein it helped Gary protect four Shieldon.

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

In the manga

In the TCG

Main article: Electivire (TCG)

Game data

NPC appearances

• Pokémon Mystery Dungeon 2: Electivire runs the link shop in Treasure Town.

Pokédex entries

Game locations

In side games

Base stats

Type effectiveness

Learnset

Electivire is capable of learning the following moves in Generation IV.

• Moves in bold are damaging moves to which STAB applies.

By leveling up

By TM/HM

By breeding

By tutoring

Side game data

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness
Body size: 1	Recruit Rate: -12%	IQ Group: C
Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia
Group:  Electric	Poké Assist: ( Electric )	Field Move: (Electrify ×3)
"It discharges electricity from its body. It protects itself with an electric barrier."

Evolution

	Baby form	→ Level 30 ← Breed	First evolution	→ Trade holding Electirizer	Second evolution
	Elekid  Electric		Electabuzz  Electric		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
				NO SPRITES AVAILABLE

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

Trivia

Voldon's Electivire Costume

• In Pokémon Battle Revolution, it is possible to get a transferable Electivire, along with the Gold Pass, by entering one of the following codes - depending on region and language - at the "Self-Introduction" option in the Profile menu:
  • US:
    • BA16-X4SH-E2AT
  • PAL:
    • English: tko3-9jwp-34kl
    • French: jk4i-df87-dsf9
    • Spanish: 04in-1ynj-24fv
    • German: 0f9-ud0g-ughj
    • Italian: t4oi-6j8d-sb5r.

• Electivire has the highest base Attack stat out of all Electric-type Pokémon.
• Electivire is the currently the only Electric-type Pokémon that can learn Earthquake.
• Electivire is one of a few Pokémon whose species name is the same as the name of a move. In Electivire's case, the move is Thunderbolt.
• Electivire is the only Electric-type Pokémon to learn Giga Impact by level up.
• 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 excepts the special Electivire available through Battle Revolution.
• Electivire is one of the rare cases of a stat dropping by evolution, as Electabuzz's base Speed stat of 105 drops to 95.
• An Electivire Costume is worn by Voldon is 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 seems to be based on a yeti. It is also very likely to be based on a gorilla. However, its Motor Drive ability which boosts speed after being struck by an electric attack by stimulating its muscles to help move faster is similar to an electric motor, as the name implies.

Name origin

Elekible is believed to be combination of エレキテル erekiteru, electricity, and ケーブル kēburu, cable. Electivire is based off of the words electricity and wire, as in the two cord-like tails it has. Its name could have also been based off of virus, referring to computer viruses, or vampire, because its ability "feeds" off of electric attacks.

In other languages

• German: Elevoltek - From Elektro-, volt, and Technik (technology).
• French: Elekable - From électrique (electric) and câble (cable).
• Korean: 에레키블 Elekible

Related articles

• Gary's Electivire

External links

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