
Is Mantine Good in FireRed & LeafGreen Playthrough?
Water/Flying with AbilitySwift Swim or AbilityWater Absorb. Water Absorb gives Water immunity on a Water-type. Available in the Sevii Islands postgame. High Special Defense. Mantine handles Fire and Ground coverage if you're still adjusting the team postgame.
Mantine resists most of Brock's coverage and hits back hard.
Mantine trades roughly evenly with Misty's team.
Mantine trades roughly evenly with Lt. Surge's team.
Mantine has the type edge here and should clean up Erika's team.
Mantine trades roughly evenly with Koga's team.
Mantine trades roughly evenly with Sabrina's team.
Mantine resists most of Blaine's coverage and hits back hard.
Mantine resists most of Giovanni's coverage and hits back hard.
Mantine trades roughly evenly with Lorelei's team.
Mantine has the type edge here and should clean up Bruno's team.
Mantine trades roughly evenly with Agatha's team.
Mantine trades roughly evenly with Lance's team.
Mantine trades roughly evenly with Terry's team.
Catch Mantine on Tanoby Ruins (Surf, Lv 35-40, rare).
- STARTING (Lv 35)
- LV 35WaterBubble Beam98100%20
- After Erika
- TM40FlyingAerial Ace90100%20
- TM13IceIce Beam90100%10
- TM06PoisonToxic—90%10
- After Koga
- HM03WaterSurf135100%15
- After Giovanni
- TUTORNormalDouble-Edge120100%15
- TM26GroundEarthquake100100%10
- Post-Game
- HM07WaterWaterfall120100%15
- TUTORNormalBody Slam85100%15
- TM42NormalFacade70100%20
FireRed & LeafGreen Mantine Locations
One surfing encounter, rare, LeafGreen only. That sums up Mantine's entire footprint in FRLG data. The single-location rarity means even LeafGreen players need patience, and FireRed players either trade or skip.
1 location to catch Mantine
Encountered via Surfing
Best Locations to Catch Mantine in FireRed & LeafGreen
Mantine Weakness
Type-wise, Mantine takes extra damage from Electric and Rock. Watch out for Electric attacks, those deal 4x damage. Ground moves do nothing thanks to a full immunity. 5 resistances help offset the weaknesses. Water Absorb grants an additional Water immunity, reshaping the matchup chart. Mantine's special bulk (base 140 Sp.Def) helps absorb special-type weaknesses, though physical moves exploit the lower Defense.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 4x (Critical) | Electric |
| 2x (Weak) | Rock |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fire, Water, Fighting, Bug, Steel |
| 0x (Immune) | Ground |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
What is Mantine Weak Against
ExcellentBest Pokemon Against Mantine
Pikachu Electric | C | |
Jolteon Electric | A | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Celadon City Gift) | ||
Raichu Electric | C | |
Electrode Electric | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mantine View Electrode builds →Thunderbolt 4x96-114%KO Rollout 2x14-17% | ||
Aerodactyl Rock | A | |
Obtain MethodCinnabar Island Gift Available Move Moves
Damage vs Mantine View Aerodactyl builds →Ancient Power 2x67-80% | ||
Kabuto RockWater | C | |
Obtain MethodCinnabar Island Gift | ||
Zapdos Electric | A | |
Obtain MethodPower Plant Interact Encounter | ||
Jolteon Electric | A | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Celadon City Gift) | ||
Magneton ElectricSteel | A | |
Raichu Electric | C | |
Electrode Electric | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mantine View Electrode builds →Thunderbolt 4x101-120%KO Rollout 2x14-17% | ||
In FireRed & LeafGreen, Salamence's Rock Slide hits Mantine for 49-58%. Tyranitar deals 64-76% with Rock Slide.
S | ||
Recommended Build AbilityTorrent ItemLeftovers NatureRelaxed Moves
Damage vs Mantine View Swampert builds →Ice Beam10-13% Hydro Pump6-7% | ||
S | ||
Recommended Build AbilityIntimidate ItemLeftovers NatureRash Moves
Damage vs Mantine View Salamence builds →Rock Slide 2x49-58% | ||
S | ||
Recommended Build AbilitySand Stream ItemLeftovers NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Mantine View Tyranitar builds →Rock Slide 2x64-76% | ||
A | ||
Recommended Build AbilityArenatrap ItemChoice Band NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Mantine View Dugtrio builds →Rock Slide 2x72-84% | ||
B | ||
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemLeftovers NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Mantine View Claydol builds →Rapid Spin13-16% Explosion67-79% Psychic8-10% | ||
Mantine Evolutions
No evolution chain to worry about here. Mantine is a standalone Pokemon with plenty of partners for breeding through one egg group. Eggs come out average hatch time. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Mantine to get Mantyke eggs easily using 58 partners from the Water1 egg group. Notable egg moves include Haze, Hydro Pump, Mud Sport and 3 more.
FRLG Mantine Best Moveset
140 Sp. Def absorbs special attacks at one of the highest levels in the format. AbilityWater Absorb heals from Water moves. Water/Flying provides a Ground immunity. The moveset plays pure special tank with MoveSurf and MoveIce Beam from 80 Sp. Atk, modest but functional behind that enormous special bulk.
Best Build
Mantine best EVs are HP and Sp. Def
Wall Moveset
- Surf
- Ice Beam
- Haze
- Toxic
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
The egg pool carries weight here. Haze and Hydro Pump aren't available any other way for Mantine, and they meaningfully change what it threatens. Stack those on top of Hydro Pump and Surf for solid options.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
Swimming freely in open seas, it may fly out of the water and over the waves if it builds up enough speed.
As it majestically swims, it doesn’t care if REMORAID attach to it to scavenge for its leftovers.
Mantine FireRed & LeafGreen Guide
- Is Mantine exclusive to LeafGreen or FireRed?
Mantine is exclusive to Pokemon LeafGreen. FireRed players have to trade for one.

See the Locations section above for where to find Mantine in LeafGreen.
How to trade in FireRed and LeafGreen
GBA cartridges: You need a Game Boy Advance Game Link Cable and both players' FireRed/LeafGreen cartridges. Trade at the Cable Club on the 2nd floor of any Pokemon Center, which opens up shortly after Oak gives you the Pokedex.Nintendo Switch (2026 release): Trading uses local wireless only. There is no online play, and no Nintendo Switch Online subscription is required. Both players head to the Pokemon Wireless Club on the 2nd floor of any Pokemon Center, then step into a Union Room. Up to four other players can join. Available once you have the Pokedex from Professor Oak. Yes. Mantine is not available during the main story. It can only be obtained after entering the Hall of Fame. Mantine is found on the Sevii Islands. Sevii Islands 1-3 unlock after defeating Lt. Surge in Vermilion City; Sevii Islands 4-7 unlock after entering the Hall of Fame and showing 60+ species in your Pokedex (talk to Celio on One Island to get the Rainbow Pass).
Game Availability
Available in 17 titles since its debut in Gold & Silver, Mantine spans 9 generations of Pokemon games. It's accessible through wild encounters in most mainline games.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB

Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GSDebut

Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS

Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG

FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP

Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS

HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW

Black & White - Gen 5B2W2

Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY

X & Y - Gen 6ORAS

Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM

Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM

Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE

Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh

Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP

Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV

Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW

Winds & Waves