Manectric - Generation 4 learnset

This page lists all the moves that Manectric can learn in Generation 4, which consists of these games:

Pokémon Diamond
Pokémon Pearl
Pokémon Platinum
Pokémon HeartGold
Pokémon SoulSilver

At the bottom we also list further details for egg moves: which compatible Pokémon can pass down the moves, and how those Pokémon learn said move.

Note: many moves have changed stats over the years. The power, accuracy and other information listed below is as it was in the respective games. Check a move's detail page for stats in the most recent games and when they changed.

Manectric artwork by Ken Sugimori

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In other generations
3
4
5
6
7
8

Diamond/Pearl Platinum HeartGold/SoulSilver

Moves learnt by level up

Manectric learns the following moves in Pokémon Diamond & Pearl at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Fire Fang	Fire	65	95
1	Howl	Normal	—	—
1	Leer	Normal	—	100
1	Tackle	Normal	35	95
1	Thunder Wave	Electric	—	100
4	Thunder Wave	Electric	—	100
9	Leer	Normal	—	100
12	Howl	Normal	—	—
17	Quick Attack	Normal	40	100
20	Spark	Electric	65	100
25	Odor Sleuth	Normal	—	—
30	Bite	Dark	60	100
37	Thunder Fang	Electric	65	95
42	Roar	Normal	—	100
49	Discharge	Electric	80	100
54	Charge	Electric	—	—
61	Thunder	Electric	120	70

Egg moves

Manectric learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Diamond & Pearl. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Crunch	Dark	80	100
Curse	???	—	—
Discharge	Electric	80	100
Fire Fang	Fire	65	95
Headbutt	Normal	70	100
Ice Fang	Ice	65	95
Swift	Normal	60	∞
Thunder Fang	Electric	65	95
Uproar	Normal	50	100

Moves learnt by HM

Manectric is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon Diamond & Pearl:

HM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
04	Strength	Normal		80	100

Moves learnt by TM

Manectric is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Diamond & Pearl:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
05	Roar	Normal	—	100
06	Toxic	Poison	—	85
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
15	Hyper Beam	Normal	150	90
16	Light Screen	Psychic	—	—
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
23	Iron Tail	Steel	100	75
24	Thunderbolt	Electric	95	100
25	Thunder	Electric	120	70
27	Return	Normal	—	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
34	Shock Wave	Electric	60	∞
35	Flamethrower	Fire	95	100
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
43	Secret Power	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
46	Thief	Dark	40	100
50	Overheat	Fire	140	90
57	Charge Beam	Electric	50	90
58	Endure	Normal	—	—
68	Giga Impact	Normal	150	90
70	Flash	Normal	—	100
73	Thunder Wave	Electric	—	100
78	Captivate	Normal	—	100
82	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
83	Natural Gift	Normal	—	100
87	Swagger	Normal	—	90
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—

Transfer-only moves

Manectric can only learn these moves in previous generations. It must be taught the moves in the appropriate game and then transferred to Pokémon Diamond & Pearl.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.	Method
Body Slam	Normal	85	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Double-Edge	Normal	120	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Mimic	Normal	—	—	Generation 3 — Move tutor

Moves learnt by level up

Manectric learns the following moves in Pokémon Platinum at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Fire Fang	Fire	65	95
1	Howl	Normal	—	—
1	Leer	Normal	—	100
1	Tackle	Normal	35	95
1	Thunder Wave	Electric	—	100
4	Thunder Wave	Electric	—	100
9	Leer	Normal	—	100
12	Howl	Normal	—	—
17	Quick Attack	Normal	40	100
20	Spark	Electric	65	100
25	Odor Sleuth	Normal	—	—
30	Bite	Dark	60	100
37	Thunder Fang	Electric	65	95
42	Roar	Normal	—	100
49	Discharge	Electric	80	100
54	Charge	Electric	—	—
61	Thunder	Electric	120	70

Egg moves

Manectric learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Platinum. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Crunch	Dark	80	100
Curse	???	—	—
Discharge	Electric	80	100
Fire Fang	Fire	65	95
Headbutt	Normal	70	100
Ice Fang	Ice	65	95
Swift	Normal	60	∞
Thunder Fang	Electric	65	95
Uproar	Normal	50	100

Move Tutor moves

Manectric can be taught these attacks in Pokémon Platinum from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Magnet Rise	Electric	—	—
Mud-Slap	Ground	20	100
Signal Beam	Bug	75	100
Snore	Normal	40	100
Swift	Normal	60	∞

Moves learnt by HM

Manectric is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon Platinum:

HM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
04	Strength	Normal		80	100

Moves learnt by TM

Manectric is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Platinum:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
05	Roar	Normal	—	100
06	Toxic	Poison	—	85
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
15	Hyper Beam	Normal	150	90
16	Light Screen	Psychic	—	—
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
23	Iron Tail	Steel	100	75
24	Thunderbolt	Electric	95	100
25	Thunder	Electric	120	70
27	Return	Normal	—	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
34	Shock Wave	Electric	60	∞
35	Flamethrower	Fire	95	100
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
43	Secret Power	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
46	Thief	Dark	40	100
50	Overheat	Fire	140	90
57	Charge Beam	Electric	50	90
58	Endure	Normal	—	—
68	Giga Impact	Normal	150	90
70	Flash	Normal	—	100
73	Thunder Wave	Electric	—	100
78	Captivate	Normal	—	100
82	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
83	Natural Gift	Normal	—	100
87	Swagger	Normal	—	90
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—

Transfer-only moves

Manectric can only learn these moves in previous generations. It must be taught the moves in the appropriate game and then transferred to Pokémon Platinum.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.	Method
Body Slam	Normal	85	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Double-Edge	Normal	120	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Mimic	Normal	—	—	Generation 3 — Move tutor

Moves learnt by level up

Manectric learns the following moves in Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Fire Fang	Fire	65	95
1	Howl	Normal	—	—
1	Leer	Normal	—	100
1	Tackle	Normal	35	95
1	Thunder Wave	Electric	—	100
4	Thunder Wave	Electric	—	100
9	Leer	Normal	—	100
12	Howl	Normal	—	—
17	Quick Attack	Normal	40	100
20	Spark	Electric	65	100
25	Odor Sleuth	Normal	—	—
30	Bite	Dark	60	100
37	Thunder Fang	Electric	65	95
42	Roar	Normal	—	100
49	Discharge	Electric	80	100
54	Charge	Electric	—	—
61	Thunder	Electric	120	70

Egg moves

Manectric learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Crunch	Dark	80	100
Curse	???	—	—
Discharge	Electric	80	100
Fire Fang	Fire	65	95
Headbutt	Normal	70	100
Ice Fang	Ice	65	95
Swift	Normal	60	∞
Switcheroo	Dark	—	100
Thunder Fang	Electric	65	95
Uproar	Normal	50	100

Move Tutor moves

Manectric can be taught these attacks in Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Headbutt	Normal	70	100
Magnet Rise	Electric	—	—
Mud-Slap	Ground	20	100
Signal Beam	Bug	75	100
Snore	Normal	40	100
Swift	Normal	60	∞

Moves learnt by HM

Manectric is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver:

HM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
04	Strength	Normal		80	100

Moves learnt by TM

Manectric is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
05	Roar	Normal	—	100
06	Toxic	Poison	—	85
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
15	Hyper Beam	Normal	150	90
16	Light Screen	Psychic	—	—
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
23	Iron Tail	Steel	100	75
24	Thunderbolt	Electric	95	100
25	Thunder	Electric	120	70
27	Return	Normal	—	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
34	Shock Wave	Electric	60	∞
35	Flamethrower	Fire	95	100
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
43	Secret Power	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
46	Thief	Dark	40	100
50	Overheat	Fire	140	90
57	Charge Beam	Electric	50	90
58	Endure	Normal	—	—
68	Giga Impact	Normal	150	90
70	Flash	Normal	—	100
73	Thunder Wave	Electric	—	100
78	Captivate	Normal	—	100
82	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
83	Natural Gift	Normal	—	100
87	Swagger	Normal	—	90
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—

Transfer-only moves

Manectric can only learn these moves in previous generations. It must be taught the moves in the appropriate game and then transferred to Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.	Method
Body Slam	Normal	85	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Double-Edge	Normal	120	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Mimic	Normal	—	—	Generation 3 — Move tutor

Manectric egg move parents

In other generations
3
4
5
6
7
8

Manectric Mega Manectric

Manectric's egg groups: Field

The egg moves for Manectric are listed below, alongside compatible parent Pokémon it can breed with.

You will need to breed a female Manectric with a compatible male Pokémon, with the male (for Gen 2-5) knowing the egg move in question. Alternatively, if you already have a Manectric with the egg move it can breed with Ditto.

Crunch

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Rattata Raticate Arbok Growlithe Girafarig Snubbull Granbull Houndour Houndoom Poochyena Exploud Mawile Seviper Walrein Shinx Luxio Luxray Floatzel Hippopotas Hippowdon
Breeding	Growlithe Arcanine Rhyhorn Rhydon Snubbull Granbull Teddiursa Ursaring Electrike Manectric Stunky Skuntank Lucario Rhyperior
Pre-evolution Level up	Arcanine Mightyena
Sketch	Smeargle

Curse

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Torkoal Bidoof Bibarel
Breeding	Farfetch'd Rhyhorn Rhydon Eevee Vaporeon Jolteon Flareon Wooper Quagsire Espeon Umbreon Dunsparce Swinub Piloswine Slakoth Vigoroth Slaking Electrike Manectric Wailmer Wailord Zangoose Absol Spheal Sealeo Walrein Hippopotas Hippowdon Rhyperior Leafeon Glaceon Mamoswine
Sketch	Smeargle

Discharge

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Pikachu Jolteon Mareep Flaaffy Ampharos Electrike Manectric Shinx Luxio Luxray Pachirisu
Breeding	Electrike Manectric
Pre-evolution Level up	Raichu
Sketch	Smeargle

Fire Fang

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Arbok Growlithe Arcanine Flareon Snubbull Granbull Houndour Houndoom Donphan Exploud Manectric Hippowdon
Breeding	Rhyhorn Rhydon Snubbull Granbull Houndour Houndoom Poochyena Mightyena Mawile Electrike Manectric Shinx Luxio Luxray Rhyperior
Sketch	Smeargle

Headbutt

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Seel Dewgong Snubbull Granbull Zigzagoon Linoone Bidoof Bibarel
Breeding	Dunsparce Electrike Manectric Buizel Floatzel
Move tutor	Rattata Raticate Ekans Arbok Pikachu Raichu Sandshrew Sandslash Nidoran♂ Nidorino Nidoking Vulpix Ninetales Meowth Persian Psyduck Golduck Mankey Primeape Growlithe Arcanine Ponyta Rapidash Farfetch'd Seel Dewgong Rhyhorn Rhydon Tauros Eevee Vaporeon Jolteon Flareon Cyndaquil Quilava Typhlosion Sentret Furret Mareep Flaaffy Ampharos Aipom Wooper Quagsire Espeon Umbreon Girafarig Dunsparce Snubbull Granbull Sneasel Teddiursa Ursaring Swinub Piloswine Delibird Houndour Houndoom Phanpy Donphan Stantler Torchic Combusken Blaziken Poochyena Mightyena Zigzagoon Linoone Seedot Nuzleaf Shiftry Slakoth Vigoroth Slaking Whismur Loudred Exploud Skitty Delcatty Mawile Electrike Manectric Wailmer Wailord Numel Camerupt Torkoal Spoink Grumpig Spinda Zangoose Seviper Kecleon Absol Spheal Sealeo Walrein Chimchar Monferno Infernape Piplup Prinplup Empoleon Bidoof Bibarel Shinx Luxio Luxray Pachirisu Buizel Floatzel Ambipom Buneary Lopunny Glameow Purugly Stunky Skuntank Lucario Hippopotas Hippowdon Weavile Rhyperior Leafeon Glaceon Mamoswine
Sketch	Smeargle

Ice Fang

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Arbok Snubbull Granbull Piloswine Exploud Walrein Floatzel Hippowdon Glaceon Mamoswine
Breeding	Rhyhorn Rhydon Snubbull Granbull Poochyena Mightyena Mawile Electrike Manectric Shinx Luxio Luxray Rhyperior
Sketch	Smeargle

Swift

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Sandshrew Sandslash Cyndaquil Quilava Typhlosion Aipom Espeon Pachirisu Buizel Floatzel Ambipom
Breeding	Electrike Manectric
Move tutor	Rattata Raticate Pikachu Raichu Sandshrew Sandslash Vulpix Ninetales Meowth Persian Psyduck Golduck Mankey Primeape Growlithe Arcanine Ponyta Rapidash Farfetch'd Eevee Vaporeon Jolteon Flareon Cyndaquil Quilava Typhlosion Sentret Furret Mareep Flaaffy Ampharos Aipom Espeon Umbreon Girafarig Sneasel Teddiursa Ursaring Delibird Houndour Houndoom Stantler Torchic Combusken Blaziken Zigzagoon Linoone Nuzleaf Shiftry Skitty Delcatty Electrike Manectric Spoink Grumpig Spinda Zangoose Seviper Kecleon Absol Chimchar Monferno Infernape Bidoof Bibarel Shinx Luxio Luxray Pachirisu Buizel Floatzel Ambipom Buneary Lopunny Glameow Purugly Stunky Skuntank Lucario Weavile Leafeon Glaceon
Sketch	Smeargle

Switcheroo

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Persian Linoone
Breeding	Ekans Arbok Electrike Manectric Seviper Buneary Lopunny
Sketch	Smeargle

Thunder Fang

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Arbok Arcanine Jolteon Snubbull Granbull Houndoom Donphan Exploud Electrike Manectric Shinx Luxio Luxray Hippowdon
Breeding	Rhyhorn Rhydon Snubbull Granbull Houndour Houndoom Poochyena Mightyena Mawile Electrike Manectric Shinx Luxio Luxray Rhyperior
Sketch	Smeargle

Uproar

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Vigoroth Whismur Loudred Exploud Spinda
Breeding	Rattata Raticate Diglett Dugtrio Skitty Delcatty Electrike Manectric
Move tutor	Nidoking Meowth Persian Mankey Primeape Farfetch'd Rhyhorn Rhydon Tauros Sentret Furret Aipom Girafarig Ursaring Houndour Houndoom Stantler Poochyena Mightyena Vigoroth Whismur Loudred Exploud Spinda Chimchar Pachirisu Ambipom Buneary Lopunny Rhyperior
Pre-evolution Move tutor	Pikachu Raichu Slaking Monferno Infernape
Pre-evolution Level up	Slaking
Sketch	Smeargle

Mega Manectric's egg groups: Field

Manectric - Generation 4 learnset

Moves learnt by level up

Egg moves

Moves learnt by HM

Moves learnt by TM

Transfer-only moves

Moves learnt by level up

Egg moves

Move Tutor moves

Moves learnt by HM

Moves learnt by TM

Transfer-only moves

Moves learnt by level up

Egg moves

Move Tutor moves

Moves learnt by HM

Moves learnt by TM

Transfer-only moves

Manectric egg move parents

Crunch

Curse

Discharge

Fire Fang

Headbutt

Ice Fang

Swift

Switcheroo

Thunder Fang

Uproar

Mega Manectric does not have any egg moves.