Competitive Information for Mankey [Scarlet/Violet]
Fighting
Abilities:
If this Pokemon (not its substitute) takes a critical hit, its Attack is raised 12 stages.
This Pokemon's Attack is raised by 2 for each of its stats that is lowered by a foe.
This Pokemon cannot fall asleep. Gaining this Ability while asleep cures it.
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Movesets for Singles
Looking for a competitive moveset for Mankey? These builds are optimized for Scarlet/Violet Single Battles. The movesets and EVs are designed to maximize damage against common opponents and threats in the Scarlet/Violet metagame. Check out the expert movesets below to boost your battle performance and dominate your opponents!
Get hyped for Mankey, a noteworthy Pokémon with Fighting typing! Mankey is not a Pokémon anyone usually expects to see on the battlefield. It can be quite a contender in the LC tier (Little Cup). It is weak to Fairy, Flying, and Psychic-typed attacks. Check out the movesets listed below to learn more about Mankey's strategies.
Item: Eject Pack / Choice Band
Ability: Defiant
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Close Combat / Brick Break
- Outrage
- Shadow Claw / Night Slash
- Earthquake
Taking on single battles? Mankey is a brilliant Physical Sweeper. This configuration strives to overwhelm foes with lethal physical moves. 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. With Defiant, Mankey's attack is raised by 2 for each of its stats that is lowered by a foe. Shadow Claw or Night Slash are added to provide additional threat coverage. With a Eject Pack equipped to it, if Mankey's stat stages are lowered, it switches to a chosen ally then the Eject Pack gets consumed.
◆ 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 Mankey afterwards).
◆ Shadow Claw is a physical 70-base power Ghost-type move (high critical hit ratio).
◆ Night Slash is a physical 70-base power Dark-type move (high critical hit ratio).
◆ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
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Movesets for Doubles
Need a strong doubles moveset for Mankey? These builds are perfect for VGC (Pokémon Video Game Championship) and other competitive Scarlet/Violet Double Battles. The VGC is the ultimate test of strategy and skill, and these movesets and EVs are designed to excel against multiple opponents at once while providing essential support to your team. Dominate the Scarlet/Violet metagame with these expert-crafted setups!
Item: Eject Pack / Choice Band
Ability: Defiant
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Close Combat / Brick Break
- Earthquake
- Rock Slide
- Outrage
Mankey proves to be an impressive Physical Sweeper for double battles. It's designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical moves. 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. With Defiant, Mankey's attack is raised by 2 for each of its stats that is lowered by a foe. With a Eject Pack equipped to it, if Mankey's stat stages are lowered, it switches to a chosen ally then the Eject Pack gets consumed.
◆ 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).
◆ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to make the foes flinch).
◆ Outrage is a physical 120-base power Dragon-type move (lasts 2-3 turns. Confuses your Mankey afterwards).
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Terastal Phenomenon
In Pokemon Scarlet and Violet (Generation 9), each Pokémon in Paldea has a Tera Type. A Pokémon's Tera Type is inactive until the Pokémon Terastallizes, at which time the Pokémon's type will change to its Tera Type.
There are 18 types, meaning there are countless combinations of Pokémon and Tera Types. Terastallizing a Pokémon allows you to enhance your battle strategies by increasing the power of any moves that have the same type as your Pokémon’s Tera Type or by changing your Pokémon’s weaknesses.
Fairy moves are bad against Steel/Poison/Fire.
Flying moves are bad against Steel/Rock/Electric.
Psychic moves are bad against Dark.
The most recommended Terastral Type for Mankey is: Steel
Select a Tera-type:
Teratype Bug moveset for Mankey
Item: Eject Pack / Choice Band
Ability: Defiant
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
Tera Type: Bug
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Close Combat / Brick Break
- Outrage
- Tera Blast / U-turn
- Earthquake
Mankey is a marvelous Physical Sweeper in single battles. It is primarily designed 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. With Defiant, Mankey's attack is raised by 2 for each of its stats that is lowered by a foe. With a Eject Pack equipped, if Mankey's stat stages are lowered, it switches to a chosen ally then the Eject Pack gets consumed.
♦ 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 Mankey afterwards).
♦ Tera Blast is a special 80-base power Normal-type move (if terastallized: becomes a physical Bug-type move).
♦ U-turn is a physical TERA-boosted 70-base power Bug-type move (Mankey switches out after damaging the target).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
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Teratype Dark moveset for Mankey
Item: Eject Pack / Choice Band
Ability: Defiant
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
Tera Type: Dark
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Close Combat / Brick Break
- Night Slash / Tera Blast
- Outrage
- Earthquake
Mankey is a spectacular Physical Sweeper in single battles. It's meant 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. With Defiant, Mankey's attack is raised by 2 for each of its stats that is lowered by a foe. With a Eject Pack equipped, if Mankey's stat stages are lowered, it switches to a chosen ally then the Eject Pack gets consumed.
♦ Brick Break is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Fighting-type move (destroys screens, unless the target is immune).
♦ Night Slash is a physical TERA-boosted 70-base power Dark-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Tera Blast is a special 80-base power Normal-type move (if terastallized: becomes a physical Dark-type move).
♦ 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).
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Teratype Dragon moveset for Mankey
Item: Eject Pack / Choice Band
Ability: Defiant
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
Tera Type: Dragon
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Outrage / Tera Blast
- Close Combat / Drain Punch
- Earthquake
- Night Slash
Mankey is a fabulous Physical Sweeper in single battles. It's designed 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. With Defiant, Mankey's attack is raised by 2 for each of its stats that is lowered by a foe. With a Eject Pack equipped, if Mankey's stat stages are lowered, it switches to a chosen ally then the Eject Pack gets consumed.
♦ Tera Blast is a special 80-base power Normal-type move (if terastallized: becomes a physical Dragon-type move).
♦ Close Combat is a physical STAB-boosted 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Mankey's defense and special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Drain Punch is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Fighting-type move (Mankey recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
♦ Night Slash is a physical 70-base power Dark-type move (high critical hit ratio).
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Teratype Electric moveset for Mankey
Item: Eject Pack / Choice Band
Ability: Defiant
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
Tera Type: Electric
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Close Combat / Drain Punch
- Tera Blast / Thunder Punch
- Outrage
- Earthquake
Mankey is an astounding Physical Sweeper in single battles. 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. With Defiant, Mankey's attack is raised by 2 for each of its stats that is lowered by a foe. With a Eject Pack equipped, if Mankey's stat stages are lowered, it switches to a chosen ally then the Eject Pack gets consumed.
♦ Drain Punch is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Fighting-type move (Mankey recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
♦ Tera Blast is a special 80-base power Normal-type move (if terastallized: becomes a physical Electric-type move).
♦ Thunder Punch is a physical TERA-boosted 75-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ 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).
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Teratype Fairy moveset for Mankey
Item: Eject Pack / Choice Band
Ability: Defiant
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
Tera Type: Fairy
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Close Combat / Drain Punch
- Tera Blast
- Outrage
- Earthquake
Mankey is an astounding Physical Sweeper in single battles. This moveset 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. With Defiant, Mankey's attack is raised by 2 for each of its stats that is lowered by a foe. With a Eject Pack equipped, if Mankey's stat stages are lowered, it switches to a chosen ally then the Eject Pack gets consumed.
♦ Drain Punch is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Fighting-type move (Mankey recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
♦ Tera Blast is a special 80-base power Normal-type move (if terastallized: becomes a physical Fairy-type move).
♦ 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).
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Teratype Fighting moveset for Mankey
Item: Eject Pack / Choice Band
Ability: Defiant
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
Tera Type: Fighting
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Close Combat / Tera Blast
- Outrage
- Earthquake
- Night Slash
Mankey is a stupendous Physical Sweeper in single battles. This moveset 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. With Defiant, Mankey's attack is raised by 2 for each of its stats that is lowered by a foe. With a Eject Pack equipped, if Mankey's stat stages are lowered, it switches to a chosen ally then the Eject Pack gets consumed.
♦ Tera Blast is a special 80-base power Normal-type move (if terastallized: becomes a physical Fighting-type move).
♦ 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).
♦ Night Slash is a physical 70-base power Dark-type move (high critical hit ratio).
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Teratype Fire moveset for Mankey
Item: Eject Pack / Choice Band
Ability: Defiant
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
Tera Type: Fire
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Close Combat / Drain Punch
- Tera Blast / Fire Punch
- Outrage
- Earthquake
Mankey is a wonderful Physical Sweeper in single battles. It's purpose is 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. With Defiant, Mankey's attack is raised by 2 for each of its stats that is lowered by a foe. With a Eject Pack equipped, if Mankey's stat stages are lowered, it switches to a chosen ally then the Eject Pack gets consumed.
♦ Drain Punch is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Fighting-type move (Mankey recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
♦ Tera Blast is a special 80-base power Normal-type move (if terastallized: becomes a physical Fire-type move).
♦ Fire Punch is a physical TERA-boosted 75-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
♦ 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).
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Teratype Flying moveset for Mankey
Item: Eject Pack / Choice Band
Ability: Defiant
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
Tera Type: Flying
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Close Combat / Drain Punch
- Tera Blast
- Outrage
- Earthquake
Mankey is a decent Physical Sweeper in single battles. It's designed 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. With Defiant, Mankey's attack is raised by 2 for each of its stats that is lowered by a foe. With a Eject Pack equipped, if Mankey's stat stages are lowered, it switches to a chosen ally then the Eject Pack gets consumed.
♦ Drain Punch is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Fighting-type move (Mankey recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
♦ Tera Blast is a special 80-base power Normal-type move (if terastallized: becomes a physical Flying-type move).
♦ 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).
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Teratype Ghost moveset for Mankey
Item: Eject Pack / Choice Band
Ability: Defiant
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
Tera Type: Ghost
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Close Combat / Drain Punch
- Shadow Claw / Tera Blast
- Outrage
- Earthquake
Mankey is an outstanding Physical Sweeper in single battles. It tries 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. With Defiant, Mankey's attack is raised by 2 for each of its stats that is lowered by a foe. With a Eject Pack equipped, if Mankey's stat stages are lowered, it switches to a chosen ally then the Eject Pack gets consumed.
♦ Drain Punch is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Fighting-type move (Mankey recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
♦ Shadow Claw is a physical TERA-boosted 70-base power Ghost-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Tera Blast is a special 80-base power Normal-type move (if terastallized: becomes a physical Ghost-type move).
♦ 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).
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Teratype Grass moveset for Mankey
Item: Eject Pack / Choice Band
Ability: Defiant
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
Tera Type: Grass
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Close Combat / Drain Punch
- Seed Bomb / Tera Blast
- Outrage
- Earthquake
Mankey is a remarkable Physical Sweeper in single battles. It is meant 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. With Defiant, Mankey's attack is raised by 2 for each of its stats that is lowered by a foe. With a Eject Pack equipped, if Mankey's stat stages are lowered, it switches to a chosen ally then the Eject Pack gets consumed.
♦ Drain Punch is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Fighting-type move (Mankey recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
♦ Seed Bomb is a physical TERA-boosted 80-base power Grass-type move that deals a decent amount of damage.
♦ Tera Blast is a special 80-base power Normal-type move (if terastallized: becomes a physical Grass-type move).
♦ 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).
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Teratype Ground moveset for Mankey
Item: Eject Pack / Choice Band
Ability: Defiant
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
Tera Type: Ground
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Close Combat / Drain Punch
- Earthquake / Tera Blast
- Outrage
- Night Slash
Mankey is pretty popular Physical Sweeper in single battles. It's meant 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. With Defiant, Mankey's attack is raised by 2 for each of its stats that is lowered by a foe. With a Eject Pack equipped, if Mankey's stat stages are lowered, it switches to a chosen ally then the Eject Pack gets consumed.
♦ Drain Punch is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Fighting-type move (Mankey recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
♦ Earthquake is a physical TERA-boosted 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
♦ Tera Blast is a special 80-base power Normal-type move (if terastallized: becomes a physical Ground-type move).
♦ Outrage is a physical 120-base power Dragon-type move (lasts 2-3 turns. Confuses your Mankey afterwards).
♦ Night Slash is a physical 70-base power Dark-type move (high critical hit ratio).
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Teratype Ice moveset for Mankey
Item: Eject Pack / Choice Band
Ability: Defiant
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
Tera Type: Ice
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Close Combat / Drain Punch
- Tera Blast / Ice Punch
- Outrage
- Earthquake
Mankey is an outstanding Physical Sweeper in single battles. It's meant 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. With Defiant, Mankey's attack is raised by 2 for each of its stats that is lowered by a foe. With a Eject Pack equipped, if Mankey's stat stages are lowered, it switches to a chosen ally then the Eject Pack gets consumed.
♦ Drain Punch is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Fighting-type move (Mankey recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
♦ Tera Blast is a special 80-base power Normal-type move (if terastallized: becomes a physical Ice-type move).
♦ Ice Punch is a physical TERA-boosted 75-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ 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).
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Teratype Normal moveset for Mankey
Item: Eject Pack / Choice Band
Ability: Defiant
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
Tera Type: Normal
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Close Combat / Drain Punch
- Body Slam / Tera Blast
- Outrage
- Earthquake
Mankey is a wonderful Physical Sweeper in single battles. It's purpose is 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. With Defiant, Mankey's attack is raised by 2 for each of its stats that is lowered by a foe. With a Eject Pack equipped, if Mankey's stat stages are lowered, it switches to a chosen ally then the Eject Pack gets consumed.
♦ Drain Punch is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Fighting-type move (Mankey recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
♦ Body Slam is a physical TERA-boosted 85-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Tera Blast is a special TERA-boosted 80-base power Normal-type move (if terastallized: becomes a physical Normal-type move).
♦ 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).
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Teratype Poison moveset for Mankey
Item: Eject Pack / Choice Band
Ability: Defiant
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
Tera Type: Poison
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Close Combat / Drain Punch
- Tera Blast / Poison Jab
- Outrage
- Earthquake
Mankey is a marvelous Physical Sweeper in single battles. It tries 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. With Defiant, Mankey's attack is raised by 2 for each of its stats that is lowered by a foe. With a Eject Pack equipped, if Mankey's stat stages are lowered, it switches to a chosen ally then the Eject Pack gets consumed.
♦ Drain Punch is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Fighting-type move (Mankey recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
♦ Tera Blast is a special 80-base power Normal-type move (if terastallized: becomes a physical Poison-type move).
♦ Poison Jab is a physical TERA-boosted 80-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
♦ 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).
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Teratype Psychic moveset for Mankey
Item: Eject Pack / Choice Band
Ability: Defiant
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
Tera Type: Psychic
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Close Combat / Drain Punch
- Tera Blast
- Outrage
- Earthquake
Mankey is pretty popular Physical Sweeper in single battles. It's purpose is 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. With Defiant, Mankey's attack is raised by 2 for each of its stats that is lowered by a foe. With a Eject Pack equipped, if Mankey's stat stages are lowered, it switches to a chosen ally then the Eject Pack gets consumed.
♦ Drain Punch is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Fighting-type move (Mankey recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
♦ Tera Blast is a special 80-base power Normal-type move (if terastallized: becomes a physical Psychic-type move).
♦ 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).
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Teratype Rock moveset for Mankey
Item: Eject Pack / Choice Band
Ability: Defiant
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
Tera Type: Rock
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Close Combat / Brick Break
- Outrage
- Tera Blast / Rock Slide
- Earthquake
Mankey is an extraordinary Physical Sweeper in single battles. It tries 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. With Defiant, Mankey's attack is raised by 2 for each of its stats that is lowered by a foe. With a Eject Pack equipped, if Mankey's stat stages are lowered, it switches to a chosen ally then the Eject Pack gets consumed.
♦ 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 Mankey afterwards).
♦ Tera Blast is a special 80-base power Normal-type move (if terastallized: becomes a physical Rock-type move).
♦ Rock Slide is a physical TERA-boosted 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to make the foes flinch).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
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Teratype Steel moveset for Mankey
Item: Eject Pack / Choice Band
Ability: Defiant
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
Tera Type: Steel
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Close Combat / Drain Punch
- Tera Blast
- Outrage
- Earthquake
Mankey is an awesome Physical Sweeper in single battles. It's purpose is 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. With Defiant, Mankey's attack is raised by 2 for each of its stats that is lowered by a foe. With a Eject Pack equipped, if Mankey's stat stages are lowered, it switches to a chosen ally then the Eject Pack gets consumed.
♦ Drain Punch is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Fighting-type move (Mankey recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
♦ Tera Blast is a special 80-base power Normal-type move (if terastallized: becomes a physical Steel-type move).
♦ 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).
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Teratype Water moveset for Mankey
Item: Eject Pack / Choice Band
Ability: Defiant
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
Tera Type: Water
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Close Combat / Drain Punch
- Tera Blast
- Outrage
- Earthquake
Mankey is a sensational Physical Sweeper in single battles. The purpose of this moveset is 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. With Defiant, Mankey's attack is raised by 2 for each of its stats that is lowered by a foe. With a Eject Pack equipped, if Mankey's stat stages are lowered, it switches to a chosen ally then the Eject Pack gets consumed.
♦ Drain Punch is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Fighting-type move (Mankey recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
♦ Tera Blast is a special 80-base power Normal-type move (if terastallized: becomes a physical Water-type move).
♦ 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).
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Movepool
Want to know what moves Mankey can learn? Check out the full list of moves available in the Pokemon Scarlet/Violet generation.
Sort and organize the learnset by type, category, accuracy, and power. Moves in bold get the same-type attack bonus (STAB) when used by Mankey.
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Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Mankey can perform in Scarlet/Violet. 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 SV Move and Ability Combos for Mankey
- Moves: Swagger + Screech
- Moves: Endure + Reversal
- Moves: Endure + Endeavor
- Moves: Swagger + Punishment
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Substitute + Drain punch
- 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
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Helping Hand, Protect
- Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break
Moves that boost Mankey's stats
- Bulk Up
- Curse
Most notable and possible best moves for Mankey
- Earthquake
- Protect
- Rest
- Taunt
- U-turn
Common Effort Values for Mankey in Scarlet and Violet
- Adamant Nature ( 0/252/0/0/0/252 )
- Modest Nature ( 0/0/0/252/0/252 )
- Jolly Nature ( 0/252/0/0/0/252 )
- Timid Nature ( 0/0/0/252/0/252 )
- Bold Nature ( 252/0/252/0/0/4 )
- Calm Nature ( 252/0/0/0/252/4 )
- Relaxed Nature ( 252/0/88/0/168/0 )
- Sassy Nature ( 252/0/4/0/252/0 )
- Optimize Mankey's Defensive EV-spread for Pokemon Scarlet and Violet
Usage Data
Explore the latest analytical usage data for this Pokémon from various VGC and online competitions. We use this data to develop our strategies and movesets. The data is categorized by competition and skill level: top-ranking trainers, mid-level players, and entry-level players.
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