Electabuzz is a slightly humanoid and partly feline creature covered in yellow fur with black stripes, one of which is shaped like a lightning bolt. It has a long, cat-like tail. The three toes on Electabuzz's feet are arranged like that of a bird's foot, but its hands have a human appearance, with five fingers on each hand. Electabuzz has two sharp fangs and a pair of antennae. In the dark, Electabuzz will glow a light blue with the electrical charge stored inside of it.
Gender differences
None.
Special abilities
Electabuzz specialize in using electrical attacks, but can also be very adept in using Fighting and even Psychic-type attacks. Electabuzz is a versatile fighter, taking advantage of both close-quarter and projectile electrical attack forms. Being a very physical Pokémon, Electabuzz harvests its strength in attacks like Brick Break and Mega Punch, and will fuse its own elemental energies into physical attacks like ThunderPunch and Wild Charge. Alternately, Electabuzz has the ability to loose powerful bolts of electricity in long-distance attacks like Thunder and Discharge. Electabuzz is capable of storing huge amounts of electrical energy inside of its body over large periods of time, and seems to be able to consume electricity in many ways, through it mouth, its antennae, and even through its fur and skin. Additionally, Electabuzz is one member of a small group of Pokémon still capable of evolution that are also able to use Hyper Beam and Giga Impact.
Behavior
This hardy Pokémon feeds on electricity and as a result can often times be found taking up residence in vacant power plants. Electabuzz are extremely irritable and aggressive Pokémon and are prone to spirited competition. During torrential thunderstorms, Electabuzz will compete with one another to determine who is capable of attaining the highest ground, as to be most likely struck by a bolt of lightning out of the sky. If struck, Electabuzz will absorb the electricity and will not be harmed. It is in this same manner that captured Electabuzz are sometimes used in small towns as an alternative to lightning rods. Also, as is demonstrated in Showdown at Dark City, Electabuzz, captured and non-captured alike, are enraged by the color red. If one of these Pokémon sees the color red, it will become violent and raze. In battle, Electabuzz windmills its arms, apparently to add momentum to it punches. This method of battle seems ineffective, as prey has been known to escape in the meantime. Another interesting behavioral fact about this Pokémon is that all members of the species are capable of entirely nonverbal communication via electrical currents when in close proximity to one another.
Electabuzz typically reside in or around power plants, most famously the power plant on Route 10 in Kanto. They have been known to wander into cities and cause blackouts.
Electabuzz first appeared in Showdown at Dark City. It is the Kas Gym's primary Pokémon and was used in the feuds that the Kas and Yas Gyms were having.
An Electabuzz was the head of security in a power plant. In Current Events, it attacked Ash and his Chikorita, seeing them as intruders, but was then captured by Team Rocket.
Electabuzz, the Electric Pokémon. Electabuzz is the evolved form of Elekid. With powerful electric currents running through its body, Electabuzz appears to glow.
Electabuzz, the Electric Pokémon. An evolved form of Elekid. It appears near power generators, and because it eats electricity it can cause blackouts.
In the manga
Electabuzz in Pokémon Adventures
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
Electabuzz debuts in its own round, Buzz Off, Electabuzz!, as the main Pokémon of Lt. Surge. It is so vicious that even the Trainer himself can't keep it in its Ball, and its ThunderPunch attack tears through ground floors like wheat. However, though the most that Poli could do against it was freezing its feet to flee, when it evolved into a Poliwrath, the tables turned, and a Seismic Toss threw them both off the ship.
The same Electabuzz later appears to fight Morty's Misdreavus, but while its continuous Thunder attacks did a number, the ghost's Pain Split and Spite left it unable to attack.
When a storm arrives, gangs of this Pokémon compete with each other to scale heights that are likely to be stricken by lightning bolts. Some towns use Electabuzz in place of lightning rods.
When a storm approaches, it competes with others to scale heights that are likely to be stricken by lightning. Some towns use Electabuzz in place of lightning rods.
Electabuzz and Elekid share the same species name with Zapdos. They are all known as Electric Pokémon.
Magmar and Electabuzz seem to be counterparts; both evolve in a very similar way (first at level 30, then after being traded holding an item which has a name that ends with the suffix "-izer"), and both are typically exclusive to one version of a pair of games. They also learn all their moves at the same levels, such as Fire Punch and ThunderPunch at Level 28. They even have the same special moves when purified from Pokémon XD: Follow Me and Cross Chop. Their pre-evolutions and evolutions were released in the same generation (Generation II and IV). Additionally, their Japanese names are essentially phonetic reversals of each other.
Electabuzz is the only member of its family not to have some physical relation to an AC power unit. Elekid's head is shaped like a power plug while Electivire's back pattern looks like a power socket.
Electabuzz is depicted with six fingers on both of its hands in Pokémon Stadium.
Origin
Electabuzz is likely based on one of the Japanese oni who was a horned ogre who wore tiger-stripes and was sometimes depicted as a god of lightning and thunder. Its tail looks like that of a tiger.
Name origin
Electabuzz is a combination of electric and buzz (possibly referring to the humming sound of electricity).
Eleboo may be a combination of electric and ブンブン bunbun (buzz).