Is Primeape Good in Emerald Playthrough?
Primeape is fast with AbilityVital Spirit blocking sleep. Fighting-type handles Norman's Normal gym and Sidney's Dark E4. The Speed lets it strike first against most of the E4. Competes with native Breloom and Hariyama for the Fighting slot.
Roxanne's typing presses Primeape's defenses.
Primeape trades roughly evenly with Brawly's team.
Primeape has the type edge here and should clean up Wattson's team.
Primeape 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.
Tate & Liza's team hits Primeape's weaknesses hard.
Primeape has the type edge here and should clean up Juan's team.
Primeape resists most of Sidney's coverage and hits back hard.
Phoebe's team hits Primeape's weaknesses hard.
Primeape resists most of Glacia's coverage and hits back hard.
Primeape trades roughly evenly with Drake's team.
Primeape trades roughly evenly with Wallace's team.
Trade
Primeape cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. Cross-region trading typically becomes available after defeating the Elite Four. Alternatively, transfer the pre-evolution and level it up to Lv 28.
Recommended Moves
- After Brawly
- TM24ElectricThunderboltPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 15Gift from Wattson after clearing New Mauville
- After Flannery
- TM50FireOverheatPower 140Accuracy 90%PP 5Prize for defeating Flannery
- After Norman
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 225Accuracy 100%PP 20Route 115
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Lilycove Department Store
- After Tate & Liza
- TM31FightingBrick BreakPower 113Accuracy 100%PP 15Sootopolis City
- TUTORNormalDouble-EdgePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Sootopolis City
- TM26GroundEarthquakePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 10Seafloor Cavern
- LV 45FightingCross ChopPower 150Accuracy 80%PP 5
- Post-Game
- TUTORNormalMega KickPower 120Accuracy 75%PP 5Battle Frontier
- TUTORNormalBody SlamPower 85Accuracy 100%PP 15Battle Frontier
- TUTORNormalMega PunchPower 80Accuracy 85%PP 20Battle Frontier
- TUTORFireFire PunchPower 75Accuracy 100%PP 15Battle Frontier
- TUTORIceIce PunchPower 75Accuracy 100%PP 15Battle Frontier
- TUTORRockRock SlidePower 75Accuracy 90%PP 10Battle Frontier
- TUTORElectricThunder PunchPower 75Accuracy 100%PP 15Battle Frontier
- TUTORNormalSwiftPower 60Accuracy 100%PP 20Battle Frontier
How to Get Primeape in Emerald
Primeape cannot be caught in the wild here. Evolve an imported Mankey at level 28, since neither stage roams the region.
How to Obtain Primeape in E
- Step 1Obtain MankeyCARTRIDGE TRADEfrom FireRed & LeafGreenAvailableCatch in FireRed & LeafGreen via Walking · Route 22, then trade to the current game via link cable.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Red & BlueNot TradeableAppears in Red & Blue via Walking · Route 8. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom YellowNot TradeableAppears in Yellow via Walking · Route 23. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Gold & SilverNot TradeableAppears in Gold & Silver via Walking · Route 42. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Diamond & PearlNot TradeableAppears in Diamond & Pearl via Pokeradar · Route 225. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom PlatinumNot TradeableAppears in Platinum via Pokeradar · Route 226. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCENot TradeableAppears in HeartGold & SoulSilver via Walking · Route 42. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.
- Step 2Primeape ✓
How to Get Shiny Primeape in Emerald
Primeape is a Kanto-only find here, so chase the shiny through Victory Road or Cerulean Cave in either FireRed or LeafGreen, or evolve a shiny Mankey at level twenty-eight, then bring it over by trade. See every game where Shiny Primeape can be hunted
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 |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
What is Primeape Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Primeape
 Deoxys Psychic | A | |
Obtain MethodBirth Island Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Primeape View Deoxys builds →Psycho Boost 2x214-252%KO Aerial Ace 2x70-82% | ||
 Latios DragonPsychic | S | |
Obtain MethodRoaming Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Primeape View Latios builds →Psychic 2x122-144%KO Fly 2x53-63% | ||
 Lugia Psychic | S | |
Obtain MethodNavel Rock Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Primeape View Lugia builds →Psychic 2x90-106%KO Fly 2x80-94% | ||
 Latias DragonPsychic | S | |
Obtain MethodRoaming Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Primeape View Latias builds →Psychic 2x106-125%KO Fly 2x47-56% | ||
 Gardevoir Psychic | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Primeape View Gardevoir builds →Future Sight 2x156-184%KO | ||
 Kadabra Psychic | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Primeape View Kadabra builds →Future Sight 2x151-178%KO | ||
 Xatu Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Primeape View Xatu builds →Future Sight 2x124-147%KO Fly 2x69-81% | ||
 Rayquaza Dragon | S | |
Obtain MethodSky Pillar Interact Encounter | ||
 Mew Psychic | B | |
Obtain MethodFaraway Island Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Primeape View Mew builds →Psychic 2x98-116%KO Fly 2x57-68% | ||
 Ho-Oh Fire | S | |
Obtain MethodNavel Rock Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Primeape View Ho-Oh builds →Fly 2x107-127%KO Psychic 2x71-83% | ||
 Altaria Dragon | C | |
 Grumpig Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Primeape View Grumpig builds →Psychic 2x90-106%KO Bounce 2x38-45% | ||
 Chimecho Psychic | C | |
 Salamence Dragon | S | |
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 102 partners from the Field egg group. Notable egg moves include Beat Up, Counter, Foresight and 5 more.
E Primeape Best Moveset
Sleep-immune Fighting attacker at 105 Attack and 95 Speed. AbilityVital Spirit shuts down MoveSleep Powder and MoveSpore entirely. The moveset fires MoveCross Chop for Fighting TermStab with MoveRock Slide covering Flying types. Fast enough to strike first against most threats.
Best Build
Primeape best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Sweeper Moveset
- Cross Chop
- Rock Slide
- Earthquake
- Aerial Ace
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Don't skip the egg moves. Primeape picks up Beat Up and Counter only through breeding, and both fill gaps the natural movepool can't. STAB runs through Focus Punch and Cross Chop while coverage across 9 types adds range.
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
All 28 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
When it becomes furious, its blood circulation becomes more robust, and its muscles are made stronger. But it also becomes much less intelligent.
Primeape Emerald Guide
Primeape isn't catchable in Emerald. Catch one in FireRed or LeafGreen, then trade it to Emerald.
In Emerald, Primeape has 455 BST, so weigh it against what your team already covers.
In Emerald, use Primeape as an attacker. Physical side carries the damage. Speed is middling,
For Emerald, 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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