Is Primeape Good in Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee Playthrough?
Exclusive to Let's Go Pikachu. Primeape hits hard and fast as a mid-game Fighting-type, but no gym is an easy win for it, and Koga, Sabrina, and Giovanni are hard fights. Lorelei is its best Elite Four matchup, while Agatha and Lance are tough.
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.
Catch Mankey
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 Primeape in Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee
No wild encounters for Primeape. The 2-stage line runs through Mankey, which you can catch at decent rates from the locations below. Evolve at level 28 once you've got the levels.
Catch Mankey at any of these 2 spots to eventually evolve into Primeape.
Encountered via tall grass encounters
- 1Catch Mankey
- 2Evolve Primeapeat Lv.28
Badge 1How to Obtain Primeape in Let's Go
- Step 2Primeape ✓
How to Get Shiny Primeape in Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee
In Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee, the strongest route to a Shiny Primeape is Catch Combo, which reaches about 1 in 274 at full boosts. Shininess carries through evolution, so hunting an earlier stage and evolving it counts too. Pick a method and tune your setup below to see live odds. Compare Shiny Primeape odds across every game
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee Shiny Primeape 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.
For time estimates and charm math, open the Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee shiny odds calculator with Primeape already selected.
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
 Fearow Normal | C | |
 Butterfree Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Primeape View Butterfree builds →Air Slash 2x73-87% Psybeam 2x43-52% | ||
 Golbat Poison | C | |
 Mr. Mime PsychicFairy | C | |
 Hypno Psychic | C | |
 Kadabra Psychic | B | |
 Clefairy Fairy | D | |
 Pidgeotto Normal | D | |
Primeape Evolutions
Primeape is the evolved form of Mankey and the last stage of this two-stage line. 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
Let's Go Primeape Best Moveset
105 Attack at 95 Speed behind Fighting TermStab. Without AbilityVital Spirit blocking sleep or AbilityDefiant punishing stat drops, the moveset runs fast physical Fighting on raw numbers alone. Decent pace and power but 65/60 bulk means one strong neutral hit finishes it off.
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 Primeape
- 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 Primeape 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
Kano battles with one level 75 Primeape that knows Counter, Taunt and Brick Break. It takes extra damage from Flying, Psychic and Fairy moves. Win to earn the Primeape Master title. Find Kano on Route 11.
Moves List
Coverage runs deep. Primeape can hit 10 types beyond STAB, including Normal and Bug. The offense anchors on Brick Break and Karate Chop while TMs handle everything else.
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 25 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
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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
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