Manectric
Discharge Pokémon
It rarely appears before people. It is said to nest where lightning has fallen.
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Strategy Overview
Manectric has a solid Speed tier that lets it outspeed tons of offensive threats such as Jynx, Rotom, and Charizard. Its access to Overheat and Flamethrower combined with its high Special Attack stat allows it to bypass a few Ground-types and Steel-types such as Torterra, Ferroseed, and Steelix, which would check it otherwise. It is also a great offensive Pokemon with access to Volt Switch, which lets it whittle down Pokemon at a fast pace. Manectric's Electric immunity via Lightning Rod further lets it switch in for free occasionally and pressure the opponent's team late-game if it can grab a boost. Unfortunately, Manectric faces competition from other Electric-types such as Rotom, which is a much better pivot due to Rotom's useful set of resistances, and Electivire, which boasts more offensive versatility. It also struggles to get OHKOs on Pokemon like Camerupt, Gastrodon, and Piloswine, which are immune to its STAB move, without quite a bit of chip damage. Lastly, Manectric is very susceptible to priority users and faster Pokemon such as Sucker Punch Shiftry, Tauros, and Swellow due to its frailness.
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Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc