Note: Pokemon with the Lightning Rod ability are immune to Electric attacks.
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Electrike? 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.
Electrike is a spectacular Electric-typed Pokemon. Electrike is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Electrike can be quite a contender in the LC tier (Little Cup). Electrike's only type-related weakness is Ground.
Species: Electrike Item: Life Orb / Magnet Ability: Lightning Rod Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk) EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe Moveset: - Thunderbolt / Discharge - Flamethrower / Flame Burst - Signal Beam - Round / Snore
Special Sweeper Electrike (Lightning Rod)
Electrike is an astounding Special Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Focus Sash helps protect Electrike from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Life Orb boosts the power of Electrike's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Lightning Rod, Electrike draws electric moves to itself to raise sp. atk by 1; electric immunity.
♦ Thunderbolt is a special STAB-boosted 95-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target). ♦ Discharge is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Electric-type move (30% chance to paralyze adjacent pokemon). ♦ Flamethrower is a special 95-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target). ♦ Flame Burst is a special 70-base power Fire-type move (damages pokemon next to the target as well). ♦ Signal Beam is a special 75-base power Bug-type move (10% chance to confuse the target). ♦ Round is a special 60-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if others used round this turn). ♦ Snore is a special 40-base power Normal-type move (Electrike must be asleep. 30% chance to flinch target).
No additional EV spread were found for this set at this time.Array
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Electrike? 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.
Species: Electrike Item: Life Orb / Magnet Ability: Lightning Rod Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk) EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe Moveset: - Discharge / Thunderbolt - Snarl - Flamethrower / Flame Burst - Signal Beam
Doubles Special Sweeper Electrike (Lightning Rod)
Electrike is a marvelous Special Sweeper. It's designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Focus Sash helps protect Electrike from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Life Orb boosts the power of Electrike's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Lightning Rod, Electrike draws electric moves to itself to raise sp. atk by 1; electric immunity.
♦ Discharge is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Electric-type move (30% chance to paralyze adjacent pokemon). ♦ Thunderbolt is a special STAB-boosted 95-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target). ♦ Snarl is a special 55-base power Dark-type move (100% chance to lower the foes special attack by 1 stage). ♦ Flamethrower is a special 95-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target). ♦ Flame Burst is a special 70-base power Fire-type move (damages pokemon next to the target as well). ♦ Signal Beam is a special 75-base power Bug-type move (10% chance to confuse the target).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Electrike 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.
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Note: The damage listed here under Versus is not actually calculated using the in-game damage formula. It is simply calculated using typing weaknesses and resistances from the selected type-matchup modifier along with STAB (if applied) to help sort through and give a general idea as to how powerful certain moves might be towards that selected typing after modifiers are applied. Several moves listed here may have additional effects that might alter actual damage output which are not factored on this specific list. Use damage calculators to find actual damage amounts.
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Electrike 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 Electrike
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
Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect, Quick Attack
Moves that inflict status: Thunder Wave, Toxic
Moves that boost Electrike's stats
Charge
Charge Beam
Curse
Howl
Most notable and possible best moves for Electrike
Howl
Light Screen
Protect
Rest
Snarl
Toxic
Volt Switch
Common Effort Values for Electrike in Black and White
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