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Mankey マンキー Mankey #056
Artwork from FR/LG
Type Fighting ' Unknown Unknown Blue-Striped Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown	Category Pig Monkey Pokémon
Abilities Vital Spirit or Anger Point Anger Point Blue-Striped -----	Exp. at Lv. 100 1,000,000
Regional Pokédex numbers Kanto #056 Johto #134 Hoenn #243 Sinnoh — Unova Not in any regional Pokédex
Regional Browser numbers Fiore R— Almia R— Oblivia
Height 1′08″ Imperial 0.5 m Metric 1′08″/0.5 m Red-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m Blue-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m
Weight 61.7 lbs. Imperial 28.0 kg Metric 61.7 lbs./28.0 kg Red-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg Blue-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg
Dex color Brown	Catch rate 190 (24.8%)
Body style Blue-Striped	Footprint      Blue-Striped
Gender ratio Gender unknown Unknown Gender unknown
Breeding Ground group 1 cycles (255 minimum steps)
EV yield HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 Base Exp.: 74 Battle Exp.: 741*
External links On Smogon Pokédex: Generation I Generation II Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Mankey (Japanese: マンキー Mankey) is a Fighting-type Pokémon.

Biology

Physiology

Mankey, though partly named after humans, bears almost no resemblance to them. Mankey has features similar to many primates including fur, a long flexible tail, and prehensile hands and feet ideal for gripping branches and other objects. Mankey has a nose similar to a pig.

Gender differences

None.

Special abilities

Mankey specialize in physical fighting, but they can sometimes know elemental attacks (though they don't usually excel at them).

Behavior

Mankey are very aggressive and short-tempered. Anyone that gets on its bad side (which is too easy to do), will receive a severe thrashing.

Habitat

Mankey can be found in vibrant forests, in mountains, or in valleys with rivers running through them.

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

The prefered food appears to be Chestnuts, although Mankey usually lack the dexterity to peel them.

In the anime

In Primeape Goes Bananas, a wild Mankey steals Ash's hat and then evolves into a Primeape. Ash captures it afterwards.

Mankey is one of the Yas Gym's Pokémon in Showdown at Dark City.

In the third Pokémon Movie, Spell of the Unown, a trainer named Lisa used a Mankey to battle Ash.

In the manga

In Volume 1 of The Electric Tale of Pikachu, Ash chases a swarm of Mankey and manages to catch one. He later trades it in for a bogus map of Mt. Moon.

In the TCG

Main article: Mankey (TCG)

Game data

NPC appearances

• Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Three Mankey are the boss of Uproar Forest. After being defeated, they follow the player back to the rescue base. The Mankey help with the remodeling of the base but go on strike half-way through until they receive two peeled chestnuts.

Pokédex entries

Game locations

In side games

Base stats

Type effectiveness

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Learnset

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By leveling up

By TM/HM

By breeding

Move	Type	Cat.	Father
Beat Up			Sneasel
Close Combat			Mankey, Primeape Zangoose Monferno, Infernape Lucario
Counter			Slakoth, Slaking
Foresight*			Farfetch'd
Meditate			Smeargle
Revenge			Weavile
Reversal			Growlithe Vigoroth Lucario***
Rock Slide			Ekans**, Arbok** Sandshrew**, Sandslash** Nidoking** Diglett**, Dugtrio** Mankey**, Primeape** Rhyhorn**, Rhydon** Tauros** Typhlosion** Quagsire** Dunsparce** Granbull** Teddiursa**, Ursaring** Swinub**, Piloswine** Phanpy**, Donphan** Torchic**, Combusken**, Blaziken** Nuzleaf**, Shiftry** Slakoth**, Vigoroth**, Slaking** Loudred**, Exploud** Mawile** Numel**, Camerupt Torkoal** Spinda** Zangoose** Kecleon** Absol** Spheal**, Sealeo **, Walrein** Empoleon** Lucario**, Hippopotas**, Hippowdon** Rhyperior** Mamoswine**
SmellingSalt			Spinda*
*Indicates moves only available through chain breeding. **Indicates moves only available through TM. ***This move must have been learned before evolution.

By tutoring

In Pokémon FireRed & LeafGreen and Pokémon Emerald:

• Body Slam
• Counter
• Double-Edge
• Mega Kick
• Mega Punch
• Metronome
• Mimic
• Rock Slide
• Seismic Toss
• Substitute

Emerald Version only:

• DynamicPunch
• Defense Curl
• Endure
• Fire Punch
• Ice Punch
• Mud-Slap
• Psych Up
• Sleep Talk
• Snore
• Swagger
• Swift
• ThunderPunch

Side game data

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Evolution

Sprites

Gen	Game
I	Red	Blue	Yellow		Red (Ja)	Green	Back
II	Gold	Silver	Crystal				Back
III	Ruby	Sapphire	Emerald		FireRed	LeafGreen	Back
IV	Diamond	Pearl	Platinum		HeartGold	SoulSilver	Back
V	Black	White	Black 2	White 2			Back

For other sprites and images, please see Mankey images on Bulbagarden Archives.

Trivia

Origin

Considering its pig-like nose, its vestigial tail, and overall personality, Mankey have much in common with baboons.

Name origin

Mankey's name is a hybrid of the words man and monkey. It also comes from the word manky, which means inferior, dirty or worthless, which could be derogatory terms.

In other languages

• German: Menki
• French: Ferosinge - Féroce means ferocious, and singe means monkey.
• Korean: 망키 Mangki

Related articles

• Ash's Mankey

External links

• Article on Wikipedia

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