Tail Glow Waterium-Z Manaphy
Manaphy @ Waterium Z
Ability: Hydration
EVs: 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Tail Glow
- Surf
- Energy Ball
- Psychic
Get a free switch against skarmory, click tail glow and there goes the opponent's career. This core is super slow meaning that the only way of outspeeding manaphy is through fishing for Thunder paralysis then relying on skarmory to outspeed it. Manaphy is bulky enough to take 2 body presses from skarmory, which is just enough for us to drown the steel bird and reuniclus while OHKOing gastrodon with energy ball after a boost, not allowing the slug to have a chance to clear smog away the boosts.
200+ Def Skarmory Body Press vs. 4 HP / 0 Def Manaphy: 98-116 (28.6 - 33.9%) -- 99.1% chance to 3HKO after Stealth Rock
+3 252 SpA Manaphy Surf vs. 252 HP / 0 SpD Skarmory: 409-483 (122.4 - 144.6%) -- guaranteed OHKO
+3 252 SpA Manaphy Energy Ball vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Gastrodon: 668-788 (156.8 - 184.9%) -- guaranteed OHKO
+3 252 SpA Manaphy Hydro Vortex (175 BP) vs. 252 HP / 0 SpD Reuniclus: 681-802 (160.6 - 189.1%) -- guaranteed OHKO
0 SpA Reuniclus Shattered Psyche (160 BP) vs. 4 HP / 0 SpD Manaphy: 208-246 (60.8 - 71.9%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Stealth Rock
last calc is here just in case opponent pivoted out of z while manaphy still being in relatively good shape