Competitive Information for Electivire [Black/White]
Electric
Abilities:
Note: Pokemon with the Motor Drive ability are immune to Electric attacks.
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Electivire? 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.
PolitoedFerrothornJellicentTornadusTentacruelHeracrossStaraptorTogekissArcanineCrobat
Electivire is a sensational Electric-typed Pokemon. Electivire are common Pokemon to see in the BW metagame. Electivire's only type-related weakness is Ground.
Item: Choice Band / Life Orb
Ability: Motor Drive
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Cross Chop
- Earthquake
- Wild Charge
- Ice Punch
Physical Sweeper Electivire (Popular/Trending)
Electivire is an extraordinary Physical Sweeper. It's meant to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Electivire's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Electivire's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Motor Drive, Electivire's speed is raised 1 stage if hit by an electric move; electric immunity.
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
♦ Wild Charge is a physical STAB-boosted 90-base power Electric-type move (has 1/4 recoil).
♦ Ice Punch is a physical 75-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
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Item: Life Orb / Magnet
Ability: Motor Drive
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 76 Hp / 252 Atk / 180 Spe
Moveset:
- Wild Charge / Thunder Punch
- Double-Edge / Return
- Earthquake
- Hammer Arm / Brick Break
Physical Sweeper Electivire (Motor Drive)
Electivire is popular Physical Sweeper. It is designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. White Herb will reset Electivire's negative stat changes once (specifically for when it uses Hammer Arm). Focus Sash helps protect Electivire from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Life Orb boosts the power of Electivire's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Motor Drive, Electivire's speed is raised 1 stage if hit by an electric move; electric immunity.
♦ Thunder Punch is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
♦ Hammer Arm is a physical 100-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Electivire's speed by 1 stage).
♦ Brick Break is a physical 75-base power Fighting-type move (destroys screens, unless the target is immune).
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Item: Choice Band
Ability: Motor Drive
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Wild Charge
- Cross Chop
- Earthquake
- Ice Punch
Electivire Physical Sweeper (Lightning Strike)
Electivire is an extraordinary Physical Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Electivire's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. With Motor Drive, Electivire's speed is raised 1 stage if hit by an electric move; electric immunity.
♦ Cross Chop is a physical 100-base power Fighting-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
♦ Ice Punch is a physical 75-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
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Item: Expert Belt
Ability: Motor Drive
Nature: Naive (+Spe, -SpD)
EVs: 123 Hp / 232 Def / 155 Spe
Moveset:
- Charge Beam
- Hammer Arm / Signal Beam
- Earthquake / Thunderbolt
- Fire Punch / Brick Break
Electivire Physical Wall (Mixed Attack Electivire)
Electivire is an outstanding Physical Wall. It's designed to take a hefty amount of physical hits while dealing some decent damage. With Motor Drive, Electivire's speed is raised 1 stage if hit by an electric move; electric immunity.
♦ Hammer Arm is a physical 100-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Electivire's speed by 1 stage).
♦ Signal Beam is a special 75-base power Bug-type move (10% chance to confuse the target).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
♦ Thunderbolt is a special STAB-boosted 95-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Fire Punch is a physical 75-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
♦ Brick Break is a physical 75-base power Fighting-type move (destroys screens, unless the target is immune).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Electivire? 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.
PolitoedFerrothornJellicentTornadusTentacruelHeracrossStaraptorTogekissArcanineCrobat
Item: Life Orb / Soft Sand
Ability: Motor Drive
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 76 Hp / 252 Atk / 180 Spe
Moveset:
- Earthquake / Bulldoze
- Rock Slide
- Wild Charge / Thunder Punch
- Double-Edge / Return
Doubles Physical Sweeper Electivire (Motor Drive)
Electivire is an awesome Physical Sweeper. It is meant to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Focus Sash helps protect Electivire from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Life Orb boosts the power of Electivire's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Motor Drive, Electivire's speed is raised 1 stage if hit by an electric move; electric immunity.
♦ Bulldoze is a physical 60-base power Ground-type move (100% chance lower adjacent pkmn speed by 1 stage).
♦ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Wild Charge is a physical STAB-boosted 90-base power Electric-type move (has 1/4 recoil).
♦ Thunder Punch is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Electivire learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
Sort and organize the learnset by move type, category, accuracy, and power. Bolded moves will gain the same-type attack bonus (STAB) if this Pokemon uses them.
Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Electivire 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 Electivire
- Moves: Swagger + Screech
- Moves: Rain dance + Thunder
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Fling + Item: King's Rock
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Item: Blunder Policy + Move: Dynamic Punch
- Moves with Priority: Quick Attack, Endure, Protect, Follow Me, Helping Hand, Feint
- Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break
- Moves that inflict status: Thunder Wave, Toxic
Moves that boost Electivire's stats
- Barrier
- Charge Beam
- Meditate
Most notable and possible best moves for Electivire
- Cross Chop
- Earthquake
- Ice Punch
- Light Screen
- Protect
- Rest
- Taunt
- Toxic
- Volt Switch
- Wild Charge
Common Effort Values for Electivire in Black and White
- Jolly Nature ( 0/252/0/0/4/252/ )
- Relaxed Nature ( 0/0/252/220/0/36/ )
- Optimize Electivire's EV spread for Pokemon Black and White
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