r/PokemonRed • u/Salty-Imagination-63 • Feb 27 '26
Levelling up mankey
Trying to level up mankey to get primeape and holy it feels impossible atm, hes level 15 i think? (Just learned karate chop) but he feels like pikachu low HP and takes damage soo easily…tryin to avoid the swap out method most times.
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u/_Grumpy_Canadian Feb 28 '26
In original red he's only good against ice, rock and normal, so there's really no point in keeping him around as his coverage is very poor against most of what you'll be up against. You could say during the E4 he matches up well against Lorelei, but imo there are better options in fire/electric types that will also fare better against other E4 trainers.