Where can I find Electrode in Polished Crystal?

Electrode can be caught in six areas and obtained through several special methods in Polished Crystal.

What type is Electrode?

Electrode is a electric-type Pokémon in Polished Crystal.

What moves can Electrode learn in Polished Crystal?

Electrode can learn 17+ moves through level up, TM/HM, breeding, and move tutors in Polished Crystal.

What abilities does Electrode have?

Electrode's abilities in Polished Crystal are: Soundproof, Static, Aftermath.

Electrode - Stats, Moves, Evolution & Location | Polished Crystal

The tissue on the surface of its body is curiously similar in composition to an Apricorn.

Strategy & Usage Tips

Front

Normal

Shiny

Animated

Shiny Animated

Back

Normal

Shiny

2 Forms Available

Type

Electric

Dex

#129

Abilities

Soundproof(Primary)

Gives immunity to sound-based moves.

Static(Secondary)

Contact may cause paralysis.

Aftermath(Hidden)

Damages the foe on fainting.

Growth Rate

Medium Fast

Gender Ratio

Genderless

Egg Groups

mineral

Hatch Rate

Medium Fast (20 cycles)

Catch Rate

Poké Ball6.9%

Great Ball8.9%

Ultra Ball11.5%

Base Exp

150

EV Yield

2 Speed

Wild Held Items

None

Weak To

ground ×2

Resists

electric ×0.5flying ×0.5steel ×0.5

Forms

Normal,Hisuian

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Evolution Chain

Note, you can always call Professor Elm with the Pokemon you are trying to evolve as first in your party. This was a feature that was added specifically to Polished Crystal. If the information on this page seems incorrect, please try calling Professor Elm.

Voltorb

Base form

→

Electrode

Level up Voltorb to Lv. 30

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How to Obtain

You can catch Electrode common in Route 10 North, in Lightning Island (uncommon) in the morning and day-time, and in Dim Cave 5F (rare) in the morning and day-time, among three other areas. Wild ones range from level 49 to 69, unless in a badge-dependent area. One-time encounters await in Rock Tunnel 2F at level 50 and Team Rocket Base B2F at level 33.

Location	Level	Method	Form	Held Item	Prerequisite
Team Rocket Base B2F	Lv. 33	static	-	-	-
Rock Tunnel 2F	Lv. 50	static	-	-	-

Wild Encounters (9)


Cerulean Cave 1F	any	Field	Lv. 67	3%
Cerulean Cave 2F	any	Field	Lv. 69	3%
Route 10 North	any	Field	Lv. 49	30%
Dim Cave 4F	morning	Field	Lv. 55	3%
Dim Cave 4F	day	Field	Lv. 55	3%
Dim Cave 5F	morning	Field	Lv. 51	5%
Dim Cave 5F	day	Field	Lv. 51	5%
Lightning Island	morning	Field	Badge +0 to +1	30%
Lightning Island	day	Field	Badge +0 to +1	30%

Level Up Moves (17)

Level	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
1	Tackle	normal		40	100	35
1	Tackle	A full-body charge attack.
TackleLevel: 1
normal		40	100	35
A full-body charge attack.
1	Thundershock	electric		40	100	30
1	Thundershock	An attack that may cause paralysis.
ThundershockLevel: 1
electric		40	100	30
An attack that may cause paralysis.
4	Sonic Boom	normal		20	90	20
4	Sonic Boom	Always inflicts 20HP damage.
Sonic BoomLevel: 4
normal		20	90	20
Always inflicts 20HP damage.
6	Agility	psychic		0	100	30
6	Agility	Sharply raises the user's Speed.
AgilityLevel: 6
psychic		0	100	30
Sharply raises the user's Speed.
9	Spark	electric		65	100	20
9	Spark	An attack that may cause paralysis.
SparkLevel: 9
electric		65	100	20
An attack that may cause paralysis.
11	Rollout	rock		30	90	20
11	Rollout	Attacks 5 turns with rising power.
RolloutLevel: 11
rock		30	90	20
Attacks 5 turns with rising power.
13	Screech	normal		0	85	40
13	Screech	Sharply lowers the foe's Defense.
ScreechLevel: 13
normal		0	85	40
Sharply lowers the foe's Defense.
16	Thunder Wave	electric		0	90	20
16	Thunder Wave	A move that paralyzes the foe.
Thunder WaveLevel: 16
electric		0	90	20
A move that paralyzes the foe.
20	Swift	normal		60	100	20
20	Swift	An attack that never misses.
SwiftLevel: 20
normal		60	100	20
An attack that never misses.
22	Thunderbolt	electric		90	100	15
22	Thunderbolt	An attack that may cause paralysis.
ThunderboltLevel: 22
electric		90	100	15
An attack that may cause paralysis.
26	Reflect	psychic		0	100	20
26	Reflect	Raises Defense with a barrier.
ReflectLevel: 26
psychic		0	100	20
Raises Defense with a barrier.
29	Light Screen	psychic		0	100	30
29	Light Screen	Raises Sp.Def with a wall of light.
Light ScreenLevel: 29
psychic		0	100	30
Raises Sp.Def with a wall of light.
36	Explosion	normal		250	100	5
36	Explosion	Very powerful but makes user faint.
ExplosionLevel: 36
normal		250	100	5
Very powerful but makes user faint.
41	Thunder	electric		110	70	10
41	Thunder	An attack that may cause paralysis.
ThunderLevel: 41
electric		110	70	10
An attack that may cause paralysis.
47	Bug Buzz	bug		90	100	10
47	Bug Buzz	An attack that may lower Sp.Def.
Bug BuzzLevel: 47
bug		90	100	10
An attack that may lower Sp.Def.
54	Gyro Ball	steel		1	100	5
54	Gyro Ball	Does more damage at lower speed.
Gyro BallLevel: 54
steel		1	100	5
Does more damage at lower speed.
58	Mirror Coat	psychic		1	100	20
58	Mirror Coat	Returns a special attack double.
Mirror CoatLevel: 58
psychic		1	100	20
Returns a special attack double.

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Wild Moves (1)

Note: These moves are only available on wild Pokémon caught at specific locations.

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP	Location
Sucker Punch	dark		70	100	5	Lightning Island
Sucker Punch	Attacks before the foe does.
Sucker Punch (Lightning Island)
dark		70	100	5
Attacks before the foe does.

TM/HM Moves (24)

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
Curse	ghost		0	100	10	TM03
Curse	Works differently for Ghost-types.
Curse
ghost		0	100	10	TM03
Works differently for Ghost-types.
Toxic	poison		0	90	10	TM06
Toxic	A Poison move with increasing damage.
Toxic
poison		0	90	10	TM06
A Poison move with increasing damage.
Hidden Power	typeless		70	100	15	TM10
Hidden Power	The type varies with the Pokémon.
Hidden Power
typeless		70	100	15	TM10
The type varies with the Pokémon.
Hyper Beam	normal		150	90	5	TM15
Hyper Beam	1st turn: Attack 2nd turn: Rest
Hyper Beam
normal		150	90	5	TM15
1st turn: Attack 2nd turn: Rest
Light Screen	psychic		0	100	30	TM16
Light Screen	Raises Sp.Def with a wall of light.
Light Screen
psychic		0	100	30	TM16
Raises Sp.Def with a wall of light.
Protect	normal		0	100	10	TM17
Protect	Foils attack that turn. It may fail.
Protect
normal		0	100	10	TM17
Foils attack that turn. It may fail.
Rain Dance	water		0	100	5	TM18
Rain Dance	Boosts Water-type moves for 5 turns.
Rain Dance
water		0	100	5	TM18
Boosts Water-type moves for 5 turns.
Thunderbolt	electric		90	100	15	TM24
Thunderbolt	An attack that may cause paralysis.
Thunderbolt
electric		90	100	15	TM24
An attack that may cause paralysis.
Thunder	electric		110	70	10	TM25
Thunder	An attack that may cause paralysis.
Thunder
electric		110	70	10	TM25
An attack that may cause paralysis.
Return	normal		1	100	20	TM27
Return	An attack that is based on loyalty.
Return
normal		1	100	20	TM27
An attack that is based on loyalty.
Double Team	normal		0	100	15	TM32
Double Team	Raises the user's evasiveness.
Double Team
normal		0	100	15	TM32
Raises the user's evasiveness.
Reflect	psychic		0	100	20	TM33
Reflect	Raises Defense with a barrier.
Reflect
psychic		0	100	20	TM33
Raises Defense with a barrier.
Swift	normal		60	100	20	TM39
Swift	An attack that never misses.
Swift
normal		60	100	20	TM39
An attack that never misses.
Substitute	normal		0	100	10	TM41
Substitute	Makes a decoy with 1/4 user's max HP.
Substitute
normal		0	100	10	TM41
Makes a decoy with 1/4 user's max HP.
Facade	normal		70	100	20	TM42
Facade	Double damage with Psn, Brn, or Prz.
Facade
normal		70	100	20	TM42
Double damage with Psn, Brn, or Prz.
Rest	psychic		0	100	5	TM44
Rest	Sleep for 2 turns to fully recover.
Rest
psychic		0	100	5	TM44
Sleep for 2 turns to fully recover.
Thief	dark		60	100	25	TM46
Thief	An attack that may steal a held item.
Thief
dark		60	100	25	TM46
An attack that may steal a held item.
Wild Charge	electric		90	100	15	TM57
Wild Charge	A charge that also hurts the user.
Wild Charge
electric		90	100	15	TM57
A charge that also hurts the user.
Explosion	normal		250	100	5	TM64
Explosion	Very powerful but makes user faint.
Explosion
normal		250	100	5	TM64
Very powerful but makes user faint.
Giga Impact	normal		150	90	5	TM68
Giga Impact	1st turn: Attack 2nd turn: Rest
Giga Impact
normal		150	90	5	TM68
1st turn: Attack 2nd turn: Rest
Flash	normal		0	100	20	TM70
Flash	A move that lowers the foe's accuracy.
Flash
normal		0	100	20	TM70
A move that lowers the foe's accuracy.
Volt Switch	electric		70	100	20	TM72
Volt Switch	Switches out after making its attack.
Volt Switch
electric		70	100	20	TM72
Switches out after making its attack.
Thunder Wave	electric		0	90	20	TM73
Thunder Wave	A move that paralyzes the foe.
Thunder Wave
electric		0	90	20	TM73
A move that paralyzes the foe.
Gyro Ball	steel		1	100	5	TM74
Gyro Ball	Does more damage at lower speed.
Gyro Ball
steel		1	100	5	TM74
Does more damage at lower speed.

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Move Tutor Moves (8)

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
Agility	psychic		0	100	30	MT01
Agility	Sharply raises the user's Speed.
Agility
psychic		0	100	30	MT01
Sharply raises the user's Speed.
Endure	normal		0	100	10	MT11
Endure	Endures any hit with at least 1HP.
Endure
normal		0	100	10	MT11
Endures any hit with at least 1HP.
Headbutt	normal		70	100	15	MT13
Headbutt	An attack that may cause flinching.
Headbutt
normal		70	100	15	MT13
An attack that may cause flinching.
Rollout	rock		30	90	20	MT20
Rollout	Attacks 5 turns with rising power.
Rollout
rock		30	90	20	MT20
Attacks 5 turns with rising power.
Sleep Talk	normal		0	100	10	MT24
Sleep Talk	Randomly attacks while asleep.
Sleep Talk
normal		0	100	10	MT24
Randomly attacks while asleep.
Sucker Punch	dark		70	100	5	MT25
Sucker Punch	Attacks before the foe does.
Sucker Punch
dark		70	100	5	MT25
Attacks before the foe does.
Swagger	normal		0	85	15	MT26
Swagger	Causes confusion but raises Attack.
Swagger
normal		0	85	15	MT26
Causes confusion but raises Attack.
Zap Cannon	electric		120	50	5	MT30
Zap Cannon	An attack that always paralyzes.
Zap Cannon
electric		120	50	5	MT30
An attack that always paralyzes.

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