Blitzle: Evolution, Shiny, Weaknesses and Abilities

⚡The Essentials on Blitzle

Type: Electric
Weaknesses: ×2 Ground Table
Resistances: ×½ Electric, Flying, Steel
Evolution: Blitzle → Zebstrika (Lv. 27)
Shiny: Alternate, rare colors: in the main games since X and Y, an encounter has a 1 in 4,096 chance of being Shiny, excluding hunting bonuses. Available as a Shiny in Pokémon GO. View
Stats: Total 295 · top stat: Speed (76) Detail
In Current Games: Scarlet and Violet: No. 23 in the Blueberry Pokédex
Pokémon GO: available, Shiny, Shadow
Other Names: Zébibron in French · シママ, Shimama in Japanese · Elezeba in German All Languages

📋Overview

Blitzle is a Electric-type Pokémon, No. 522 in the National Pokédex. Original generation: Generation 5. Category: Electrified Pokémon. Height: 0.8 m, weight: 29.8 kg.

Blitzle evolves into Zebstrika (Lv. 27).

Abilities: Lightning Rod and Motor Drive. Hidden Ability: Sap Sipper. Blitzle is weak to Ground-type moves (×2 damage).

Generation

Generation 5

Black / White

National No.

#522

National Pokédex

📊Base Stats

The total determines a Pokémon's overall power.

HP

45

255

Attack

60

255

Defense

32

255

Special Attack

50

255

Special Defense

32

255

Speed

76

255

Total

295

Min HP (Lv. 100)

200

0 IV, 0 EV, neutral nature

Max HP (Lv. 100)

294

31 IV, 252 EV, beneficial nature

Gen Changes

Stable

Unchanged recently

🛡️Type Effectiveness

Multipliers received depending on the type of the opposing move (Electric). See the type chart

Weak (×2) — 1 type

Ground

×2

Normal (×1) — 14 types

Normal

×1

Fire

×1

Water

×1

Grass

×1

Ice

×1

Fighting

×1

Poison

×1

Psychic

×1

Bug

×1

Rock

×1

Ghost

×1

Dragon

×1

Dark

×1

Fairy

×1

Resistant (×0.5) — 3 types

Electric

×½

Flying

×½

Steel

×½

✨Abilities

Lightning Rod

Ability 1

The Pokémon draws in all Electric-type moves. Instead of taking damage from them, its Sp. Atk stat is boosted.

Motor Drive

Ability 2

The Pokémon takes no damage when hit by Electric-type moves. Instead, its Speed stat is boosted.

Sap Sipper

🌱Blitzle Evolution

Level 27 →

🔮Blitzle Forms and Shiny

Standard Form

Electric

Shiny Availability

Shiny form available

Base rate (Gen VI+): 1/4096. With Shiny Charm: 1/1365. Masuda Method: 1/683.

⚔️Blitzle Moves

Moves this Pokémon can learn, by method.

Lv.

Move

Type · Cat.

Accuracy

Pow.

PP

1

Quick Attack

Normal Phys.

100%

40

30

4

Tail Whip

Normal Stat

100%

—

30

8

Charge

Electric Stat

—

20

11

Shock Wave

Electric Spec.

—

60

20

15

Thunder Wave

Electric Stat

90%

—

20

18

Flame Charge

Fire Phys.

100%

50

20

22

Spark

Electric Phys.

100%

65

20

22

Pursuit

Dark Phys.

100%

40

20

25

Stomp

Normal Phys.

100%

65

20

29

Discharge

Electric Spec.

100%

80

15

33

Agility

Psychic Stat

—

30

35

Wild Charge

Electric Phys.

100%

90

15

40

Thrash

Normal Phys.

100%

120

10

TM/HM

Move

Type · Cat.

Accuracy

Pow.

PP

TM01

Protect

Normal Stat

—

10

TM02

Attract

Normal Stat

100%

—

15

TM03

Low Kick

Fighting Phys.

100%

—

20

TM04

Take Down

Normal Phys.

85%

90

20

TM05

Sleep Talk

Normal Stat

—

10

TM06

Electro Ball

Electric Spec.

100%

—

10

TM07

Uproar

Normal Spec.

100%

90

10

TM08

Thunder Wave

Electric Stat

90%

—

20

TM09

Electric Terrain

Electric Stat

—

10

TM10

Volt Switch

Electric Spec.

100%

70

20

TM11

Round

Normal Spec.

100%

60

15

TM12

Charge

Electric Stat

—

20

TM13

Substitute

Normal Stat

—

10

TM14

Confide

Normal Stat

—

20

TM15

Helping Hand

Normal Stat

—

20

TM16

Double-Edge

Normal Phys.

100%

120

15

TM17

Rain Dance

Water Stat

—

5

TM18

Trailblaze

Grass Phys.

100%

50

20

TM19

Wild Charge

Electric Phys.

100%

90

15

TM20

Endeavor

Normal Phys.

100%

—

5

TM21

Smart Strike

Steel Phys.

—

70

10

TM22

Facade

Normal Phys.

100%

70

20

TM23

Thunder

Electric Spec.

70%

110

10

TM24

Flash

Normal Stat

100%

—

20

TM25

Secret Power

Normal Phys.

100%

70

20

TM26

Frustration

Normal Phys.

100%

—

20

TM27

Agility

Psychic Stat

—

30

TM28

Swift

Normal Spec.

—

60

20

TM29

Light Screen

Psychic Stat

—

30

TM30

Flame Charge

Fire Phys.

100%

50

20

TM31

Eerie Impulse

Electric Stat

100%

—

15

TM32

Body Slam

Normal Phys.

100%

85

15

TM33

Hidden Power

Normal Spec.

100%

60

15

TM34

Charge Beam

Electric Spec.

90%

50

10

TM35

Double Team

Normal Stat

—

15

TM36

Baton Pass

Normal Stat

—

40

TM37

Rest

Psychic Stat

—

5

TM38

Return

Normal Phys.

100%

—

20

TM39

Endure

Normal Stat

—

10

TM40

Tera Blast

Normal Spec.

100%

80

10

TM41

Electroweb

Electric Spec.

95%

55

15

TM42

Thunderbolt

Electric Spec.

100%

90

15

TM43

Toxic

Poison Stat

90%

—

10

TM44

Swagger

Normal Stat

85%

—

15

TM45

Supercell Slam

Electric Phys.

95%

100

15

TM46

Sunny Day

Fire Stat

—

5

Origin

Move

Type · Cat.

Accuracy

Pow.

PP

—

Take Down

Normal Phys.

85%

90

20

—

Double-Edge

Normal Phys.

100%

120

15

—

Double Kick

Fighting Phys.

100%

30

—

Rage

Normal Phys.

100%

20

—

Screech

Normal Stat

85%

—

40

—

Sand Attack

Ground Stat

100%

—

15

—

Me First

Normal Stat

—

20

—

Shock Wave

Electric Spec.

—

60

20

—

Feint

Normal Phys.

100%

30

10

—

Snatch

Dark Stat

—

10

—

Endure

Normal Stat

—

10

Origin

Move

Type · Cat.

Accuracy

Pow.

PP

—

Low Kick

Fighting Phys.

100%

—

20

—

Sleep Talk

Normal Stat

—

10

—

Shock Wave

Electric Spec.

—

60

20

—

Signal Beam

Bug Spec.

100%

75

15

—

Bounce

Flying Phys.

85%

85

5

—

Snore

Normal Spec.

100%

50

15

—

Snatch

Dark Stat

—

10

—

Magnet Rise

Electric Stat

—

10

No data available for this category.

🥚Advanced Breeding

Egg Groups

Field

Gender

♂ 50.0 / ♀ 50.0%

Ditto Compatibility

✓ Yes

Pokérus

Susceptible

EV ×2 if infected

Max Characteristic

Speed

Highest base stat

Hyper Training & Mints

Available from level 50. Cost: 1 Gold Bottle Cap per IV set to 31 or 3 Silver Bottle Caps per IV. Mints let you change the effect of a Nature without changing the base Nature.

🗺️Where to Find Blitzle

Available in 4 games, 18 recorded encounters. Click a game to see the details.

Natively obtainable: Black White Scarlet Violet

Generation V

⚫

Black 8 encounters

Available ▼

Dark grass (4)

Route 3 Lv. 10 10%

Route 3 Lv. 11 5%

Route 3 Lv. 12 4%

Route 3 Lv. 13 1%

Tall grass (4)

Route 3 Lv. 8 10%

Route 3 Lv. 9 5%

Route 3 Lv. 10 4%

Route 3 Lv. 11 1%

⬜

White 8 encounters

Available ▼

Dark grass (4)

Route 3 Lv. 10 10%

Route 3 Lv. 11 5%

Route 3 Lv. 12 4%

Route 3 Lv. 13 1%

Tall grass (4)

Route 3 Lv. 8 10%

Route 3 Lv. 9 5%

Route 3 Lv. 10 4%

Route 3 Lv. 11 1%

Generation IX

🔴

Scarlet 1 encounter

Available ▼

Terarium / Area Zero (1)

Blueberry Academy (Terarium)

🟣

Violet 1 encounter

Available ▼

Terarium / Area Zero (1)

Blueberry Academy (Terarium)

🔄Transfer to Pokémon HOME

How to bring this Pokémon to HOME depending on the game of origin.

Black

→ Pokémon Bank To Pokémon Bank

→ Pokémon HOME Bank → HOME

White

→ Pokémon Bank To Pokémon Bank

→ Pokémon HOME Bank → HOME

Scarlet

→ Pokémon HOME HOME (direct)

Violet

→ Pokémon HOME HOME (direct)

Note: Some transfers are irreversible (Bank → HOME). Check the legality of moves in the target game — HOME may replace an illegal move with a basic move.

🏆Competitive & Meta

📱Blitzle in Pokémon GO

882Max CP (Lv. 40)
504Perfect CP in Raids
3 kmper Candy as Buddy
50 🍬to evolve into Zebstrika

✨ Shiny available
🟣 Exists as Shadow

Pokémon GO entry: Blitzle →

📖Pokédex Entries

Description by game, with language selection.

X

“When thunderclouds cover the sky, it will appear. It can catch lightning with its mane and store the electricity.”

Black

“Leur crinière scintille quand ils lâchent une décharge électrique. Ils se servent de ces scintillements pour communiquer.”

Black

“Its mane shines when it discharges electricity. They use their flashing manes to communicate with one another.”

White

“Il apparaît quand le ciel est à l’orage. Il capte les éclairs avec sa crinière et accumule de l’électricité.”

White

“When thunderclouds cover the sky, it will appear. It can catch lightning with its mane and store the electricity.”

Black 2

“Its mane shines when it discharges electricity. They use the frequency and rhythm of these flashes to communicate.”

White 2

“Its mane shines when it discharges electricity. They use the frequency and rhythm of these flashes to communicate.”

X

“かみなりぐもで　そらが　おおわれるとあらわれる。たてがみで　カミナリをキャッチして　でんきを　ためる。”

X

“번개 구름이 하늘을 뒤덮으면 나타난다. 갈기로 번개를 붙잡아 전기를 모은다.”

X

“Il apparaît quand le ciel est à l’orage. Il capte les éclairs avec sa crinière et accumule de l’électricité.”

X

“Es erscheint, wenn Gewitterwolken den Himmel verdunkeln. Es fängt mit seiner Mähne Blitze und hortet ihre Energie.”

X

“Aparece cuando nubes envueltas en rayos encapotan el cielo. Atrapa rayos con su crin y almacena electricidad.”

X

“Appare quando il cielo si riempie di fulmini e saette. Accumula elettricità attirando i fulmini con la criniera.”

X

“雷雲で　空が　覆われると現れる。たてがみで　雷をキャッチして　電気を　ためる。”

Y

“ほうでんすると　たてがみが　ひかる。たてがみが　かがやく　かいすうやリズムで　なかまと　かいわしている。”

Y

“방전하면 갈기가 빛난다. 갈기가 빛나는 횟수나 리듬으로 동료와 대화한다.”

Y

“Sa crinière luit quand il lâche des décharges. Il module leur rythme et leur nombre pour communiquer avec ses pairs.”

Y

“Um mit Artgenossen zu kommunizieren, nutzt es das Aufblitzen seiner Mähne beim Entladen von Strom als Morsecode.”

Y

“Su crin brilla cuando emite una descarga eléctrica. Se comunica con los suyos mediante el ritmo y el número de brillos.”

Y

“Se emette scariche la sua criniera brilla. Comunica con i suoi simili tramite il ritmo e la frequenza delle pulsazioni luminose.”

Y

“Its mane shines when it discharges electricity. They use the frequency and rhythm of these flashes to communicate.”

Y

“放電すると　たてがみが　光る。たてがみが　輝く　回数やリズムで　仲間と　会話している。”

Omega Ruby

“かみなりぐもで　そらが　おおわれるとあらわれる。たてがみで　カミナリをキャッチして　でんきを　ためる。”

Omega Ruby

“번개 구름이 하늘을 뒤덮으면 나타난다. 갈기로 번개를 붙잡아 전기를 모은다.”

Omega Ruby

“Il apparaît quand le ciel est à l’orage. Il capte les éclairs avec sa crinière et accumule de l’électricité.”

Omega Ruby

“Es erscheint, wenn Gewitterwolken den Himmel verdunkeln. Es fängt mit seiner Mähne Blitze und hortet ihre Energie.”

Omega Ruby

“Aparece cuando nubes envueltas en rayos encapotan el cielo. Atrapa rayos con su crin y almacena electricidad.”

Omega Ruby

“Appare quando il cielo si riempie di fulmini e saette. Accumula elettricità attirando i fulmini con la criniera.”

Omega Ruby

“When thunderclouds cover the sky, it will appear. It can catch lightning with its mane and store the electricity.”

Omega Ruby

“雷雲で　空が　覆われると現れる。たてがみで　雷をキャッチして　電気を　ためる。”

Alpha Sapphire

“ほうでんすると　たてがみが　ひかる。たてがみが　かがやく　かいすうやリズムで　なかまと　かいわしている。”

Alpha Sapphire

“방전하면 갈기가 빛난다. 갈기가 빛나는 횟수나 리듬으로 동료와 대화한다.”

Alpha Sapphire

“Sa crinière luit quand il lâche des décharges. Il module leur rythme et leur nombre pour communiquer avec ses pairs.”

Alpha Sapphire

“Um mit Artgenossen zu kommunizieren, nutzt es das Aufblitzen seiner Mähne beim Entladen von Strom als Morsecode.”

Alpha Sapphire

“Su crin brilla cuando emite una descarga eléctrica. Se comunica con los suyos mediante el ritmo y el número de brillos.”

Alpha Sapphire

“Se emette scariche la sua criniera brilla. Comunica con i suoi simili tramite il ritmo e la frequenza delle pulsazioni luminose.”

Alpha Sapphire

“Its mane shines when it discharges electricity. They use the frequency and rhythm of these flashes to communicate.”

Alpha Sapphire

“放電すると　たてがみが　光る。たてがみが　輝く　回数やリズムで　仲間と　会話している。”

🌍Multilingual Names

🇫🇷 Français

Zébibron

🇬🇧 English

Blitzle

🇯🇵 漢字

シママ

🇯🇵 Kana

シママ

🇯🇵 Romaji

Shimama

🇩🇪 Deutsch

Elezeba

🇪🇸 Español

Blitzle

🇮🇹 Italiano

Blitzle

🇰🇷 한국어

줄뮤마

🇨🇳 ZH-Hans

斑斑马

🇹🇼 ZH-Hant

斑斑馬

Category (Genus)

🇫🇷 FR

Pokémon Étincélec

🇬🇧 EN

Electrified Pokémon

🇯🇵 JP

たいでんポケモン

🇩🇪 DE

Hochspannung

🎬Media & Gallery

Audio Cries

❓Frequently asked questions about Blitzle

What type is Blitzle?

Blitzle is a Electric-type Pokémon.

How do you evolve Blitzle?

Blitzle evolves into Zebstrika (Lv. 27).

What are Blitzle's weaknesses?

Blitzle is weak to Ground-type moves (×2 damage).

What is Blitzle's Hidden Ability?

Blitzle's Hidden Ability is Sap Sipper. Its regular Abilities are Lightning Rod and Motor Drive.

Can you get a Shiny Blitzle in Pokémon GO?

Yes, Shiny Blitzle is available in Pokémon GO. Its Pokémon GO entry