Manaphy appears to be native to the cold oceans of the Fiore region, but cannot hatch there, instead only being able to be hatched in the Sinnoh region. Strangely, all eggs Manaphy produces in Sinnoh hatch into Phione.
Due to the presence of the special egg, most portrayals of Manaphy are newborns with a childlike demeanor. Due to Manaphy's high water content in its body, it can heal itself whenever it is raining. Manaphy can control water and focus it into attacks such as Water Pulse and BubbleBeam. Manaphy can also switch the perspective of people, and Pokémon, with each other, by using its signature move, Heart Swap. 80% of its body is water. This Pokémon is easily affected by its environment. It is born with a wondrous power that lets it bond with any kind of Pokémon.

The only way to get a manaphy on the pokemon game is to transefer the egg from the pokemon rangers game to the dimond, pearl, or platnium, games. The only way to get the egg on the rangers game is to download a special mission from the interntet. Phione and Manaphy are the hardest pokemon to get.