Manaphy counters

Gen 7 OU · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Apr 2026 - Jun 2026

Manaphy
#0490 Manaphy
Water
USAGE 4.6% #42
BASE STATS
HP 100
ATK 100
DEF 100
SPA 100
SPD 100
SPE 100
BST600
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
ElectricGrass
½×
FireWaterIceSteel
Moves
Tail Glow 99.8% Surf 73.9% Rest 71.1% Psychic 42.8% Ice Beam 29.7% Scald 26.0% Energy Ball 23.8% Toxic 22.6%
Items
Waterium Z 78.7% Leftovers 18.7% Custap Berry 0.5% Sitrus Berry 0.4% Grassium Z 0.4% Salac Berry 0.3% Rindo Berry 0.3% Icium Z 0.3%
Common Teammates
Swampert-Mega75.5%Pelipper74.9%Ferrothorn63.0%Greninja59.7%Tornadus-Therian53.5%Magearna21.5%Dragonite16.4%Excadrill15.9%
Browse Gen 7 OU teams using Manaphy →
Teams using Kartana 79% Teams using Tapu Koko 64% Teams using Greninja 53% Teams using Ferrothorn 38% Teams using Magearna 38%

Checks & Counters

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

# Checker Encounters Reliability KO Rate
01
Latias-Mega
Latias-Mega
DragonPsychic DEFENSIVE COUNTER
33.919
80
80.4% dies 6.81%
02
Kartana
Kartana
GrassSteel OFFENSIVE CHECK
50.837
79
79.0% dies 7.71%
03
Tapu Koko
Tapu Koko
ElectricFairy OFFENSIVE CHECK
21.05
64
64.3% dies 10.44%
04
Greninja
Greninja
WaterDark SOFT CHECK
67.652
53
53.3% dies 8.48%
05
Ferrothorn
Ferrothorn
GrassSteel SOFT CHECK
28.253
38
38.4% dies 9.15%
06
Magearna
Magearna
SteelFairy SOFT CHECK
58.178
38
38.4% dies 8.96%
07
Tornadus-Therian
Tornadus-Therian
Flying SOFT CHECK
25.941
36
35.9% dies 9.42%
08
Clefable
Clefable
Fairy SOFT CHECK
20.962
29
29.3% dies 9.94%
09
Toxapex
Toxapex
PoisonWater SOFT CHECK
148.85
23
22.9% dies 5.50%
10
Landorus-Therian
Landorus-Therian
GroundFlying SOFT CHECK
31.195
11
11.3% dies 5.67%
11
Heatran
Heatran
FireSteel SOFT CHECK
20.835
10
10.3% dies 6.66%

Ranked #42 with 4.56% usage. Sorted by reliability score.