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Pokémon GO · #56 · Fighting

Mankey in Pokémon GO

Mankey (#56) is a Fighting-type Pokémon. In Pokémon GO its max CP is 1,317 at level 50, 1,164 at level 40 and 1,332 as a best buddy at level 51. Its highest-damage moveset is Karate Chop with Cross Chop. It takes extra damage from Fairy, Flying and Psychic attacks.

TypeFighting
Pokédex number#56
Base Attack / Defense / Stamina148 / 82 / 120
Max CP, level 40 / 50 / 511,164 / 1,317 / 1,332
Max HP, level 50113
Buddy distance3 km per Candy
Second Charged Attack50,000 Stardust and 50 Candy
Height / weight0.5 m / 28 kg

Mankey evolution

Pokémon GO has no evolution levels: a Pokémon evolves when you spend Candy on it (sometimes with an item or a task), at any level.

Mankey evolves into Primeape for 50 Mankey Candy.

Family: Mankey · Primeape · Annihilape

Mankey CP by level

Combat Power with perfect stats (15/15/15) and with 10/10/10. Players find that raid, egg and research catches never have a stat below 10; that floor is their measurement, not a number in the game data.

LevelCP 15/15/15CP 10/10/10HP 15/15/15Note
1549946269research rewards are at most level 15 (game master)
2066561680eggs hatch at most level 20 (game master); raid catches are level 20 (players’ measurement)
2583277090raid catches in weather that boosts the boss’s type are level 25 (players’ measurement)
3099892598wild Pokémon are at most level 30 (game master)
351,0811,002102
401,1641,079106
451,2391,148110
501,3171,220113
511,3321,234114best buddy bonus on a level 50 Pokémon

Mankey best moveset

Ranked by damage per second over one cycle of fast attacks and one charged attack. Assumptions: Mankey at level 40 with 15/15/15, a target with 180 Defense taking neutral damage, no weather boost, and the energy Mankey gains from being hit left out.

Fast attackCharged attackDamage per second
Karate ChopCross Chop7.6
ScratchCross Chop7.6
ScratchBrick Break7.5
Karate ChopBrick Break7.3
ScratchLow Sweep6.9

Fast attacks

MoveTypePowerEnergyTimePower / s
Karate ChopFighting10131 s10.0same type, ×1.2
ScratchNormal640.5 s12.0

Charged attacks

MoveTypePowerEnergy costTimePower / s
Brick BreakFighting40331.5 s26.7same type, ×1.2
Cross ChopFighting50501.5 s33.3same type, ×1.2
Low SweepFighting40332 s20.0same type, ×1.2

Mankey weaknesses and resistances

Damage multipliers for each attack type against Fighting. Pokémon GO uses ×1.6 for super effective and ×0.625 for not very effective, multiplied for two types.

Attack typeDamage
Fairy×1.6
Flying×1.6
Psychic×1.6
Bug×0.625
Dark×0.625
Rock×0.625

Mankey CP calculator

CP 1,164 · HP 106

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Sources: stats, moves, evolution costs and the CP multiplier for each level are from the Pokémon GO game master as published by PokeMiners (commit 8e227be, data of 28 August 2026). Which Pokémon are in the game: pogoapi.net (list of 31 January 2026). CP = ⌊(Attack+IV) × √(Defense+IV) × √(Stamina+IV) × CPM² / 10⌋, checked against pogoapi.net’s max CP table for 888 Pokémon. Raid catch levels and the 10/10/10 floor are players’ measurements; they are not in the game data. Pokémon and Pokémon GO are trademarks of their owners; this page is not affiliated with or endorsed by Niantic, Scopely, Nintendo, Creatures, GAME FREAK or The Pokémon Company.