#310

Manectric

Discharge Pokémon

Electric

MANECTRIC is constantly discharging electricity from its mane. The sparks sometimes ignite forest fires. When it enters a battle, this POKéMON creates thunderclouds.

Base Stats

HP 70

Attack 75

Defense 60

Sp. Atk 105

Sp. Def 60

Speed 105

Total 475

Type Effectiveness

Weak to

ground 2x

Resistant to

flying ½x steel ½x electric ½x

Abilities

Static Lightning Rod

Evolution Chain

Electrike

→

Manectric Lv. 26

Moves

Locations

Hoenn Route 118

Citadark Isle Dome 1f

Details

Category Discharge Pokémon

Height 1.5 m

Weight 40.2 kg

Base Exp 166

Growth Rate Slow

Capture Rate 45

Base Happiness 70

Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀

Habitat Grassland

Egg Groups Ground

Sprites

Front

Back

Front Shiny

Back Shiny

Official Art

Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

uu Usage: 2.1%

Special Sweeper

Moves

Thunderbolt

Substitute

Crunch

Hidden Power Ice / Hidden Power Grass

Item

Petaya Berry

Nature

Timid

EVs

HP 44

SpA 248

Spe 216

Strategy Overview

Manectric is an above average UU, and very underrated by many. However, when you compare it to Electabuzz, it's just entirely outclassed. Stat-wise, it has 5 more base HP and 3 more base Defense at the cost of 25 base Special Defense, and considering that the only Pokemon I'd really be switching either of them into are weakened enemy Electric- and Water-types, Special Defense is more important. In terms of movepool, Crunch is Manectric's only real advantage, whereas Electabuzz has Cross Chop, Fire Punch, Ice Punch, and Psychic.