How to play
Choice Specs boosts Special Attack but locks Jolteon into one move until it switches. Volt Absorb grants Electric immunity and restores HP when an Electric move activates it.
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#0135 · GENERATION 1
Jolteon Build Guide
Electric
Fast special pivot
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Starter moveset
Generation 9 · casual singles · base form
ITEMChoice Specs
ABILITYVolt Absorb
NATURETimid
1
Thunderbolt
2
Volt Switch
3
Shadow Ball
4
Hyper Voice
Watch out for
Key risk. Ground attacks are super effective and Ground types block Electric moves. Low bulk and a Choice lock can make a prediction costly.
About this example
This editorial starting point is not a ranked-format recommendation or a legality check. It does not specify EVs or Tera type. Moves, items and abilities here do not change the builder score.
BATTLE PLAN
When to attack, set up or switch
Choice Specs boosts Special Attack but locks Jolteon into one move until it switches. Volt Absorb grants Electric immunity and restores HP when an Electric move activates it.
A Ground type comes in
Ground is immune to every Electric move on this set, and Shadow Ball and Hyper Voice do not fix the matchup either. Switch out and reset the Choice lock rather than wasting a turn.
You want to keep Jolteon healthy
Volt Switch is both damage and an escape, while Volt Absorb can turn an opposing Electric attack into healing. Low bulk makes a wasted lock expensive.
What does a safe pivot mean?
A teammate uses a switching move to bring Jolteon in. A slower pivot may take the opponent’s hit first. Turn order and the opponent’s move still matter.
ITEM & ABILITY
How this build works
Choice Specs raises Special Attack but locks Jolteon into one move until it switches. Volt Absorb grants an Electric immunity and restores HP when an Electric move hits it.
Watch the tradeoff. Ground attacks are super effective and Ground types block Electric moves. Low bulk and a Choice lock can make a prediction costly.
These battle mechanics do not change the builder’s type-and-base-stat score. The tool does not simulate moves, abilities, held items or damage.
COMPARE YOUR OPTIONS
Jolteon or Raichu?
Raichu offers Lightning Rod and different coverage options at lower base Speed.
| Stat | Jolteon | Raichu |
|---|---|---|
| HP | 65 | 60 |
| Attack | 65 | 90 |
| Defense | 60 | 55 |
| Sp. Attack | 110 | 90 |
| Sp. Defense | 95 | 80 |
| Speed | 130 | 110 |
Base stats are not final battle stats. Level, nature, IVs, EVs and battle effects affect the result. Check availability in your game before choosing an alternative.
Teammate ideas
A Flying teammate can cover Ground attacks. A bulky teammate helps absorb hits Jolteon cannot take.
Corviknight
Immune to Ground; Jolteon covers its Electric weakness.
Gastrodon
Adds bulk and resists Fire and Rock attacks.
These are typing-based starting pairs, not a complete competitive team. Check the remaining four slots and your game’s rules.
Compare computed teammate suggestions →Alternative: Raichu
Raichu offers Lightning Rod and different coverage options at lower base Speed.
Try Raichu →Type matchups
Weak to
Ground2×
Resistances and immunities
Electric0.5×Flying0.5×Steel0.5×
Typing only. Abilities, items and battle effects can change these matchups.
HP65
Attack65
Defense60
Sp. Attack110
Sp. Defense95
Speed130
Evolution chain
- Eevee#133
Thunder Stone
Jolteon#135
Standard main-series evolution conditions. Regional forms and games with special evolution systems can differ.
Build your Jolteon team
Start with Jolteon. Add teammates and compare your type-and-base-stat score.
Gen 9 · National Dex · Casual Settings & scope
Format scope · casual planning
Base species #001–1025, using Generation 9 data. A casual planning pool, not a VGC, ranked, or Showdown National Dex legality validator. Regional, Mega and alternate forms are not included yet.
Jolteon
ElectricUnderstand your team
Offense76
Defense64
Coverage11
Synergy18
Types & base stats only · Not a win probability.
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FIND A BETTER FIT
Recommended Pokémon
Fill your empty slots first. Each candidate is scored using the same rules as your current team. Only positive score changes are shown.
+28 pts
Golisopod
BugWater
Team score 45 → 73
Why this Pokémon?
- Adds Ground resistance or immunity
- Adds super-effective coverage against Fire, Grass, Ground and more
- Defense 64 → 74
+27 pts
Gyarados
Water
Team score 45 → 72
Why this Pokémon?
- Adds Ground resistance or immunity
- Adds super-effective coverage against Fire, Grass, Fighting and more
- Defense 64 → 76
+27 pts
Skarmory
Steel
Team score 45 → 72
Why this Pokémon?
- Adds Ground resistance or immunity
- Adds super-effective coverage against Grass, Ice, Fighting and more
- Defense 64 → 83
+27 pts
Corviknight
Steel
Team score 45 → 72
Why this Pokémon?
- Adds Ground resistance or immunity
- Adds super-effective coverage against Grass, Ice, Fighting and more
- Defense 64 → 83
+26 pts
Araquanid
WaterBug
Team score 45 → 71
Why this Pokémon?
- Adds Ground resistance or immunity
- Adds super-effective coverage against Fire, Grass, Ground and more
- Defense 64 → 74
+26 pts
Celesteela
Steel
Team score 45 → 71
Why this Pokémon?
- Adds Ground resistance or immunity
- Adds super-effective coverage against Grass, Ice, Fighting and more
- Defense 64 → 83
Suggestions optimize this initial planning heuristic. Your preferences and actual battle strategy may favor another Pokémon.
Key insights
- Ground attacks threaten 1 of 1 teammates, with no teammate resisting them by type.
- Your own types can hit 2 of 18 single-type targets super effectively. Actual move coverage can differ.
Detailed type analysis · all 18 types
Incoming damage assumes typing only. 0× = immune, ½× / ¼× = resistant, 2× / 4× = weak. Resistance counts include immunities.
| Attack | Jolteon | Weak | Resist |
|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | 1× | 0 | 0 |
| Fire | 1× | 0 | 0 |
| Water | 1× | 0 | 0 |
| Electric | ½× | 0 | 1 |
| Grass | 1× | 0 | 0 |
| Ice | 1× | 0 | 0 |
| Fighting | 1× | 0 | 0 |
| Poison | 1× | 0 | 0 |
| Ground | 2× | 1 | 0 |
| Flying | ½× | 0 | 1 |
| Psychic | 1× | 0 | 0 |
| Bug | 1× | 0 | 0 |
| Rock | 1× | 0 | 0 |
| Ghost | 1× | 0 | 0 |
| Dragon | 1× | 0 | 0 |
| Dark | 1× | 0 | 0 |
| Steel | ½× | 0 | 1 |
| Fairy | 1× | 0 | 0 |
Offensive type coverage
Against single-type targets, using only same-type attacks. This is not coverage against every dual-type species.
NormalNeutral
FireNeutral
Water✓ Super effective
ElectricResisted
GrassResisted
IceNeutral
FightingNeutral
PoisonNeutral
GroundImmune target
Flying✓ Super effective
PsychicNeutral
BugNeutral
RockNeutral
GhostNeutral
DragonResisted
DarkNeutral
SteelNeutral
FairyNeutral
How is the score calculated?
Offense (25%): neutral-or-better type coverage and strongest attacking base stats. Defense (30%): team resistances, unprotected and repeated weaknesses, and 4× vulnerabilities. Coverage (25%): fraction of 18 single-type targets hit super effectively by your own types. Synergy (20%): teammates resisting each other’s weaknesses, physical/special/bulk stat signals and base Speed ≥100. Scores are rounded to 0–100; the total uses the displayed subscores.
Rating bands: Excellent ≥80, Good ≥65, Fair ≥45, Poor below 45. An empty team has no rating.
Small teams are provisional and are not given a separate completion bonus. Adding a Pokémon can lower the score if it creates new weaknesses or lowers averages. These initial heuristics have not been calibrated against battle outcomes.
Data: Pokémon Showdown / @pkmn/dex · Sprites: PokéAPI contributors · Base species only
Sources & guide notes
Starter advice written for this guide; mechanics checked against Pokémon Showdown’s Generation 9 data.
- Smogon: format-specific strategy
- Pokémon Database: moves and evolution
- Pokémon Showdown mechanics data
Starter moveset reviewed October 6, 2026; battle notes added October 16, 2026. Suggest a correction.