Primeape in Pokémon GO

Type	Fighting
Pokédex number	#57
Base Attack / Defense / Stamina	207 / 138 / 163
Max CP, level 40 / 50 / 51	2,288 / 2,586 / 2,617
Max HP, level 50	149
Buddy distance	3 km per Candy
Second Charged Attack	50,000 Stardust and 50 Candy
Height / weight	1 m / 32 kg

Primeape 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.

Primeape evolves from Mankey for 50 Mankey Candy.

Primeape evolves into Annihilape for 100 Mankey Candy; you also need to defeat 30 Ghost or Psychic-type Pokémon in battle.

Family: Mankey · Primeape · Annihilape

Primeape 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.

Level	CP 15/15/15	CP 10/10/10	HP 15/15/15	Note
15	980	929	92	research rewards are at most level 15 (game master)
20	1,307	1,239	106	eggs hatch at most level 20 (game master); raid catches are level 20 (players’ measurement)
25	1,634	1,549	118	raid catches in weather that boosts the boss’s type are level 25 (players’ measurement)
30	1,961	1,859	130	wild Pokémon are at most level 30 (game master)
35	2,124	2,013	135
40	2,288	2,168	140
45	2,435	2,308	145
50	2,586	2,451	149
51	2,617	2,481	150	best buddy bonus on a level 50 Pokémon

Primeape best moveset

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

Fast attack	Charged attack	Damage per second
Counter	Close Combat	10.9
Counter	Rage Fist	10.8	Elite TM
Karate Chop	Close Combat	10.5	Elite TM
Karate Chop	Rage Fist	10.4	Elite TM
Counter	Cross Chop	10.4	Elite TM

Fast attacks

Move	Type	Power	Energy	Time	Power / s
Counter	Fighting	13	9	1 s	13.0	same type, ×1.2
Karate Chop	Fighting	10	13	1 s	10.0	same type, ×1.2, Elite TM
Low Kick	Fighting	5	5	0.5 s	10.0	same type, ×1.2

Charged attacks

Move	Type	Power	Energy cost	Time	Power / s
Close Combat	Fighting	105	100	2.5 s	42.0	same type, ×1.2
Cross Chop	Fighting	50	50	1.5 s	33.3	same type, ×1.2, Elite TM
Ice Punch	Ice	50	33	2 s	25.0
Low Sweep	Fighting	40	33	2 s	20.0	same type, ×1.2
Night Slash	Dark	45	33	2 s	22.5
Rage Fist	Ghost	100	50	3 s	33.3	Elite TM

Primeape 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 type	Damage
Fairy	×1.6
Flying	×1.6
Psychic	×1.6
Bug	×0.625
Dark	×0.625
Rock	×0.625

Primeape CP calculator

Level Attack IV Defense IV HP IV

CP 2,288 · HP 140

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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.