Electabuzz
Electric
Best attacking moveset: Thunder Shock and Thunderbolt, worth 10.9 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Electabuzz can learn 6 combinations. Thunder Shock with Thunderbolt does the most damage per second of them, at level 40 with a perfect attack stat. Same-type moves get the 1.2× bonus, and the cycle assumes the charged attack fires the moment it has the energy.
Stats and moves come straight from the game's own data files. Every number on this page is a raid and gym number, not a PvP one.
Type matchups
| Fast attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low Kick | Fighting | 5 | 0.5s | +5 |
| Thunder Shock | Electric | 4 | 0.5s | +7 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thunder | Electric | 100 | 2.5s | -100 |
| Thunderbolt | Electric | 80 | 2.5s | -50 |
| Thunder Punch | Electric | 50 | 2.0s | -33 |
Shiny
Yes. Shiny Electabuzz has been released. Players have found it from: wild, raid, research, evolution, photobomb.
Evolution family
Numbers
| Max CP | 2,639 at level 50, 2,334 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 1,333 CP at level 20, or 1,667 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 1,265 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 198 attack · 158 defense · 163 stamina |
What it costs
| Second charged move | 75,000 Stardust and 75 Candy |
|---|---|
| Buddy distance | 5 km per Candy |
| Purify a Shadow one | 5,000 Stardust and 5 Candy |
| Size | 1.1 m and 30 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Electabuzz does not have one best moveset, it has 3. Which one wins depends on what you are attacking, because a move only gets its bonus against something weak to it. Best against Flying, Water, Normal.
| Against | Best moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Thunder Shock + Thunderbolt | 16.6 | |
| Water | Thunder Shock + Thunderbolt | 16.6 |
| Normal | Low Kick + Thunderbolt | 11.3 |
| Rock | Low Kick + Thunderbolt | 11.3 |
| Steel | Low Kick + Thunderbolt | 11.3 |
| Ice | Low Kick + Thunderbolt | 11.3 |
| Dark | Low Kick + Thunderbolt | 11.3 |
| Fighting | Thunder Shock + Thunderbolt | 10.9 |
| Poison | Thunder Shock + Thunderbolt | 10.9 |
| Bug | Thunder Shock + Thunderbolt | 10.9 |
| Ghost | Thunder Shock + Thunderbolt | 10.9 |
| Fire | Thunder Shock + Thunderbolt | 10.9 |
| Psychic | Thunder Shock + Thunderbolt | 10.9 |
| Fairy | Thunder Shock + Thunderbolt | 10.9 |
| Grass | Low Kick + Thunderbolt | 7.9 |
| Electric | Low Kick + Thunderbolt | 7.9 |
| Dragon | Low Kick + Thunderbolt | 7.9 |
| Ground | Low Kick + Thunder | 6.6 |
Same maths as the headline number, run once per defending type: level 40, perfect attack IV, and the target's own type taken into account. Sorted by damage, so the top of this table is what Electabuzz is actually for.
Counters: what beats Electabuzz
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Groudon | Ground | Mud Shot + Precipice Blades Legacy | 30.0 |
 Eternatus | PoisonDragon | Poison Jab + Dynamax Cannon Legacy | 29.0 |
 Excadrill | GroundSteel | Mud Slap + Earthquake | 28.5 |
 Mamoswine | IceGround | Mud Slap + High Horsepower | 28.0 |
 Regigigas | Normal | Hidden Power + Crush Grip Legacy | 27.1 |
 Rhyperior | GroundRock | Mud Slap + Earthquake | 27.0 |
 Garchomp | DragonGround | Mud Shot + Earthquake | 26.8 |
 Landorus | Ground | Mud Shot + Earth Power | 26.6 |
 Blacephalon | FireGhost | Incinerate + Mind Blown Legacy | 26.3 |
 Krookodile | GroundDark | Mud Slap + Earthquake | 25.8 |
Ranked by damage per second against Electabuzz's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.