Competitive Information for Primeape [Sun/Moon]
Fighting
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Primeape? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Sun/Moon 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 Sun/Moon generation metagame.
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Primeape is an interesting Fighting-typed Pokemon. Primeape is a pretty common Pokemon to see in Generation 7. Primeape is weak to Fairy, Flying, and Psychic-typed attacks.
Item: Choice Scarf / Adrenaline Orb
Ability: Defiant
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Close Combat
- Gunk Shot
- Stone Edge
- U-turn
Physical Sweeper Primeape (Popular/Trending)
Primeape is a notable Physical Sweeper. It's designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Scarf will increase Primeape's speed by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. With Defiant, Primeape's attack is raised by 2 for each of its stats that is lowered by a foe.
♦ Gunk Shot is a physical 120-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
♦ Stone Edge is a physical 100-base power Rock-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ U-turn is a physical 70-base power Bug-type move (Primeape switches out after damaging the target).
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Item: Fightinium Z / Focus Sash
Ability: Defiant
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 76 Hp / 252 Atk / 180 Spe
Moveset:
- Close Combat / Brick Break
- Outrage
- Night Slash / Double-Edge
- Earthquake
Physical Sweeper Primeape (Defiant)
Primeape is a phenomenal Physical Sweeper. The purpose of this moveset is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Focus Sash helps protect Primeape from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. With Defiant, Primeape's attack is raised by 2 for each of its stats that is lowered by a foe. Night Slash was added to provide additional threat coverage.
♦ Brick Break is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Fighting-type move (destroys screens, unless the target is immune).
♦ Outrage is a physical 120-base power Dragon-type move (lasts 2-3 turns. confuses your Primeape afterwards).
♦ Night Slash is a physical 70-base power Dark-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
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Item: Expert Belt
Ability: Vital Spirit
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
EVs: 250 Hp / 250 Atk / 10 SpD
Moveset:
- Seed Bomb / Fire Punch
- Close Combat
- Bulk Up
- Encore / Substitute
Primeape Physical Tank (Angry Ape)
Primeape is a sensational Physical Tank. It is designed to take a large amount of physical hits while dealing some decent damage. With Vital Spirit, Primeape cannot fall asleep. gaining this ability while asleep cures it.
♦ Fire Punch is a physical 75-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
♦ Close Combat is a physical STAB-boosted 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Primeape's defense and special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Bulk Up is a status move (raises your Primeape's attack and defense by 1 stage).
♦ Encore is a status move (target repeats its last move for its next 3 turns).
♦ Substitute is a status move (Primeape takes 1/4 its max hp to put in a substitute).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Primeape? These builds have been optimized for Sun/Moon 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 Sun/Moon generation metagame.
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Item: Fightinium Z / Focus Sash
Ability: Defiant
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 76 Hp / 252 Atk / 180 Spe
Moveset:
- Close Combat / Brick Break
- Earthquake / Bulldoze
- Rock Slide
- Night Slash / Double-Edge
Doubles Physical Sweeper Primeape (Defiant)
Primeape is a sensational Physical Sweeper. It's designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Focus Sash helps protect Primeape from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. With Defiant, Primeape's attack is raised by 2 for each of its stats that is lowered by a foe. Night Slash was added to provide additional threat coverage.
♦ Brick Break is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Fighting-type move (destroys screens, unless the target is immune).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
♦ Bulldoze is a physical 60-base power Ground-type move (100% chance lower adjacent pkmn speed by 1 stage).
♦ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Night Slash is a physical 70-base power Dark-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
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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.
Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Primeape can perform in Sun/Moon. 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 SM Move and Ability Combos for Primeape
- 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
- Move: Acrobatics + Item: Red Card
- Move: Acrobatics + Item: Flying Gem
- Item: Blunder Policy + Move: Dynamic Punch
- Moves with Priority: Bide, Detect, Endure, Helping Hand, Protect, Vacuum Wave
- Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic
Moves that boost Primeape's stats
- Bulk Up
- Curse
- Defense Curl
- Hone Claws
- Meditate
- Power-Up Punch
- Rage
- Skull Bash
- Work Up
Most notable and possible best moves for Primeape
- Close Combat
- Earthquake
- Gunk Shot
- Hidden Power
- Ice Punch
- Protect
- Rest
- Stone Edge
- Taunt
- Toxic
- U-turn
Common Effort Values for Primeape in Sun and Moon
- Jolly Nature ( 0/252/4/0/0/252/ )
- Jolly Nature ( 0/252/0/0/4/252/ )
- Optimize Primeape's EV spread for Pokemon Sun and Moon
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