Primeape #0057 Shadow

Fighting
MankeyMankey(#0056)
Pokémon GO Pokédex
Growlithe(#0058)Growlithe
Max CPL402288L502586L51 · Best Buddy2617
Buddy Distance3 km per Candy
ReleasedOct 8, 2024Mar 3, 2026
Purification3,000 Stardust · 3 Candy

Type Effectiveness

Primeape takes 160% from Flying, Psychic and Fairy moves.

Weak ×1.6
FlyingPsychicFairy
Resists ×0.6
BugRockDark

Shadow Primeape is a Fighting-type Pokémon in Pokémon GO, weak to Flying, Psychic and Fairy.

It reaches 2586 CP at level 50, or 2617 as a Best Buddy.

Its best raid moveset is Counter with Rage Fist, which needs an Elite TM.

Primeape
Normal
Shiny Primeape
Shiny

Base Stats

Attack207
Defense138
Stamina163

Not main-series base stats. Bars scale to 450 / 450 / 500.

Best Movesets

#Fast MoveCharged MoveDPSTDO
FightingCounterGhostRage Fist12.8134
2FightingCounterFightingCross Chop12.4131
3FightingKarate ChopGhostRage Fist12.4130
4FightingCounterFightingClose Combat11.9125
5FightingKarate ChopFightingCross Chop11.8125
6FightingLow KickGhostRage Fist11.7123
7FightingCounterIceIce Punch11.6122
8FightingCounterFightingLow Sweep11.4120
13 More Pairings
#Fast MoveCharged MoveDPSTDO
9FightingKarate ChopFightingClose Combat11.4120
10FightingLow KickFightingCross Chop11.2117
11FightingCounterDarkNight Slash11.1117
12FightingKarate ChopIceIce Punch10.8114
13FightingKarate ChopFightingLow Sweep10.6112
14FightingLow KickFightingClose Combat10.6112
15FightingLow KickIceIce Punch10.5110
16FightingLow KickFightingLow Sweep10.3108
17FightingKarate ChopDarkNight Slash10.2108
18FightingCounterNormalFrustrationDon’t Use10.0105
19FightingLow KickDarkNight Slash9.9105
20FightingLow KickNormalFrustrationDon’t Use8.084
21FightingKarate ChopNormalFrustrationDon’t Use8.084

Raid damage at level 40, 15/15/15 IVs, no weather boost.

DPS is damage per second, TDO total damage before fainting. For one boss, see the raid counters.

Don’t Use means repeating the fast move does at least as much damage as using this charged move, either because the move is weak or because this Pokémon faints before it pays off.

Moves

Fast Moves

Move
Type
Power
Energy
Time
DPS
EPS
CounterFighting1391.0s13.09.0
Low KickFighting550.5s10.010.0
Karate ChopEFighting10131.0s10.013.0

Charged Moves

Move
Type
Power
Energy
Time
DPS
DPE
Close CombatFighting1051002.5s42.01.05
Cross ChopEFighting50501.5s33.31.00
Rage FistEGhost100503.0s33.32.00
Ice PunchIce50332.0s25.01.52
Night SlashDark45332.0s22.51.36
Low SweepFighting40332.0s20.01.21
FrustrationNormal10332.0s5.00.30

Fast Moves

Move
Type
Power
Energy
Turns
DPT
EPT
CounterFighting8624.03.0
Low KickFighting6823.04.0
Karate ChopEFighting5922.54.5

Charged Moves

Move
Type
Power
Energy
DPE
Close CombatFighting100452.22
Cross ChopEFighting55351.57
Night SlashDark50351.43
Rage FistEGhost55401.38
Ice PunchIce60401.50
Low SweepFighting40401.00
FrustrationNormal10700.14

DPS damage per second · EPS energy per second · DPE damage per energy.

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Evolution Family

Primeape evolves into Annihilape for 100 candy.

Mankey
Mankey
#0056
Fighting
50
45 purified
Primeape
Primeape
#0057
Fighting
100
90 purified
  • Defeat 30 Ghost- or Psychic-type Pokémon in battle
Annihilape
Annihilape
#0979
FightingGhost

Top Counters

Full Rankings

As a Tier 5 raid boss. Level 40, 15/15/15, no weather boost.

  1. 1Mega Mewtwo YPsychicPsycho CutPsychicFuture Sight+62.5 eDPS
  2. 2Mega RayquazaFlyingAir SlashFlyingDragon AscentK56.3 eDPS
  3. 3Attack Forme DeoxysPsychicZen HeadbuttPsychicPsycho Boost51.6 eDPS
  4. 4Mega AlakazamPsychicConfusionPsychicPsychicE45.8 eDPS
  5. 5Mega StaraptorFlyingGustEFlyingBrave Bird+44.2 eDPS
  6. 6Shadow MoltresFlyingWing AttackFlyingFly42.5 eDPS
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Worth Powering Up?

Not stronger than the everyday pick against any Tier 5 or Mega boss.

The everyday pick is the best attacker that isn’t a Mega, Shadow or Legendary. Each number is how much more of the boss’s health this Pokémon takes off than that pick would. Level 40, 15/15/15, no weather boost.

CP by Level

Encounter
Level
Guaranteed CP
Max CP
Research1592910/10/1098015/15/15
Raids & Eggs20123910/10/10130715/15/15
Weather-Boosted Raids25154910/10/10163415/15/15
L404019390/0/0228815/15/15
L505021920/0/0258615/15/15
L51 · Best Buddy5122180/0/0261715/15/15
All Power-Up Levels (L15–L51)
Level
15/15/15
0/0/0
Level 15980831
Level 2013071107
Level 2516341385
Level 3019611662
Level 3521241800
Level 4022881939
Level 4524352063
Level 5025862192
Level 5126172218

Research, raid and egg catches have at least 10/10/10 IVs. A wild catch can be as low as 0/0/0.

L40 is the cap without XL Candy, L50 with it. L51 is Best Buddy only.

Dex Details

Second Charged Move50 Candy · 50,000 Stardust
Height / Weight1 m · 32 kg
Gender Ratio
50.0%50.0%
TradingTradableTransferable

Abilities, EVs, breeding and learnsets: Primeape in the RotomLabs Pokédex

PvP IV Spreads

Great League

1500 CP Cap
Best IVs1/15/141496 CP at level 24.5
RankIVsCPLevel% of Best
#11/15/14149624.5100.00%
#21/15/15150024.5100.00%
#32/14/14149824.599.82%
#40/11/1414992599.74%
#52/15/13149924.599.62%
#60/12/1315002599.55%
#70/15/14148924.599.51%
#80/15/15149324.599.51%
#91/15/815002599.42%
#100/13/1114962599.36%

A 15/15/15 ranks #3003 of 4,096, with 93.82% of the best stat product.

Great League Rankings on PvPoke

Ultra League

2500 CP Cap
Best IVs5/15/152499 CP at level 51
RankIVsCPLevel% of Best
#15/15/15249951100.00%
#26/15/15249650.599.87%
#37/14/15250050.599.69%
#44/15/1524885199.52%
#55/14/1524915199.34%
#65/15/1424925199.33%
#76/14/15248850.599.22%
#86/15/14248950.599.21%
#96/13/1524955199.15%
#106/14/1424965199.14%

A 15/15/15 ranks #287 of 4,096, with 97.15% of the best stat product.

Ultra League Rankings on PvPoke

Ranked by stat product at the highest level under the CP cap.

Trades and research have at least 10 in each IV, lucky trades 12. Check your own. This ranks IVs only. For the meta, see PvPoke.

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