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manaphy
#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

Category Seafaring Pokémon
Height 0.3 m
Weight 1.4 kg
Base Exp 270
Growth Rate Slow
Capture Rate 3
Base Happiness 70
Gender Genderless
Habitat
Egg Groups Water1 ,Fairy
Mythical Pokémon

Sprites

manaphy Front Front
manaphy Back Back
manaphy Front Shiny Front Shiny
manaphy Back Shiny Back Shiny
manaphy Official Art Official Art
manaphy Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

Tail Glow + 3 Attacks
Moves
Psychic / Energy Ball
Item
Leftovers / Wacan Berry / Rindo Berry
Nature
Timid
EVs
Def 4
SpA 252
Spe 252
Tail Glow + Rain Dance
Moves
Psychic / Energy Ball / Ice Beam
Item
Leftovers
Nature
Timid
EVs
Def 4
SpA 252
Spe 252

Strategy Overview

Manaphy's standout trait is its access to Tail Glow, which allows it to set up incredibly quickly and break through a plethora of walls. A mono-Water typing leaves Manaphy with very few weaknesses, and this coupled with good defensive stats means Manaphy is able to find many opportunities to set up. Manaphy has an impressive range of coverage moves as well, including Ice Beam, Energy Ball, and Psychic. However, foes such as Mollux, Plasmanta, Cyclohm, and Krilowatt make it difficult for Manaphy to always have the right coverage options. Manaphy's base 100 Speed isn't bad by any means, but it leaves it outsped by many offensive threats such as Mega Manectric and Serperior. However, very few things can safely switch into a boosted Manaphy, and with the right team support its coverage issues can be remedied.

Most Used Moves

Tail Glow
99.7%
Ice Beam
80.6%
Scald
69.5%
Surf
25.6%

Most Used Items

Leftovers
85.2%
Life Orb
10.3%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc