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* [[Rain Dance]]: Mantine can not only learn the move of the same name, but can also take advantage of it if it has Swift Swim.
* [[Stone Wall]]: Mantine tries to be this, it really does. Compared to Skarmory, its stats are inverted, with Skarmory specializing in physical defense while Mantine specializes in special defense. Unfortunately for Mantine, its tanking abilities are [[Overshadowed by Awesome|surpassed by Blissey]], and as a further kick in the face... well, just see [[For Massive Damage]] above. That said, in ''Sun/Moon'', Mantine's HP was buffed from 65 to 85.
*[[Took a Level in Badass]]: Started off as a generic, forgettable Water/Flying Pokémon with a limited movepool, and a secondary type it couldn't even use due to its abysmal 40 Attack. However, each new generation gifted Mantine with some new toys to play with, including an Ability that healed it when smacked by a Water move, and another that doubled its Speed in rain, new Water moves to either do damage or to heal itself (via Aqua Ring), Air Cutter via move tutor to give it some Flying-type mileage on the Special side, until it got Air Slash and Scald in Gen V. The apex of Mantine's improvements arrived in Gen VII when its HP was buffed by 20 points, going from a meagre 65 to a more palpable 85, and at long last receiving a reliable recovery move in the form of Roost! Sure, it still won't beat Blissey as a Special wall any time soon, but it's still a far cry from what it was in its debut generation. Finally, Mantine can learn Hurricane via TR (Technical Record) in Gen VIII.
* [[Won't Work On Me]]: Is naturally immune to Ground-type moves, but it can also have immunity to Water if it has Water Absorb.
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* [[Asskicking Equals Authority]]: They choose their leader by fighting among themselves.
* [[Big Badass Wolf]]
*[[Cast from Hit Points]]: Mega Houndoom gets Solar Power, which boosts its Sp.Atk in intense sunlight, but at the cost of a little HP.
* [[Casting a Shadow]]: Can learn Dark Pulse, which goes great with its special attack.
* [[Dark Is Not Evil]]: Like real wolves, they tend to get portrayed in a positive light.
* [[Evil Smells Bad]]: The fire is caused by toxins burning in its body. Unsurprisingly, because of this, the flame smells terrible.
* [[Glass Cannon]]: Houndoom's only weak stat is its base 50 Defense; not so much as Mega Houndoom though.
* [[The Grim Reaper]]: Long ago, people imagined its eerie howls to be the call of the Grim Reaper.
* [[Hell Hound|Hell Hound:]] Well, they are demon dogs, after all...
*[[Jack of All Stats]]: Mega Houndoom has a similar stat spread to Darkrai, only with slightly less Speed in exchange for slightly more HP and Sp.Atk.
* [[Names to Run Away From Really Fast]]: Houndoom
* [[Won't Work On Me]]: Psychic moves.
* [[Our Demons Are Different]]
* [[Playing with Fire]]
*[[Super Mode]]: In the form of Mega Houndoom, whose Defense, Sp.Atk, and Speed are all buffed, and receives Solar Power for increased Special damage.
* [[The Unintelligible]]: To anyone but their own kind. Unlike most Pokemon, they speak a language only they can understand.
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* [[For Massive Damage]]: Grass and Water-type attacks for Larvitar and Pupitar. Fighting-type attacks for Tyranitar.
* [[Kaiju]]
* [[Mighty Glacier]]: Tyranitar's speed is decidedly lackluster, but it hits extremely hard. It is the slowest of the pseudo-legendaries.
** [[Lightning Bruiser]]: "TYRANITAR used [[Status Buff|DRAGON DANCE]]!"
**Mega Tyranitar is slighlty faster, but at base 71 Speed, its not much.
* [[Power-Up Letdown]]: It started out with Sand Stream, an ability that fits it exceedingly well. It's Hidden Ability? ''Unnerve'', an ability that's largely considered a joke.
*[[Super Mode]]: Mega Tyranitar, which receives a buffed Attack, Defense, and Sp.Def (all rising to 164, 150, and 120, respectively) while retaining Sand Stream as its Ability.
* [[Tyrannosaurus Rex]]: Tyranitar, which is obvious from its name,<ref>its French name ''Tyrano''cif is even more evocative of ol' Rex</ref> although it looks a bit more like Godzilla.
** [[Stock Dinosaurs]]
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