#0226 · Johto · Generation 2

Mantine

Kite Pokémon · Water/Flying-type

Mantine is a Water/Flying-type Pokémon, the Kite Pokémon, number 226 (#0226) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 2 and comes from the Johto region. It is 2.1 m tall and weighs 220 kg.

Mantine is the Kite Pokémon, a Water and Flying type that swims in schools, races its neighbours and launches itself out of the sea to glide over the waves. Observers often mistook it for a bird, and it carries a Remoraid on its fin.

How to pronounce Mantine

Mantine is pronounced man-TEEN. The capital letters show the stressed syllable.

Listen to Mantine said out loud:

In Japanese it is マンタイン (Mantain).

Hear every other name on the Pokémon pronunciation guide.

Lore

Biology

Mantine is a large manta-ray Pokémon, 2.1 m long and 220 kg, with a dark blue back, a pinkish grey underside and a coarse, rough skin. Its wide fins are wing-like and marked with black rings, and two long horn-like growths sit on its head. The Pokédex says that if it builds up enough speed it can fly more than 100 m (300 ft) out of the water.

Behaviour

Mantine is docile and usually travels in schools, which Bulbapedia says like to race each other. It ignores any Remoraid that clings to its fins to scavenge its leftovers, and Bulbapedia adds that the two fight together if attacked. In Alola, the Ultra Moon Pokédex says, many people took up surfing out of admiration for how gracefully it swims.

Habitat

The Pokédex places it in open seas. In Sword and Shield it is found on Route 9, in the Lake of Outrage and around the Wild Area lakes.

Diet

A Crystal Pokédex entry says it swims along eating whatever swims into its mouth.

Powers

Mantine's Abilities are Swift Swim and Water Absorb, with Water Veil hidden. It attacks with Wing Attack, Water Pulse and Bubble Beam, and the Dual Wingbeat tutor move is open to it in Sword and Shield. With 140 base Special Defense it is a very tough special wall, though its base Attack is only 40.

Name origin

Mantine may blend 'manta' with 'marine', 'brine' or 'tine'. The Japanese name is Mantain (マンタイン).

Design inspiration

Its leaping looks like a manta ray, and Bulbapedia names the Mobula genus, the 'flying rays'. With Remoraid based on a firearm, Mantine may also nod to a fighter plane, whose roundel insignia would match the rings on its body. These are fan readings.

Evolution notes

It evolves from Mantyke when it levels up while a Remoraid is in your party.

In the games

Mantine first appeared in Gold and Silver. It returns in Legends: Arceus and Sword and Shield, but is unobtainable in both Scarlet and Violet and Legends: Z-A.

In the anime

Mantine first appeared in 'Spell of the Unown: Entei', and its animated series debut was 'Mantine Overboard!'. In 'Where Are You Going, Eevee?' a Mantine rescues Eevee and later the two try Mantine Surfing together.

Fun facts

• Before Generation VII its base HP was 65; it now stands at 85.
• An early build shown at Spaceworld '97 seems to have had Mantine as a different design called Hanei.
• No core game sprite has shown a Remoraid on Mantine since Generation IV; Bulbapedia guesses this avoids a continuity error.
• Of the Pokémon introduced in Generation II, game data ranks it as the heaviest Water type and the heaviest Flying type, at 220 kg.

Sources: Bulbapedia: Mantine (Pokémon) · Serebii: Mantine (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex)

Base stats

• HP: 85
• Attack: 40
• Defense: 70
• Sp. Atk: 80
• Sp. Def: 140
• Speed: 70

Mantine’s base stat total is 485. Its highest stat is Sp. Def.

Type matchups

What is Mantine weak to?

Mantine takes extra damage from Electric (4×), Rock (2×) moves.

It resists Fire (½×), Water (½×), Fighting (½×), Bug (½×), Steel (½×).

It is immune to Ground moves.

Evolution

What does Mantine evolve from?

Mantine evolves from Mantyke (Level up, with Remoraid in the party).

Mantine is the final stage of its evolution family.

The whole family: Mantyke, Mantine.

Abilities

• Swift Swim: Doubles Speed during rain.
• Water Absorb: Absorbs Water moves, healing for 1/4 max HP.
• Water Veil (hidden ability): Prevents burns.

Moves

Moves Mantine learns by level up in Sword / Shield

TM moves (44)

Mantine can learn 44 moves from TMs in Sword / Shield: Hyper Beam, Giga Impact, Rest, Rock Slide, Snore, Protect, Icy Wind, Attract, Rain Dance, Hail, Whirlpool, Facade, Swift, Helping Hand, Dive, Rock Tomb, Bullet Seed, Bounce, Rock Blast, Brine, Assurance, Round, Acrobatics, Bulldoze, Air Slash, Body Slam, Hydro Pump, Surf, Ice Beam, Blizzard, Earthquake, Agility, Waterfall, Amnesia, Substitute, Endure, Sleep Talk, Seed Bomb, Gunk Shot, Iron Head, Scald, Hurricane, Liquidation, Body Press.

Egg moves (7):Confuse Ray, Haze, Mirror Coat, Slam, Splash, Tailwind, Twister.

Move tutor moves (1): Dual Wingbeat.

Breeding & training

• Gender: 50% male, 50% female.
• Egg groups: Water 1.
• Egg cycles: 25 (steps to hatch, Scarlet/Violet: 3,200).
• Catch rate: 25 out of 255.
• Base friendship (Gen 8 onward): 50.
• Growth rate: Slow (1,250,000 experience points to reach level 100).
• Defeating it gives 2 Sp. Def effort values.
• Base experience yield: 170.

Pokédex entries

This calm and gentle Pokémon swims gracefully through the sea. After building speed, it can leap out of the water. It is often misidentified as a bird Pokémon due to this behavior. (Legends: Arceus)

As it majestically swims, it doesn't care if Remoraid attach to it to scavenge for its leftovers. (LeafGreen, Shield)

If it builds up enough speed swimming, it can jump out above the waves and glide for over 300 feet. (Sword)

Many people have taken up surfing because they admire how magnificently Mantine swims. (Ultra Moon)

Postcards and posters featuring Mantine leaping elegantly above the waves are popular souvenirs of Alola. (Ultra Sun)

On sunny days, schools of Mantine can be seen elegantly leaping over the sea's waves. This Pokémon is not bothered by the Remoraid that hitches rides. (Ruby, Sapphire, Omega Ruby, Alpha Sapphire)

Names around the world

Trivia

• Heaviest Water type in Gen 2: 220 kg.
• Highest Sp. Def among Water types in Gen 2: 140.
• Heaviest Flying type in Gen 2: 220 kg.
• Taller than 90% of all Pokémon (2.1 m).
• Heavier than 93% of all Pokémon (220 kg).
• Base stat total 485, ranked #372 of 1,025.
• Its best stat is Sp. Def, ranked #12 of 1,025.
• One of 8 Pokémon that are both Water and Flying.
• One of 87 purple Pokémon.
• Number 75 of 100 Pokémon introduced in Generation 2 (Johto).
• Part of an evolution family of 2 Pokémon.
• Can learn 64 different moves in Sword / Shield.
• Catch rate 25: about 3.3% per Poké Ball at full health.
• Appears in 14 distinct Pokédex entries.

Sources and fact-checking

• Stats, types, abilities, moves, evolutions, forms and Pokédex entries: PokéAPI open game data.
• Lore: written by pokee.si in our own words, researched from Bulbapedia: Mantine (Pokémon), Serebii: Mantine (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex).
• Pronunciation (man-TEEN): it follows how the English anime, games or official videos say it.

Last checked: 19 October 2026. Every sentence of the lore was checked against Bulbapedia, Serebii and the game data.

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