Primeape is a bipedal, simian Pokémon with a round body covered in whitish, shaggy fur. There is usually a throbbing vein on the left side of its forehead, and it has triangular ears with pink insides, narrow eyes with tiny pupils, and a pink, snout-like nose. Its arms and legs are brown and have metal shackles on the wrists and ankles. This is probably indicative of a method of training with weights. The hands have no visible fingers, instead resembling mittens or boxing gloves, and the feet have two toes.
Primeape is easily angered; even the slightest glance of eye contact will make it furious. When Primeape is furious, its blood circulation is boosted. This makes its muscles stronger, but at the cost of some of its intelligence. However, it has sturdy vessels in its brain that help keep it healthy. It will chase anyone who upsets it and will not stop until it has caught its quarry. Even if it is awoken from sleep, it will groggily chase whatever woke it. It has shown some fondness for bananas. Primeape can be found on mountains.
Major appearances
In Primeape Goes Bananas, a Mankey stole Ash's hat, and later evolved into a Primeape. Ash's Charmander battled Primeape and Ash was able to catch it. It is currently in training with Anthony to become a P1 fighting champion.
Other
A Primeape appeared in Chikorita's Big Upset, where it was the leader of a group of wild Fighting-type Pokémon. It was defeated in battle by Chikorita and immediately surrendered its gang leadership to Chikorita. It then helped fight Team Rocket.
Butch of Team Rocket has a Primeape, which appeared in The Fortune Hunters.
A Primeape appeared in Wobbu-Palooza!, under the ownership of a festival crasher. It was used to disrupt the Wobbuffet Festival, but wound up being repelled by Ash, his friends, and Team Rocket.
A Primeape appeared in A Tyrogue Full of Trouble, where it was causing problems for a small town along with a Mankey and a Tyrogue. Kiyo was able to capture the Tyrogue, and the Mankey and Primeape joined up with him.
Multiple Primeape appeared in Journey to the Starting Line!, where they attacked Professor Oak, Delia, Tracey, and Gilbert who tried to retrieve a starter Bulbasaur after it got stuck in a tree.
Multiple Primeape appeared in I Choose You!. They battled Ash's Metapod, causing it to evolve into Butterfree. They were then put to sleep with Sleep Powder, eventually waking up as Team Rocket tried to sneak past them.
Minor appearances
A Primeape appeared in Princess vs. Princess, under the ownership of Yumi. It was used to battle Jessie during the Queen of the Princess Festival, quickly defeating Meowth before losing to Arbok after being poisoned by it.
A Primeape appeared in Riddle Me This as one of the Fighting-type Pokémon in an exercise Gym that were targeted by Team Rocket.
Multiple Primeape appeared in Showdown at the Po-ké Corral, where they were among the Pokémon living at Professor Oak's Laboratory.
A Primeape appeared in Pikachu's Vacation as one of the Pokémon seen at the Pokémon Theme Park.
A Primeape appeared in Pikachu Re-Volts, where it was among the Pokémon controlled by Cassidy and Butch at Mandarin Island North.
Multiple pink Primeape appeared in In the Pink as residents of Pinkan Island.
A Primeape appeared in The Power of One.
A wild Primeape appeared in Pikachu's Rescue Adventure.
A Primeape appeared in Wired for Battle! as one of the Pokémon seen in Muramasa's dojo.
A Primeape appeared in Tricks of the Trade as one of the Pokémon seen at the Pokémon Swap Meet in Palmpona.
A Trainer's Primeape appeared in Two Hits and a Miss, where it was one of the many Pokémon at a Fighting-type dojo.
A Primeape appeared in Beauty and the Breeder, under the ownership of a Pokémon Breeder participating in a Pokémon breeding competition.
A Primeape appeared in the banned episode EP250 as one of the Pokémon residing in a forest outside the Ice Path.
A Trainer's Primeape appeared in You're a Star, Larvitar!.
A Primeape appeared in Hokey Poké Balls!, where it was one of the Pokémon stolen by Team Rocket in Poké Balls.
A Primeape appeared in the opening sequence of Destiny Deoxys.
A Primeape appeared in the opening sequence of Lucario and the Mystery of Mew.
A Trainer's Primeape appeared in Alola to New Adventure!.
A Primeape appeared in The Sun, the Scare, the Secret Lair!, where Lillie observed a Mankey attacking it.
Two Primeape appeared in Rocking Clawmark Hill! as some of the Pokémon training up on Clawmark Hill.
A Trainer's Primeape appeared in Crystal-Clear Sleuthing!.
Six Trainers' Primeape appeared in Securing the Future!, where they joined the rest of Alola in showering Necrozma with light so it could return to its true form.
A Trainer's Primeape appeared in The Dealer of Destruction!.
Two Trainers' Primeape appeared in Battle Royal 151, where they competed in the Battle Royal preliminary round of the Manalo Conference. Both were defeated, with one losing to Gladion's Silvally.
A Trainer's Primeape appeared in SM140.
Pokédex entries
Episode
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Subject
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Source
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Entry
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EP025
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Primeape
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Ash's Pokédex
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Primeape. If you make eye contact with this evolved form of Mankey, it will chase you forever.
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EP025
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Thrash
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Ash's Pokédex
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Once Primeape begins its strongest attack, Thrash, it goes completely out of control.
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In the Ash & Pikachu manga
A Primeape appeared in The Tyrogue's Thoughts.
In the movie adaptations
A Primeape appeared in Celebi: a Timeless Encounter.
In the Darkrai Mission Story: Pokémon Ranger Vatonage - the Comic manga
A Primeape appeared in Altru Inc. Mystery.
A Primeape appeared in Team Dim Sun as one of the Pokémon Heath controlled.
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
In Wartortle Wars, a Primeape is first seen as a wild Pokémon that Saur defeated, becoming an Ivysaur afterwards. This catches the attention of the looming con artist, Green, starting a long-winded chain of events that led to Red first losing his money to her charm, and then his Badges.
In The Primeape Directive, a frustrated Primeape led a group of Mankey in attacking Yellow and her temporary master Blue. However, Porygon managed to defeat it. Yellow then empathizes with the Pokémon and has it leave peacefully into the wild. It later appeared along with its herd of Mankey in The Legend after the industrial ruins in the Kanto mainland had been restored by the healing light.
In Quilava Quandary, a Primeape was used by the Day-Care Couple to help train Gold.
Much later, Chuck, Blue's own master, owns a Primeape, as seen in Scrappy Skarmory, where it was working out with him and his Poliwrath. Together with Poliwrath, it used Dynamic Punch to reveal Suicune's presence in the ocean off the Cianwood coast, but the Gym Leader was defeated in the end, even after being joined by a friend.
A Primeape appeared in The Last Battle XIII as one of the Pokémon sent to participate in the fight in Ilex Forest.
A Trainer's Primeape appeared in Deprogramming Porygon-Z.
In the Pokémon Gotta Catch 'Em All manga
In Pokémon Gotta Catch 'Em All, Shinji's signature Pokémon is a Primeape.
In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga
Blaine sent out Primeape during the battle portion of the Pokémon Quiz Battle in Fierce Competition at the Pokémon Quiz Battle!!.
Red caught a Primeape prior to Red VS Green?! and another one off-screen in The Pokémon Banana League (Part 1).
Chuck's only known Pokémon is a Primeape. It battles with all three of Red's Pokémon in Defeat Chuck Style Martial Arts!!.
A Primeape appeared in PMDP16.
In the Pokémon Ruby-Sapphire manga
Ruby has a Primeape at his house as seen in Something Happened!! Let's Go After Pikachu!!.