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Blitzle
Electrified Pokémon
Its mane shines when it discharges electricity. They use the frequency and rhythm of these flashes to communicate.
Details
Height0.8 m
Weight29.8 kg
Gender50.0% ♂ · 50.0% ♀
Catch rate190(35.2%)Moderate
Base friendship70Standard
Hatch time20 cycles · ~5,355 steps
Growth ratemedium
Base EXP59
Base stats
HP
45
Attack
60
Defense
32
Sp. Atk
50
Sp. Def
32
Speed
76
Total
295
Base Stat Total
Competitive movesets
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Where to find Blitzle
Wild encounter locations across the games. Availability may also include trades, evolution, gifts, and events not listed here.
Evolution
Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Blitzle can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.
Moves
| Lv. | Move & effect | Type | Class | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Quick Attack Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 30 |
| 4 | Tail Whip Lowers the target’s Defense by one stage. | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 30 |
| 8 | Charge Raises the user’s Special Defense by one stage. User’s Electric moves have doubled power next turn. | Electric | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 11 | Shock Wave Never misses. | Electric | Special | 60 | — | 20 |
| 15 | Thunder Wave Paralyzes the target. | Electric | Status | — | 90 | 20 |
| 18 | Flame Charge Inflicts regular damage. Raises the user’s Speed by one stage. | Fire | Physical | 50 | 100 | 20 |
| 22 | Pursuit Has double power against, and can hit, Pokémon attempting to switch out. | Dark | Physical | 40 | 100 | 20 |
| 22 | Spark Has a chance to paralyze the target. | Electric | Physical | 65 | 100 | 20 |
| 25 | Stomp Has a chance to make the target flinch. | Normal | Physical | 65 | 100 | 20 |
| 29 | Discharge Has a chance to paralyze the target. | Electric | Special | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| 33 | Agility Raises the user’s Speed by two stages. | Psychic | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 35 | Wild Charge User receives 1/4 the damage it inflicts in recoil. | Electric | Physical | 90 | 100 | 15 |
| 40 | Thrash Hits every turn for 2-3 turns, then confuses the user. | Normal | Physical | 120 | 100 | 10 |
Breeding & egg moves
Blitzle can inherit these egg moves by breeding with a compatible parent that knows the move and shares an egg group.
Sprites & renders
13 sprites & renders for Blitzle.
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Cite this page
“Blitzle”. Pokémonism. Retrieved [date] from pokemonism.com/pokedex/blitzle.
Species data from PokéAPI.