#490
Manaphy
Seafaring Pokémon
Water
It is born with a wondrous power that lets it bond with any kind of Pokémon.
Base Stats
HP 100
Attack 100
Defense 100
Sp. Atk 100
Sp. Def 100
Speed 100
Total 600
Type Effectiveness
Abilities
Evolution Chain
Moves
Details
Sprites
Front
Back
Front Shiny
Back Shiny
Official Art
Official Art (Shiny)Competitive
ubers Usage: 2.3%
Tail Glow
Strategy Overview
The prince of the seas may appear to just be another pixie. After all, why use a pure Water-type with base 100 stats across the board when you can use one with base 120 stats across the board in Arceus? The answer lies in Manaphy's ability, Hydration, which grants it immunity to all forms of status in the rain. This, along with its boosting moves, Calm Mind and Tail Glow, allows it to utterly annihilate stall teams as long as Kyogre's ubiquitous rain is kept up. Every team needs to have a decent answer to Manaphy unless it plans to lose and lose badly.
Common Teammates
Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc