Game version
AppearanceStandard
- Height
- 0.3 m
- Weight
- 1.4 kg
Training & breeding details
GenderGenderless
Catch rate3(1.6%)Very hard
Base friendship70Standard
Hatch time10 cycles · ~2,805 steps
Growth rateslow
Base EXP270
Base stats
HP
100
Attack
100
Defense
100
Sp. Atk
100
Sp. Def
100
Speed
100
Total
600
Base Stat Total
Abilities
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Competitive movesets
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Take Heart
OUSource: Smogon (via pkmn) · Updated: Oct 6, 2026
Where to find Manaphy
Recorded encounter locations across the games. Orre includes Snags, gifts and trades; evolution and other acquisition methods may not appear 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
19 of 19
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| 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
19 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.