Note: Pokemon with the Water Absorb ability are immune to Water attacks.
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Mantine? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Ruby/Sapphire Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the Ruby/Sapphire generation metagame.
Mantine is a remarkable Water and Flying-typed Pokemon. Mantine are common Pokemon to see in the RS metagame. Mantine is typically seen in the UU tier (Underused). Mantine's only type-related weaknesses are Electric and Rock.
Mantine is popular Special Sweeper. This moveset is designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Remember prior to Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. With Swift Swim, if rain dance is active Mantine's speed is doubled.
♦ Surf is a special STAB-boosted 95-base power Water-type move (hits foes. power doubles against dive). ♦ Waterfall is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move that deals a hefty amount of damage. ♦ Ice Beam is a special 95-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target). ♦ Icy Wind is a special 55-base power Ice-type move (100% chance to lower the foes speed by 1 stage). ♦ Twister is a special 40-base power Dragon-type move (20% chance to flinch the foes). ♦ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Mantine this turn).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Mantine? These builds have been optimized for Ruby/Sapphire Double Battles. They have movesets and EVs specifically calibrated to generally work best versus multiple Pokemon at once as well as helping to support other team members and allys in the Ruby/Sapphire generation metagame.
Mantine is a decent Special Sweeper. It was designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Years before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. With Swift Swim, if rain dance is active Mantine's speed is doubled.
♦ Surf is a special STAB-boosted 95-base power Water-type move (hits foes. power doubles against dive). ♦ Waterfall is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move that deals a decent amount of damage. ♦ Icy Wind is a special 55-base power Ice-type move (100% chance to lower the foes speed by 1 stage). ♦ Ice Beam is a special 95-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target). ♦ Twister is a special 40-base power Dragon-type move (20% chance to flinch the foes). ♦ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Mantine this turn).
No additional EV spread were found for this set at this time.Array
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Mantine learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation. Sort and organize the learnset by move type, category, accuracy, and power. Bolded moves will gain the same-type attack bonus (STAB) if this Pokemon uses them.
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Note: The damage listed here under Versus is not actually calculated using the in-game damage formula. It is simply calculated using typing weaknesses and resistances from the selected type-matchup modifier along with STAB (if applied) to help sort through and give a general idea as to how powerful certain moves might be towards that selected typing after modifiers are applied. Several moves listed here may have additional effects that might alter actual damage output which are not factored on this specific list. Use damage calculators to find actual damage amounts.
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Mantine can perform in Ruby/Sapphire. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive RS Move and Ability Combos for Mantine
Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
Moves: Rest + Snore
Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect
Moves that inflict status: Toxic
Moves that boost Mantine's stats
Agility
Most notable and possible best moves for Mantine
Earthquake
Hydro Pump
Ice Beam
Protect
Rest
Toxic
Common Effort Values for Mantine in Ruby and Sapphire
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