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{{AnimePokémonInfobox|
type1=Electric|
trainername=Wattson|
pokemonname=Manectric|
jtrainername=テッセン|
jpokemonname=ライボルト|
tmtrainername=Tessen|
tmpokemonname=Livolt|
image=[[File:Wattson Manectric.png|240px]] |
caption=Wattson's Manectric |
gender=Male{{tt|*|Pokémon Adventures}}|
location=[[New Mauville]] |
epnum=AG040|
epname=Watt's with Wattson? |
numeps1=19|
firststagename=Electrike|
prevonum=309|
evolution=1|
evo1num=310|
firstevoep=AG059|
firstevoname=Manectric Charge |
ability={{a|Lightningrod}}{{tt|*|Pokémon Adventures}}|
current=[[Party|With Wattson]]|
java1=[[Katsuyuki Konishi]]|
java2=[[Katsuyuki Konishi]]|
enva1=[[Darren Dunstan]]|
enva2=[[Darren Dunstan]]|
}}
'''Wattson's Manectric''' (Japanese: '''テッセンのライボルト''' ''Tessen's Livolt'') is [[Wattson]]'s main {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} in all media he has appeared in; that is, in the {{pkmn|games}}, {{pkmn|anime}}, and the {{pkmn|manga}}.

==In the anime==
===History===
[[File:Wattson Electrike.png|left|thumb|180px|As an Electrike]]
Manectric first appeared as an Electrike in ''[[AG040|Watt's with Wattson?]]''. Wattson became depressed after he lost to {{Ash}} when his {{AP|Pikachu}} knocked out all three of his Pokémon. An Electrike went up to him which cheered him up. With Electrike around, Wattson forgot about the loss completely and fed the {{type|Electric}} some Pokémon food.

Wattson continued to play with the Electrike and when Electrike was about to perform its Thunder Wave attack, {{TRT}} interfered with their [[Team Rocket's mechas|Vacuum car]]. Wattson ran up to them and asked them what they were doing with the mecha. They responded by sucking up the Pokémon in the [[New Mauville|Power Plant]] including Electrike and Ash's Pikachu. When Team Rocket became distracted by the robot Raikou Wattson uses at his Gym, it gave Electrike the chance to break out of the cage with Pikachu's assistance. Electrike managed to do so with its Bite attack and reunited with Wattson. It battled with [[Jessie's Dustox]] and defeated it after it gave Pikachu problems. After Team Rocket got blasted off, Electrike decided that it wanted to stay with Wattson and Wattson added it to its team. Wattson then said his goodbyes to Ash and {{ashfr}}, promising to battle him again in the future.
[[File:Wattson and Manectric.png|thumb|Wattson and his Manectric]]
Electrike returned in ''[[AG059|Manectric Charge]]''. When Ash and the others were at [[Mauville City]] again, Team Rocket tried to steal all of their Pokémon. However, Wattson and {{an|Watt}} arrived to stop Team Rocket in their tracks once again. Electrike tried to use Thunder Wave on their balloon but the attack had very little effect. When {{an|Watt}}'s {{p|Ampharos}} freed the Pokémon with {{m|Iron Tail}}, Electrike finished the trio off along with Pikachu's {{m|Thunderbolt}}. After the battle, Electrike started to evolve into Manectric. Wattson was very happy to see his Electrike evolve.

Ash decided to challenge Wattson and his Manectric to a training match with his newly caught {{AP|Torkoal}} which Wattson gladly accepted. Later in the Gym, Wattson sent it out to battle Torkoal. Torkoal started things off with {{m|Overheat}} which fazed Manectric a bit. When Torkoal used the move again, Manectric took very little damage this time due to Overheat's effect of getting weaker. Torkoal switched to {{m|Flamethrower}} which made contact with Manectric but it shook off the attack. Manectric then started to use a combination of Charge and Thunder Wave while Torkoal countered with Overheat. Due to Overheat's effect, Thunder Wave got through and hit Torkoal, which made Manectric emerge victorious.

===Personality and characteristics===
Before Manectric, as an Electrike, met Wattson in New Mauville, Wattson was feeling depressed after his loss. However, Electrike going up to Wattson caused him to be happy. They became fast friends despite their first encounter. Electrike was willing to do well in performing its {{m|Thunder Wave}} technique. It kept trying but Wattson did not let it give up. Since Electrike was interested in Wattson, he allowed it to stay. After Electrike evolved into Manectric, both of them gave each other a hug, showing affection for each other. During {{Ash}}'s rematch, Manectric's Thunder Wave was very successful as it knocked out {{AP|Torkoal}}.

===Moves used===
{{anmov/h|electric||Wattson {{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 4}}|0=Manectric Charge|1=Manectric Tackle|2=Electrike Bite|3=Manectric Thunder Wave}}.png|Using {{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 4}}|0=Charge|1=Tackle|2=Bite as <br/>an Electrike|3=Thunder Wave}}}}
{{anmov|electric|Thunder Wave|AG040|Watt's with Wattson?}}
{{anmov|dark|Bite|AG040|Watt's with Wattson?}}
{{anmov|normal|Tackle|AG059|Manectric Charge}}
{{anmov|electric|Charge|AG059|Manectric Charge}}
{{anmov/f|electric}}

==In the games==
Manectric is Wattson's main Pokémon in {{game|Emerald}}, though he does not appear at all in {{v2|Ruby and Sapphire|s}}. Along with Manectric, Wattson commands an Electrike in the Gym battle against him, though it does not appear in [[rematch]]es. Manectric later appears in {{game|Black and White|s|Pokémon Black 2 and White 2|2}} in all the tournaments in which Wattson is featured.

{| 
! colspan="3" | {{game|Emerald}}
|-
! colspan="2" | Gym battle
! [[Rematch]]es
|-
|{{Pokémon/3
|game=Emerald
|pokemon=Electrike
|ndex=309
|ability=Static
|gender=male
|level=20
|type1=Electric
|move1=Quick Attack|move1type=Normal
|move2=Leer|move2type=Normal
|move3=Howl|move3type=Normal
|move4=Shock Wave|move4type=Electric}}
|{{Pokémon/3
|game=Emerald
|ndex=310
|pokemon=Manectric
|gender=male
|level=24
|type1=Electric
|ability=Static
|held=Sitrus Berry
|move1=Quick Attack|move1type=Normal
|move2=Thunder Wave|move2type=Electric
|move3=Howl|move3type=Normal
|move4=Shock Wave|move4type=Electric}}
|{{Pokémon/3
|game=Emerald
|ndex=310
|pokemon=Manectric
|gender=male
|held=Sitrus Berry
|level={{tt|40|First rematch}}/{{tt|45|Second rematch}}/{{tt|50|Third rematch}}/{{tt|55|Fourth rematch}}
|type1=Electric
|ability=Static
|move1=Bite|move1type=Dark
|move2=Thunder Wave|move2type=Electric
|move3=Thunder|move3type=Electric
|move4=Protect|move4type=Normal}}
|-
! colspan="2" | {{game|Black and White|s|Pokémon Black 2 and White 2|2}}<br>[[Pokémon World Tournament]]
|-
![[Hoenn Leaders Tournament]]
![[Type Expert Tournament|Type Expert]]/[[World Leaders Tournament]]
|-
|{{Pokémon/5
|game=Black
|ndex=310
|pokemon=Manectric
|gender=both
|level=50
|type1=Electric
|ability=Static|ability2=Lightningrod
|held=Petaya Berry
|move1=Thunderbolt|move1type=Electric|move1cat=Special
|move2=Charge|move2type=Electric|move2cat=Status
|move3=Flamethrower|move3type=Fire|move3cat=Special
|move4=Signal Beam|move4type=Bug|move4cat=Special}}
|{{Pokémon/5
|game=Black
|ndex=310
|pokemon=Manectric
|gender=both
|level=50
|type1=Electric
|ability=Static|ability2=Lightningrod
|held=Life Orb
|move1=Double Team|move1type=Normal|move1cat=Status
|move2=Thunder Wave|move2type=Electric|move2cat=Status
|move3=Thunderbolt|move3type=Electric|move3cat=Special
|move4=Flamethrower|move4type=Fire|move4cat=Special}}
|}

==In the manga==
[[File:Wattson Manectric Adventures.png|thumb|135px|Wattson and his Manectric in Pokémon Adventures]]
===In the Pokémon Adventures manga===
[[File:Wattson Electrike Adventures.png|thumb|left|120px|As an Electrike]]
Wattson's Manectric first appears as an Electrike in ''[[PS204|Plugging Past Electrike I]]'', where it was used to battle the children that challenged Wattson to a Gym battle. Together, with Wattson's two {{p|Magnemite}}, it easily defeated the children. After arriving in [[New Mauville]], Wattson becomes captured by the generator powering the area. Electrike, along with Magnemite, manages to escape and gets {{adv|Sapphire}} and the [[Trick Master|Robot King]] to help. During the battle with the generator, Electrike used its {{a|Lightningrod}} to draw in the generator's electricity, allowing Sapphire to attack and defeat it.
[[File:Wattson Electrike Lightningrod Adventures.png|thumb|left|120px|Activating {{a|Lightningrod}} as an Electrike]]
In ''[[PS222|VS Shiftry]]'', Electrike was revealed to have evolved into a {{p|Manectric}}. There, Wattson used Manectric as transport to take him to Fortree City.

During the battle with {{p|Kyogre}}, Manectric was used to battle Sea Basin Pokémon, although it proved to be too strong for Manectric to damage it heavily. Later, Manectric was used to battle [[Aqua Admin Amber|Amber]] when the Team Aqua Admin came to prevent Wattson from stopping Kyogre's rampage. First, Manectric faced Amber's {{p|Pelipper}}, and easily won thanks to its type advantage.

Having no Pokémon left to fight, Amber borrowed a {{p|Nincada}} from [[Shelly]] to battle with Wattson. Despite this, Manectric manages to easily defeat Nincada, until it begins evolving. Nincada evolves into {{p|Ninjask}}, and with its speed, Ninjask gained a powerful advantage over its opponent. To counter Ninjask's speed, Wattson had his Manectric pin its opponent to the ground and attacked itself with a suicidal {{m|Thunder}}, knocking both Pokémon out at the same time.

Despite this victory, Amber reveals that his Nincada also created a {{p|Shedinja}} from the evolution. The Shedinja knocks Wattson out and sends him into the water, with Manectric also knocked down soon after. Later, Wattson and Manectric are rescued by Sapphire's {{DL|Sapphire (Adventures)|Lorry}}, who sent them back up to the surface with {{m|Dive}} and {{m|Water Spout}}.

====Moves used====
{{anmov/h|Electric||Wattson Manectric {{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 4}}|0=Charge Thunder Wave|1=Roar|2=Double Team|3=Thunder}} Adventures.png|Using {{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 4}}|0=Charge and Thunder Wave|1=Roar|2=Double Team|3=Thunder}}}}
{{anmov|electric|Charge|PS237|VS Kyogre & Groudon V}}
{{anmov|electric|Thunder Wave|PS237|VS Kyogre & Groudon V}}
{{anmov|normal|Roar|PS246|VS Ninjask}}
{{anmov|normal|Double Team|PS246|VS Ninjask}}
{{anmov|electric|Thunder|PS246|VS Ninjask}}
{{anmov/f|electric}}

[[File:Wattson Electrike PMRS.png|thumb|Wattson's Electrike in Pokémon Ruby-Sapphire]]

===In the Pokémon Ruby-Sapphire manga===
Wattson's Manectric appears as an Electrike only in ''[[PMRS21|Christmas Night Is Battle Night]]''.

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