Is Mankey Good in Gold & Silver Playthrough?
Gold version only, found around Route 42 in Johto. Fighting coverage helps against Whitney's Miltank if you backtrack for it, and Primeape puts in work against Karen's Umbreon at the E4. Useful pickup.
Mankey resists most of Falkner's coverage and hits back hard.
Mankey trades roughly evenly with Bugsy's team.
Mankey has the type edge here and should clean up Whitney's team.
Mankey trades roughly evenly with Morty's team.
Mankey trades roughly evenly with Chuck's team.
Mankey has the type edge here and should clean up Jasmine's team.
Primeape has the type edge here and should clean up Pryce's team.
Primeape trades roughly evenly with Clair's team.
Primeape has the type edge here and should clean up Lt. Surge's team.
Sabrina's team hits Primeape's weaknesses hard.
Primeape trades roughly evenly with Erika's team.
Janine's team hits Primeape's weaknesses hard.
Primeape trades roughly evenly with Misty's team.
Primeape has the type edge here and should clean up Brock's team.
Primeape has the type edge here and should clean up Blaine's team.
Primeape trades roughly evenly with Blue's team.
Will's team hits Primeape's weaknesses hard.
Primeape trades roughly evenly with Koga's team.
Primeape has the type edge here and should clean up Bruno's team.
Primeape has the type edge here and should clean up Karen's team.
Catch Mankey on Route 42 (walking, Lv 15, common).
- After Bugsy
- TM25ElectricThunder11070%10
- TM28GroundDig80100%10
- TM48FireFire Punch75100%15
- TM33IceIce Punch75100%15
- After Whitney
- HM04NormalStrength80100%15
- After Chuck
- TM01FightingDynamic Punch15050%5
- LV 39FightingCross Chop15080%5
- LV 51NormalThrash120100%10
Your Mankey should hit Level 28 before you reach Pryce, at typical leveling pace.
- After Bugsy
- TM25ElectricThunder11070%10
- TM28GroundDig80100%10
- TM48FireFire Punch75100%15
- TM33IceIce Punch75100%15
- After Whitney
- HM04NormalStrength80100%15
- After Chuck
- TM01FightingDynamic Punch15050%5
- LV 45FightingCross Chop15080%5
- LV 63NormalThrash120100%10
How to Get Mankey in Gold & Silver
Mankey's scattered across 2 spots in early-game routes with high spawn rates. Check the list below for the closest location to wherever you are in the game. This one's quick.
Where To Catch Mankey in GS
To get Mankey, start by catching Mankey through walking encounters at Lv. 13-15. The chain covers 2 catchable stages before reaching the final form.
Step 1Mankey ✓Route 9Lv.13GrassGoldRate 30%Route 42Lv.15GrassGoldRate 30%
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.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Flying, Psychic |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Bug, Rock, Dark |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
- Special stat split into Sp.Atk and Sp.Def
What is Mankey Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Mankey
 Butterfree Bug | C | |
 Spearow Normal | C | |
 Drowzee Psychic | B | |
 Pidgey Normal | D | |
 Slowpoke WaterPsychic | C | |
Obtain MethodSlowpoke Well Surfing | ||
 Kadabra Psychic | C | |
Butterfree Bug | C | |
 Fearow Normal | C | |
Slowpoke WaterPsychic | C | |
Obtain MethodSlowpoke Well Surfing | ||
Drowzee Psychic | B | |
Kadabra Psychic | C | |
 Scyther Bug | B | |
Butterfree Bug | C | |
 Golbat Poison | B | |
Fearow Normal | C | |
 Lugia Psychic | S | |
Obtain MethodWhirl Islands Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mankey View Lugia builds →Dream Eater 2x169-199%KO Aeroblast 2x199-235%KO | ||
Kadabra Psychic | C | |
 Xatu Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mankey View Xatu builds →Future Sight 2x211-248%KO Fly 2x122-143%KO | ||
Scyther Bug | B | |
 Jynx IcePsychic | B | |
Mankey Evolutions
Mankey is the base form in a two-stage line leading to Primeape. Check the evolution method below. Plenty of partners for breeding via one egg group. Eggs are average hatch time. Evolving adds up to 150 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
GS Mankey Best Moveset
Fighting pre-evolution with decent Attack but the typing still gets punished by Psychic and Ghost. Primeape improves the numbers without fully solving the matchup problems.
Best Build
Utility Moveset
- Cross Chop
- Hidden Power Fighting
- Low Kick
- Detect
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Breeding opens up real options for Mankey. Beat Up and Counter come exclusively from egg moves, and they're worth the effort. The rest of the kit covers basics through Cross Chop and Dynamic Punch and coverage across 8 types.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
It is extremely ill-tempered. Groups of them will attack any handy target for no reason.
It’s unsafe to approach if it gets violently enraged for no reason and can’t distinguish friends from foes.
Mankey Gold & Silver Guide
In Gold & Silver, 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.
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
- Gen 1RBDebut
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves