Manectric

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Overview
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This season, Manectric has proven itself to be a top tier threat. Normally, not much has changed in the aspect for regular Manectric, but its Mega Evolution is an entirely different story. After Mega Evolving, Manectric becomes the fastest Pokemon in the tier with access to both Intimidate as well as a switching move in Volt Switch. Having decent bulk with 70 / 80 / 80 defenses 70/80/80 defenses ,which (a slight boost from regular Manectric),(RC) as well as only one weakness, Manectric is also able to take hits. This season, being a special attacker is a gift due to the increased usage of Intimidate and Will-o-Wisp,(AC) and Mega Manectric's and its base 135 Special Attack makes it Mega Manectric a force to be reckoned with. Manectric does have downsides, however. Also having received a Mega Evolution, Garchomp floods the VGC '14 season, the VGC' 14 season is flooded with Garchomp, both regular and the Mega-(+Hyphen)Evolved form. (Garchomp has the Evolution, not VGC '14) Its STAB Earthquake, especially with a Sand Force boost,(AC) makes it a big obstacle that Manectric will have to deal with quite often. Not only that, Manectric also has quite a poor movepool, usually forcing it to choose from less than ten moves. Despite this, Mega Manectric can wreak havoc to teams, both unprepared and prepared teams.

Standard Mega
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name: Standard Mega
move 1: Thunderbolt
move 2: Overheat / Flamethrower
move 3: Hidden Power Ice / Volt Switch / Snarl
move 4: Protect
ability: Lightingrod --->Intimidate (Don't need to clarify, that can be assumed)
item: Manectite
evs: 4 HP / 252 SpAtk / 252 Spd
nature: Timid / Modest

Moves
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Although its movepool is small, the moves that is does have access to are quite varied in types typing. Thunderbolt should be the main choice for Manectric as it is a strong Electric-type STAB move for it to use. Manectric has two options for the next moveslot, Overheat of and Flamethrower. Flamethrower is a strong Fire-type move that will deal a lot of damage a lot without any drawbacks. Overheat,(AC) on the other hand, is stronger,(AC) but does come at the price of lowering Manectric's Special Attack, which is a price it you may be unwilling to pay. The third slot is really dependent on personal preference. Hidden Power Ice is the main choice as it can remove deal with Ground-types that would usually wall it Manectric. This especially comes in handy when having to deal with Garchomp. quite often. (do you mean to say that it comes in handy quite often, or it deals with Garchomp quite often?) Volt Switch is another option that as it will allow Manectric to deal a good chunk of damage due to the its high base Special Attack and then switch out so it can lets Manectric reactivate Intimidate when brought back in. If you do not wish to use either of these two attacks, you can go with Manectric can also try Snarl instead. Snarl will both deal damage and cripple opposing special attackers. For the last slot, Protect is a must as it can stall a turn and Manectric does not really have a better option.

Set Details
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Most of this is quite standard. Since this set is meant for Mega Manectric, the Manectite is obviously the item of choice. Lastly, the ability prior to Mega Evolution should be Lightningrod as it can help Manectric take an Electric-type attack before Mega Evolving. The other abilities are not really useful as Static is based on chance and would force Manectric to be attacked before having a chance at being useful. The third ability, Minus, is just completely useless for Manectric.

The EV spread is standard for special attackers and sweepers. 252 EVs in Special Attack is used to maximize its Special Attack while the 252 EVs in Speed will help boost up its Speed. Lastly, both Timid and Modest are good on Mega Manectric. Modest will maximize the its Special Attack that it has since it already has a high base Speed,(AC) while Timid will help Manectric outspeed certain Pokemon prior to Mega Evolution.

Usage Tips
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Manectric works nicely as a lead and can also keep momentum going with Volt Switch. When you bring it in thought is usually situational The best time to bring it in is dependent on the team you are facing. (Don't understand what you are trying to say here) If they do not have any physical attackers, you should may wait and use it as a late game cleaner. On the contrary, if they do have physical attackers, you can lead off with Manectric and activate Intimidate. This will also come in handy,(AC) because after Manectric you have Mega-Evolved, Intimidate will reactivate every time it is brought back into play. Using this strategy correctly could completely cripple any opposing physical sweepers and render them useless. Also, if they seem like they may have Electric-type moves, you should hold off on evolving since Manectric can bring them to itself thanks to Lightningrod prior to evolving. (repetition)

Team Options
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Manectric has some really good teammates that can compliment its versatility. For example, Gyarados is a great team player with Manectric. Gyarados can take care of any Ground-type Pokemon that would normally scare Manectric. In addition, they both have Intimidate and can form a duo Intimidate core that will cripple destroys and physical Pokemon. Another good teammate for Manectric would be Amoonguss. Amoonguss does not fear things that would normally target Manectric and can offer good support thanks to its access to Rage Powder as well as and Spore. Ground-types form nice teammates and will allow you to spam Discharge without taking any damage due to their Electric-type immunity. Lastly, Politoed works nicely because it brings rain, which would get rid of any other weather and brings Thunder to a 100% accuracy. In rain, Thunder also has slight chance of breaking through Protect and this could be useful in a metagame in which Protect is a common move. (iirc this is no longer true)

Other Options
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Manectric has a few other options this season due to despite its scarce movepool. First off, Manectric can decide to run Discharge if partnered with a Ground-type but this is usually not done run because Manectric will not be able to form the DisQuake combo. (is that a real combination?) Also, Manectric can run Thunder,(AC) but this would only be viable in the rain. Without the guaranteed hit, it is not worth the risk. Also, due to all the weather around, it would be hard to keep the rain up. Lastly, Manectric has the option to run Hidden Power Grass instead of Hidden Power Ice. This would make it easier to deal with Pokemon like Rotom-W, but Hidden Power Ice is the better choice since it will deal with more threats than Hidden Power Grass does. (it will deal with more what?)

Checks & Counters
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**Rotom-H**: Rotom-H resists any move that Manectric can throw at it and will be able to kill Manectric before Manectric kills it.(+Period)

**Ground-types**: Manectric is not that bulky and will most likely fall to Ground-type die from Ground-types and their moves like Earthquake. There is a chance that Manectric may be able to live if they were under the effect of Intimidate. after its opponent is weakened by Intimidate, however. As a general General rule, if you Manectric can not OHKO its opponent, its opponent them, they will most likely OHKO you it.

**Dragon-types**: Like Ground-types, Dragon-types can also be a pain to deal with. Unless carrying Hidden Power Ice, they will resist anything you Manectric can throw at them, and due to with their naturally powerful attacks, high damage will kill you KO Manectric back. Even if Manectric carries you carry Hidden Power Ice, Goodra can take the hits due to its insanely high special bulk.


Nice work, Pokemasta77. Just remember a few things:
~Pokemon is always capitalized.
~Pokemon are doing all of the action in the field, not their players. Do not put "you" instead of "Manectric" when referring to things that Manectric will do.

Other than that, great job.


GP 1/2
Thank you very much! Glad to see that this one was more successful than my last one first time around.
 

blitzlefan

shake it off!
Hope this helps! :)
Overview
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This season, Manectric has proven itself to be a top tier threat. Not much has changed for regular Manectric, but its Mega Evolution is an entirely different story. After Mega Evolving, Manectric becomes the fastest Pokemon in the tier with access to both Intimidate as well as a switching move in Volt Switch. Having decent 70 / 80 / 80 defensive stats (a slight boost from regular Manectric's stats) and only one weakness, Mega Manectric is able to take hits as well as dish them out. This season, being a special attacker is a gift due to the increased usage of Intimidate and Will-O-Wisp, and Mega Manectric's base 135 Special Attack makes it a force to be reckoned with. However, Garchomp, which also received a Mega Evolution, is prominent in the VGC '14 season in both its regular and its Mega Evolved forms. Its STAB Earthquake, especially with a Sand Force boost, makes it a big obstacle that Manectric has to deal with quite often. Furthermore, Manectric has a poor movepool, and usually has to choose from less than ten moves. Despite these drawbacks, Mega Manectric can wreak havoc to both unprepared and prepared teams.


Standard Mega
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name: Standard Mega
move 1: Thunderbolt
move 2: Overheat / Flamethrower
move 3: Hidden Power Ice / Volt Switch / Snarl
move 4: Protect
ability: Lightingrod
item: Manectite
evs: 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spd
nature: Timid / Modest

Moves
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Although Manectric's movepool is small, the moves that it has access to are quite varied in typing. Thunderbolt is the main choice for Manectric as it is a strong Electric-type STAB move. Manectric has two options for the next moveslot: Overheat and Flamethrower. Flamethrower is a strong Fire-type move that deals a lot damage without any drawbacks. Overheat, on the other hand, is stronger, but lowers Manectric's Special Attack, which is a price that it may be unwilling to pay. The third slot is dependent on personal preference. Hidden Power Ice is the main choice as it can remove Ground-types that usually wall Manectric, and comes in handy when dealing with Garchomp. Volt Switch is another option that allows Manectric to deal a good chunk of damage due to its high base Special Attack, and then switch out so it can reactivate Intimidate when brought back in. If you do not wish to use either of these attacks, Manectric can try Snarl, which deals damage and cripples opposing special attackers. For the last slot, Protect is a must as it can stall a turn, and Manectric does not have a better option.

Set Details
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Most of the set is quite standard. Since this set is meant for Mega Manectric, Manectite is obviously the item of choice. The ability Manectric has prior to Mega Evolution should be Lightningrod, as it allows Manectric to take advantage of Electric-type attacks. The other abilities are not useful, as Static is based on chance and relies on Manectric being attacked to activate, and Minus is completely useless.

The EV spread is standard for special attackers and sweepers. 252 EVs in Special Attack are used to maximize Manectric's Special Attack, while the 252 EVs in Speed help to boost up its Speed. Lastly, both Timid and Modest natures are good on Mega Manectric. A Modest nature maximizes its Special Attack and is viable as Manectric already has a high base Speed, while a Timid nature helps it outspeed certain Pokemon prior to Mega Evolution.

Usage Tips
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Manectric works nicely as a lead and can also keep momentum going with Volt Switch. The best time to bring it in is dependent on the team you are facing. If they do not have any physical attackers, you should wait and use it as a late game cleaner. On the other hand, if they do have physical attackers, you can lead off with Manectric and activate Intimidate. This is useful as after Manectric has Mega-Evolved, Intimidate will reactivate every time it is brought back into play. Using this strategy correctly can completely cripple opposing physical sweepers and render them useless. Also, if opposing Pokemon seem like they might have Electric-type moves, you should hold off on Mega Evolving since Manectric can take advantage of them with Lightningrod.

Team Options
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Manectric has some really good teammates that can compliment its versatility. For example, Gyarados works very well with Manectric, as it can take care of Ground-type Pokemon that normally scare Manectric. In addition, they both have Intimidate, and a duo Intimidate core severely hampers Pokemon that depend on physical moves. Another good teammate for Manectric is Amoonguss, as it does not fear Pokemon that normally target Manectric and can offer good support thanks to its access to Rage Powder and Spore. Ground-types are nice teammates and allow Manectric to spam Discharge, as they do not take any damage due to their immunity to Electric-type moves. Lastly, Politoed works nicely due to Drizzle, which overrides other weather conditions and raises Thunder's accuracy to 100%.


Other Options
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Despite its scarce movepool, Manectric has a few other options. First off, Manectric can opt to run Discharge if it is partnered with a Ground-type, but this is usually unadvised as Manectric cannot participate as part of a DisQuake combo. Manectric can run Thunder, but the move is only viable in rain, as its shaky accuracy is not worth the risk otherwise. Also, due to the popularity of weather, it is hard to maintain rain consistently. Lastly, Manectric has the option to run Hidden Power Grass instead of Hidden Power Ice, to better deal with Pokemon such as Rotom-W. However, Hidden Power Ice is superior as it deals with more threats than Hidden Power Grass does.


Checks & Counters
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**Rotom-H**: Rotom-H resists every move that Manectric can throw at it and is able to KO Manectric before Manectric KOes it.

**Ground-types**: Manectric is not that bulky and will most likely fall to Ground-type moves like Earthquake. However, Manectric may be able to survive if its opponent is weakened by Intimidate. As a general rule, if Manectric cannot OHKO its opponent, it will be KOed in return.

**Dragon-types**: Like Ground-types, Dragon-types can be a pain to deal with. Unless Manectric carries Hidden Power Ice, Dragon-types resist any move it can throw at them, and can KO it with their naturally powerful attacks. Even if Manectric carries Hidden Power Ice, Goodra can take the hits due to its insanely high special bulk.

Overview
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This season, Manectric has proven itself to be a top tier threat. Normally, not much has changed for regular Manectric, but its Mega Evolution is an entirely different story. After Mega Evolving, Manectric becomes the fastest Pokemon in the tier with access to both Intimidate as well as a switching move in Volt Switch. Having decent bulk with 70 / 80 / 80 defensive stats (which a slight boost from regular Manectric) as well as's stats) and only one weakness, Mega Manectric is also able to take hits as well as dish them out. This season, being a special attacker is a gift due to the increased usage of Intimidate and Will-oO-Wisp, and Mega Manectric's base 135 Special Attack makes it a force to be reckoned with. Manectric does have downsides, however. AHowever, Garchomp, which also having received a Mega Evolution, Garchomp floodsis prominent in the VGC '14 season, in both its regular and theits Mega- Evolved form. Its STAB Earthquake, especially with a Sand Force boost, makes it a big obstacle that Manectric will haves to deal with quite often. Not only thatFurthermore, Manectric also has quite a poor movepool, and usually forcing ithas to choose from less than ten moves. Despite thiese drawbacks, Mega Manectric can wreak havoc to both unprepared and prepared teams.

Standard Mega
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name: Standard Mega
move 1: Thunderbolt
move 2: Overheat / Flamethrower
move 3: Hidden Power Ice / Volt Switch / Snarl
move 4: Protect
ability: Lightingrod
item: Manectite
evs: 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spd
nature: Timid / Modest

Moves
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Although itManectric's movepool is small, the moves that is doest haves access to are quite varied in typing. Thunderbolt ishould be the main choice for Manectric as it is a strong Electric-type STAB move for it to use. Manectric has two options for the next moveslot,: Overheat and Flamethrower. Flamethrower is a strong Fire-type move that will deals a lot damage without any drawbacks. Overheat, on the other hand, is stronger, but does come at the price of lowerings Manectric's Special Attack, which is a price that it may be unwilling to pay. The third slot is really dependent on personal preference. Hidden Power Ice is the main choice as it can remove Ground-types that would usually wall Manectric. This especially, and comes in handy when havdealing to deal with Garchomp. Volt Switch is another option that will allows Manectric to deal a good chunk of damage due to its high base Special Attack, and then switch out so it can reactivate Intimidate when brought back in. If you do not wish to use either of these two attacks, Manectric can also try Snarl instead. Snarl will bot, which deals damage and cripples opposing special attackers. For the last slot, Protect is a must as it can stall a turn, and Manectric does not really have a better option.

Set Details
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Most of thise set is quite standard. Since this set is meant for Mega Manectric, Manectite is obviously the item of choice. Lastly, tThe ability Manectric has prior to Mega Evolution should be Lightningrod, as it can helpallows Manectric to take advantage of Electric-type attack before Mega Evolvings. The other abilities are not really useful, as Static is based on chance and would forcerelies on Manectric to being attacked before having a chanceto activate, at being useful. The third ability, Minus, is just completely useless for Manectric.

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Usage Tips
========

Manectric works nicely as a lead and can also keep momentum going with Volt Switch. The best time to bring it in is dependent on the team you are facing. If they do not have any physical attackers, you should wait and use it as a late game cleaner. On the contraryother hand, if they do have physical attackers, you can lead off with Manectric and activate Intimidate. This will also come in handy, becauseis useful as after Manectric has Mega-Evolved, Intimidate will reactivate every time it is brought back into play. Using this strategy correctly couldan completely cripple any opposing physical sweepers and render them useless. Also, if theyopposing Pokemon seem like they mayight have Electric-type moves, you should hold off on Mega Evolving since Manectric can bringtake advantage of them to witself thanks to Lightningrod.

Team Options
========

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Other Options
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Despite its scarce movepool, Manectric has a few other options this season despite its scarce movepool. First off, Manectric can decideopt to run Discharge if it is partnered with a Ground-type, but this is usually not run becauadvised as Manectric will cannot bparticipate able to form thes part of a DisQuake combo. Also, Manectric can run Thunder, but this woulde move is only be viable in rain. Without the guaranteed hit, it, as its shaky accuracy is not worth the risk otherwise. Also, due to all the popularity of weather around, it would beis hard to keep themaintain rain upconsistently. Lastly, Manectric has the option to run Hidden Power Grass instead of Hidden Power Ice. This would make it easi, to better to deal with Pokemon likesuch as Rotom-W, but. However, Hidden Power Ice is the better choice sincesuperior as it will deals with more threats than Hidden Power Grass does.


Checks & Counters
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**Rotom-H**: Rotom-H resists anevery move that Manectric can throw at it and will beis able to killKO Manectric before Manectric killKOes it.

**Ground-types**: Manectric is not that bulky and will most likely faill to Ground-type moves like Earthquake. There is a chance thatHowever, Manectric may be able to lsurvive afterif its opponent is weakened by Intimidate, however. As a general rule, if Manectric can not OHKO its opponent, its opponent will most likely OHbe KOed in return.

**Dragon-types**: Like Ground-types, Dragon-types can also be a pain to deal with. Unless Manectric carryingies Hidden Power Ice, they willDragon-types resist anything Manectric move it can throw at them, and can KO it with their naturally powerful attacks, will KO Manectric back. Even if Manectric carries Hidden Power Ice, Goodra can take the hits due to its insanely high special bulk.

GP 2/2
 
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Factual error with the intro; Mega Manectric is slower than Mega Aerodactyl and Mega Alakazam, and MegaChomp is almost non existent.

I still also disagree heavily with Thunderbolt getting its own spot. Volt Switch is way too good for something so fast with Intimidate, and without Overheat or HP Ice, you're helpless against certain Pokemon. I've run into far more situations where I'd rather use those three moves over Thunderbolt, and MegaMan shouldn't be used as a fully offensive Pokemon who just so happens to also have a good ability. There aren't actually too many common Pokemon Manectric has a favorable match up against, so I think it's best to utilize Volt Switch + Intimidate. With this, you're able to get chip damage while switching out to a better solution for things like Ttar and Rotom, and more importantly, getting an Intimidate off the same turn when both your Intimidators are on the field. That second one has simply been invaluable for me.
 
Factual error with the intro; Mega Manectric is slower than Mega Aerodactyl and Mega Alakazam, and MegaChomp is almost non existent.

I still also disagree heavily with Thunderbolt getting its own spot. Volt Switch is way too good for something so fast with Intimidate, and without Overheat or HP Ice, you're helpless against certain Pokemon. I've run into far more situations where I'd rather use those three moves over Thunderbolt, and MegaMan shouldn't be used as a fully offensive Pokemon who just so happens to also have a good ability. There aren't actually too many common Pokemon Manectric has a favorable match up against, so I think it's best to utilize Volt Switch + Intimidate. With this, you're able to get chip damage while switching out to a better solution for things like Ttar and Rotom, and more importantly, getting an Intimidate off the same turn when both your Intimidators are on the field. That second one has simply been invaluable for me.
This isnt incorrect because it is talking about specific pokemon and prior to mega evolving. Also, its fastest with Switching and Intimidate.
 
This isnt incorrect because it is talking about specific pokemon and prior to mega evolving. Also, its fastest with Switching and Intimidate.
I don't get what you mean, lol :/

That seems oddly specific lol. Also, isn't Manectric the only Pokemon with Intimidate + Volt Switch/U-Turn?
 

blitzlefan

shake it off!
I don't get what you mean, lol :/

That seems oddly specific lol. Also, isn't Manectric the only Pokemon with Intimidate + Volt Switch/U-Turn?
blitz!search u-turn, intimidate
19:44TIBotMasquerain, Staravia, Staraptor, Landorus-Therian
19:44blitz!search volt switch, intimidate
19:44TIBotManectric-Mega, Shinx, Luxio, Luxray
 
The more I think about it and the more Mega Manetric I've seen, I think bwebber is right. I edited in Volt Switch as a slash with Thunderbolt as the main STAB attack.
 
blitz!search u-turn, intimidate
19:44TIBotMasquerain, Staravia, Staraptor, Landorus-Therian
19:44blitz!search volt switch, intimidate
19:44TIBotManectric-Mega, Shinx, Luxio, Luxray
Woop, I whiffed on Staraptor. I knew Lando-T had it as well, but ignored it since it's illegal in this year's VGC.
 

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