--- title: "Elekid (#0239): Stats, Weaknesses, Moves & Lore | pokee.si" url: "https://pokee.si/pokemon/elekid" description: "Elekid (#0239): Electric-type Electric Pokémon from Johto. Base stat total 360. Abilities: Static, Vital Spirit. Stats, matchups, evolutions, moves, every Pokédex entry and lore on pokee.si." last_updated: "2026-10-21" publisher: "pokee.si: a Pokédex for families (unofficial fan site)" last_checked: "2026-10-20" --- #0239 · Johto · Generation 2 · baby # Elekid Electric Pokémon · Electric-type ![Elekid official artwork](https://pokee.si/img/art/239.webp) Elekid is a [Electric](https://pokee.si/types/electric)-type Pokémon, the Electric Pokémon, number 239 (#0239) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 2 and comes from the [Johto](https://pokee.si/guide/regions/johto) region. It is 0.6 m tall and weighs 23.5 kg. Elekid is the Electric Pokémon, a baby that spins its arms like a generator and cheers up whenever thunder crashes. It is poor at storing what it makes, so the Pokédex says it sneaks into homes to feed from electrical outlets. ## How to pronounce Elekid Elekid is pronounced **EL-ih-kid**. The capital letters show the stressed syllable. Listen to Elekid said out loud: [Listen](https://pokee.si/audio/names/239.mp3) In Japanese it is エレキッド. Hear every other name on the [Pokémon pronunciation guide](https://pokee.si/pronounce). ## Lore ### Biology Elekid is a round, yellow, black-striped baby, 0.6 m tall and 23.5 kg, with bulky arms ending in three claws and a lightning bolt on its chest. Its two horns look like the prongs of a power plug, and the Pokédex says they shine bluish white when it is fully charged. ### Behaviour Elekid gets restless and rowdy as a storm approaches and plays happily through the worst thunder. It tires easily, so spinning its arms charges it only a little, and if it touches metal and discharges it starts spinning again to recharge. An Ultra Sun entry suggests recording thunder to play when it is feeling down. ### Habitat The Pokédex habitat is grassland. In Scarlet and Violet it lives in the Indigo Disk's Canyon, Polar and Savanna Biomes and Chargestone Cavern. It is not obtainable in Legends: Z-A. ### Powers Its Abilities are Static and Vital Spirit, which is hidden. It learns Thunder Shock, Quick Attack, Thunder Punch, Thunderbolt and Thunder, and its base Speed of 95 is quick for a baby. ### Name origin Elekid may combine 'electric' and 'kid'. The Japanese name is Elekid (エレキッド), from eleki, 'electric', in the same way. ### Design inspiration As Electabuzz's baby form, Elekid may take after an oni, a Japanese ogre. Its horns look like the prongs of power plugs from both the United States and Japan, and spinning its arms works like an electric generator. These are fan readings. ### Evolution notes Elekid evolves into Electabuzz at level 30. ### In the games Elekid first appeared in Gold and Silver as one of the Generation II baby Pokémon. ### In the anime Paul's Elekid fights Ash's Pikachu in 'When Pokémon Worlds Collide!', and evolves into Electabuzz in 'Smells Like Team Spirit' in the middle of the tag-team contest held in Hearthome City. ### Fun facts - A Legends: Arceus entry says that lively children's voices heard out in the wilderness during a thunderstorm are really Elekid. - A Moon entry says Elekid keeps battling Togedemaru that want to swipe its power, and the match is close. - In the Spaceworld '97 demo it appears to have been Erebebī (エレベビー), an upside-down lightbulb with feet. - In English, Elekid, Electabuzz and Kantonian Zapdos all share the category Electric Pokémon. Sources: [Bulbapedia: Elekid (Pokémon)](https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Elekid_(Pok%C3%A9mon)) · [Serebii: Elekid (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex)](https://www.serebii.net/pokedex-sv/elekid/) ## Base stats - HP: **45** - Attack: **63** - Defense: **37** - Sp. Atk: **65** - Sp. Def: **55** - Speed: **95** Elekid’s base stat total is **360**. Its highest stat is Speed. ## Type matchups ### What is Elekid weak to? Elekid takes extra damage from [Ground](https://pokee.si/types/ground) (2×) moves. It resists [Electric](https://pokee.si/types/electric) (½×), [Flying](https://pokee.si/types/flying) (½×), [Steel](https://pokee.si/types/steel) (½×). ## Evolution ### How does Elekid evolve? Elekid evolves into [Electabuzz](https://pokee.si/pokemon/electabuzz) at level 30. The whole family: **Elekid**, [Electabuzz](https://pokee.si/pokemon/electabuzz), [Electivire](https://pokee.si/pokemon/electivire). - [Electabuzz](https://pokee.si/pokemon/electabuzz) evolves into [Electivire](https://pokee.si/pokemon/electivire) (Trade holding Electirizer). ## Abilities - [Static](https://pokee.si/abilities/static): Has a 30% chance of paralyzing attacking Pokémon on contact. - [Vital Spirit](https://pokee.si/abilities/vital-spirit) (hidden ability): Prevents sleep. ## Moves ### Moves Elekid learns by level up in Scarlet / Violet | Level | Move | Type | Category | Power | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | [Leer](https://pokee.si/moves/leer) | Normal | Status | — | | 1 | [Quick Attack](https://pokee.si/moves/quick-attack) | Normal | Physical | 40 | | 4 | [Thunder Shock](https://pokee.si/moves/thunder-shock) | Electric | Special | 40 | | 8 | [Charge](https://pokee.si/moves/charge) | Electric | Status | — | | 12 | [Swift](https://pokee.si/moves/swift) | Normal | Special | 60 | | 16 | [Shock Wave](https://pokee.si/moves/shock-wave) | Electric | Special | 60 | | 20 | [Thunder Wave](https://pokee.si/moves/thunder-wave) | Electric | Status | — | | 24 | [Screech](https://pokee.si/moves/screech) | Normal | Status | — | | 28 | [Thunder Punch](https://pokee.si/moves/thunder-punch) | Electric | Physical | 75 | | 32 | [Discharge](https://pokee.si/moves/discharge) | Electric | Special | 80 | | 36 | [Low Kick](https://pokee.si/moves/low-kick) | Fighting | Physical | — | | 40 | [Thunderbolt](https://pokee.si/moves/thunderbolt) | Electric | Special | 90 | | 44 | [Light Screen](https://pokee.si/moves/light-screen) | Psychic | Status | — | | 48 | [Thunder](https://pokee.si/moves/thunder) | Electric | Special | 110 | ### TM moves (41) Elekid can learn 41 moves from TMs in Scarlet / Violet: [Take Down](https://pokee.si/moves/take-down), [Protect](https://pokee.si/moves/protect), [Low Kick](https://pokee.si/moves/low-kick), [Thief](https://pokee.si/moves/thief), [Trailblaze](https://pokee.si/moves/trailblaze), [Charge Beam](https://pokee.si/moves/charge-beam), [Facade](https://pokee.si/moves/facade), [Swift](https://pokee.si/moves/swift), [Fling](https://pokee.si/moves/fling), [Endure](https://pokee.si/moves/endure), [Volt Switch](https://pokee.si/moves/volt-switch), [Rain Dance](https://pokee.si/moves/rain-dance), [Brick Break](https://pokee.si/moves/brick-break), [Body Slam](https://pokee.si/moves/body-slam), [Fire Punch](https://pokee.si/moves/fire-punch), [Thunder Punch](https://pokee.si/moves/thunder-punch), [Ice Punch](https://pokee.si/moves/ice-punch), [Sleep Talk](https://pokee.si/moves/sleep-talk), [Electro Ball](https://pokee.si/moves/electro-ball), [Light Screen](https://pokee.si/moves/light-screen), [Thunder Wave](https://pokee.si/moves/thunder-wave), [Rest](https://pokee.si/moves/rest), [Taunt](https://pokee.si/moves/taunt), [Eerie Impulse](https://pokee.si/moves/eerie-impulse), [Substitute](https://pokee.si/moves/substitute), [Psychic](https://pokee.si/moves/psychic), [Thunderbolt](https://pokee.si/moves/thunderbolt), [Helping Hand](https://pokee.si/moves/helping-hand), [Electric Terrain](https://pokee.si/moves/electric-terrain), [Wild Charge](https://pokee.si/moves/wild-charge), [Focus Blast](https://pokee.si/moves/focus-blast), [Thunder](https://pokee.si/moves/thunder), [Tera Blast](https://pokee.si/moves/tera-blast), [Charge](https://pokee.si/moves/charge), [Knock Off](https://pokee.si/moves/knock-off), [Uproar](https://pokee.si/moves/uproar), [Focus Punch](https://pokee.si/moves/focus-punch), [Double-Edge](https://pokee.si/moves/double-edge), [Supercell Slam](https://pokee.si/moves/supercell-slam), [Electroweb](https://pokee.si/moves/electroweb), [Metal Sound](https://pokee.si/moves/metal-sound). Egg moves (6):[Cross Chop](https://pokee.si/moves/cross-chop), [Dynamic Punch](https://pokee.si/moves/dynamic-punch), [Feint](https://pokee.si/moves/feint), [Focus Punch](https://pokee.si/moves/focus-punch), [Follow Me](https://pokee.si/moves/follow-me), [Hammer Arm](https://pokee.si/moves/hammer-arm). ## Breeding & training - Gender: 75% male, 25% female. - Egg groups: Undiscovered. - Egg cycles: 25 (steps to hatch, Scarlet/Violet: 3,200). - Catch rate: 45 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: 72. ## Pokédex entries They generate electricity by spinning their arms. During a thunderstorm, if one hears the lively voices of children out in the wilderness, what one is actually hearing are the voices of Elekid. *(Legends: Arceus)* It's not good at storing electricity yet. This Pokémon sneaks into people's homes, looking for electrical outlets to eat electricity from. *(Shield)* When a storm approaches, this Pokémon gets restless. Once Elekid hears the sound of thunder, it gets full-on rowdy. *(Sword)* When its horns shine a bluish white, that's the sign it's fully charged. You'll get a shocking jolt if you touch it! *(Ultra Moon)* When it hears the crash of thunder, Elekid's mood improves. It can be useful to record that sound and play it when Elekid's feeling down. *(Ultra Sun)* This Pokémon is constantly fighting with Togedemaru that try to steal its electricity. It's a pretty even match. *(Moon)* ## Names around the world - **Japanese**: エレキッド - **Romaji**: Elekid - **French**: Élekid - **German**: Elekid - **Spanish**: Elekid - **Italian**: Elekid - **Korean**: 에레키드 - **Chinese (Simplified)**: 电击怪 - **Chinese (Traditional)**: 電擊怪 ## Trivia - Taller than 25% of all Pokémon (0.6 m). - Heavier than 46% of all Pokémon (23.5 kg). - Base stat total 360, ranked #684 of 1,025. - One of 69 Electric-type Pokémon (counting dual types). - One of 88 yellow Pokémon. - Number 88 of 100 Pokémon introduced in Generation 2 (Johto). - Part of an evolution family of 3 Pokémon. - Can learn 52 different moves in Scarlet / Violet. - Catch rate 45: about 5.9% per Poké Ball at full health. - Appears in 16 distinct Pokédex entries. ## Sources and fact-checking - Stats, types, abilities, moves, evolutions, forms and Pokédex entries: [PokéAPI](https://pokeapi.co) open game data. - Lore: written by pokee.si in our own words, researched from [Bulbapedia: Elekid (Pokémon)](https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Elekid_(Pok%C3%A9mon)), [Serebii: Elekid (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex)](https://www.serebii.net/pokedex-sv/elekid/). - Pronunciation (EL-ih-kid): it follows how the English anime, games or official videos say it. **Last checked:** 20 October 2026. 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