Manectric (Pokémon)

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Manectric (Japanese: ライボルト Livolt) is an introduced in Generation III.
It evolves from starting at level 26.
Manectric can Mega Evolve into Mega Manectric using the Manectite.
==Biology==
Manectric is a canine, quadrupedal . Its body is mainly blue with a spiky, yellow mane on its head and yellow tufts of fur on its haunches and around its front feet. Its mane sticks straight up and has three points. It has a jagged upper jaw, red eyes, and holes on either side of its head that seem to be its ears. Each of its paws has three claws. Its blue, spike-like tail is bent at a sharp angle.
Manectric gathers electricity in its mane and then discharges it. This process creates thunderclouds, which it uses in battle. Since lightning falls in its vicinity, it is said to have been born from lightning and make its nest where lightning has struck. It lives in , and rarely appears in front of people.
===Forms===
Manectric can Mega Evolve into Mega Manectric.
The yellow mane on Mega Manectric is considerably larger than its previous state. The center spike on its head has shifted, and now forms a large, tilted growth that extends over its snout and has a point on either end. The remaining two head spikes are thinner, longer, and have small, pointed bulbs in place of the earholes. The mane now extends down the length of Mega Manectric's body, forming four additional spikes. One of these spikes extends down past the Pokémon's chest and has points on both ends. The tufts of fur on its haunches are now blue and form more numerous, thinner points. While it retains the yellow tufts around its front feet, they now have two short spikes extending backward. Finally, Mega Manectric lacks the sharply angled tail of its previous state and now has red claws.
When it Mega Evolves, its speed is explosive and is equal to a lightning bolt. However, its body becomes filled with such an incredible amount of electricity that Manectric is unable to fully control it all, thereby irritating it.
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===Evolution===
Manectric evolves from .
(For specifics on this Pokémon's Evolution in the games, refer to Game data→Evolution data.)
==Game data==
===NPC appearances===
* : Lucy Fleetfoot owns a Manectric.
* : Manectric and the Electrike Tribe are the bosses of Amp Plains, the same way that and the Tribe were in Explorers of Time/Darkness.
===Pokédex entries===
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===Game locations===
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===Held items===
===Stats===
====Base stats====
=====Manectric=====
=====Mega Manectric=====
====Pokéathlon stats====
===Type effectiveness===
===Learnset===
Manectric is available in and .
====By leveling up====
====By TM/TR====
====By ====
====By tutoring====
====By a prior Evolution====
====By transfer from another generation====
====Animated series-only moves====
Move	Type	Episode
 	 	Meeting at Terminus Cave!
====-only moves====
Move	Card
 	Manectric (EX Ruby & Sapphire 39)
===Side game data===
====Manectric====
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====Mega Manectric====
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===Form data===
====Mega Evolution====
===Evolution data===
===Sprites===
====Other sprites====
Emerald intro's sprite
==In animation==
===Major appearances===
====Wattson's Manectric====
Manectric made its animated series debut in Watt's with Wattson?, under the ownership of Wattson, who obtained it as an . It evolved in A Manectric Charge, where it battled Ash's Torkoal and won.
====Officer Jenny's Manectric====
Officer Jennys in the Kalos region mostly use Manectric, as and are not native to the region.
====Other====
In The Electrike Company!, Jaco's Manectric evolved from an Electrike and sent flying. Afterwards, allowed it to bypass an upcoming test and graduate to go on to work for a power generation company.
In the original timeline of Arceus and the Jewel of Life, five Manectric were used by Damos, who was under , to attack with . When Ash and traveled to the past to prevent this, Marcus, the one responsible for hypnotizing Damos, managed to use the Manectric again to attack Arceus.
In Meeting at Terminus Cave!, Celosia sent out a Manectric to pursue Squishy, alongside Bryony's . It was stopped in its tracks by Ash's Pikachu and . After it and Liepard were both overwhelmed by Greninja's Ash-Greninja form, Manectric used to allow Team Flare to escape.
In Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel, a Manectric that can Mega Evolve was under the control of Cherie's Mega Wave. Manectric was used to battle Pikachu, Clemont's Luxray, and . It was later freed from Cherie's control when Alva's Mega Wave Crystal was destroyed, and it escaped.
===Minor appearances===
Manectric debuted in the opening sequence of Jirachi: Wish Maker, under the ownership of a . It was used alongside a in a Double Battle against .
A Manectric appeared in the opening sequence of Destiny Deoxys.
In Numero Uno Articuno!, Noland's Manectric was living at the .
In What I Did for Love!, a 's Manectric competed in the Performance Stage of the .
A Manectric that can Mega Evolve into Mega Manectric appeared in the opening of Mega Evolution Special I.
In Summer of Discovery!, Foggy Pokémon Orienteering!, and Battling Into the Hall of Fame!, a Trainer's Manectric attended the Pokémon Summer Camp.
A Trainer's Manectric appeared in Confronting the Dakness!.
A Trainer's Manectric appeared in A Performance Pop Quiz!.
===Pokédex entries===
==In the manga==
===Arceus and the Jewel of Life===
In the manga adaptation of , Damos owned a Manectric, and he used it along with his other Pokémon to attack .
===Pokémon Adventures===
Wattson's Electrike evolved into a Manectric prior to Short Shrift for Shiftry.
In X-actly What They Wanted, Team Flare scientist Celosia owns a Manectric.
 obtained a Manectric that evolved from an Electrike in Fast-Thinking Froakie, who he later named Élec. He is able to Mega Evolve into Mega Manectric.
===Pokémon Battle Frontier===
Rald has a Manectric, as seen in Battle Between Student and Master!.
==In the TCG==
==Trivia==
* Mega Manectric is the only with a base stat total of 575.
===Origin===
Manectric has traits of a and the 雷獣 , an elemental lightning creature that can take on the shape of various mammals, including a blue wrapped in lightning bolts; Mega Manectric in particular may draw inspiration from a . Additionally, Manectric's snout resembles a .
====Name origin====
Manectric may be a combination of mane and electric.
Livolt may be a combination of 雷 rai (thunder), lion, live (electrically charged), and volt or bolt.
==In other languages==
==Related articles==
* Wattson's Manectric
* Officer Jenny's Manectric
* Élec
* Amp Plains tribes
* Mega Evolution
==External links==
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