All Monkey Pokémon from Generation 1 to 9 (UPDATED) [June 2023]

Pokémon, who has taken over the gaming world for a long time, has grown into one of the biggest global media sensations. With the release of every new generation of Pokémon, their number in the Pokédex has only increased.

This franchise makes sure to bring fresh yet iconic characters closer to our world. Yes! All the characters in this series are inspired by real-world creatures, which have been the essence of this series.

One such character in Pokémon is the Monkey Pokémon, known for its ability to learn quickly and adapt.

For the Pokémon series, this character made a strong entry with its prehensile hands, evolved tail feature, and overall look, making it flashy enough to bring spice and thrill to the Pokémon World.

Regardless of different species, the Apes and the Monkeys series does not introduce them as exclusive and are part of the Primate Pokémon franchise.

To give our readers a comprehensive guide, we have collected everything we could about the series’s monkeys, apes, and lemur to make it an interesting read.

We have also brought some super comparisons based on strengths, stats, and special features of the Monkey Pokémon. So let’s begin our journey, shall we?

Every Monkey Pokémon from All Generations

Since the creators have always tried to keep the characters relatable, taking inspiration from the natural world seems like a priority.

In the article, we will be discussing all the Monkey-inspired Pokemon, their personality, attributes, strengths, and every other detail we could get our hands on.

Talking about the number, in total, there are up to 23 Monkey Pokemon in the series, from Generation 1 to the newly released Generation 9!

Monkey Pokémon Enlisted

You can find the list of all the Monkey Pokémon along with their element, type, and generation:

Appearance	Name	Type	Element	Generation
	Mankey	Fighting	Fight	1
	Primeape	Fighting	Fight	1
	Aipom	Normal	Normal	2
	Slaking	Normal	Normal	3
	Chimchar	Fire	Fire	4
	Monferno	Fighting	Fire	4
	Infernape	Fighting	Fire	4
	Ambipom	Normal	Normal	4
	Pansage	Grass	Grass	5
	Simisage	Grass	Grass	5
	Pansear	Fire	Fire	5
	Simisear	Fire	Fire	5
	Panpour	Fire	Fire	5
	Simipour	Water	Water	5
	Darmanitan	Fire	Fire	5
	Oranguru	Normal	Psychic	7
	Passimian	Fighting	Fight	7
	Grookey	Grass	Grass	8
	Thwackey	Grass	Grass	8
	Rillaboom	Grass	Grass	8
	Zarude	Grass	Dark	8
	Grafaia	Normal	Poison	9
	Annihilape	Fighting	Ghost	9

These are all the Monkey Pokémon throughout the generations. Now, let’s dig deeper into what these are and how they behave in the Pokédex.

#1 Mankey

A Generation 1 Monkey Pokemon, Mankey!

Inspiration

Real-life monkeys, Japanese Macaques, Snub-Nosed monkeys.

Attributes

Mankeys are known for their startling aggressive fleck that no one can flee from.

An aggressive Pokemon who just need no reason to go on a rampage. One mankey is enough to electrify its whole colony
It can be easily identified when a Mankey is getting aggressive as its breathing becomes rougher, and it can be seen shaking heavily
Stay alert!
It has also been quite a talk in Pokedex that this aggressive streak helps Mankey to live a long life by releasing its stress

Dexterities

Vital Spirit

Defiant

Save yourself and let that anger go ~Mankey Mantra~

#2 Primeape

Starting at Level 28, Mankey evolves into Primeape while taking along the family’s streak of Fighting type.

Inspiration

2^nd Generation of Mankey.

Attributes

Mankey and Prime ape might appear similar, but if you look closely, a throbbing vein is popped up from a Prime ape’s head making it distinguished from Mankey
Just like its aggressive ancestor, anything can make this Pokémon go full rogue
Well, it works in Prime Ape’s favor as it can turn this intense fit of rage into energy
This ball of energy turns out to be very useful in combat situations
While this aggression lets Mankey live long, it turns out to be the reason for Prime ape’s death

Dexterities

Vital Spirit

Defiant

Unfortunately, too much Anger does not work for me!

#3 Aipom – A Simian Pokémon

Enough for the aggressive talks, and let’s switch to some dose of cuteness to this Pokémon discussion.

Inspiration

Aipom is a 2^nd generation Monkey Pokémon.

Attributes

It is a Long-Tail Pokémon
A normal type, this Pokemon has a hand-like appearing tail with three fingers

From tree to tree swinging or suspending itself in the air, Aipom uses its special featured tail
It also uses its tail to pick up its favorite edibles from anywhere
It uses its tail to steal Ash’s Hat and then begins to follow the squad
Because of its overuse of the tail, that skill has made developed, leaving its hand dexterity a bit inept

I can give you a high-five but with my tail, Is that Okay?

#4 Ambipom

A 4^th Generation Monkey Pokémon.

Inspiration

An evolved Pokémon of Aipom.

Attributes

Being evolved from Aipom also has a long-fingered tail, but instead of one, it comes with two of such tail hands
As a gesture of affection, a group of Ambipom can come together tail-in-tail. They can even squeeze you with their tail hug
Having two such tail hands makes it less likely for Ambipom to use its hands anymore

Dexterities

Technician

Skill Link

I can give you one shot of Tail-hug!

#5 Slaking

A Lazy Monkey Pokémon.

Inspiration

A Generation 3, Normal-type Pokémon.

Attributes

A final evolved derivative of Slakoth and Vigoroth
A mixture of Sloth and Gorilla, slake has shared features of both
Slake is best at SLACKING
Do not take this Pokémon as only lying around good for none, as it keeps storing its energy and burst it out in one powerful strike

Dexterities

Truant

Let’s Slack with a bang!

#6 Chimchar

A starter for Generation 4 Monkey Pokemon.

Inspiration

An amalgamation of Chimpanzee and Char, turning into Fire-type Monkey Pokémon.

Attributes

Chimchar resides in rocky mountainous places making it a good climber

It has blazing flame at its back just like the rest of Fire Pokémon
Its stomach produces gas which puts its red patch to flame
Based on this red patch, it can be compared with Baboons with a hairless patch on their backs

Dexterities

Blaze
Iron Fist

Let’s Sizzle!

#7 Monferno

Evolved from Chimchar, a Fire Type Pokémon that comes with a Fighting streak.

Inspiration

Descendant of Chimchar.

Attributes

It is especially known for its Aerial Attacks
It can leap from the ceiling and walls to strike the opponent with its tail and hands
It can control the fire flame on its tail

Dexterities

Blaze
Iron Fist

Sizzle with Drizzle!

#8 Infernape

Inspiration

The last step of the Chimchar evolution ladder.

Attributes

The Chimchar evolution wraps it up with the blazing Fire Pokémon- Infernape
Keeps on the legacy of firefighting and Monkey Kung Fu
Its attacks have the elegance and beauty of martial arts
It has the highest speed stats along with attack and followed by the special attack
It brings more precision to its agile movements and flaming attacks

Dexterities

Blaze
Iron Fist

I will hit you hard but with Grace!

#9 Pansage

Inspiration

Presenting you the Generation 5 Grass Monkey – Pansage.

Attributes

It is one out of the Pokémon Black and White Trio
Its head has broccoli-similar green sprouts indicating its Grass type
These green sprouts are good for wearing away stress
It helps other Pokémon by offering them its green leaves when they are tired
It has a caring and kind nature
It also shares its favorite food with other Pokémon – Foraged Berries

Dexterities

Gluttony
Overgrow

~Green is Good~

#10 Simisage

Inspiration

Descended by Pansage when it gets a share of Leaf Stone.

Attributes

This generation of grass Pokémon comes with fully grown leaves and attitude as well
This Pokémon’s body is fully covered with shrub-like leaves, and instead of body hair, Simisage has a leafy pompadour
Although it shares the same sharing nature, it comes with beefy attack attributes too
It uses its thorny tail to whip out and throw a strike

Dexterities

Gluttony
Overgrow

~I attack with Kind Face~

#11 Pansear

Now comes the Generation 5 Fire Monkey Pokémon – Pansear!

Inspiration

It is one of the Fire Monkeys that has been introduced in Generation 5 of Pokémon.

Attributes

It is one of the three elemental monkeys, along with Pansage (The Grass Type) and Panspour (The Water Type)
It has a clump of hair at the top of its head
Like Pansear, the clump should not be mistaken as something edible
This fluffy tussock can get heated up and take up to 600 degrees Fahrenheit/ 315 degrees Celsius of temperature
It prefers living near volcanoes due to its nature
It roasts berries before chugging them

Dexterities

Gluttony
Blaze

~Beat with Heat~

# 12 Simisear

Inspiration

Descended from Pansear when it is given Fire Stone.

Attributes

It has a head clump but is bigger in size and has fur resembling fire on its body, especially on its tail, shoulders, and head
When shaken, this head clump and body fur can throw cinders and clinkers
The fire inside Simisear is constantly burning, helping it to make Flame Burst attacks
The fire fuel of Simisear is Sweets

Dexterities

Gluttony
Blaze

~Fierce Sweet Tooth~

#13 Panpour

Inspiration

Generation 5’s last monkey Pokémon and one of the elemental monkeys is the Water Type- Panpour!

Attributes

According to legends, it once used to live in the forest, but it adapted its body to make its living in water
It also has a head tuft like the Pansear and the Pansage, but unlike others, it is filled with water.
The stored water in its clump is very beneficial for plants, and those watered by Panpour grow bigger and better
It also uses its tail to sprinkle water on itself and plants, as it needs water to stay hydrated

Dexterities

Gluttony
Torrent

~Stay Hydrated with Panpour~

#14 Simpour

Inspiration

Evolved from Panpour with just a Water Stone.

Attributes

The water clamp grows into long wavy curls in Simipour
Simipour also gets an upgraded tail as a strong water hose
It uses its hair lock to fill up water in its hair when they are low on it
It also uses water pressure as an attacking tactic by throwing high-pressure water on the opponent
This water release can bring down a strong concrete wall, so beware!
It is a nice, jolly Pokémon until its tail is tested

Dexterities

Gluttony
Torrent

Water Wash!

#15 Darmanitan

Inspiration

An amalgamation of a Daruma Doll and a Gorilla.

Attributes

Evolved version of Darumaka turns into Damanitan
The other forms of Darmanitan are a Galarian Ice version and Zen Mode
The one mentioned above is the Standard Mode of Darmanitan
Purely fire-type Pokémon
It is inspired by the effigies burning ceremony that are a part of Japanese culture which is like a huge Gorilla like the appearance of Daruma Dolls

Dexterities

Sheer Force (Standard Mode)
Gorilla Tactics (Galarian Standard Mode and Zen Mode)

~Burning Daruma Doll~

#16 Oranguru

Inspiration

A Generation 7 Ape Pokémon and is a Normal as well as a Psychic type, we present to you –Oranguru!

Attributes

The name is a synthesis of ‘Orangutan’ and ‘Guru’ referring to a “Sage Pokémon”
This Monkey Pokémon is known for its due intelligence and mentoring capabilities
It prefers meditating alone in the deep forest
Oranguru comes with a helping nature; even though it has a preference for being alone, it would come to rescue anyone who is in need
It can also use human-made tools because of its intelligence

Dexterities

Inner Focus
Telepathy Symbiosis

~Inner Peace~

#17 Passiman

Inspiration

A counterpart Monkey Pokemon of Oranguru. Outlook and strength resemble a strong broad-shouldered Lemur.

Attributes

Unlike Oranguru, who has a preference for being alone, Passiman prefers to be in troops of at least 20 to 30 other Passiman
Oranguru is known for its Psychic abilities, and Passiman is all about physical strength
A fighting type Monkey Pokémon
To perplex the opponents, it passes fruits around them, just like its name, “Passiman”!
It uses fruits for its different types of offence and defensive attacking strategies
To hurt the enemies, it uses fruits with a hardcover
To blind them, it uses soft fruits to disorient them and catch them when they are not focused
The Passiman group leader is the one who can throw things the farthest in the group
They work best in teams

Dexterities

Reciever
Defiant

~Pass me the Berries~

#18 Grookey

Inspiration

Leaf Monkey Pokémon of Generation 8. The first Grass type of this Generation.

Attributes

Introduced first in the Sword and Shield games, Grookey turns out to be purely a Grass-Type Pokémon
It also has a clump of two lush green leaves on its head and holds a stick that it brought along from his home back in the forest
It uses this stick for multiple purposes
Grookey uses it as a weapon and also an instrument for beating
Since Grookey has been carrying this stick for quite a long, this staff has gained some special abilities because of energy absorption
This stick can heal plants that have wilted or sagged
Grass grows anywhere Grookey tapes his stick on the ground, and he also healed Bellsprout in the main Anime story with its stick’s healing powers

Dexterities

Overgrow
Grassy Surge

~Healing comes with a Tap~

#19 Thawckey

Inspiration

An evolved version of Grookey.

Attributes

As compared to Grookey, Thawkey holds sticks in both of its hands
As it is the second evolved generation, it is obvious that the leaf clump would be bigger and the leaves will grow longer, which are held in a leaf bun with sticks in it
When it is needed to drum the ground, Thwackeye pulls the sticks out of his clump
The removal of sticks opens up his long Mohawk-Like leafy palette while Thwackeye goes out for drumming the beat
It performs a ritual to show friendship and trust by making their friends cheer up

Dexterities

Overgrow
Grass Surge

#20 Rillaboom

Inspiration

The final Ape-pic evolution of Grookey’s line ends with Rillaboom.

Attributes

Resembling gorilla, Rillaboom is an Ape Pokémon
It has big lush leafy locks and has a likeness for playing wooden drums
Purely Grass-type Monkey Pokémon
It has a drum on its back all the time, and it carries the drum everywhere it goes
This drum holds special powers as it is made of a tree stub that can amplify Grass type powers of this Pokémon
The troop leader is chosen based on their drum-playing skills
Rillaboom prefers to have a large harmonious group

~Dance to the Ape-pic Beat~

#21 Zarude

Inspiration

On Pokémon Day in 2020, the franchise released another Monkey Pokémon of Generation 8- Zarude.

Attributes

It is a Dark and Mythical Pokémon
Grass-type, this Pokémon can extend vines from its neck, feet, and wrists
The extended vines can be used for many purposes like swinging around from tree to tree, attacking, and they can even also be used for healing

Only known Pokémon who has the ability of “Jungle Healing”
When a Zarude binds a vine around tree trunks, it absorbs the power, and when it is wrapped around a wound, it heals and cures it
A special character of Zarude was featured in “Secrets of the Jungle”, in which a Zarude raises an abandoned child regardless of its aggressive nature toward outsiders
This dark mythical grass Pokémon has both its wild yet tender, warm and soft side

Dexterities

Leaf Guard

~The Healer~

#22 Grafaia

Inspiration

The outlook might be awe-inspiring, yet this Generation 9 Pokémon can be the reason for your death! A Poison/ Normal Monkey Pokémon of this Generation.

Attributes

The name suggests the fusion of Graffiti and Aye-Aye, the primate
Its appearance is very quirky, with black hooded fur on the whole body and spray-painted colorful fingers
It gives off a vibe of an amateur graffiti artist, but the colorful paint is its venomous saliva
It uses its saliva to mark its territory and to announce to other Pokémon about it
It smudges its saliva around forest trees at night, which can be very attractive to see, and that is how it traps its prey too
As attractive as its art is, its saliva can make its prey paralyzed upon contact

Dexterities

Poison Touch
Unburden

~Art that can Kill you~

#23 Annihilape

Inspiration

The last entry of this whole list of Monkey Pokémon is coming to an end with Annihilape. A descendant of Mankey and Primeape has been introduced in Generation 9 as Annihilape.

Attributes

Annihilape shares the same rogue and anger of its ancestors and is a Ghost Type Pokémon
Primeape turns into Annihilape after consuming the Rage Fist move 20 times!
It has Folklore wisdom, as the anger was not helping Primeape survive
Since Primeape’s body could keep in all that rage and anger, it transitioned its spirit and turned into an aggressive Fighting/Ghost-type Pokémon
Annihilape powers up its fists and punches using this anger

Dexterities

Defiant

~I will Ghost you~

Best Monkey Pokémon of All Time

Now that we have gone through a hectic long list of Monkey Pokémon, the question in mind is whom to choose and why? So let’s talk about the best choices among these Monkey Pokémon to make the most out of the game.

Note: The opinions stated in this part of the article are entirely from the writer’s perspective.

Mankey/ Primeape/ Annihilape

This entire evolutionary line is very impressive. Apart from a little lacking of Defense and Sp. Atk.

This Monkey Pokémon does not disappoint in any other state with its exclusively charming HP and Attack stand out.

So there is no reason it should not be anyone’s priority.

Ambipom

Ambipom is the Mischief Master and is always up to no good. It gets very strong after hitting Level 32. It has a high-speed stat and an above-average Attack stat as well.

With its two prehensile tail-like hands, it has a special “Skill Link” ability making it capable of striking back to back, which is DAEDLY!

It is a great all-rounder as it has immunity against every Ghost Type move, which covers up for it decently for its slackness against Fighting Type moves.

Infernape

Evolving from Monferno at Level 36 is the best evolutionary character out of Chimchar’s line.

It is great with its Attack, Speed, Sp. Def stats and grows into someone who can perform Flying, Fire, and Psychic moves brilliantly at levels 42 to 68.

With its amazing Iron Fist and Blaze, it makes a great choice.

Thwackeye

This Grass Type Monkey Pokémon has not impressed us with its Attack and Speed stats, but it does have other abilities to brag about.

An evolved descendent of Grookey, it shares the “Overgrow” ability and gets a 50% bonus to its overall power, which can be very beneficial when HP has dropped.

Its Grassy Surge hidden ability brings out grass based ecosystem that further powers its grass-type attacks and also heals the HP of Pokémon.

Rillaboom

Thwackeye evolves into Rillaboom at level 35 and certainly makes its entry with a ‘Boom’. It has the best HP and Defense.

It walks in with the best Wood Hammer move when it reaches level 32; although it has the drawback of causing Recoil Damage to Rillaboom, the move itself is so strong.

At level 62, it also gets the Boomburst which has a 100% accuracy rate, 140 power, and the capacity to bring down all the surrounding Pokémon in combat.

Oranguru

This Monkey Pokemon can cause heavy damage to opponents who are not ready for its dark, psychic moves.

A good enough above-average stats in HP, Sp. Def and Sp. Attack.

Its ability to Inner Focus protects it from Flinching and has very few weaknesses.

Its ability of “Future Sight”, which comes up at level 60, is such a strong move. Although it takes two turns to hit 120 power, this move makes sure the opponents disorient by the damage.

That’s all from the Monkey Pokémon from Generation 1 to 9 and the top best Monkey Pokémon to be considered while making a choice.

Conclusion

The Pokémon franchise always comes up with amazing yet inspirational characters for the series. Monkey Pokémon are heavily inspired by real-life monkeys, gorillas, apes, and lemurs. Pokédex has a huge list of 23 Monkey Pokémon who have made their debuts from Generation 1 to 9. Each one of them holds a special ability and move sets, making it different from the others.

To learn more about other types of Pokémon, you can read “All Fish Type Pokémon” and “All Pokemon Starters” by visiting our website Qnnit.