#0057

Primeape

Pig Monkey Pokémon

Fighting

It stops being angry only when nobody else is around. To view this moment is very difficult.

In Pokémon GO · 2288 max CP 4 TCG Pocket cards

Details

Height1.0 m

Weight32.0 kg

Gender50.0% ♂ · 50.0% ♀

Catch rate75

Base friendship70

Growth ratemedium

Abilities

Vital Spirit

Prevents sleep.

Anger Point

Raises Attack to the maximum of six stages upon receiving a critical hit.

DefiantHidden

Raises Attack two stages upon having any stat lowered.

Egg groups: Field

Appears in these games

Red · Blue · Yellow#057 Gold · Silver · Crystal#135 HeartGold · SoulSilver#137 Sun · Moon#080 Ultra Sun · Ultra Moon#094 Let's Go Pikachu · Eevee#057 Scarlet · Violet#159 SV — The Teal Mask#100

Base stats

Attack

105

Defense

Sp. Atk

Sp. Def

Speed

Total

455

Base Stat Total

Type defenses

Damage taken from each attacking type.

Weak to

Flying2×

Psychic2×

Fairy2×

Resistant to

Rock½×

Bug½×

Dark½×

Competitive movesets

Smogon · Gen 9

Recommended battle-ready sets by competitive tier. A “/” means either option works in that slot.

Offensive Stealth Rock

Item: Eviolite
Ability: Defiant
Nature: Jolly
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Tera: Ghost

Bulk Up

Item: Eviolite
Ability: Defiant
Nature: Careful
EVs: 248 HP / 244 SpD / 16 Spe
Tera: Ghost

Evolution

#0056Mankey

Lv. 28

#0057Primeape

use move

#0979Annihilape

Notable moves

The strongest damaging moves Primeape can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.

Sprites & renders

25 sprites & renders for Primeape.

Across the games

Moves

Lv.	Move	Type	Class	Power	Acc.	PP
0	Rage	Normal	Physical	20	100	20
1	Counter	Fighting	Physical	—	100	20
1	Covet	Normal	Physical	60	100	25
1	Encore	Normal	Status	—	100	5
1	Fling	Dark	Physical	—	100	10
1	Fury Swipes	Normal	Physical	18	80	15
1	Karate Chop	Fighting	Physical	50	100	25
1	Leer	Normal	Status	—	100	30
1	Scratch	Normal	Physical	40	100	35
1	Taunt	Dark	Status	—	100	20
8	Low Kick	Fighting	Physical	—	100	20
8	Mud-Slap	Ground	Special	20	100	10
12	Pursuit	Dark	Physical	40	100	20
15	Retaliate	Normal	Physical	70	100	5
17	Swagger	Normal	Status	—	85	15
22	Cross Chop	Fighting	Physical	100	80	5
26	Assurance	Dark	Physical	60	100	10
27	Focus Energy	Normal	Status	—	—	30
30	Punishment	Dark	Physical	—	100	5
30	Skull Bash	Normal	Physical	130	100	10
33	U-turn	Bug	Physical	70	100	20
35	Rage Fist	Ghost	Physical	50	100	10
37	Seismic Toss	Fighting	Physical	—	100	20
39	Close Combat	Fighting	Physical	120	100	5
44	Screech	Normal	Status	—	85	40
46	Thrash	Normal	Physical	120	100	10
48	Stomping Tantrum	Ground	Physical	75	100	10
53	Outrage	Dragon	Physical	120	100	10
57	Final Gambit	Fighting	Special	—	100	5