Manaphy counters

Gen 6 OU · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Apr 2026 - Jun 2026

Manaphy
#0490 Manaphy
Water
USAGE 13.4% #15
BASE STATS
HP 100
ATK 100
DEF 100
SPA 100
SPD 100
SPE 100
BST600
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
ElectricGrass
½×
FireWaterIceSteel
Moves
Tail Glow 99.7% Ice Beam 66.8% Energy Ball 52.2% Surf 51.1% Scald 48.8% Rain Dance 27.9% Psychic 21.8% Substitute 13.8%
Items
Leftovers 77.4% Rocky Helmet 6.9% Sitrus Berry 4.0% Red Card 3.5% Rindo Berry 3.3% Lum Berry 2.6% Salac Berry 1.8% Wacan Berry 0.3%
Common Teammates
Excadrill56.2%Dragonite38.8%Thundurus30.3%Serperior25.4%Pinsir-Mega23.3%Talonflame22.4%Scizor-Mega21.6%Bisharp21.4%
Browse Gen 6 OU teams using Manaphy →
Teams using Serperior 77% Teams using Manaphy 47% Teams using Excadrill 20%

Checks & Counters

Ranked by reliability — blends KO rate with how often each Pokémon is matched up.

# Checker Encounters Reliability KO Rate
01
Serperior
Serperior
Grass DEFENSIVE COUNTER
47.393
77
76.9% dies 8.63%
02
Manaphy
Manaphy
Water SOFT CHECK
21.206
47
46.9% dies 10.84%
03
Excadrill
Excadrill
GroundSteel SOFT CHECK
50.003
20
19.5% dies 7.81%

Ranked #15 with 13.36% usage. Sorted by reliability score.