Best Electric Type Pokemon

[Abomasnow^_^]

Title says it all. Att., Def., Speed, everything

 

[Mukubird]

Zapdos, Electivire, or Lanturn.

 

[Abomasnow^_^]

Can i get Electivire before the elite 4???

 

[magpie]

Can i get Electivire before the elite 4???

If you trade with a friend. You shouldn't be able to get it on GTS because you don't see it before the National Dex, I don't think.

So just Wi-Fi with someone on the trade coordination thread, if you want it badly enough =)

 

[Lex]

Electric is weak to Ground, and since moves like Earthquake are so popular a reasonable idea is to look for Electric types that are immune to Ground. These would be:
Electric/Flying types: Only Zapdos, as far as I'm aware.
Electric with Levitate: Only Rotom, as far as I'm aware.
Electric that can get Levitate via Magnet Rise: Voltorb, Electrode, Magnemite, Magnezone

Zapdos is legendary, so it may be difficult to get and people look at you funny if you use legendaries in competitive play.
Rotom is interesting. It has Ghost vulnerabilities rather than Electric vulnerabilities. Its stats are so-so.
Electrode is pure Electric so it has no vulnerabilities while Magnet Rise is on, but its stats (other than Speed) are kind of low.
Magnezone is half Steel. It is resistant to nearly everything except water, but gains vulnerability to Fighting and Fire (and its Ground vulnerability is x4). Stat-wise it is somewhat comparable to Zapdos. Speed and HP are lower, but Def and SpAtk are higher. Plus it looks cool.

Ground-immune electrics also opens up something painful in double battles: Discharge + Earthquake.

To get one, get someone to trade you a Magnemite. They swarm at the Ironworks, so again you'll need someone who has gotten the National Dex.