Mantyke
Mantyke is a Water/Flying-type Pokémon, the Kite Pokémon, number 458 (#0458) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 4 and comes from the Sinnoh region. It is 1 m tall and weighs 65 kg.
Mantyke is a baby manta ray whose back looks like a smiling face, and it will not evolve unless a Remoraid is in your party. Friendly and easy to tame, it swims up to boats and joins Remoraid schools.
How to pronounce Mantyke
Mantyke is pronounced MAN-tike. The capital letters show the stressed syllable.
Listen to Mantyke said out loud:
In Japanese it is タマンタ (Tamanta).
Hear every other name on the Pokémon pronunciation guide.
Lore
Biology
Mantyke is a round, flat-finned Pokémon 1.0 m long and 65 kg. Its back is dark blue and its underside light blue, with two red spots and a curved light-blue line that read as a smiling face. Two long, curved antennae sense ocean currents. Despite its ball-like look, the Pokédex calls it a proficient swimmer.
Behaviour
Mantyke is friendly towards people and approaches boats, and the Pokédex says swimming tours with it are a hugely popular beach activity. It often swims alongside schools of Remoraid, and they fight together to drive off attackers. The Pokédex says spending enough time with Remoraid will eventually make it evolve. In Galar the colder water seems to make it sluggish.
Habitat
It lives near the sea surface, where passengers on ships can spot the pattern on its back.
Powers
Mantyke's Abilities are Swift Swim and Water Absorb, with Water Veil hidden. It learns Water Gun, Wing Attack, Water Pulse and Bubble Beam, and Hydro Pump at level 48 in Sword and Shield. Its base stats are low except for 120 Special Defense, and it is mostly a stepping stone to Mantine.
Name origin
Mantyke may combine 'manta' with 'tyke', a word for a small child. The Japanese name is Tamanta (タマンタ), from 'tama' (ball) and 'manta'.
Design inspiration
Bulbapedia reads Mantyke as a young manta ray, with the pattern on its back forming a smiley face.
Evolution notes
It becomes Mantine when levelled up with a Remoraid in your party, which Bulbapedia calls the only evolution needing one specific Pokémon in the party and likens to mutualism, where two species help each other. A Mantine holding a Wave Incense can also breed a Mantyke, in Generations IV to VIII.
In the games
Mantyke first appeared in Diamond and Pearl as a baby Pokémon. It swims around the Cobalt Coastlands in Legends: Arceus, but Bulbapedia's availability table lists it as unobtainable in both Scarlet and Violet and Legends: Z-A.
In the anime
Goh caught a Mantyke in 'The Sinnoh Iceberg Race!' soon after arriving in Snowpoint City, and it helped Pikachu in the Pokémon Iceberg Race. The species made its series debut in 'Following A Maiden's Voyage!'.
Fun facts
- At 65 kg, the 'baby' Mantyke is the heaviest Flying type introduced in Generation IV, according to the poke.si game data.
- Several Pokédex entries say its back pattern varies by region, yet Bulbapedia says the pattern is the same in every game it has appeared in.
- With a base Attack of 20, Mantyke shares the lowest base Attack of any Flying type with Ledyba.
Base stats
- HP: 45
- Attack: 20
- Defense: 50
- Sp. Atk: 60
- Sp. Def: 120
- Speed: 50
Mantyke’s base stat total is 345. Its highest stat is Sp. Def.
Type matchups
What is Mantyke weak to?
Mantyke 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
How does Mantyke evolve?
Mantyke evolves into Mantine (Level up, with Remoraid in the party).
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 Mantyke learns by level up in Sword / Shield
| Level | Move | Type | Category | Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tackle | Normal | Physical | 40 |
| 1 | Water Gun | Water | Special | 40 |
| 4 | Supersonic | Normal | Status | — |
| 8 | Wing Attack | Flying | Physical | 60 |
| 12 | Water Pulse | Water | Special | 60 |
| 16 | Wide Guard | Rock | Status | — |
| 20 | Agility | Psychic | Status | — |
| 24 | Bubble Beam | Water | Special | 65 |
| 28 | Headbutt | Normal | Physical | 70 |
| 32 | Air Slash | Flying | Special | 75 |
| 36 | Aqua Ring | Water | Status | — |
| 40 | Bounce | Flying | Physical | 85 |
| 44 | Take Down | Normal | Physical | 90 |
| 48 | Hydro Pump | Water | Special | 110 |
TM moves (30)
Mantyke can learn 30 moves from TMs in Sword / Shield: Rest, Rock Slide, Snore, Protect, Icy Wind, Attract, Rain Dance, Hail, Whirlpool, Facade, Swift, Helping Hand, Dive, Bounce, Round, Acrobatics, Bulldoze, Air Slash, Hydro Pump, Surf, Ice Beam, Blizzard, Earthquake, Agility, Waterfall, Amnesia, Substitute, Endure, Sleep Talk, Scald.
Egg moves (7):Confuse Ray, Haze, Mirror Coat, Slam, Splash, Tailwind, Twister.
Breeding & training
- Gender: 50% male, 50% female.
- Egg groups: Undiscovered.
- 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 1 Sp. Def effort value.
- Base experience yield: 69.
Pokédex entries
Though ball-like in shape, this Pokémon is a proficient swimmer. I have discovered that if a Mantyke spends much time with schools of Remoraid, it will eventually achieve evolution. (Legends: Arceus)
It swims along with a school of Remoraid, and they'll all fight together to repel attackers. (Shield)
Mantyke living in Galar seem to be somewhat sluggish. The colder waters of the seas in this region may be the cause. (Sword)
Mantyke are friendly toward people and will approach boats closely. The patterns on their backs differ depending on their habitat. (Ultra Moon)
It's highly friendly and easily tamed. Tours that take people swimming with Mantyke are a super-popular beach activity. (Ultra Sun)
When it swims close to the surface of the ocean, people aboard ships are able to observe the pattern on its back. (HeartGold, SoulSilver, Y, Alpha Sapphire)
Names around the world
| Japanese | タマンタ |
|---|---|
| Romaji | Tamanta |
| French | Babimanta |
| German | Mantirps |
| Spanish | Mantyke |
| Italian | Mantyke |
| Korean | 타만타 |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 小球飞鱼 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 小球飛魚 |
Trivia
- Highest Sp. Def among Water types in Gen 4: 120, shared with 1 other.
- Heaviest Flying type in Gen 4: 65 kg.
- Highest Sp. Def among Flying types in Gen 4: 120.
- Taller than 47% of all Pokémon (1 m).
- Heavier than 74% of all Pokémon (65 kg).
- Base stat total 345, ranked #714 of 1,025.
- Its best stat is Sp. Def, ranked #40 of 1,025.
- One of 8 Pokémon that are both Water and Flying.
- One of 170 blue Pokémon.
- Number 72 of 107 Pokémon introduced in Generation 4 (Sinnoh).
- Part of an evolution family of 2 Pokémon.
- Can learn 47 different moves in Sword / Shield.
- Catch rate 25: about 3.3% per Poké Ball at full health.
- Appears in 10 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: Mantyke (Pokémon), Serebii: Mantyke (Sword/Shield Pokédex).
- Pronunciation (MAN-tike): it follows how the English anime, games or official videos say it.
Last checked: . Every sentence of the lore was checked against Bulbapedia, Serebii and the game data.
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