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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

Special Attacker
Item
Manectite
Ability
Lightning Rod
Nature
Timid
EVs
Def 4
SpA 252
Spe 252

Strategy Overview

Manectric possesses a fantastic Speed tier after Mega Evolution, which makes it very threatening to offensive playstyles. Because of the offensive pressure it applies thanks to its great Electric / Ice / Fire coverage, it is an excellent momentum grabber with Volt Switch. It also has a decent defensive typing in mono-Electric, which, in tandem with Intimidate, allows it to tank priority moves such as Bullet Punch and Brave Bird. Unfortunately, its Speed tier isn't the best prior to Mega Evolution, preventing it from safely Mega Evolving against Keldeo, which it would normally check. It's also walled by Ground-types such as Hippowdon, which also prevent it from using Volt Switch freely, and it only has one set, so it is rather predictable. While Mega Manectric has decent power, it relies on super effective hits to defeat most walls, meaning that it will often be forced to bail out of them with Volt Switch. Overall, Mega Manectric's niche in the OU tier is a solid one, primarily as a threat to offense with a worse matchup against bulkier playstyles.

Most Used Moves

Most Used Items

Leftovers
96.1%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc