Is Mantine Good in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Playthrough?
Underground Water/Flying. Mantine tanks special hits with its high Sp. Def. Handles Flint comfortably and absorbs Lucian's special attacks. AbilityWater Absorb provides free healing. Defensive but reliable.
Mantyke resists most of Roark's coverage and hits back hard.
Mantyke has the type edge here and should clean up Gardenia's team.
Mantyke trades roughly evenly with Maylene's team.
Crasher Wake's typing presses Mantyke's defenses.
Mantyke trades roughly evenly with Fantina's team.
Mantyke trades roughly evenly with Byron's team.
Mantyke trades roughly evenly with Candice's team.
Volkner's team hits Mantine's weaknesses hard.
Mantine has the type edge here and should clean up Aaron's team.
Mantine has the type edge here and should clean up Bertha's team.
Mantine trades roughly evenly with Flint's team.
Mantine trades roughly evenly with Lucian's team.
Mantine trades roughly evenly with Cynthia's team.
Catch Mantyke on Sunyshore City (Surf, Lv 30-45, uncommon).
Usually ready to evolve before you reach Volkner, at typical party pace.
How to Get Mantine in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl
You're catching Mantyke first, not Mantine. Mantyke appears at moderate rates in the encounters below. The step cards map the full 2-stage line with evolution methods between each stage.
How to Obtain Mantine in BDSP
Mantyke is your first catch on the way to Mantine. You'll find walking and surfing encounters from Lv. 30-55 across 12 total spots in the chain.
Step 1Catch MantykeRoute 223Lv.30-45Surfing on waterRate 10%Sunyshore CityLv.30-45Surfing on waterRate 10%Fountainspring CaveLv.50-55CaveRequires WaterfallRiverbank CaveLv.50-55CaveRequires WaterfallSpacious CaveLv.50-55CaveRequires WaterfallStill-Water CavernLv.50-55CaveRequires Waterfall
Step 2Mantine ✓
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 |
What is Mantine Weak Against
ExcellentBest Pokemon Against Mantine
 Rhyperior GroundRock | B | |
Recommended Build AbilitySolidrock ItemWeakness Policy NatureCareful Moves
Damage vs Mantine View Rhyperior builds →Avalanche21-24% | ||
 Rotom ElectricGhost | C | |
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemStickybarb NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Mantine View Rotom builds →Hex13-16% | ||
Mantine Evolutions
Evolved from Mantyke. Mantine is the final form in this two-stage line. Plenty of partners for breeding via one egg group. Eggs are average hatch time. HP grew the most through evolution (+40 over Mantyke), and Mantine peaks at 485 total stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Mantine to get Mantyke eggs easily using 69 partners from the Water1 egg group. Notable egg moves include Amnesia, Confuse Ray, Haze and 7 more.
BDSP Mantine Best Moveset
Held C-tier with 140 Sp. Def and Water/Flying typing giving the moveset serious special bulk with only Electric and Rock weaknesses. 80 Sp. Atk at 70 Speed provides modest special offense. AbilityWater Absorb heals on Water switch-ins. Consistent defensive presence without the offensive output to threaten back.
Best Build
Mantine best EVs are HP and Sp. Def
Wall Moveset
- Roost
- Scald
- Defog
- Haze
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
The egg pool carries weight here. Amnesia and Confuse Ray 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
When the waves are calm, one may encounter a swarm of Mantine swimming as if they are in flight.
It swims elegantly, mindless of Remoraid hitching onto its broad fins. It is naturally docile.
Mantine Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Guide
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Swift Swim changes the entire equation for Mantine. The 485 BST doesn't tell the full story. Ranked C-Tier as a support. Roost with Leftovers is the standard set.
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, 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.
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. Best used as a support.
For Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, the core moveset is Roost, Scald, Defog, and Haze. Roost leads at 0% usage. Scald provides reliable STAB damage.
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