Mankey - Generation 4 learnset

This page lists all the moves that Mankey can learn in Generation 4, which consists of these games:

Pokémon Diamond
Pokémon Pearl
Pokémon Platinum
Pokémon HeartGold
Pokémon SoulSilver

At the bottom we also list further details for egg moves: which compatible Pokémon can pass down the moves, and how those Pokémon learn said move.

Note: many moves have changed stats over the years. The power, accuracy and other information listed below is as it was in the respective games. Check a move's detail page for stats in the most recent games and when they changed.

Mankey artwork by Ken Sugimori

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Diamond/Pearl Platinum HeartGold/SoulSilver

Moves learnt by level up

Mankey learns the following moves in Pokémon Diamond & Pearl at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Covet	Normal	40	100
1	Focus Energy	Normal	—	—
1	Leer	Normal	—	100
1	Low Kick	Fighting	—	100
1	Scratch	Normal	40	100
9	Fury Swipes	Normal	18	80
13	Karate Chop	Fighting	50	100
17	Seismic Toss	Fighting	—	100
21	Screech	Normal	—	85
25	Assurance	Dark	50	100
33	Swagger	Normal	—	90
37	Cross Chop	Fighting	100	80
41	Thrash	Normal	90	100
45	Punishment	Dark	—	100
49	Close Combat	Fighting	120	100

Egg moves

Mankey learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Diamond & Pearl. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Beat Up	Dark	—	100
Close Combat	Fighting	120	100
Counter	Fighting	—	100
Foresight	Normal	—	—
Meditate	Psychic	—	—
Revenge	Fighting	60	100
Reversal	Fighting	—	100
Rock Slide	Rock	75	90
SmellingSalt	Normal	60	100

Moves learnt by HM

Mankey is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon Diamond & Pearl:

HM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
04	Strength	Normal	80	100
06	Rock Smash	Fighting	40	100
08	Rock Climb	Normal	90	85

Moves learnt by TM

Mankey is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Diamond & Pearl:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
01	Focus Punch	Fighting	150	100
06	Toxic	Poison	—	85
08	Bulk Up	Fighting	—	—
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
12	Taunt	Dark	—	100
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
23	Iron Tail	Steel	100	75
24	Thunderbolt	Electric	95	100
25	Thunder	Electric	120	70
26	Earthquake	Ground	100	100
27	Return	Normal	—	100
28	Dig	Ground	80	100
31	Brick Break	Fighting	75	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
39	Rock Tomb	Rock	50	80
40	Aerial Ace	Flying	60	∞
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
43	Secret Power	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
46	Thief	Dark	40	100
50	Overheat	Fire	140	90
52	Focus Blast	Fighting	120	70
56	Fling	Dark	—	100
58	Endure	Normal	—	—
66	Payback	Dark	50	100
78	Captivate	Normal	—	100
80	Rock Slide	Rock	75	90
82	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
83	Natural Gift	Normal	—	100
84	Poison Jab	Poison	80	100
87	Swagger	Normal	—	90
89	U-turn	Bug	70	100
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—

Transfer-only moves

Mankey can only learn these moves in previous generations. It must be taught the moves in the appropriate game and then transferred to Pokémon Diamond & Pearl.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.	Method
Body Slam	Normal	85	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Defense Curl	Normal	—	—	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Double-Edge	Normal	120	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
DynamicPunch	Fighting	100	50	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Mega Kick	Normal	120	75	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Mega Punch	Normal	80	85	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Metronome	Normal	—	—	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Mimic	Normal	—	—	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Psych Up	Normal	—	—	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Snore	Normal	40	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor

Moves learnt by level up

Mankey learns the following moves in Pokémon Platinum at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Covet	Normal	40	100
1	Focus Energy	Normal	—	—
1	Leer	Normal	—	100
1	Low Kick	Fighting	—	100
1	Scratch	Normal	40	100
9	Fury Swipes	Normal	18	80
13	Karate Chop	Fighting	50	100
17	Seismic Toss	Fighting	—	100
21	Screech	Normal	—	85
25	Assurance	Dark	50	100
33	Swagger	Normal	—	90
37	Cross Chop	Fighting	100	80
41	Thrash	Normal	90	100
45	Punishment	Dark	—	100
49	Close Combat	Fighting	120	100

Egg moves

Mankey learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Platinum. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Beat Up	Dark	—	100
Close Combat	Fighting	120	100
Counter	Fighting	—	100
Foresight	Normal	—	—
Meditate	Psychic	—	—
Revenge	Fighting	60	100
Reversal	Fighting	—	100
Rock Slide	Rock	75	90
SmellingSalt	Normal	60	100

Move Tutor moves

Mankey can be taught these attacks in Pokémon Platinum from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Endeavor	Normal	—	100
Fire Punch	Fire	75	100
Gunk Shot	Poison	120	70
Helping Hand	Normal	—	—
Ice Punch	Ice	75	100
Mud-Slap	Ground	20	100
Outrage	Dragon	120	100
Seed Bomb	Grass	80	100
Spite	Ghost	—	100
Swift	Normal	60	∞
ThunderPunch	Electric	75	100
Uproar	Normal	50	100
Vacuum Wave	Fighting	40	100

Moves learnt by HM

Mankey is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon Platinum:

HM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
04	Strength	Normal	80	100
06	Rock Smash	Fighting	40	100
08	Rock Climb	Normal	90	85

Moves learnt by TM

Mankey is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Platinum:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
01	Focus Punch	Fighting	150	100
06	Toxic	Poison	—	85
08	Bulk Up	Fighting	—	—
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
12	Taunt	Dark	—	100
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
23	Iron Tail	Steel	100	75
24	Thunderbolt	Electric	95	100
25	Thunder	Electric	120	70
26	Earthquake	Ground	100	100
27	Return	Normal	—	100
28	Dig	Ground	80	100
31	Brick Break	Fighting	75	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
39	Rock Tomb	Rock	50	80
40	Aerial Ace	Flying	60	∞
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
43	Secret Power	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
46	Thief	Dark	40	100
50	Overheat	Fire	140	90
52	Focus Blast	Fighting	120	70
56	Fling	Dark	—	100
58	Endure	Normal	—	—
66	Payback	Dark	50	100
78	Captivate	Normal	—	100
80	Rock Slide	Rock	75	90
82	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
83	Natural Gift	Normal	—	100
84	Poison Jab	Poison	80	100
87	Swagger	Normal	—	90
89	U-turn	Bug	70	100
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—

Transfer-only moves

Mankey can only learn these moves in previous generations. It must be taught the moves in the appropriate game and then transferred to Pokémon Platinum.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.	Method
Body Slam	Normal	85	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Defense Curl	Normal	—	—	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Double-Edge	Normal	120	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
DynamicPunch	Fighting	100	50	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Mega Kick	Normal	120	75	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Mega Punch	Normal	80	85	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Metronome	Normal	—	—	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Mimic	Normal	—	—	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Psych Up	Normal	—	—	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Snore	Normal	40	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor

Moves learnt by level up

Mankey learns the following moves in Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Covet	Normal	40	100
1	Focus Energy	Normal	—	—
1	Leer	Normal	—	100
1	Low Kick	Fighting	—	100
1	Scratch	Normal	40	100
9	Fury Swipes	Normal	18	80
13	Karate Chop	Fighting	50	100
17	Seismic Toss	Fighting	—	100
21	Screech	Normal	—	85
25	Assurance	Dark	50	100
33	Swagger	Normal	—	90
37	Cross Chop	Fighting	100	80
41	Thrash	Normal	90	100
45	Punishment	Dark	—	100
49	Close Combat	Fighting	120	100

Egg moves

Mankey learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Beat Up	Dark	—	100
Close Combat	Fighting	120	100
Counter	Fighting	—	100
Encore	Normal	—	100
Foresight	Normal	—	—
Meditate	Psychic	—	—
Revenge	Fighting	60	100
Reversal	Fighting	—	100
Rock Slide	Rock	75	90
SmellingSalt	Normal	60	100

Move Tutor moves

Mankey can be taught these attacks in Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Endeavor	Normal	—	100
Fire Punch	Fire	75	100
Gunk Shot	Poison	120	70
Headbutt	Normal	70	100
Helping Hand	Normal	—	—
Ice Punch	Ice	75	100
Low Kick	Fighting	—	100
Mud-Slap	Ground	20	100
Outrage	Dragon	120	100
Role Play	Psychic	—	—
Seed Bomb	Grass	80	100
Spite	Ghost	—	100
Swift	Normal	60	∞
ThunderPunch	Electric	75	100
Uproar	Normal	50	100
Vacuum Wave	Fighting	40	100

Moves learnt by HM

Mankey is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver:

HM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
04	Strength	Normal	80	100
06	Rock Smash	Fighting	40	100
08	Rock Climb	Normal	90	85

Moves learnt by TM

Mankey is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
01	Focus Punch	Fighting	150	100
06	Toxic	Poison	—	85
08	Bulk Up	Fighting	—	—
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
12	Taunt	Dark	—	100
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
23	Iron Tail	Steel	100	75
24	Thunderbolt	Electric	95	100
25	Thunder	Electric	120	70
26	Earthquake	Ground	100	100
27	Return	Normal	—	100
28	Dig	Ground	80	100
31	Brick Break	Fighting	75	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
39	Rock Tomb	Rock	50	80
40	Aerial Ace	Flying	60	∞
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
43	Secret Power	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
46	Thief	Dark	40	100
50	Overheat	Fire	140	90
52	Focus Blast	Fighting	120	70
56	Fling	Dark	—	100
58	Endure	Normal	—	—
66	Payback	Dark	50	100
78	Captivate	Normal	—	100
80	Rock Slide	Rock	75	90
82	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
83	Natural Gift	Normal	—	100
84	Poison Jab	Poison	80	100
87	Swagger	Normal	—	90
89	U-turn	Bug	70	100
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—

Transfer-only moves

Mankey can only learn these moves in previous generations. It must be taught the moves in the appropriate game and then transferred to Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.	Method
Body Slam	Normal	85	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Defense Curl	Normal	—	—	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Double-Edge	Normal	120	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
DynamicPunch	Fighting	100	50	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Mega Kick	Normal	120	75	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Mega Punch	Normal	80	85	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Metronome	Normal	—	—	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Mimic	Normal	—	—	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Psych Up	Normal	—	—	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Snore	Normal	40	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor

Mankey egg move parents

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Mankey

Mankey's egg groups: Field

The egg moves for Mankey are listed below, alongside compatible parent Pokémon it can breed with.

You will need to breed a female Mankey with a compatible male Pokémon, with the male (for Gen 2-5) knowing the egg move in question. Alternatively, if you already have a Mankey with the egg move it can breed with Ditto.

Beat Up

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Sneasel Houndour Houndoom
Breeding	Ekans Arbok Nidoran♂ Nidorino Nidoking Diglett Dugtrio Mankey Primeape Aipom Girafarig Houndour Houndoom Ambipom
Pre-evolution Level up	Weavile
Sketch	Smeargle

Close Combat

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Mankey Primeape Zangoose Monferno Infernape Lucario
Breeding	Mankey Primeape Snubbull Granbull Teddiursa Ursaring
Sketch	Smeargle

Counter

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Slakoth Vigoroth Slaking Lucario
Breeding	Rattata Raticate Sandshrew Sandslash Nidoran♂ Nidorino Nidoking Mankey Primeape Rhyhorn Rhydon Aipom Wooper Quagsire Sneasel Teddiursa Ursaring Houndour Houndoom Phanpy Donphan Torchic Combusken Blaziken Zangoose Chimchar Monferno Infernape Ambipom Weavile Rhyperior
Generation 3 Move tutor	Pikachu Raichu Psyduck Golduck Typhlosion Flaaffy Ampharos Dunsparce Snubbull Granbull Delibird Poochyena Mightyena Whismur Loudred Exploud Mawile Grumpig Spinda Kecleon Absol
Sketch	Smeargle

Encore

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Seel Dewgong Slakoth Vigoroth Slaking Spheal Sealeo Walrein
Breeding	Pikachu Raichu Psyduck Golduck Mankey Primeape Seel Dewgong Wooper Quagsire Spinda Chimchar Monferno Infernape Buneary Lopunny
Sketch	Smeargle

Foresight

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Sentret Furret Skitty Buneary Lopunny Lucario
Breeding	Psyduck Golduck Mankey Primeape Farfetch'd Cyndaquil Quilava Typhlosion Girafarig Sneasel Weavile
Pre-evolution Level up	Delcatty
Sketch	Smeargle

Meditate

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Breeding	Mankey Primeape
Sketch	Smeargle

Revenge

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Weavile
Breeding	Mankey Primeape Hippopotas Hippowdon
Sketch	Smeargle

Reversal

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Growlithe Vigoroth
Breeding	Rattata Raticate Pikachu Raichu Diglett Dugtrio Mankey Primeape Rhyhorn Rhydon Cyndaquil Quilava Typhlosion Sentret Furret Houndour Houndoom Torchic Combusken Blaziken Rhyperior
Pre-evolution Level up	Arcanine Slaking Lucario
Sketch	Smeargle

Rock Slide

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Camerupt
TM	Ekans Arbok Sandshrew Sandslash Nidoking Diglett Dugtrio Mankey Primeape Rhyhorn Rhydon Tauros Typhlosion Quagsire Dunsparce Granbull Teddiursa Ursaring Swinub Piloswine Phanpy Donphan Torchic Combusken Blaziken Nuzleaf Shiftry Slakoth Vigoroth Slaking Loudred Exploud Mawile Numel Camerupt Torkoal Spinda Zangoose Kecleon Absol Spheal Sealeo Walrein Monferno Infernape Empoleon Lucario Hippopotas Hippowdon Rhyperior Mamoswine
Breeding	Sandshrew Sandslash Diglett Dugtrio Mankey Primeape Rhyhorn Rhydon Dunsparce Swinub Piloswine Torchic Combusken Blaziken Spinda Spheal Sealeo Walrein Rhyperior Mamoswine
Sketch	Smeargle

Smelling Salts

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Breeding	Mankey Primeape Snubbull Granbull Torchic Combusken Blaziken Whismur Loudred Exploud Spinda
Sketch	Smeargle