Special
Balanced
485Average
70Moderate
CTier

Ground moves don't affect Mantine at all — that's the advantage of Water/Flying typing. Swift Swim doubles its Speed in rain. Introduced in Gen 2. Known as the Kite Pokemon.

Sp. Def leads and Attack gets almost nothing. That's Mantine's stat line in a nutshell. 3 stats sit in respectable range, but the spread is brutal. Very hard to catch and yields 2 Sp. Def EVs.

Base Stats
485Above
HP85
C
Attack40
D
Defense70
C
Sp. Atk80
C
Sp. Def140
A
Speed70
C
Total485
Low <60
Avg 60-89
High 90-149
Top 150+
EV YieldDefeating Mantine yields +2 SpD
HPAtkDefSpASpD+2Spe
Details
Catch25Difficult•Slow1.25M XP•2.1m / 6'11"•220kg / 485 lbs•170Base XP
Pokedex Entries

This calm and gentle Pokémon swims gracefully through the sea. After building speed, it can leap out of the water. It is often misidentified as a bird Pokémon due to this behavior.

Legends Arceus

Mantine Weakness

Excellent

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.

4xCriticali
Electric
2xWeaki
Rock
½xResisti
FireWaterFightingBugSteel
¼xResisti
None
0xImmunei
GroundWater
STAB (6)i
FireGroundRockGrassFightingBug
2Weak
5Resist
2Immune
Scorei+2
Stealth Rock25% on switch
4x Electric — Thunderbolt, Volt Switch, Thunder
Abilities
Swift SwimDoubles Speed during rain.
Water AbsorbAbsorbs water moves, healing for 1/4 max HP.
Water VeilHAPrevents burns.
Water Absorb grants Water immunity

Getting Mantine requires a unique condition, not just grinding levels. The chain starts at Mantyke. Breed this form to get Mantyke eggs (average hatch time). HP grew the most through evolution (+40 over Mantyke), and Mantine peaks at 485 total stats.

How to Evolve

2 Forms
Mantyke
#458Mantyke
Remoraid in Party
Mantine
#226Mantine
Stat Comparison 2 Stages
Mantyke
WaterFlying
Mantine
WaterFlying
HP
45
85+40
ATK
20
40+20
DEF
50
70+20
SP.ATK
60
80+20
SP.DEF
120
140+20
SPE
50
70+20
BST
345D-Tier
485C-Tier+140
ROLE
Balanced
Balanced
TYPE
Special
Special
Breeding
Easy

Breed with Mantine to get Mantyke eggs easily using 114 partners from the Water1 egg group.

Egg Groups
Water1
Gender
♂50.0%♀50.0%
Hatch Time
25 cycles·6,425 steps
Moderate~6 min with Flame Body
Breed With (best first)
azumarillblastoisegolduckferaligatrkingdraswampertslowbroslowkingoctilleryludicolodewgongcrawdaunt
12 of 114·

This is a pure walling set. Heavy-Duty Boots provides hazard immunity on every switch-in so Mantine sticks around, and the Calm nature reinforces special wall. Roost handles sustain while Waterabsorb does work passively.

Best Build

Wall
Ability
Waterabsorb
Item
Heavy-Duty BootsANTI-HAZARD
Nature
Calm+SPD
EVs

Best Mantine Moveset

  • RoostRecovery
  • ScaldSTAB
  • HazeUtility
  • DefogUtility

Recommended Teammates

Gliscor
GliscorGood
Corviknight
CorviknightDecent
Charizard-Mega-Y
Charizard-Mega-YDecent
All 17 games

A solid spread overall. Mantine gets Hydro Pump and Aqua Tail for same-type damage alongside Normal and Ground coverage and more. It won't blow anyone away, but it doesn't leave you stuck either.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1
Tackle
4010035Normal
Lv 5
Bubble
4010030Water
Lv 9
Aerial Ace
60—20Flying
Lv 15
Water Pulse
6010020Water
Lv 21
Air Slash
759515Flying
Lv 29
Roost
——10Flying
Lv 37
Hydro Pump
110805Water
Lv 47
Double-Edge
12010015Normal

TM Moves

Mantine can't learn any TM moves

Egg Moves

Mantine doesn't have any Egg moves

Tutor Moves

Src
Tutor
Aerial Ace
60—20Flying
Tutor
Aqua Tail
909010Water
Tutor
Bulldoze
6010020Ground
Tutor
Giga Impact
150905Normal
Tutor
Hyper Beam
150905Normal
Tutor
Ice Beam
9010010Ice
Tutor
Icy Wind
559515Ice
Tutor
Iron Head
8010015Steel
Tutor
Power Shift
——10Normal
Tutor
Rest
——10Psychic
Tutor
Rock Slide
759010Rock
Tutor
Swift
60—20Normal
Tutor
Water Pulse
6010020Water
All 17 games

decent spawn rates across 1 locations for Mantine in mid-game routes. Scroll the sorted list below and pick whichever spot sits closest to your current route. The rate differences between locations are worth comparing.

Where To Catch Mantine in Legends: Arceus

The path to Mantine starts with Mantyke at walking via walking encounters. 2 catchable stages total, with locations listed for each one below.

  1. Mantyke
    Step 1Catch Mantyke
    Ginkgo Landing
    GrassUncommon
    EASY
    Tranquility Cove
    GrassUncommon
    EASY
  2. Mantine
    Step 2Mantine ✓
    Tranquility Cove
    GrassUncommon
    EASY
    or evolve from Mantyke (Step 1)

  • Swift Swim changes the entire equation for Mantine. The 485 BST doesn't tell the full story. Ranked C-Tier.

  • Mantine's biggest threats include Jolteon (Electric) and Aerodactyl (Rock), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Jolteon is the most dangerous since Electric moves deal 4x damage. Only 2 weaknesses means fewer dedicated counters to worry about.

  • Mantyke evolves into Mantine through a special method. Mantine is the fully evolved form. At 485 BST, it's got solid stats to work with.

  • Swift Swim is what you want on Mantine. Every competitive set worth running is built with that ability in mind. The alternatives (Water Absorb, Water Veil) work on paper but Swift Swim is what makes Mantine worth using.

  • Base 70 Speed is workable — faster than some, slower than many. On offense, Mantine is a special attacker with base 80 Sp. Atk. Defensively? Tanky enough to absorb a few hits.

  • Mantine appears in 17 games, including Gold & Silver, Crystal, and Ruby & Sapphire.

Available in 17 titles since its debut in Gold & Silver, Mantine spans 8 generations of Pokemon games. It's accessible through wild encounters in most mainline games.