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Pokemon that evolved by trading while holding an item were added back in Gen 2’sPokemon Gold & Pokemon Silver. Since then, “trade evolution items” have been a staple in thePokemonworld. Electabuzz received a pre-evolution in Gen 2 and a final evolution inPokemon Diamond/Pearl. If you wanted to evolve Electabuzz, you needed an item called an Electirizer. With the Elekid-family returning toPokemon Scarlet & Violet’s Indigo Disk DLC, obtaining Electivire via evolution will require the Electirizer and online features.
How to Get Elekid & Electabuzz
Chargestone Cavern
Elekid and Electabuzz can be spotted in theCanyon BiomeofTerarium. They tend to wander the mountains near the wall separating the Canyon and Polar Biome. However, thebest place to look for these Electric Pokemonis to search inChargestone Cavern. There’s an entrance to Chargestone Cavernsouthwest from Central Plaza. As its name would indicate, Chargestone Cavern has primarily Electric-type Pokemon, and it’s arguably the most-common spawn points for Elekid and Electabuzz.
Both Elekid and Electabuzz can give you a hard time when you’re trying to catch them. You can increae thecatch rate oddsbysneaking up on Elekid/Electabuzz and throwing a Poke Ball at its back (ZR-Button). This will trigger a “surprise” encounter where Elekid/Electabuzz will be “caught off guard” for the first turn. During this window of time, you will want to throw aQuick Ballor, if you’re in Chargestone Cavern, aDusk Ball.
Sneaking up on Pokemon/catching them by surprise is also a Blueberry Quest. If you wait until you have the appropriate quest in your quest menu (tap right on directional pad),you can also get Blueberry Points (BP).
Battling Tips for Catching Elekid & Electabuzz
If you prefer to catch Pokemon from Raids, then Elekid will occasionally appear in 2-star Tera Raids while Electabuzz appears in 4-star Tera Raids. Note that they will only spawn in the Tera Raids found inTerarium. You won’t find them in Kitakami or Paldea.
Where to Find Electirizer
“Poke Ball” Item in Canyon Biome, School Store, and Dex Reward
If you want to evolve Electabuzz, you’ll want to find the Electirizer item. Fortunately, you may get one for free froma cave in the Canyon Biome. Since there are plenty of caves in the Canyon Biome, you’ll want to do the followingto get the Electirizer:
If, by some chance, you’ve already picked up this Electirizer, then you havetwo other methods of obtaining one:
How to Evolve Elekid & Electabuzz into Electivire
How to Use Electirizer
Elekid evolves atlevel 30, and to evolve Electabuzz, you’ll want togive it the Electirizer itemand thentrade itto trigger its evolution into Electivire. You can access wireless features as long as you have aNintendo Online Membership. If you have this already, then open the pause menu withX-button, then tapL-buttonto open wireless communications. Go intoPoke Portalto join/form a group in theUnion Circle, and after you’ve Set Off, go back into Poke Portal and chooseLink Trade.
You can also getElectivirewithoutevolving Electabuzz from5-star or 6-star Tera Raids. 5-star Tera Raids will unlock in the postgame/after “The Way Home,” and 6-star Tera Raids need to beunlockedafter clearing the Academy Ace Tournament.
