Competitive Information for Primeape [Gold/Silver]
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Primeape? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Gold/Silver 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 Gold/Silver generation metagame.
Primeape is a wonderful Fighting-typed Pokemon. It's not-uncommon to find yourself dealing with Primeape when battling in the 2nd generation meta. This Pokemon deserves to see more play in the meta. There were no known abilities back in the Gold/Silver Pokemon games. Primeape's only type-related weaknesses are Flying and Psychic.
Item: Leftovers / Scope Lens
Moveset:
- Cross Chop
- Rock Slide
- Meditate
- Substitute
Support Primeape (Popular/Trending)
Primeape is a remarkable Support. Years before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. Scope Lens/Razor Claw increases Primeape critical hit ratio by 1 stage. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Primeape last longer regaining it's it's health points every turn.
♦ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Meditate is a status move (raises your Primeape's attack by 1 stage).
♦ Substitute is a status move (Primeape takes 1/4 its max hp to put in a substitute).
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Item: Gold Berry
Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Return
- Karate Chop / Low Kick
- Rock Slide
- Dig / Mud-Slap
Physical Sweeper Primeape (Retro)
Primeape is a fabulous Physical Sweeper. It is meant to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Years before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type.
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Karate Chop is a physical STAB-boosted 50-base power Fighting-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Low Kick is a physical STAB-boosted 50-base power Fighting-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Dig is a physical 60-base power Ground-type move (digs underground turn 1, strikes turn 2).
♦ Mud-Slap is a physical 20-base power Ground-type move (100% chance to lower the target's accuracy by 1 stage).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Primeape 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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Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Primeape can perform in Gold/Silver. 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 GS Move and Ability Combos for Primeape
- Moves: Swagger + Psych up
- Moves: Swagger + Screech
- Moves: Endure + Reversal
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Substitute + Reversal
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Item: Blunder Policy + Move: Dynamic Punch
- Moves with Priority: Detect, Endure, Protect
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic
Moves that boost Primeape's stats
- Curse
- Defense Curl
- Meditate
- Rage
- Skull Bash
Most notable and possible best moves for Primeape
- Cross Chop
- Hidden Power Bug
- Hidden Power Ghost
- Meditate
- Other
- Protect
- Rest
- Rock Slide
- Substitute
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Primeape in Gold and Silver
- Serious Nature ( 252/252/252/0/252/252/ )
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- Optimize Primeape's EV spread for Pokemon Gold and Silver
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