Is Mankey Good in Crystal Playthrough?
Not available in Crystal. Mankey was a Gold version exclusive that Crystal dropped. Fighting coverage is still useful against Whitney and Jasmine, but you'll need to trade from Gold or Silver or find it through other means.
Mankey trades roughly evenly with Falkner's team.
Bugsy's typing presses Mankey's defenses.
Mankey has the type edge here and should clean up Whitney's team.
Mankey trades roughly evenly with Morty's team.
Mankey trades roughly evenly with Chuck's team.
Mankey has the type edge here and should clean up Jasmine's team.
Mankey has the type edge here and should clean up Pryce's team.
Mankey trades roughly evenly with Clair's team.
Mankey trades roughly evenly with Lt. Surge's team.
Sabrina's Pokemon outpace and outclass Mankey here.
Mankey trades roughly evenly with Erika's team.
Janine's team hits Mankey's weaknesses hard.
Mankey trades roughly evenly with Misty's team.
Mankey has the type edge here and should clean up Brock's team.
Mankey has the type edge here and should clean up Blaine's team.
Blue's team hits Mankey's weaknesses hard.
Will's team hits Mankey's weaknesses hard.
Koga's team hits Mankey's weaknesses hard.
Mankey trades roughly evenly with Bruno's team.
Mankey trades roughly evenly with Karen's team.
Lance's team hits Mankey's weaknesses hard.
Trade
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.
Recommended Moves
- After Bugsy
- TM25ElectricThunderPower 120Accuracy 70%PP 10Goldenrod Game Corner prize (5500 coins)
- TM48FireFire PunchPower 75Accuracy 100%PP 15Goldenrod Department Store
- TM33IceIce PunchPower 75Accuracy 100%PP 15Goldenrod Department Store
- After Morty
- HM04NormalStrengthPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Olivine City
- After Chuck
- TM01FightingDynamic PunchPower 150Accuracy 50%PP 5Prize for defeating Chuck
- LV 39FightingCross ChopPower 150Accuracy 80%PP 5
- After Lt. Surge
- TUTORElectricThunderboltPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 15Goldenrod City
- LV 51NormalThrashPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20
How to Get Mankey in Crystal
Mankey can't be caught in Crystal. It stayed a Gold exclusive while Crystal kept Growlithe as its Fighting-free Fire pick, so the only way to one is trading from Gold or a Gen 1 game.
How to Obtain Mankey in C
- Step 1Mankey ✓CARTRIDGE TRADEfrom Gold & SilverAvailableCatch in Gold & Silver via Walking · Route 42, 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 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 226. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCENot TradeableAppears in HeartGold & SoulSilver via Walking · Route 42. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.
- Step 2Evolve into Primeape
How to Get Shiny Mankey in Crystal
Mankey skips Crystal entirely, so a shiny one has to be traded in from Gold, the only Gen 2 game where it roams the grass of Route 9. See every game where Shiny Mankey can be hunted
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 |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
- Special stat split into Sp.Atk and Sp.Def
What is Mankey Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Mankey
 Lugia Psychic | S | |
Obtain MethodWhirl Islands Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mankey View Lugia builds →Dream Eater 2x168-199%KO Aeroblast 2x199-234%KO | ||
 Kadabra Psychic | C | |
 Celebi PsychicGrass | C | |
Obtain MethodIlex Forest Interact Encounter | ||
 Xatu Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mankey View Xatu builds →Future Sight 2x212-249%KO Fly 2x121-143%KO | ||
 Scyther Bug | B | |
 Jynx IcePsychic | B | |
 Slowbro WaterPsychic | C | |
Obtain MethodSlowpoke Well Surfing | ||
 Ho-Oh Fire | S | |
Obtain MethodTin Tower Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mankey View Ho-Oh builds →Fly 2x191-225%KO Dream Eater 2x132-156%KO | ||
 Dragonite Dragon | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Dragonair (Dragons Den Super Rod) | ||
 Mr. Mime Psychic | C | |
 Dodrio Normal | B | |
 Hypno Psychic | C | |
 Fearow Normal | C | |
 Golbat Poison | B | |
Mankey Evolutions
Mankey is the base form in a two-stage line leading to Primeape. Check the evolution method below. Plenty of partners for breeding via one egg group. Eggs take an average time to hatch. Evolving adds up to 150 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed Mankey easily with 66 breeding partners from the Field egg group. Pass egg moves like Beat Up, Counter, Foresight and 3 more to offspring.
C Mankey Best Moveset
Fighting pre-evolution where the typing is no longer a death sentence now that Dark types provide real targets. Stats still too low to contribute. Primeape improves the numbers enough to function.
Best Build
Utility Moveset
- Cross Chop
- Hidden Power Fighting
- Low Kick
- Detect
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Breeding opens up real options for Mankey. Beat Up and Counter come exclusively from egg moves, and they're worth the effort. The rest of the kit covers basics through Cross Chop and Dynamic Punch and coverage across 8 types.
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.
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
25 of 29 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
It lives in groups in the treetops. If it loses sight of its group, it becomes infuriated by its loneliness.
Mankey Crystal Guide
No. Mankey isn't catchable in Crystal. Catch one in Gold or Silver, then trade it over.
In Crystal, Mankey has 305 BST and evolves into Primeape. Compare the two forms before you give either one a team slot.
Game Availability
Present since Red & Blue, Mankey appears in 20 games spanning 9 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 7Let's Go
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
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