Electrike is a green, canine Pokémon with yellow markings. It has a large head crest with angular, lightning-like markings on the side. Its snout has a yellow blaze, and four fangs are discernible when its mouth is open. It has a yellow stripe down its back. Each of its four legs has a spike, with the ones on its hind legs being longer. It has yellow crescent-shaped paw pads on its front feet, while the pads on its hind feet are circular. It has a small, pointed, yellow-tipped tail.
Using the electric charge found in its fur, Electrike stimulates its leg muscles and runs faster than the human eye can follow. It uses friction from the atmosphere to generate electricity. Because of this, its body gives off showers of sparks in seasons with arid air or before a storm. As shown in the Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl episode The Electrike Company!, using metal brushes to groom the Electrike will cause the metal to conduct the electrical charge in the fur and subsequently shock the handler. It lives in grasslands and savannas.
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.
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.
It generates electricity using friction from the atmosphere. In seasons with especially arid air, its entire body blazes with violent showers of sparks.
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.
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.
Electrike made its animated series debut in Watt's with Wattson?. After Wattson was easily defeated by Ash during their Gym battle, Wattson needed some time alone. During this, an Electrike came to comfort the Mauville CityGym Leader. Wattson decided to keep it as one of his own Pokémon. It later evolved into Manectric in Manectric Charge.
Other
In The Electrike Company!, though Jaco thought that his 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 original timeline of Arceus and the Jewel of Life, five Electrike were used by Damos, who was under Hypnosis, to attack Arceus with Shock Wave. When Ash and his friends traveled to the past to prevent this, Marcus, the one responsible for hypnotizing Damos, managed to use the Electrike again to attack Arceus.
Minor appearances
Two Electrike debuted in Jirachi: Wish Maker. One was with its Trainer in the opening sequence of the movie, while another was one of the residents of Forina, Jirachi's home.
An Electrike, nicknamed Rikelec (Japanese: ライガンRaigan), under the ownership of Chance (Japanese: ノブヒロNobuhiro), appeared while Ruby was participating in a Pokémon Contest in Tripped Up by Torkoal.
One of these Electrike that supplied power to the Prism Tower witnessed X activate a Mega Evolution during a battle inside the Tower itself. He then followed X's group and evolved into a Manectric shortly before joining X's team, being named Élec.
In English, the category "Lightning Pokémon" is shared by Electrike and Jolteon.
In Japanese, Electrike has the category いなずまポケモン Inazuma Pokémon (Lightning Pokémon), while Jolteon has the category かみなりポケモン Kaminari Pokémon (Lightning Pokémon).
Origin
Electrike has a resemblance to a canine pup and shares traits with the yōkai, 雷獣 Raijū, an elemental lightning creature that can take on the form of various mammals, with the wolf being the most common.
Name origin
Electrike may be a combination of electric and strike or tyke (slang word for dog or small child).
Rakurai may be derived from 落雷 rakurai (lightning strike).
This Pokémon article is part of Project Pokédex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each Pokémon species, as well as Pokémon groups and forms.
For other sprites and images, please see Electrike images on the Bulbagarden Archives.
