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General
Abilities
- Water Absorb
- Damage from Water moves instead heals up to 1/4 of this Pokémon's max HP.
- Swift Swim
- This Pokémon's Speed doubles during Rain Dance.
Dex Numbers
- Generation
DPPT
Kanto- 458
Johto- n/a
Hoenn- n/a
Sinnoh- 140
Names
- Japanese
- タマンタ
- Romaji
- Tamanta
Flavor
- Height
- 3'3.4" or 1 m
- Weight
- 143.3 lb or 65 kg
- Species
- Kite
- Color
- blue
- Cry
- mp3 here
Habitat- n/a
- Pawprint

Misc
- R/B/Y code
- n/a
Breeding
- Gender
½ male; ½ female (code: 127 or 0x7f)- Breeding groups
- 15: No Eggs
- Steps to hatch
- 6,400
- Compatible with
- Cannot breed
In the Wild
- Base EXP
- 108 or 0x6c
- Capture rate
- 25 or 0x19
- Base happiness
- 70 or 0x46
- Growth rate
- slow
- Effort points
- 1 Special Defense
- Wild held items
- n/a
Evolution Chain
Comparison of this evolution chain
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Stats
| Stat | Base | Max Stat | %ile | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L50 | L100 | |||
| HP | 152 | 294 | 16.6 | |
| Attack | 72 | 139 | 1.2 | |
| Defense | 102 | 199 | 24.9 | |
| Special Attack | 112 | 219 | 39.6 | |
| Special Defense | 172 | 339 | 94.7 | |
| Speed | 102 | 199 | 28.8 | |
| Average | - | - | 32.7 | |
Flavor
All versions' flavor text and sprites
A friendly Pokémon that captures the subtle flows of seawater using its two antennae.
Scientists discovered that the distinctive patterns on its back differ by region.
Locations
Sorry, Pearl players! Only Diamond for the moment.
| Area | Section | Level | Method |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunyshore City | 30 - 45 | 10%
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| Route 223 | 30 - 45 | 10%
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Move List
Mantyke's Special Attack is higher, so it will inflict more damage with special (
) moves.
Mantyke gets the STAB from
and
moves.
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Move | Type | Dmg | PP | Power | Acc.* | Pri. | Description | |
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| -- | Bubble | ![]() |
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30 | 20 | 100% | Has a 10% chance to lower the target's Speed. | ||
| -- | Tackle | ![]() |
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35 | 35 | 95% | Inflicts regular damage. | ||
| 4 | Supersonic | ![]() |
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20 | -- | 55% | Confuses the target. | ||
| 10 | BubbleBeam | ![]() |
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20 | 65 | 100% | Has a 10% chance to lower the target's Speed. | ||
| 13 | Headbutt | ![]() |
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15 | 70 | 100% | Has a 30% chance to make the target Flinch. | ||
| 19 | Agility | ![]() |
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30 | -- | 100% | Raises the user's Speed by two levels. | ||
| 22 | Wing Attack | ![]() |
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35 | 60 | 100% | Inflicts regular damage. | ||
| 28 | Water Pulse | ![]() |
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20 | 60 | 100% | Has a 20% chance to Confuse the target. | ||
| 31 | Take Down | ![]() |
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20 | 90 | 85% | User receives 1/4 the damage it inflicts in recoil. | ||
| 37 | Confuse Ray | ![]() |
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10 | -- | 100% | Confuses the target. | ||
| 40 | Bounce | ![]() |
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5 | 85 | 85% | User bounces high into the air, dodging all attacks, and hits next turn. | ||
| 46 | Aqua Ring | ![]() |
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20 | -- | 0% | Restores 1/16 of the user's max HP every turn. | ||
| 49 | Hydro Pump | ![]() |
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5 | 120 | 80% | Inflicts regular damage. | ||
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Haze | ![]() |
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30 | -- | 100% | Resets all Pokemon's stats, Accuracy, and Evasion. | |
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Hydro Pump | ![]() |
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5 | 120 | 80% | Inflicts regular damage. | |
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Mirror Coat | ![]() |
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20 | varies | 100% | -5 | Goes last. If the user takes Special damage this turn, inflicts twice the damage taken to the target. |
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Mud Sport | ![]() |
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15 | -- | 100% | All damage from Electric moves is halved until the end of the battle. | |
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Rock Slide | ![]() |
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10 | 75 | 90% | Has a 30% chance to make the target Flinch. | |
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Signal Beam | ![]() |
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15 | 75 | 100% | Has a 10% chance to Confuse the target. | |
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Slam | ![]() |
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20 | 80 | 75% | Inflicts regular damage. | |
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Splash | ![]() |
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40 | -- | 100% | Does nothing. | |
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Twister | ![]() |
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20 | 40 | 100% | Has chance to make the target Flinch. | |
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Water Sport | ![]() |
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15 | -- | 100% | All damage from Fire moves is halved until the end of the battle. | |
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Swift | ![]() |
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20 | 60 | 100% | Never misses. | ||
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Snore | ![]() |
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15 | 40 | 100% | Has a 30% chance to make the target Flinch. Only works if the user is Sleeping. | ||
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Mud-Slap | ![]() |
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10 | 20 | 100% | Has a 100% chance to lower the target's Accuracy. | ||
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Icy Wind | ![]() |
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15 | 55 | 95% | Has a 100% chance to lower the target's Speed. | ||
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Helping Hand | ![]() |
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20 | -- | 100% | 5 | Goes first. User's ally's next move inflicts 50% more damage. | |
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Dive | ![]() |
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10 | 80 | 100% | User dives underwater, dodging all attacks, and hits next turn. | ||
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Air Cutter | ![]() |
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25 | 55 | 95% | Has an increased chance for a critical hit. | ||
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Bounce | ![]() |
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5 | 85 | 85% | User bounces high into the air, dodging all attacks, and hits next turn. | ||
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40 | Aerial Ace | ![]() |
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20 | 60 | 100% | Never misses. | |
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45 | Attract | ![]() |
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15 | -- | 100% | Target falls in love if it has the opposite gender, and has a 50% chance to refuse attacking the user. | |
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14 | Blizzard | ![]() |
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5 | 120 | 70% | Has a 10% chance to Freeze the target. Chance to hit becomes 100% during Hail. | |
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78 | Captivate | ![]() |
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20 | -- | 100% | Lowers the target's Special Attack by two levels if it is the opposite gender. | |
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32 | Double Team | ![]() |
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15 | -- | 100% | Raises the user's Evasion. | |
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26 | Earthquake | ![]() |
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10 | 100 | 100% | Inflicts regular damage. | |
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58 | Endure | ![]() |
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10 | -- | 100% | 3 | Goes first. Prevents the user's HP from lowering below 1 this turn. |
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42 | Facade | ![]() |
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20 | 70 | 100% | Power doubles if user is Burned, Paralyzed, or Poisoned. | |
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21 | Frustration | ![]() |
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20 | varies | 100% | Power increases as Happiness decreases, up to a maximum of 102. | |
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07 | Hail | ![]() |
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10 | -- | 100% | Changes the weather to a hailstorm for five turns. | |
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10 | Hidden Power | ![]() |
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15 | varies | 100% | Power and type depend upon user's IVs. Power can range from 30 to 70. | |
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13 | Ice Beam | ![]() |
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10 | 95 | 100% | Has a 10% chance to Freeze the target. | |
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83 | Natural Gift | ![]() |
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15 | varies | 100% | Power and type depend on the held berry. | |
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17 | Protect | ![]() |
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10 | -- | 0% | 3 | Goes first. Prevents any moves from hitting the user this turn. |
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18 | Rain Dance | ![]() |
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5 | -- | 0% | Changes the weather to rain for five turns. | |
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44 | Rest | ![]() |
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10 | -- | 100% | User Sleeps, completely healing itself. | |
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27 | Return | ![]() |
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20 | varies | 100% | Power increases with Happiness, up to a maximum of 102. | |
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43 | Secret Power | ![]() |
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20 | 70 | 100% | Has a 30% chance to inflict a status effect which depends upon the terrain. | |
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82 | Sleep Talk | ![]() |
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10 | -- | 100% | Randomly uses one of the user's other three moves. Only works if the user is Sleeping. | |
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90 | Substitute | ![]() |
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10 | -- | 100% | Transfers 1/4 of the user's max HP into a doll, protecting the user from further damage or status changes until it breaks. | |
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H3 | Surf | ![]() |
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15 | 95 | 100% | Inflicts regular damage. | |
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87 | Swagger | ![]() |
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15 | -- | 90% | Raises the target's Attack by two levels and Confuses the target. | |
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06 | Toxic | ![]() |
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10 | -- | 85% | Badly Poisons the target, inflicting more damage every turn. | |
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03 | Water Pulse | ![]() |
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20 | 60 | 100% | Has a 20% chance to Confuse the target. | |
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H7 | Waterfall | ![]() |
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15 | 80 | 100% | Has a 20% chance to make the target Flinch. | |
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