Electric Type Pokemon for Sale

Electric-type Pokémon are your top choice against Water and Flying types. Attacks against these two are super-effective, dealing 160% damage. Electric types only take super-effective damage from a single type (Ground) while resisting Electric, Flying, and Steel moves. In PvE battles, an Electric team is great for taking down Legendary Raid bosses like Kyogre, Lugia, Yveltal, Suicune, and Tornadus, dealing 256% double super-effective damage against dual Water/Flying targets like Gyarados and Pelipper.

PvE Raid Rankings

• Mega Apex: Mega Manectric (Thunder Fang + Wild Charge) and Mega Rayquaza / Mega Mewtwo Y (using Thunderbolt) top the DPS charts, boosting Electric-type attack damage for all allies in a Raid. Mega Ampharos is a top secondary option.
• Shadow Powerhouses: For non-Mega options, look no further than Shadow Raikou (Thunder Shock + Wild Charge), Shadow Zapdos, and Shadow Electivire. Xurkitree (Thunder Shock + Discharge) and Zekrom (Charge Beam + Fusion Bolt) are great in their own rights thanks to their high base Attack stats.
• Budget Non-Shadow Fillers: Low on Stardust or Rare Candy? Standard Electivire, Magnezone (Spark + Wild Charge), Raikou, Luxray, and Vikavolt are your budget-friendly picks.

PvP League Breakdown

• Great League: Charjabug (Volt Switch + X-Scissor / Discharge) dominates with its high defense and spammy Bug/Electric moves. Lanturn outlasts opponents with its massive HP pool using Spark + Surf / Thunderbolt, while Galvanula uses Volt Switch + Lunge to drop enemy Attack stats while dealing heavy damage.
• Ultra League: Zapdos (especially Shadow) uses Thunder Shock + Drill Peck / Thunderbolt for rapid energy generation and shield pressure. Ampharos (using Volt Switch + Brutal Swing / Trailblaze) is a versatile non-meta pick, while Stunfisk and Magnezone provide Steel-type defensive walls.

Optimal Movesets & Weather Mechanics

• Fast Moves: Volt Switch offers massive energy generation for PvP, while Thunder Shock provides fast, balanced pacing. In PvE Raids, Thunder Fang and Spark deliver higher raw fast-attack damage.
• Charged Moves: Wild Charge and Fusion Bolt (Zekrom exclusive) deal some of the highest damage-per-energy in the game. Wildbolt Storm and Discharge offer fast, low-energy pacing for shield pressure, while Thunderbolt is a reliable neutral standard.
• Rainy Mechanics: Rainy weather increases wild Electric-type spawn rates, grants 25% extra catching Stardust, and applies a flat 20% damage multiplier to all Electric-type attacks across Raids, Gyms, and Trainer Battles.

FAQs

Is Shadow Raikou better than Zekrom for Raids?

In terms of raw single-target DPS, Shadow Raikou slightly outbeats standard Zekrom. However, Zekrom has significantly higher total damage output (TDO) and better defensive bulk due to its dual Dragon typing, making it less prone to fainting quickly in high-tier raids.

Why is Wild Charge risky to use in PvP?

Wild Charge deals massive damage for very little energy, but it applies a harsh self-debuff that lowers your Pokémon's Defense by two stages after use. Like Brave Bird, use it as a finishing blow or right before switching out.

Why is Magnezone considered one of the best budget Electric attackers?

Magnezone evolves from Magnemite (a very common spawn) and requires no Legendary Candy or Elite TMs. Not only that, its dual Electric/Steel typing grants it a massive 12 defensive resistances, allowing it to survive much longer in raids compared to squishier Electric-types.