Is Mankey Good in Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee Playthrough?
Let's Go Pikachu exclusive. Mankey from Route 3 gives early access to the Fighting type. Brock is already behind you by then, and Giovanni later proves a hard fight for the line, though Lorelei's team is a good matchup. Evolves into Primeape fast.
Not available yet. You cannot get Mankey before this fight.
Misty's team hits Mankey's weaknesses hard.
Mankey has the type edge here and should clean up Lt. Surge's team.
Primeape trades roughly evenly with Erika's team.
Koga's team hits Primeape's weaknesses hard.
Primeape trades roughly evenly with Sabrina's team.
Primeape has the type edge here and should clean up Blaine's team.
Primeape trades roughly evenly with Giovanni's team.
Primeape has the type edge here and should clean up Lorelei's team.
Primeape trades roughly evenly with Bruno's team.
Primeape trades roughly evenly with Agatha's team.
Primeape trades roughly evenly with Lance's team.
Primeape trades roughly evenly with Trace's team.
This is the Let's Go Pikachu team. In Let's Go Eevee, Trace brings Raichu Lv 57 in place of Jolteon Lv 57.
Catchable
In Let's Go Pikachu, catch Mankey on Route 3 (walking, Lv 3-8). Let's Go Eevee has no wild Mankey, so trade one in from Let's Go Pikachu.
Recommended Moves
- After Misty
- TMGroundDigPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 10
- After Lt. Surge
- TMFightingBrick BreakPower 113Accuracy 100%PP 15
- TMElectricThunderboltPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Erika
- TMPoisonPoison JabPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 20
- LV 37NormalThrashPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10
- LV 40DragonOutragePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10
- After Sabrina
- TMElectricThunderPower 110Accuracy 70%PP 10
- After Giovanni
- TMGroundEarthquakePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 10
Evolve Mankey to Primeape
Mankey evolves into Primeape at Level 28. Your Mankey should hit Level 28 before you reach Erika, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- After Misty
- TMGroundDigPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 10
- After Lt. Surge
- TMFightingBrick BreakPower 113Accuracy 100%PP 15
- TMNormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5
- TMElectricThunderboltPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Erika
- TMPoisonPoison JabPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 20
- LV 49NormalThrashPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10
- After Giovanni
- TMGroundEarthquakePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 10
- LV 56DragonOutragePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10
How to Get Mankey in Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee
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.
2 locations to catch Mankey
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Badge 1Where To Catch Mankey in Let's Go
- Step 2Evolve into Primeape
How to Get Shiny Mankey in Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee
In Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee, the strongest route to a Shiny Mankey is Catch Combo, which reaches about 1 in 274 at full boosts. Pick a method and tune your setup below to see live odds. Compare Shiny Mankey odds across every game
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee Shiny Mankey Calculator
2 MethodsThe best route is Catch Combo at full boosts, about 1 in 274 on each try. Tune it below.
Catch Combo: Catch one species back-to-back. A Lure stacks on top of a 31-plus combo.
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 |
|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 29 |
| 25%one in four | 79 |
| 50%coin flip | 190 |
| 90%very likely | 630 |
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 Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee with Mankey preloaded.
Mankey Weakness
Mankey is weak to Flying, Psychic, and Fairy. Not too many gaps in the chart, 3 weaknesses to account for.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Flying, Psychic, Fairy |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Bug, Rock, Dark |
What is Mankey Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Mankey
 Kadabra Psychic | B | |
 Butterfree Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mankey View Butterfree builds →Psybeam 2x70-84% Gust 2x70-84% | ||
 Pidgeotto Normal | D | |
 Zubat Poison | D | |
 Clefairy Fairy | D | |
 Spearow Normal | C | |
Mankey Evolutions
Mankey is the base form in a two-stage line leading to Primeape. Check the evolution method below. Evolving adds up to 150 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Let's Go Mankey Best Moveset
Fighting pre-evolution at 80 Attack and 70 Speed. The moveset has some physical Fighting output but 35 Defense crumbles on any physical contact. Evolve to Primeape for 105 Attack and the Speed to back it up.
Best Build
Mankey Candy
Mighty Candy+ATKLonely raises Attack and lowers Defense. Madam Celadon sets this nature when you pick Red, then Yellow. It costs 10,000 Pokedollars and lasts for the rest of the day.
Candy for Mankey
- Mankey Candy
- Mighty Candy
Mighty Candy L
Mighty Candy XL
Mankey Candy raises every stat, but only Mankey and Primeape can eat it. The stat candy that goes with Mankey is Mighty Candy (Attack), and any Pokemon can eat it; Mighty Candy L needs level 30 and Mighty Candy XL needs level 60 or higher.
Master Trainer
Tadashi battles with one level 70 Mankey that knows Focus Energy, Karate Chop and Fury Swipes. It takes extra damage from Flying, Psychic and Fairy moves. Win to earn the Mankey Master title. Find Tadashi on Route 5.
Moves List
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.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- 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 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 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 24 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
An agile Pokémon that lives in trees. It angers easily and will not hesitate to attack anything.
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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