Is Mantine Good in Emerald Playthrough?
Water/Flying import with AbilitySwift Swim for rain Speed. Mantine has high Special Defense and decent Special Attack. Handles Flannery and covers Brawly with Flying. Competes with native Pelipper for the Water/Flying slot, and Pelipper doesn't need a trade.
Mantine resists most of Roxanne's coverage and hits back hard.
Mantine resists most of Brawly's coverage and hits back hard.
Mantine trades roughly evenly with Wattson's team.
Mantine resists most of Flannery's coverage and hits back hard.
Mantine trades roughly evenly with Norman's team.
Mantine has the type edge here and should clean up Winona's team.
Mantine has the type edge here and should clean up Tate & Liza's team.
Mantine trades roughly evenly with Juan's team.
Mantine trades roughly evenly with Sidney's team.
Mantine trades roughly evenly with Phoebe's team.
Mantine trades roughly evenly with Glacia's team.
Mantine has the type edge here and should clean up Drake's team.
Mantine trades roughly evenly with Wallace's team.
Mantine cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. Cross-region trading typically becomes available after defeating the Elite Four.
- LV 15WaterBubble Beam98100%20
- After Wattson
- TM13IceIce Beam90100%10
- TM06PoisonToxic—90%10
- After Norman
- HM03WaterSurf135100%15
- After Tate & Liza
- HM08WaterDive120100%10
- HM07WaterWaterfall120100%15
- TM26GroundEarthquake100100%10
- After Juan
- TUTORNormalDouble-Edge120100%15
How to Get Mantine in Emerald
No wild encounters for Mantine in Emerald. It's available in Gold & Silver, Crystal, or Legends: Arceus and can be transferred over. The details below show where to find it.
Mantine cannot be caught in the wild in Emerald, but you can still get it via these paths:
Catch in the wild and trade from these games:
Then trade to Emerald.
Also Obtainable In:
Pokemon transfers only go forward through generations, never backward. Direct cross-gen trades aren't supported.
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 |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
What is Mantine Weak Against
ExcellentBest Pokemon Against Mantine
In Emerald, Salamence's Rock Slide hits Mantine for 49-58%. Tyranitar deals 64-76% with Rock Slide.
S | ||
Recommended Build AbilityTorrent ItemLeftovers NatureRelaxed Moves
Damage vs Mantine View Swampert builds →Ice Beam10-13% Hydro Pump6-7% | ||
S | ||
Recommended Build AbilityIntimidate ItemLeftovers NatureRash Moves
Damage vs Mantine View Salamence builds →Rock Slide 2x49-58% | ||
S | ||
Recommended Build AbilitySand Stream ItemLeftovers NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Mantine View Tyranitar builds →Rock Slide 2x64-76% | ||
A | ||
Recommended Build AbilityArenatrap ItemChoice Band NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Mantine View Dugtrio builds →Rock Slide 2x72-84% | ||
B | ||
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemLeftovers NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Mantine View Claydol builds →Rapid Spin13-16% Explosion67-79% Psychic8-10% | ||
Mantine Evolutions
No evolution chain to worry about here. Mantine is a standalone Pokemon with plenty of partners for breeding through one egg group. Eggs come out average hatch time. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Mantine to get Mantyke eggs easily using 58 partners from the Water1 egg group. Notable egg moves include Haze, Hydro Pump, Mud Sport and 3 more.
E Mantine Best Moveset
Water/Flying with 140 base Sp. Def makes Mantine one of the best special tanks available for Emerald teams that need a Water-type answer. The moveset absorbs special hits while AbilityWater Absorb turns incoming Water moves into free recovery.
Best Build
Mantine best EVs are HP and Sp. Def
Wall Moveset
- Surf
- Ice Beam
- Haze
- Toxic
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
The egg pool carries weight here. Haze and Hydro Pump 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
On sunny days, schools of MANTINE can be seen elegantly leaping over the waves. It is not bothered by the REMORAID that hitches rides.
Mantine Emerald Guide
In Emerald, Swift Swim changes the entire equation for Mantine. The 465 BST doesn't tell the full story. Ranked C-Tier as a support. Surf with Leftovers is the standard set.
In Emerald, 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) 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 mixed attacker with base 40 Attack and 80 Sp. Atk. Defensively? Enough bulk to take a hit or two. Best used as a support.
For Emerald, the core moveset is Surf, Ice Beam, Haze, and Toxic. Surf leads at 0% usage. Surf 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