Manaphy counters

Gen 9 Almost Any Ability · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Feb 2026 - Apr 2026

Manaphy
#0490 Manaphy
Water
USAGE 13.0% #14
ABILITYRegenerator
BASE STATS
HP 100
ATK 100
DEF 100
SPA 100
SPD 100
SPE 100
BST600
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
ElectricGrass
½×
FireWaterIceSteel
Moves
Scald 82.9% U-turn 73.0% Knock Off 71.8% Alluring Voice 68.8% Energy Ball 20.1% Tail Glow 16.2% Surf 16.1% Stored Power 13.6%
Items
Assault Vest 73.4% Leftovers 11.7% Booster Energy 6.9% Life Orb 1.7% Electric Seed 1.6% Heavy-Duty Boots 1.3% Rindo Berry 1.0% Sitrus Berry 1.0%
Abilities
Regenerator74.0%Motor Drive6.8%Protosynthesis5.5%Stamina3.8%Quark Drive1.9%Weak Armor1.7%Sheer Force1.4%Surge Surfer1.3%
Common Teammates
Corviknight56.3%Pecharunt44.3%Roaring Moon33.4%Zamazenta29.8%Great Tusk27.6%Gholdengo27.4%Scream Tail22.0%Chien-Pao17.1%

Checks & Counters

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

# Checker Encounters Reliability KO Rate
01
Gholdengo
Gholdengo
SteelGhost OFFENSIVE CHECK
21.331
68
67.9% dies 10.10%
02
Pecharunt
Pecharunt
PoisonGhost DEFENSIVE COUNTER
21.614
63
63.5% dies 10.36%
03
Corviknight
Corviknight
FlyingSteel SOFT CHECK
21.47
5
4.8% dies 4.63%

Ranked #14 with 13.04% usage. Sorted by reliability score.