Electric Type
Electric-types are fast, flashy, and built to shock. With powerful moves and status tricks like paralysis, they keep the momentum high. Learn to harness their energy and zap your way to victory.
Electric-types harness electricity itself, with powers to generate, store, and control it. Their attacks often inflict Paralysis, giving them a disruptive edge in battle. They are typically very fast and excel in special offense, making them dangerous sweepers.
These Pokémon thrive in many environments, from forests and plains to urban centers and power plants. Their versatility in habitat mirrors their role as reliable partners in both offense and support.
While many resemble animals tied to electricity, others take inspiration from man-made objects. Examples include the Magnemite and Voltorb lines, as well as Rotom, which embodies electrical devices directly.
There are many Pokémon who are Ground-type that share their typing with either Rock, Steel, and possibly even Normal-type. Also, Pokémon may not be Ground-type, but it's Rock, Steel, or Normal, there's a good chance they're running Earthquake because of its high power. In Steel's case, Earthquake covers its Fire weakness. So, running a Fighting-type move when you're weak to the Ground-type could be super effective in covering that weakness.
Be aware of moves like Magnet Rise or abilities like Levitate to help combat your Ground-type weakness. Eelektross has no weaknesses due to being an Electric Pokémon with Levitate.
Electric Pokémon form an imperfect type triangle with Water and Ground, meaning that these three types are all super effective to each other but they do not resist each other.
If you have good options you like for your team that are Water or Ground, consider adding them. If you do so, you can continue to round out your team with a perfect Water-Fire-Grass triangle or Ground-Grass-Poison triangle. You also have some imperfect options for triangles with Ground-Ice-Fire/Steel.
Key Abilities
Key Moves
Trainer Tips
Exploit their charge: Electric Pokémon excel against Water and Flying but are grounded by Ground-types.
Expect speed: They strike first with high Speed and Special Attack, often spreading Paralysis.
Mind their coverage: Many use Volt Switch to pivot or surprise foes with elemental coverage.
Respect their spark: Found in storms, cities, and power plants, Electric-types thrive where energy flows.
Solid Electric-type Choices:
Hisuian Electrode
Its Grass-typing makes him take neutral damage from Ground-type moves
It's tied with Kantonian Electrode for fastest non-Legendary or Mythical Pokémon, and the format favors fast Pokémon or Pokémon with priority moves
Magnezone
Its Hidden Ability is Analytic and he's slow enough to make use of it. A lagging tail may be needed
Its defenses are high enough that he can have good bulk to survive non-super effective hits
Electivire
Its Motor Drive makes him the perfect swap in when predicting an Electric-type move
It has access to Fighting moves
Eelektross
Its Levitate ability ensures it has no weaknesses
It has access to Fighting moves
Kilowattrel
Its Flying-type covers its Ground weakness
It has access to Tailwind
Iron Hands
Potential bulk, access to Drain Punch and its high Attack make a tough combo
It has access to STAB Fighting moves
