Primeape
fighting
Front
Normal
Shiny
Animated
Shiny Animated
Back
Normal
Shiny
Type
Fighting
Dex
#057
Abilities
Vital Spirit(Primary)
Prevents sleep.
Vital Spirit(Secondary)
Prevents sleep.
Growth Rate
mediumfast
Gender Ratio
50% Male, 50% Female
Egg Groups
field
Hatch Rate
Medium Fast (20 cycles)
Catch Rate
75
Base Exp
149
EV Yield
2 Attack
Wild Held Items
None
Weak To
psychic ×2fairy ×2
Resists
bug ×0.5rock ×0.5dark ×0.5
Evolution Chain
How to Obtain
Primeape can be found in Cerulean Cave1 (rare). Wild ones range from level 52 to 55.
Wild Encounters (1)
Level Up Moves (17)
| Level | Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ScratchLevel: 1 | ||||||
| normal |  | 40 | 100 | 35 | ||
| Scratches the foe with sharp claws. | ||||||
| LeerLevel: 1 | ||||||
| normal |  | 0 | 100 | 30 | ||
| Frightens the foe with a leer to lower Defense. | ||||||
| Low KickLevel: 1 | ||||||
| fighting | | 1 | 100 | 20 | ||
| A kick that inflicts more damage on heavier foes. | ||||||
| RageLevel: 1 | ||||||
| normal | | 20 | 100 | 20 | ||
| Raises the user's Attack every time it is hit. | ||||||
| CovetLevel: 1 | ||||||
| normal | | 60 | 100 | 20 | ||
| Cutely begs to obtain an item held by the foe. | ||||||
| Low KickLevel: 9 | ||||||
| fighting | | 1 | 100 | 20 | ||
| A kick that inflicts more damage on heavier foes. | ||||||
| Karate ChopLevel: 15 | ||||||
| fighting | | 50 | 100 | 25 | ||
| A chopping attack with a high critical-hit ratio. | ||||||
| AstonishLevel: 17 | ||||||
| ghost | | 30 | 100 | 15 | ||
| An attack that may shock the foe into flinching. | ||||||
| Fury SwipesLevel: 21 | ||||||
| normal | | 18 | 80 | 15 | ||
| Rakes the foe with sharp claws, etc., 2 to 5 times. | ||||||
| Focus EnergyLevel: 27 | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
| Focuses power to raise the critical-hit ratio. | ||||||
| RageLevel: 28 | ||||||
| normal | | 20 | 100 | 20 | ||
| Raises the user's Attack every time it is hit. | ||||||
| Seismic TossLevel: 36 | ||||||
| fighting | | 1 | 100 | 20 | ||
| Inflicts damage identical to the user's level. | ||||||
| Focus BlastLevel: 39 | ||||||
| fighting |  | 120 | 70 | 5 | ||
| Attacks at full power. May lower Sp. Def. | ||||||
| Cross ChopLevel: 45 | ||||||
| fighting | | 100 | 80 | 5 | ||
| A double-chopping attack. High critical-hit ratio. | ||||||
| OutrageLevel: 53 | ||||||
| dragon | | 100 | 100 | 10 | ||
| A rampage of 2 to 3 turns that confuses the user. | ||||||
| ScreechLevel: 54 | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 85 | 40 | ||
| Emits a screech to sharply reduce the foe's Defense. | ||||||
| ThrashLevel: 63 | ||||||
| normal | | 105 | 100 | 10 | ||
| A rampage of 2 to 3 turns that confuses the user. | ||||||
Related Guides
TM/HM Moves (28)
| Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Focus Punch | ||||||
| fighting | | 150 | 100 | 20 | TM01 | |
| A powerful loyalty attack. The user flinches if hit. | ||||||
| Toxic | ||||||
| poison | | 0 | 70 | 10 | TM06 | |
| Poisons the foe with an intensifying toxin. | ||||||
| Bulk Up | ||||||
| fighting | | 0 | 0 | 20 | TM08 | |
| Bulks up the body to boost both Attack and Defense. | ||||||
| Hidden Power | ||||||
| The effectiveness varies with the user. | ||||||
| Sunny Day | ||||||
| fire | | 0 | 0 | 5 | TM11 | |
| Boosts the power of Fire- type moves for 5 turns. | ||||||
| Taunt | ||||||
| dark | | 0 | 100 | 20 | TM12 | |
| Taunts the foe into only using attack moves. | ||||||
| Hyper Beam | ||||||
| normal | | 150 | 90 | 5 | TM15 | |
| Powerful, but leaves the user immobile the next turn. | ||||||
| Protect | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 0 | 10 | TM17 | |
| Evades attack, but may fail if used in succession. | ||||||
| Rain Dance | ||||||
| water | | 0 | 0 | 5 | TM18 | |
| Boosts the power of Water- type moves for 5 turns. | ||||||
| Frustration | ||||||
| normal | | 1 | 100 | 20 | TM21 | |
| An attack that is stronger if the Trainer is disliked. | ||||||
| Iron Tail | ||||||
| steel | | 100 | 75 | 15 | TM23 | |
| Attacks with a rock-hard tail. May lower Defense. | ||||||
| Thunderbolt | ||||||
| electric | | 90 | 100 | 15 | TM24 | |
| A strong electrical attack that may paralyze the foe. | ||||||
| Thunder | ||||||
| electric | | 110 | 70 | 10 | TM25 | |
| A lightning attack that may cause paralysis. | ||||||
| Earthquake | ||||||
| ground | | 100 | 100 | 10 | TM26 | |
| A powerful quake, but has no effect on flying foes. | ||||||
| Return | ||||||
| normal | | 1 | 100 | 20 | TM27 | |
| An attack that increases in power with friendship. | ||||||
| Dig | ||||||
| ground | | 80 | 100 | 10 | TM28 | |
| Digs underground the first turn and strikes next turn. | ||||||
| Brick Break | ||||||
| fighting | | 75 | 100 | 15 | TM31 | |
| Destroys barriers such as Reflect and causes damage. | ||||||
| Double Team | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 0 | 15 | TM32 | |
| Creates illusory copies to raise evasiveness. | ||||||
| Rock Tomb | ||||||
| rock | | 60 | 95 | 15 | TM39 | |
| Stops the foe from moving with rocks and cuts Speed. | ||||||
| Aerial Ace | ||||||
| 60 | 0 | 20 | TM40 | ||
| An extremely speedy and unavoidable attack. | ||||||
| Facade | ||||||
| normal | | 70 | 100 | 20 | TM42 | |
| Boosts Attack when burned, paralyzed, or poisoned. | ||||||
| Secret Power | ||||||
| normal | | 70 | 100 | 20 | TM43 | |
| An attack with effects that vary by location. | ||||||
| Rest | ||||||
| psychic | | 0 | 0 | 5 | TM44 | |
| The user sleeps for 2 turns, restoring HP and status. | ||||||
| Attract | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 100 | 15 | TM45 | |
| Makes the opposite gender less likely to attack. | ||||||
| Thief | ||||||
| dark | | 50 | 100 | 25 | TM46 | |
| While attacking, it may steal the foe's held item. | ||||||
| Overheat | ||||||
| fire | | 130 | 90 | 5 | TM50 | |
| Allows a full-power attack, but sharply lowers Sp. Atk. | ||||||
| Strength | ||||||
| normal | | 80 | 100 | 15 | HM04 | |
| Builds enormous power, then slams the foe. | ||||||
| Rock Smash | ||||||
| fighting | | 40 | 100 | 15 | HM06 | |
| A rock-crushing attack that may lower Defense. | ||||||
