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manectric
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Manectric

Discharge Pokémon

Electric

Manectric can be found beneath unnatural thunderclouds. People say it can run at the same speed as lightning striking.

Base Stats

HP 70
Attack 75
Defense 60
Sp. Atk 105
Sp. Def 60
Speed 105
Total 475

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Forms

Evolution Chain

Moves

Locations

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

manectric Front Front
manectric Back Back
manectric Front Shiny Front Shiny
manectric Back Shiny Back Shiny
manectric Official Art Official Art
manectric Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

Offensive Pivot
Item
Manectite
Ability
Lightning Rod
Nature
Timid
EVs
HP 128
Def 44
SpA 80
SpD 4
Spe 252

Strategy Overview

Mega Manectric's blistering Speed tier lets it be an effective pivot that's able to get the jump on threats like Mega Metagross and Tapu Koko. Access to Volt Switch and Intimidate in tandem with a good typing make Mega Manectric a formidable positioning tool, letting it come in several times in a match to weaken physical attackers. Fire coverage in Overheat or Flamethrower sets it apart from other Electric-types such as Tapu Koko, and Snarl is another nice tool that punishes special attackers. However, despite its handy Intimidate, Mega Manectric can't come in on metagame-defining attackers like Zygarde and Landorus-T. Mega Manectric's damage output is also rather lackluster, and it struggles considerably with opposing speed control.

Most Used Moves

Protect
62.0%

Most Used Items

Life Orb
61.9%
Magnet
37.8%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc