#0490
Manaphy
Seafaring Pokémon
Rumored to migrate across the oceans and visit Hisui's coastal waters only rarely. Although Manaphy resembles Phione, it is also quite different. The relation between the two is unclear.
Details
Height0.3 m
Weight1.4 kg
GenderGenderless
Catch rate3(1.6%)Very hard
Base friendship70Standard
Hatch time10 cycles · ~2,805 steps
Growth rateslow
Base EXP270
Abilities
Base stats
HP
100
Attack
100
Defense
100
Sp. Atk
100
Sp. Def
100
Speed
100
Total
600
Base Stat Total
Competitive movesets
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Take Heart
OUSource: Smogon (via pkmn) · Data snapshot: Jul 31, 2026 · 18,880 rows
Where to find Manaphy
Wild encounter locations across the games. Availability may also include trades, evolution, gifts, and events not listed here.
Diamond
Pearl
Platinum
HeartGold
SoulSilver
Evolution
Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Manaphy can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.
Moves
| Lv. | Move & effect | Type | Class | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bubble Has a chance to lower the target’s Speed by one stage. | Water | Special | 40 | 100 | 30 |
| 1 | Heart Swap User and target swap stat changes. | Psychic | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 1 | Tail Glow Raises the user’s Special Attack by three stages. | Bug | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 1 | Water Gun Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Water | Special | 40 | 100 | 25 |
| 1 | Water Sport Halves all Fire-type damage. | Water | Status | — | — | 15 |
| 6 | Confusion Has a chance to confuse the target. | Psychic | Special | 50 | 100 | 25 |
| 9 | Charm Lowers the target’s Attack by two stages. | Fairy | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| 16 | Supersonic Confuses the target. | Normal | Status | — | 55 | 20 |
| 24 | Bubble Beam Has a chance to lower the target’s Speed by one stage. | Water | Special | 65 | 100 | 20 |
| 27 | Zen Headbutt Has a chance to make the target flinch. | Psychic | Physical | 80 | 90 | 15 |
| 31 | Acid Armor Raises the user’s Defense by two stages. | Poison | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 36 | Moonblast Has a chance to lower the target’s Special Attack by one stage. | Fairy | Special | 95 | 100 | 15 |
| 39 | Whirlpool Prevents the target from leaving battle and inflicts 1/16 its max HP in damage for 2-5 turns. | Water | Special | 35 | 85 | 15 |
| 46 | Water Pulse Has a chance to confuse the target. | Water | Special | 60 | 100 | 20 |
| 54 | Aqua Ring Restores 1/16 of the user’s max HP each turn. | Water | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 57 | Hydro Pump Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Water | Special | 110 | 80 | 5 |
| 61 | Dive User dives underwater, dodging all attacks, and hits next turn. | Water | Physical | 80 | 100 | 10 |
| 69 | Rain Dance Changes the weather to rain for five turns. | Water | Status | — | — | 5 |
| 76 | Take Heart | Psychic | Status | 0 | — | 10 |
Sprites & renders
17 sprites & renders for Manaphy.
Across the games
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Cite this page
“Manaphy”. Pokémonism. Retrieved [date] from pokemonism.com/pokedex/manaphy.
Species data from PokéAPI.