Primeape counters

Gen 9 Ultramixandmega · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Mar 2026 - May 2026

Primeape
#0057 Primeape
Fighting
USAGE 1.9% #53
ABILITYMagic Guard
BASE STATS
HP 65
ATK 105
DEF 60
SPA 60
SPD 70
SPE 95
BST455
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
FlyingPsychicFairy
½×
BugRockDark
Moves
Bulk Up 99.2% Rage Fist 82.4% Milk Drink 81.9% Mortal Spin 72.6% Poltergeist 17.3% Close Combat 15.9% Mach Punch 15.7% Drain Punch 8.8%
Items
Sablenite 66.1% Lucarionite 15.7% Absolite Z 13.6% Hawluchanite 1.4% Leftovers 1.4% Loaded Dice 0.6% Altarianite 0.3% Heracronite 0.3%
Abilities
Magic Guard72.1%Scrappy15.7%Multiscale7.0%Prankster1.4%Purifying Salt1.4%Technician0.6%Dazzling0.5%Regenerator0.5%
Common Teammates
Sinistea80.2%Dratini70.4%Weepinbell70.0%Minior58.7%Pawmot58.7%Meowstic21.3%Trumbeak21.3%Azurill21.2%

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 #53 with 1.87% usage. Sorted by reliability score.