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manaphy
#490

Manaphy

Seafaring Pokémon

Water

Born on a cold seafloor, it will swim great distances to return to its birthplace.

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

monotype Usage: 1.3%
Waterium Z
Item
Waterium Z
Nature
Timid
EVs
SpA 252
SpD 4
Spe 252

Strategy Overview

Manaphy is one of the most fearsome wallbreakers available to Water teams thanks to Tail Glow, which allows it to boost its Special Attack by three stages in a turn, letting it break through most defensive cores with ease. Furthermore, Manaphy can boost its Speed stat through Z-Rain Dance, letting it take on faster Pokemon much more easily and become an effective late-game cleaner. Excellent natural bulk makes it easy for Manaphy to set up the aforementioned moves as well. Manaphy's exceptional wallbreaking capability makes it very easy to fit on Water teams, performing its job well in almost every team archetype. Moreover, Manaphy has access to great coverage moves such as Psychic, Ice Beam, and Energy Ball along with a strong STAB move in Surf. At the same time, however, it suffers from four-moveslot syndrome, finding it impossible to fit in all of its coverage moves along with Tail Glow, Rain Dance, and an obligatory Water-type move. Without a Tail Glow up, Manaphy's average Special Attack prevents it from dealing much damage and forces it to set up before it performs a sweep. Manaphy's Speed tier isn't amazing either, getting outsped by common Choice Scarf users and revenge killers before it sets up a Z-Rain Dance.

Most Used Moves

Tail Glow
97.5%
Surf
86.7%
Psychic
79.1%
Ice Beam
14.3%

Most Used Items

Leftovers
12.8%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc