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electrode
#101

Electrode

Ball Pokémon

Electric

It is known to drift on winds if it is bloated to bursting with stored electricity.

Base Stats

HP 60
Attack 50
Defense 70
Sp. Atk 80
Sp. Def 80
Speed 150
Total 490

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Evolution Chain

Moves

Locations

Details

Category Ball Pokémon
Height 1.2 m
Weight 66.6 kg
Base Exp 172
Growth Rate Medium
Capture Rate 60
Base Happiness 70
Gender Genderless
Habitat Urban
Egg Groups Mineral

Sprites

electrode Front Front
electrode Back Back
electrode Front Shiny Front Shiny
electrode Back Shiny Back Shiny
electrode Official Art Official Art
electrode Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

uu Usage: 2.8%
Rain Dance Support
Item
Damp Rock
Ability
Static
Nature
Naive
EVs
Atk 252
SpA 100
Spe 156
Life Orb
Moves
Hidden Power Ice / Hidden Power Water
Taunt / Charge Beam
Item
Life Orb
Ability
Static
Nature
Naive
EVs
Atk 88
SpA 252
Spe 168

Strategy Overview

As one of the fastest Pokemon in the entire game, Electrode can roll into the battlefield and unleash swift hell with a handful of useful supportive and offensive options. It's no wonder that its silly grin can also be used as a lightning-fast Taunt to the foe's face, while its ability to call down the rain swiftly and effectively is a niche that only it can claim in the UU tier. Electrode's ability to summon down God's wrath in the form of Thunder makes it all the more terrifying. Combine Thunder with Hidden Power Ice and you've got a neat little Pokemon with great coverage. What makes Electrode even better is its access to Explosion, as unlike Uxie, Ambipom, and Omastar, it is able to immediately take down a dangerous threat while giving a safe switch-in for its Swift Swim buddies.

Unfortunately, the fun stops there. Electrode's mediocre stats across the board (excluding Speed) don't do it justice - it is fragile and, most of the time, doesn't hit hard enough. The fact that rain teams are dropping in usage, due to how easy it is to play around them via Pokemon such as Venusaur, Milotic, and Rotom, ruin Electrode's fame. Electrode's severely limited movepool outside of the ones already mentioned is the last nail in the coffin, sealing Electrode's fate as an almost-forgotten NU Pokemon. Still, once Electrode gets the ball rolling, there's really no stopping it.

Most Used Moves

Explosion
99.1%
Thunder
94.8%
Taunt
92.6%

Most Used Items

Damp Rock
90.1%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc