Manaphy (Pokémon)

Manaphy マナフィ Manaphy
Artwork from Diamond/Pearl
Type	Water
Species	Seafaring Pokémon
National Dex	#490
Johto Dex	#—
Hoenn Dex	#—
Sinnoh Dex	#151
Fiore Browser	R—
Almia Browser	R—
Height	1′00″ (0.3m)
Weight	3.1 lbs. (1.4kg)
Ability	Hydration
Egg groups	Water 1/Fairy
Time to hatch	2,560 steps
Effort yield	3 HP
Exp. yield	215 base exp.
Lv. 100 at	1,250,000 exp.
Gender	—
Pokédex color	Blue
Catch rate	3
Footprint
Body style
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Manaphy (Japanese: マナフィ Manaphy) is a Water-type legendary Pokémon.

It is not known to evolve into or from any other Pokémon. However, it has the unprecedented ability to breed, though the offspring is a Phione. Manaphy was the last Pokémon in the Sinnoh Pokédex before the Platinum expansion.

Biology

Physiology

Manaphy is a small, blue, aquatic Pokémon. It has stubby feet and club-like arms that are longer than its body. Manaphy has a red gem on its chest. Manaphy has a round head with a pair of long blue antennae. Eighty percent of Manaphy's body is made of water and is highly susceptible to its environment. One of these reactions is that when Manaphy reproduces in an ocean that's warmer than those that they are native to, the child will be a Phione as opposed to another Manaphy.

Gender differences

Manaphy is genderless.

Special abilities

Due to Manaphy's high water content in its body, it can heal itself whenever it is raining. Manaphy can control water and focus it into attacks such as Water Pulse and BubbleBeam. Manaphy can also switch the perspective of people, and Pokémon, with each other, by using its signature move, Heart Swap.

Behavior

Due to the presence of the special egg, most portrayals of Manaphy are newborns with a childlike demeanor.

Habitat

Manaphy appears to be native to the cold oceans of the Fiore region, but cannot hatch there, instead only being able to be hatched in the Sinnoh region. Strangely, all eggs Manaphy produces in Sinnoh hatch into Phione.

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

In the anime

Manaphy riding on a Lapras

Manaphy is the star of the ninth movie, Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea. It is initially an egg that an evil gang and its leader wants to steal. Manaphy hatches in May's hands and helps the People of the Water to find the Samiya. It is known as the Prince of the Sea.

Manaphy also makes a cameo in Together and in We Will Be Heroes.

In the manga

In the manga "Pokémon Ranger - The Comic" (from the creators of Pokémon Adventures), Cameron from Summerland found Manaphy's Egg on Fiore's Sea, then it was stolen by the Go-Rock Squad who wanted to use its enormous powers for bad purposes when it hatched. This plan failed when Solana and Lunick saved the egg and it was given to Prof. Hastings's granddaughter who lives in Sinnoh.

In the TCG

Main article: Manaphy (TCG)

Other appearances

Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Manaphy on Super Smash Bros. Brawl.

When released from a Poké Ball, Manaphy uses a Heart Swap which switches the body of the user with another player. KO's still count for the original player.

Game data

NPC appearances

• Pokémon Mystery Dungeon 2: While exploring Surrounded Sea, the team find a Wonder egg that hatches into a Manaphy. They look after it for a while but it becomes sick from spending too long out of the sea. Manaphy is sent to live with a Walrein but returns soon after the defeat of Darkrai to officially join the team. Manaphy loves to explore and discovered the Marine Resort.

Pokédex entries

Game locations

In side games

Base stats

Type effectiveness

Learnset

Manaphy is capable of learning the following moves.
Moves in bold are damage moves to which STAB apply.

By leveling up

By TM/HM

By tutoring

By events

Side game data

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness
Body size: 1	Recruit Rate: -12%	IQ Group: B

Evolution

	Does not evolve
	Manaphy  Water

Sprites

Gen	Game
I	Red	Blue	Yellow	Red (Ja)	Green	Back
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation I.
II	Gold	Silver	Crystal			Back
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation II.
III	Ruby	Sapphire	Emerald	FireRed	LeafGreen	Back
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation III.
IV	Diamond	Pearl	Platinum			Back

For other sprites and images, please see Manaphy images on Bulbagarden Archives.

Trivia

• Manaphy's English name was uncovered with the name of Sinnoh within the internal data of Pokémon Ranger on November 2, 2006.
• Jirachi, Manaphy, and Phione are the only legendary Pokémon to have not been given an in-game location in the main series as of yet.
• Manaphy is also the only event Pokémon to date that debuted in a spin-off game rather than in the main series.
• Manaphy is actually lighter and shorter than Phione.
• Manaphy and Ditto are the only Pokémon that are both able to breed and unobtainable through breeding.
• In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon 2, Manaphy is constantly referred to as a male.
• In Manaphy's Platinum Pokédex entry, it says that it can connect with the heart of any Pokémon using a special power it posses from birth, which is a reference to Manaphy's signature move, Heart Swap. However, Manaphy actually can't learn this move until level 76.
• Manaphy is the last Water-type Pokémon in National Dex order.
• Manaphy is one of three Pokémon that can legally learn both Signal Beam and Tail Glow. (Volbeat and Smeargle being the others.)
• Aside from Pokémon Snap, Manaphy is currently the only Legendary Pokémon that clearly shows it hatching from an egg, and the only one with a stylized egg rather than a normal Pokémon egg.

Origin

Manaphy may be based upon sea angels, tiny transparent ocean mollusks that look like ocean fairies and possess pairs of flexible tentacles they use to feed.

Name origin

Manaphy's name may be based on manatee, the name of a water-dwelling mammal. It could also be a combination of mana and clione.

In other languages

• German: Manaphy
• French: Manaphy
• Korean: 마나피 Manaphy

Events

• The code to unlock the Manaphy mission in the North American version of Pokémon Ranger is P8M2-9D6F-43H7, while in the European version, it is Mg35-Cpb8-4FW8.
• There were many events giving away Manaphy through Mystery Gift in 2007. These special edition Manaphy were contained in a Cherish Ball. They were also holding a Red Scarf, most likely a reference to May's scarf in the ninth movie.
• A Manaphy egg is also transferable from Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia.

Related articles

• Manaphy (anime)

External links

• Article on Wikipedia
• Snapshots of Manaphy from Super Smash Bros. Brawl

This Pokémon article is part of Project Pokédex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each Pokémon as a species.