Is Phione just a worse Manaphy?

By far the stupidest Pokémon out there is Phione. It exists literally to be a worse Manaphy. It can only be accessed by breeding a Manaphy, but strangely enough, it can’t evolve back into a Manaphy.

What is the difference between Manaphy and Phione?

It is a Pokémon that is bred from Manaphy and Ditto making it a crossbreed but a Phione can’t evolve into Manaphy, however a Phione can breed with a Ditto but another Phione will be produced. It is based on a sea fairy like Manaphy.

What is the connection between Manaphy and Phione?

Phione are known to hatch from eggs laid by Manaphy, although the relationship between the two species is still unknown. Phione and its counterpart Manaphy are the only known Pokémon capable of using the move Take Heart.

Why can’t Phione evolve into Manaphy?

2 Answers. As mentioned before me Phione don’t evolve into Manaphy due to the possible reason that GAME FREAK wanted to maintain the trend of “Legendary Pokemon not evolving”.

Is Phione worth using?

Tl;dr: Phione, as a legendary, has a very high perceived worth, but because of it’s ability to breed alongside that perceived worth, Phione isn’t all that special anymore. Side note: I do get that it’s very good for helping complete pokedexes.

Is Phione a good water type?

Phione is a Water Type pokemon. This will cause Phione to take More Damage from Grass, Electric Type Moves, and Less Damage from Steel, Fire, Water, Ice Type moves.

Is Phione considered a legendary?

Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver: Prima’s Official Strategy Guide states that Phione is not Legendary (a term used at the time to describe both Legendary and Mythical Pokémon) due to it being able to be obtained by hatching Eggs.

What’s the point of Phione?

The biggest purpose Phione has is acting as a way to get more Phione. There’s not much more to it. Sure, you might want to use one in your team, but it’s comparatively weak, both to legendaries and a good amount of other water types.

Why is Phione so weak?

29 Weak: Phione Only available by breeding Manaphy, Phione has base 80 in every single stat, which essentially makes it a rundown Manaphy, who has base 100 in every stat. There’s just no reason to use Phione (considering it doesn’t even have a tier placing, most people agree) over other, better Pokémon.

How good is Phione?

Phione is average all around, making it subpar to other options you may have. The only merit Phione has is abusing its ability, Hydration, by setting up rain and spamming Scald or Toxic to spread status throughout your opponent’s team, and then use Rest and wake up immediately after.

Why is Manaphy so good?

Manaphy is fairly durable and aside from Slowking, is the only Water Pokémon with access to a move that boosts its Special Attack by two stages. The move set is fairly straightforward. Tail Glow skyrockets Manaphy’s Special Attack through the roof whilst Surf, Ice Beam and Grass Knot have fantastic type coverage.

Is Phione legendary?

Longer answer: In the words of Smogon, Phione is essentially a cheap ripoff of Manaphy. Besides their base stats, there is one major difference that sets Manaphy apart from Phione, its access to Tail Glow.

How do I catch Manaphy and Phione?

Manaphy will spawn at level 50 and the three Phione will be level 33, so be careful to not one-shot any of them, which at this point may be fairly easy to do. Throw a pokeball at them to disrupt their shields, and once they’re vulnerable you can send a pokemon to begin a battle, and hopefully catch them.

What Pokemon is Manaphy based off of?

Breeding Manaphy will result in Phione, which has a similar appearance. Both of these Pokémon are based upon a certain tiny creature much loved by the Japanese: an eerily beautiful sea slug called a clione . That’s right; Manaphy and Phione are slugs.

Can Phione use eviolite instead of Manaphy?

No, Phione doesn’t evolve into Manaphy, Manaphy and Phione are two different Pokemon. Phione doesn’t evolve and thus can’t use Eviolite. You can use Phione instead of Manaphy in formats Manaphy is banned. 😛 Perhaps Evolite?