Paul's Electivire

Paul's Electivire シンジのエレキブル Shinji's Elekible

Paul's Electivire

Debuts in Two Degrees of Separation! Caught at Unknown Evolves in Smells Like Team Spirit! Prior to Casting a Paul on Barry! Gender Unknown Ability Motor Drive (Static as Elekid and Electabuzz) Current location With Paul

→ → This Pokémon spent 50 episodes as Elekid and between 111 and 132 episodes as Electabuzz.

Voice actor Japanese English As Elekid Kenta Miyake As Electabuzz Kenta Miyake As Electivire Kenta Miyake Bill Rogers

Paul's Electivire (Japanese: シンジのエレキブル Shinji's Elekible) is the first of Paul's revealed Pokémon.

History

As an Elekid

Paul had it as an Elekid during his first appearance in When Pokémon Worlds Collide!. He used it in a battle against Ash and his Pikachu. After a fierce battle, both Pokémon fainted and the battle ended up in a draw. In Paul's Glory Blaze! flashback, it was seen with Paul capturing his Ninjask, shortly before he caught Chimchar.

Paul also used it in his battle against Roark in Shapes of Things to Come!, where it defeated his Geodude and Cranidos.

In Smells Like Team Spirit!, Elekid evolved into Electabuzz during a Tag Battle where it was fighting alongside Ash's Chimchar against Dawn's Buizel and Conway's Heracross.

As an Electabuzz

It was revealed in Lost Leader Strategy! that Paul had left Electabuzz with his brother, Reggie, for training. It was here, three episodes later that both Electabuzz and Ash's Pikachu settled their differences and became friendlier towards one another.

Electabuzz rejoined Paul after the events of Enter Galactic!, to have the upper hand in the battle against the Pastoria Gym Leader. In Chim - Charred! it was seen helping Paul battle a wild Drapion. It still seemed to have friendly feelings towards Pikachu.

It appeared again in A Pyramiding Rage!, where it took part in Paul's battle against Pyramid King Brandon. It was defeated by Brandon's Regirock.

Motor Drive activated

It re-appeared during the Full Battle that Paul had with Ash in Pedal to the Mettle! and Evolving Strategies!. It mainly used Light Screen in the battle which provided protection for his other Pokémon. This helped Paul's Honchkrow and Torterra against Ash's Grotle and Chimchar respectively. It usually was recalled after doing so. It only truly battled Ash's Monferno in a close match but Electabuzz finally won the match for Paul.

It also made an appearance in Fighting Ire with Fire!, where Paul unsuccessfully used it to try to save Barry's Empoleon, Ash's Pikachu and Dawn's Piplup from one of Team Rocket's machines.

In Casting a Paul on Barry!, during Paul's battle against Barry in the Lily of the Valley Conference, Electabuzz was revealed that it had evolved into an Electivire, and had learned Giga Impact prior to the battle. It fought, and won, against Barry's Empoleon.

Paul used it as his last Pokémon in his quarter-final battle against Ash in Battling a Thaw in Relations! where it defeated Ash's Gliscor and Pikachu helped by its Motor Drive Ability and extensible tails. After a heated battle, it was finally defeated by Infernape once Infernape activated its Blaze Ability.

Personality and characteristics

Paul and Electivire

Natural of its species, Electivire was aggressive, brutish and nasty from its debut as an Elekid, reflecting Paul’s own attitude. In Tag! We're It...!; when Pikachu approached and greeted it, Elekid, falsely appeared to greet him back, only to hit Pikachu once he turned away, an example of Elekid being nasty for the sake of being nasty. Like Paul, it hates to appear weak and if ever helped, it’d clean the slate but still be annoyed that it was helped, a stubborn trait. Despite the harsh training it undergoes with Paul, Electivire always seems to be happy battling and unlike some of his comrades; Torterra who’d help others out of kindness and Honchkrow who takes Paul’s harsh words to heart, never shows any resentment to Paul.

Electivire facing Ash's Infernape

From the point they met, Electivire had a rivalry with Pikachu and was always keen to wind him up. Similarly, when Chimchar joined Ash’s team, it developed the same kind of rivalry, happily belittling his new found confidence. As an Electabuzz, it was amused to see Chimchar had evolved into Monferno and glad to be battling him. Towards the end of its time on the show, Electivire gained respect for Infernape as a rival, just as Paul did for Ash, enjoying their battle at the Sinnoh League because Electivire believed Infernape to be a worthy opponent, rather than someone it could just push around.

During Electivire's debut as an Elekid, it had the ability to absorb Electric-type moves without suffering any damage and use the electricity for power. This was shown during Ash's first battle with Paul when Paul wanted Ash to go first.

Moves used

Using Giga Impact Using Light Screen as an Electabuzz	Move First Used In Thunder † When Pokémon Worlds Collide! Protect † When Pokémon Worlds Collide! Brick Break † When Pokémon Worlds Collide! ThunderPunch † When Pokémon Worlds Collide! Light Screen Pedal to the Mettle! Giga Impact Casting a Paul on Barry!
A † shows that the move was used recently, unless all moves fit this case or there are fewer than five known moves.

Using Counter Shield

Moves improvised

• Using Thunder on the battlefield was a strategy used in Battling a Thaw in Relations!. Electivire hits both of its tails into the ground and uses Thunder, sending large pieces of rock flying at the opponent.
• Counter Shield Paul's Electivire used Thunder sporadically on the battlefield to protect itself. It used this on Ash's Infernape in their Full Battle at the Lily of the Valley Conference.

Trivia

• For Pika and Goliath!, Professor Oak's lecture is about Paul's Electabuzz.
• It is the only one of Paul's Pokémon to evolve onscreen, when it evolved into Electabuzz in Smells Like Team Spirit!
• Electivire seems to be the principal rival for Ash's Infernape. They were both introduced together and used in Paul's first Gym battle; Electabuzz evolved from Elekid in a Double Battle partnered with Chimchar, who had only just joined Ash's team. Later, Electabuzz defeated the newly-evolved Monferno in the final round of Ash and Paul's Full Battle in Evolving Strategies!, and was present for Monferno's final evolution in Fighting Ire with Fire!. This is further proven in Battling a Thaw in Relations! where it battled Infernape in the final round of Ash and Paul's Full Battle at the Sinnoh League.
• Electivire is the only Pokémon Paul used in his battle against Ash in the Lily of the Valley Conference that only has one Type.
  • It is also the only one used by Paul against Ash in both the full battle at Lake Acuity and the full battle at the Lily of the Valley Conference.
• Paul's Electivire is the first Pokémon in the anime to demonstrate two separate Abilities in different evolutionary stages.

Related articles

For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Elekid, Electabuzz, and Electivire.

Paul's Pokémon
On hand:	Electivire	Gyarados	Garchomp	Metagross
At home:	Ursaring	Weavile	Honchkrow	Torterra	Ninjask	Gliscor
	Magmortar	Hariyama	Nidoking	Aggron	Gastrodon	Drapion
	Froslass
Released:	Starly (×3)	Stantler	Chimchar
Given away:	Azumarill

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