Competitive Information for Manectric (mega) [Sword/Shield]
Base Stats for Manectric-Mega
Electric
Abilities:
IntimidateIntimidate: On switch-in, this Pokemon lowers the Attack of opponents by 1 stage.
Bug
Dark
Dragon
Electric
Fairy
Fighting
Fire
Flying
Ghost
0.5x
0.5x
Grass
Ground
Ice
Normal
Poison
Psychic
Rock
Steel
Water
2x
0.5x
¼x
½x
2x
4x
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Manectric-mega? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Sword/Shield 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 Sword/Shield generation metagame.
Manectric is a sensational Electric-typed Pokemon. It's not-uncommon to find yourself dealing with Manectric when battling in the 8th generation meta. Manectric's only type-related weakness is Ground.
Species: Manectric-Mega
Item: Manectite
Ability: Intimidate
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 SpA / 4 SpD
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Thunderbolt / Discharge
- Overheat / Flamethrower
- Hyper Voice / Hyper Beam
- Snarl
Item: Manectite
Ability: Intimidate
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 SpA / 4 SpD
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Thunderbolt / Discharge
- Overheat / Flamethrower
- Hyper Voice / Hyper Beam
- Snarl
Special Sweeper Manectric-Mega (Intimidate)
Manectric is a remarkable Special Sweeper for single battles. It is meant to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. With Intimidate, on switch-in Manectric lowers the attack of opponents by 1 stage. With a Manectite equipped to it, if held by a manectric, this item allows it to mega evolve in battle.
◆ Thunderbolt is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
◆ Discharge is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Electric-type move (30% chance to paralyze adjacent pokemon).
◆ Overheat is a special 130-base power Fire-type move (lowers your Manectric's special attack by 2 stages).
◆ Flamethrower is a special 90-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
◆ Hyper Voice is a special 90-base power Normal-type move (no additional effect. Hits adjacent foes).
◆ Hyper Beam is a special 150-base power Normal-type move (Manectric cannot move next turn).
◆ Snarl is a special 55-base power Dark-type move (100% chance to lower the foes special attack by 1 stage).
◆ Discharge is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Electric-type move (30% chance to paralyze adjacent pokemon).
◆ Overheat is a special 130-base power Fire-type move (lowers your Manectric's special attack by 2 stages).
◆ Flamethrower is a special 90-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
◆ Hyper Voice is a special 90-base power Normal-type move (no additional effect. Hits adjacent foes).
◆ Hyper Beam is a special 150-base power Normal-type move (Manectric cannot move next turn).
◆ Snarl is a special 55-base power Dark-type move (100% chance to lower the foes special attack by 1 stage).
No additional EV spread were found for this set at this time.Array
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Manectric-mega? These builds have been optimized for Sword/Shield 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 Sword/Shield generation metagame.
Species: Manectric-Mega
Item: Manectite
Ability: Intimidate
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 SpA / 4 SpD
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Discharge / Thunderbolt
- Hyper Voice / Hyper Beam
- Overheat / Flamethrower
- Snarl
Item: Manectite
Ability: Intimidate
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 SpA / 4 SpD
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Discharge / Thunderbolt
- Hyper Voice / Hyper Beam
- Overheat / Flamethrower
- Snarl
Doubles Special Sweeper Manectric-Mega (Intimidate)
Manectric is an outstanding Special Sweeper for double battles. It is primarily designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. With Intimidate, on switch-in Manectric lowers the attack of opponents by 1 stage. With a Manectite equipped to it, if held by a manectric, this item allows it to mega evolve in battle.
◆ Discharge is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Electric-type move (30% chance to paralyze adjacent pokemon).
◆ Thunderbolt is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
◆ Hyper Voice is a special 90-base power Normal-type move (no additional effect. Hits adjacent foes).
◆ Hyper Beam is a special 150-base power Normal-type move (Manectric cannot move next turn).
◆ Overheat is a special 130-base power Fire-type move (lowers your Manectric's special attack by 2 stages).
◆ Flamethrower is a special 90-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
◆ Snarl is a special 55-base power Dark-type move (100% chance to lower the foes special attack by 1 stage).
◆ Thunderbolt is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
◆ Hyper Voice is a special 90-base power Normal-type move (no additional effect. Hits adjacent foes).
◆ Hyper Beam is a special 150-base power Normal-type move (Manectric cannot move next turn).
◆ Overheat is a special 130-base power Fire-type move (lowers your Manectric's special attack by 2 stages).
◆ Flamethrower is a special 90-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
◆ Snarl is a special 55-base power Dark-type move (100% chance to lower the foes special attack by 1 stage).
No additional EV spread were found for this set at this time.Array
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Manectric-mega learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
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Damage Modifiers:
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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 Manectric-mega can perform in Sword/Shield. 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 SS Move and Ability Combos for Manectric-mega
- Moves: Rain dance + Thunder
- 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, Quick Attack
- Moves that Break Screens: Psychic Fangs
- Moves that inflict status: Thunder Wave, Toxic
Moves that boost Manectric-mega's stats
- Agility
- Charge
- Charge Beam
- Curse
- Howl
Most notable and possible best moves for Manectric-mega
- Howl
- Light Screen
- Protect
- Rest
- Snarl
- Toxic
- Volt Switch
Common Effort Values for Manectric-mega in Sword and Shield
- Adamant Nature ( 0/252/0/0/0/252 )
- Modest Nature ( 0/0/0/252/0/252 )
- Optimize Manectric-mega's EV spread for Pokemon Sword and Shield
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