How to Get Electabuzz in Pokemon FireRed and LeafGreen
In Pokemon FireRed, Electabuzz can be found in the Power Plant, an easy-to-miss building located south of the Route 10 Pokemon Center, near the Rock Tunnel entrance. The only way to access the Power Plant is by using HM03 Surf. This is also where trainers can find Zapdos, one of the three legendary birds of Kanto.
Electabuzz is a version exclusive to Pokemon FireRed and is not available in Pokemon LeafGreen, except through trade. The Power Plant is the only location in the entire game where you can find this Pokemon.
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How to Get Electabuzz in Pokemon FireRed
To catch Electabuzz in Pokemon FireRed, take the following steps:
- Progress through the game until you get to Fuchsia City.
- Get HM03 Surf from the Safari Zone and defeat Koga in Fuchsia Gym to unlock the ability to Surf outside of battle.
- Fly to the Route 10 Pokemon Center, next to the Rock Tunnel entrance.
- Go all the way to the northernmost point of Route 10 and look for a break in the white fence bordering the water.
- In the gap, use HM03 Surf to start swimming.
- Follow the river south until you reach the area with the Power Plant.
- Defeat the trainer near the entrance and enter the Power Plant.
- Start walking around to trigger encounters until you run into Electabuzz.
Electabuzz has a 5% encounter rate in the Power Plant, making it somewhat difficult to encounter reliably.
If you place a level 35 Pokemon in the lead and use a Repel in the Power Plant, all wild encounters except Electabuzz will be filtered out, turning a 5% encounter rate into 100%.
Best Moveset and Nature for Electabuzz in Pokemon FireRed
Electabuzz is a pure Electric-type Pokemon with a high Sp. Atk and a low Attack stat. Since all Electric-type moves scale off of Sp. Atk in Pokemon FireRed and LeafGreen, this makes it easy to plan out its moveset and nature.
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Pokemon |
Nature |
Moveset |
|---|---|---|
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Electabuzz |
Modest (+Sp. Atk, -Atk) Timid (+Speed, -Atk) |
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Rain Dance makes it so that Thunder never misses, turning the 70 Accuracy into 100. Of course, if you’re running a Rain team with another Pokemon that has Rain Dance, this can be replaced with a coverage move.
Psychic takes advantage of Electabuzz’s high Sp. Atk stat, and provides excellent coverage. If you have access to breeding, Fire Punch and Ice Punch are alternative coverage moves that can allow Electabuzz to become even more versatile, but it is purely optional.
Can You Get Elekid in Pokemon FireRed?
Yes, you can. Elekid can be obtained by breeding a female Electabuzz with a compatible Pokemon (Human-like egg group) like another Electabuzz or a Ditto at the Pokemon Day Care on Four Island. You can only get Elekid after you unlock the National Pokedex, as it is considered a Gen 2 Pokemon, which only become available in the post-game.
Can You Get Electivire in Pokemon FireRed?
No, you cannot. Electivire is the trade evolution of Electabuzz that was introduced in Generation 4. FRLG only goes up to Gen 1 in the base game, and to Gen 2 when you unlock the National Dex. Any evolutions introduced in later generations are not possible to achieve in FireRed and LeafGreen.
- Released
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September 7, 2004
- ESRB
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Everyone 10+ / Mild Fantasy Violence, Simulated Gambling
- Multiplayer
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Online Multiplayer
