What is the best for the eletric role? Manectric or Plusle?

Question

Ingame, I aways goes for manectric in hoen, I wish to try something new, but I don't like trading the Pokemons on the pc all the time, and I like only one electric in my team.
My team is aways electric, flying, ground, grass, fire, water. I don't like repeating types.
Most of the time my electric one in Pokemon games was jolteon, luxray, manectric.
But in yellow was pikachu, and in leaf green was raichu. And I like him, the moves he learns and things like that. I don't want to repeat pikachu/raichu again, so I tought maybe I could use something similiar but not the same, so a think about the plusle. But I don't know if he is like pikachu in gameplay, he could only be used for support? Of ofensive too?

Comments

Is this the original or the remake?

Answer 1

Manectric for sure. Plusle is a gimmick Pokemon, with below mediocre stats, while Manectric a fast powerhouse, with a great design to boot.

Manectric

Ability
Lightning Rod provides resistance against the electric type, which Manectric is resistant to anyway. However, it will completely eliminate any damage from an electric type move. Very useful. Static is even better, since it'll paralyze those pesky gym leader and elite four Pokemon for you!

Growth Rate
Manectric's growth rate is slow. Something else to consider if you hate grinding.

Plusle

Ability
Plus raises Special Attack IF you have a Pokemon with minus. So either get a Minun or have a useless ability.

Growth Rate
Medium Fast; you'll train it quick

Additional notes:
- Manectric evolves from Electrike, where Plusle does not evolve
- Manectric learns Discharge at level 30, one level earlier that Plusle
- Manectric's Special Attack is 105, Plusle's is 85.
- Incidentally, both Electrike and Plusle are found on Route 110, so you'll get them at the same time.

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I appreciate you taking your time to help but i think this answer is not good. When i got the answer for this question i hid, because i didn't needed anymore, but Pokemaster has reshown this question, and i agree i think it can still help other people who doesn't have the answer for this question yet but i think this question need another answer or this same answer need small improvements.

 i currently believe that the true answer is that each of them are the best in their own reggarding and comparing Pikachu with Plusle didn't make sense because they were made for different things. Plusle especialyze in double matches, pikachu and manectric are more tailored for single matches (with fez exceptions). So the answer is, if you are playing for fun, use any you want, but if you want to play at the best you can and the question is mentioning having only one of them, then manectric is better for the purpose mentioned in the question.