Pokémon appear in a variety of shapes, sizes, and forms; one important determinant of these characteristics is what is known as a “Type”, giving Pokémon unique attributes based on the Type’s element, power, and so on. With 18 types in total, there are many to review; in the fifth installment of this miniseries known as “Pokémon Rants”, The Lab’s verbally fumbling founder tackles “Electric Types”, the Pokémon that constitute this typing, an analysis that includes technical information, design analyses, and other thoughts on what it means to be a Electric Type Pokémon.

Timestamps:

00:26 - Type Overview + Background

06:45 - Technical Information

21:32 - Appearances + Moves

> 21:44 - Pure Electric Types

> 27:22 - Primary Electric Types

> 32:23 - Secondary Electric Types

> 36:32 - Electric Type Moves

40:56 - Atypical Case Studies + Concluding Thoughts

> 42:08 - The Pikachu Copycat Phenomena

> 47:08 - Atypical Case Studies

Links/Resources:

- Electric (Type)

- Type

- Move

- Ability

“Pokédex: All 482+8 Pokémon & Post-Story Guide – Pokémon Diamond Version and Pokémon Pearl Version.” Edited by Lawrence Neves. Prima Games, 2006.

“Pokémon HeartGold Version and Pokémon SoulSilver Version – The Official Pokémon Johto Guide and Pokédex.” Edited by Michael G. Ryan and Lawrence Neves. Bellevue: The Pokémon Company International, 2009.

(Creator's Note: I recommend that you listen to the rants in order for continuity purposes (so things make sense), but this is optional. Sorry for any muffled audio, cuts, and random background noises. I do not claim ownership over the products, sources, and images that come from the content discussed in this episode; images have been taken from the cited guidebooks and are solely being used for entertainment purposes.)