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It's supposed to be an oni, which are often depicted wearing tiger-skin clothing. Hence why Electabuzz looks like a tiger. And the antennae are meant to resemble the oni's horns.
If anything, Electivire's design is based more around Elekid's than Electabuzz's. You could remove Electabuzz and have Elekid evolve directly into Electivire and no one would question it.
