Competitive Information for Eelektrik [Black/White]
Electric
Abilities:
Note: Pokemon with the Levitate ability are immune to Ground attacks.
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Eelektrik? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Black/White Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the Black/White generation metagame.
Eelektrik is pretty popular Electric-typed Pokemon. Eelektrik is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Eelektrik's only type-related weakness is Ground.
Item: Life Orb / Magnet
Ability: Levitate
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Wild Charge / Spark
- Frustration / Return
- Aqua Tail
- Crunch / Knock Off
Physical Sweeper Eelektrik (Levitate)
Eelektrik is a spectacular Physical Sweeper. It's purpose is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Focus Sash helps protect Eelektrik from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Life Orb boosts the power of Eelektrik's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Levitate, Eelektrik is immune to ground; gravity/ingrain/smack down/iron ball nullify it.
♦ Spark is a physical STAB-boosted 65-base power Electric-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Frustration is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at minimum happiness).
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Aqua Tail is a physical 90-base power Water-type move that deals a large amount of damage.
♦ Crunch is a physical 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage).
♦ Knock Off is a physical 20-base power Dark-type move (removes the target's held item).
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Item: Life Orb / Magnet
Ability: Levitate
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Thunderbolt / Discharge
- Flash Cannon
- Giga Drain
- Signal Beam
Special Sweeper Eelektrik (Levitate)
Eelektrik is an awesome Special Sweeper. It's goal is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Focus Sash helps protect Eelektrik from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Life Orb boosts the power of Eelektrik's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Levitate, Eelektrik is immune to ground; gravity/ingrain/smack down/iron ball nullify it.
♦ Discharge is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Electric-type move (30% chance to paralyze adjacent pokemon).
♦ Flash Cannon is a special 80-base power Steel-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Giga Drain is a special 75-base power Grass-type move (Eelektrik recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
♦ Signal Beam is a special 75-base power Bug-type move (10% chance to confuse the target).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Eelektrik? These builds have been optimized for Black/White Double Battles. They have movesets and EVs specifically calibrated to generally work best versus multiple Pokemon at once as well as helping to support other team members and allys in the Black/White generation metagame.
Item: Life Orb / Magnet
Ability: Levitate
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Wild Charge / Spark
- Frustration / Return
- Aqua Tail
- Crunch / Knock Off
Doubles Physical Sweeper Eelektrik (Levitate)
Eelektrik is an awesome Physical Sweeper. It is primarily designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Focus Sash helps protect Eelektrik from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Life Orb boosts the power of Eelektrik's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Levitate, Eelektrik is immune to ground; gravity/ingrain/smack down/iron ball nullify it.
♦ Spark is a physical STAB-boosted 65-base power Electric-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Frustration is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at minimum happiness).
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Aqua Tail is a physical 90-base power Water-type move that deals a hefty amount of damage.
♦ Crunch is a physical 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage).
♦ Knock Off is a physical 20-base power Dark-type move (removes the target's held item).
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Item: Life Orb / Magnet
Ability: Levitate
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Discharge / Thunderbolt
- Acid / Acid Spray
- Flash Cannon
- Giga Drain
Doubles Special Sweeper Eelektrik (Levitate)
Eelektrik is a wonderful Special Sweeper. It's purpose is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Focus Sash helps protect Eelektrik from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Life Orb boosts the power of Eelektrik's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Levitate, Eelektrik is immune to ground; gravity/ingrain/smack down/iron ball nullify it.
♦ Thunderbolt is a special STAB-boosted 95-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Acid is a special 40-base power Poison-type move (10% chance to lower the foes special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Acid Spray is a special 40-base power Poison-type move (100% chance to lower the target's special defense by 2 stages).
♦ Flash Cannon is a special 80-base power Steel-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Giga Drain is a special 75-base power Grass-type move (Eelektrik recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Eelektrik learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
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Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Eelektrik can perform in Black/White. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive BW Move and Ability Combos for Eelektrik
- Moves: Rain dance + Thunder
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Move: Acrobatics + Item: Red Card
- Move: Acrobatics + Item: Flying Gem
- Item: Blunder Policy + Move: Zap Cannon
- Moves with Priority: Protect
- Moves that inflict status: Thunder Wave, Toxic
Moves that boost Eelektrik's stats
- Charge Beam
- Coil
Most notable and possible best moves for Eelektrik
- Knock Off
- Light Screen
- Protect
- Rest
- Toxic
- U-turn
- Volt Switch
Common Effort Values for Eelektrik in Black and White
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