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manectric
#310

Manectric

Discharge Pokémon

Electric

It discharges electricity from its mane. It creates a thundercloud overhead to drop lightning bolts.

Base Stats

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

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Evolution Chain

Moves

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

nu Usage: 8.0%
Choice Scarf
Item
Choice Scarf
Nature
Timid
EVs
Def 4
SpA 252
Spe 252
All-Out Attacker
Moves
Flamethrower / Overheat
Hidden Power Grass / Hidden Power Ice
Substitute / Charge Beam
Item
Life Orb / Expert Belt
Nature
Timid
EVs
Def 4
SpA 252
Spe 252

Strategy Overview

Manectric's stats and movepool make it a very decent Special Attacker in NU. Base 105 Speed grants Manectric the ability to outspeed common threats like Charizard, Typhlosion, and Dodrio, and its access to Flamethrower separates itself from other Electric-types, as it allows it to break through the likes of Magneton, Vileplume, and Meganium without much trouble. Moreover, due to its Speed tier and access to Switcheroo, Manectric is a premier Choice Scarf user in NU, able to revenge kill most setup sweepers like Dragon Dance Charizard and Sunny Day Vileplume. However, Manectric's bulk is mediocre, making it susceptible to faster Pokemon like Tauros and Floatzel and strong priority like Sucker Punch from Skuntank and Shiftry. Moreover, its Special Attack, while good, isn't amazing, and its movepool lacks important coverage moves like Focus Blast. Therefore, Manectric has a tough time against special walls like Cradily, Regirock, and Lickilicky. Furthermore, as an offensive Electric-type, Manectric faces competition from Magneton, which packs slightly better Special Attack, valuable defensive utility, and a secondary Steel typing that allows it to dent some of the aforementioned special walls.

Most Used Moves

Most Used Items

Magnet
14.2%
Life Orb
12.3%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc