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** Mantine is tied with {{p|Kyogre}} for having the highest Special Defense out of all {{type2|Water}} Pokémon. | ** Mantine is tied with {{p|Kyogre}} for having the highest Special Defense out of all {{type2|Water}} Pokémon. | ||
* Mantine is one of ten non-{{t|Bug}}, {{type2|Flying}} Pokémon that cannot learn {{m|Fly}}. | * Mantine is one of ten non-{{t|Bug}}, {{type2|Flying}} Pokémon that cannot learn {{m|Fly}}. | ||
** However, the Mantine belonging to {{ | ** However, the Mantine belonging to {{adv|Gold}} knows how to use Fly. | ||
* Despite the fact that Mantine is featured in {{v2|Crystal}}, Remoraid, its partner and later cause for evolution from Mantyke, is not found in the wild. | * Despite the fact that Mantine is featured in {{v2|Crystal}}, Remoraid, its partner and later cause for evolution from Mantyke, is not found in the wild. | ||
* Mantine is the second Pokémon to have more than one Pokémon in one of its sprites. The first is {{p|Kangaskhan}}, although Kangaskhan is just holding its own baby, not a Pokémon of an entirely different species. | * Mantine is the second Pokémon to have more than one Pokémon in one of its sprites. The first is {{p|Kangaskhan}}, although Kangaskhan is just holding its own baby, not a Pokémon of an entirely different species. | ||
**However, the Remoraid is absent from all of its Generation IV sprites. | **However, the Remoraid is absent from all of its Generation IV sprites. | ||
===Origin=== | ===Origin=== | ||
It is similar to a {{wp|manta ray}}, with some {{wp|kite}}-like aspects. | It is similar to a {{wp|manta ray}}, with some {{wp|kite}}-like aspects. | ||
====Name origin==== | ====Name origin==== | ||
Mantine's name, an anglicization of its Japanese name, may be a combination of ''manta'' and ''marine''. It may also be a combination of ''manta'' and ''brine''. | Mantine's name, an anglicization of its Japanese name, may be a combination of ''manta'' and ''marine''. It may also be a combination of ''manta'' and ''brine''. | ||