Annihilape

057 Primeape
Fighting
3' 3" - 70.5 lbs	Catch Rate: 17.5%

Primeape is a Fighting-type Pokémon introduced in Generation 1.

Biology

Primeape is a bipedal, simian Pokémon with a round body covered in light beige, shaggy fur. There is usually a throbbing vein on the left side of its forehead, and it has triangular ears with pink insides, narrow eyes with tiny pupils, and a pink, snout-like nose. Its arms and legs are brown and have metal shackles on the wrists and ankles. This is probably indicative of a method of training with weights. The hands have no visible fingers, instead resembling mittens or boxing gloves, and the feet have two toes.

Primeape is easily angered; even the slightest glance of eye contact will make it furious. When it becomes enraged, its blood circulation is boosted. This makes its muscles stronger, but at the cost of some of its intelligence. Primeape also possesses the ability to convert its anger into energy to attack its opponents with. It has sturdy vessels in its brain that keep it healthy despite its constant anger. It will chase anyone who upsets it and will not stop until it has caught up to its target. Even if it is awoken from sleep, it will groggily chase whatever woke it. Some researchers have a theory Primeape is angry even when inside a Poké Ball. In some cases, Primeape has been known to die as a result of its rage, commonly after repeatedly using its signature move Rage Fist until the blood vessels in its head burst from the force. This causes its rage to transcend its physical form and evolve into Annihilape, which may explain why Primeape is also said to look peaceful in death. In the Pokémon the Series episode Showdown at the Po-ké Corral, it is shown to have a fondness for bananas. Primeape can be found on mountains. It competes with Ursaring when it comes to searching for berries. In Paldea, Hawlucha is Primeape's natural enemy. As mentioned in Pokémon Sleep, it is very rare to find a Primeape sleeping without rage, possibly from exhausting itself.

Evolution

It evolves from Mankey starting at level 28 and evolves into Annihilape when leveled up after using Rage Fist twenty times.

Locations Found

Primeape can be found in a total of 5 different locations in the wild, including: Route 23, Route 225, Route 226, Cerulean Cave, and Victory Road.

Base Stats

Stat	Value
HP	65
Attack	105
Defense	60
Sp. Atk	60
Sp. Def	70
Speed	95
Total	455

Type effectiveness

Weak to (x2)		Resistant to (x1/2)		Immune to (x0)
Normal	Grass	Fire	Water	Bug	Electric
				x1/2
Steel	Ice	Psychic	Fighting	Flying	Poison
		x2		x2
Ground	Rock	Ghost	Dragon	Dark	Fairy
	x1/2			x1/2	x2

Learnset

Level	Move	Type	Category	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
1	Fling	Dark	Physical	—	100%	10
1	Scratch	Normal	Physical	40	100%	35
1	Leer	Normal	Status	—	100%	30
1	Focus Energy	Normal	Status	—	—	30
5	Fury Swipes	Normal	Physical	18	80%	15
8	Low Kick	Fighting	Physical	—	100%	20
15	Seismic Toss	Fighting	Physical	—	100%	20
17	Swagger	Normal	Status	—	85%	15
22	Cross Chop	Fighting	Physical	100	80%	5
26	Assurance	Dark	Physical	60	100%	10
30	Thrash	Normal	Physical	120	100%	10
35	Rage Fist	Ghost	Physical	50	100%	10
39	Close Combat	Fighting	Physical	120	100%	5
44	Screech	Normal	Status	—	85%	40
48	Stomping Tantrum	Ground	Physical	75	100%	10
53	Outrage	Dragon	Physical	120	100%	10
57	Final Gambit	Fighting	Special	—	100%	5