Is Primeape Good in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Playthrough?
AbilityVital Spirit prevents sleep, and the Attack handles Norman's Slaking without trouble. Primeape also contributes against Sidney's Dark E4 and Steven's Aggron. Falls off against Phoebe and Glacia, but the favorable matchups keep it worth a slot.
Mankey resists most of Roxanne's coverage and hits back hard.
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 trades roughly evenly with Flannery's team.
Primeape has the type edge here and should clean up Norman's team.
Primeape trades roughly evenly with Winona's team.
Primeape has the type edge here and should clean up Tate & Liza's team.
Primeape has the type edge here and should clean up Wallace's team.
Primeape resists most of Sidney's coverage and hits back hard.
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.
Catch Mankey on Jagged Pass (walking, Lv 21, common). DexNav.
Your Mankey should hit Level 28 before you reach Norman, at typical leveling pace.
How to Get Primeape in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire
No wild encounters for Primeape. The 2-stage line runs through Mankey, which you can catch at solid rates from the locations below. Evolve at level 28 once you've got the levels.
How to Obtain Primeape in ORAS
Step 1Catch MankeyJagged PassLv.21GrassRate 35%DexNav chain
Step 2Primeape ✓
Primeape Weakness
Flying, Psychic, and Fairy moves hit Primeape for super-effective damage. Primeape leans offensive (base 105 Atk) rather than trying to tank its weaknesses.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Flying, Psychic, Fairy |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Bug, Rock, Dark |
What is Primeape Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Primeape
 Aerodactyl Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift | ||
 Beautifly Bug | C | |
 Archen Rock | C | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift | ||
 Kadabra Psychic | A | |
 Chatot Normal | C | |
 Masquerain Bug | C | |
Obtain MethodPetalburg City Surfing | ||
Kadabra Psychic | A | |
 Ninjask Bug | B | |
Aerodactyl Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift | ||
 Golbat Poison | C | |
 Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Primeape View Gardevoir builds →Psychic 2x116-137%KO Draining Kiss 2x68-80% | ||
Masquerain Bug | C | |
Obtain MethodPetalburg City Surfing | ||
Golbat Poison | C | |
Ninjask Bug | B | |
Kadabra Psychic | A | |
 Latios DragonPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodSouthern Island Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Primeape View Latios builds →Psychic 2x122-144%KO Fly 2x69-81% | ||
 Latias DragonPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodSouthern Island Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Primeape View Latias builds →Psychic 2x106-125%KO Fly 2x64-75% | ||
Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Primeape View Gardevoir builds →Psychic 2x117-138%KO Draining Kiss 2x66-78% | ||
Golbat Poison | C | |
Masquerain Bug | C | |
Obtain MethodPetalburg City Surfing | ||
Latios DragonPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodSouthern Island Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Primeape View Latios builds →Psychic 2x124-146%KO Fly 2x68-80% | ||
Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Primeape View Gardevoir builds →Future Sight 2x158-187%KO Dazzling Gleam 2x106-125%KO | ||
Latias DragonPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodSouthern Island Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Primeape View Latias builds →Psychic 2x108-128%KO Fly 2x62-74% | ||
 Gothitelle Psychic | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Primeape View Gothitelle builds →Future Sight 2x126-149%KO | ||
 Xatu Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Primeape View Xatu builds →Psychic 2x96-113%KO Air Slash 2x80-94% Dazzling Gleam 2x57-68% | ||
Latios DragonPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodSouthern Island Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Primeape View Latios builds →Psychic 2x119-141%KO Fly 2x66-78% | ||
Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Primeape View Gardevoir builds →Future Sight 2x155-182%KO Dazzling Gleam 2x104-122%KO | ||
Latias DragonPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodSouthern Island Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Primeape View Latias builds →Psychic 2x105-125%KO Fly 2x60-71% | ||
Gothitelle Psychic | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Primeape View Gothitelle builds →Future Sight 2x123-145%KO | ||
Xatu Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Primeape View Xatu builds →Psychic 2x92-108%KO Air Slash 2x78-92% Dazzling Gleam 2x55-65% | ||
Latios DragonPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodSouthern Island Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Primeape View Latios builds →Dream Eater 2x135-160%KO Fly 2x67-79% | ||
Latias DragonPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodSouthern Island Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Primeape View Latias builds →Dream Eater 2x117-138%KO Fly 2x61-72% | ||
 Deoxys Psychic | A | |
Obtain MethodSky Pillar Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Primeape View Deoxys builds →Psycho Boost 2x214-252%KO Aerial Ace 2x69-82% | ||
Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Primeape View Gardevoir builds →Future Sight 2x156-184%KO Moonblast 2x124-146%KO | ||
 Rayquaza Dragon | S | |
Obtain MethodSky Pillar Interact Encounter | ||
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Clefable can KO Primeape with Moonblast (97-115%). Salamence threatens a KO with Outrage (123-145%). Alakazam's Psychic also KOs at 150-176%.
 Clefable Fairy | A | |
Recommended Build AbilityMagic Guard ItemLeftovers NatureBold Moves
Damage vs Primeape View Clefable builds →Moonblast 2x97-115%KO | ||
 Salamence Dragon | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityMoxie ItemLum Berry NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Primeape View Salamence builds →Earthquake69-81% Outrage123-145%KO | ||
 Alakazam Psychic | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityMagic Guard ItemFocus Sash NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Primeape View Alakazam builds →Psychic 2x150-176%KO Focus Blast67-78% Shadow Ball44-52% Dazzling Gleam 2x89-104%KO | ||
Primeape Evolutions
Primeape is the evolved form of Mankey. Breeding produces Mankey eggs, and they're average hatch time. Evolving from Mankey gave Primeape the biggest boost in HP (+25), bringing the total to 455 stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Primeape to get Mankey eggs easily using 200 partners from the Ground egg group. Notable egg moves include Beat Up, Close Combat, Counter and 9 more.
ORAS Primeape Best Moveset
105 Attack at 95 Speed fires Fighting TermStab before many targets. AbilityDefiant as a hidden ability punishes Intimidate with +2 Attack. The moveset fills a fast Fighting attacker slot but competes against Mienshao and Lucario who hit harder or bring better typing.
Best Build
Primeape best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Revenge Killer Moveset
- Close Combat
- Gunk Shot
- Ice Punch
- Earthquake
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Coverage runs deep. Primeape can hit 13 types beyond STAB, including Dark and Normal. The offense anchors on Focus Punch and Close Combat while TMs handle everything else.
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
Reminder Moves
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
When Primeape becomes furious, its blood circulation is boosted. In turn, its muscles are made even stronger. However, it also becomes much less intelligent at the same time.
Primeape Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Guide
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Primeape isn't fully evolved, so it's not built for competitive play. You'll want to evolve it into Annihilape to unlock its full potential. At 455 BST, it's a stepping stone rather than a team anchor.
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, watch for Aerodactyl (Flying), Alakazam (Psychic), and Clefable (Fairy) when using Primeape. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB.
Vital Spirit prevents sleep. That's the one you want on Primeape. Defiant is the hidden ability. Niche, but it has its uses. Anger Point works too if your team needs something different.
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Primeape fills the attacker role. It's a physical attacker with base 105 Attack. Base 95 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many.
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Primeape does the job early-game if you need a Fighting type on your team. Evolve it into Annihilape before the later gyms and it holds up fine through the story.
Game Availability
Primeape has been part of the series since Red & Blue, appearing in 20 titles across all 10 generations. As a Gen 1 original, it's one of the most consistently available Pokemon in the franchise.
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