What does Mankey evolve into?

Mankey becomes Primeape at level 28, then Annihilape using a Rage Fist 20 Times. Straight three-stage line with no branching.

At what level does Mankey evolve?

Mankey evolves into Primeape at level 28. Takes some grinding. Plan your team around the mid-game wait.

In Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee, 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.

Where can you catch Mankey?

Mankey is catchable in Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee. Check the Locations section above for specific routes, encounter rates, and methods. It also appears in 19 other games across the series.

Mankey - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Physical

Balanced

DTier

70Speed · Below Avg

Stats & Training

Nothing fancy in Mankey's spread. It leans physical with Attack out front. And you'll get 1 Attack EV per KO for it. Follows a medium-fast 1M XP curve.

Base Stats

Avg

HP40

Attack80

Defense35

Sp. Atk35

Sp. Def45

Speed70

Total305

Details

Catch Rate

Easy190 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Fast1M XP

Height0.5 m

Weight28.0 kg

Base XP61

Abilities

Vital Spirit

Prevents sleep.

Anger Point

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

DefiantHA

Raises Attack two stages upon having any stat lowered.

EV Yield

HPAtk+1DefSpASpDSpe

Attack training source

Pokedex Entries

An agile Pokémon that lives in trees. It angers easily and will not hesitate to attack anything.

Mankey Weakness

Mankey is weak to Flying, Psychic, and Fairy. Not too many gaps in the chart, 3 weaknesses to account for.

Mankey Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Flying, Psychic, Fairy
0.5x (Resist)	Bug, Rock, Dark

Type ChartAvg

3Weak

3Resist

0Immune

Score-3

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Flying Psychic Fairy

½xResist

Bug Rock Dark

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

None

STAB (5)

Normal Ice Rock Dark Steel

How to Beat Mankey in Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee (Best Counters)

Dragonite DragonFlying	B
Available Move Moves Wing AttackLv. 1 Damage vs Mankey Wing Attack 2x 166-196%KO View Dragonite builds →
Charizard FireFlying	C
Available Move Moves Wing AttackLv. 1 Damage vs Mankey Wing Attack 2x 113-133%KO View Charizard builds →
Pidgeot NormalFlying	C
Available Moves Moves Sky AttackLv. 1 Air SlashLv. 43 Wing AttackLv. 15 GustLv. 5 Damage vs Mankey Sky Attack 2x 252-297%KO Air Slash 2x 103-123%KO Wing Attack 2x 110-130%KO Gust 2x 57-68% View Pidgeot builds →
Golbat PoisonFlying	C
Available Moves Moves Air SlashLv. 51 Wing AttackLv. 4 Damage vs Mankey Air Slash 2x 99-117%KO Wing Attack 2x 110-130%KO View Golbat builds →
Fearow NormalFlying	C
Available Moves Moves Sky AttackLv. 1 Drill PeckLv. 47 PeckLv. 1 Damage vs Mankey Sky Attack 2x 277-326%KO Drill Peck 2x 159-188%KO Peck 2x 70-83% View Fearow builds →

Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee Evolution

Mankey kicks off a three-stage evolution line through Primeape all the way to Annihilape. For breeding, average hatch time with a decent partner pool via one egg group. Evolving adds up to 230 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

2 Forms

#056Mankey

Level 28

#057Primeape

Stat Comparison 2 Stages

Mankey

Fighting

Primeape

Fighting

65+25

ATK

105+25

DEF

60+25

SP.ATK

60+25

SP.DEF

70+25

SPE

95+25

BST

305D-Tier

455B-Tier+150

ROLE

Balanced

Attacker

TYPE

Physical

Breeding is not available in this game

Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee Mankey Best Moveset

Best Build

Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee uses different battle mechanics.

Competitive build content is not applicable for this game. Select a main series game for builds.

Moves

The level-up pool tells the story here. Mankey learns Thrash and Outrage naturally, plus enough variety that TMs feel like bonuses. Coverage across 10 types extends the reach beyond that.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Leer

——10030Normal

Lv 1

Scratch

—4010035Normal

Lv 5

Focus Energy

D——30Normal

Lv 8

Taunt

C—10020Dark

Lv 13

Karate Chop

—5010025Fighting

Lv 16

Fury Swipes

—188015Normal

Lv 21

Low Kick

D—10020Fighting

Lv 24

Seismic Toss

D—10020Fighting

Lv 29

U-turn

D7010020Bug

Lv 32

Screech

——8540Normal

Lv 37

Thrash

C12010010Normal

Lv 40

Outrage

C12010010Dragon

TM Moves

TM13

Brick Break

C7510015Fighting

TM30

Bulk Up

C——20Fighting

TM10

Dig

C8010010Ground

TM41

Earthquake

C10010010Ground

TM12

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM31

Fire Punch

C7510015Fire

TM01

Headbutt

D7010015Normal

TM03

Helping Hand+5

C——20Normal

TM35

Ice Punch

C7510015Ice

TM19

Iron Tail

C1007515Steel

TM39

Outrage

C12010010Dragon

TM57

Pay Day

—4010020Normal

TM26

Poison Jab

C8010020Poison

TM07

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM05

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM22

Rock Slide

D759010Rock

TM15

Seismic Toss

D—10020Fighting

TM08

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM02

Taunt

C—10020Dark

TM38

Thunder

D1107010Electric

TM23

Thunder Punch

C7510015Electric

TM36

Thunderbolt

D9010015Electric

TM27

Toxic

C—9010Poison

TM18

U-turn

D7010020Bug

Egg Moves

Mankey doesn't have any Egg moves

Tutor Moves

Mankey can't learn any Tutor moves

Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee Mankey Locations

decent spawn rates for Mankey across 2 locations in early-game routes. Nothing complicated. Check the sorted list below, compare the top few options, and head to whichever is closest.

Best Locations to Catch Mankey in Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee

Route 3

Grass Lv.3-8 Route

20%Early

Route 4

Grass Lv.7-12 Route

20%Early

Mankey Guide

Mankey becomes Primeape at level 28, then Annihilape using a Rage Fist 20 Times. Straight three-stage line with no branching.
Mankey evolves into Primeape at level 28. Takes some grinding. Plan your team around the mid-game wait.
In Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee, 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.
Mankey is catchable in Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee. Check the Locations section above for specific routes, encounter rates, and methods. It also appears in 19 other games across the series.

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

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Gliscor GroundFlying	B
Recommended Build AbilityPoisonheal ItemToxic Orb NatureJolly Moves EarthquakeSTAB RoostRecovery DefogUtility ToxicUtility Damage vs Mankey Earthquake 104-123%KO View Gliscor builds →
Klefki SteelFairy	B
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