Is Primeape Good in Diamond & Pearl Playthrough?
AbilityVital Spirit blocks sleep entirely. Primeape is fast Fighting with solid Attack. If imported, handles Byron and Candice. But Lucario is available in Sinnoh's story through Riley on Iron Island, and Lucario outperforms Primeape in every matchup.
Primeape resists most of Roark's coverage and hits back hard.
Primeape has the type edge here and should clean up Gardenia's team.
Primeape has the type edge here and should clean up Maylene's team.
Primeape has the type edge here and should clean up Crasher Wake's team.
Primeape trades roughly evenly with Fantina's team.
Primeape resists most of Byron's coverage and hits back hard.
Primeape resists most of Candice's coverage and hits back hard.
Primeape has the type edge here and should clean up Volkner's team.
Primeape has the type edge here and should clean up Aaron's team.
Primeape has the type edge here and should clean up Bertha's team.
Primeape has the type edge here and should clean up Flint's team.
Primeape trades roughly evenly with Lucian's team.
Primeape has the type edge here and should clean up Mars's team.
Primeape has the type edge here and should clean up Jupiter's team.
Primeape has the type edge here and should clean up Saturn's team.
Primeape trades roughly evenly with Cynthia's team.
Catchable
Catch Primeape on Route 225 (Poké Radar, Lv 51-52, common).
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 51)
- LV 51FightingCross ChopPower 150Accuracy 80%PP 5
- After Gardenia
- TM52FightingFocus BlastPower 180Accuracy 70%PP 5Veilstone Department Store
- TM31FightingBrick BreakPower 113Accuracy 100%PP 15Oreburgh Gate (basement)
- TM68NormalGiga ImpactPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Game Corner
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Department Store
- After Byron
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 225Accuracy 100%PP 20Oreburgh Gate
- LV 59FightingClose CombatPower 180Accuracy 100%PP 5
- Post-Game
- TM50FireOverheatPower 140Accuracy 90%PP 5Stark Mountain
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
How to Get Primeape in Diamond & Pearl
Primeape shares the same two Poke Radar routes as Mankey, but at a much higher level 51 and common. You can chain the evolved form directly rather than raising the rarer Mankey.
Wild Primeape may be holding when caught:
Payapa Berry (5% chance) Held: Consumed when struck by a super-effective Psychic-type attack to halve the damage.2 locations to catch Primeape2 locations to catch Mankey
Badge 8Catch Mankey at any of the 2 locations below, then level it up to 28 — it evolves into Primeape.
Badge 8Where To Catch Primeape in DP
The path to Primeape starts with Mankey at Lv. 22 via special encounters. 2 catchable stages total, with locations listed for each one below.
- Step 2Primeape ✓or evolve from Mankey (Step 1)
To plan your throws, open the Diamond & Pearl catch rate calculator with Primeape preloaded.
How to Get Shiny Primeape in Diamond & Pearl
Primeape storms those same Route 225 and Route 226, so a maintained PokeRadar chain brings home its shiny. Compare Shiny Primeape odds across every game
Diamond & Pearl Shiny Primeape Calculator
3 MethodsThe best route is PokeRadar Chain at full boosts, about 1 in 200 on each try. Tune it below.
PokeRadar Chain: Chain shaking-grass patches without breaking the combo. The rate peaks at a chain of 40.
Masuda Method: Breed with a parent from a different-language game. Works on any breedable line.
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 | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 22-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 58-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 139-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 460-- | -- |
Time assumes -- at your pace and does not change your shiny odds.
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.
For time estimates and charm math, open the Diamond & Pearl shiny odds calculator with Primeape already selected.
Primeape Weakness
Flying and Psychic moves hit Primeape for super-effective damage. Its Fighting typing keeps the defensive matchups simple. Primeape leans offensive (base 105 Atk) rather than trying to tank its weaknesses.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Flying, Psychic |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Bug, Rock, Dark |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Primeape Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Primeape
 Azelf Psychic | A | |
Obtain MethodLake Valor Interact Encounter | ||
 Drifblim Ghost | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Drifloon (Valley Windworks Interact Encounter) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Primeape View Drifblim builds →Fly 2x91-108%KO Dream Eater 2x66-78% | ||
 Kadabra Psychic | A | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Primeape View Kadabra builds →Future Sight 2x151-178%KO | ||
 Exeggutor GrassPsychic | C | |
 Jynx IcePsychic | C | |
 Mesprit Psychic | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Primeape View Mesprit builds →Future Sight 2x135-159%KO | ||
 Xatu Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Primeape View Xatu builds →Future Sight 2x124-147%KO Fly 2x88-103%KO | ||
 Staraptor Normal | B | |
 Honchkrow Dark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Primeape View Honchkrow builds →Fly 2x133-156%KO Dream Eater 2x75-89% | ||
 Mr. Mime Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Primeape View Mr. Mime builds →Dream Eater 2x109-128%KO Aerial Ace 2x27-32% | ||
 Lunatone RockPsychic | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Primeape View Lunatone builds →Future Sight 2x124-147%KO | ||
 Chimecho Psychic | C | |
 Girafarig NormalPsychic | C | |
 Grumpig Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Primeape View Grumpig builds →Dream Eater 2x99-117%KO Bounce 2x38-45% | ||
Primeape Evolutions
Primeape is the evolved form of Mankey. Breeding produces Mankey eggs, and they take an average time to hatch. 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 131 partners from the Field egg group. Notable egg moves include Beat Up, Close Combat, Counter and 6 more.
DP Primeape Best Moveset
Close Combat is new this generation with 120 base power at full accuracy, and 105 Attack sends it through most targets. 95 Speed outruns a large chunk of the competitive field, and the moveset hits hard and fast with physical Fighting before the defense drops matter.
Best Build
Primeape best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Sweeper Moveset
- Close Combat
- Ice Punch
- Rock Slide
- Thunder Punch
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Coverage runs deep. Primeape can hit 10 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
40 of 43 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Reminder Moves
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
It grows angry if you see its eyes and gets angrier if you run. If you beat it, it gets even madder.
Primeape Diamond & Pearl Guide
Yes. Wild Primeape in Diamond & Pearl can hold Payapa Berry (5%). Use Thief (TM46) or Covet to swipe the held item without affecting your catch chance. Quickest way to farm rare items like Payapa Berry.
Yes. Primeape is a post-game Pokemon. You need to defeat the Elite Four and enter the Hall of Fame first. Primeape becomes available after the main story is complete in Diamond & Pearl.
In Diamond & Pearl, Primeape has 455 BST, so weigh it against what your team already covers.
In Diamond & Pearl, use Primeape as an attacker. Physical side carries the damage. Speed is middling,
For Diamond & Pearl, run Jolly on Primeape. +Speed is what matters, and the -Sp. Atk cut doesn't hurt this set. Fits the attacker role.
Game Availability
Primeape has been part of the series since Red & Blue, appearing in 20 titles across all 9 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 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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