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electivire
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Electivire

Thunderbolt Pokémon

Electric

It pushes the tips of its tails against its foes and then lets loose a high-voltage current. Its foes are burned to a crisp in an instant.

Base Stats

HP 75
Attack 123
Defense 67
Sp. Atk 95
Sp. Def 85
Speed 95
Total 540

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Held Items

Evolution Chain

Moves

Details

Category Thunderbolt Pokémon
Height 1.8 m
Weight 138.6 kg
Base Exp 243
Growth Rate Medium
Capture Rate 30
Base Happiness 70
Gender 75% ♂ / 25% ♀
Habitat
Egg Groups Humanshape

Sprites

electivire Front Front
electivire Back Back
electivire Front Shiny Front Shiny
electivire Back Shiny Back Shiny
electivire Official Art Official Art
electivire Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

zu Usage: 24.4%
Choice Scarf
Moves
Wild Charge / Flamethrower
Earthquake / Cross Chop
Item
Choice Scarf
Nature
Naive
EVs
Atk 252
Def 4
Spe 252
Mixed Attacker
Item
Expert Belt
Nature
Lonely / Hasty
EVs
Atk 252
SpA 4
Spe 252

Strategy Overview

Electivire is one of the premier Choice Scarf users thanks to its above-average Speed tier, ability to pivot, and capability to revenge kill top threats such as Swanna and Simisear. Furthermore, great coverage options enable Electivire to run a potent mixed wallbreaker set with Expert Belt that can threaten typical switch-ins such as Golem and Lickilicky. As a result, Electivire is arguably the best Electric-type in the tier due to its offensive capabilities, and it especially thrives in a Water-type-centric metagame. Conversely, in a metagame where Electric-type attacks are ubiquitous, Motor Drive allows Electivire to provide an Electric-type immunity. However, while Electivire is a strong physical attacker, it is often forced to rely on its lower Special Attack to break through physical walls such as Gourgeist-XL. Consequently, Choice Scarf Electivire fails to bust through bulkier Pokemon such as Bronzor. Lastly, Electivire lacks defensive utility outside of Motor Drive and moderate special bulk, which leaves it susceptible to fast physical attackers such as Floatzel and Rapidash.

Most Used Moves

Ice Punch
89.3%

Most Used Items

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc