Statistical averagesBattle propertiesCharacteristics
Electric-type Pokémon often have decent Speed and high Special Attack stats. A handful of Electric-types have many resistances and few weaknesses. As a single type, Electric has more resistances than weaknesses. Some Electric-type Pokémon have high HP and fairly high Defense or Special Defense, such as Zapdos and Magnezone. Also Shibirudon, a pure Electric-type Pokémon, has the ability Levitate effectively giving it no weaknesses.
In Contests, Electric-type moves are usually Cool; no Electric-type move is considered Tough.
Pokémon
As of Generation V, there are 39 Electric-type Pokémon or 6.01% of all Pokémon, making it tied with the Dark type as the twelfth most common elemental type.
Pure Electric-type Pokémon
Half Electric-type Pokémon
Primary Electric-type Pokémon
Secondary Electric-type Pokémon
Moves
Damage-dealing moves
Non-damaging moves
Trivia
- In the anime, the Electric type has had some degree of exclusivity with Ash, as his Pikachu was the only Electric-type Pokémon owned by a main character up until Dawn captured Pachirisu in Twice Smitten, Once Shy.
- Each male Electric-type Gym Leader is seen wearing a military-style outfit; Lt. Surge wears a uniform reminiscent of that of Vietnam soldiers, Wattson wears what appears to be an aviator's jacket, and Volkner wears what appears to be a military uniform similar to that of the dress uniform of Turkish troops.
- Every generation has introduced at least one Electric-type Pokémon whose names begin with the letters E, M, and P. Coincidentally, these letters, when put together, form the abbreviation for an electricity-related phenomenon.
- In Generation III, all Electric moves were Cool moves except for Charge.
- Generation V introduced the largest number of Electric-type Pokémon, a total of 11. Generation I introduced 9, Generation II introduced 8, Generation IV introduced 7 and Generation III introduced the fewest, only 4.
- The only type combination, that is doubly weak to Electric-type attacks already exists - in fact, every generation so far introduced at least one Pokémon with that typing.
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