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manectric
#310

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

All-Out Attacker
Item
Manectite
Ability
Lightning Rod
Nature
Timid
EVs
SpA 252
SpD 4
Spe 252

Strategy Overview

With base 135 Speed, Manectric becomes one of the fastest Pokemon in the metagame after Mega Evolving, with very few Pokemon except Choice Scarf users able to outspeed it. It outspeeds common Pokemon such as Greninja, Mega Gengar, Mega Salamence, and Talonflame. Mega Manectric is able to lower the foe's Attack, thanks to its supportive ability Intimidate, so it can survive another hit from certain physically offensive Pokemon. This means that priority moves are less effective at KOing Mega Manectric, as most priority moves are physical. Mega Manectric has access to coverage moves such as Overheat and Hidden Power Ice in order to check or counter threats, and it can act as a nice scouter with Volt Switch, allowing it to switch out from foes that pose a huge threat. Against physical attackers not carrying a Choice Scarf, Mega Manectric's Speed allows it to attack first and Volt Switch out after lowering its foe's Attack with Intimidate. This can support a teammate in setting up against the weakened enemy. Mega Manectric is able to shut down a lot of common offensive Pokemon such as Azumarill. Unfortunately, Mega Manectric takes up a Mega slot.

Most Used Moves

Overheat
63.0%

Most Used Items

Magnet
2.8%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc