Elekid

Elekid stores electricity in its body. If it touches metal and accidentally discharges all its built-up electricity, this Pokémon begins swinging its arms in circles to recharge itself.

Dex No

#239

Elekid Weaknesses and Strengths

Elekid is a Electric type Pokemon. When dealing damage with Electric Type Moves, they will deal an additional 20% damage.

Weak Against
Types	Damage
Ground	160%

Resistant Against
Types	Damage
Flying	62.5%
Steel	62.5%
Electric	62.5%

Best Moves for Elekid in Pokemon GO

Below you can find the best Fast Move and Charge Move combo for Elekid.

We simulate the damage (DPS) of two moves combined and then rank them based on how much damage they deal over a period of time (CDPS).

Fast Move	Charge Move	DPS	CDPS
Thunder Shock	Thunderbolt	48.40	289.00
Thunder Shock	Discharge	41.20	278.44
Low Kick	Thunderbolt	48.40	260.26
Low Kick	Discharge	41.20	257.00
Thunder Shock	Thunder Punch	40.00	250.13
Low Kick	Thunder Punch	40.00	230.30
Thunder Shock	Brick Break	35.00	214.77
Low Kick	Brick Break	35.00	202.50

All Moves for Elekid

Below are all the moves that Elekid can learn. Some moves are only available using Elite TM items.

Move	Type	Power	DPS	Duration	Energy
Brick Break	Charged	40	25	1600ms	-33
Discharge	Charged	65	31.2	2500ms	-33
Thunderbolt EliteTM	Charged	80	38.4	2500ms	-50
Thunder Punch	Charged	45	30	1800ms	-33
Thunder Shock	Quick	5	10	600ms	8
Low Kick	Quick	6	10	600ms	6

Elekid Evolution

Electabuzz	Requires 100x Candy Use a Sinnoh Stone	Electivire
Elekid	Requires 25x Candy	Electabuzz

Best Elekid Raid Counters in Pokemon GO

Below you can find the best counters for Elekid Raids and the best movesets to use. We run a simulation with every Pokemon GO in our database to figure out the quickest time to defeat (TTK) Elekid in a raid.