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.

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.

As an Electabuzz

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.

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 and 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. Electivire was Paul's most reliable Pokemon due to the fact that it battled well in the past and had great power (as of Paul's battle style). It also gained a friendship with Ash's Infernape and the final battle ended their rivalry.

Moves used

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.
• Using protect on Monferno to make Monferno bounce back for a counter shield then using thunder quickly to give Electabuzz time to attack after getting the "paralised" efect on Monferno.

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.
• 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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