Electabuzz (Pokémon)

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Electabuzz (Japanese: エレブー Eleboo) is an introduced in Generation I.
It evolves from starting at level 30 and evolves into when while holding an Electirizer.
(Specifics may differ in past games. Refer to Game data→Evolution data for these details.)
==Biology==
Electabuzz is a slightly with a few traits. It has antennae with bulbous tips where its ears should be, two long tufts of fur on top of its head, small eyes, and two large fangs in its upper jaw. It is covered in yellow fur with many black stripes. There is a large, lightning bolt-shaped stripe on Electabuzz's chest, a V-shaped stripe on its forehead, one stripe on its side, a thick stripe down its back, two bands on each leg, several broken bands on each arm, and many rings around its long tail. There are three clawed toes on each of its feet, two in front and one in back, and five fingers on each hand.
In the dark, Electabuzz will glow light blue from the electrical charges running across its body. It is constantly leaking more electricity than it consumes. Bearing near an Electabuzz will cause a human's hair to stand on end. Electabuzz often gathered groups around tall trees to wait for the upcoming storm. During torrential thunderstorms, Electabuzz will compete to find locations likely to be struck by lightning to absorb the electric power. Electabuzz is often used as an alternative to lightning rods because it is unharmed by the absorption of electricity. It is also capable of entirely nonverbal communication via electrical currents when near another of its species. Blackouts have been known to happen when groups of Electabuzz gather to consume electricity from power plants, they often get blamed for the occurring power outages. As a result, Pokémon are kept around power plants to keep Electabuzz from raiding, although the blackouts are usually the fault of the electric companies, not Electabuzz. There is ongoing research on using Electabuzz to store away lightning until it is needed to be used later.
As demonstrated in the Pokémon the Series episode Showdown at Dark City, Electabuzz is sent into a rage by the color red. In battle, Electabuzz windmills its arms, apparently to add momentum to its punches. This method of battle seems ineffective, as opponents can escape in the meantime. Electabuzz typically resides near power plants and can cause blackouts in cities, though it can also be found in .
===Evolution===
Electabuzz evolves from and evolves into .
(For specifics on this Pokémon's Evolution in the games, refer to Game data→Evolution data.)
==Game data==
===Pokédex entries===
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===Held items===
Pokémon caught in Generation I must be traded to a Generation II game in order for a held item to appear.
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===Stats===
====Base stats====
====Pokéathlon stats====
===Type effectiveness===
===Learnset===
Electabuzz is available in Version 3.0.0+.
====By leveling up====
====By TM====
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===Side game data===
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In , Electabuzz can be obtained by completing 1/4 of the , Electric for Electabuzz.
===Evolution data===
Electabuzz evolves from starting at level 30 and evolves into when while holding an Electirizer. Electabuzz cannot evolve into Electivire in , as Electivire is not present in those games. In , Electabuzz evolves into Electivire when exposed to an Electirizer.
===Sprites===
==In animation==
===Major appearances===
====Paul's Electabuzz====
In Smells Like Team Spirit!, Paul's evolved into an Electabuzz during the Hearthome City Tag Battle Competition. In Lost Leader Strategy!, it was revealed that Paul had left his Electabuzz under the care of his brother, Reggie. It then returned to Paul's team after the events of Enter Galactic!. It was revealed to have evolved into Electivire in Casting a Paul on Barry!.
====Other====
Electabuzz debuted in Showdown at Dark City, under the ownership of Kaz. It is the Kas Gym's primary Pokémon and was used in the feuds that the Kas and Yas Gyms were having.
In Misty Meets Her Match, Rudy used an Electabuzz in his against . It went up against and won due to it being extremely resilient to most attacks thrown at it, not even requiring to evade any of them.
In Enter The Dragonite, used an Electabuzz in his battle against Ash. It went up against and , defeating the former before being defeated by the latter.
In Current Events, an Electabuzz was the head of security in an electric company's power station. It attacked Ash and his , believing them to be intruders, but it was then captured by . However, it was later freed.
In A Promise is a Promise, Dr. Namba used an Electabuzz. It wore a headgear that made it angry and thus increased the power of its attacks. Despite this, it was defeated by Pikachu and Sparky with a double attack.
In Love, Pokémon Style, Macy used an Electabuzz in her Silver Conference battle against Ash. She uses it to cover her team's weakness against types, but Ash countered her strategy by using against Electabuzz, forcing Macy to recall it. It later fought against and , defeating the former before losing to the latter.
In Saved by the Beldum, used an Electabuzz during the first round of the Ever Grande Conference, where it was defeated by Morrison's newly evolved .
In Betrayed, Bothered, and Beleaguered!, Tony used an Electabuzz to battle Ash's Riolu in the World Coronation Series, but it was defeated.
===Minor appearances===
In Riddle Me This, an Electabuzz performed for and his entourage while they stayed at one of Cinnabar Island's hostels.
A Trainer's Electabuzz appeared in Mewtwo Strikes Back and Mewtwo Strikes Back—Evolution.
In Pikachu Re-Volts, an Electabuzz was controlled by Cassidy and Butch via their at Mandarin Island North.
A Electabuzz appeared in 's fantasy in In the Pink.
In The Power of One, multiple Electabuzz sensed the disturbance caused by Lawrence III.
In Pokémon Double Trouble, an Electabuzz was working out at the Kumquat Gym.
An Electabuzz appeared in a fantasy in The Rivalry Revival.
An Electabuzz appeared in a fantasy in The Double Trouble Header.
In As Clear As Crystal, an Electabuzz was affected by a crystal that gave a lake the ability to heal Pokémon.
An Electabuzz appeared in the opening sequence of Lucario and the Mystery of Mew.
In Dawn of a Royal Day!, a 's Electabuzz competed in the Battle Stage of the .
In Zoroark: Master of Illusions, an Electabuzz was on the Jubilife Reds team competing at the Pokémon Baccer World Cup. It briefly reappeared in Genesect and the Legend Awakened.
A student's Electabuzz appeared in The Guardian's Challenge!. It reappeared in the banned episode SM064.
A Trainer's Electabuzz appeared in Crystal-Clear Sleuthing!.
A Trainer's Electabuzz appeared in One Journey Ends, Another Begins...
Two Trainers' Electabuzz appeared in A Glaring Rivalry!. One of them reappeared in a flashback in A Masked Warning!.
In Pulling Out the Pokémon Base Pepper!, an Electabuzz pitched in a Pokémon Base game. It reappeared in a televised game in Night of a Thousand Poses!.
In I Choose You!, an Electabuzz fell under the control of .
In Alola, Kanto!, an Electabuzz had its photo taken by .
A Trainer's Electabuzz appeared in Sours for the Sweet!.
In Securing the Future!, a Trainer's Electabuzz joined the rest of Alola in showering with light so it could return to its .
Two Electabuzz appeared in A Crackling Raid Battle!.
A Trainer's Electabuzz appeared in This Could be the Start of Something Big!.
===Pokédex entries===
===POKÉTOON===
A Trainer's Electabuzz appeared in Blossom's Dream, where it helped protect a village from a and a .
==In the manga==
===Pokémon Ranger: The Comic – Shadows of Almia===
 controlled an Electabuzz in PRV3.
===The Electric Tale of Pikachu===
Rudy's Electabuzz was his first choice of Pokémon in his Gym against .
===Pocket Monsters HeartGold & SoulSilver Go! Go! Pokéathlon===
An Electabuzz appears in Pocket Monsters HeartGold & SoulSilver Go! Go! Pokéathlon.
===Pocket Monsters HGSS===
An Electabuzz appeared in PMHGSS11.
===Pokémon Adventures===
Electabuzz debuts in Buzz Off, Electabuzz!, under the ownership of Lt. Surge. It is so vicious that even its Trainer cannot keep it in its Poké Ball and its attack tears through ground floors like wheat. Although the most that Poli can do against it at first is freeze its feet so that Red and Poli can flee, the tables turn when Poli evolves into and throws Electabuzz and its Trainer both off the ship. Electabuzz later appears to fight Morty's , but while its continuous attacks do a number of damage, the ghost's and leave it unable to attack.
An Electabuzz silhouette appears when talks about in The Jynx Jinx.
An Electabuzz is seen in 's explanation in A Flaaffy Kerfuffle that Trainers should only have six Pokémon with them.
A 's Electabuzz appeared in Deprogramming Porygon-Z.
===Pokémon Pocket Monsters===
An Electabuzz appeared in Regain the Deserted Power Plant!.
's Electabuzz appeared in Squirtle, the Crybaby Pokémon and Good-Bye, Pikachu?!.
An Electabuzz appeared in I Want to Become Popular!!.
===Pokémon Zensho===
An Electabuzz appeared in PZ04, under the ownership of Lt. Surge.
==In the TCG==
==Trivia==
* In English, the "Electric Pokémon" is shared by , Electabuzz, and Kantonian .
** In Japanese, Elekid has the category でんきポケモン Denki Pokémon (Electric Pokémon), while the other two Pokémon share the category でんげきポケモン Dengeki Pokémon (Electric Shock Pokémon).
* and Electabuzz seem to be counterparts; both evolve in a very similar way (first at level 30, then after being traded holding an item which has a name that ends with the suffix "-izer"), both have the same gender ratio (75% male, 25% female), and both are typically exclusive to one version of a pair of games. They both have similar status-inducing Abilities in Flame Body and Static, as well as the same Hidden Ability, Vital Spirit. Since Generation V, they also often learn similar moves at the same level. They even have the same special moves when purified in Pokémon XD: and . Their evolutionary relatives were released in the same generation (Generation II and IV). Both also appear to be based on beings from Japanese mythology; Electabuzz has similarities to the and Magmar has similarities to the .
* Electabuzz is the only member of its family not to have some physical relation to an . Elekid's head is shaped like a power plug while Electivire's back pattern looks like a power socket.
===Design variations===
In its artwork, Electabuzz has four fingers; however, it is typically depicted with five fingers in its sprites and artwork, as well as in the . In Pokémon Stadium and Pokémon Stadium 2, it is depicted with six fingers.
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===Origin===
Electabuzz seems to be based on the Japanese , a horned that wears skin as clothing and sometimes have powers of thunder and lightning. Most notably , who is often depicted as an oni, is a god of lightning. Its tail resembles that of a tiger. Its horns may be based on s.
====Name origin====
Electabuzz may be a combination of electric and buzz (possibly referring to the humming sound of electricity).
Eleboo may be a combination of electric or エレキ eleki (electric) and ブンブン bunbun (buzz).
==In other languages==
==Related articles==
* Paul's Electabuzz
==External links==
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