Primeape — Roles and where to hunt

Primeape is a berries specialist with Charge Strength S - Var. Cheri is a favorite berry at Lapis Lakeside. Here's how Primeape fits into teams and where to find them.

Roles Primeape can fill

SpecialtyBerries
BerryCheri
Main skillCharge Strength S - Var
IngredientsBean Sausage, Tasty Mushroom, Honey

Lapis Lakeside berry specialist

Cheri is a favorite berry at Lapis Lakeside. Primeape finds Cheri on every berry help for consistent 2× strength when Snorlax favors it. See berry specialists for Lapis Lakeside.

Where to hunt

Primeape can be found at: Greengrass Isle, Cyan Beach, Snowdrop Tundra, Lapis Lakeside

Similar Pokémon

Others that fill similar roles: Bayleef | Chikorita | Croconaw | Cyndaquil | Bewear | Abomasnow

Best possible at each breakpoint

Below: the theoretical best build at each level (optimal subskill combo + best nature). Baseline = neutral nature, no subskills.

LevelBaselineBest totalBest subskillsBest naturevs baseline
110,71612,124Gentle+13.1%
1011,79616,328Skill Trigger MGentle+38.4%
2513,68921,352Helping Speed M, Skill Trigger MGentle+56%
5020,05735,995Berry Finding S, Helping Speed M, Skill Trigger MAdamant+79.5%
10028,17159,317Berry Finding S, Helping Speed S, Helping Speed M, Helping Bonus, Skill Trigger MAdamant+110.6%

Top subskills

How much each subskill improves production at level 50 (berry + ingredient output):

ModifierTypeImpact
Berry Finding SSubskill+24.3%
Helping Speed MSubskill+16.3%
Skill Trigger MSubskill+14.0%
Helping Speed SSubskill+7.5%
Skill Trigger SSubskill+7.0%
Helping BonusSubskill+5.3%

Try the tools

Use NewRolly's Unlimited Biscuits to grade a Primeape you caught. Run our production simulator or production calculator to see how subskills and nature change output.

Related: Lapis Lakeside berry specialists | Main skills | Best subskill combos