Is Mankey Good in Emerald Playthrough?
Trade-only Fighting. AbilityVital Spirit prevents sleep. Mankey evolves into Primeape at 28 for fast physical Fighting coverage. Handles Norman and Sidney. The import is reasonable if your team needs a Fighting-type, but Breloom and Hariyama are native.
Roxanne's typing presses Mankey's defenses.
Mankey trades roughly evenly with Brawly's team.
Mankey trades roughly evenly with Wattson's team.
Mankey has the type edge here and should clean up Flannery's team.
Mankey has the type edge here and should clean up Norman's team.
Mankey trades roughly evenly with Winona's team.
Tate & Liza's team hits Mankey's weaknesses hard.
Mankey has the type edge here and should clean up Juan's team.
Mankey has the type edge here and should clean up Sidney's team.
Phoebe's team hits Mankey's weaknesses hard.
Mankey has the type edge here and should clean up Glacia's team.
Drake's team hits Mankey's weaknesses hard.
Mankey trades roughly evenly with Wallace's team.
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 Brawly
- TM24ElectricThunderboltPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 15Gift from Wattson after clearing New Mauville
- After Flannery
- TM50FireOverheatPower 140Accuracy 90%PP 5Prize for defeating Flannery
- After Norman
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 225Accuracy 100%PP 20Route 115
- LV 39FightingCross ChopPower 150Accuracy 80%PP 5
- After Tate & Liza
- TM31FightingBrick BreakPower 113Accuracy 100%PP 15Sootopolis City
- TUTORNormalDouble-EdgePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Sootopolis City
- TM26GroundEarthquakePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 10Seafloor Cavern
- Post-Game
- TUTORNormalMega KickPower 120Accuracy 75%PP 5Battle Frontier
- TUTORNormalBody SlamPower 85Accuracy 100%PP 15Battle Frontier
- TUTORNormalMega PunchPower 80Accuracy 85%PP 20Battle Frontier
- TUTORFireFire PunchPower 75Accuracy 100%PP 15Battle Frontier
- TUTORIceIce PunchPower 75Accuracy 100%PP 15Battle Frontier
- TUTORRockRock SlidePower 75Accuracy 90%PP 10Battle Frontier
- TUTORElectricThunder PunchPower 75Accuracy 100%PP 15Battle Frontier
- TUTORNormalSwiftPower 60Accuracy 100%PP 20Battle Frontier
How to Get Mankey in Emerald
Hoenn skips Mankey, so a transfer is the only way in. With no wild monkey on any route, you raise an imported one toward Primeape.
How to Obtain Mankey in E
- Step 1Mankey ✓CARTRIDGE TRADEfrom FireRed & LeafGreenAvailableCatch in FireRed & LeafGreen via Walking · Route 22, 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 42. 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 Emerald
Mankey sits outside the Hoenn Pokedex, so catch your shiny in FireRed or LeafGreen, where it roams Route 22 near the Pokemon League gate, then trade the shine home once it flashes. 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
What is Mankey Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Mankey
 Deoxys Psychic | A | |
Obtain MethodBirth Island Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mankey View Deoxys builds →Psycho Boost 2x364-428%KO Aerial Ace 2x124-146%KO | ||
 Latios DragonPsychic | S | |
Obtain MethodRoaming Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mankey View Latios builds →Psychic 2x208-245%KO Fly 2x94-111%KO | ||
 Lugia Psychic | S | |
Obtain MethodNavel Rock Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mankey View Lugia builds →Psychic 2x152-180%KO Fly 2x141-166%KO | ||
 Latias DragonPsychic | S | |
Obtain MethodRoaming Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mankey View Latias builds →Psychic 2x180-212%KO Fly 2x85-101%KO | ||
 Gardevoir Psychic | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Mankey View Gardevoir builds →Future Sight 2x266-313%KO | ||
 Kadabra Psychic | C | |
 Xatu Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mankey View Xatu builds →Future Sight 2x211-248%KO Fly 2x122-143%KO | ||
 Rayquaza Dragon | S | |
Obtain MethodSky Pillar Interact Encounter | ||
 Mew Psychic | B | |
Obtain MethodFaraway Island Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mankey View Mew builds →Psychic 2x166-195%KO Fly 2x101-120%KO | ||
 Ho-Oh Fire | S | |
Obtain MethodNavel Rock Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mankey View Ho-Oh builds →Fly 2x191-225%KO Psychic 2x120-141%KO | ||
 Altaria Dragon | C | |
 Grumpig Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mankey View Grumpig builds →Psychic 2x152-180%KO Bounce 2x67-79% | ||
 Chimecho Psychic | C | |
 Salamence Dragon | S | |
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 102 breeding partners from the Field egg group. Pass egg moves like Beat Up, Counter, Foresight and 5 more to offspring.
E Mankey Best Moveset
Fighting pre-evolution immune to sleep through AbilityVital Spirit. 80 Attack. One evolution from Primeape's fast physical moveset.
Best Build
Mankey best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Sweeper Moveset
- Earthquake
- Frustration
- Rock Slide
- Brick Break
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 Focus Punch and Cross Chop and coverage across 9 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. 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
All 27 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
When it starts shaking and its nasal breathing turns rough, it’s a sure sign of anger. However, since this happens instantly, there is no time to flee.
Mankey Emerald Guide
No. Mankey isn't catchable in Emerald. Catch one in FireRed or LeafGreen, then trade it over.
In Emerald, 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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