Primeape - Generation 9 learnset

This page lists all the moves that Primeape can learn in Generation 9, which consists of these games:

Pokémon Scarlet
Pokémon Violet

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.

Primeape artwork by Ken Sugimori

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Scarlet/Violet

Moves learnt by level up

Primeape learns the following moves in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Fling	Dark	—	100
1	Focus Energy	Normal	—	—
1	Leer	Normal	—	100
1	Scratch	Normal	40	100
5	Fury Swipes	Normal	18	80
8	Low Kick	Fighting	—	100
15	Seismic Toss	Fighting	—	100
17	Swagger	Normal	—	85
22	Cross Chop	Fighting	100	80
26	Assurance	Dark	60	100
30	Thrash	Normal	120	100
35	Rage Fist	Ghost	50	100
39	Close Combat	Fighting	120	100
44	Screech	Normal	—	85
48	Stomping Tantrum	Ground	75	100
53	Outrage	Dragon	120	100
57	Final Gambit	Fighting	—	100

Egg moves

Primeape learns the following moves via breeding or picnics in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Beat Up	Dark	—	100
Counter	Fighting	—	100
Curse	Ghost	—	—
Encore	Normal	—	100
Night Slash	Dark	70	100
Spite	Ghost	—	100

Moves learnt by TM

Primeape is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
01	Take Down	Normal	90	85
06	Scary Face	Normal	—	100
07	Protect	Normal	—	—
12	Low Kick	Fighting	—	100
14	Acrobatics	Flying	55	100
18	Thief	Dark	60	100
25	Facade	Normal	70	100
28	Bulldoze	Ground	60	100
32	Swift	Normal	60	∞
36	Rock Tomb	Rock	60	95
39	Low Sweep	Fighting	65	100
43	Fling	Dark	—	100
47	Endure	Normal	—	—
49	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
50	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
55	Dig	Ground	80	100
58	Brick Break	Fighting	75	100
60	U-turn	Bug	70	100
61	Shadow Claw	Ghost	70	100
64	Bulk Up	Fighting	—	—
66	Body Slam	Normal	85	100
67	Fire Punch	Fire	75	100
68	Thunder Punch	Electric	75	100
69	Ice Punch	Ice	75	100
70	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
71	Seed Bomb	Grass	80	100
73	Drain Punch	Fighting	75	100
80	Metronome	Normal	—	—
83	Poison Jab	Poison	80	100
84	Stomping Tantrum	Ground	75	100
85	Rest	Psychic	—	—
86	Rock Slide	Rock	75	90
87	Taunt	Dark	—	100
102	Gunk Shot	Poison	120	80
103	Substitute	Normal	—	—
116	Stealth Rock	Rock	—	—
122	Encore	Normal	—	100
126	Thunderbolt	Electric	90	100
130	Helping Hand	Normal	—	—
134	Reversal	Fighting	—	100
149	Earthquake	Ground	100	100
150	Stone Edge	Rock	100	80
152	Giga Impact	Normal	150	90
156	Outrage	Dragon	120	100
157	Overheat	Fire	130	90
158	Focus Blast	Fighting	120	70
163	Hyper Beam	Normal	150	90
166	Thunder	Electric	110	70
167	Close Combat	Fighting	120	100
171	Tera Blast	Normal	80	100
177	Spite	Ghost	—	100
179	Smack Down	Rock	50	100
184	Vacuum Wave	Fighting	40	100
191	Uproar	Normal	90	100
192	Focus Punch	Fighting	150	100
199	Lash Out	Dark	75	100
204	Double-Edge	Normal	120	100
205	Endeavor	Normal	—	100
221	Throat Chop	Dark	80	100
224	Curse	Ghost	—	—

Primeape egg move parents

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Primeape

Primeape's egg groups: Field

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

You will need to breed a female Primeape with a compatible male Pokémon, with either parent (from Gen 6+) knowing the egg move in question. Alternatively, if you already have a Primeape with the egg move it can breed with Ditto.

Beat Up

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Sneasel Houndour Houndoom Weavile Scraggy Scrafty Passimian
Breeding	Mankey Primeape Aipom Girafarig Annihilape Farigiraf
Reminder	Shiftry
Sketch	Smeargle
Picnics	Any Pokémon that learns Beat Up

Counter

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Slakoth Vigoroth Slaking Lucario Lycanroc (Dusk Form) Mudbray Mudsdale Scorbunny Raboot Cinderace Skwovet Greedent Annihilape
Breeding	Sandshrew Alolan Sandshrew Mankey Primeape Rhyhorn Aipom Wooper Paldean Wooper Quagsire Snubbull Sneasel Hisuian Sneasel Teddiursa Ursaring Delibird Houndour Houndoom Phanpy Donphan Torchic Chimchar Weavile Sandile Krokorok Krookodile Scraggy Zorua Zoroark Passimian Ursaluna Sneasler Finizen Palafin (Zero Form) Annihilape Clodsire
Evolution	Lycanroc (Midnight Form)
Reminder	Zangoose
Sketch	Smeargle
Picnics	Any Pokémon that learns Counter

Curse

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Numel Camerupt Torkoal Hisuian Zorua Hisuian Zoroark
TM	Sandshrew Alolan Sandshrew Sandslash Alolan Sandslash Diglett Dugtrio Alolan Dugtrio Alolan Meowth Galarian Meowth Alolan Persian Mankey Primeape Growlithe Arcanine Seel Dewgong Rhyhorn Rhydon Tauros Tauros (Combat Breed) Tauros (Blaze Breed) Tauros (Aqua Breed) Eevee Vaporeon Jolteon Flareon Cyndaquil Quilava Typhlosion Hisuian Typhlosion Wooper Paldean Wooper Quagsire Espeon Umbreon Dunsparce Snubbull Granbull Swinub Piloswine Phanpy Donphan Stantler Torchic Combusken Blaziken Seedot Nuzleaf Shiftry Slakoth Vigoroth Slaking Numel Camerupt Torkoal Zangoose Seviper Hippopotas Hippowdon Rhyperior Leafeon Glaceon Mamoswine Tepig Pignite Emboar Drilbur Excadrill Sandile Krokorok Krookodile Scraggy Scrafty Hisuian Zorua Hisuian Zoroark Sawsbuck Beartic Chespin Quilladin Chesnaught Sylveon Gumshoos Mudbray Mudsdale Passimian Komala Skwovet Greedent Perrserker Cufant Copperajah Wyrdeer Ursaluna Fuecoco Crocalor Skeledirge Lechonk Oinkologne (Male) Mabosstiff Orthworm Cetoddle Cetitan Annihilape Clodsire Farigiraf Dudunsparce (Two-Segment Form)
Breeding	Alolan Sandshrew Galarian Meowth Mankey Primeape Rhyhorn Tauros Tauros (Combat Breed) Tauros (Blaze Breed) Tauros (Aqua Breed) Eevee Vaporeon Jolteon Flareon Cyndaquil Quilava Typhlosion Hisuian Typhlosion Wooper Paldean Wooper Quagsire Espeon Umbreon Dunsparce Swinub Slakoth Vigoroth Slaking Hippopotas Hippowdon Leafeon Glaceon Chespin Quilladin Chesnaught Sylveon Perrserker Cufant Copperajah Fuecoco Crocalor Skeledirge Orthworm Annihilape Clodsire Dudunsparce (Two-Segment Form) Dudunsparce (Three-Segment Form)
Reminder	Zangoose
Sketch	Smeargle
Picnics	Any Pokémon that learns Curse

Encore

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Seel Dewgong Slakoth Vigoroth Slaking Oshawott Dewott Samurott Hisuian Samurott Minccino Popplio Brionne Primarina Finizen Palafin (Zero Form)
TM	Pikachu Raichu Alolan Raichu Vulpix Alolan Vulpix Ninetales Alolan Ninetales Psyduck Golduck Mankey Primeape Seel Dewgong Wooper Quagsire Snubbull Granbull Phanpy Donphan Slakoth Vigoroth Slaking Spoink Grumpig Chimchar Monferno Infernape Pachirisu Oshawott Dewott Samurott Hisuian Samurott Scraggy Scrafty Zorua Zoroark Minccino Cinccino Cubchoo Beartic Fennekin Braixen Delphox Popplio Brionne Primarina Oranguru Fuecoco Crocalor Skeledirge Pawmi Pawmo Pawmot Shroodle Grafaiai Finizen Palafin (Zero Form) Annihilape
Breeding	Mankey Primeape Chimchar Fuecoco Crocalor Skeledirge Annihilape
Reminder	Cinccino
Sketch	Smeargle
Picnics	Any Pokémon that learns Encore

Night Slash

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Dugtrio Alolan Dugtrio Alolan Meowth Alolan Persian Stunky Skuntank Weavile Meowscarada
Breeding	Sandshrew Alolan Sandshrew Galarian Meowth Mankey Primeape Hisuian Sneasel Teddiursa Ursaring Torchic Seedot Slakoth Vigoroth Slaking Seviper Shinx Luxio Luxray Oshawott Dewott Samurott Hisuian Samurott Cubchoo Beartic Perrserker Ursaluna Sneasler Annihilape
Evolution	Zoroark
Reminder	Zangoose
Sketch	Smeargle
Picnics	Any Pokémon that learns Night Slash

Spite

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Vulpix Alolan Vulpix Hisuian Zorua Hisuian Zoroark
TM	Ekans Arbok Vulpix Alolan Vulpix Ninetales Alolan Ninetales Meowth Alolan Meowth Galarian Meowth Persian Alolan Persian Mankey Primeape Hisuian Typhlosion Aipom Umbreon Dunsparce Snubbull Granbull Sneasel Hisuian Sneasel Houndour Houndoom Stantler Poochyena Mightyena Seedot Nuzleaf Shiftry Ambipom Weavile Sandile Krokorok Krookodile Scrafty Zorua Hisuian Zorua Zoroark Hisuian Zoroark Perrserker Morpeko (Full Belly Mode) Wyrdeer Sneasler Mabosstiff Annihilape Dudunsparce (Two-Segment Form)
Breeding	Ekans Meowth Alolan Meowth Galarian Meowth Persian Alolan Persian Mankey Primeape Sneasel Houndour Houndoom Stantler Weavile Sandile Krokorok Krookodile Perrserker Wyrdeer Annihilape
Reminder	Ninetales Alolan Ninetales
Sketch	Smeargle
Picnics	Any Pokémon that learns Spite