Primeape counters

Gen 9 PU · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Apr 2026 - Jun 2026

Primeape
#0057 Primeape
Fighting
USAGE 1.7% #72
ABILITYDefiant
BASE STATS
HP 65
ATK 105
DEF 60
SPA 60
SPD 70
SPE 95
BST455
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
FlyingPsychicFairy
½×
BugRockDark
Moves
Rage Fist 99.9% Stealth Rock 87.3% U-turn 85.2% Close Combat 85.2% Drain Punch 14.8% Bulk Up 14.7% Rest 9.3% Taunt 1.7%
Items
Eviolite 97.8% Focus Sash 1.9% Choice Scarf 0.2% Eject Button 0.1% Choice Band 0.0% Heat Rock 0.0% Leftovers 0.0% Custap Berry 0.0%
Abilities
Defiant100.0%Vital Spirit0.0%
Tera Types
Ghost 97.2% Steel 2.6% Fighting 0.2% Water 0.0% Fairy 0.0% Poison 0.0% Fire 0.0% Dark 0.0%
Common Teammates
Toedscruel86.2%Braviary-Hisui84.1%Galvantula83.8%Typhlosion-Hisui82.6%Skuntank81.8%Ninetales-Alola9.0%Sandslash-Alola6.5%Ambipom4.0%

Checks & Counters

Ranked by reliability — blends KO rate with how often each Pokémon is matched up.

This Pokémon doesn't have enough usage for Smogon to compute meaningful Checks & Counters. Only the most-used Pokémon in a format receive this data.

Ranked #72 with 1.72% usage. Sorted by reliability score.