Voltorb

#100 (Kanto)

#101 Electrode ›

Pokémon type

Electric

Voltorb weaknesses

Voltorb is weak to Ground-type moves.

160%

Resistances

Voltorb is resistant to Flying, Steel and Electric-type moves.

63%

Best moveset for Voltorb

The best moves for Voltorb are Spark and Thunderbolt when attacking Pokémon in Gyms. This move combination has the highest total DPS. This combination also deals the most damage per turn in Trainer Battles.

Attacking

Spark

9.6DPS

Thunderbolt

38.4DPS

Defending

Spark

9.6DPS

Discharge

31.2DPS

Trainer Battles

Spark

3.5EPT

Thunderbolt

1.96DPE

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Evolution

There are 2 Pokémon in the Voltorb family. Voltorb evolves into Electrode for 50 Candy.

Forms

There are 2 different forms of Voltorb:

Normal

Hisuian Form

Game images

Voltorb, with the shiny version on the right. There is a very low chance of getting a shiny one.

Events

Pokémon Night Out: London

In person

10th Nov

Pokémon Night Out: Los Angeles

In person

24th Oct

Summary

Voltorb is an Electric Pokémon. It is weak to Ground moves. Voltorb's best moveset is Spark & Thunderbolt and it has a Max CP of 1,141. Voltorb evolves into Electrode.

About

"Voltorb was first sighted at a company that manufactures Poké Balls. The link between that sighting and the fact that this Pokémon looks very similar to a Poké Ball remains a mystery."

Moves & Movesets

All moves

Raids

Trainer Battles

Quick move	Damage	EPS	DPS
Tackle	5	10	10
Spark	4	12	9.6

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Discharge	65	3	2.36
Thunderbolt	80	2	1.92
Gyro Ball	85	2	1.7
Signal Beam Elite TM	75	2	1.5
Return Purified	25	3	0.76
Frustration Shadow	10	3	0.3

Quick move	Damage	Turns	DPT	EPT
Spark	5	2	3	3.5
Tackle	3	1	3	3

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Thunderbolt	90	55	1.96
Return Purified	130	70	1.86
Discharge	55	40	1.65
Gyro Ball	80	50	1.6
Signal Beam Elite TM ▼ att ▼ def	75	55	1.36
Frustration Shadow	10	70	0.14

The moves highlighted in green benefit from the Same Type Attack Bonus, and deal 20% more damage.

All movesets

Attacking

Defending

Trainer Battles

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Spark 9.6 DPS	Thunderbolt 38.4 DPS	6.3	100%
Spark 9.6 DPS	Discharge 31.2 DPS	6	96%
Tackle 10 DPS	Thunderbolt 38.4 DPS	6	96%
Tackle 10 DPS	Discharge 31.2 DPS	5.9	94%
Spark 9.6 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	5.3	85%
Tackle 10 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	5.2	82%
Spark 9.6 DPS	Gyro Ball 24.3 DPS	5.1	81%
Spark 9.6 DPS	Signal Beam Elite TM 25 DPS	5	80%
Tackle 10 DPS	Gyro Ball 24.3 DPS	5	80%
Tackle 10 DPS	Signal Beam Elite TM 25 DPS	4.9	79%
Tackle 10 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	3.7	60%
Spark 9.6 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	3.6	58%

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Spark 9.6 DPS	Discharge 31.2 DPS	1.7	100%
Spark 9.6 DPS	Thunderbolt 38.4 DPS	1.7	95%
Tackle 10 DPS	Discharge 31.2 DPS	1.6	93%
Tackle 10 DPS	Thunderbolt 38.4 DPS	1.5	88%
Spark 9.6 DPS	Gyro Ball 24.3 DPS	1.5	84%
Spark 9.6 DPS	Signal Beam Elite TM 25 DPS	1.4	80%
Tackle 10 DPS	Gyro Ball 24.3 DPS	1.4	80%
Tackle 10 DPS	Signal Beam Elite TM 25 DPS	1.3	76%
Spark 9.6 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	1.1	61%
Tackle 10 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	1	59%
Tackle 10 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	0.8	44%
Spark 9.6 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	0.7	43%

Quick move	Main move	Turns	DPT	Relative
Spark 3.5 EPT	Thunderbolt 1.96 DPE	16	9.9	100%
Spark 3.5 EPT	Return Purified 1.86 DPE	20	9.5	96%
Tackle 3 EPT	Thunderbolt 1.96 DPE	19	8.9	90%
Spark 3.5 EPT	Discharge 1.65 DPE	12	8.8	89%
Spark 3.5 EPT	Gyro Ball 1.6 DPE	16	8.6	87%
Tackle 3 EPT	Return Purified 1.86 DPE	24	8.6	87%
Tackle 3 EPT	Discharge 1.65 DPE	14	8	81%
Tackle 3 EPT	Gyro Ball 1.6 DPE	17	7.8	79%
Spark 3.5 EPT	Signal Beam Elite TM 1.36 DPE	16	7.8	79%
Tackle 3 EPT	Signal Beam Elite TM 1.36 DPE	19	7.1	72%
Spark 3.5 EPT	Frustration Shadow 0.14 DPE	20	3.5	35%
Tackle 3 EPT	Frustration Shadow 0.14 DPE	24	3.4	35%

A rough guide only. Turns is how many turns of Fast Attacks it takes to reach the Charged Attack; DPT is the damage per turn over repeated Fast and Charged Attacks, from move power and STAB. It leaves out shields, stat changes and matchups.

Counters & Raids

What counters Voltorb?

Voltorb is weak to Ground moves.

The best counter to Voltorb is Primal Groudon with Mud Shot and Precipice Blades, followed by Mega Garchomp, Landorus (Therian Forme) and Deoxys (Attack Forme).

The top Voltorb counters, ranked by the damage each Pokémon and moveset does to it. Filter the list to see how your own Pokémon compare.

Pokémon	Moveset	Effective damage
Primal Groudon	Mud Shot Precipice Blades	100%
Primal Groudon	Mud Shot Earthquake	92%
Mega Garchomp	Mud Shot Earth Power	89%
Mega Garchomp	Mud Shot Earthquake	89%
Landorus (Therian Forme)	Mud Shot Sandsear Storm	87%
Deoxys (Attack Forme)	Zen Headbutt Psycho Boost	85%
Deoxys (Attack Forme)	Poison Jab Psycho Boost	85%
Mega Garchomp	Dragon Tail Earth Power	80%
Mega Mewtwo Y	Confusion Psystrike	79%
Mega Mewtwo Y	Psycho Cut Psystrike	79%

These moves are calculated using type advantages / disadvantages, and including STAB. Click here for more info »

Stats & IVs

Base stats

Attack		109
Defense		111
Stamina		120

Max HP

Level 40

106

Size

Height	0.5 m
Weight	10.4 kg

Other

Base capture rate	0%
Base flee rate	0%
Buddy walk distance	3 km

Max CP

Level 15 Research encounters	432
Level 20 Max hatched / raids	577
Level 30 Max wild	865
Level 40	1,010
Level 50	1,141

Max CP with weather boost

Level 25 (raids)	721
Level 35 (wild)	937