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title: "Ape, Monkey and Primate Pokémon - PokéPC"
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# Ape, Monkey and Primate Pokémon

Sources checked: September 24, 2026

This broad primate collection includes monkeys, apes and lemur-like designs. Tails, hands and social behaviour supply different points of inspiration.

## Pokémon in this collection

Pokémon: 27

Passimian draws on lemurs, and Grafaiai on aye-ayes and lorises. Slaking adds a gorilla-like appearance, but its sloth-like earlier stages are not automatically included.

Electivire adds an ape-like Yeti interpretation. This mythical-creature influence is a visual connection, not evidence of an actual primate species.

[#0056 Mankey](https://pokepc.net/pokemon/mankey?lang=en)
[#0057 Primeape](https://pokepc.net/pokemon/primeape?lang=en)
[#0979 Annihilape](https://pokepc.net/pokemon/annihilape?lang=en)
[#0190 Aipom Male](https://pokepc.net/pokemon/aipom?lang=en)
[#0424 Ambipom Male](https://pokepc.net/pokemon/ambipom?lang=en)
[#0289 Slaking](https://pokepc.net/pokemon/slaking?lang=en)
[#0390 Chimchar](https://pokepc.net/pokemon/chimchar?lang=en)
[#0391 Monferno](https://pokepc.net/pokemon/monferno?lang=en)
[#0392 Infernape](https://pokepc.net/pokemon/infernape?lang=en)
[#0466 Electivire](https://pokepc.net/pokemon/electivire?lang=en)
[#0511 Pansage](https://pokepc.net/pokemon/pansage?lang=en)
[#0512 Simisage](https://pokepc.net/pokemon/simisage?lang=en)
[#0513 Pansear](https://pokepc.net/pokemon/pansear?lang=en)
[#0514 Simisear](https://pokepc.net/pokemon/simisear?lang=en)
[#0515 Panpour](https://pokepc.net/pokemon/panpour?lang=en)
[#0516 Simipour](https://pokepc.net/pokemon/simipour?lang=en)
[#0555 Darmanitan](https://pokepc.net/pokemon/darmanitan?lang=en)
[#0555 Darmanitan Zen Mode](https://pokepc.net/pokemon/darmanitan-zen?lang=en)
[#0555 Darmanitan Galarian Form](https://pokepc.net/pokemon/darmanitan-galar?lang=en)
[#0765 Oranguru](https://pokepc.net/pokemon/oranguru?lang=en)
[#0766 Passimian](https://pokepc.net/pokemon/passimian?lang=en)
[#0810 Grookey](https://pokepc.net/pokemon/grookey?lang=en)
[#0811 Thwackey](https://pokepc.net/pokemon/thwackey?lang=en)
[#0812 Rillaboom](https://pokepc.net/pokemon/rillaboom?lang=en)
[#0893 Zarude](https://pokepc.net/pokemon/zarude?lang=en)
[#0945 Grafaiai](https://pokepc.net/pokemon/grafaiai?lang=en)
[#1015 Munkidori](https://pokepc.net/pokemon/munkidori?lang=en)

## Sources

- [Bulbapedia: Slaking](https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Slaking_(Pok%C3%A9mon)#Origin)
- [Bulbapedia: Darmanitan](https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Darmanitan_(Pok%C3%A9mon)#Origin)
- [Bulbapedia: Electivire](https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Electivire_(Pok%C3%A9mon)#Origin)
- [Bulbapedia: Grafaiai](https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Grafaiai_(Pok%C3%A9mon)#Origin)
- [Bulbapedia: Passimian](https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Passimian_(Pok%C3%A9mon)#Origin)
- [Serebii: Primeape Pokédex](https://www.serebii.net/pokedex-sv/primeape/)

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