What is a good competitive moveset for Mankey? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Diamond/Pearl Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the Diamond/Pearl generation metagame.
Mankey is a sensational Fighting-typed Pokemon. Mankey is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Mankey can be quite a contender in the LC tier (Little Cup). Mankey's only type-related weaknesses are Flying and Psychic.
Species: Mankey Item: Shell Bell / Life Orb Ability: Anger Point Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA) EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe Moveset: - Close Combat / Karate Chop - Double-Edge / Return - Outrage - Earthquake
Physical Sweeper Mankey (Anger Point)
Mankey is an awesome Physical Sweeper. It's purpose is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Mankey's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Anger Point, if Mankey or its substitute takes a critical hit its attack is raised 12 stages.
♦ Close Combat is a physical STAB-boosted 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Mankey's defense and special defense by 1 stage). ♦ Karate Chop is a physical STAB-boosted 50-base power Fighting-type move (high critical hit ratio). ♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 1/3 recoil). ♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness). ♦ Outrage is a physical 120-base power Dragon-type move (lasts 2-3 turns. confuses your Mankey afterwards). ♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon. power doubles on dig).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Mankey? These builds have been optimized for Diamond/Pearl Double Battles. They have movesets and EVs specifically calibrated to generally work best versus multiple Pokemon at once as well as helping to support other team members and allys in the Diamond/Pearl generation metagame.
Species: Mankey Item: Life Orb / Choice Band Ability: Anger Point Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA) EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe Moveset: - Close Combat / Karate Chop - Earthquake - Rock Slide - Outrage
Doubles Physical Sweeper Mankey (Anger Point)
Mankey is a decent Physical Sweeper. It attempts to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Mankey's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Mankey's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Anger Point, if Mankey or its substitute takes a critical hit its attack is raised 12 stages.
♦ Close Combat is a physical STAB-boosted 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Mankey's defense and special defense by 1 stage). ♦ Karate Chop is a physical STAB-boosted 50-base power Fighting-type move (high critical hit ratio). ♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon. power doubles on dig). ♦ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes). ♦ Outrage is a physical 120-base power Dragon-type move (lasts 2-3 turns. confuses your Mankey afterwards).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Mankey learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation. Sort and organize the learnset by move type, category, accuracy, and power. Bolded moves will gain the same-type attack bonus (STAB) if this Pokemon uses them.
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Note: The damage listed here under Versus is not actually calculated using the in-game damage formula. It is simply calculated using typing weaknesses and resistances from the selected type-matchup modifier along with STAB (if applied) to help sort through and give a general idea as to how powerful certain moves might be towards that selected typing after modifiers are applied. Several moves listed here may have additional effects that might alter actual damage output which are not factored on this specific list. Use damage calculators to find actual damage amounts.
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Mankey can perform in Diamond/Pearl. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive DP Move and Ability Combos for Mankey
Moves: Swagger + Psych up
Moves: Swagger + Screech
Moves: Rain dance + Thunder
Moves: Endure + Reversal
Moves: Endure + Endeavor
Moves: Swagger + Punishment
Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
Moves: Rest + Snore
Moves: Substitute + Reversal
Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
Move: Assurance + Item: Rocky Helmet
Move: Fling + Item: King's Rock
Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
Move: Endeavor + Item: Focus Sash
Item: Blunder Policy + Move: Dynamic Punch
Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect, Helping Hand, Vacuum Wave
Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break
Moves that inflict status: Toxic
Moves that boost Mankey's stats
Bulk Up
Defense Curl
Meditate
Most notable and possible best moves for Mankey
Earthquake
Protect
Rest
Taunt
Toxic
U-turn
Common Effort Values for Mankey in Diamond and Pearl
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