Is Mankey Good in Diamond & Pearl Playthrough?
Not in the Sinnoh regional dex. Mankey needs a Pal Park transfer. Primeape at 28 is a decent Fighting-type, but Sinnoh has Lucario, Machamp, and Toxicroak covering Fighting natively.
Mankey resists most of Roark's coverage and hits back hard.
Mankey trades roughly evenly with Gardenia's team.
Mankey trades roughly evenly with Maylene's team.
Mankey trades roughly evenly with Crasher Wake's team.
Fantina's team hits Mankey's weaknesses hard.
Mankey has the type edge here and should clean up Byron's team.
Mankey has the type edge here and should clean up Candice's team.
Mankey has the type edge here and should clean up Volkner's team.
Primeape has the type edge here and should clean up Aaron's team.
Primeape has the type edge here and should clean up Bertha's team.
Primeape has the type edge here and should clean up Flint's team.
Primeape trades roughly evenly with Lucian's team.
Primeape has the type edge here and should clean up Mars's team.
Primeape has the type edge here and should clean up Jupiter's team.
Primeape has the type edge here and should clean up Saturn's team.
Primeape trades roughly evenly with Cynthia's team.
Catchable
Catch Mankey on Route 225 (Poké Radar, Lv 22, rare).
Recommended Moves
- After Gardenia
- TM52FightingFocus BlastPower 180Accuracy 70%PP 5Veilstone Department Store
- TM31FightingBrick BreakPower 113Accuracy 100%PP 15Oreburgh Gate (basement)
- TM24ElectricThunderboltPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 15Veilstone Game Corner
- LV 37FightingCross ChopPower 150Accuracy 80%PP 5
- After Byron
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 225Accuracy 100%PP 20Oreburgh Gate
- TM26GroundEarthquakePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 10Wayward Cave (secret entrance under bike path)
- LV 49FightingClose CombatPower 180Accuracy 100%PP 5
- Post-Game
- TM50FireOverheatPower 140Accuracy 90%PP 5Stark Mountain
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
Evolve Mankey to Primeape
Mankey evolves into Primeape at Level 28. Level it up in the post-game, after you beat Cynthia.
Recommended Moves
- After Gardenia
- TM52FightingFocus BlastPower 180Accuracy 70%PP 5Veilstone Department Store
- TM31FightingBrick BreakPower 113Accuracy 100%PP 15Oreburgh Gate (basement)
- TM68NormalGiga ImpactPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Game Corner
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Department Store
- After Byron
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 225Accuracy 100%PP 20Oreburgh Gate
- LV 41FightingCross ChopPower 150Accuracy 80%PP 5
- LV 59FightingClose CombatPower 180Accuracy 100%PP 5
- Post-Game
- TM50FireOverheatPower 140Accuracy 90%PP 5Stark Mountain
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
How to Get Mankey in Diamond & Pearl
Mankey only chains out of the Poke Radar on two postgame routes, always rare at level 22. Without the Radar running, those routes never cough one up.
Wild Mankey may be holding when caught:
Payapa Berry (5% chance) Held: Consumed when struck by a super-effective Psychic-type attack to halve the damage.2 locations to catch Mankey
Badge 8Where To Catch Mankey in DP
Mankey is the chain's first catch. You'll find special encounters from Lv. 22-53 across 8 total spots in the chain.
- Step 2Catch or Evolve into Primeapeor evolve from Mankey (Step 1)
Not landing the catch? Calculate Mankey catch rates for Diamond & Pearl by ball, status, and HP.
How to Get Shiny Mankey in Diamond & Pearl
Mankey scrambles across Route 225 and Route 226, where a PokeRadar chain drives its shiny odds dramatically. Compare Shiny Mankey odds across every game
Diamond & Pearl Shiny Mankey Calculator
3 MethodsThe best route is PokeRadar Chain at full boosts, about 1 in 200 on each try. Tune it below.
PokeRadar Chain: Chain shaking-grass patches without breaking the combo. The rate peaks at a chain of 40.
Masuda Method: Breed with a parent from a different-language game. Works on any breedable line.
Full Odds: Walk through grass, surf, or fish. Every encounter is its own independent shiny roll.
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 22-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 58-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 139-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 460-- | -- |
Time assumes -- at your pace and does not change your shiny odds.
How is this calculated?
Every encounter has the same shiny chance, the Shiny Odds Per Try shown above. Each one is a separate roll that does not care how many you have already done, so the more you hunt, the higher your overall chance of at least one shiny. The formula below turns your odds and your number of tries into that combined chance.
chance after N tries = 1 − (1 − p)^N, where p = 1 / odds per try
Example at 1 in 8,192 (classic full odds): about 864 encounters for a 10 percent chance, 5,678 for 50 percent, and 18,862 for 90 percent.
The table above flips that around: it shows how many encounters it takes to reach a 10, 25, 50, and 90 percent chance at your current odds. Turning on boosts like the Shiny Charm, sandwiches, or chains improves your odds, so the encounter numbers drop.
These are estimates, not promises. Most games have no pity counter, meaning no guaranteed shiny no matter how many you hunt, so even Very Likely is not guaranteed: some hunters find one early, others go well past that point.
Want exact numbers for your session? Calculate your shiny odds in Diamond & Pearl with Mankey preloaded.
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
 Azelf Psychic | A | |
Obtain MethodLake Valor Interact Encounter | ||
 Drifblim Ghost | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Drifloon (Valley Windworks Interact Encounter) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mankey View Drifblim builds →Fly 2x164-193%KO Dream Eater 2x112-132%KO | ||
 Kadabra Psychic | A | |
 Exeggutor GrassPsychic | C | |
 Jynx IcePsychic | C | |
 Mesprit Psychic | C | |
 Xatu Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mankey View Xatu builds →Future Sight 2x211-248%KO Fly 2x155-183%KO | ||
 Staraptor Normal | B | |
 Honchkrow Dark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mankey View Honchkrow builds →Fly 2x237-279%KO Dream Eater 2x127-150%KO | ||
 Mr. Mime Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mankey View Mr. Mime builds →Dream Eater 2x183-216%KO Aerial Ace 2x47-56% | ||
 Lunatone RockPsychic | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Mankey View Lunatone builds →Future Sight 2x211-248%KO | ||
 Chimecho Psychic | C | |
 Girafarig NormalPsychic | C | |
 Grumpig Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mankey View Grumpig builds →Dream Eater 2x169-199%KO Bounce 2x67-79% | ||
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 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 131 breeding partners from the Field egg group. Pass egg moves like Beat Up, Close Combat, Counter and 6 more to offspring.
DP Mankey Best Moveset
80 Attack is real power for an unevolved Pokemon, but 35 Defense means one physical hit ends everything. The moveset has Fighting attacks that hit hard enough to matter, but there's no surviving long enough to use them. Evolve to Primeape.
Best Build
Mankey best EVs are Attack and Speed
Utility Moveset
- Close Combat
- Ice Punch
- U Turn
- Punishment
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
The TM pool is where it gets interesting. Coverage across 10 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
37 of 40 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
It lives in treetop colonies. If one becomes enraged, the whole colony rampages for no reason.
Mankey Diamond & Pearl Guide
Yes. Wild Mankey in Diamond & Pearl can hold Payapa Berry (5%). Use Thief (TM46) or Covet to swipe the held item without affecting your catch chance. Quickest way to farm rare items like Payapa Berry.
In Diamond & Pearl, Mankey has 305 BST and evolves into Primeape. Compare the two forms before you give either one a team slot.
Yes. Mankey is not available during the main story. It can only be obtained after entering the Hall of Fame. Mankey becomes available after the main story is complete in Diamond & Pearl.
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
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