Is Mantine Good in Gold & Silver Playthrough?
Gold version only, available by Surfing on Route 41. Water/Flying with excellent special bulk. Mantine handles special attackers and contributes against Chuck and Bruno. Not the hardest hitter, but the defensive profile keeps it alive longer than expected.
Mantine resists most of Falkner's coverage and hits back hard.
Mantine resists most of Bugsy's coverage and hits back hard.
Mantine trades roughly evenly with Whitney's team.
Mantine trades roughly evenly with Morty's team.
Mantine has the type edge here and should clean up Chuck's team.
Mantine has the type edge here and should clean up Jasmine's team.
Mantine has the type edge here and should clean up Pryce's team.
Mantine trades roughly evenly with Clair's team.
Lt. Surge's team hits Mantine's weaknesses hard.
Mantine trades roughly evenly with Sabrina's team.
Mantine has the type edge here and should clean up Erika's team.
Mantine trades roughly evenly with Janine's team.
Mantine trades roughly evenly with Misty's team.
Mantine has the type edge here and should clean up Brock's team.
Mantine has the type edge here and should clean up Blaine's team.
Mantine trades roughly evenly with Blue's team.
Mantine trades roughly evenly with Will's team.
Mantine trades roughly evenly with Koga's team.
Mantine has the type edge here and should clean up Bruno's team.
Mantine has the type edge here and should clean up Karen's team.
Catch Mantine on Route 41 (Surf, Lv 20-24, uncommon).
- STARTING (Lv 20)
- LV 20WaterBubble Beam98100%20
- After Falkner
- TM02NormalHeadbutt70100%15
- After Bugsy
- TM14IceBlizzard11070%5
- LV 25NormalTake Down9085%20
- After Morty
- HM03WaterSurf135100%15
- TM34NormalSwagger—85%15
- After Pryce
- HM07WaterWaterfall120100%15
- LV 40FlyingWing Attack90100%35
Gold & Silver Mantine Locations
Mantine appears at moderate rates across 1 spots in mid-game water routes. Sort by Best below if you want the highest rate, or Earliest if you want the quickest access point in your playthrough.
Best Locations to Catch Mantine in Gold & Silver
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. 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
- Special stat split into Sp.Atk and Sp.Def
What is Mantine Weak Against
ExcellentBest Pokemon Against Mantine
 Geodude RockGround | C | |
 Flaaffy Electric | C | |
 Magnemite ElectricSteel | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mantine View Magnemite builds →Thunder 4x149-175%KO Rollout 2x14-17% | ||
 Sudowoodo Rock | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 36 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mantine View Sudowoodo builds →Rock Throw 2x56-67% Thunder Punch 4x32-39% | ||
 Onix RockGround | C | |
Geodude RockGround | C | |
 Ampharos Electric | C | |
 Magneton ElectricSteel | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mantine View Magneton builds →Thunder 4x176-207%KO Rollout 2x17-20% | ||
Sudowoodo Rock | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 36 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mantine View Sudowoodo builds →Rock Slide 2x81-97% Thunder Punch 4x30-36% | ||
 Graveler RockGround | B | |
Onix RockGround | C | |
Ampharos Electric | C | |
Magneton ElectricSteel | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mantine View Magneton builds →Thunder 4x170-200%KO Rollout 2x16-19% | ||
Sudowoodo Rock | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 36 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mantine View Sudowoodo builds →Rock Slide 2x78-94% Thunder Punch 4x29-34% | ||
Graveler RockGround | B | |
Onix RockGround | C | |
Ampharos Electric | C | |
Magneton ElectricSteel | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mantine View Magneton builds →Thunder 4x170-200%KO Rollout 2x16-19% | ||
Sudowoodo Rock | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 36 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mantine View Sudowoodo builds →Rock Slide 2x78-94% Thunder Punch 4x29-34% | ||
Graveler RockGround | B | |
Onix RockGround | C | |
Ampharos Electric | C | |
Magneton ElectricSteel | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mantine View Magneton builds →Thunder 4x170-200%KO Rollout 2x16-19% | ||
Sudowoodo Rock | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 36 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mantine View Sudowoodo builds →Rock Slide 2x78-94% Thunder Punch 4x29-34% | ||
Graveler RockGround | B | |
Onix RockGround | C | |
 Raikou Electric | S | |
Ampharos Electric | C | |
 Electabuzz Electric | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Mantine View Electabuzz builds →Thunderbolt 4x111-131%KO | ||
Magneton ElectricSteel | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mantine View Magneton builds →Thunder 4x170-200%KO Rollout 2x15-18% | ||
 Pikachu Electric | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mantine View Pikachu builds →Thunderbolt 4x69-81% Rollout 2x14-17% | ||
In Gold & Silver, Elekid's Thunder hits Mantine for 63-74%.
A | ||
Recommended Build ItemLeftovers Moves
Damage vs Mantine View Elekid builds →Thunder 4x63-74% Psychic13-15% Thunderbolt 4x51-61% | ||
Mantine Evolutions
No evolution chain to worry about here. Mantine is a standalone Pokemon with a decent partner pool for breeding through one egg group. Eggs come out average hatch time. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
GS Mantine Best Moveset
Water/Flying with 140 Sp. Def for excellent special tank potential. MoveSurf fires from 80 Sp. Atk at moderate power, and MoveIce Beam adds coverage. Held ItemLeftovers sustains the massive special bulk. Tanks special hits reliably but the physical Defense is paper-thin.
Best Build
Utility Moveset
- Swagger
- Hidden Power Ground
- Surf
- Ice Beam
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
As it majestically swims, it doesn’t care if REMORAID attach to it for scavenging its leftovers.
Swimming freely in open seas, it may fly out of the water and over the waves if it builds up enough speed.
Mantine Gold & Silver Guide
For Gold & Silver, we rate Mantine C-Tier: a niche pick in Gold & Silver's meta. At 465 BST, the stats are spread pretty evenly. Swagger with Leftovers is the standard set.
In Gold & Silver, 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.
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.
For Gold & Silver, the core moveset is Swagger, Hiddenpowerground, Surf, and Ice Beam. Swagger leads at 0% usage. Surf provides reliable STAB damage.
In Gold & Silver, the best way to handle Mantine: Super-effective STAB from faster Pokemon is the simplest answer. Electric and Rock-type attackers hit hardest.
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