{"id":1028907,"date":"2026-01-14T16:25:28","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T16:25:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/476381\/pokemon-go-pokemon-community-day-guide-template"},"modified":"2026-01-14T16:25:28","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T16:25:28","slug":"pokemon-go-mankey-community-day-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/pokemon-go-mankey-community-day-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Pok\u00e9mon Go Mankey Community Day guide"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Pok\u00e9mon Go<\/em><\/a> is having a Mankey Community Day event on Sunday, Nov. 10, from 2-5 p.m.<\/strong> in your local time.<\/p>\n

As expected with a Community Day event, Mankey will spawn in huge numbers with a high chance for it to appear shiny. There are also several other bonuses and perks, which we\u2019ve list out below.<\/p>\n

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How do I catch a shiny Mankey in Pok\u00e9mon Go?<\/h2>\n

As per old research by the now-defunct website The Silph Road (via Wayback Machine<\/a>), Shiny rates on Community Days are about 1 in 24, which means that if you keep playing throughout the three-hour window, you should find quite a few shiny Pok\u00e9mon.<\/p>\n

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If you\u2019re short on time or Pok\u00e9 Balls, you can pop an Incense, then quickly tap each Mankey to check for shiny ones, running from any that aren\u2019t shiny. Notably, any Mankey you\u2019ve already tapped will face where your player is standing, so that should help identify which ones you may have already checked.<\/p>\n

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What Community Day move does Mankey\u2019s evolution learn?<\/h2>\n

If you evolve Mankey or Primape into Primeape or Annihilape from 2 p.m. until 10 p.m. in your local time, it will learn the charged move Rage Fist<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Primeape has an unusual evolution requirement to evolve into Annihilape<\/a> usually. However, for this Community Day, the usual method has been temporarily replaced with an easier method: set Primeape as your buddy and catch 20 fighting-type Pok\u00e9mon<\/strong>. This will be active from 2-10 p.m. in your local time, so use this to take advantage and evolve those Mankey and Primeape.<\/p>\n

If you miss out on evolving it during this period, you will likely be able to evolve it during a Community Day weekend event in December to get Rage Fist. If you don\u2019t want to wait, you can use an Elite TM<\/a> to get the move.<\/p>\n

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How does Annihilape do in the Pok\u00e9mon Go meta<\/h2>\n

Unfortunately as of this writing, we don\u2019t know the exact stats for Rage Fist. (Full disclosure: We prep these posts a few days ahead of time, as we don\u2019t typically work on weekends!) PvP-focused websites like PvPoke are predicting that Rage Fist will help out Annihilape and Primeape re-enter the meta after the nerfs that came in with the PvP shake-up earlier in the season.<\/p>\n

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Rage Fist's stats won't be confirmed until release. As it stands, it should lift Annihilape back into the meta and make Primeape a dangerous sweeper.<\/p>\n

Primeape is the bigger sim hero, so realistically I'd say it's a notch above Machamp and Pangoro.https:\/\/t.co\/HeHq3LjisS<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/Ljfc5Cl27G<\/a><\/p>\n

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In terms of PvE content (raids and gyms), Annihilape sits in the top 20 of ghost-type attackers when you get rid of shadow Pok\u00e9mon and Megas, but that doesn\u2019t mean much. It\u2019s outclassed by many<\/em> more commonly found Pok\u00e9mon: Gengar and Chandelure, as well as a plethora of Legendary Pok\u00e9mon, like Lunala, Origin Forme Giratina, Darkrai, Mewtwo \u2014 you get the picture. You can totally build and invest in an Annihilape if you want, but since it has no ghost-type fast move available, Rage Fist will likely not push it up the ladder compared to these long-standing meta picks.<\/p>\n

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How do I make the most of Mankey Community Day?<\/h2>\n

The following bonuses will be active during Mankey Community Day:<\/p>\n