Mega Manectric, a pokemon that was introduced to us with XY, is a very prominent pokemon in ORAS OU. Sitting at a very high A+ Rank in the OU viability rankings, it's not that hard to see why it's one of the best pokemon that Gen 6 offered to us.

Two things stand out about Mega Manectric; its fantastic speed tier and great special attack stat which allows it to function as an extremely effective offensive pivot in the OU Metagame. Possessing an ability in Intimidate as well access to a pseudo BoltBeam coverage (HP Ice+Thunderbolt), Volt Switch to grab momentum and Flamethrower to hit the likes of bulky steel-types like Ferrothorn are just the icing on the cake.

These qualities make Mega Manectric perform best versus offensive teams because it outspeeds so many threats in the metagame and is an insanely good momentum grabber.

With that being said, its hard walled by pokemon like Mixed Wall Hippowdon, Assault Vest Raikou and the Lati twins, Heatran and Mega Altaria make for great checks to Manectric. This is why it's paired with pokemon like Weavile who pursuit traps the Lati twins as well as does a lot of damage to Heatran, Hippowdon and OHKOs Mega Altaria if it hasn't set up a Dragon Dance. Pokemon like Landorus-T also make for good partners because of forming a nice VoltTurn core as well as a dual Intimidate core nullifying a lot of physical threats.


As we come to the end of the article, I'd like to end off by saying that Mega Manectric is very effective in OU, is an absolutely devastating threat to offensive teams and functions as an excellent offensive pivot that justifies its rank in the OU viability rankings.