Primeape best PvP IVs

The best Primeape IVs for Great League in Pokémon GO are 1/15/14 — 1 attack, 15 defense and 14 HP. That spread reaches CP 1496 at level 24.5 and gives the highest stat product of all 4,096 possible IV combinations. A perfect 15/15/15 Primeape ranks #3,003 of 4,096 in Great League, at 93.8 % of the best stat product.

Open Primeape 1/15/14 in the IV ranker

Best Primeape IVs by league

League	Rank 1 IV	Lv	CP	15/15/15
Little	not eligible — must be unevolved and able to evolve
Great	1/15/14	24.5	1496	#3,003
Ultra	7/15/15	50	2493	#148
Master	15/15/15	50	2586	#1

Primeape cannot enter Little League, because it has already evolved. The format takes only Pokémon that have not evolved yet and still have an evolution ahead of them — the 500 CP cap is not the only rule.

Top 10 Primeape IVs for Great League

#	IV	Lv	CP	Atk	Def	HP	%
1	1/15/14	24.5	1496	137.5	101.2	117	100.0
2	1/15/15	24.5	1500	137.5	101.2	117	100.0
3	2/14/14	24.5	1498	138.2	100.5	117	99.8
4	0/11/14	25	1499	138.3	99.5	118	99.7
5	2/15/13	24.5	1499	138.2	101.2	116	99.6
6	0/12/13	25	1500	138.3	100.2	117	99.6
7	0/15/14	24.5	1489	136.9	101.2	117	99.5
8	0/15/15	24.5	1493	136.9	101.2	117	99.5
9	1/15/8	25	1500	138.9	102.2	114	99.4
10	0/13/11	25	1496	138.3	100.9	116	99.4

Top 10 Primeape IVs for Ultra League

#	IV	Lv	CP	Atk	Def	HP	%
1	7/15/15	50	2493	179.8	128.6	149	100.0
2	8/15/15	49.5	2490	180.1	128.2	149	99.9
3	8/14/15	50	2497	180.7	127.7	149	99.8
4	8/15/14	50	2498	180.7	128.6	148	99.8
5	9/14/15	49.5	2493	181.0	127.3	149	99.7
6	9/15/14	49.5	2495	181.0	128.2	148	99.7
7	9/13/15	50	2500	181.5	126.9	149	99.6
8	9/15/12	50	2495	181.5	128.6	147	99.6
9	6/15/15	50	2482	179.0	128.6	149	99.5
10	10/15/15	49	2498	181.3	127.8	148	99.5

Rank 1 IVs across the evolution line

IVs never change when a Pokémon evolves, so the spread you want depends on the league you are building for.

Pokémon	Little	Great	Ultra
Mankey	0/15/15 CP 498	15/15/15 CP 1317	15/15/15 CP 1317
Primeape	✕	1/15/14 CP 1496	7/15/15 CP 2493
Annihilape	✕	2/15/14 CP 1497	0/15/15 CP 2492

How good is Primeape in the current meta?

PvPoke rates Primeape #396 of 1,154 in Great League, scoring 77.6 out of 100, most often with Karate Chop, Rage Fist, Ice Punch.

League	PvPoke rank	Score	Usual moves
Great	#396 of 1,154	77.6	Karate Chop, Rage Fist, Ice Punch
Ultra	#246 of 851	81	Karate Chop, Rage Fist, Close Combat

That answers a different question from the rest of this page. The IV ranks above tell you which Primeape to build; this tells you whether it is worth building at all. Rankings and movesets come from PvPoke, who run the battle simulation behind them, and change as the meta does.

How to find a good Primeape

The search-string generator builds a string you can paste into the search bar in Pokémon GO. It finds catches whose CP, HP and appraisal stars match the top IV spreads above, including pre-evolutions, so you can check a whole storage box in one go.

To check a Primeape you already own, open the IV ranker and set its IVs.

Primeape PvP IV questions

What are the best Primeape IVs for Great League?

1/15/14 — 1 attack, 15 defense and 14 HP. It reaches CP 1496 at level 24.5 and has the best stat product of all 4,096 IV combinations.

Is a 15/15/15 Primeape good for Great League?

No. A perfect 15/15/15 Primeape only ranks #3,003 of 4,096 in Great League. Under a CP cap, low attack lets a Pokémon reach a higher level, which gives more defense and HP for the same CP.

What CP is a rank 1 Primeape in Great League?

CP 1496 at level 24.5, without best buddy. Best buddy adds one level, which changes both the CP and the ranking.

Ranked by stat product (attack × defense × HP) at the highest level under the CP cap, out of all 4,096 IV combinations, without best buddy. Shadow and purified Pokémon rank the same as regular ones. Little League checks the 500 CP cap and that the Pokémon is unevolved with an evolution ahead of it; limited-time cups may add further restrictions. Base stats and meta rankings from PvPoke, used under the MIT licence. Updated 2026-11-11.