[Overview]
- Wide movepool among Electric-types.
- With some of the main threats, most importantly Claydol, gone, Manectric has a better shot at sweeping.
- Great Special Attack and Speed can make it a dangerous threat.
- Gets Switcheroo, which allows it to be one of the best Choice users in RU; this allows Manectric to cripple walls and other Pokémon.
- Lightningrod now raises Sp. Attack and gives Manectric an immunity to Electric-type moves, making it even more threatening.
- Faces competition from Galvantula, who has Compoundeyes Thunder and secondary Bug-type STAB.
- Quite frail with only 70/60/60 defenses.
- Don't use it like Galvantula or it'll be mediocre.
- Manectric is freaking badass; scram, Luxray.
[SET]
name: Choice
move 1: Volt Switch
move 2: Overheat
move 3: Hidden Power Grass / Thunderbolt
move 4: Switcheroo
item: Choice Scarf / Choice Specs
ability: Lightningrod
nature: Timid
evs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
- Either very powerful or blindingly fast.
- Volt Switch allows you to scout and switch out if you're in trouble while still hurting the opponent.
- Fire-type move is a choice between Overheat and Flamethrower, important choice with the way of playing Switcheroo.
- Overheat is ridiculously strong and hits like a truck, especially with Specs; two Overheats > two Flamethrowers, no matter the stat drop.
- Flamethrower can prove more effective with Lightningrod abuse, though, and still burns the butts of Grass-types and Steelix.
- HP Grass gives Lanturn a lot of pain and makes Quagsire cower in fear.
- If the aforementioned Pokémon are no problem, then run Thunderbolt for more powerful coverage.
- Switcheroo cripples walls like Munchlax and Quagsire when they switch into Manectric.
[ADDITIONAL COMMENTS]
- Both items work very differently.
- Scarf makes Manectric a powerful revenge killer that outspeeds most of RU.
- Specs, on the other hand, makes Manectric hit like a truck and put a huge dent in its foes.
- Manectric switches a lot, so Rapid Spin support is greatly appreciated.
- Water-types have excellent synergy with Manectric, as Manectric can benefit from all Electric-type moves aimed at the Water-types. Good examples are Omastar, Feraligatr and Poliwrath.
- Levitators and Flying-types, such as Uxie and Mesprit, are great partners, as they can take any Ground-type move aimed at Manectric.
- The Water-types help deal with walls such as Rhydon and Sandslash.
- Modest nature is optional for more power, but Manectric cannot outrun positive Base 95s if Modest.
- Uxie, Rotom, Scyther, Primeape and other users of U-turn can make a VoltTurn core with Manectric for momentum.
- Flamethrower is another option if you need to fire off more than 2 Fire-type moves, but as this rarely happens, Overheat is superior. Flamethrower can still be used to take advantage of Lightningrod buffs.
[SET]
name: Special Attacker
move 1: Thunderbolt
move 2: Flamethrower
move 3: Hidden Power Grass
move 4: Volt Switch
item: Life Orb / Expert Belt
ability: Lightningrod
nature: Timid
evs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
- LO gives Manectric freedom to switch attacks.
- Expert Belt bluffs a Scarf and is a good option since Manectric's coverage already hits over half of RU supereffectively.
- Thunderbolt is reliable and strong STAB.
- Flamethrower is the prefered Fire-type move to benefit from the ability to switch moves.
- HP Grass is necessary if Manectric doesn't want to be deathwalled by Lanturn and Quagsire.
- Volt Switch allows Manectric to switch out and still land a decent hit.
[ADDITIONAL COMMENTS]
- Rapid Spin support is a must for this Manectric, as the accumulating Life Orb damage can really take Manectric's toll if entry hazards are still up.
- Unable to use Manectric's distinguishing trait, utilizing Switcheroo to cripple walls.
- However, this Manectric can defeat Pokémon that would usually wall it, such as Quagsire, Sandslash, Lanturn and Rhydon, because it's never locked in one move.
- Again, Water-type partners are great partners; Manectric can take the Electric-type moves launched at the Water-types, while in return, they can take down the Ground-types that plague Manectric.
- Flying-types and Levitators, such as Uxie and Mesprit, can absorb Ground-type hits for Manectric as well.
[Other Options]
- Discharge and Charge Beam are alternative Electric-type moves, but usually tend to be less effective than Thunderbolt in lost situations.
- Manectric has a decent physical movepool with Hone Claws, Wild Charge, Ice Fang and Crunch, but its Attack is too low to use those and it's easily outclassed by Pokémon such as Electivire.
- Manectric has some support moves, like Light Screen, Thunder Wave and Roar, although there are other Pokémon that make better use of those moves.
[Checks and Counters]
- Ground-types, such as Sandslash, Quagsire and Rhydon, can get rid of Manectric with ease. The aforementioned Pokémon, alongside Lanturn, must be wary of Hidden Power Grass, though.
- Be careful with your own Manectric's STAB, as an enemy Manectric can switch into it and nab a free Sp. Attack boost.
- Bulky Pokémon, like Hariyama and Bouffalant, can handle it quite well due to their bulk, regardless of Switcheroo.
- Special walls such as Clefable, Munchlax and Roselia, can wall Manectric, but hate Switcheroo; Roselia and Munchlax especially, since they'll lose their Eviolite.
[Unreleased]
Manectric's Hidden ability is Minus, which is utterly useless in Single Battles.