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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.
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 Template:A2. 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.
When released from a Poké Ball, Manaphy uses Heart Swap, which temporarily 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
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation IV.
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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.
Aside from Pokémon Snap, Manaphy is currently the only legendary Pokémon that is clearly shown hatching from an egg, and the only one with a stylized egg rather than a normal Pokémon egg. However, the anime shows many different-colored eggs.
Manaphy's title, "The Prince of the Sea," may be a reference to the sea butterfly. Another name for the sea butterfly is Thecosomata, which means "sluglike angel of the sea."
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.
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.
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.
This Pokémon article is part of Project Pokédex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each Pokémon species, as well as Pokémon groups and forms.