Is Mankey Good in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Playthrough?
Available wild with early Fighting coverage for Roxanne and Norman. Evolves to Primeape at level 28, which lines up right around Norman's range. Good timing for the Normal gym if your team needs a Fighting answer.
Mankey has the type edge here and should clean up Roxanne's team.
Mankey has the type edge here and should clean up Brawly's team.
Mankey has the type edge here and should clean up Wattson's team.
Mankey has the type edge here and should clean up Flannery's team.
Primeape has the type edge here and should clean up Norman's team.
Primeape trades roughly evenly with Winona's team.
DragonPsychicImmune to 11% of Gym 6 attacksLatios becomes yours at Southern Island once Steven Stone... (Omega Ruby only)
DragonPsychicSuper-effective Dragon on AltariaLatias becomes yours at Southern Island once Steven Stone... (Alpha Sapphire only)
RockPsychicMeteor Falls (Omega Ruby only)
ElectricHits Pelipper for 4x with ElectricRoute 110
Primeape trades roughly evenly with Tate & Liza's team.
Primeape has the type edge here and should clean up Wallace's team.
Primeape has the type edge here and should clean up Sidney's team.
Primeape trades roughly evenly with Phoebe's team.
Primeape has the type edge here and should clean up Glacia's team.
Primeape trades roughly evenly with Drake's team.
Primeape has the type edge here and should clean up Steven's team.
Catchable
Catch Mankey on Jagged Pass (walking, Lv 21, common). DexNav.
Recommended Moves
- After Brawly
- TM47FightingLow SweepPower 98Accuracy 100%PP 20Mauville City Poké Mart
- After Flannery
- TM50FireOverheatPower 130Accuracy 90%PP 5Prize for defeating Flannery
- After Winona
- TM52FightingFocus BlastPower 180Accuracy 70%PP 5Lilycove Department Store
- LV 37FightingCross ChopPower 150Accuracy 80%PP 5
- LV 41NormalThrashPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10
- After Tate & Liza
- TM31FightingBrick BreakPower 113Accuracy 100%PP 15Sootopolis City
- TM26GroundEarthquakePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 10Seafloor Cavern
- LV 49FightingClose CombatPower 180Accuracy 100%PP 5
Evolve Mankey to Primeape
Mankey evolves into Primeape at Level 28. Your Mankey should hit Level 28 before you reach Norman, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- After Flannery
- TM50FireOverheatPower 130Accuracy 90%PP 5Prize for defeating Flannery
- After Winona
- TM52FightingFocus BlastPower 180Accuracy 70%PP 5Lilycove Department Store
- TM68NormalGiga ImpactPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Lilycove Department Store
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Lilycove Department Store
- LV 41FightingCross ChopPower 150Accuracy 80%PP 5
- After Tate & Liza
- TM31FightingBrick BreakPower 113Accuracy 100%PP 15Sootopolis City
- LV 47NormalThrashPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10
- LV 59FightingClose CombatPower 180Accuracy 100%PP 5
How to Get Mankey in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire
Mankey clings to Jagged Pass, a common level 21 catch you only turn up by sniffing it out with the DexNav in either version.
Where To Catch Mankey in ORAS
- Step 1Mankey ✓
- Step 2Evolve into Primeape
Not landing the catch? Calculate Mankey catch rates for Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire by ball, status, and HP.
How to Get Shiny Mankey in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire
Mankey shows only through DexNav on Jagged Pass, where repeated searches sharpen its shiny rate to 1 in 37. Compare Shiny Mankey odds across every game
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Shiny Mankey Calculator
2 MethodsThe best route is DexNav Search at full boosts, about 1 in 37 on each try. Tune it below.
DexNav Search: Sneak up on hidden Pokemon to raise the species Search Level toward 999, then keep a chain going. Every 5th link and the 50 and 100 catch milestones stack extra shiny checks.
Masuda Method: Breed with a parent from a different-language game. Works on any breedable line.
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters |
|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 4 |
| 25%one in four | 11 |
| 50%coin flip | 26 |
| 90%very likely | 85 |
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 Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire 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
 Ninjask Bug | B | |
 Aerodactyl Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift | ||
 Masquerain Bug | C | |
Obtain MethodPetalburg City Surfing | ||
 Archen Rock | C | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift | ||
 Golbat Poison | C | |
Obtain MethodMeteor Falls Surfing | ||
 Skarmory Steel | B | |
 Kadabra Psychic | A | |
 Beautifly Bug | C | |
 Azumarill WaterFairy | C | |
Obtain MethodPetalburg City Surfing | ||
 Lunatone RockPsychic | C | |
Obtain MethodMeteor Falls Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mankey View Lunatone builds →Moonblast 2x107-128%KO Confusion 2x88-104%KO | ||
 Chatot Normal | C | |
 Wigglytuff NormalFairy | C | |
 Clefable Fairy | A | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Mankey View Clefable builds →Disarming Voice 2x74-87% | ||
 Swellow Normal | C | |
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 200 breeding partners from the Field egg group. Pass egg moves like Beat Up, Close Combat, Counter and 9 more to offspring.
ORAS Mankey Best Moveset
Fighting at 80 Attack with AbilityDefiant as a hidden ability gaining +2 Attack when stats are lowered. The moveset fires at pre-evolution stats. Primeape one evolution away adds 105 Attack and 95 Speed.
Best Build
Mankey best EVs are Attack and Speed
Utility Moveset
- U Turn
- Metronome
- Gunk Shot
- Close Combat
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
The TM pool is where it gets interesting. Coverage across 13 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
42 of 43 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
When Mankey starts shaking and its nasal breathing turns rough, it’s a sure sign that it is becoming angry. However, because it goes into a towering rage almost instantly, it is impossible for anyone to flee its wrath.
Mankey Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Guide
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, for a casual playthrough, Mankey works as a placeholder. Fighting coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Primeape. That's where the stats start mattering.
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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