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manectric
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Manectric

Discharge Pokémon

Electric

It rarely appears before people. It is said to nest where lightning has fallen.

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

Special Attacker
Moves
Volt Switch / Thunderbolt
Overheat / Thunderbolt / Flamethrower
Item
Manectite
Ability
Lightning Rod
Nature
Timid / Modest
EVs
HP 12
SpA 244
Spe 252

Strategy Overview

Mega Manectric faces competition from Raikou and Thundurus, both of which do not take up a Mega slot. Ground-types, such as Landorus-T, have also strained the viability of Mega Manectric. Mega Manectric also has a very shallow movepool and a very predictable moveset. However, despite having a shallow movepool, Mega Manectric has surprisingly good coverage options. Mega Manectric retains one of the highest Speed stats in the metagame, tied with only Mega Lopunny, which allows it to outspeed all of the unboosted metagame. Having Intimidate and Volt Switch allows Mega Manectric to act as a pivot and Intimidate shuffler.

Most Used Moves

Protect
85.3%
Overheat
62.7%

Most Used Items

Manectite
84.0%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc