Is Manectric Good in Emerald Playthrough?
AbilityStatic or AbilityLightning Rod for Electric immunity. Manectric is fast with strong Special Attack. Emerald has two back-to-back Water fights at the finish: Juan's gym and Wallace's Champion team. Electric covers both. Manectric's importance grows in Emerald compared to the Steven-era endgame.
Roxanne's typing presses Electrike's defenses.
Electrike trades roughly evenly with Brawly's team.
Wattson's typing presses Electrike's defenses.
Manectric trades roughly evenly with Flannery's team.
Manectric has the type edge here and should clean up Norman's team.
Manectric resists most of Winona's coverage and hits back hard.
Manectric has the type edge here and should clean up Tate & Liza's team.
Manectric has the type edge here and should clean up Juan's team.
Manectric trades roughly evenly with Sidney's team.
Manectric has the type edge here and should clean up Phoebe's team.
Manectric has the type edge here and should clean up Glacia's team.
Manectric trades roughly evenly with Drake's team.
Manectric has the type edge here and should clean up Wallace's team.
Catch Electrike
Catch Electrike on Route 110 (walking, Lv 12-13, common).
Recommended Moves
- After Brawly
- TM24ElectricThunderboltPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15Gift from Wattson after clearing New Mauville
- LV 20ElectricSparkPower 98Accuracy 100%PP 20
- After Wattson
- TM34ElectricShock WavePower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Wattson
- HM04NormalStrengthPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Given by the Tunnel Man in Rusturf Tunnel
- LV 36ElectricThunderPower 180Accuracy 70%PP 10
- After Tate & Liza
- TUTORNormalDouble-EdgePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Sootopolis City
- After Juan
- TM23SteelIron TailPower 100Accuracy 75%PP 15Meteor Falls
- Post-Game
- TUTORNormalBody SlamPower 85Accuracy 100%PP 15Battle Frontier
- TUTORNormalSwiftPower 60Accuracy 100%PP 20Battle Frontier
Evolve Electrike to Manectric
Electrike evolves into Manectric at Level 26. Your Electrike should hit Level 26 before you reach Flannery, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 26)
- LV 26ElectricSparkPower 98Accuracy 100%PP 20
- LV 26ElectricThunder WavePower —Accuracy 100%PP 20
- After Brawly
- TM24ElectricThunderboltPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15Gift from Wattson after clearing New Mauville
- After Wattson
- TM34ElectricShock WavePower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Wattson
- After Norman
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Lilycove Department Store
- After Tate & Liza
- TUTORNormalDouble-EdgePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Sootopolis City
- LV 45ElectricThunderPower 180Accuracy 70%PP 10
- Post-Game
- TUTORNormalBody SlamPower 85Accuracy 100%PP 15Battle Frontier
- TUTORNormalSwiftPower 60Accuracy 100%PP 20Battle Frontier
How to Get Manectric in Emerald
You can skip the grind for Manectric, since it walks Route 118 itself as an uncommon level 26 catch. The other path is evolving an Electrike from the routes below, which also lands at level 26.
1 location to catch Manectric2 locations to catch Electrike
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Badge 5Catch Electrike at any of the 2 locations below, then level it up to 26 — it evolves into Manectric.
Badge 2
Badge 3
Badge 4 Badge 5Where To Catch Manectric in E
Electrike gets you Manectric sooner: catch it (before Badge 3) and evolve it at Lv 26. Wild Manectric first appears at Route 118 (after Badge 4).
Not landing the catch? Calculate Manectric catch rates for Emerald by ball, status, and HP.
How to Get Shiny Manectric in Emerald
Manectric roams the open grass of Route 118, though not often; sweep that route repeatedly and keep an eye out for the shiny bolt-maned form among the commoner Pokemon. Compare Shiny Manectric odds across every game
Emerald Shiny Manectric Calculator
2 MethodsBoth methods here share the same odds, about 1 in 8,192 on each try. Pick whichever fits how you play.
Full Odds: Walk through grass, surf, or fish. Every encounter is its own independent shiny roll.
Breeding: Hatch eggs of this line; each egg rolls at the base shiny rate (no Masuda before Gen IV).
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 864-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 2,357-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 5,678-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 18,862-- | -- |
Time assumes -- at your pace and does not change your shiny odds.
How is this calculated?
Every encounter has the same shiny chance, the Shiny Odds Per Try shown above. Each one is a separate roll that does not care how many you have already done, so the more you hunt, the higher your overall chance of at least one shiny. The formula below turns your odds and your number of tries into that combined chance.
chance after N tries = 1 − (1 − p)^N, where p = 1 / odds per try
Example at 1 in 8,192 (classic full odds): about 864 encounters for a 10 percent chance, 5,678 for 50 percent, and 18,862 for 90 percent.
The table above flips that around: it shows how many encounters it takes to reach a 10, 25, 50, and 90 percent chance at your current odds. Turning on boosts like the Shiny Charm, sandwiches, or chains improves your odds, so the encounter numbers drop.
These are estimates, not promises. Most games have no pity counter, meaning no guaranteed shiny no matter how many you hunt, so even Very Likely is not guaranteed: some hunters find one early, others go well past that point.
Want exact numbers for your session? Calculate your shiny odds in Emerald with Manectric preloaded.
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 |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
What is Manectric Weak Against
Good
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 take an average time to hatch. 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 102 partners from the Field egg group. Notable egg moves include Crunch, Curse, Headbutt and 2 more.
E Manectric Best Moveset
105 Sp. Atk and 105 Speed make Manectric a fast special Electric attacker that threatens Water and Flying types across Emerald. The moveset runs MoveThunderbolt as the primary TermStab with MoveHidden Power for coverage against the Ground types that block it.
Best Build
Manectric best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed
Special Sweeper Moveset
- Thunderbolt
- Thunder Wave
- Crunch
- Hidden Power Ice
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Breeding's the move. Crunch and Curse give Manectric options it can't learn any other way, and Normal and Dark coverage and more already covers a decent range on top of Thunder and Thunderbolt. 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
All 20 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
Because lightning falls in their vicinities, MANECTRIC were thought to have been born from lightning. In battle, they create thunderclouds.
Manectric Emerald Guide
Mega Evolution isn't available in Emerald, but Manectric does have a Mega form in Gen 6-7 games (X/Y, ORAS, Sun/Moon). Mega Manectric hits 575 BST.
In Emerald, Manectric plays as a sweeper. It outspeeds most threats, so it can pressure opponents before they move. Thunderbolt is the primary attack.
In Emerald, Timid is the go-to nature for Manectric. That's +Speed / -Attack. Pair it with 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe EVs. Fits the sweeper role.
Game Availability
Since debuting in Ruby & Sapphire, Manectric has appeared in 15 titles over 7 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 7Let's Go
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
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