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manaphy
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Manaphy

Seafaring Pokémon

Water

It is born with a wondrous power that lets it bond with any kind of Pokémon.

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

doublesou Usage: 0.3%
Tail Glow
Item
Safety Goggles / Sitrus Berry
Nature
Modest / Timid
EVs
HP 4
SpA 252
Spe 252

Strategy Overview

While Manaphy is uniquely capable of boosting its Special Attack to the moon and back with Tail Glow, it still faces heavy competition for a team slot as an offensive Water-type from the likes of Azumarill and Keldeo, both of which sport useful secondary typings that allow them to eliminate a wider range of threats. They also have immediate power and access to priority attacks for the former and more Speed for the latter. Furthermore, Manaphy requires dedicated redirection support in order to maximize its potential as a setup sweeper, as well as hail support to be as powerful as possible by spamming Blizzard. Manaphy does, however, set itself apart from other Water-types with its sheer power when using Tail Glow and its ability to beat Grass-types such as Amoonguss.

Most Used Moves

Tail Glow
93.0%
Scald
58.7%
Surf
41.3%

Most Used Items

Leftovers
15.5%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc