Is Manectric Good in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Playthrough?
Fast Electric with AbilityLightning Rod absorbing Electric moves for a Sp. Atk boost. Handles Wake and contributes against Cynthia's Milotic. Outpaced in raw power by Magnezone, but the Speed advantage matters.
Electrike trades roughly evenly with Roark's team.
Electrike trades roughly evenly with Gardenia's team.
Manectric has the type edge here and should clean up Maylene's team.
Manectric has the type edge here and should clean up Crasher Wake's team.
Manectric has the type edge here and should clean up Fantina's team.
Manectric trades roughly evenly with Byron's team.
Manectric has the type edge here and should clean up Candice's team.
Manectric trades roughly evenly with Volkner's team.
Manectric has the type edge here and should clean up Aaron's team.
Bertha's team hits Manectric's weaknesses hard.
Manectric trades roughly evenly with Flint's team.
Manectric has the type edge here and should clean up Lucian's team.
Manectric trades roughly evenly with Cynthia's team.
Catch Electrike on Valley Windworks (walking, Lv 7, common). Swarm.
Your Electrike should hit Level 26 before you reach Maylene, at typical leveling pace.
How to Get Manectric in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl
You're catching Electrike first, not Manectric. Electrike appears at solid rates in the encounters below. The step cards map the full 2-stage line with evolution methods between each stage.
How to Obtain Manectric in BDSP
Step 1Catch ElectrikeValley WindworksLv.7FloorRate 40%Swarm active
Step 2Manectric ✓
Manectric Weakness
Type-wise, Manectric takes extra damage from Ground. Few weaknesses and 3 resistances make the typing clean. Lightning Rod grants an additional Electric immunity, reshaping the matchup chart. At base 105 Speed, Manectric outspeeds most threats and doesn't need to tank what it can outrun.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Ground |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Electric, Flying, Steel |
What is Manectric Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Manectric
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Excadrill can KO Manectric with Earthquake (181-213%).
 Excadrill GroundSteel | B | |
Recommended Build AbilitySandrush ItemLeftovers NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Manectric View Excadrill builds →Earthquake 2x181-213%KO Rapid Spin30-36% | ||
Manectric Evolutions
Evolved from Electrike. Manectric is the final form in this two-stage line. A massive partner pool for breeding via one egg group. Eggs are average hatch time. Sp.Atk grew the most through evolution (+40 over Electrike), and Manectric peaks at 475 total stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Manectric to get Electrike eggs easily using 131 partners from the Ground egg group. Notable egg moves include Crunch, Curse, Discharge and 10 more.
BDSP Manectric Best Moveset
105 Sp. Atk at 105 Speed with AbilityLightning Rod absorbing Electric moves for Sp. Atk boosts. Electric TermStab gives the moveset fast special offense. Fell from C-tier because the format's special attackers climbed past these numbers. 70/60/60 bulk crumbles to Ground coverage.
Best Build
Manectric best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed
Special Sweeper Moveset
- Volt Switch
- Thunderbolt
- Switcheroo
- Overheat
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Breeding's the move. Crunch and Curse give Manectric options it can't learn any other way, and Fire and Normal coverage and more already covers a decent range on top of Thunder and Wild Charge. The egg moves push it further.
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
It discharges electricity from its mane. The Pokémon creates a thundercloud overhead from which to drop lightning bolts.
Manectric Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Guide
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Lightning Rod changes the entire equation for Manectric. The 475 BST doesn't tell the full story. Ranked C-Tier as a sweeper. Volt Switch with Ringtarget is the standard set.
Mega Evolution isn't available in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, but Manectric does have a Mega form in Gen 6-7 games (X/Y, ORAS, Sun/Moon). Mega Manectric hits 575 BST.
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Manectric's biggest threats include Rhydon (Ground), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Only 1 weakness means fewer dedicated counters to worry about. Manectric's base 105 Speed lets it outpace many threats and strike first, which matters more than trying to tank hits.
Lightning Rod is what you want on Manectric. Every competitive set worth running is built with that ability in mind. The alternatives (Static, Minus) work on paper but Lightning Rod is what makes Manectric worth using. With base 105 Speed, Lightning Rod gives Manectric an edge before opponents can react.
Base 105 Speed lets it outrun most of the field. On offense, Manectric is a mixed attacker with base 75 Attack and 105 Sp. Atk. Best used as a sweeper.
Game Availability
Since debuting in Ruby & Sapphire, Manectric has appeared in 15 titles over 8 generations. Along the way, it received a Mega form in Generation 6, keeping it relevant across different competitive metas.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RSDebut
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 6ORASMega
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