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Primeape in Polished Crystal

Fighting — where to catch it, what it learns, and how it differs from the official games.

Compared with the official games

  • Abilities gains Gorilla Tactics and loses Vital Spirit

Compared against present-day official data. The Fairy type and hidden abilities arrived after Pokémon Crystal, so a difference here can belong to the series rather than to this hack.

Other changes in this hack

  • Evolves into Annihilape by levelling up knowing Outrage
  • Learns Rage the moment it evolves
  • Wild held items: Kee Berry
  • Catch rate 75
  • Base experience 149
  • EV yield: 2 Atk
  • Egg groups: Ground
  • Growth rate: Medium Fast
  • Move tutors: Body Slam, Counter, Defense Curl, Double-Edge, Endure, Fire Punch, Headbutt, Ice Punch, Pay Day, Seed Bomb, Seismic Toss, Sleep Talk, Swagger, ThunderPunch

In the Faithful version

Everything above is the Polished version. In Faithful, its abilities are Vital Spirit, Anger Point, Defiant.

Primeape in other guides

The same Pokémon, as 17 other hacks change it:

Where to find Primeape

AreaMethodLevel
Cerulean Cave 1FGrass65-70
Route 23Grass (morning/day)37-42
Route 4Grass (morning/day)54-595% rare
Route 4Grass (morning/day)54-595% rare
Route 42Grass (morning/day)20-245% rare
Route 6Grass (morning/day)45-50
Route 9Grass (morning/day)47-52
Route 9Grass (morning/day)47-525% rare

Level-up moves

LvMoveTypeCatPowAccPP
1Focus Energy
Raises the criti- cal hit ratio.
NormalStat30
1Leer
A move that lowers the foe's Defense.
NormalStat10030
1Low Kick
Deals more damage to heavier foes.
FightingPhys110020
1Outrage
Works 2-3 turns and confuses user.
DragonPhys12010010
1Rage
Raises Attack if the user is hit.
NormalPhys2010020
1Scratch
Scratches with sharp claws.
NormalPhys4010035
5Fury Strikes
Scratches or jabs 2-5 times.
NormalPhys208515
8Karate Chop
FightingPhys5010025
12Pursuit
Heavily strikes switching #mon.
DarkPhys4010020
15Seismic Toss
FightingPhys110020
19Swagger
Causes confusion but raises Attack.
NormalStat8515
22Cross Chop
FightingPhys100805
26Reversal
Stronger if the user's HP is low.
FightingPhys110015
30Feint Attack
DarkPhys6020
35Thrash
NormalPhys12010010
39Close Combat
Lowers the user's Def and Sp.Def.
FightingPhys1201005
44Screech
Sharply lowers the foe's Defense.
NormalStat8540
48Gunk Shot
An attack that may poison the foe.
PoisonPhys120805
53Outrage
Works 2-3 turns and confuses user.
DragonPhys12010010

* a legal move, just moved to level-up · ** new to this hack

TMs & HMs (34)

#Move · where to get itTypePow
TM01DynamicPunch
Chuck
Fighting100
TM03Curse
Celadon Mansion
Ghost
TM06Toxic
Celadon Game Corner
Poison
TM08Bulk Up
Celadon Dept. Store
Fighting
TM10Hidden Power
Lake of Rage
Unknown70
TM11Sunny Day
Celadon Dept. Store
Fire
TM12Hone Claws
Route 35
Dark
TM15Hyper Beam
Goldenrod Dept. Store
Normal150
TM17Protect
Goldenrod Dept. Store
Normal
TM18Rain Dance
Celadon Dept. Store
Water
TM21Bulldoze
Route 39
Ground60
TM23Iron Tail
Jasmine
Steel100
TM24Thunderbolt
Goldenrod Game Corner
Electric90
TM25Thunder
Goldenrod Dept. Store
Electric110
TM26Earthquake
Victory Road
Ground100
TM27Return
Goldenrod Dept. Store
Normal1
TM28Dig
National Park
Ground90
TM31Brick Break
Route 36
Fighting75
TM32Double Team
Celadon Game Corner
Normal
TM39Swift
Union Cave
Normal60
TM40Aerial Ace
Mount Mortar
Flying60
TM41Substitute
Lake of Rage
Normal
TM42Facade
Dim Cave
Normal70
TM44Rest
Dim Cave
Psychic
TM45Attract
Whitney
Normal
TM46Thief
Team Rocket Base
Dark60
TM48Rock Slide
Brock
Rock75
TM52Focus Blast
Quiet Cave
Fighting120
TM62Acrobatics
Route 39 Farmhouse
Flying55
TM66Poison Jab
Janine
Poison80
TM68Giga Impact
Celadon Game Corner
Normal150
TM69U-turn
Bugsy
Bug70
TM71Stone Edge
Blue
Rock100
HM04Strength
Cianwood City
Fighting80