Competitive Information for Electabuzz [Red/Blue]
Bug
Dragon
Electric
Fighting
Fire
Flying
Ghost
Grass
0.5x
0.5x
Ground
Ice
Normal
Poison
Psychic
Rock
Water
2x
¼x
½x
2x
4x
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Electabuzz? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Red/Blue 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 Red/Blue generation metagame.
Electabuzz is a wonderful Electric-typed Pokemon. It's pretty common to find yourself dealing with Electabuzz when battling in the 1st generation meta. There were no known abilities or equippable items back in the Red/Blue Pokemon games. Electabuzz's only type-related weakness is Ground.
Species: Electabuzz
Moveset:
- Hyper Beam / Double-Edge
- Seismic Toss / Counter
- Thunder Wave
- Light Screen
Moveset:
- Hyper Beam / Double-Edge
- Seismic Toss / Counter
- Thunder Wave
- Light Screen
Physical Sweeper Electabuzz (Retro)
Electabuzz is a pretty decent Physical Sweeper. This moveset attempts to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. First generation Pokemon had alot of struggles to deal with. Remember before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type.
♦ Hyper Beam is a physical 150-base power Normal-type move (can't move next turn if target or sub is not koed).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 100-base power Normal-type move (has 1/4 recoil).
♦ Seismic Toss is a physical 1-base power Fighting-type move (damage = Electabuzz's level. can hit ghost types).
♦ Counter is a physical 0-base power Fighting-type move (if hit by physical attack, returns double damage).
♦ Thunder Wave is a status move (paralyzes the target).
♦ Light Screen is a status move (while active, Electabuzz's special is 2x when damaged).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 100-base power Normal-type move (has 1/4 recoil).
♦ Seismic Toss is a physical 1-base power Fighting-type move (damage = Electabuzz's level. can hit ghost types).
♦ Counter is a physical 0-base power Fighting-type move (if hit by physical attack, returns double damage).
♦ Thunder Wave is a status move (paralyzes the target).
♦ Light Screen is a status move (while active, Electabuzz's special is 2x when damaged).
Species: Electabuzz
Moveset:
- Thunderbolt / Thunder Punch
- Psychic
- Thunder Wave
- Light Screen
Moveset:
- Thunderbolt / Thunder Punch
- Psychic
- Thunder Wave
- Light Screen
Special Sweeper Electabuzz (Retro)
Electabuzz is an outstanding Special Sweeper. It tries to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. In gen one, Electabuzz played quite differently. Before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type.
♦ Thunderbolt is a special STAB-boosted 95-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Thunder Punch is a special STAB-boosted 75-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Psychic is a special 90-base power Psychic-type move (33% chance to lower the target's special by 1 stage).
♦ Thunder Wave is a status move (paralyzes the target).
♦ Light Screen is a status move (while active, Electabuzz's special is 2x when damaged).
♦ Thunder Punch is a special STAB-boosted 75-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Psychic is a special 90-base power Psychic-type move (33% chance to lower the target's special by 1 stage).
♦ Thunder Wave is a status move (paralyzes the target).
♦ Light Screen is a status move (while active, Electabuzz's special is 2x when damaged).
Movepool
Wondering what moves can Electabuzz 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.
Cat
Type
Movename
Damage
Accuracy
PP
Effect
Psychic
90
100%
10
33% chance to lower the target's Special by 1.
Psywave
??
80%
15
Random damage from 1 to (user's level*1.5 - 1).
Thunder
120
70%
10
10% chance to paralyze the target.
Thunder Punch
75
100%
15
10% chance to paralyze the target.
Thunder Shock
40
100%
30
10% chance to paralyze the target.
Thunderbolt
95
100%
15
10% chance to paralyze the target.
Bide
--
--
10
Waits 2-3 turns; deals double the damage taken.
Body Slam
85
100%
15
30% chance to paralyze the target.
Counter
--
100%
20
If hit by physical attack, returns double damage.
Double-Edge
100
100%
15
Has 1/4 recoil.
Hyper Beam
150
90%
5
Can't move next turn if target or sub is not KOed.
Mega Kick
120
75%
5
No additional effect.
Mega Punch
80
85%
20
No additional effect.
Quick Attack
40
100%
30
Usually goes first.
Rage
20
100%
20
Lasts forever. Raises user's Attack by 1 when hit.
Seismic Toss
??
100%
20
Damage = user's level. Can hit Ghost types.
Skull Bash
100
100%
15
Charges turn 1. Hits turn 2.
Strength
80
100%
15
No additional effect.
Submission
80
80%
25
Has 1/4 recoil.
Swift
60
--
20
Never misses, even against Dig and Fly.
Take Down
90
85%
20
Has 1/4 recoil.
Double Team
--
--
15
Raises the user's evasiveness by 1.
Flash
--
70%
20
Lowers the target's accuracy by 1.
Leer
--
100%
30
Lowers the target's Defense by 1.
Light Screen
--
--
30
While active, user's Special is 2x when damaged.
Metronome
--
--
10
Picks a random move.
Mimic
--
--
10
Random move known by the target replaces this.
Reflect
--
--
20
While active, the user's Defense is doubled.
Rest
--
--
10
User sleeps 2 turns and restores HP and status.
Screech
--
85%
40
Lowers the target's Defense by 2.
Substitute
--
--
10
User takes 1/4 its max HP to put in a Substitute.
Teleport
--
--
20
Fails when used.
Thunder Wave
--
100%
20
Paralyzes the target.
Toxic
--
85%
10
Badly poisons the target.
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Electabuzz can perform in Red/Blue. 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 RB Move and Ability Combos for Electabuzz
- Moves with Priority: Quick Attack
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