Mankey 169/91 · Paldean Fates

Mankey is Pokédex #056, generation 1 (Kanto). Mankey is a Basic Fighting Pokémon with 60 HP. The card lists Primeape, Primeape (#057) under evolves to.

Mankey sits at 169/91 in Paldean Fates, position 169 of 245. Before it is 168 Houndstone, and after it is 170 Primeape. The set belongs to the Scarlet & Violet series. It was released on January 26, 2024. The printed size is 91. This checklist is longer, at 245 cards. The collector number is above the printed set size of 91. The listed rarity is Shiny Rare.

The attack Monkey Beatdown lists 30 damage. The cost is Fighting. This Pokémon also does 10 damage to itself. Weakness is Psychic ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "It is extremely quick to anger. It could be docile one moment, then thrashing away the next instant." The regulation mark is G.

Mankey (#056) has 26 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 25 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 1999 to 2026. The earliest other card is Mankey 55/64 in Jungle (1999). That card lists 30 HP, and this one lists 60 HP. The rarity there is Common, and here it is Shiny Rare. Kagemaru Himeno illustrated that card, and nagimiso illustrated this one. 16 other cards of Mankey list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads nagimiso. I count 156 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Paldean Fates set binder is where a full Paldean Fates set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Mankey can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). I still need this card.