Elekid (Pokémon)

Elekid エレキッド Elekid

Artwork from FR/LG

Type Species  Electric  Electric Pokémon Ability Exp. at 100 Static 1,000,000 Pokédex National #239 Johto #156* Hoenn #374* Sinnoh #197Pt Browser Fiore R— Almia R-070 Height Weight 2'00" 51.8 lbs. Pokédex color Footprint Body style Catch rate Yellow 45 Gender ratio 75% male 25% female Egg groups Egg cycles No eggs 26 (6630 steps*) EV yield HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 1 Exp. 106 External links On Legendary Pokémon Pokédex: Generation III Generation IV On Smogon Pokédex: Generation II Generation III Generation IV On Eevee's Pokédex (Gen. II-IV) On Psypoke Pokédex On Pokecharms Pokédex (Gen. III-IV) On Marriland Pokédex (Gen. IV) Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Elekid (Japanese: エレキッド Elekid) is an Electric-type baby Pokémon.

It evolves into Electabuzz starting at level 30, who evolves into Electivire via trade with an Electirizer.

Biology

Physiology

Elekid is a yellow, round-bodied Pokémon. Elekid is lacking in both a tail and toes. Elekid's arms are bulkier than those of its evolved form. Elekid has two horns on top of its head that are shaped like the prongs of a plug, making it look like a walking power plug. Elekid also has a black lightning bolt marking on its chest.

Gender differences

None.

Special abilities

Elekid is able to know attacks which its evolution, Electabuzz, can learn. The only exception is that Elekid is unable to learn Hyper Beam or Giga Impact.

Behavior

Elekid tend to play out in the middle of thunderstorms.

Habitat

Grassland Pokémon

Elekid normally live in Power Plants.

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

Elekid mainly feed off of electrical currents.

In the anime

Elekid in the anime

Elekid first appeared in Pikachu's Rescue Adventure and appears to be an old friend of Pikachu. The little Electric Pokémon decided to assist Pikachu and co. in finding Togepi. Elekid even stood by Pikachu's side when he was trying to prevent lightning from striking the Giant Tree.

In Misty Meets Her Match, Tracey showed Professor Oak a sketch he made of an Elekid that was partially hidden in a bush.

Casey captured an Elekid in Here's Lookin' at You, Elekid. It is one of her favorite Pokémon and was seen with her in A Date With Delcatty and Those Darn Electabuzz.

An Elekid was used by one of the students of the Pokémon Trainer's School in Gonna Rule The School!.

In Reversing the Charges, an Elekid had absorbed a high amount of lightning and was electrifying every other Pokémon in sight. The AC Powerplug Pokémon calmed down and returned to its good old self after battling Ash's Pikachu.

Paul owned an Elekid. He used it to battle to battle Ash's Pikachu in When Pokémon Worlds Collide! and Roark in Shapes of Things to Come. Paul's Elekid evolved into Electabuzz in Smells Like Team Spirit.

An Elekid appeared under the ownership of Mitchell in One Team, Two Team, Red Team, Blue Team!.

An Elekid appeared in DP137, who, along with Piplup, fell in love with a Marill.

Pokédex entries

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Team Rocket is seen with an Elekid in Volume 8, though it easily loses to Silver's newly obtained Totodile.

In the TCG

Main article: Elekid (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

Game locations

In side games

Held items

Game		Held Item(s)
Diamond	Pearl	Electirizer (50% Diamond) (5% Pearl)

Stats

Base stats

Pokéthlon stats

Type effectiveness

Learnset

Elekid 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

Special moves

Side game data

Pokémon Trozei!
	Rarity: Common
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team
Body size: 1	Recruit Rate: 10.3%	Friend Area: Power Plant
Phrases
51%-100% HP	I wave my arms in circles to loose electric attacks!
26%-50% HP	Aww, no... My health is down halfway already...
1%-25% HP	It's no good... I can't charge up, even by windmilling my arms...
Level Up	Yes! I leveled up! Watch my arms windmill!
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness
Body size: 1	Recruit Rate: 8.2%	IQ Group: C
Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia
Group:  Electric	Poké Assist: ( Electric )	Field Move: (Electrify ×2)
"It attacks by launching electrified orbs."

Evolution

Baby form Elekid  Electric

Level 30 → ← Breed

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
III	Ruby	Sapphire	Emerald	FireRed	LeafGreen	Back
			File:Spr 3e 239 s.gif
IV	Diamond	Pearl	Platinum	HeartGold	SoulSilver	Back

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

Trivia

• Elekid's Pokédex entries between Generations III and IV are contradictory on whether Elekid can store electrical energy in its body.
• Nintendo was concerned about making Elekid toys because children might put the prongs into a power outlet, which could electrocute the child.
• Although it has no visible tail, Elekid can learn Iron Tail.
• Elekid's normal and shiny colors were switched in the games from Generation III onward.
  • However, in its Sugimori Artwork and in the Anime, its color stayed the same.

Origin

Elekid is based on U.S. and Japanese domestic AC power plugs.

Name origin

Elekid's name is a combination of electricity and kid.

In other languages

• German: Elekid
• French: Elekid
• Korean: 에레키드 Erekideu

Related articles

• Casey's Elekid
• Paul's Elekid

External links

This Pokémon article is part of Project Pokédex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each Pokémon as a species.