Primeape - Generation 6 learnset

Primeape artwork by Ken Sugimori

Below are all the moves that Primeape can learn in Generation 6, which consists of:

Pokémon X
Pokémon Y
Pokémon Omega Ruby
Pokémon Alpha Sapphire

In other generations
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2
3
4
5
6
7

Moves learnt by level up

Primeape learns the following moves in Pokémon X & Y at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Final Gambit	Fighting	—	100
1	Fling	Dark	—	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	60	100
28	Rage	Normal	20	100
35	Swagger	Normal	—	85
41	Cross Chop	Fighting	100	80
47	Thrash	Normal	120	100
53	Punishment	Dark	—	100
59	Close Combat	Fighting	120	100
63	Final Gambit	Fighting	—	100

Egg moves

Primeape learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon X & Y. Details and compatible parents can be found on the Primeape egg moves page.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Beat Up	Dark	—	100
Close Combat	Fighting	120	100
Counter	Fighting	—	100
Encore	Normal	—	100
Focus Punch	Fighting	150	100
Foresight	Normal	—	—
Meditate	Psychic	—	—
Night Slash	Dark	70	100
Revenge	Fighting	60	100
Reversal	Fighting	—	100
Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
Smelling Salts	Normal	70	100

Pre-evolution moves

These moves can only be learned in Pokémon X & Y by a previous evolution of Primeape. Check the respective Pokédex for the exact details.

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	Method
Covet	Normal		60	100	Level up

Moves learnt by HM

Primeape is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon X & Y:

HM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
4	Strength	Normal		80	100

Moves learnt by TM

Primeape is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon X & Y:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Hone Claws	Dark	—	—
6	Toxic	Poison	—	90
8	Bulk Up	Fighting	—	—
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
12	Taunt	Dark	—	100
15	Hyper Beam	Normal	150	90
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
23	Smack Down	Rock	50	100
24	Thunderbolt	Electric	90	100
25	Thunder	Electric	110	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	60	95
40	Aerial Ace	Flying	60	∞
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
46	Thief	Dark	60	100
47	Low Sweep	Fighting	65	100
48	Round	Normal	60	100
50	Overheat	Fire	130	90
52	Focus Blast	Fighting	120	70
56	Fling	Dark	—	100
62	Acrobatics	Flying	55	100
66	Payback	Dark	50	100
67	Retaliate	Normal	70	100
68	Giga Impact	Normal	150	90
71	Stone Edge	Rock	100	80
78	Bulldoze	Ground	60	100
80	Rock Slide	Rock	75	90
84	Poison Jab	Poison	80	100
87	Swagger	Normal	—	85
88	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
89	U-turn	Bug	70	100
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—
94	Rock Smash	Fighting	40	100
98	Power-Up Punch	Fighting	40	100
100	Confide	Normal	—	—

Transfer-only moves

Primeape can only learn these moves in previous generations. It must be taught the moves in the appropriate game and then transferred to Pokémon X & Y.

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
Dynamic Punch	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
Captivate	Normal	—	100	Generation 4 — TM
Endure	Normal	—	—	Generation 4 — TM
Natural Gift	Normal	—	100	Generation 4 — TM
Headbutt	Normal	70	100	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Mud-Slap	Ground	20	100	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Swift	Normal	60	∞	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Vacuum Wave	Fighting	40	100	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Work Up	Normal	—	—	Generation 5 — TM

Moves learnt by level up

Primeape learns the following moves in Pokémon Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Final Gambit	Fighting	—	100
1	Fling	Dark	—	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	60	100
28	Rage	Normal	20	100
35	Swagger	Normal	—	85
41	Cross Chop	Fighting	100	80
47	Thrash	Normal	120	100
53	Punishment	Dark	—	100
59	Close Combat	Fighting	120	100
63	Final Gambit	Fighting	—	100

Egg moves

Primeape learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire. Details and compatible parents can be found on the Primeape egg moves page.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Beat Up	Dark	—	100
Close Combat	Fighting	120	100
Counter	Fighting	—	100
Encore	Normal	—	100
Focus Punch	Fighting	150	100
Foresight	Normal	—	—
Meditate	Psychic	—	—
Night Slash	Dark	70	100
Revenge	Fighting	60	100
Reversal	Fighting	—	100
Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
Smelling Salts	Normal	70	100

Move Tutor moves

Primeape can be taught these attacks in Pokémon Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Covet	Normal	60	100
Dual Chop	Dragon	40	90
Endeavor	Normal	—	100
Fire Punch	Fire	75	100
Focus Punch	Fighting	150	100
Gunk Shot	Poison	120	80
Helping Hand	Normal	—	—
Ice Punch	Ice	75	100
Iron Tail	Steel	100	75
Low Kick	Fighting	—	100
Outrage	Dragon	120	100
Role Play	Psychic	—	—
Seed Bomb	Grass	80	100
Snore	Normal	50	100
Spite	Ghost	—	100
Thunder Punch	Electric	75	100
Uproar	Normal	90	100

Pre-evolution moves

These moves can only be learned in Pokémon Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire by a previous evolution of Primeape. Check the respective Pokédex for the exact details.

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	Method
Covet	Normal		60	100	Level up

Moves learnt by HM

Primeape is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire:

HM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
4	Strength	Normal		80	100
6	Rock Smash	Fighting		40	100

Moves learnt by TM

Primeape is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Hone Claws	Dark	—	—
6	Toxic	Poison	—	90
8	Bulk Up	Fighting	—	—
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
12	Taunt	Dark	—	100
15	Hyper Beam	Normal	150	90
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
23	Smack Down	Rock	50	100
24	Thunderbolt	Electric	90	100
25	Thunder	Electric	110	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	60	95
40	Aerial Ace	Flying	60	∞
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
46	Thief	Dark	60	100
47	Low Sweep	Fighting	65	100
48	Round	Normal	60	100
50	Overheat	Fire	130	90
52	Focus Blast	Fighting	120	70
56	Fling	Dark	—	100
62	Acrobatics	Flying	55	100
66	Payback	Dark	50	100
67	Retaliate	Normal	70	100
68	Giga Impact	Normal	150	90
71	Stone Edge	Rock	100	80
78	Bulldoze	Ground	60	100
80	Rock Slide	Rock	75	90
84	Poison Jab	Poison	80	100
87	Swagger	Normal	—	85
88	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
89	U-turn	Bug	70	100
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—
94	Secret Power	Normal	70	100
98	Power-Up Punch	Fighting	40	100
100	Confide	Normal	—	—

Transfer-only moves

Primeape can only learn these moves in previous generations. It must be taught the moves in the appropriate game and then transferred to Pokémon Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire.

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
Dynamic Punch	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
Captivate	Normal	—	100	Generation 4 — TM
Endure	Normal	—	—	Generation 4 — TM
Natural Gift	Normal	—	100	Generation 4 — TM
Headbutt	Normal	70	100	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Mud-Slap	Ground	20	100	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Swift	Normal	60	∞	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Vacuum Wave	Fighting	40	100	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Work Up	Normal	—	—	Generation 5 — TM