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Manaphy, a Water type Pokémon, official artwork

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Manaphy: Weakness, Best Moveset & Builds

WaterUU

Manaphy is a defensive wall, led by its HP (100) and Attack (100), with a base stat total of 600. Competitively it is a leading pick in the UnderUsed tier. It currently appears on 1.6% of OU teams.

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What is Manaphy weak to?

How much damage Manaphy takes from each attacking type.

2×Weak toElectricGrass
0.5×ResistsFireIceSteelWater

Manaphy takes super-effective damage from Electric, Grass. It resists Fire, Ice, Steel, Water.

Best moveset for Manaphy

The most-used moves on Manaphy in OU (Smogon singles) this month (2026-07 usage statistics):

  • Tail GlowBug-16.5%
  • ScaldWater8015.3%
  • Alluring VoiceFairy8013.3%
  • Take HeartPsychic-12.8%
  • SurfWater9011.9%
  • Stored PowerPsychic2011.2%

Best nature for Manaphy

Timid. It is the most common choice on ranked sets right now; the top spread is Timid with 0/0/0/252/4/252 EVs (34.6% of sets).

Abilities

  • HydrationThis Pokemon has its status cured at the end of each turn if Rain Dance is active.

Best counters for Manaphy

Based on OU (Smogon singles) battle statistics, these Pokémon most reliably beat or force out Manaphy:

Best teammates for Manaphy

Pokémon most often paired with Manaphy on successful OU (Smogon singles) teams. Start from one of these cores, then check your coverage in the team builder:

Full learnset (57 moves; tap to expand)
MoveTypePowerAcc.Category
Giga ImpactNormal15090%Physical
Hyper BeamNormal15090%Special
BlizzardIce11070%Special
Hydro PumpWater11080%Special
Energy BallGrass90100%Special
Ice BeamIce90100%Special
PsychicPsychic90100%Special
SurfWater90100%Special
LiquidationWater85100%Physical
Alluring VoiceFairy80100%Special
Dazzling GleamFairy80100%Special
DiveWater80100%Physical
ScaldWater80100%Special
Shadow BallGhost80100%Special
Tera BlastNormal80100%Special
WaterfallWater80100%Physical
Zen HeadbuttPsychic8090%Physical
FacadeNormal70100%Physical
U-turnBug70100%Physical
Bubble BeamWater65100%Special
Knock OffDark65100%Physical
PsybeamPsychic65100%Special
Flip TurnWater60100%Physical
SwiftNormal60-Special
Water PulseWater60100%Special
Icy WindIce5595%Special
Chilling WaterWater50100%Special
Weather BallNormal50100%Special
Disarming VoiceFairy40-Special
Water GunWater40100%Special
WhirlpoolWater3585%Special
Mud-SlapGround20100%Special
Stored PowerPsychic20100%Special
FlingDark?100%Physical
Grass KnotGrass?100%Special
Acid ArmorPoison--Status
Aqua RingWater--Status
Baton PassNormal--Status
Calm MindPsychic--Status
CharmFairy-100%Status
EndureNormal--Status
Fake TearsDark-100%Status
HazeIce--Status
Heart SwapPsychic--Status
Helping HandNormal--Status
Light ScreenPsychic--Status
ProtectNormal--Status
Psych UpNormal--Status
Rain DanceWater--Status
ReflectPsychic--Status
RestPsychic--Status
Skill SwapPsychic--Status
Sleep TalkNormal--Status
SubstituteNormal--Status
SupersonicNormal-55%Status
Tail GlowBug--Status
Take HeartPsychic--Status