Note: Pokemon with the Water Absorb ability are immune to Water attacks.
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Mantyke? 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.
Mantyke is a spectacular Water and Flying-typed Pokemon. Mantyke is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Mantyke can be quite a contender in the LC tier (Little Cup). Mantyke's only type-related weaknesses are Electric and Rock.
Mantyke is a wonderful Special Sweeper for single battles. It's purpose is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Throat Spray activates when a Pokemon uses a sound-based move (in this case Round or Snore) and boosts Mantyke's special attack stat by 2 stages. With Swift Swim, Mantyke's speed is doubled during rainy weather. With a Wacan Berry equipped to it, halves damage taken from a supereffective electric-type attack then the Wacan Berry gets consumed.
◆ Surf is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Water-type move (hits adjacent pokemon. Double damage on dive). ◆ Scald is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (30% chance to burn the target. Thaws target). ◆ Air Cutter is a special STAB-boosted 60-base power Flying-type move (high critical hit ratio. Hits adjacent foes). ◆ Air Slash is a special STAB-boosted 75-base power Flying-type move (30% chance to make the target flinch). ◆ Ice Beam is a special 90-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). ◆ Round is a special 60-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if others used round this turn). ◆ Snore is a special 50-base power Normal-type move (Mantyke must be asleep. 30% chance to flinch target).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Mantyke? 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: Mantyke Item: Wacan Berry / Life Orb Ability: Swift Swim Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk) EVs: 144 Hp / 112 Def / 252 SpA IVs: 0 Atk Moveset: - Air Cutter / Air Slash - Surf / Scald - Icy Wind / Ice Beam - Twister
Doubles Special Sweeper Mantyke (Swift Swim)
Mantyke is a wonderful Special Sweeper for double battles. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Life Orb boosts the power of Mantyke's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Swift Swim, Mantyke's speed is doubled during rainy weather. With a Wacan Berry equipped to it, halves damage taken from a supereffective electric-type attack then the Wacan Berry gets consumed.
◆ Air Cutter is a special STAB-boosted 60-base power Flying-type move (high critical hit ratio. Hits adjacent foes). ◆ Air Slash is a special STAB-boosted 75-base power Flying-type move (30% chance to make the target flinch). ◆ Surf is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Water-type move (hits adjacent pokemon. Double damage on dive). ◆ Scald is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (30% chance to burn the target. Thaws target). ◆ 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 90-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target). ◆ Twister is a special 40-base power Dragon-type move (20% chance to make the foes flinch).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Mantyke 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 Mantyke 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 Mantyke
Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
Moves: Rest + Snore
Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
Move: Acrobatics + Item: Red Card
Move: Acrobatics + Item: Flying Gem
Moves with Priority: Endure, Helping Hand, Protect, Wide Guard
Moves that inflict status: Scald, Toxic
Moves that boost Mantyke's stats
Agility
Amnesia
Most notable and possible best moves for Mantyke
Earthquake
Hydro Pump
Ice Beam
Protect
Rest
Scald
Toxic
Common Effort Values for Mantyke in Sword and Shield
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