Pokédex · VII (Alola)

Vikavolt#738

Its greatest asset is Sp. Atk — among the highest in the entire Pokédex. Weak point: Speed — lower than 78% of species. This is the final form of its line — it does not evolve any further. Defensively it can rely on 2 weaknesses and 4 resistances.

Vikavolt
Shiny version
Bug Electric
Height: 1.5 m (4′11″) Weight: 45.0 kg (99.2 lbs)

Base stats

HP
77
67%
Atk
70
41%
Def
90
73%
SpA
145
99%
SpD
75
58%
Spe
43
22%
TOTAL
500
70%

Last column: what percentage of 1084 species and regional forms have a lower value. Strong point: Sp. Atk; weak point: Speed.

A nature can improve this entry further: its boost hits hardest on Sp. Atk, the stat in which this species already leads. Which nature does that — see the list of natures.

Which nature to choose

It hits specially: its Sp. Atk (145) is 75 points higher than its Attack. So the drop hits a stat the set usually does not use at all.

  • Modest +SpA · −Atk It moves second and nothing will change that, so the whole boost goes into power.
  • Quiet +SpA · −Spe The Trick Room version: with the turn order reversed, the slower the better, and Gyro Ball calculates its power from exactly this lowered Speed.

A conclusion drawn from base stats alone — a specific moveset can reverse it. All 25 natures.

Regional numbers 4

The header shows the national number. Inside the game the Pokédex counts from the beginning — below is the number you will see in your version.

Alola #029 Sun / Moon
Alola #036 Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon
Galar #018 Sword / Shield
Kitakami #114 Scarlet / Violet , Scarlet/Violet: The Teal Mask

Abilities

  • Levitate Evades ground moves.

How players use it

Data from 574,541 ranked battles on Smogon (Gen 9 OU, 2026-09). These are not numbers from the game — they are player habits. Gen 9 OU is the most popular format with no top-down team restrictions — everything is allowed except what was deemed too strong.

Rank 190 among 309 Pokémon in use — it is on 0.09% of teams.

Abilities Levitate 100%
Tera Type Steel 39.2% Electric 23.4% Ghost 22.5% Bug 13.3% Dark 1.3%
EV spreads Modest · 252 HP / 252 SpA / 4 SpD 46.3% Modest · 252 SpA / 200 Spe / 56 HP 25.6% Modest · 252 HP / 252 SpA / 4 Spe 9% Modest · 252 SpA / 232 HP / 24 Spe 3.8% Quiet · 252 HP / 252 SpA / 4 SpD 3.8%

Each row is a separate distribution, not a single set: the most common item and the most common move do not have to appear on the same Pokémon.

Pokédex entry

It zips around, on sharp lookout for an opening. It concentrates electrical energy within its large jaws and uses it to zap its enemies.

Egg Group: Bug Gender: 50% ♂ / 50% ♀ Catch difficulty: hard (45/255) Base friendship: 70/255 Base EXP: 225

Resistances and weaknesses

Type chart →

How much damage Vikavolt takes when it is hit by a move of each type. The multipliers of both its types are already combined here.

Weak to Fire ×2 Rock ×2
Resistant to Electric ×½ Grass ×½ Fighting ×½ Steel ×½

How it was drawn

Sprite taken straight from the game in which Vikavolt appeared.

Gen 7 2016
Vikavolt in Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon
Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon

Variant gallery

The gallery shows only the appearance variants that exist for this Pokémon. Every image shows the same character and differs in source — a Pokémon HOME render or a pixel sprite — and in coloring, regular or shiny.

Vikavolt — large render in its regular coloring
Pokémon HOME
Vikavolt — large render in its shiny coloring
Pokémon HOME shiny
Vikavolt — small pixel sprite in its regular coloring
Pixel sprite
Vikavolt — small pixel sprite in its shiny coloring
Shiny pixel sprite

TCG cards (7)

All Vikavolt cards →

Vikavolt has 7 cards in 4 sets. The oldest of them are shown below.

Offspring can come from 90 species from the same Egg Groups (with opposite genders) or from Ditto. Below are the first 12 by Pokédex number.

The Egg hatches after 15 cycles, which is roughly 4,100 steps. The exact cycle length depends on the game — newer titles shortened it noticeably — so treat this number as an order of magnitude, not a countdown. Having the Flame Body Ability in your party halves the wait.

Where to catch it (10)

All locations →

The levels shown are the widest range across all game versions — in a specific release it may be narrower. The exact area, catch method and chance are on the page of each location.

Alola

Galar

Below are the moves learned by leveling up. The rest (60 via TM/TR, 8 via Egg, 11 via tutor) are on the full list.

Lv. Move Type Cat. Power Acc. PP
1 Air Slash Flying Special 75 95% 15
1 Bug Bite Bug Physical 60 100% 20
1 Charge Electric Status — — 20
1 Crunch Dark Physical 80 100% 15
1 Dig Ground Physical 80 100% 10
1 Discharge Electric Special 80 100% 15
1 Iron Defense Steel Status — — 15
1 Mud Slap Ground Special 20 100% 10
1 String Shot Bug Status — 95% 40
1 Vice Grip Normal Physical 55 100% 30
1 X Scissor Bug Physical 80 100% 15
15 Bite Dark Physical 60 100% 25
19 Acrobatics Flying Physical 55 100% 15
23 Spark Electric Physical 65 100% 20
29 Sticky Web Bug Status — — 20
36 Bug Buzz Bug Special 90 100% 10
43 Guillotine Normal Physical — 30% 5
50 Fly Flying Physical 90 95% 15
57 Agility Psychic Status — — 30
64 Zap Cannon Electric Special 120 50% 5
— Thunderbolt Electric Special 90 100% 15