#0522 · Unova · Generation 5

Blitzle

Electrified Pokémon · Electric-type

Blitzle is a Electric-type Pokémon, the Electrified Pokémon, number 522 (#0522) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 5 and comes from the Unova region. It is 0.8 m tall and weighs 29.8 kg.

Blitzle is the Electrified Pokémon, a zebra foal whose heartbeat makes electricity and whose white mane catches lightning. It heads out into thunderstorms to recharge, so it is found where lightning strikes often.

How to pronounce Blitzle

Blitzle is pronounced BLITS-ul. The capital letters show the stressed syllable.

Listen to Blitzle said out loud:

In Japanese it is シママ (Shimama).

Hear every other name on the Pokémon pronunciation guide.

Lore

Biology

Blitzle is a black zebra foal with thick white stripes that come to double points, running over its hind legs, back, chest and neck. Its eyes are blue, its legs are white below the knees with black hooves, and its short tail is white and two-pointed. A spiky white mane runs up its neck and ends in a lightning-bolt tuft; the mane captures and stores electricity. It is 0.8 m tall and weighs 29.8 kg.

Behaviour

Blitzle flashes its mane as it discharges electricity, and the Pokédex says herd members use the frequency and rhythm of the flashes to talk to each other. Its heart generates the electricity, so a fright that speeds up its heartbeat also raises the voltage.

Habitat

The Pokédex says it prefers places with many lightning strikes and appears when thunderclouds cover the sky. In Scarlet and Violet it arrives with The Indigo Disk, living in the Terarium's Savanna Biome and appearing in 1-star Tera Raid Battles. Bulbapedia lists it as unobtainable in Legends: Z-A.

Powers

Lightning Rod and Motor Drive absorb Electric moves, and the hidden Sap Sipper does the same for Grass moves. It attacks with Spark, Discharge and Wild Charge, backed by Quick Attack and Thunder Wave. Its base Speed of 76 is its best stat, which fits a small zebra built to run.

Name origin

Blitzle may combine Blitz (German for 'lightning') with 'little'. The Japanese name is Shimama (シママ), possibly from shimauma, 'zebra'.

Design inspiration

Blitzle resembles a zebra foal. Bulbapedia suggests that, like Zebstrika, it may nod to Bronte and Sterope, the Greek words for thunder and lightning, which name two of the steeds that pulled the sun god Helios's chariot. That is a fan reading.

Evolution notes

Blitzle evolves into Zebstrika at level 27.

In the games

Players first meet Blitzle on Route 3 in Black and White, its debut games. In Black 2 and White 2 Bulbapedia lists breeding a Zebstrika as the way to get one.

In the anime

Stephan's Blitzle debuted in 'Oshawott's Lost Scalchop!', where it made Oshawott lose his scalchop before losing a rematch against Ash.

Fun facts

• It learns the Fire-type move Flame Charge at level 18, which is unusual for an Electric zebra, and the move raises its Speed.
• In the film White: Victini and Zekrom, Luisa's Blitzle is rescued from the desert by Damon after hurting its leg, and the Black film gives it a brief cameo in a similar role.
• In Pokémon Adventures, Black fights a Hiker called Andy, who battles with a Blitzle and a Roggenrola until dehydration gets the better of him.

Sources: Bulbapedia: Blitzle (Pokémon) · Serebii: Blitzle (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex)

Base stats

• HP: 45
• Attack: 60
• Defense: 32
• Sp. Atk: 50
• Sp. Def: 32
• Speed: 76

Blitzle’s base stat total is 295. Its highest stat is Speed.

Type matchups

What is Blitzle weak to?

Blitzle takes extra damage from Ground (2×) moves.

It resists Electric (½×), Flying (½×), Steel (½×).

Evolution

How does Blitzle evolve?

Blitzle evolves into Zebstrika at level 27.

The whole family: Blitzle, Zebstrika.

Abilities

• Lightning Rod: Redirects single-target Electric moves to this Pokémon where possible. Absorbs Electric moves, raising Special Attack one stage.
• Motor Drive: Absorbs Electric moves, raising Speed one stage.
• Sap Sipper (hidden ability): Absorbs Grass moves, raising Attack one stage.

Moves

Moves Blitzle learns by level up in Scarlet / Violet

TM moves (35)

Blitzle can learn 35 moves from TMs in Scarlet / Violet: Take Down, Agility, Protect, Low Kick, Trailblaze, Charge Beam, Facade, Swift, Flame Charge, Endure, Volt Switch, Sunny Day, Rain Dance, Smart Strike, Body Slam, Sleep Talk, Electro Ball, Light Screen, Thunder Wave, Rest, Eerie Impulse, Substitute, Thunderbolt, Helping Hand, Baton Pass, Electric Terrain, Wild Charge, Thunder, Tera Blast, Charge, Uproar, Double-Edge, Endeavor, Supercell Slam, Electroweb.

Egg moves (4):Double Kick, Feint, Sand Attack, Screech.

Breeding & training

• Gender: 50% male, 50% female.
• Egg groups: Field.
• Egg cycles: 20 (steps to hatch, Scarlet/Violet: 2,560).
• Catch rate: 190 out of 255.
• Base friendship (Gen 8 onward): 50.
• Growth rate: Medium (1,000,000 experience points to reach level 100).
• Defeating it gives 1 Speed effort value.
• Base experience yield: 59.

Pokédex entries

Its mane shines when it discharges electricity. They use the frequency and rhythm of these flashes to communicate. (Black 2, White 2, Y, Alpha Sapphire)

When thunderclouds cover the sky, it will appear. It can catch lightning with its mane and store the electricity. (White, X, Omega Ruby)

Its mane shines when it discharges electricity. They use their flashing manes to communicate with one another. (Black)

Names around the world

Trivia

• Taller than 39% of all Pokémon (0.8 m).
• Heavier than 52% of all Pokémon (29.8 kg).
• Base stat total 295, ranked #882 of 1,025.
• One of 69 Electric-type Pokémon (counting dual types).
• One of 51 black Pokémon.
• Number 29 of 156 Pokémon introduced in Generation 5 (Unova).
• Part of an evolution family of 2 Pokémon.
• Can learn 46 different moves in Scarlet / Violet.
• Catch rate 190: about 24.8% per Poké Ball at full health.
• Appears in 3 distinct Pokédex entries.

Sources and fact-checking

• Stats, types, abilities, moves, evolutions, forms and Pokédex entries: PokéAPI open game data.
• Lore: written by pokee.si in our own words, researched from Bulbapedia: Blitzle (Pokémon), Serebii: Blitzle (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex).
• Pronunciation (BLITS-ul): it follows how the English anime, games or official videos say it.

Last checked: 20 October 2026. Every sentence of the lore was checked against Bulbapedia, Serebii and the game data.

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