How to get one
The best chance per place. The same table can do better at another hour; the tool gives them all.
Red and Blue
| Place | Method | Level | Per attempt |
| Route 10 |
Grass |
14–17 |
2.36% |
| Power Plant |
Grass |
21–23 |
1.16% |
Yellow
| Place | Method | Level | Per attempt |
| Power Plant |
Grass |
33–37 |
0.76% |
Gold, Silver and Crystal
| Place | Method | Level | Per attempt |
| Route 10 |
Grass morning |
17 |
2.93% |
A character in the game trades for it
- In Gold, Silver and Crystal, for a Krabby. It arrives at the level of the one you hand over.
What it becomes
- Voltorb becomes Electrode at level 30.
Base stats
| Stat | Gen 1 | Gen 2 |
| HP | 40 | 40 |
| Attack | 30 | 30 |
| Defense | 50 | 50 |
| Speed | 100 | 100 |
| Sp. Atk | 55 | 55 |
| Sp. Def | 55 | 55 |
Generation 2 split Special in two, and not down the middle: the two columns are not one value copied twice.