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Height
3'03" Imperial
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1.0 m Metric
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3'03"/1.0 m Red-Striped
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0'0"/0.0 m Blue-Striped
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0'0"/0.0 m
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Weight
70.5 lbs. Imperial
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32.0 kg Metric
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70.5 lbs./32.0 kg Red-Striped
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0.0 lbs./0.0 kg Blue-Striped
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0.0 lbs./0.0 kg
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EV yield
HP 0
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Atk 2
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Def 0
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Sp.Atk 0
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Sp.Def 0
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Speed 0
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Base Exp.: 149
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Battle Exp.: 1491*
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Primeape (Japanese: オコリザル Okorizaru) is a Fighting-type Pokémon.
It evolves from Mankey starting at level 28.
Biology
Physiology
Primeape has a round body covered in whitish, messy fur. Primeape's ears are triangular with pink insides, its arms and legs are colored brown and the tail it had as a Mankey has disappeared, despite its body style saying that it still retains it. Primeape has metal shackles on its wrists and ankles; this is probably indicative of a method of training with weights. The forepaws seem to resemble boxing gloves, alluding to its nature as a Fighting-type Pokémon. Primeape has a stress mark on the left side of its forehead.
Gender differences
None.
Special abilities
Primeape's abilities are similar to those of its pre-evolution, Mankey, only stronger. When Primeape becomes furious, its blood circulation is boosted. In turn, Primeape's muscles are made even stronger. However, it also becomes much less intelligent at the same time. Since Primeape is a fully evolved Pokémon, it is capable of using Hyper Beam and Giga Impact.
Behavior
Primeape are easily angered. Even the slightest glance of eye contact will make it furious. If approached while asleep, it may awaken and angrily give chase in a groggy state of semi-sleep. A Primeape will chase anyone that makes it upset and won't give up until it catches its quarry.
Habitat
Primeape can be found in vibrant forests or in mountains. Kanto is the best place to find them, although they can be found in Sinnoh as well.
Diet
- Main article: Pokémon food
Primeape's diet consists of fruit such as bananas.
In the anime
Major appearances
In Primeape Goes Bananas, a Mankey steals Ash's hat. Later in the episode, thanks to Team Rocket, Mankey gets angry and evolves into a Primeape. Ash's Charmander battles the Primeape and Ash catches it.
Other
A Primeape led a group of wild gang of Fighting-type Pokémon in Chikorita's Big Upset. It was defeated in battle by Chikorita and immediately surrendered its gang leadership to Chikorita. It then helped fight Team Rocket.
In A Tyrogue Full of Trouble, a Primeape was causing problems for a small town along with a Mankey and a Tyrogue. A Trainer named Kiyo was able to capture the Tyrogue, and the Mankey and Primeape joined up with him.
Minor appearances
A Primeape appeared competing in a tournament in Princess vs. Princess.
A Primeape was seen in a Pokémon Lab in Riddle Me This.
Multiple Primeape were among the Pokémon seen at Professor Oak's Laboratory in Showdown at the Po-ké Corral.
A Primeape was among the Pokémon controlled by Cassidy and Butch in Pikachu Re-Volts.
Multiple pink Primeape resided on the Pinkan Island in In the Pink.
Primeape also appeared in The Power of One.
A Primeape was seen in a dojo in Wired for Battle!.
Two Hits and a Miss featured a Fighting-type dojo where one of the many Pokémon was a Primeape.
Wobbu-palooza featured a Primeape belonging to a Festival Crasher.
Butch of Team Rocket has a Primeape which appeared in The Fortune Hunters.
Several 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.
A Primeape appeared in the opening of Destiny Deoxys and Lucario and the Mystery of Mew.
Pokédex entries
Episode
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Pokémon
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Source
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Entry
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EP025
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Primeape
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Ash's Pokédex
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Primeape. If you make eye contact with this evolved form of Mankey, it will chase you forever.
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EP025
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Thrash
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Ash's Pokédex
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Once Primeape begins its strongest attack, Thrash, it goes completely out of control.
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In the manga
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
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 herd of Mankey, led by a frustrated Primeape, attacked Yellow and her temporary master, Blue, whose Porygon defeated it. Yellow then empathies the poor Pokémon and has it leave peacefully to the wild.
Much later, Chuck, Blue's own master, owns a Primeape, seen in Volume 10 working out with him and his Poliwrath. Together with Poliwrath, it used DynamicPunch 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.
In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga
Blaine sent out Primeape during the battle portion of the Pokémon Quiz Battle.
Isamu Akai caught a Primeape prior to PM042 and another one off-screen in PM054.
Chuck's only known Pokémon is a Primeape. It battles with one of Isamu's Pokémon in PM096.
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
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation I.
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Generation I
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Red
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Always furious and tenacious to boot. It will not abandon chasing its quarry until it is caught.
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Blue
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Yellow
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It stops being angry only when nobody else is around. To view this moment is very difficult.
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Stadium
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When enraged, it gives chase endlessly. Because it is impossible to tell what made it angry, there is no soothing it.
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Generation II
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Gold
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If approached while asleep, it may awaken and angrily give chase in a groggy state of semi-sleep.
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Silver
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It becomes wildly furious if it even senses someone looking at it. It chases anyone that meets its glare.
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Crystal
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It will beat up anyone who makes it mad, even if it has to chase them until the end of the world.
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Stadium 2
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If approached while asleep, it may awaken and angrily give chase in a groggy state of semi-sleep.
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Generation III
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Ruby
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When Primeape becomes furious, its blood circulation is boosted. In turn, its muscles are made even stronger. However, it also becomes much less intelligent at the same time.
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Sapphire
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{{{sapphiredex}}}
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Emerald
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When it becomes furious, its blood circulation becomes more robust, and its muscles are made stronger. But it also becomes much less intelligent.
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FireRed
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It is always outrageously furious. If it gives chase, it will tenaciously track the target no matter how far.
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LeafGreen
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Always furious and tenacious to boot. It will not abandon chasing its quarry until it catches up.
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Generation IV
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Diamond
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It grows angry if you see its eyes and gets angrier if you run. If you beat it, it gets even madder.
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Pearl
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{{{pearldex}}}
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Platinum
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HeartGold
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If approached while asleep, it may awaken and angrily give chase in a groggy state of semi-sleep.
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SoulSilver
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It becomes wildly furious if it even senses someone looking at it. It chases anyone that meets its glare.
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Generation V
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Black
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It grows angry if you see its eyes and gets angrier if you run. If you beat it, it gets even madder.
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White
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{{{whitedex}}}
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Black 2
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しせんが あっただけで おこり にげだしたら また おこり たたきのめしても まだ おこる。
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White 2
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{{{white2dex}}}
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Game locations
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation I.
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In side games
Held items
Stats
Base stats
Stat
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Range
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At Lv. 50
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At Lv. 100
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65
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125 - 172
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240 - 334
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105
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99 - 172
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193 - 339
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60
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58 - 123
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112 - 240
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60
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58 - 123
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112 - 240
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70
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67 - 134
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130 - 262
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95
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90 - 161
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175 - 317
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Total: 455
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Other Pokémon with this total
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- Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and (if applicable) a hindering nature.
- Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.
- This Pokémon's Special base stat in Generation I was 60.
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Pokéathlon stats
Type effectiveness
Under normal battle conditions in Generation V, this Pokémon is:
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Learnset
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- 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 level-up moves from other generations
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Special moves
Side game data
Evolution
Sprites
Trivia
- It is capable of learning Iron Tail despite not having a visible tail. This may likely be due to the fact that its pre-evolution has one. Also, Primeape itself in PokéPark, who teaches the player Iron Tail, says that he does not have a tail.
- In Pokémon Platinum, Primeape is one of the few Pokémon not in the Sinnoh Pokédex, and not introduced in Generation IV, to have a new sprite. Meowth, Oddish, Hitmonlee, Ninetales, Muk, and Registeel are the others.
Origin
Considering its pig-like nose, its coloring, 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 mean 怒り猿 (angry monkey). Alternatively, it could be a combination of 怒って okotte (angry), 怒り ikari (anger), and 猿 saru (monkey).
In other languages
Language
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Title
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Meaning
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Japanese
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オコリザル Okorizaru
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From 怒り猿
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French
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Colossinge
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From colosse and singe
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Spanish
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Primeape
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Same as English name
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German
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Rasaff
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From rasend and Affe
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Italian
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Primeape
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Same as English name
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Korean
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성원숭 Seongwonsoong
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From seong and wonsoongi
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Mandarin Chinese
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火爆猴 Huǒbàohóu
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Literally "Fire bursting monkey"
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Cantonese Chinese
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火爆猴 Fóbaauhàuh
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Literally "Fire bursting monkey"
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Related articles
External links
Notes
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This Pokémon article is part of Project Pokédex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each Pokémon species, as well as Pokémon groups and forms.
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