Is Manectric Good in Platinum Playthrough?
Electrike evolves at level 26. AbilityStatic paralyzes on contact. Fast Electric-type, but Luxray and Magnezone already dominate the slot. If sourced through Swarm, Manectric is functional but outclassed.
Roark's Pokemon outpace and outclass Electrike here.
Gardenia's typing presses Electrike's defenses.
Electrike trades roughly evenly with Fantina'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 trades roughly evenly with Byron's team.
Manectric has the type edge here and should clean up Candice's team.
Volkner's typing presses Manectric's defenses.
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 resists most of Jupiter's coverage and hits back hard.
Manectric resists most of Mars's coverage and hits back hard.
Manectric resists most of Saturn's coverage and hits back hard.
Manectric trades roughly evenly with Cynthia's team.
Catch Electrike
Catch Electrike in Valley Windworks (walking, Lv 9-10, common). Swarm (daily, announced in Sandgem Town).
Recommended Moves
- LV 20ElectricSparkPower 98Accuracy 100%PP 20
- After Fantina
- TM24ElectricThunderboltPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15Veilstone Game Corner
- TM34ElectricShock WavePower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20Route 215
- TM35FireFlamethrowerPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 15Veilstone Game Corner
- LV 33ElectricThunder FangPower 98Accuracy 95%PP 15
- After Crasher Wake
- HM04NormalStrengthPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Iron Island
- LV 41ElectricDischargePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
- LV 49ElectricThunderPower 180Accuracy 70%PP 10
- Post-Game
- TUTORBugSignal BeamPower 75Accuracy 100%PP 15Survival Area
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
Evolve Electrike to Manectric
Electrike evolves into Manectric at Level 26. Your Electrike should hit Level 26 before you reach Maylene, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 26)
- LV 26ElectricSparkPower 98Accuracy 100%PP 20
- After Fantina
- TM24ElectricThunderboltPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15Veilstone Game Corner
- TM68NormalGiga ImpactPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Game Corner
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Department Store
- TM35FireFlamethrowerPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 15Veilstone Game Corner
- LV 49ElectricDischargePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
- LV 61ElectricThunderPower 180Accuracy 70%PP 10
- Post-Game
- TM50FireOverheatPower 140Accuracy 90%PP 5Stark Mountain
- TUTORBugSignal BeamPower 75Accuracy 100%PP 15Survival Area
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
How to Get Manectric in Platinum
Manectric is not a wild catch in Platinum. Its whole family traces back to the Electrike swarm at Valley Windworks, so grab one there and level it to 26 to evolve.
Catch Electrike at any of these 1 spot to eventually evolve into Manectric.
Encountered via tall grass encounters
- 1Catch Electrike
- 2Evolve Manectricat Lv.26
Badge 2How to Obtain Manectric in Pt
- Step 2Manectric ✓BREEDINGAvailableLeave a compatible parent at the Pokemon Day Care to receive a Electrike egg.
How to Get Shiny Manectric in Platinum
Manectric comes by leveling, so chain an Electrike at the Valley Windworks to 40 for a shiny and raise it up. Compare Shiny Manectric odds across every game
Platinum Shiny Manectric Calculator
2 MethodsThe best route is Masuda Method, about 1 in 1,639 on each try.
Masuda Method: Breed with a parent from a different-language game. Works on any breedable line.
Full Odds: Walk through grass, surf, or fish. Every encounter is its own independent shiny roll.
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 173-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 472-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 1,136-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 3,773-- | -- |
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 Platinum 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 |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
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 131 partners from the Field egg group. Notable egg moves include Crunch, Curse, Discharge and 6 more.
Pt Manectric Best Moveset
Redirecting Electric attacks through AbilityLightning Rod makes Manectric a natural partner for Water and Flying teammates in doubles. The moveset fires 105 Sp. Atk special Electric hits at 105 Speed, and the team support adds dimension beyond raw offense.
Best Build
Manectric best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed
Special Sweeper Moveset
- Thunder
- Charge Beam
- Flamethrower
- Hidden Power Grass
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Breeding's the move. Crunch and Curse give Manectric options it can't learn any other way, and coverage across 7 types 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
29 of 32 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
It discharges electricity from its mane. It creates a thundercloud overhead to drop lightning bolts.
Manectric Platinum Guide
Mega Evolution isn't available in Platinum, but Manectric does have a Mega form in Gen 6-7 games (X/Y, ORAS, Sun/Moon). Mega Manectric hits 575 BST.
In Platinum, Manectric plays as a sweeper. It outspeeds most threats, so it can pressure opponents before they move. Thunder is the primary attack.
In Platinum, Manectric pairs best with Metagross, Mightyena, and Kangaskhan. Metagross has Decent synergy and covers what Manectric can't handle on its own.
In Platinum, 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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