Mankey (Japanese: マンキー Mankey) is a Fighting-type Pokémon introduced in Generation I.
It evolves into Primeape starting at level 28.
Biology
Mankey is a simian Pokémon, similar to a New World monkey. It is a bipedal and has a round body covered in whitish, shaggy fur. Its nose is similar to a pig's snout, and it has narrow, red eyes and triangular ears with brown insides. Mankey's three-fingered hands, two-toed feet, and the tip of its curved, prehensile tail are brown. Along with Stufful, it is the smallest Fighting-type.
Mankey specializes in physical fighting and is very aggressive and short-tempered. When angry, Mankey begins shaking and its breathing turns rough. Its rage peaks quickly, preventing its victim from being able to flee. It will rampage until it falls asleep, but its anger remains in its dreams. This causes it to wake up and become furious all over again. However, this constant release of stress grants it a long life. Mankey can be found in the mountains, where it lives in treetop colonies. If one becomes enraged, the whole colony rampages for no reason. If it loses sight of its colony or if it is left alone to rage, its loneliness causes it to become infuriated.
According to the Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team games, Mankey's preferred food is chestnuts. However, Mankey usually lacks the dexterity to peel them. It becomes agitated and rage after attempting to peel a chestnut's spiky shell. Additionally, it also appears to be fond of bananas in the anime.
In the anime
In the main series
Major appearances
In Primeape Goes Bananas, a wild Mankey stole Ash's hat and then evolved into a Primeape. Ash caught it shortly afterward.
Other
A Mankey appeared in A Tyrogue Full of Trouble as a member of a trio of Pokémon that was causing problems for a small town, with the other members being a Tyrogue and a Primeape. Kiyo was able to catch the Tyrogue, and the Mankey and Primeape joined up with him.
A Mankey appeared in Training Daze, where it was jointly owned by Jessie and Jubei. They used it at the Team Rocket Academy for a test. It lowered Jessie into a vault containing an Articuno statue, but due to the rope getting stuck, Mankey and Jubei had to pull Jessie and the statue up; proving to be too heavy, they dropped it, triggering the alarms and resulting in Mankey and Jubei being injured.
Minor appearances
Multiple Mankey debuted in Pokémon - I Choose You!, where they witnessed a flock of Spearow chasing after Ash and Pikachu.
A Mankey appeared in The Kangaskhan Kid.
Mankey was one of the Yas Gym's Pokémon in Showdown at Dark City.
A Mankey appeared in The Breeding Center Secret.
Multiple Mankey appeared in Showdown at the Po-ké Corral, where they were among the Pokémon living at Professor Oak's Laboratory.
A Mankey appeared in Pikachu's Vacation as one of the Pokémon seen at the Pokémon Theme Park.
A Mankey appeared in Friends to the End, under the ownership of a Trainer seen during the closing ceremonies of the Indigo League.
A Mankey appeared in Pallet Party Panic as one of the Pokémon at a party in Pallet Town.
A Mankey appeared in Pikachu Re-Volts, where it was among the Pokémon controlled by Cassidy and Butch at Mandarin Island North.
Multiple pink Mankey appeared in In the Pink as residents of Pinkan Island.
A Trainer's Mankey appeared in The Joy of Pokémon, where it was treated by the Nurse Joy of an unnamed island.
Two wild Mankey appeared in Pikachu's Rescue Adventure. One of them helped the Trainers' Pokémon and Elekid save the Exeggcute nests and Togepi during a storm.
Multiple Mankey appeared in Flower Power as parts of Florando's annual Pokémon Exhibition.
A Mankey appeared in Spell of the Unown: Entei, under the ownership of Lisa. It was used during her battle against Ash, where it went up against Cyndaquil and was ultimately defeated.
A Trainer's Mankey appeared in Two Hits and a Miss, where it was one of the many Pokémon at a Fighting-type dojo.
A Mankey appeared in A Hot Water Battle as a resident of a tropical jungle.
A Mankey appeared in The Trouble With Snubbull.
Multiple Mankey appeared in Celebi: The Voice of the Forest.
A Mankey appeared in Got Miltank? as an inhabitant of a Pokémon-exclusive oasis.
A Mankey appeared in Machoke, Machoke Man! as one of the Pokémon seen at the Cianwood Gym.
A Mankey appeared in the banned episode EP250 as one of the Pokémon residing in a forest outside the Ice Path.
A wild Mankey appeared in The Legend of Thunder!.
A Mankey appeared in Great Bowls of Fire! as an inhabitant of the Dragon Holy Land.
A Mankey appeared in the opening sequence of Lucario and the Mystery of Mew.
A Mankey appeared in PK14.
A Coordinator's Mankey appeared in Deceit and Assist.
A Coordinator's Mankey appeared in The Saffron Con and A Hurdle for Squirtle, where it participated in the Saffron City Pokémon Contest.
Multiple Mankey appeared in Slaking Kong!.
A Mankey appeared in Gettin' Twiggy With It!.
A Mankey appeared in Pokémon Ranger and the Kidnapped Riolu! Part 1 and Part 2.
A Mankey appeared in A Rivalry to Gible On!.
A Mankey appeared in A Marathon Rivalry!, under the ownership of a competitor in the Pokéathlon held in Camellia Town.
A Trainer's Mankey appeared in Alola to New Adventure!.
Two Trainers' Mankey appeared in A Shocking Grocery Run!.
A Mankey appeared in The Sun, the Scare, the Secret Lair!, where Lillie observed it attacking a Primeape.
Two Mankey appeared in Rocking Clawmark Hill! as some of the Pokémon training up on Clawmark Hill.
A Trainer's Mankey appeared in Crystal-Clear Sleuthing!, during a flashback on a clip that Rotom played.
A Trainer's Mankey appeared in Balloons, Brionne, and Belligerence!.
A Trainer's Mankey appeared in Getting a Jump on the Competition!.
A Trainer's Mankey appeared in Smashing with Sketch!, where it participated in the Pokémon Ping-Pong tournament.
A Trainer's Mankey appeared in Love at First Twirl!.
Two Trainers' Mankey appeared in A Young Royal Flame Ignites!.
Two Mankey appeared in Securing the Future!, with one under the ownership of a Trainer and the other being wild. They joined the rest of Alola in showering Necrozma with light so it could return to its true form.
A Trainer's Mankey appeared in We Know Where You're Going, Eevee!.
Multiple Mankey appeared in a flashback in SS001.
A Trainer's Mankey appeared in SS002 as one of the Pokémon that were attacking Lugia.
Pokédex entries
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Source
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Entry
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EP025
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Mankey
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Ash's Pokédex
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Mankey, a Pig Monkey Pokémon of the Fighting-type. Known for its superior footwork, it packs a powerful punch.
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EP025
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Mankey's temper
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Ash's Pokédex
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Although Mankey is usually calm, it does have a bad temper. Once Mankey begins to Thrash, stopping it is impossible.
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In Pokémon Origins
A Mankey appeared in a flashback in File 2: Cubone.
In the manga
In the Ash & Pikachu manga
A Mankey appeared in The Tyrogue's Thoughts.
In the movie adaptations
Mankey appeared in Celebi: a Timeless Encounter.
In The Electric Tale of Pikachu manga
Ash captures a Mankey in Clefairy Tale. He trades it shortly afterwards for a map of Mt. Moon, which supposedly has directions on how to find a Clefairy.
In the Pocket Monsters HeartGold & SoulSilver Go! Go! Pokéathlon manga
A Mankey appeared in Pocket Monsters HeartGold & SoulSilver Go! Go! Pokéathlon.
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
Mankey debuted as a silhouette when Green talked about Mew in The Jynx Jinx.
Multiple Mankey debuted in The Primeape Directive. Led by an enraged Primeape, they attacked Blue and Yellow, but his Porygon managed to defeat it. Yellow was the one to quell the leader and have them leave peacefully, however. They later appeared in The Legend after the industrial ruins in the Kanto mainland had been restored by the healing light.
Multiple Mankey were used by Team Galactic Grunts in Halting Honchkrow.
In the Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys manga
A Mankey appeared in a flashback in Let's Fight For The Future!!.
In the Pokémon Gotta Catch 'Em All manga
A Mankey appeared in A Powerful Opponent, Venusaur!.
A Mankey appeared in A Match For Pokémon.
A Mankey appeared in The Challenge at Celadon University!.
A Mankey appeared in GDZ51.
In the TCG
- Main article: Mankey (TCG)
In the TFG
One Mankey figure has been released.
Game data
NPC appearances
Pokédex entries
Generation I
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Kanto #056
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Red(ENG)
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Extremely quick to anger. It could be docile one moment then thrashing away the next instant.
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Blue
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Yellow
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An agile Pokémon that lives in trees. It angers easily and will not hesitate to attack anything.
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Stadium
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Quick to anger, it will begin brawling on the slightest provocation. It is unsafe to approach as it is very nimble.
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Generation II
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Johto #134
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Gold
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It is extremely ill-tempered. Groups of them will attack any handy target for no reason.
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Silver
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It's unsafe to approach if it gets violently enraged for no reason and can't distinguish friends from foes.
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Crystal
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It lives in groups in the treetops. If it loses sight of its group, it becomes infuriated by its loneliness.
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Stadium 2
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It is extremely ill-tempered. Groups of them will attack any handy target for no reason.
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Generation III
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Hoenn #—
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Kanto #056
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Ruby
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When Mankey starts shaking and its nasal breathing turns rough, it's a sure sign that it is becoming angry. However, because it goes into a towering rage almost instantly, it is impossible for anyone to flee its wrath.
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Sapphire
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Emerald
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When it starts shaking and its nasal breathing turns rough, it's a sure sign of anger. However, since this happens instantly, there is no time to flee.
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FireRed
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Light and agile on its feet, and ferocious in temperament. When angered, it flies into an uncontrollable frenzy.
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LeafGreen
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Extremely quick to anger. It could be docile one moment then thrashing away the next instant.
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Generation IV
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Sinnoh #—
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Johto #136
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Diamond
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It lives in treetop colonies. If one becomes enraged, the whole colony rampages for no reason.
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Pearl
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Platinum
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HeartGold
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It is extremely ill-tempered. Groups of them will attack any handy target for no reason.
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SoulSilver
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It's unsafe to approach if it gets violently enraged for no reason and can't distinguish friends from foes.
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Generation V
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Unova #—
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Black
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It lives in treetop colonies. If one becomes enraged, the whole colony rampages for no reason.
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White
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Black 2
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It lives in treetop colonies. If one becomes enraged, the whole colony rampages for no reason.
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White 2
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Generation VI
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Kalos #—
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Hoenn #—
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X
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It's unsafe to approach if it gets violently enraged for no reason and can't distinguish friends from foes.
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Y
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It lives in treetop colonies. If one becomes enraged, the whole colony rampages for no reason.
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Omega Ruby
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When Mankey starts shaking and its nasal breathing turns rough, it's a sure sign that it is becoming angry. However, because it goes into a towering rage almost instantly, it is impossible for anyone to flee its wrath.
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Alpha Sapphire
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Generation VII
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Alola SM: #079
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Alola USUM: #093
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Kanto #056
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Sun
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It can spontaneously become enraged. Everyone near it clears out as it rampages and the resulting loneliness makes it angrier still.
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Moon
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Its raging tires it out and causes it to fall asleep, but the anger resonating in its dreams causes it to wake up—which infuriates it all over again.
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Ultra Sun
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The smallest of things could cause it to lose its temper. Because it doesn't hold in its stress, this Pokémon can live a long time.
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Ultra Moon
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If one gets angry, all the others around it will get angry, so silence is a rare visitor in a troop of Mankey.
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Let's Go Pikachu
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An agile Pokémon that lives in trees. It angers easily and will not hesitate to attack anything.
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Let's Go Eevee
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Game locations
In side games
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Generation II
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This Pokémon is unavailable in Generation II side games.
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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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40
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100 - 147
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190 - 284
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80
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76 - 145
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148 - 284
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35
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36 - 95
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67 - 185
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35
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36 - 95
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67 - 185
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45
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45 - 106
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85 - 207
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70
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67 - 134
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130 - 262
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Total: 305
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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 35.
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Pokéathlon stats
Type effectiveness
Under normal battle conditions in Generation IX, this Pokémon is:
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Learnset
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Mankey
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Mankey
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see level-up moves from other generations
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Mankey
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Mankey
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Mankey
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Mankey
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see level-up moves from other generations
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Mankey
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Mankey
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations
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- Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Mankey 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 Mankey in that game.
- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Mankey
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Mankey
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Egg moves from other generations
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- A black or white abbreviation in a colored box indicates that Mankey can be tutored the move in that game
- A colored abbreviation in a white box indicates that Mankey cannot be tutored the move in that game
- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Mankey
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Mankey
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Move Tutor moves from other generations
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Side game data
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Pokémon Ranger
Group:
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Poké Assist:
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Field move:
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(Crush ×1)
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Loops: 5
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Min. exp.: 20
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Max. exp.: 30
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Browser entry R-149
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Mankey can crush small Rocks. It will give chase if it spots you!
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PokéPark 2: Wonders Beyond
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PokéPark Pad entry:
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They are hot tempered and rowdy. Bisharp scolds them because they scatter flowers and crash into other Pokémon while acting up.
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Evolution
Sprites
Trivia
Origin
Considering its pig-like nose, long tail, habitat, and overall personality, Mankey has much in common with baboons.
Name origin
Mankey may be a combination of mad or man and monkey. It could also be a pun on cranky, referring to Mankey's irritable personality.
In other languages
Language
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Title
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Meaning
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Japanese
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マンキー Mankey
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A combination of the words man and monkey
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French
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Férosinge
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From féroce and singe
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Spanish
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Mankey
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Same as English/Japanese name
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German
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Menki
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From its English/Japanese name
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Italian
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Mankey
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Same as English/Japanese name
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Korean
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망키 Mankey
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Transliteration of Japanese name
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Mandarin Chinese
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猴怪 Hóuguài
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Literally "Monkey monster"
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Cantonese Chinese
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猴怪 Hàuhgwaai
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Literally "Monkey monster"
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More languages
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Hindi
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मॅनकी Mankey
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Transcription of English name
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Lithuanian
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Beždžionė
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Literally "Monkey"
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Russian
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Манки Manki
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Transcription of English name
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Related articles
External links
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