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mankey
🎯 Nature Recommendations
Adamant
Primary
+Attack -Sp. Atk
Attack higher than Sp. Atk, Adamant maximizes damage
Jolly
Alternative
+Speed -Sp. Atk
If speed advantage needed
#056

mankey

Fighting

Extremely quick to anger. It could be docile one moment then thrashing away the next instant.

Height
0.5m
Weight
28kg
Generation
Gen I (RB)
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📊 Stats ⚡ Abilities 🛡️ Type Matchup ✨ Evolution 💥 Moves

Base Stats

HP
40
40
Attack
80
80
Defense
35
35
Sp. Atk
35
35
Sp. Def
45
45
Speed
70
70
Total
305

Abilities (Click for details)

vital-spirit
Normal Ability
anger-point
Normal Ability
defiant

Type Matchups

Weaknesses (×2)

Flying Psychic Fairy

Resistances (×½)

Bug Rock Dark

Evolution Chain

mankey
mankey
#056
→
primeape
primeape
#057
→
annihilape
annihilape
#979

Moves

Level Move Type Category Power Accuracy PP
Lv.1 scratch normal physical 40 100 35
Lv.1 leer normal status - 100 30
Lv.1 low-kick fighting physical - 100 20
Lv.1 focus-energy normal status - - 30
Lv.1 covet normal physical 60 100 25
Lv.5 fury-swipes normal physical 18 80 15
Lv.8 low-kick fighting physical - 100 20
Lv.9 fury-swipes normal physical 18 80 15
Lv.12 seismic-toss fighting physical - 100 20
Lv.13 karate-chop fighting physical 50 100 25
Lv.17 seismic-toss fighting physical - 100 20
Lv.17 swagger normal status - 85 15
Lv.21 screech normal status - 85 40
Lv.22 cross-chop fighting physical 100 80 5
Lv.25 assurance dark physical 60 100 10
Lv.26 assurance dark physical 60 100 10
Lv.29 thrash normal physical 120 100 10
Lv.33 swagger normal status - 85 15
Lv.33 close-combat fighting physical 120 100 5
Lv.36 screech normal status - 85 40
Lv.37 cross-chop fighting physical 100 80 5
Lv.41 thrash normal physical 120 100 10
Lv.44 outrage dragon physical 120 100 10
Lv.45 punishment dark physical - 100 5
Lv.49 close-combat fighting physical 120 100 5
Move Type Category Power Accuracy PP
body-slam normal physical 85 100 15
take-down normal physical 90 85 20
double-edge normal physical 120 100 15
strength normal physical 80 100 15
thunderbolt electric special 90 100 15
thunder electric special 110 70 10
earthquake ground physical 100 100 10
dig ground physical 80 100 10
toxic poison status - 90 10
double-team normal status - - 15
metronome normal status - - 10
swift normal special 60 - 20
rest psychic status - - 5
rock-slide rock physical 75 90 10
substitute normal status - - 10
thief dark physical 60 100 25
protect normal status - - 10
scary-face normal status - 100 10
endure normal status - - 10
swagger normal status - 85 15
attract normal status - 100 15
return normal physical - 100 20
frustration normal physical - 100 20
hidden-power normal special 60 100 15
rain-dance water status - - 5
sunny-day fire status - - 5
rock-smash fighting physical 40 100 15
facade normal physical 70 100 20
taunt dark status - 100 20
brick-break fighting physical 75 100 15
secret-power normal physical 70 100 20
overheat fire special 130 90 5
rock-tomb rock physical 60 95 15
aerial-ace flying physical 60 - 20
bulk-up fighting status - - 20
u-turn bug physical 70 100 20
payback dark physical 50 100 10
fling dark physical - 100 10
poison-jab poison physical 80 100 20
drain-punch fighting physical 75 100 10
focus-blast fighting special 120 70 5
shadow-claw ghost physical 70 100 15
stone-edge rock physical 100 80 5
hone-claws dark status - - 15
smack-down rock physical 50 100 15
low-sweep fighting physical 65 100 20
round normal special 60 100 15
Move Type Category Power Accuracy PP
counter fighting physical - 100 20
meditate psychic status - - 40
curse ghost status - - 10
reversal fighting physical - 100 15
foresight normal status - - 40
sleep-talk normal status - - 10
encore normal status - 100 5
beat-up dark physical - 100 10
focus-punch fighting physical 150 100 20
smelling-salts normal physical 70 100 10
revenge fighting physical 60 100 10
close-combat fighting physical 120 100 5
night-slash dark physical 70 100 15
Move Type Category Power Accuracy PP
fire-punch fire physical 75 100 15
ice-punch ice physical 75 100 15
thunder-punch electric physical 75 100 15
low-kick fighting physical - 100 20
snore normal special 50 100 15
spite ghost status - 100 10
outrage dragon physical 120 100 10
iron-tail steel physical 100 75 15
uproar normal special 90 100 10
helping-hand normal status - - 20
role-play psychic status - - 10
endeavor normal physical - 100 5
covet normal physical 60 100 25
seed-bomb grass physical 80 100 15
gunk-shot poison physical 120 80 5

Moveset & Team Recommendations

⚔️ Recommended Movesets
Physical Attacker Moveset Physical
focus-punch high-jump-kick brave-bird swords-dance
mankey's physical attacker moveset, STAB movefocus-punchhigh power, paired with brave-birdbetter coverage.
👥 Team Recommendations
Balanced Team Core Balance
landorus-incarnate togekiss ferrothorn scizor gyarados
mankeyas a Balanced Team attacker core, Cover weaknesses with teammates.
Hyper Offense Team Core Hyper Offense
dragonite garchomp gyarados dragapult talonflame
mankeyas a Hyper Offense team core, fast sweeping is the main goal.