What does Mankey evolve into?

Mankey becomes Primeape at level 28, then Annihilape using a Rage Fist 20 Times. Straight three-stage line with no branching.

At what level does Mankey evolve?

Mankey evolves into Primeape at level 28. Takes some grinding. Plan your team around the mid-game wait.

In Platinum, For a casual playthrough, Mankey works as a placeholder. Fighting coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Primeape . That's where the stats start mattering.

Where can you catch Mankey?

Mankey is catchable in Platinum. Check the Locations section above for specific routes, encounter rates, and methods. It also appears in 19 other games across the series.

Mankey - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Physical

Balanced

DTier

70Speed · Below Avg

Stats & Training

Nothing fancy in Mankey's spread. It leans physical with Attack out front. And you'll get 1 Attack EV per KO for it. Follows a medium-fast 1M XP curve.

Base Stats

Avg

HP40

Attack80

Defense35

Sp. Atk35

Sp. Def45

Speed70

Total305

Details

Catch Rate

Easy190 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Fast1M XP

Height0.5 m

Weight28.0 kg

Base XP61

Abilities

Vital Spirit

Prevents sleep.

Anger Point

Raises Attack to the maximum of six stages upon receiving a critical hit.

DefiantHANot in game

Raises Attack two stages upon having any stat lowered.

EV Yield

HPAtk+1DefSpASpDSpe

Attack training source

Pokedex Entries

It lives in treetop colonies. If one becomes enraged, the whole colony rampages for no reason.

Platinum

Mankey Weakness

Mankey is weak to Flying and Psychic. Not many exploitable gaps in the Fighting typing defensive chart. Mankey's Fighting typing only leaves 2 gaps to cover.

Mankey Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Flying, Psychic
0.5x (Resist)	Bug, Rock, Dark

Type ChartAvg

2Weak

3Resist

0Immune

Score-1

Gen IV Type Chart

Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Flying Psychic

½xResist

Bug Rock Dark

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

None

STAB (5)

Normal Ice Rock Dark Steel

How to Beat Mankey in Platinum (Best Counters)

Azelf Psychic	A
Obtain MethodLake Valor Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves Future SightLv. 36 Dream EaterTM85 PsychicTM29 ConfusionLv. 1 Damage vs Mankey Future Sight 2x 263-310%KO Dream Eater 2x 222-261%KO Psychic 2x 199-235%KO Confusion 2x 113-133%KO View Azelf builds →
Bronzong SteelPsychic	A
Available Moves Moves Future SightLv. 43 Dream EaterTM85 PsychicTM29 ExtrasensoryLv. 19 Damage vs Mankey Future Sight 2x 182-214%KO Dream Eater 2x 152-180%KO Psychic 2x 137-162%KO Extrasensory 2x 122-143%KO View Bronzong builds →
Uxie Psychic	B
Obtain MethodLake Acuity Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves Future SightLv. 36 Dream EaterTM85 PsychicTM29 ConfusionLv. 1 Damage vs Mankey Future Sight 2x 175-206%KO Dream Eater 2x 146-172%KO Psychic 2x 130-154%KO Confusion 2x 75-89% View Uxie builds →
Aerodactyl RockFlying	B
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves FlyHM02 Wing AttackLv. 1 Aerial AceTM40 Damage vs Mankey Fly 2x 203-240%KO Wing Attack 2x 137-162%KO Aerial Ace 2x 137-162%KO View Aerodactyl builds →
Scyther BugFlying	C
Available Moves Moves Wing AttackLv. 21 Aerial AceTM40 Damage vs Mankey Wing Attack 2x 142-167%KO Aerial Ace 2x 142-167%KO View Scyther builds →

Platinum Evolution

Mankey kicks off a three-stage evolution line through Primeape all the way to Annihilape. For breeding, average hatch time with a massive partner pool via one egg group. Evolving adds up to 230 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

2 Forms

#056Mankey

Level 28

#057Primeape

Stat Comparison 2 Stages

Mankey

Fighting

Primeape

Fighting

65+25

ATK

105+25

DEF

60+25

SP.ATK

60+25

SP.DEF

70+25

SPE

95+25

BST

305D-Tier

455B-Tier+150

ROLE

Balanced

Attacker

TYPE

Physical

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed Mankey easily with 131 breeding partners from the Ground egg group. Pass egg moves like Beat Up, Close Combat, Counter and 6 more to offspring.

Egg Groups

Ground

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

20 cycles·5,140 steps

Quick~5 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

9moves

Breed With (best first)

Platinum Mankey Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 4.

Try selecting a different game/generation filter, or check back later.

Moves

The TM pool is where it gets interesting. Coverage across 13 types means almost nothing walls Mankey cleanly, with Focus Punch and Close Combat anchoring the STAB side. Matchup flexibility isn't a problem.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Covet

—6010025Normal

Lv 1

Focus Energy

———30Normal

Lv 1

Leer

——10030Normal

Lv 1

Low Kick

D—10020Fighting

Lv 1

Scratch

—4010035Normal

Lv 9

Fury Swipes

—188015Normal

Lv 13

Karate Chop

—5010025Fighting

Lv 17

Seismic Toss

D—10020Fighting

Lv 21

Screech

——8540Normal

Lv 25

Assurance

—5010010Dark

Lv 33

Swagger

——9015Normal

Lv 37

Cross Chop

C100805Fighting

Lv 41

Thrash

—12010020Normal

Lv 45

Punishment

——1005Dark

Lv 49

Close Combat

B1201005Fighting

TM Moves

TM40

Aerial Ace

D60—20Flying

TM45

Attract

——10015Normal

TM31

Brick Break

C7510015Fighting

TM08

Bulk Up

D——20Fighting

TM78

Captivate

——10020Normal

TM28

Dig

C8010010Ground

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM26

Earthquake

C10010010Ground

TM58

Endure+4

———10Normal

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM56

Fling

——10010Dark

TM52

Focus Blast

D120705Fighting

TM01

Focus Punch-3

B15010020Fighting

TM21

Frustration

D—10020Normal

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM23

Iron Tail

C1007515Steel

TM83

Natural Gift

D—10015Normal

TM50

Overheat

D140905Fire

TM66

Payback

D5010010Dark

TM84

Poison Jab

C8010020Poison

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

HM08

Rock Climb

—908520Normal

TM80

Rock Slide

D759010Rock

HM06

Rock Smash

D4010015Fighting

TM39

Rock Tomb

D609510Rock

TM43

Secret Power

—7010020Normal

TM82

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

HM04

Strength

C8010015Normal

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM87

Swagger

——9015Normal

TM12

Taunt

C—10020Dark

TM46

Thief

—6010025Dark

TM25

Thunder

D1207010Electric

TM24

Thunderbolt

D9510015Electric

TM06

Toxic

C—8510Poison

TM89

U-turn

D7010020Bug

Egg Moves

Egg

Beat Up

——10010Dark

Egg

Close Combat

B1201005Fighting

Egg

Counter-5

D—10020Fighting

Egg

Foresight

D——40Normal

Egg

Meditate

———40Psychic

Egg

Revenge-4

—6010010Fighting

Egg

Reversal

——10015Fighting

Egg

Rock Slide

D759010Rock

Egg

Smelling Salts

—7010010Normal

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Endeavor

D—1005Normal

Tutor

Fire Punch

C7510015Fire

Tutor

Gunk Shot

C120705Poison

Tutor

Helping Hand+5

———20Normal

Tutor

Ice Punch

C7510015Ice

Tutor

Mud-Slap

D2010010Ground

Tutor

Outrage

C12010010Dragon

Tutor

Seed Bomb

C8010015Grass

Tutor

Spite

——10010Ghost

Tutor

Swift

—60—20Normal

Tutor

Thunder Punch

C7510015Electric

Tutor

Uproar

—9010010Normal

Tutor

Vacuum Wave+1

—4010030Fighting

Transfer Moves

Gen

Gen 3

Body Slam

C8510015Normal

Gen 3

Defense Curl

———40Normal

Gen 3

Double-Edge

C12010015Normal

Gen 3

Dynamic Punch

C100505Fighting

Gen 3

Mega Kick

—120755Normal

Gen 3

Mega Punch

—808520Normal

Gen 3

Metronome

———10Normal

Gen 3

Mimic

———10Normal

Gen 3

Psych Up

———10Normal

Gen 3

Snore

D4010015Normal

Platinum Mankey Locations

Skip the tall grass for Mankey. This Pokemon only appears through the PokeRadar, which requires you to know where to look. 2 spots are covered below with full details. These become available in endgame encounter areas.

Best Locations to Catch Mankey in Platinum

Route 225

Using PokeRadar Lv.47 Route

2%Post

Route 226

Using PokeRadar Lv.47 Route

2%Post

Mankey Guide

Mankey becomes Primeape at level 28, then Annihilape using a Rage Fist 20 Times. Straight three-stage line with no branching.
Mankey evolves into Primeape at level 28. Takes some grinding. Plan your team around the mid-game wait.
In Platinum, For a casual playthrough, Mankey works as a placeholder. Fighting coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Primeape. That's where the stats start mattering.
Mankey is catchable in Platinum. Check the Locations section above for specific routes, encounter rates, and methods. It also appears in 19 other games across the series.

Game Availability

Present since Red & Blue, Mankey appears in 20 games spanning 10 generations. Gen 1 originals like Mankey have the longest track record of availability in the series.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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Aerodactyl RockFlying	B
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Move Moves Wing AttackLv. 1 Damage vs Mankey Wing Attack 2x 115-138%KO View Aerodactyl builds →
Lunatone RockPsychic	C
Available Move Moves ConfusionLv. 1 Damage vs Mankey Confusion 2x 85-100%KO View Lunatone builds →
Solrock RockPsychic	C
Available Move Moves ConfusionLv. 1 Damage vs Mankey Confusion 2x 64-77% View Solrock builds →
Doduo NormalFlying	D
Available Move Moves PeckLv. 1 Damage vs Mankey Peck 2x 64-77% View Doduo builds →
Starly NormalFlying	D
Available Move Moves Wing AttackLv. 9 Damage vs Mankey Wing Attack 2x 77-92% View Starly builds →

Aerodactyl RockFlying	B
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Move Moves Wing AttackLv. 1 Damage vs Mankey Wing Attack 2x 131-156%KO View Aerodactyl builds →
Lunatone RockPsychic	C
Available Move Moves ConfusionLv. 1 Damage vs Mankey Confusion 2x 87-104%KO View Lunatone builds →
Solrock RockPsychic	C
Available Move Moves ConfusionLv. 1 Damage vs Mankey Confusion 2x 63-75% View Solrock builds →
Drifloon GhostFlying	D
Obtain MethodValley Windworks Interact Encounter Available Move Moves GustLv. 11 Damage vs Mankey Gust 2x 54-63% View Drifloon builds →
Golbat PoisonFlying	D
Obtain MethodMt Coronet Surfing Available Moves Moves Wing AttackLv. 17 PluckTM88 Damage vs Mankey Wing Attack 2x 108-127%KO Pluck 2x 108-127%KO View Golbat builds →

Bronzong SteelPsychic	A
Available Moves Moves ExtrasensoryLv. 19 ConfusionLv. 1 Damage vs Mankey Extrasensory 2x 119-141%KO Confusion 2x 80-94% View Bronzong builds →
Aerodactyl RockFlying	B
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Move Moves Wing AttackLv. 1 Damage vs Mankey Wing Attack 2x 131-155%KO View Aerodactyl builds →
Lunatone RockPsychic	C
Available Move Moves ConfusionLv. 1 Damage vs Mankey Confusion 2x 88-103%KO View Lunatone builds →
Solrock RockPsychic	C
Available Move Moves ConfusionLv. 1 Damage vs Mankey Confusion 2x 59-70% View Solrock builds →
Drifloon GhostFlying	D
Obtain MethodValley Windworks Interact Encounter Available Move Moves GustLv. 11 Damage vs Mankey Gust 2x 52-61% View Drifloon builds →

Bronzong SteelPsychic	A
Available Moves Moves PsychicTM29 ExtrasensoryLv. 19 ConfusionLv. 1 Damage vs Mankey Psychic 2x 136-160%KO Extrasensory 2x 122-144%KO Confusion 2x 77-90% View Bronzong builds →
Aerodactyl RockFlying	B
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves FlyHM02 Wing AttackLv. 1 Damage vs Mankey Fly 2x 199-234%KO Wing Attack 2x 132-156%KO View Aerodactyl builds →
Scyther BugFlying	C
Available Move Moves Wing AttackLv. 21 Damage vs Mankey Wing Attack 2x 140-164%KO View Scyther builds →
Lunatone RockPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves PsychicTM29 ConfusionLv. 1 Damage vs Mankey Psychic 2x 156-185%KO Confusion 2x 90-107%KO View Lunatone builds →
Solrock RockPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves PsychicTM29 ConfusionLv. 1 Damage vs Mankey Psychic 2x 104-123%KO Confusion 2x 62-74% View Solrock builds →

Bronzong SteelPsychic	A
Available Moves Moves Dream EaterTM85 PsychicTM29 ExtrasensoryLv. 19 ConfusionLv. 1 Damage vs Mankey Dream Eater 2x 149-177%KO Psychic 2x 136-160%KO Extrasensory 2x 122-144%KO Confusion 2x 77-90% View Bronzong builds →
Aerodactyl RockFlying	B
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves FlyHM02 Wing AttackLv. 1 Aerial AceTM40 Damage vs Mankey Fly 2x 199-234%KO Wing Attack 2x 132-156%KO Aerial Ace 2x 132-156%KO View Aerodactyl builds →
Scyther BugFlying	C
Available Moves Moves Wing AttackLv. 21 Aerial AceTM40 Damage vs Mankey Wing Attack 2x 140-164%KO Aerial Ace 2x 140-164%KO View Scyther builds →
Lunatone RockPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves Dream EaterTM85 PsychicTM29 ConfusionLv. 1 Damage vs Mankey Dream Eater 2x 174-205%KO Psychic 2x 156-185%KO Confusion 2x 90-107%KO View Lunatone builds →
Solrock RockPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves Dream EaterTM85 PsychicTM29 ConfusionLv. 1 Damage vs Mankey Dream Eater 2x 118-140%KO Psychic 2x 104-123%KO Confusion 2x 62-74% View Solrock builds →

Gliscor GroundFlying	B
Recommended Build AbilityHypercutter ItemLeftovers NatureJolly Moves EarthquakeSTAB RoostRecovery TauntUtility Ice Fang Damage vs Mankey Earthquake 104-123%KO Ice Fang 45-53% View Gliscor builds →
Celebi PsychicGrass	B
Recommended Build AbilityNatural Cure ItemLeftovers NatureBold Moves RecoverRecovery Thunder Wave Grass Knot Hidden Power Fire View Celebi builds →