Manaphy (Pokémon)


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Manaphy (Japanese: マナフィ Manaphy) is a Mythical Pokémon introduced in Generation IV.

It is not known to evolve into or from any other Pokémon. Manaphy has the unusual ability to breed, despite being a Mythical Pokémon. It is also unusual in that its offspring are, which do not evolve into Manaphy, and that Manaphy Eggs have a different appearance from other Pokémon Eggs.

It is a member of the sea guardians with Phione.

Manaphy is the last Pokémon in the Sinnoh Pokédex in, before the expansion.

Biology
Manaphy is a small, blue, aquatic Pokémon with stubby feet and club-like arms that are longer than its body. It has a red gem on its chest and a yellow dot below the gem. Its onion-shaped head has a pair of long blue antennae, which have small spheres on the ends. Its irises are dark blue with yellow sclera, and there are two yellow dots of “eyelash” markings extending from the eyes.

Eighty percent of Manaphy's body is made of water. It is highly susceptible to its environment, and swims long distances to return to its birthplace. It is born with a special power that allows it to bond with any Pokémon. Manaphy can switch the perspective of people, and Pokémon, with each other using its former signature move,.

Manaphy (M09)
Manaphy made its proper debut in Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea, where it played a starring role. It was initially an that an evil gang and its leader, The Phantom, wanted to steal. Manaphy hatched in 's hands and helped the People of the Water find the Sea Temple Samiya. It is known as the Prince of the Sea. It was later mentioned in Up Close and Personable!.

Other
A Manaphy appeared in Pikachu, What's This Key?. It was one of the Mythical Pokémon visited by, , and , courtesy of 's keys. They witnessed it in a water world full of floating spheres of water, before being launched into the sky by a.

Minor appearances
Manaphy debuted in the opening sequence of Pikachu's Ocean Adventure.

A Manaphy made a cameo appearance in the opening sequence of The Rise of Darkrai, where it was tailing a in the ocean.

A Manaphy made a cameo appearance in the opening sequence of Arceus and the Jewel of Life.

A Manaphy made a cameo appearance in the ending credits in Meloetta's Moonlight Serenade.

In the movie adaptations
Manaphy is a main character in the ninth Pokémon movie, Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea. Likewise, it appears in the of the film by Makoto Mizobuchi.

In the Pokémon Adventures manga
Manaphy appears as a silhouette in the of the Pokémon Adventures. Guile Hideout questions going after it should he succeed in his plans. It later appeared as a silhouette in a fantasy in Unplugging Rotom (Heat, Wash, Mow, Fan, Frost).

In The Final Dimensional Duel XI, Manaphy's Egg was sent from Fiore to and, who hatched it. Later, a Phione Egg appeared by Manaphy at the Pokémon Day Care in Solaceon. It was walking with the Day-Care Couple, where it meets its offspring through the fence.

In the Pocket Monsters DP manga
Manaphy first appears as an in I Want to See a Pro Game!! which  and his Pokémon find on sea. investigates it and tells the group about the Egg hatching into a Legendary Pokémon. It later hatches into Manaphy but becomes lazy due to 's parenting skills.

In the W Mission Story: Pokémon Ranger - the Comic manga
In the manga W Mission Story: Pokémon Ranger - the Comic, Cameron:0:0 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 a who lives in Sinnoh.

In the TFG
One Manaphy figure has been released.



Super Smash Bros. Brawl
When released from a Poké Ball, Manaphy uses, which temporarily switches the body of the user with another player. KO's count for the player in control, not the character's normal player, preventing easy KOs via suicide.

Trophy information
"A Seafaring Pokémon. Eighty percent of its body is made of water. It has the ability Hydration, which allows it to restore status effects at the end of the turn if it's raining. It is the only Pokémon who can use the stat-effect-swapping move called . Place a Manaphy and a in the Pokémon Day Care, and they will produce a Phione egg."

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
Manaphy appears as an occasional stage hazard in the of the  stage. Appearing rarely, it will use to create a maelstrom on the floor of the stage, sucking in any fighters standing in the water in an attempt to KO them.

Trophy information
''This Water-type Pokémon is said to have the mysterious ability to bond with any other Pokémon. It's also said to appear occasionally in the Water-type Elite Four Trainer's room in the Kalos Pokémon League stage. When it appears on the stage, it'll use its Whirlpool move to drag fighters into the middle of the swirling waters.''

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Manaphy appears as a.

NPC appearances

 * : While exploring Surrounded Sea, the team finds 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. Chatot arranges for Manaphy to live with a  but returns soon after the defeat of  to officially join the team now that he has grown up. Manaphy loves to explore and discovered the Marine Resort. Manaphy loves Gummis, especially the Blue Gummi due to being a Water type.
 * Pokémon: Magikarp Jump: A Manaphy may randomly appear in the pond. Tapping it triggers the "Food Fever".
 * : Manaphy returns, giving the player a request meet at the bottom of Seafloor Ruins. Connecting with Manaphy and Phione also leads to the player connecting with Walrein.

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Trivia

 * Manaphy's English name was uncovered, alongside the English name of Sinnoh, within the internal data of on November 2, 2006.
 * Manaphy and are the only Pokémon that are both able to breed and are unobtainable through breeding.
 * Manaphy and (if Phione is Mythical) are the only Mythical Pokémon capable of producing Eggs in a  legitimately.
 * Although normally genderless, in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness, Manaphy is constantly referred to as a male.
 * It is also known as the "Prince of the Sea".
 * In the games, Manaphy is the only Pokémon whose Egg sprite is different than the standard sprite.
 * Despite the fact that Eggs cannot be transferred via Poké Transfer, Manaphy's Egg is found in the Generation V games.  for Pokémon Ranger also exists in those games.
 * Like the majority of Event Pokémon obtained through Mystery Gift, it was intended to be impossible to obtain a Manaphy. However, an oversight allows a Manaphy Egg to have a chance to hatch Shiny, but only if it was traded before hatching. This is because Shininess is dependent on the Trainer ID number and Secret ID number, and the game mistakenly attempts to prevent Shininess using the original game's ID numbers instead of the ID numbers of the game that it was traded to. Furthermore, any Shiny Manaphy that was hatched from a traded egg can be able to pass Poké Transporter's legality check.

Origin
Manaphy may be based on s, tiny transparent ocean mollusks. The Manaphy Egg's design is similar to .

Name origin
Manaphy may be a combination of  and a shortening of fairy. It may also come from the manatee, or sea cow.

Related articles

 * Sea guardians
 * Manaphy (M09)