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[[File:Mankey anime.png|200px|left|thumb|As a wild {{p|Mankey}}]]
[[File:Mankey anime.png|200px|left|thumb|As a wild {{p|Mankey}}]]
====[[Original series]]====
====[[Original series]]====
Ash caught Primeape on {{rt|7|Kanto}} in the episode ''[[EP025|Primeape Goes Bananas]]''. On the road to [[Celadon City]], Ash learned that {{Gary}} had already caught 30 Pokémon. Upon hearing this, Ash aspired to catch more for himself. Soon afterward, a friendly wild Mankey ate some of {{an|Brock}}'s [[rice ball|food]]. Ash took this opportunity to try to catch the Pokémon, but the [[Poké Ball]] failed, instead catching a rice ball. Mankey was angered and chased the group, beat up Ash, and stole his {{AP|hat}}. Mankey gleefully teased Ash as the young Trainer fumed about having his beloved cap stolen. {{TRT}} took this opportunity to make a plan to capture {{AP|Pikachu}}, with Mankey walking up to Team Rocket. [[James]] kicked it out of sight and this angered the Pig Monkey so much that it evolved into Primeape. It proceeded to punch [[Jessie]] in the face, sending her face-first into a rock, then viciously attacked the Team Rocket members. After it beat up Brock, chased Ash and {{an|Misty}} down Route 7 and followed Ash into one of Team Rocket's pitfalls, Ash made several attempts to catch the rampaging Primeape, and eventually, his {{AP|Charmander}} was finally able to defeat it. Ash caught it and unleashed it upon Team Rocket, where it brutalized them and sent them blasting off into a nest full of wild Primeape.
Ash {{pkmn2|caught}} Primeape on {{rt|7|Kanto}} in ''[[EP025|Primeape Goes Bananas]]''. After Ash learned that {{Gary}} had already caught 30 Pokémon, he aspired to catch more for himself. Soon afterward, a friendly {{pkmn2|wild}} {{p|Mankey}} ate some of {{an|Brock}}'s [[rice ball|food]]. Ash took this opportunity to try to catch the Pokémon, but the {{i|Poké Ball}} failed, instead catching a rice ball. Mankey was angered and chased the group, beat up Ash, and stole his {{AP|hat}}. Mankey gleefully teased Ash as the young Trainer fumed over having his beloved cap stolen. {{TRT}} decided this was the perfect opportunity to plot how to capture {{AP|Pikachu}}, with Mankey approaching the trio out of curiosity. [[James]] kicked it out of sight and this angered the Mankey so much that it [[Evolution|evolved]] into Primeape. It proceeded to punch [[Jessie]] in the face, sending her face-first into a rock, then viciously attacked the other Team Rocket members. After it beat up Brock, chased Ash and {{an|Misty}} down Route 7 and followed Ash into one of Team Rocket's pitfalls, Ash made several attempts to catch the rampaging Primeape, and eventually, his {{AP|Charmander}} was finally able to defeat it. Ash caught it and unleashed it upon Team Rocket, where it brutalized them and sent them blasting off into a nest full of wild Primeape.
 
Ash considered using Primeape in his match against [[Erika]] in ''[[EP026|Pokémon Scent-Sation!]]''. However he reconsidered this idea after thinking back to Primeape's explosive aggression.


It appeared in a flashback in ''[[EP026|Pokémon Scent-Sation!]]'' and was planned to be used against [[Erika]]. However, Ash decided not to when he recalled how crazy it was.
[[File:Ash Primeape Spurt.png|thumb|200px|Primeape's appearance in [[Spurt!]]]]
[[File:Ash Primeape Spurt.png|thumb|200px|Primeape's appearance in [[Spurt!]]]]
In ''[[EP029|The Punchy Pokémon]]'', after leaving Celadon City, Ash and his friends met a man named {{OBP|Anthony|EP029}} who was training to win the [[P1 Grand Prix]], a tournament for {{type|Fighting}} Pokémon. Anthony's daughter, {{OBP|Rebecca|EP029}}, wanted him to stop spending so much time away from home training. Brock and Ash volunteered to enter the tournament to discourage Anthony, with Ash entering Primeape. In the first match against a {{p|Machop}}, Ash saved Primeape from a nasty fall, which caused the usually angry Pokémon to become closer to Ash. Primeape eventually won the tournament. Anthony offered to train Primeape for Ash, with the promise of training it to become a P1 champion, so Ash left Primeape with Anthony. Primeape, unlike the other Pokémon that Ash has given to another Trainer for training, hasn't been seen since (although the [[narrator]] in the [[dub]] hinted at the end of the episode that it's possible that Primeape would return).
In ''[[EP029|The Punchy Pokémon]]'', after leaving Celadon City, Ash and {{ashfr}} met a man named {{OBP|Anthony|EP029}} who was training to win the [[P1 Grand Prix]], a tournament for {{type|Fighting}} Pokémon. Anthony's daughter, {{OBP|Rebecca|EP029}}, wanted him to stop spending so much time away from home training. Brock and Ash volunteered to enter the tournament to discourage Anthony, with Ash entering Primeape. In the first match against a {{p|Machop}}, Ash saved Primeape from a nasty fall, which caused the usually vicious Pokémon to become closer to Ash. Primeape listened to Ash's instructions and eventually won the tournament. Anthony offered to train Primeape for Ash, with the promise of training it to become a P1 champion, so Ash left Primeape with Anthony. Primeape, unlike the other Pokémon that Ash has given to another Trainer for training, hasn't been seen since. Although the [[narrator]] in the [[dub]] hinted at the end of the episode that it's possible that Primeape would return.
 
===={{series|Best Wishes}}====
Primeape was seen in a flashback in ''[[BW116|The Fires of a Red-Hot Reunion!]]'' after Ash remembered the time when Charmander battled it.


====Other appearances====
====Other appearances====
Primeape made a cameo appearance along with Ash's other Pokémon in [[Spurt!]], [[GLORY DAY ~That Shining Day~]], [[Be an Arrow!]], and [[It's Always You and Me]]. It was also seen in a flashback in ''[[BW116|The Fires of a Red-Hot Reunion!]]'' when Ash remembered the time when Charmander battled Primeape.
 
Primeape made a cameo appearance along with Ash's other Pokémon in [[Spurt!]], [[GLORY DAY ~That Shining Day~]], [[Be an Arrow!]], and [[It's Always You and Me]].


===Personality and characteristics===
===Personality and characteristics===
[[File:Ash and Primeape.png|thumb|200px|left|Primeape and Ash]]
[[File:Ash and Primeape.png|thumb|200px|left|Primeape and Ash]]
Primeape was only around for a few episodes, but it had a lot of personality. It was very mischievous, mercilessly vicious, extremely violent, almost always out of control, had a very short fuse and was prone to an explosive rage. This notably caused Ash to audibly reconsider using Primeape in a [[Gym]] {{pkmn|battle}} against [[Erika]]. But under the explosively violent personality, it had a softer side, which allowed it to bond with Ash.
Despite its few appearance, Primeape had a lot of personality. It was naturally very mischievous, but also showed itself to be particularly irritable. Primeape's short fuse made it prone to explosive outrages and merciless violence. However, {{Ash}} saw through this flaw and went on to {{pkmn2|caught|catch}} Primeape in the hopes of using its ample energy for {{pkmn|battle}}s. Primeape's potential shone through during the [[P1 Grand Prix]] event in ''[[EP029|The Punchy Pokémon]]'', where its athletic prowess and sheer power was able to be utilized. Underneath the explosively violent personality, it had a softer side, which allowed it to bond with Ash.
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[[File:Ash Mankey EToP.png|thumb|200px|Mankey with its group in The Electric Tale of Pikachu]]
[[File:Ash Mankey EToP.png|thumb|200px|Mankey with its group in The Electric Tale of Pikachu]]
===In The Electric Tale of Pikachu manga===
===In The Electric Tale of Pikachu manga===
{{OBP|Ash Ketchum|EToP|Ash}}'s Mankey appeared in ''[[ET03|Clefairy Tale]]''. It was initially a member a larger group of Mankey pursued in a forest by Ash and his {{AP|Fearow}}. After Fearow cut the Mankey off and {{AP|Pikachu|Pikachu (EToP)}} attacked them with {{m|Thunder Shock}}, the Mankey panicked and slammed into a {{p|Beedrill}} nest, causing both groups to be attacked by a swarm of angry Poison Bee Pokémon. Later, after finding out that his Mankey was only a Grade D capture, a disappointed Ash started walking around and came across a man who offered him a map of [[Mt. Moon]] to find {{p|Clefairy}}. Ash offered the man his Mankey in exchange for the map, only to later find out that the map was false and that he had been scammed.
{{OBP|Ash Ketchum|EToP|Ash}}'s Mankey appeared in ''[[ET03|Clefairy Tale]]''. It was initially a member a larger group of Mankey pursued in a forest by Ash and his {{AP|Fearow}}. After Fearow cut the Mankey off and {{AP|Pikachu|Pikachu (EToP)}} attacked them with {{m|Thunder Shock}}, the Mankey panicked and slammed into a {{p|Beedrill}} nest, causing both groups to be attacked by the swarm of angry Poison Bee Pokémon. Later, after finding out that his Mankey was only a Grade D capture, a disappointed Ash started walking around and came across a man who offered him a map of [[Mt. Moon]] to find {{p|Clefairy}}. Ash offered the man his Mankey in exchange for the map, only to later find out that the map was false and that he had been scammed.
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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
* Primeape is Ash's first Pokémon that:
* Primeape is {{Ash}}'s first Pokémon that:
** is a {{t|Fighting}} type.
** is a {{t|Fighting}} type.
** evolved onscreen prior to its capture.
** [[Evolution|evolved]] onscreen prior to its {{pkmn2|caught|capture}}.
** was caught in its fully evolved form.
** was caught in its fully evolved form.
** Ash captured by weakening it in battle with a Pokémon other than {{AP|Pikachu}}.
** Ash captured by weakening it in {{pkmn|battle}} with a Pokémon other than {{AP|Pikachu}}.
** was left with another Trainer for training, and the only one among them that has not been reunited with Ash.
** was left with another {{pkmn|Trainer}} for training, and the only one among them that has not been reunited with Ash.
* During [[Pokémon Sunday]] on June 27, 2010, presenter [[Shōko Nakagawa|Shokotan]] chose Primeape in her ideal team for Ash.
* During [[Pokémon Sunday]] on June 27, 2010, presenter [[Shōko Nakagawa|Shokotan]] chose Primeape in her ideal team for Ash.
* Among the Pokémon Ash owned for more than one episode, Primeape holds the record for the fewest onscreen appearances, appearing in only two episodes (four including flashbacks).
* Among the Pokémon Ash owned for more than one episode, Primeape holds the record for the fewest onscreen appearances, appearing in only two episodes (four including flashbacks).

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Ash's Primeape
サトシのオコリザル Satoshi's Okorizaru
Bag Poké Ball SV Sprite.png
Ash Primeape.png
Ash's Primeape
Debuts in Primeape Goes Bananas
Caught at Route 7
Evolves in Primeape Goes Bananas
Gender Unknown
Ability Unknown
Current location Training with Anthony
HOME056.png → HOME057.png
This Pokémon spent less than 1 episode as Mankey.
Voice actor Japanese English
As Mankey Hiroshi Ōtake
As Primeape Hiroshi Ōtake Hiroshi Ōtake (EP025)
Michael Haigney (EP029)
Unknown (BW116)

Ash's Primeape (Japanese: サトシのオコリザル Satoshi's Okorizaru) was the eighth Pokémon that Ash caught in the Kanto region, and his ninth overall.

In the anime

History

As a wild Mankey

Original series

Ash caught Primeape on Route 7 in Primeape Goes Bananas. After Ash learned that Gary had already caught 30 Pokémon, he aspired to catch more for himself. Soon afterward, a friendly wild Mankey ate some of Brock's food. Ash took this opportunity to try to catch the Pokémon, but the Poké Ball failed, instead catching a rice ball. Mankey was angered and chased the group, beat up Ash, and stole his hat. Mankey gleefully teased Ash as the young Trainer fumed over having his beloved cap stolen. Team Rocket decided this was the perfect opportunity to plot how to capture Pikachu, with Mankey approaching the trio out of curiosity. James kicked it out of sight and this angered the Mankey so much that it evolved into Primeape. It proceeded to punch Jessie in the face, sending her face-first into a rock, then viciously attacked the other Team Rocket members. After it beat up Brock, chased Ash and Misty down Route 7 and followed Ash into one of Team Rocket's pitfalls, Ash made several attempts to catch the rampaging Primeape, and eventually, his Charmander was finally able to defeat it. Ash caught it and unleashed it upon Team Rocket, where it brutalized them and sent them blasting off into a nest full of wild Primeape.

Ash considered using Primeape in his match against Erika in Pokémon Scent-Sation!. However he reconsidered this idea after thinking back to Primeape's explosive aggression.

File:Ash Primeape Spurt.png
Primeape's appearance in Spurt!

In The Punchy Pokémon, after leaving Celadon City, Ash and his friends met a man named Anthony who was training to win the P1 Grand Prix, a tournament for Fighting-type Pokémon. Anthony's daughter, Rebecca, wanted him to stop spending so much time away from home training. Brock and Ash volunteered to enter the tournament to discourage Anthony, with Ash entering Primeape. In the first match against a Machop, Ash saved Primeape from a nasty fall, which caused the usually vicious Pokémon to become closer to Ash. Primeape listened to Ash's instructions and eventually won the tournament. Anthony offered to train Primeape for Ash, with the promise of training it to become a P1 champion, so Ash left Primeape with Anthony. Primeape, unlike the other Pokémon that Ash has given to another Trainer for training, hasn't been seen since. Although the narrator in the dub hinted at the end of the episode that it's possible that Primeape would return.

Best Wishes series

Primeape was seen in a flashback in The Fires of a Red-Hot Reunion! after Ash remembered the time when Charmander battled it.

Other appearances

Primeape made a cameo appearance along with Ash's other Pokémon in Spurt!, GLORY DAY ~That Shining Day~, Be an Arrow!, and It's Always You and Me.

Personality and characteristics

Primeape and Ash

Despite its few appearance, Primeape had a lot of personality. It was naturally very mischievous, but also showed itself to be particularly irritable. Primeape's short fuse made it prone to explosive outrages and merciless violence. However, Ash saw through this flaw and went on to catch Primeape in the hopes of using its ample energy for battles. Primeape's potential shone through during the P1 Grand Prix event in The Punchy Pokémon, where its athletic prowess and sheer power was able to be utilized. Underneath the explosively violent personality, it had a softer side, which allowed it to bond with Ash.

Moves used

Ash Primeape Mega Kick.png
Using Mega Kick
Move First Used In
Thrash Primeape Goes Bananas
Scratch The Punchy Pokémon
Mega Kick The Punchy Pokémon
Seismic Toss The Punchy Pokémon
A † shows that the move was used recently, unless all moves fit this case or there are fewer than five known moves.

In the manga

Mankey with its group in The Electric Tale of Pikachu

In The Electric Tale of Pikachu manga

Ash's Mankey appeared in Clefairy Tale. It was initially a member a larger group of Mankey pursued in a forest by Ash and his Fearow. After Fearow cut the Mankey off and Pikachu attacked them with Thunder Shock, the Mankey panicked and slammed into a Beedrill nest, causing both groups to be attacked by the swarm of angry Poison Bee Pokémon. Later, after finding out that his Mankey was only a Grade D capture, a disappointed Ash started walking around and came across a man who offered him a map of Mt. Moon to find Clefairy. Ash offered the man his Mankey in exchange for the map, only to later find out that the map was false and that he had been scammed.

Trivia

  • Primeape is Ash's first Pokémon that:
    • is a Fighting type.
    • evolved onscreen prior to its capture.
    • was caught in its fully evolved form.
    • Ash captured by weakening it in battle with a Pokémon other than Pikachu.
    • was left with another Trainer for training, and the only one among them that has not been reunited with Ash.
  • During Pokémon Sunday on June 27, 2010, presenter Shokotan chose Primeape in her ideal team for Ash.
  • Among the Pokémon Ash owned for more than one episode, Primeape holds the record for the fewest onscreen appearances, appearing in only two episodes (four including flashbacks).

Related articles

For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Mankey and Primeape.


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