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Primeape Pig Monkey Pokémon オコリザル Okorizaru #057 Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
Type Fighting Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
Abilities Vital Spirit or Anger Point Cacophony Cacophony Defiant Hidden Ability Cacophony Hidden Ability Cacophony Cacophony
Gender ratio Unknown 50% male, 50% female	Catch rate 75 (17.5%)
Breeding Egg Group Field Hatch time 20 cycles
Height 3'03" 1.0 m Primeape 0'0" 0 m {{{form2}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form3}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form4}}}	Weight 70.5 lbs. 32.0 kg Primeape 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form2}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form3}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form4}}}
Mega Stone [[|]] [[|]]
Base experience yield 149 Gen. I-IV Unknown IV 159 V+	Leveling rate Medium Fast
EV yield Total: 2 Primeape 0 HP 2 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed
Shape	Footprint {{{form2}}}
Pokédex color   Brown	Base friendship 70
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

Primeape (Japanese: オコリザル Okorizaru) is a Fighting-type Pokémon introduced in Generation I.

It evolves from Mankey starting at level 28.

Biology

Primeape eating bananas

Primeape is a bipedal, simian Pokémon with a round body covered in whitish, shaggy fur. There is usually a throbbing vein on the left side of its forehead, and it has triangular ears with pink insides, narrow eyes with tiny pupils, and a pink, snout-like nose. Its arms and legs are brown and have metal shackles on the wrists and ankles. This is probably indicative of a method of training with weights. The hands have no visible fingers, instead resembling mittens or boxing gloves, and the feet have two toes.

Primeape is easily angered; even the slightest glance of eye contact will make it furious. When Primeape is furious, its blood circulation is boosted. This makes its muscles stronger, but at the cost of some of its intelligence. However, it has sturdy vessels in its brain that help keep it healthy. It will chase anyone who upsets it and will not stop until it has caught its quarry. Even if it is awoken from sleep, it will groggily chase whatever woke it. It has shown some fondness for bananas. Primeape can be found on mountains.

In the anime

Primeape in the anime

Major appearances

Ash's Primeape

In Primeape Goes Bananas, a Mankey stole Ash's hat, and later evolved into a Primeape. Ash's Charmander battled Primeape and Ash was able to catch it. It is currently in training with Anthony to become a P1 fighting champion.

Other

A Primeape appeared in Chikorita's Big Upset, where it was the leader of a group of wild Fighting-type Pokémon. It was defeated in battle by Chikorita and immediately surrendered its gang leadership to Chikorita. It then helped fight Team Rocket.

Butch of Team Rocket has a Primeape, which appeared in The Fortune Hunters.

A Primeape appeared in Wobbu-Palooza!, under the ownership of a festival crasher. It was used to disrupt the Wobbuffet Festival, but wound up being repelled by Ash, his friends, and Team Rocket.

A Primeape appeared in A Tyrogue Full of Trouble, where it was causing problems for a small town along with a Mankey and a Tyrogue. Kiyo was able to capture the Tyrogue, and the Mankey and Primeape joined up with him.

Multiple Primeape appeared in Journey to the Starting Line!, where they attacked Professor Oak, Delia, Tracey, and Gilbert who tried to retrieve a starter Bulbasaur after it got stuck in a tree.

Multiple Primeape appeared in I Choose You!. They battled Ash's Metapod, causing it to evolve into Butterfree. They were then put to sleep with Sleep Powder, eventually waking up as Team Rocket tried to sneak past them.

Minor appearances

A Primeape appeared in Princess vs. Princess, under the ownership of Yumi. It was used to battle Jessie during the Queen of the Princess Festival, quickly defeating Meowth before losing to Arbok after being poisoned by it.

A Primeape appeared in Riddle Me This as one of the Fighting-type Pokémon in an exercise Gym that were targeted by Team Rocket.

Multiple Primeape appeared in Showdown at the Po-ké Corral, where they were among the Pokémon living at Professor Oak's Laboratory.

A Primeape appeared in Pikachu's Vacation as one of the Pokémon seen at the Pokémon Theme Park.

A Primeape appeared in Pikachu Re-Volts, where it was among the Pokémon controlled by Cassidy and Butch at Mandarin Island North.

Multiple pink Primeape appeared in In the Pink as residents of Pinkan Island.

A Primeape appeared in The Power of One.

A wild Primeape appeared in Pikachu's Rescue Adventure.

A Primeape appeared in Wired for Battle! as one of the Pokémon seen in Muramasa's dojo.

A Primeape appeared in Tricks of the Trade as one of the Pokémon seen at the Pokémon Swap Meet in Palmpona.

A Trainer's Primeape appeared in Two Hits and a Miss, where it was one of the many Pokémon at a Fighting-type dojo.

A Primeape appeared in Beauty and the Breeder, under the ownership of a Pokémon Breeder participating in a Pokémon breeding competition.

A Primeape appeared in the banned episode EP250 as one of the Pokémon residing in a forest outside the Ice Path.

A Trainer's Primeape appeared in You're a Star, Larvitar!.

A Primeape appeared in Hokey Poké Balls!, where it was one of the Pokémon stolen by Team Rocket in Poké Balls.

A Primeape appeared in the opening sequence of Destiny Deoxys.

A Primeape appeared in the opening sequence of Lucario and the Mystery of Mew.

A Trainer's Primeape appeared in Alola to New Adventure!.

A Primeape appeared in The Sun, the Scare, the Secret Lair!, where Lillie observed a Mankey attacking it.

Two Primeape appeared in Rocking Clawmark Hill! as some of the Pokémon training up on Clawmark Hill.

A Trainer's Primeape appeared in Crystal-Clear Sleuthing!.

Six Trainers' Primeape appeared in Securing the Future!, where they joined the rest of Alola in showering Necrozma with light so it could return to its true form.

A Trainer's Primeape appeared in The Dealer of Destruction!.

Two Trainers' Primeape appeared in Battle Royal 151, where they competed in the Battle Royal preliminary round of the Manalo Conference. Both were defeated, with one losing to Gladion's Silvally.

A Trainer's Primeape appeared in SM140.

Pokédex entries

In the manga

Primeape in Pokémon Adventures

In the Ash & Pikachu manga

A Primeape appeared in The Tyrogue's Thoughts.

In the movie adaptations

A Primeape appeared in Celebi: a Timeless Encounter.

In the Darkrai Mission Story: Pokémon Ranger Vatonage - the Comic manga

A Primeape appeared in Altru Inc. Mystery.

A Primeape appeared in Team Dim Sun as one of the Pokémon Heath controlled.

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

In Wartortle Wars, a Primeape is first seen as a wild Pokémon that Saur defeated, becoming an Ivysaur afterwards. This catches the attention of the looming con artist, Green, starting a long-winded chain of events that led to Red first losing his money to her charm, and then his Badges.

In The Primeape Directive, a frustrated Primeape led a group of Mankey in attacking Yellow and her temporary master Blue. However, Porygon managed to defeat it. Yellow then empathizes with the Pokémon and has it leave peacefully into the wild. It later appeared along with its herd of Mankey in The Legend after the industrial ruins in the Kanto mainland had been restored by the healing light.

In Quilava Quandary, a Primeape was used by the Day-Care Couple to help train Gold.

Much later, Chuck, Blue's own master, owns a Primeape, as seen in Scrappy Skarmory, where it was working out with him and his Poliwrath. Together with Poliwrath, it used Dynamic Punch to reveal Suicune's presence in the ocean off the Cianwood coast, but the Gym Leader was defeated in the end, even after being joined by a friend.

A Primeape appeared in The Last Battle XIII as one of the Pokémon sent to participate in the fight in Ilex Forest.

A Trainer's Primeape appeared in Deprogramming Porygon-Z.

In the Pokémon Gotta Catch 'Em All manga

In Pokémon Gotta Catch 'Em All, Shinji's signature Pokémon is a Primeape.

In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga

Blaine sent out Primeape during the battle portion of the Pokémon Quiz Battle in Fierce Competition at the Pokémon Quiz Battle!!.

Red caught a Primeape prior to Red VS Green?! and another one off-screen in The Pokémon Banana League (Part 1).

Chuck's only known Pokémon is a Primeape. It battles with all three of Red's Pokémon in Defeat Chuck Style Martial Arts!!.

A Primeape appeared in PMDP16.

In the Pokémon Ruby-Sapphire manga

Ruby has a Primeape at his house as seen in Something Happened!! Let's Go After Pikachu!!.

In the TCG

Main article: Primeape (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

Game locations

In side games

Held items

Game		Held Item(s)
Red*	Blue*	Gold Leaf (100%)
Yellow*
Diamond	Pearl	Payapa Berry (5%)
Platinum
HeartGold	SoulSilver	Payapa Berry (5%)

Stats

Base stats

Pokéathlon stats

Type effectiveness

Learnset

Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!

By leveling up

By TM/HM

Generation VII Other generations: I - II - III - IV - V - VI - VIII - IX

TM   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  TM01 TM01 Headbutt Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 15 TM02 TM02 Taunt Dark Status 0000— 100}}100% 20 TM03 TM03 Helping Hand Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM05 TM05 Rest Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM07 TM07 Protect Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM08 TM08 Substitute Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM10 TM10 Dig Ground Physical 08080 100}}100% 10 TM12 TM12 Facade Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 TM13 TM13 Brick Break Fighting Physical 07575 100}}100% 15 TM15 TM15 Seismic Toss Fighting Physical 0000— 100}}100% 20 TM18 TM18 U-turn Bug Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 TM19 TM19 Iron Tail Steel Physical 100100 075}}75% 15 TM22 TM22 Rock Slide Rock Physical 07575 090}}90% 10 TM23 TM23 Thunder Punch Electric Physical 07575 100}}100% 15 TM26 TM26 Poison Jab Poison Physical 08080 100}}100% 20 TM27 TM27 Toxic Poison Status 0000— 090}}90% 10 TM30 TM30 Bulk Up Fighting Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM31 TM31 Fire Punch Fire Physical 07575 100}}100% 15 TM35 TM35 Ice Punch Ice Physical 07575 100}}100% 15 TM36 TM36 Thunderbolt Electric Special 09090 100}}100% 15 TM38 TM38 Thunder Electric Special 110110 070}}70% 10 TM39 TM39 Outrage Dragon Physical 120120 100}}100% 10 TM41 TM41 Earthquake Ground Physical 100100 100}}100% 10 TM48 TM48 Hyper Beam Normal Special 150150 090}}90% 5 TM57 TM57 Pay Day Normal Physical 04040 100}}100% 20

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Primeape Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Primeape Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations

By a prior evolution

Pokémon Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon

By leveling up

By TM/HM

Generation VII Other generations: I - II - III - IV - V - VI - VIII - IX

TM   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  TM01 TM01 Work Up Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 30 TM06 TM06 Toxic Poison Status 0000— 090}}90% 10 TM08 TM08 Bulk Up Fighting Status 0000— —}}—% 20 TM10 TM10 Hidden Power Normal Special 06060 100}}100% 15 TM11 TM11 Sunny Day Fire Status 0000— —}}—% 5 TM12 TM12 Taunt Dark Status 0000— 100}}100% 20 TM15 TM15 Hyper Beam Normal Special 150150 090}}90% 5 TM17 TM17 Protect Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 10 TM18 TM18 Rain Dance Water Status 0000— —}}—% 5 TM21 TM21 Frustration Normal Physical 0000— 100}}100% 20 TM23 TM23 Smack Down Rock Physical 05050 100}}100% 15 TM24 TM24 Thunderbolt Electric Special 09090 100}}100% 15 TM25 TM25 Thunder Electric Special 110110 070}}70% 10 TM26 TM26 Earthquake Ground Physical 100100 100}}100% 10 TM27 TM27 Return Normal Physical 0000— 100}}100% 20 TM31 TM31 Brick Break Fighting Physical 07575 100}}100% 15 TM32 TM32 Double Team Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 15 TM39 TM39 Rock Tomb Rock Physical 06060 095}}95% 15 TM40 TM40 Aerial Ace Flying Physical 06060 —}}—% 20 TM42 TM42 Facade Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 TM44 TM44 Rest Psychic Status 0000— —}}—% 10 TM45 TM45 Attract Normal Status 0000— 100}}100% 15 TM46 TM46 Thief Dark Physical 06060 100}}100% 25 TM47 TM47 Low Sweep Fighting Physical 06565 100}}100% 20 TM48 TM48 Round Normal Special 06060 100}}100% 15 TM50 TM50 Overheat Fire Special 130130 090}}90% 5 TM52 TM52 Focus Blast Fighting Special 120120 070}}70% 5 TM56 TM56 Fling Dark Physical 0000— 100}}100% 10 TM62 TM62 Acrobatics Flying Physical 05555 100}}100% 15 TM66 TM66 Payback Dark Physical 05050 100}}100% 10 TM68 TM68 Giga Impact Normal Physical 150150 090}}90% 5 TM71 TM71 Stone Edge Rock Physical 100100 080}}80% 5 TM78 TM78 Bulldoze Ground Physical 06060 100}}100% 20 TM80 TM80 Rock Slide Rock Physical 07575 090}}90% 10 TM84 TM84 Poison Jab Poison Physical 08080 100}}100% 20 TM87 TM87 Swagger Normal Status 0000— 085}}85% 15 TM88 TM88 Sleep Talk Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 10 TM89 TM89 U-turn Bug Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 TM90 TM90 Substitute Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 10 XTM100 TM100 Confide Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 20

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Primeape Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Primeape Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations

By breeding

Generation VII Other generations: II - III - IV - V - VI - VIII - IX

Parent   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  Beat Up Dark Physical — 100% 10 Close Combat Fighting Physical 120 100% 5 Counter Fighting Physical — 100% 20 Encore Normal Status — 100% 5 Focus Punch Fighting Physical 150 100% 20 Foresight Normal Status — —% 40 Meditate Psychic Status — —% 40 Night Slash Dark Physical 70 100% 15 Power Trip Dark Physical 20 100% 10 Revenge Fighting Physical 60 100% 10 Reversal Fighting Physical — 100% 15 Sleep Talk Normal Status — —% 10 Smelling Salts* Normal Physical 70 100% 10

Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Primeape in Generation VII Moves marked with a double dagger (‡) can only be bred from a Pokémon who learned the move in an earlier generation. Moves marked with a superscript game abbreviation can only be bred onto Primeape in that game. Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Primeape Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Primeape Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Egg moves from other generations

By tutoring

By a prior evolution

Generation VII Other generations: I - II - III - IV - V - VI - VIII - IX

Stage   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  CovetSM Normal Physical 60 100% 25

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Primeape Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Primeape Click on the generation numbers at the top to see moves from other generations

Side game data

Pokémon Pinball Acquisition: Evolve			Pokémon Trozei! Rarity: Rare
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team Body size: 1 Recruit rate: Evolve Friend Area: Energetic Forest Phrases 51%-100% HP I'll chase you to the ends of the world! 26%-50% HP Darn it... My health is already down to half... 1%-25% HP I'm done... I don't have the energy to give chase... Level up OK! Leveled up!
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time, Explorers of Darkness, and Explorers of Sky Body size: 1 Recruit rate: -4.5% IQ group: C
Pokémon Ranger Group: Fighting Poké Assist: Fighting Field move: (Crush ×2) Loops: 10 Min. exp.: 40 Max. exp.: 60 Browser entry R-150 Primeape is always furious and savage. It has the power to shatter big Boulders.
Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia Group: Fighting Poké Assist: Fighting Field move: (Crush ×3) Browser entry R-127 It thrashes about extremely wildly. It is easier to capture when it stops.
Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs Group: Fighting Poké Assist: (present) Fighting Field move: (present) (Crush ×3) Poké Assist: (past) Fighting Field move: (past) (Crush ×1) Browser entry R-183/N-111 It attacks with punches.
Pokémon Rumble Attack ●●●● Defense ●●● Speed ●●●			Pokémon Rumble Blast Attack ●●●● Defense ●●● Speed ●●●
PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure PokéPark Pad entry: Primeape came to the Iceberg Zone to battle! The Attraction he's best at is Venusaur's Vine Swing. He also likes Tangrowth's Swing-Along.
PokéPark 2: Wonders Beyond PokéPark Pad entry: They get angry easily, but Pokémon in the Crag Area accept it as their personality. They are pleasant after they finish being angry.
Pokémon Battle Trozei Fighting Attack Power: ★★★★★			Pokémon Shuffle Fighting Attack Power: 60 - 105 5 #468 Power of 5+ Deals even more damage when you make a match of five.
Pokémon GO Base HP: 130 Base Attack: 207 Base Defense: 144 Egg Distance: N/A Buddy Distance: 3 km Evolution Requirement: N/A Fast Attacks: Low Kick, Karate Chop*, Counter* Charged Attacks: Cross Chop*, Close Combat*, Low Sweep, Night Slash

Evolution

Unevolved Mankey  Fighting

Level 28 →

First evolution Primeape  Fighting

Sprites

Generation I Red Green Red Blue Yellow Front Back Front Back Front Back

Generation II Gold Silver Crystal Front Back Front Back Front Back

Generation III Ruby Sapphire Emerald FireRed LeafGreen Front Back Front Back Front Back

Generation IV Diamond Pearl Platinum HeartGold SoulSilver Front Back Front Back Front Back

Generation V Black White Black 2 White 2 Front Back Front Back

Generation VI X Y Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire Front Back Front Back

Generation VII Sun Moon Ultra Sun Ultra Moon Front Back Front Back

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

Trivia

• According to Pocket Monsters: The Animation, Primeape is the reason why Poké Balls were developed.
• Despite its body style claimed it has a tail, no tail is visible on Primeape.

Origin

Considering its pig-like nose, coloration, habitat, and tendency to fly into a rage if eye contact is made, Primeape has much in common with baboons.

Name origin

Primeape may be a combination of prime and ape, as well as being a pun on primate.

Okorizaru can be taken to be 怒り猿 (angry monkey).

In other languages

Language Title Meaning Japanese オコリザル Okorizaru From 怒り猿 French Colossinge From colosse and singe Spanish Primeape Same as English name German Rasaff From rasend and Affe Italian Primeape Same as English name Korean 성원숭 Seongwonsung From 성나다 seongnada and 원숭이 wonsung'i Mandarin Chinese 火爆猴 Huǒbàohóu Literally "Fire bursting monkey" Cantonese Chinese 火爆猴 Fóbaau'hàuh Literally "Fire bursting monkey"

More languages Hebrew פריימיפ Praymip Transcription of English name Hindi प्राइमएप Primeape Transcription of English name Lithuanian Puikioji Beždžionė Literally "Great Monkey" Russian Праймейп Praymeyp Transcription of English name

Related articles

• Ash's Primeape

External links

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