Competitive Information for Manectric [X/Y]
Electric
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Manectric? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in X/Y 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 X/Y generation metagame.
Manectric is a pretty decent Electric-typed Pokemon. Manectric are common Pokemon to see in the XY metagame. Manectric's only type-related weakness is Ground.
Item: Life Orb / Magnet
Ability: Lightning Rod
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
EVs: 52 Hp / 252 SpA / 204 Spe
Moveset:
- Thunderbolt / Discharge
- Overheat / Flamethrower
- Signal Beam
- Hyper Beam / Round
Special Sweeper Manectric (Lightning Rod)
Manectric is an astounding Special Sweeper. It is designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. White Herb will reset Manectric's negative stat changes once (specifically for when it uses Overheat). Focus Sash helps protect Manectric from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Life Orb boosts the power of Manectric's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Lightning Rod, Manectric draws electric moves to itself to raise sp. atk by 1; electric immunity.
♦ 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).
♦ Signal Beam is a special 75-base power Bug-type move (10% chance to confuse the target).
♦ Hyper Beam is a special 150-base power Normal-type move (Manectric cannot move next turn).
♦ Round is a special 60-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if others used round this turn).
Item: Expert Belt
Ability: Lightning Rod
Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 SpD
Moveset:
- Charge Beam
- Rain Dance
- Thunder
- Flamethrower
Manectric Special Tank (Special Attack Lion)
Manectric is a sensational Special Tank. It's primary goal is to take a great amount of hits from special attacks while dealing some decent damage. With Lightning Rod, Manectric draws electric moves to itself to raise sp. atk by 1; electric immunity.
♦ Rain Dance is a status move (for 5 turns, heavy rain powers water moves).
♦ Thunder is a special STAB-boosted 110-base power Electric-type move (30% chance to paralyze. can't miss in rain).
♦ Flamethrower is a special 90-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Manectric? These builds have been optimized for X/Y 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 X/Y generation metagame.
Item: Life Orb / Magnet
Ability: Lightning Rod
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
EVs: 52 Hp / 252 SpA / 204 Spe
Moveset:
- Discharge / Thunderbolt
- Overheat / Flamethrower
- Snarl
- Signal Beam
Doubles Special Sweeper Manectric (Lightning Rod)
Manectric is a spectacular Special Sweeper. It's meant to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. White Herb will reset Manectric's negative stat changes once (specifically for when it uses Overheat). Focus Sash helps protect Manectric from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Life Orb boosts the power of Manectric's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Lightning Rod, Manectric draws electric moves to itself to raise sp. atk by 1; electric immunity.
♦ Thunderbolt is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ 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).
♦ Signal Beam is a special 75-base power Bug-type move (10% chance to confuse the target).
Movepool
Wondering what moves can Manectric 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.
Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Manectric can perform in X/Y. 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 XY Move and Ability Combos for Manectric
- Moves: Rain dance + Thunder
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Quick Attack, Endure, Protect
Optimize Manectric's EVs for X/Y
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