#226
Mantine
Kite Pokémon
WaterFlying
While elegantly swimming in the sea, it ignores Remoraid that cling to its fins seeking food scraps.
Base Stats
HP 85
Attack 40
Defense 70
Sp. Atk 80
Sp. Def 140
Speed 70
Total 485
Type Effectiveness
Weak to
Resistant to
Immune to
Abilities
Evolution Chain
Moves
Locations
Details
Category Kite Pokémon
Height 2.1 m
Weight 220.0 kg
Base Exp 170
Growth Rate Slow
Capture Rate 25
Base Happiness 70
Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Habitat Sea
Egg Groups Water1
Sprites
Front
Back
Front Shiny
Back Shiny
Official Art
Official Art (Shiny)Competitive
Special Wall
Item
Leftovers
Ability
Water Absorb
Nature
Bold
EVs
HP 248
Def 148
SpD 112
Strategy Overview
Mantine is a Pokemon with many wonderful things going for it on paper. Excellent defensive typing that lets it switch into Monferno, a great defensive ability in Water Absorb, and supremely high Special Defense all suggest that it is a Pokemon that would find a niche in BW PU as a sought-after wall. However, a weakness to Stealth Rock and 4x weakness to Electric, lack of recovery outside of Rest and Leftovers, notable passivity, and a mediocre support movepool unfortunately keep Mantine from achieving any true potential.
Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc