
Is Mankey Good in FireRed & LeafGreen Playthrough?
Sleep moves don't work on this one. AbilityVital Spirit prevents sleep entirely, which matters against Erika's Sleep Powder and any Grass trainer running status. Primeape at 28 is a fast Fighting-type that handles Brock, Giovanni, and Lorelei. The sleep immunity makes this line one of the safer Fighting options in FRLG.
Mankey has the type edge here and should clean up Brock's team.
Misty's typing presses Mankey's defenses.
Mankey trades roughly evenly with Lt. Surge's team.
Erika's typing presses Mankey's defenses.
Koga's typing presses Primeape's defenses.
Sabrina's team hits Primeape's weaknesses hard.
Primeape has the type edge here and should clean up Blaine's team.
Primeape has the type edge here and should clean up Giovanni's team.
Primeape has the type edge here and should clean up Lorelei's team.
Primeape has the type edge here and should clean up Bruno's team.
Agatha's team hits Primeape's weaknesses hard.
Primeape trades roughly evenly with Lance's team.
Primeape trades roughly evenly with Terry's team.
Catch Mankey on Route 3 (walking, Lv 7, uncommon).
- After Brock
- TUTORNormalMega Kick12075%5
- After Lt. Surge
- TM31FightingBrick Break113100%15
- LV 31FightingCross Chop15080%5
- After Koga
- TM01FightingFocus Punch225100%20
- LV 46NormalThrash120100%10
- After Giovanni
- TM50FireOverheat13090%5
- TUTORNormalDouble-Edge120100%15
- TM26GroundEarthquake100100%10
- Post-Game
- TUTORNormalBody Slam85100%15
- TM42NormalFacade70100%20
Your Mankey should hit Level 28 before you reach Koga, at typical leveling pace.
- After Lt. Surge
- TM31FightingBrick Break113100%15
- After Erika
- TM15NormalHyper Beam15090%5
- LV 35FightingCross Chop15080%5
- After Koga
- TM01FightingFocus Punch225100%20
- After Giovanni
- TM50FireOverheat13090%5
- TUTORNormalDouble-Edge120100%15
- TM26GroundEarthquake100100%10
- LV 62NormalThrash120100%10
- Post-Game
- TUTORNormalBody Slam85100%15
- TM42NormalFacade70100%20
How to Get Mankey in FireRed & LeafGreen
Mankey shows up on five early-to-mid-game routes in both versions with 12 total grass encounters. Common at most spots.
5 locations to catch Mankey
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Where To Catch Mankey in FRLG
To get Mankey, start by catching Mankey through walking encounters at Lv. 2-61. The chain covers 2 catchable stages before reaching the final form.
Step 2Catch or Evolve into Primeapeor evolve from Mankey (Step 1)
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
Pidgey Normal | D | |
Kadabra Psychic | C | |
Butterfree Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mankey View Butterfree builds →Aerial Ace 2x70-84% Confusion 2x53-65% | ||
Spearow Normal | C | |
Zubat Poison | D | |
Pidgey Normal | D | |
Kadabra Psychic | C | |
Butterfree Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mankey View Butterfree builds →Aerial Ace 2x70-84% Confusion 2x53-65% | ||
Spearow Normal | C | |
Zubat Poison | D | |
Pidgey Normal | D | |
Golbat Poison | C | |
Kadabra Psychic | C | |
Fearow Normal | C | |
Hypno Psychic | C | |
Butterfree Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mankey View Butterfree builds →Aerial Ace 2x72-85% Confusion 2x55-65% | ||
Kadabra Psychic | C | |
Exeggutor GrassPsychic | B | |
Golbat Poison | C | |
Hypno Psychic | C | |
Butterfree Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mankey View Butterfree builds →Psychic 2x100-119%KO Aerial Ace 2x71-84% | ||
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 | ||
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 | ||
Mewtwo Psychic | S | |
Obtain MethodCerulean Cave Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mankey View Mewtwo builds →Psychic 2x240-283%KO Aerial Ace 2x95-112%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 | ||
In FireRed & LeafGreen, Snubbull's Earthquake hits Mankey for 82-97%. Porygon threatens a KO with Psychic (96-113%). Doduo's Drill Peck also KOs at 197-233%.
B | ||
Recommended Build AbilityIntimidate ItemSitrus Berry NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Mankey View Snubbull builds →Earthquake82-97% Thief8-10% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityTrace ItemLeftovers NatureBrave Moves
Damage vs Mankey View Porygon builds →Psychic 2x96-113%KO Facade52-61% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityEarlybird ItemChoice Band NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Mankey View Doduo builds →Drill Peck 2x197-233%KO Double Edge148-174%KO | ||
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
FRLG Mankey Best Moveset
Sleepless through AbilityVital Spirit, blocking MoveSleep Powder and MoveSpore entirely. Fighting pre-evolution heading toward Primeape's faster moveset. Stats too frail for competitive use at this stage.
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 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. 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
Base Stats
Light and agile on its feet, and ferocious in temperament. When angered, it flies into an uncontrollable frenzy.
Extremely quick to anger. It could be docile one moment, then thrashing away the next instant.
Mankey FireRed & LeafGreen Guide
Mankey can be caught in the wild at Route 22, Route 3, Route 4, and Rock Tunnel in Pokemon FireRed & LeafGreen.
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