Mankey's best moves in Pokémon GO

Mankey's Fast Attacks Guide

Moves

Mankey has access to 2 Fast Attacks (Karate Chop and Scratch), which cover Fighting and Normal-type attacks. When using Karate Chop you will benefit from STAB (Same-Type-Attack-Bonus), which increases the move damage by ×1.2.

Karate Chop10131.0s

Type effectiveness chart

• 160.0%
• • Normal
  • Rock
  • Steel
  • Ice
  • Dark

• 62.5%
• • Flying
  • Poison
  • Bug
  • Psychic
  • Fairy

• 39.1%
• • Ghost

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	10
Energy	13
Weather boost	Cloudy
Duration	1.0s
Damage window	0.8s - 1.0s

Trainer Battles

Damage	5
Energy	9

Effects

Karate Chop has no special effects.

See Karate Chop details page ↗

Scratch640.5s

Type effectiveness chart

• 62.5%
• • Rock
  • Steel

• 39.1%
• • Ghost

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	6
Energy	4
Weather boost	Partly Cloudy
Duration	0.5s
Damage window	0.3s - 0.5s

Trainer Battles

Damage	4
Energy	2

Effects

Scratch has no special effects.

See Scratch details page ↗

Tabular view

Fast Move	Raid Battles					Trainer Battles
Name 🔼	PWR	DPS	ENG	EPS	CD	PWR	ENG	DPT	EPT	CD
Karate Chop	10	10.00	13	13.00	1.0s	5	9	-
Scratch	6	12.00	4	8.00	0.5s	4	2	-

PWR stands for Power, DPS for damage per second, ENG for Energy generated per use, EPS for energy per second, CD for move duration, DPE for damage per energy point used. DPT and EPT stand for Damage and Energy per turn, and are only applicable in PvP.

Mankey's Fast Attacks Type Coverage

Fighting	×1.6	×1.0	×0.6	×0.6	×1.0	×1.6	×0.6	×0.4	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×1.6	×1.0	×1.6	×0.6
Normal	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×1.0	×0.4	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0

Mankey's Charge Attacks Guide

Moves

Mankey has access to 3 Charge Attacks (Cross Chop, Low Sweep, and Brick Break), which cover Fighting-type attacks. When using Cross Chop, Low Sweep, and Brick Break you will benefit from STAB (Same-Type-Attack-Bonus), which increases the move damage by ×1.2.

Cross Chop50501.5s

Type effectiveness chart

• 160.0%
• • Normal
  • Rock
  • Steel
  • Ice
  • Dark

• 62.5%
• • Flying
  • Poison
  • Bug
  • Psychic
  • Fairy

• 39.1%
• • Ghost

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	50
Energy	50
Weather boost	Cloudy
Duration	1.5s
Damage window	0.8s - 1.2s

Trainer Battles

Damage	55
Energy	35

Effects

Cross Chop has no special effects.

See Cross Chop details page ↗

Low Sweep40332.0s

Type effectiveness chart

• 160.0%
• • Normal
  • Rock
  • Steel
  • Ice
  • Dark

• 62.5%
• • Flying
  • Poison
  • Bug
  • Psychic
  • Fairy

• 39.1%
• • Ghost

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	40
Energy	33
Weather boost	Cloudy
Duration	2.0s
Damage window	1.4s - 1.8s

Trainer Battles

Damage	40
Energy	40

Effects

Low Sweep has no special effects.

See Low Sweep details page ↗

Brick Break40331.5s

Type effectiveness chart

• 160.0%
• • Normal
  • Rock
  • Steel
  • Ice
  • Dark

• 62.5%
• • Flying
  • Poison
  • Bug
  • Psychic
  • Fairy

• 39.1%
• • Ghost

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	40
Energy	33
Weather boost	Cloudy
Duration	1.5s
Damage window	0.7s - 1.3s

Trainer Battles

Damage	50
Energy	40

Effects

Special

Brick Break has a 100.0% chance to:

• Decrease Target's Defense by 20.0%

See Brick Break details page ↗

Tabular view

Charge Move	Raid Battles					Trainer Battles
Name 🔼	PWR	DPS	ENG	DPE	CD	PWR	ENG	DPE
Brick Break Special Brick Break has a 100.0% chance to: Decrease Target's Defense by 20.0%	40	26.67	33	-	1.5s	50	40	-
Cross Chop	50	33.33	50	-	1.5s	55	35	-
Low Sweep	40	20.00	33	-	2.0s	40	40	-

PWR stands for Power, DPS for damage per second, ENG for Energy required, CD for move duration, DPE for damage per energy point used. DPT and EPT stand for Damage and Energy per turn, and are only applicable in PvP.

Moves with Special Effects in PvP

Special

Brick Break has a 100.0% chance to:

• Decrease Target's Defense by 20.0%

Mankey's Charge Attacks Type Coverage

Fighting	×1.6	×1.0	×0.6	×0.6	×1.0	×1.6	×0.6	×0.4	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×1.6	×1.0	×1.6	×0.6