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Gengar’s Pokédex · Kanto · Generation I

#101 Electrode

Electric

  • SpeciesBall Pokémon
  • Japanese nameMarumine
  • PronunciationEE-LECK-TRODE
  • Height3′ 11″ 1.19 m
  • Weight147.0 lb 66.15 kg
  • GenderGenderless
Electrode official artwork

PokédexWhere to findType matchupsMovesBreedingStats

Name meaning

Comes from an ELECTRODE in an electric circuit. May also be a combination of ELECTRIC and EXPLODE, since Electrode tends to explode.

Evolution

  1. VoltorbLevel 30Electrode
Electrode in the original Gengar’s Pokédex
Electrode as it appeared in the original Gengar’s Pokédex

Pokédex entries

RedBlue It stores electric energy under very high pressure. It often explodes with little or no provocation.
Yellow Stores electrical energy in its body. Even the slightest shock could trigger a huge explosion.
Stadium Stores enormous amounts of electricity within its body and explodes with the slightest provocation. Extremely dangerous.
GoldStadium 2 It is dangerous. If it has too much electricity and has nothing to do, it amuses itself by exploding.
Silver It stores an overflowing amount of electric energy inside its body. Even a small shock makes it explode.
Crystal The more energy it charges up, the faster it gets. But this also makes it more likely to explode.

Where to find Electrode

Game Where to find it Time Rarity
Blue Power Plant, Unknown Dungeon, Cinnabar Island (In-Game Trade) NA Few/Evolve
Red NA Few/Evolve
Yellow Power Plant NA Few/Evolve
Gold Mahogany Town (Hideout B2-Power Plant)(In Generator) Any One/Evolve
Silver Any One/Evolve
Crystal Any One/Evolve

How to catch

Ground Surf Fishing Forest Tree Mountain Tree Rock Smash Breed Evolve Event BugCatch Game Corner
R/B ✓ ✓ ✓
Yellow ✓ ✓
G/S ✓ ✓
Crystal ✓ ✓

✓ marks how you can get it in each game. Shaded boxes are methods that didn’t exist in that game.

Type matchups

Defence: damage taken from each attack type

  • Normal×1
  • Fire×1
  • Water×1
  • Electric×0.5
  • Grass×1
  • Ice×1
  • Fighting×1
  • Poison×1
  • Ground×2
  • Flying×0.5
  • Psychic×1
  • Bug×1
  • Rock×1
  • Ghost×1
  • Dragon×1
  • Dark×1
  • Steel×0.5
  • Gold, Silver & Crystal: 1 weakness and 3 resistances out of 17 types. Defence ratio 1 : 3 (33%).
  • Red, Blue & Yellow: 1 weakness and 2 resistances out of 15 types. Defence ratio 1 : 2 (50%).
  • This Pokémon has one more resistance in GSC than RBY, thus GSC has a better defense ratio.

Offence: same-type attacks against each type

  • NormalNormal
  • FireNormal
  • WaterGood
  • ElectricBad
  • GrassBad
  • IceNormal
  • FightingNormal
  • PoisonNormal
  • GroundNo Effect
  • FlyingGood
  • PsychicNormal
  • BugNormal
  • RockNormal
  • GhostNormal
  • DragonBad
  • DarkNormal
  • SteelNormal
  • Gold, Silver & Crystal: 2 advantages and 4 disadvantages out of 17 types. Offensive ratio 1:2 (50%).
  • Red, Blue & Yellow: 2 advantages and 4 disadvantages out of 15 types. Offensive ratio 1:2 (50%).

Moves learned by levelling up

Yellow R/B G/S/C Move Type Kind
Start Start Start Tackle Normal Physical
Start Start Start Screech Normal Status
Start 17 Start Sonicboom Normal Physical
Start 22 Start Selfdestruct Normal Physical
— — Start Rollout Rock Physical
Start 29 34 Light Screen Psychic Status
40 40 40 Swift Normal Physical
50 50 44 Explosion Normal Physical
— — 48 Mirror Coat Psychic Special

“Start” means it knows the move from level 1; a dash means it doesn’t learn the move by levelling up in that game.

Move Tutor Crystal

  • Thunderbolt

TMs & HMs Gold, Silver & Crystal

  • TM02Headbutt
  • TM03Curse
  • TM04Rollout
  • TM06Toxic
  • TM07Zap Cannon
  • TM10Hidden Power
  • TM13Snore
  • TM15Hyper Beam
  • TM17Protect
  • TM18Rain Dance
  • TM20Endure
  • TM21Frustration
  • TM25Thunder
  • TM27Return
  • TM32Double Team
  • TM34Swagger
  • TM35Sleep Talk
  • TM39Swift
  • TM44Rest
  • HM05Flash

TMs & HMs Red, Blue & Yellow

  • TM06Toxic
  • TM09Take Down
  • TM15Hyper Beam
  • TM20Rage
  • TM24Thunderbolt
  • TM25Thunder
  • TM30Teleport
  • TM31Mimic
  • TM32Double Team
  • TM33Reflect
  • TM34Bide
  • TM36Self Destruct
  • TM39Swift
  • TM40Skull Bash
  • TM44Rest
  • TM45Thunder Wave
  • TM47Explosion
  • TM50Substitute
  • HM05Flash

Breeding Gold, Silver & Crystal

Egg groups Gender Unknown group 14

Compatible Pokémon

Egg moves

None.

Stats

Stat Base Range at Lv. 100 G/S/C rank R/B/Y rank
HP 60 293-323 27/4540.14% 24/4244.05%
Attack 50 168-198 34/4921.19% 33/4519.80%
Defense 70 208-238 24/5550.00% 21/4451.99%
Speed 140 348-378 1/47100.00% 1/42100.00%
Special Attack G/S/C 80 228-258 16/4669.15% —
Special Defense G/S/C 80 228-258 17/4165.54% —
Special R/B/Y 80 228-258 — 13/2963.67%
Total 480 G/S/C
400 R/B/Y
1473-1653
1245-1395
19/8775.80% 18/6574.19%

Ranges are the lowest and highest the stat can be at level 100. Ranks compare the base stat with every other Pokémon in those games (1 is the highest), with its percentile underneath.

Restored from Gengar’s Online Pokédex v4.2, one of the first Pokédexes on the web, created by Curtis Alumbaugh (Gengar) with Ian Alumbaugh (Haunter) and kept by Pokémon Dungeon. How to read this page · Red, Blue & Yellow moves · The Library