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Electrike ラクライ Rakurai
Artwork from R/S/E
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Type	Electric
Species	Lightning Pokémon
Height	2′00″ (0.6m)
Weight	33.5 lbs. (15.2kg)
Abilities	Static
	Lightningrod
Egg group	Ground
Time to hatch	5,120 steps
Effort yield	1 Spd
Exp. yield	104 base exp.
Lv100 at	1,250,000 exp.
Gender	50% ♀ / 50% ♂
Pokédex color	Green
Catch rate	120
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Electrike (Japanese: ラクライ Rakurai) is an Electric-type Pokémon.

Contents 1 Biology 1.1 Physiology 1.1.1 Gender differences 1.1.2 Special abilities 1.2 Behavior 1.3 Habitat 1.4 Diet 2 In the anime 3 In the manga 4 In the TCG 5 Game data 5.1 Pokédex entries 5.2 Game locations 5.2.1 In side games 5.3 Base stats 5.4 Type effectiveness 5.5 Learnset 5.5.1 By leveling up 5.5.2 By TM/HM 5.5.3 By breeding 5.5.4 By tutoring 5.5.5 Special moves 5.6 Side game data 5.7 Evolution 5.8 Sprites 5.9 Trivia 5.9.1 Origin 5.9.1.1 Name origin 5.10 In other languages 6 Related articles 7 External links

Biology

Physiology

Gender differences

None.

Special abilities

Behavior

Habitat

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

In the anime

Electrike first appeared in Watt's with Wattson?. After Wattson was easily defeated by Ash Ketchum during the Gym Match, Wattson needed some time alone. During this, an Electrike came to comfort the Mauville City Gym Leader. Wattson decided to keep the electrical canine as one of his own Pokémon.

Electrike also appeared in The Electrike Company! under the ownership of Jaco. Though Jaco thought that Electrike wasn't that strong and wouldn't pass a test, Ash and friends helped Electrike control its power, resulting in it evolving into a Manectric.

In the manga

In the TCG

Main article: Electrike (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

Gen	Game	Pokédex entry
III	Ruby	Electrike stores electricity in its long body hair. This Pokémon stimulates its leg muscles with electric charges. These jolts of power give its legs explosive acceleration performance.
	Sapphire	Electrike runs faster than the human eye can follow. The friction from running is converted into electricity, which is then stored in this Pokémon's fur.
	Emerald	It generates electricity using friction from the atmosphere. In seasons with especially arid air, its entire body blazes with violent showers of sparks.
	FireRed	It stores static electricity in its fur for discharging. It gives off sparks if a storm approaches.
	LeafGreen	It stores static electricity in its fur for discharging. It gives off sparks if a storm approaches.
IV	Diamond	Using electricity stored in its fur, it stimulates its muscles to heighten its reaction speed.
	Pearl	Using electricity stored in its fur, it stimulates its muscles to heighten its reaction speed.

Game locations

Gen	Game	Rarity	Location
III	Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire	Common	Routes 110 and 118
	Pokémon Emerald	Common	Routes 110 and 118
	Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen	None	Trade
	Pokémon Colosseum	None	Trade
	Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness	None	Trade
IV	Pokémon Diamond and Pearl	Swarm	Valley Windworks
	Pokémon Platinum		Unknown
	Pal Park		Field

In side games

Game	Location
Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire	Plains
Pokémon Trozei!	Secret Storage 5 Huge Storage 4 Endless Level 12 Mr. Who's Den
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon	Mt. Thunder (1F-4F) Lightning Field (1F-6F) Wish Cave (26F-33F) Oddity Cave (B1-B4)
Pokémon Ranger	Olive Jungle Jungle Relic

Base stats

HP:	40
Attack:	45
Defense:	40
SpAtk:	65
SpDef:	40
Speed:	65

Type effectiveness

Weakness	Resistance
Ground: 2×	Flying: ½× Steel: ½× Electric: ½×	Normal: 1× Fighting: 1× Poison: 1× Rock: 1× Bug: 1× Ghost: 1× Grass: 1× Fire: 1× Water: 1× Psychic: 1× Ice: 1× Dragon: 1× Dark: 1×

Learnset

By leveling up

Level	Generation III	Generation IV
Start	Tackle	Tackle
4	Thunder Wave	Thunder Wave
9	Leer	Leer
12	Howl	Howl
17	Quick Attack	Quick Attack
20	Spark	Spark
25	Odor Sleuth	Odor Sleuth
28	Roar	Bite
33	Bite	Thunder Fang
36	Thunder	Roar
41	Charge	Discharge
44		Charge
49		Thunder

By TM/HM

#	Generation III	Generation IV
TM05	Roar	Roar
TM06	Toxic	Toxic
TM10	Hidden Power	Hidden Power
TM16		Light Screen
TM17	Protect	Protect
TM18	Rain Dance	Rain Dance
TM21	Frustration	Frustration
TM23	Iron Tail	Iron Tail
TM24	Thunderbolt	Thunderbolt
TM25	Thunder	Thunder
TM27	Return	Return
TM32	Double Team	Double Team
TM34	Shock Wave	Shock Wave
TM35		Flamethrower
TM42	Facade	Facade
TM43	Secret Power	Secret Power
TM44	Rest	Rest
TM45	Attract	Attract
TM57		Charge Beam
TM58		Endure
TM70		Flash
TM73		Thunder Wave
TM78		Captivate
TM82		Sleep Talk
TM83		Natural Gift
TM87		Swagger
TM90		Substitute
HM04	Strength	Strength
HM05	Flash

By breeding

• Crunch
• Curse
• Fire Fang
• Headbutt
• Ice Fang
• Swift
• Uproar

By tutoring

Special moves

Side game data

Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire
	Acquisition: Catch
Pokémon Trozei!
	Rarity: Common
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon
Body size: 1	Recruit Rate: 7.8%	Friend Area: Thunder Meadow
Phrases
51%-100% HP	My body hair stores static electricity.
26%-50% HP	Darn... I lost half my HP already...
1%-25% HP	I'm run-down... There's no static charge left in me...
Level Up	I leveled up! Watch the sparks fly!
Pokémon Ranger
Group:	Loops: 2	Minimum Experience: 7
Poké Assist:	Field Move: Recharge	Maximum Experience: 7
Electrike shoots electricity all over. It can also recharge the Styler.

Evolution

Basic Electrike

Level 26 Manectric

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
	Image:Spr 3r 309.png			Image:Spr 3f 309.png
	Image:Spr 3r 309 s.png		Image:Spr 3e 309 s.gif	Image:Spr 3f 309 s.png		Image:Spr b g3 309 s.png
IV	Diamond	Pearl	Platinum			Back
	Image:Spr 4d 309.png		Image:Spr 4p 309.png
			Image:Spr 4p 309 s.png			Image:Spr b g4 309 s.png

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

Trivia

• Its alternate coloration may be based on its evolution Manectric.
• The spikes on the back of Electrike's legs were not visible in the R/S/E back sprite.

Origin

Electrike appears to be based on some kind of canine. It may also based on a demon of Japanese lore, the 雷獣 raijū, an elemental lightning creature that can take on the shape of various mammals.

Name origin

Electrike's name may be a combination of electric and strike. Its Japanese name, Rakurai, literally means 落雷, bolt of lightning.

In other languages

• German: Frizelbliz
• French: Dynavolt - Comes from dynamo, an electrical generator, and volt, the unit for electrical potential and electromotive force.

• Korean: 썬더라이 Thunderrai

Related articles

• Wattson's Electrike

External links

Article on Wikipedia

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