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Eelektross (Japanese: シビルドン Shibirudon) is an Electric-type Pokémon introduced in Generation V.
It evolves from Eelektrik when exposed to a Thunder Stone. It is the final form of Tynamo.
Biology
Eelektross is an eel-like Pokémon that resembles a lamprey, with a long tentacle-like, finned limb extending from its head. It has red eyes, a dark blue body, and possesses clawed, paddle-like arms with yellow spots and yellow-and-red palms. It has a beige fin on the upper portion of its body and beige fin-like legs below.
It lives in the ocean, but it crawls ashore using its arms in order to hunt. It latches onto prey with its sucker mouth and shocks them with electricity from its fangs, before dragging them as it returns into the ocean.
Evolution
Eelektross evolves from Eelektrik and is the final form of Tynamo.
(For specifics on this Pokémon's evolution in the games, refer to Game data→Evolution data.)
Game data
Pokédex entries
| This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation V. |
| Generation V | | Unova
B W : #110 | | Unova
B2 W2 : #179 | | Black | They crawl out of the ocean using their arms. They will attack prey on shore and immediately drag it into the ocean. | | White | With their sucker mouths, they suck in prey. Then they use their fangs to shock the prey with electricity. | | Black 2 | It latches on to prey with its sucker mouth, sinking in its fangs and shocking the prey with powerful electricity. | | White 2 | | |
| Generation VI | | Kalos
#— | | Hoenn
#— | | X | With their sucker mouths, they suck in prey. Then they use their fangs to shock the prey with electricity. | | Y | They crawl out of the ocean using their arms. They will attack prey on shore and immediately drag it into the ocean. | | Omega Ruby | With their sucker mouths, they suck in prey. Then they use their fangs to shock the prey with electricity. | | Alpha Sapphire | They crawl out of the ocean using their arms. They will attack prey on shore and immediately drag it into the ocean. | | |
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| Generation IX | | Paldea
#343 | | Kitakami
#177 | | Blueberry
#136 | | Scarlet | They crawl out of the ocean using their arms. They will attack prey on shore and immediately drag it into the ocean. | | Violet | It latches on to prey with its sucker mouth, sinking in its fangs and shocking the prey with powerful electricity. | | |
Game locations
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In side games
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Held items
Stats
Base stats
Type effectiveness
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Learnset
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Eelektross
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Eelektross
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see level-up moves from other generations
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Eelektross
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution or an alternate form of Eelektross
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations
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- Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Eelektross
- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Eelektross
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Eelektross
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Egg moves from other generations
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Eelektross
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Eelektross
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see moves from other generations
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Special moves
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- A superscript level indicates that Eelektross can learn this move normally in Generation IX
- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Eelektross
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Eelektross
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see moves from other generations
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Side game data
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Pokémon Rumble Rush  | Walking Speed: 1.42 seconds | Base HP: 56 | | | Base Attack: 80 | Base Defense: 55 | Base Speed: 60 | | |
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Evolution data
Sprites
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In the anime
Major appearances
Eelektross made its main series debut in Battle For The Underground!, under the ownership of Emmet. It was first seen super-charging a maintenance car that Emmet and Ingo were using to catch up to Team Rocket. Eelektross was later used in a Tag Battle against Cilan and Ash in Lost at the Stamp Rally!, where it battled Tepig and Pansage alongside Ingo's Chandelure, and won. Eelektross reappeared in a fantasy in A Surface to Air Tag Battle Team!, and in a flashback in Survival of the Striaton Gym!.
In Curtain Up, Unova League! and Mission: Defeat Your Rival!, Kendrick's Eelektross battled Cameron's Ferrothorn in the Vertress Conference. It was defeated after its opponent launched a Pin Missile attack into its mouth.
In XYS06, an Eelektross was trapped in Lumiose City's subway system and caused its trains to go haywire with Ion Deluge.
Minor appearances
Eelektross debuted in White—Victini and Zekrom and Black—Victini and Reshiram. One appeared in the opening sequence of the former movie.
In Strong Strategy Steals the Show!, Russet's Eelektross battled Manning's Jellicent during the Vertress Conference and won.
An Eelektross appeared in a fantasy in Clemont's Got a Secret!.
An Eelektross appeared in Trial on a Golden Scale! under the ownership of one of Nito’s henchmen.
Pokédex entries
| Episode | Pokémon | Source | Entry | | BW048 | Eelektross | Ash's Pokédex | Eelektross, the EleFish Pokémon. Eelektross's mouth locks onto its opponents, where upon it delivers an electric shock. | |
In the manga
Pocket Monsters B2 W2 ~ A New Legend ~
An Eelektross appeared in ANL1, under the ownership of a Team Plasma Grunt.
Pokémon Adventures
Ghetsis owns an Eelektross, which debuted in Finding Truth.
Hugh's Tynamo was revealed to have evolved into an Eelektross prior to Abyssal Ruins.
Pokémon RéBURST
An Eelektross appeared as a Burst form of Toga.
In the TCG
- Main article: Eelektross (TCG)
Trivia
- Eelektross and its pre-evolved forms were designed by Yusuke Ohmura.[1]
- Eelektross and its pre-evolved forms are the only Pokémon with no type weaknesses, as of current type mechanics (including the Fairy type).
- Eelektross's White, Black 2, White 2, X and Omega Ruby Pokédex entries mention that Eelektross can use its fangs to shock its prey with electricity. Despite this, Eelektross did not learn Thunder Fang until Generation IX.
- Along with Oricorio, Eelektross and its pre-evolved forms are the only Pokémon included in all three of Pokémon Scarlet and Violet's Pokédexes.
Origin
Eelektross and its pre-evolved forms are based on eels,[1] perhaps specifically the electric eel (which is actually a type of knifefish, despite its name). They may also be based on lampreys and leeches. Its Electric typing may be an allusion to bioelectrogenesis. The way it moves in the air with open mouth may come from windsocks.
Name origin
Eelektross may be a combination of eel, electric, and possibly boss or gross.
Shibirudon may be a combination of 痺れ shibire (numbness) or 痺鰻 shibire-unagi (electric eel) and don (Spanish for lord) or -don (common suffix in dinosaur names derived from the Ancient Greek word for tooth).
In other languages
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| More languages |  Hindi | ईलेक्वाडर Eelekvadar | From eel or electric and डर dar |  Russian | Электросс Elektross | Transcription of English name |  Thai | ชิบิรูดอน Chibirudon | Transcription of Japanese name | |
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