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Manectric G card from the Supreme Victors set
Illustration by Ryota Saito. Card image via the Pokémon TCG API.
Basic Pokémon

Manectric G

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A lightning powered Manectric that recycles energy from the discard pile.

Lightning80 HPBasicBeginner to play

What this card does

Search your discard pile for up to two Energy cards and attach them directly to Manectric G.

Deal 30 damage and flip a coin to potentially paralyse the opponent's active Pokémon.

Signature attack

Thunder Fang

Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed. (30 damage)

The Energy Absorption attack allows you to retrieve lost resources without spending any energy. This keeps your attacker powered up for future turns while dealing consistent damage.

Attacks

No Energy
Energy Absorption

Search your discard pile for up to 2 Energy cards and attach them to Manectric G.

LC
Thunder Fang30

Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed.

Which deck it belongs in

This card suits decks that rely on repeated attacks and need a steady supply of Lightning energy. It works well in strategies that discard energy cards frequently.

Strengths
  • Energy recycling
  • No cost recovery
  • Paralysis chance
Watch out for
  • Fighting weakness
  • Coin flip uncertainty
  • Basic stage only
Pro tip

Use Energy Absorption to recover Lightning energy cards that were discarded by other effects or attacks.

From the Pokédex

Manectric has a mane of electrified hair that it raises when it senses danger.

Note for the parent

Remind your child that the Energy Absorption attack does not cost any energy, so it can be used alongside the Thunder Fang attack in the same turn if they choose.

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