Mankey is a PokeBonk League partner of uncommon rarity and Fighting type. Its unlock challenge counts from your first run, with no League members needed. During a run it evolves into Primeape (Lv. 39).

Passive
Armor; rage stacks when hit and fades when things calm down.
How to unlock
Defeat 10 guardians.
League members needed
None
Evolution
Mankey → Primeape (Lv. 39)

Partner data comes from community testing on v0.7.7 (2026-10-20), before Season 2. The game is now on v0.8.25, so some challenges may have changed since, and we re-check them as we play.

Moves and fusions for Mankey

  • Signature fusion: Unleashed Tantrum, from Rage Fist + Stomping Tantrum at max level in Bill's Machine.
  • Two maxed Fighting moves fuse into Thousand Fists, the Fighting type fusion, an easy target that fits Mankey's type.
  • Shattered Glacier is a reaction fusion from a Ice move and a Fighting / Rock / Steel move.

Plan a build with Mankey All move fusions →

Unlock alongside Mankey

These partners' challenges count the same thing as Mankey's (guardians defeated), so the same runs move all of them forward.

  • Cubone: Defeat 4 guardians of the Rocky Desert.
  • Hitmonchan: Defeat 25 guardians.
  • Kabuto: Defeat 8 guardians of the Rocky Desert.

Other Fighting partners

Machop · Hitmonlee · Hitmonchan

How do I unlock Mankey in PokeBonk?

Defeat 10 guardians.

What type is Mankey in PokeBonk?

Fighting. Armor; rage stacks when hit and fades when things calm down.

When does Mankey evolve in PokeBonk?

Mankey → Primeape (Lv. 39).

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