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Primeape

Category: Pig Monkey Pokémon

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#0056 mankey
#0058 growlithe
Primeape #0057

Basic Information

Height

1 m

Weight

32 kg

Abilities

Vital Spirit

Prevents sleep.
Anger Point

Raises Attack upon taking a critical hit.
Defiant Hidden

When its stats are lowered its Attack increases.
Fighting
Generation I Type matchups on PokeTypes

Primeape

"Always furious and tenacious to boot. It will not abandon chasing its quarry until it is caught."

Base Stats

Total455
HPATKDEFSP.ATKSP.DEFSPD
HP65
Attack105
Defense60
Sp. Atk.60
Sp. Def.70
Speed95

Training

Base experience
159
Capture rate
75
Base happiness
70
Growth rate
Medium
EV yield
2 Attack

Breeding

Egg groups
Field
Gender ratio
♂ 50% · ♀ 50%
Egg cycles
20

Pokédex numbers

Total historical: 14
National
#057
Paldea
#159
Kitakami
#100

Historical changes

  • Generation I and earlier: Special 60

Evolution Chain

mankey
mankey#0056

Level Up

Level 28

primeape
primeape#0057

use-move

annihilape
annihilape#0979

Smogon tier

Source: Smogon (via Pokémon Showdown)

NFE
Tier Categories Legend

Tier Categories Legend

Uber

Uber

Pokémon too powerful for the standard tiers.

OU

Overused

The competitive standard.

UU

Underused

Strong mid-usage Pokémon.

RU

Rarely Used

Pokémon of the intermediate league.

NU

Never Used

Pokémon with specific niches.

PU

PU

Low-usage category.

LC

Little Cup

Level 5 Pokémon.

AG

Anything Goes

No rules.

Moves

Learned moves

Lv. Move Category Priority Method Version Effect / Description
- Fire Punch TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Ice Punch TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Thunder Punch TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Body Slam TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Take Down TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Double Edge TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Hyper Beam TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Low Kick TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Thunderbolt TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Thunder TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Earthquake TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Dig TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Metronome TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Swift TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Rest TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Rock Slide TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Substitute TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Thief TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Curse TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Reversal TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Spite TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Protect TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Scary Face TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Outrage TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Endure TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Sleep Talk TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Encore TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Rain Dance TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Sunny Day TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Uproar TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Facade TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Focus Punch TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Taunt TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Helping Hand TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Brick Break TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Endeavor TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Overheat TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Rock Tomb TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Bulk Up TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- U Turn TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Close Combat TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Fling TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Poison Jab TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Seed Bomb TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Drain Punch TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Vacuum Wave TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Focus Blast TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Giga Impact TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Shadow Claw TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Gunk Shot TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Stone Edge TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Stealth Rock TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Smack Down TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Low Sweep TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Acrobatics TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Bulldoze TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Throat Chop TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Stomping Tantrum TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Lash Out TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Tera Blast TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
1 Scratch Level Scarlet / Violet
1 Leer Level Scarlet / Violet
1 Focus Energy Level Scarlet / Violet
1 Fling Level Scarlet / Violet
5 Fury Swipes Level Scarlet / Violet
8 Low Kick Level Scarlet / Violet
15 Seismic Toss Level Scarlet / Violet
17 Swagger Level Scarlet / Violet
22 Cross Chop Level Scarlet / Violet
26 Assurance Level Scarlet / Violet
30 Thrash Level Scarlet / Violet
35 Rage Fist Level Scarlet / Violet
39 Close Combat Level Scarlet / Violet
44 Screech Level Scarlet / Violet
48 Stomping Tantrum Level Scarlet / Violet
53 Outrage Level Scarlet / Violet
57 Final Gambit Level Scarlet / Violet