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Mankey (Japanese: マンキー Mankey) is a Fighting-type Pokémon introduced in Generation I.

It evolves into Primeape starting at level 28.

Biology

Mankey eating bananas

Mankey is a simian Pokémon, similar to a New World monkey. It is bipedal and has a round body covered in whitish, shaggy fur. Its nose is similar to a pig's snout, and it has narrow, red eyes and triangular ears with brown insides. Mankey's three-fingered hands, two-toed feet, and the tip of its curved, prehensile tail are brown. Along with Stufful, it is the smallest known Fighting-type Pokémon.

Mankey specializes in physical fighting and is very aggressive and short-tempered. When angry, Mankey begins shaking and its breathing turns rough. Its rage peaks quickly, preventing its victim from being able to flee. It will rampage until it falls asleep, but its anger remains in its dreams. This causes it to wake up and become furious all over again. However, this constant release of stress grants it a long life. Mankey can be found in the mountains, where it lives in treetop colonies. If one becomes enraged, the whole colony rampages for no reason. If it loses sight of its colony or if it is left alone to rage, its loneliness causes it to become infuriated.

According to the Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team games, Mankey's preferred food is chestnuts. However, Mankey usually lacks the dexterity to peel them. It becomes agitated and rage after attempting to peel a chestnut's spiky shell. Additionally, it also appears to be fond of bananas in the anime.

In the anime

In the main series

Major appearances

In Primeape Goes Bananas, a wild Mankey stole Ash's hat and then evolved into a Primeape. Ash caught it shortly afterwards.

Other

In A Tyrogue Full of Trouble, a Mankey was a member of a trio of Pokémon that was causing problems for a small town, with the other members being a Tyrogue and a Primeape. Kiyo was able to catch the Tyrogue, and the Mankey and Primeape joined up with him.

In Training Daze, a Mankey was jointly owned by Jessie and Jubei. They used it at the Team Rocket Academy for a test. It lowered Jessie into a vault containing an Articuno statue, but due to the rope getting stuck, Mankey and Jubei had to pull Jessie and the statue up; proving to be too heavy, they dropped it, triggering the alarms and resulting in Mankey and Jubei being injured.

In A Snow Day for Searching!, three Mankey surrounded a Cubone and stole its bone. However, they ended up losing it in a lake, forcing Goh to use his Dewgong to retrieve it for Cubone.

Minor appearances

In Pokémon - I Choose You!, multiple Mankey witnessed a flock of Spearow chasing after Ash and Pikachu.

A Mankey appeared in The Kangaskhan Kid.

In Showdown at Dark City, a Mankey was one of the Yas Gym's Pokémon.

A Mankey appeared in The Breeding Center Secret.

In Showdown at the Po-ké Corral, multiple Mankey lived at Professor Oak's Laboratory.

In Pikachu's Vacation, a Mankey was at the Pokémon Theme Park.

In Friends to the End, a Trainer's Mankey attended the closing ceremonies of the Indigo Plateau Conference.

In Pallet Party Panic, a Mankey was at a party in Pallet Town.

In Pikachu Re-Volts, Cassidy and Butch controlled a Mankey at Mandarin Island North.

In In the Pink, multiple pink Mankey lived at Pinkan Island.

In The Joy of Pokémon, a Trainer's Mankey was treated by the Nurse Joy of an unnamed island.

Two wild Mankey appeared in Pikachu's Rescue Adventure. One of them helped the Trainers' Pokémon and Elekid save the Exeggcute nests and Togepi during a storm.

In Flower Power, multiple Mankey were parts of Florando's annual Pokémon Exhibition.

In Spell of the Unown: Entei, Lisa used a Mankey during her battle against Ash. It went up against Cyndaquil and was ultimately defeated.

In Two Hits and a Miss, a Mankey was at a Fighting-type dojo.

In A Hot Water Battle, a Mankey lived in a tropical jungle.

A Mankey appeared in The Trouble With Snubbull.

Multiple Mankey appeared in Celebi: The Voice of the Forest.

In Got Miltank?, a Mankey lived at a Pokémon-exclusive oasis.

In Machoke, Machoke Man!, a Mankey was at the Cianwood Gym.

In the banned episode EP250, a Mankey lived in a forest outside the Ice Path.

A wild Mankey appeared in The Legend of Thunder!.

In Great Bowls of Fire!, a Mankey lived at the Dragon Holy Land.

A Mankey appeared in the opening sequence of Lucario and the Mystery of Mew.

A Mankey appeared in PK14.

A Coordinator's Mankey appeared in Deceit and Assist.

In The Saffron Con and A Hurdle for Squirtle, a Coordinator's Mankey competed in the Saffron City Pokémon Contest.

Multiple Mankey appeared in Slaking Kong!.

A Mankey appeared in Gettin' Twiggy With It!.

A Mankey appeared in Pokémon Ranger and the Kidnapped Riolu! Part 1 and Part 2.

A Mankey appeared in A Rivalry to Gible On!.

A Mankey appeared in A Marathon Rivalry!, under the ownership of a competitor in the Pokéathlon held in Camellia Town.

A Trainer's Mankey appeared in Alola to New Adventure!.

Two Trainers' Mankey appeared in A Shocking Grocery Run!.

In The Sun, the Scare, the Secret Lair!, Lillie observed a Mankey attacking a Primeape.

In Rocking Clawmark Hill!, two Mankey were training on Clawmark Hill.

In Crystal-Clear Sleuthing!, Rotom played a clip of a Mankey.

A Trainer's Mankey appeared in Balloons, Brionne, and Belligerence!.

A Trainer's Mankey appeared in Getting a Jump on the Competition!.

In Smashing with Sketch!, a Trainer's Mankey competed in the Pokémon Ping-Pong tournament.

A Trainer's Mankey appeared in Love at First Twirl!.

Two Trainers' Mankey appeared in A Young Royal Flame Ignites!.

Two Mankey appeared in Securing the Future!, with one under the ownership of a Trainer and the other being wild. They joined the rest of Alola in showering Necrozma with light so it could return to its true form.

A Trainer's Mankey appeared in We Know Where You're Going, Eevee!.

Multiple Mankey appeared in a flashback in Enter Pikachu!.

In Legend? Go! Friends? Go!, a Trainer's Mankey attacked a Lugia.

A Trainer's Mankey appeared in JN033.

Pokédex entries

Episode Subject Source Entry EP025 Mankey Ash's Pokédex Mankey, a Pig Monkey Pokémon of the Fighting type. Known for its superior footwork, it packs a powerful punch. EP025 Mankey's temper Ash's Pokédex Although Mankey is usually calm, it does have a bad temper. Once Mankey begins to Thrash, stopping it is impossible.

Episode Pokémon Source Entry JN015 Mankey Goh's Rotom Phone Mankey, the Pig Monkey Pokémon. A Fighting type. Mankey is quick-tempered and can fly into a rage even while training.

In Pokémon Origins

A Mankey appeared in a flashback in File 2: Cubone.



In the manga

In the Ash & Pikachu manga

A Mankey appeared in The Tyrogue's Thoughts.

In the movie adaptations

A Mankey appeared in Celebi: a Timeless Encounter.

In The Electric Tale of Pikachu manga

Ash catches a Mankey in Clefairy Tale. He trades it shortly afterwards for a map of Mt. Moon, which supposedly has directions on how to find a Clefairy.

In the Pocket Monsters HeartGold & SoulSilver Go! Go! Pokéathlon manga

A Mankey appeared in Pocket Monsters HeartGold & SoulSilver Go! Go! Pokéathlon.

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Mankey debuted as a silhouette when Green talked about Mew in The Jynx Jinx.

Multiple Mankey debuted in The Primeape Directive. Led by an enraged Primeape, they attacked Blue and Yellow, but his Porygon managed to defeat it. Yellow was the one to quell the leader and have them leave peacefully, however. They later appeared in The Legend after the industrial ruins in the Kanto mainland had been restored by the healing light.

Multiple Mankey were used by Team Galactic Grunts in Halting Honchkrow.

In the Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys manga

A Mankey appeared in a flashback in Let's Fight For The Future!!.

In the Pokémon Gotta Catch 'Em All manga

A Mankey appeared in A Powerful Opponent, Venusaur!.

A Mankey appeared in A Match For Pokémon.

A Mankey appeared in The Challenge at Celadon University!.

A Mankey appeared in GDZ51.

In the Pokémon Ranger the Comic: Double Mission manga

A Mankey appeared in Pokémon Ranger the Comic: Double Mission Episode Two as one of the Pokémon that Lunick captured with his Capture Styler. It reappeared in Pokémon Ranger the Comic: Double Mission Episode Three and was released in Pokémon Ranger the Comic: Double Mission Episode Five.

In the Pokémon Zensho manga

A Mankey appeared in a fantasy in PZ01.

In the TCG

In the TFG

One Mankey figure has been released.

Game data

NPC appearances

Pokédex entries

Game locations

In side games

Held items

Stats

Base stats

Pokéathlon stats

Type effectiveness

Under normal battle conditions in Generation VIII, this Pokémon is: Damaged

normally by: Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying 2× Poison 1× Ground 1× Rock ½× Bug ½× Ghost 1× Steel 1× Fire 1× Water 1× Grass 1× Electric 1× Psychic 2× Ice 1× Dragon 1× Dark ½× Fairy 2× None Weak to: Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying 2× Poison 1× Ground 1× Rock ½× Bug ½× Ghost 1× Steel 1× Fire 1× Water 1× Grass 1× Electric 1× Psychic 2× Ice 1× Dragon 1× Dark ½× Fairy 2× None Immune to: Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying 2× Poison 1× Ground 1× Rock ½× Bug ½× Ghost 1× Steel 1× Fire 1× Water 1× Grass 1× Electric 1× Psychic 2× Ice 1× Dragon 1× Dark ½× Fairy 2× None Resistant to: Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying 2× Poison 1× Ground 1× Rock ½× Bug ½× Ghost 1× Steel 1× Fire 1× Water 1× Grass 1× Electric 1× Psychic 2× Ice 1× Dragon 1× Dark ½× Fairy 2× None

Learnset

Generation VIII Other generations: I - II - III - IV - V - VI - VII This Pokémon is unavailable within Generation VIII.

Click on the generation numbers above to see Mankey's learnsets from other generations.





Side game data

Evolution

Sprites

Trivia

Origin

Considering its pig-like nose, long tail, habitat, and overall personality, Mankey has much in common with baboons.

Name origin

Mankey may be a combination of mad or man and monkey. It could also be a pun on cranky, referring to Mankey's irritable personality.

In other languages

Language Title Meaning Japanese マンキー Mankey A combination of the words man and monkey French Férosinge From féroce and singe Spanish Mankey Same as English/Japanese name German Menki From its English/Japanese name Italian Mankey Same as English/Japanese name Korean 망키 Mankey Transliteration of Japanese name Cantonese Chinese 猴怪 Hàuhgwaai Literally "Monkey monster" Mandarin Chinese 猴怪 Hóuguài Literally "Monkey monster" More languages Hindi मॅनकी Mankey Transcription of English name Lithuanian Beždžionė Literally "Monkey" Russian Манки Manki Transcription of English name Thai แมนคี Mankey Transcription of trademarked Japanese name





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