#0979 · Paldea · Generation 9

Annihilape

Rage Monkey Pokémon · Fighting/Ghost-type

Annihilape is a Fighting/Ghost-type Pokémon, the Rage Monkey Pokémon, number 979 (#0979) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 9 and comes from the Paldea region. It is 1.2 m tall and weighs 56 kg.

Annihilape is the Rage Monkey Pokémon, the form a Primeape takes when its fury grows too big for its body to hold. Free of its physical limits, the Pokédex says, its punches shatter targets to the core.

How to pronounce Annihilape

Annihilape is pronounced uh-NY-uh-layp. The capital letters show the stressed syllable.

Listen to Annihilape said out loud:

In Japanese it is コノヨザル (Konoyozaru).

Hear every other name on the Pokémon pronunciation guide.

Lore

Biology

Annihilape is a simian Fighting and Ghost type, 1.2 m tall and 56 kg, with dark grey skin and a shaggy grey coat that streams upward and thins to white, as if evaporating. Black shackles circle its ankles, the one on its left arm is broken and its right arm has none, and it can enlarge that unshackled arm. Veins throb on its arms and face, its pig-like snout is large and its eyes are red.

Behaviour

The Violet Pokédex says Annihilape keeps its rage hidden in its heart and pours it into its fists. Bulbapedia notes that the shaggy fur on its ears usually hangs down but streams upwards when it fights.

Habitat

Neither the Pokédex nor Bulbapedia gives a habitat.

Powers

Its Abilities are Vital Spirit, Inner Focus and the hidden Defiant. Rage Fist, a Ghost-type move, comes at level 35, and it adds Close Combat, Shadow Punch, Counter and Final Gambit. With 110 base HP and 115 base Attack it is a sturdy, hard-hitting bruiser.

Name origin

Annihilape is probably 'annihilate' plus 'ape'. The Japanese name is Konoyozaru (コノヨザル), possibly from kono yo o saru, 'to leave this world', plus saru, 'monkey'.

Design inspiration

Annihilape draws on primates again, particularly Gibraltar barbary macaques. Its Ghost typing may come from the Sun Pokédex line about Primeape dying of anger, and it also resembles an onryō, a vengeful spirit from Japanese folklore, or the Basajaun, a hairy ape-like figure from Basque folklore. These are fan readings.

Evolution notes

Annihilape is the final form of Mankey. Primeape evolves into it by levelling up once it has used Rage Fist 20 times, which Bulbapedia says means spending the move's PP 20 times. The Legends: Z-A Pokédex says the move must be used with enough force to burst blood vessels in Primeape's head.

In the games

In Scarlet and Violet, where it debuted, Annihilape appears in 5-star and 6-star Tera Raid Battles. The Teal Mask places it in the Kitakami Wilds and Timeless Woods, and in Legends: Z-A it comes by trade or by evolving Primeape in the Mega Dimension DLC.

In the anime

Annihilape debuted, heavily shadowed, at the very end of 'Wattrel's High Wind Warning!'. In 'Hatenna and the Otherworldly' two Primeape from an enraged group evolve into it. Eri owns one in Horizons and in Pokémon: Paldean Winds.

Fun facts

• The POKÉTOON short 'Diary of an Angry Primeape' shows a boy's Primeape evolving into Annihilape after it beats a Champion's Baxcalibur.
• Bulbapedia notes that its name matches a Marvel comic-book character, probably by coincidence.
• Only two species have the Fighting and Ghost combination in the poke.si data: the Mythical Marshadow and Annihilape.

Sources: Bulbapedia: Annihilape (Pokémon) · Serebii: Annihilape (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex)

Base stats

• HP: 110
• Attack: 115
• Defense: 80
• Sp. Atk: 50
• Sp. Def: 90
• Speed: 90

Annihilape’s base stat total is 535. Its highest stat is Attack.

Type matchups

What is Annihilape weak to?

Annihilape takes extra damage from Flying (2×), Psychic (2×), Ghost (2×), Fairy (2×) moves.

It resists Bug (¼×), Poison (½×), Rock (½×).

It is immune to Normal, Fighting moves.

Evolution

What does Annihilape evolve from?

Annihilape evolves from Primeape (Use Rage Fist 20 times). After the 20 uses, Primeape also has to level up.

Annihilape is the final stage of its evolution family.

The whole family: Mankey, Primeape, Annihilape.

• Mankey evolves into Primeape at level 28.

Abilities

• Vital Spirit: Prevents sleep.
• Inner Focus: Prevents flinching.
• Defiant (hidden ability): Raises Attack two stages upon having any stat lowered.

Moves

Moves Annihilape learns by level up in Scarlet / Violet

“Evo” means Annihilape learns the move the moment it evolves: Shadow Punch.

TM moves (62)

Annihilape can learn 62 moves from TMs in Scarlet / Violet: Take Down, Scary Face, Protect, Low Kick, Acrobatics, Thief, Facade, Bulldoze, Swift, Rock Tomb, Low Sweep, Night Shade, Fling, Endure, Sunny Day, Rain Dance, Dig, Brick Break, U-turn, Shadow Claw, Bulk Up, Body Slam, Fire Punch, Thunder Punch, Ice Punch, Sleep Talk, Seed Bomb, Drain Punch, Metronome, Poison Jab, Stomping Tantrum, Rest, Rock Slide, Taunt, Gunk Shot, Substitute, Shadow Ball, Stealth Rock, Encore, Thunderbolt, Helping Hand, Reversal, Earthquake, Stone Edge, Phantom Force, Giga Impact, Outrage, Overheat, Focus Blast, Hyper Beam, Thunder, Spite, Smack Down, Vacuum Wave, Uproar, Focus Punch, Lash Out, Double-Edge, Endeavor, Coaching, Throat Chop, Curse.

Egg moves (6), which Mankey can hatch knowing:Beat Up, Counter, Curse, Encore, Night Slash, Spite.

Breeding & training

• Gender: 50% male, 50% female.
• Egg groups: Field.
• Egg cycles: 20 (steps to hatch, Scarlet/Violet: 2,560).
• Catch rate: 45 out of 255.
• Base friendship (Gen 8 onward): 50.
• Growth rate: Medium (1,000,000 experience points to reach level 100).
• Defeating it gives 3 Attack effort values.
• Base experience yield: 268.

Pokédex entries

It imbues its fists with the power of the rage that it kept hidden in its heart. Opponents struck by these imbued fists will be shattered to their core. (Violet)

When its anger rose beyond a critical point, this Pokémon gained power that is unfettered by the limits of its physical body. (Scarlet)

Names around the world

Trivia

• Highest HP among Ghost types in Gen 9: 110.
• Taller than 58% of all Pokémon (1.2 m).
• Heavier than 70% of all Pokémon (56 kg).
• Base stat total 535, ranked #146 of 1,025.
• Its best stat is HP, ranked #54 of 1,025.
• One of 2 Pokémon that are both Fighting and Ghost.
• One of 107 gray Pokémon.
• Number 74 of 120 Pokémon introduced in Generation 9 (Paldea).
• Part of an evolution family of 3 Pokémon.
• Can learn 79 different moves in Scarlet / Violet.
• Catch rate 45: about 5.9% per Poké Ball at full health.
• Appears in 2 distinct Pokédex entries.

Sources and fact-checking

• Stats, types, abilities, moves, evolutions, forms and Pokédex entries: PokéAPI open game data.
• Lore: written by pokee.si in our own words, researched from Bulbapedia: Annihilape (Pokémon), Serebii: Annihilape (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex).
• Pronunciation (uh-NY-uh-layp): no English source says it out loud, so it is our best guess from the parts of the name.

Last checked: 20 October 2026. Every sentence of the lore was checked against Bulbapedia, Serebii and the game data.

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