PokeBase - Pokemon Q&A Meta Battle Subway

What is a good moveset for Manectric?

2 votes

Mine knows:

Thunderbolt: Good power, chance to paralyze, high accuracy, STAB.

Charge: Increases power of Thunderbolt, increases Sp. Def.

Toxic: Inflicts toxic poison.

Flamethrower: Good power, chance to burn, high accuracy, surprise attack.

Manectric learnset

asked 1 year ago
by trachy (47,006)
edited 10 months ago by DarkTyphlosion
Manectric (M) @ Choice Specs
Trait: Lightningrod
EVs: 252 SAtk / 252 Spd
Timid Nature (+Spd, -Atk)
- Thunderbolt
- Signal Beam
- Overheat
- Hidden Power [Ground]

8 Answers

3 votes

I have seen a Manectric recently with this as its moveset:

Thunderbolt
Flamethrower
Signal Beam
Magnet Rise

answered 1 year ago
by trachy (47,006)
1 vote

Get rid of charge and toxic, they don't help with his low defense.
As Menectric is 1 of my favs, ive trained many over the years. This is the moveset I found best:

Thunderbolt(STAB, higher Special attack)

Hidden Power(if you can find an water or grass one to cover the ground weakness)If not grass or water hidden power, Charge Beam can be helpful, to lower the opponets special attack, and reflect will work here too.

Flamethrower(same reason as you)

The Last slot is for whatever the heck you want. I put Iron Tail as my Main Manectric has pretty good attack. But if you wnt toxic or charge, though I don't like them, you can add them in here.

answered 1 year ago
by Swampert (27,626)
Thanks, I'll take both Iron Tail and Reflect.
1 vote

Gen V

Manectric (M) @ Expert Belt

Trait: Lightningrod

EVs: 4 HP / 252 SAtk / 252 Spd

Timid Nature (+Spd, -Atk)

  • Overheat
  • Discharge
  • Signal Beam
  • Hidden Power [Ice]
answered 10 months ago
by trachy (47,006)
0 votes

all to SAtt, Spe

  • Thunderbolt / Discharge
  • Flamethrower
  • Signal Beam
  • HP Ice/Water/Grass/Fighting/Rock/Steel
answered 11 months ago
by DarthDestiny (14,328)
0 votes

Manectric

Ability: Lightning rod

Evs: 252 Speed, 252 S.attack, 6 hp

Nature: Timid

Item: Life orb/Damp rock


Volt switch/Thunder/Thunderbolt: STAB+Switch/STAB(only with rain dance)/STAB

Thunder wave/Rain dance: Status or accurate Thunder

Flamethrower/Signal beam: Coverage

Hiddenpower(ice): Coverage

answered 10 months ago
by Speed freak (36,012)
0 votes

description
Manectric @ Life Orb

Trait: Lightingrod

EVs: 4 HP / 252 SpA / Spe

Timid Nature (+Spe, -Atk)

  • Rain Dance
  • Thunder
  • Hidden Power Water
  • Volt Switch

Rain Dance to help out other moves.
Thunder is good STAB and powerful.
Hidden Power Water rounds out the coverage and gets the rain boost.
Volt Switch is used to scout switch out and STAB.
Ugh why didn't it get Grass Knot?

answered 2 months ago
by Hex (7,238)
0 votes

Manectric (M) @ Expert Belt
Trait: Lightningrod
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Sp.Atk / 252 Spd
Timid Nature (+Spd, -Atk)
Overheat
Discharge
Signal Beam
Hidden Power [Ice]

answered 1 month ago
by Genga (1,882)
0 votes

Shame I can't use this Manetric in mi White version.

Modest/Timid Nature
EV trained in Sp. Attk and Speed
Lightningrod Ability (Didn't know about the Sp. Attk boost.)
White Herb Held Item

Electroball/Thunderbolt: Both STAB but don't know that power Electroball would get with Manetric's Speed.
Overheat: No one would suspect this and is as powerful as STAB Thunder.
Volt Switch: after you've used Overheat too many times this is a good way to recover from it.
Hidden Power (Ice): Deals with weakness.

Let mi know if the extra Electric move can be changed for something else.

answered 3 weeks ago
by metagurosu (20)

Please log in or register to answer this question.

 

Quick Search

Type a Pokemon name, type, move, ability to see instant results.