How to Get and Build Electrode in Pokémon Quest

To get Electrode in Pokémon Quest, you must attract its base form, Voltorb, to your base camp by cooking Electric- or Yellow-attracting dishes, confirm that the Everstone toggle is set to "OFF," and raise Voltorb to at least level 30. Once evolved, Electrode functions best as a ranged Electric-type damage dealer centered around Thunderbolt.

How to Attract Voltorb

Electrode cannot be lured directly through cooking pots; you must summon and evolve Voltorb. You can attract Voltorb using three different recipes:

Watt a Risotto a la Cube offers the highest probability of luring Voltorb because it restricts summons to Electric-type Pokémon.

To save training time, use a Silver Pot or Gold Pot. Cooking with a Gold Pot requires 100 ingredients per slot, but it summons Pokémon between levels 40 and 70 with higher base stats, bypassing the low-level grind entirely.

Evolving Voltorb into Electrode

Follow these steps to evolve Voltorb into Electrode:

1. Check the Everstone Setting: Open Voltorb's summary screen and verify that the Everstone icon in the upper-right corner is toggled to OFF. If the Everstone is active, evolution will not trigger.
2. Reach the Level Threshold: Voltorb evolves upon reaching Level 30. Level it up by taking it on expeditions or feeding it duplicate Pokémon via Level-Up Training.
3. Trigger Post-Level 30 Evolutions: If you summoned Voltorb using a Silver or Gold Pot at level 30 or higher, it will not evolve immediately upon arrival. Grant it one single level through an expedition clear or Level-Up Training to trigger the evolution sequence.

Best Moves and Move Stones

Electrode performs best with a single offensive skill paired with three Move Stones. Use the Move Learning feature at base camp with Electric-type supporting Pokémon to optimize its skillset:

• Thunderbolt (Primary Attack): Electrode strikes adjacent and nearby enemies with multi-hit lightning bolts that can inflict paralysis. This is Electrode's strongest expedition skill. Pair it with Broad Stones to increase area coverage and a Wait Less Stone to shorten its cooldown.
• Spark (Early Alternative): Fires an electrical projectile forward. While weaker than Thunderbolt, it serves as a temporary attack while rerolling moves. Augment it with Scatter Stones to split the projectile.
• Charge (Optional Buff): Temporarily increases Attack and Defense. This skill is unnecessary if your team already includes a dedicated buffer running Bulk Up or Work Up.
• Avoid Self-Destruct and Explosion: These moves cause Electrode to faint immediately upon cast, leaving your team down a member for the remainder of the wave.

Power Stone and Bingo Bonus Priorities

Electrode relies on offensive ranged stats to clear waves safely:

• Socket Distribution: Aim for a Power Stone layout favoring Attack, such as 6 ATK and 3 HP or 5 ATK and 4 HP. Too many HP sockets reduce Electrode's ability to deal significant damage.
• Stat Priorities: Maximize Hit Healing up to its 10.0% hard cap. Because Thunderbolt hits multiple times across groups of enemies, high Hit Healing quickly restores Electrode's health. Fill remaining stat slots with Critical Hit Rate and Critical Hit Damage.
• Bingo Bonuses: Look for bonuses that feature Electric-Type Moves Wait Time to cast Thunderbolt more frequently, or Electric-Type Moves ATK Boost to increase damage output.

Expedition Team Composition

Pair Electrode with a durable melee frontliner using Bulk Up or Work Up equipped with three Share Stones (such as Machop or Poliwrath). The team-wide buffs supply Electrode with continuous Attack and Defense boosts, allowing it to focus entirely on dealing damage with Thunderbolt from the backline.