Is Mankey Good in Black 2 & White 2 Playthrough?
Transfer only. Fighting with AbilityVital Spirit preventing sleep. Primeape at 28 is fast and aggressive if imported. Handles Cheren's Normal gym and contributes against Grimsley.
Mankey resists most of Cheren's coverage and hits back hard.
Roxie's typing presses Mankey's defenses.
Burgh's typing presses Mankey's defenses.
Mankey trades roughly evenly with Elesa's team.
Mankey has the type edge here and should clean up Clay's team.
Skyla's team hits Mankey's weaknesses hard.
Mankey trades roughly evenly with Drayden's team.
Mankey trades roughly evenly with Marlon's team.
Shauntal's team hits Mankey's weaknesses hard.
Mankey has the type edge here and should clean up Grimsley's team.
Caitlin's team hits Mankey's weaknesses hard.
Mankey trades roughly evenly with Marshal's team.
Mankey trades roughly evenly with Iris's team.
Mankey cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. Cross-region trading typically becomes available after defeating the Elite Four.
How to Get Mankey in Black 2 & White 2
Mankey isn't available in the wild in Black 2 & White 2. Start by transferring Mankey from Red & Blue, Yellow, or Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl. The evolution path from Mankey to Mankey is covered in the steps below.
How to Obtain Mankey in B2W2
Step 1Mankey ✓CARTRIDGE TRADEfrom Black & WhiteAvailableCatch in Black & White via Swarm · Route 15 · Swarm active, then trade to the current game via link cable.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Red & BlueNot TradeableAppears in Red & Blue via Walking · Route 8. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom YellowNot TradeableAppears in Yellow via Walking · Route 23. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Gold & SilverNot TradeableAppears in Gold & Silver via Walking · Route 9. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom FireRed & LeafGreenNot TradeableAppears in FireRed & LeafGreen via Walking · Route 22. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Diamond & PearlNot TradeableAppears in Diamond & Pearl via Pokeradar · Route 225. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom PlatinumNot TradeableAppears in Platinum via Pokeradar · Route 225. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.
Step 2Evolve into Primeape
Mankey Weakness
Mankey is weak to Flying and Psychic. Not many exploitable gaps in the Fighting typing defensive chart. Mankey's Fighting typing only leaves 2 gaps to cover.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Flying, Psychic |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Bug, Rock, Dark |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Mankey Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Mankey
 Pidove Normal | C | |
 Braviary Normal | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 4 Interact Encounter | ||
 Drifblim Ghost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mankey View Drifblim builds →Fly 2x162-191%KO Dream Eater 2x112-132%KO | ||
 Unfezant Normal | C | |
 Azelf Psychic | B | |
Obtain MethodRoute 23 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mankey View Azelf builds →Future Sight 2x221-261%KO Acrobatics 2x97-114%KO | ||
 Archeops Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Archen (Nacrene City Gift) | ||
Mankey Evolutions
Mankey is the base form in a two-stage line leading to Primeape. Check the evolution method below. A massive partner pool for breeding via one egg group. Eggs are average hatch time. Evolving adds up to 150 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
B2W2 Mankey Best Moveset
80 Attack and 70 Speed fire Fighting TermStab before some targets respond, and AbilityDefiant as a hidden ability punishes stat drops with +2 Attack. The moveset threatens low-tier Normal and Dark types but folds to anything with a Psychic or Flying attack. Primeape adds the speed.
Best Build
Mankey best EVs are Attack and Speed
Utility Moveset
- Close Combat
- U Turn
- Punishment
- Final Gambit
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
The TM pool is where it gets interesting. Coverage across 13 types means almost nothing walls Mankey cleanly, with Focus Punch and Close Combat anchoring the STAB side. Matchup flexibility isn't a problem.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
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Mankey Black 2 & White 2 Guide
In Black 2 & White 2, For a casual playthrough, Mankey works as a placeholder. Fighting coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Primeape. That's where the stats start mattering.
Game Availability
Present since Red & Blue, Mankey appears in 20 games spanning 10 generations. Gen 1 originals like Mankey have the longest track record of availability in the series.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RBDebut
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves